Rebirth of an Old Farmer: Escape from Famine with Children and Grandchildren

The finished products were all exquisite and attractive. As everyone worked so hard, their bodies gradually warmed up.

Madam Chi stared at the earthen stove, and an idea suddenly occurred to her. She walked over to Sun Wan and said, "Madam Sun, I also thought of a structure for an earthen kang."

"The clay bricks for the kang are first baked with fire, and then laid out inside to form a bed. There is a stove next to it, and the fire is lit at night, which makes it very warm."

"A brick bed can accommodate seven or eight people to sleep."

"We only have one bed right now, so why not build a few earthen kangs? Three will be enough."

Sun Wan was quite interested and immediately called Liang Erlang over to ask Madam Chi to repeat the story. Liang Erlang thought for a moment and said, "This sounds similar to the kang in the north."

“Why not give it a try!”

Liang Erlang agreed to try, and Chi Niangzi smiled, dimples forming at the corners of her mouth. While the stove was still burning, they began to bake the adobe bricks.

As noon approached, dozens of hot adobe bricks were stacked in the corner of the yard. Children gathered around them curiously, often being scolded by adults to stay away to avoid burns.

The women were also busy while the men were busy making adobe bricks. Some of them went up the mountain to look for food, while others cleaned the cellar in the yard.

These seemingly dilapidated houses actually each have a large cellar.

The three Ye brothers worked with the people of Darong Village, while Lin Xiangxiang sat under the eaves, laughing foolishly. Seeing the women cleaning the cellar, she slowly stood up and walked over.

This area was quite quiet, and for a moment no one noticed her sneaking over.

However, when Sun Wan straightened up and rubbed her back, she suddenly saw her. She was startled and hurried forward to grab the person, intending to bring her to the ground.

But who would have thought that a small box that looked square and as white as snow suddenly appeared in Lin Xiangxiang's hand!

The box was full of shiny black soil. Its sudden appearance almost made Lin Xiangxiang fall to the ground with the box.

"Ouch!"

Sun Wan hurriedly lent a hand, but she didn't know that the thing was so heavy that it almost caused her to twist her waist.

When she touched it carefully, she found that the box had a very strange feel.

It feels neither like wood nor metal, soft and a little slippery to the touch?

Sun Wan looked at the things in the box in surprise.

I saw that the box was densely packed with tiny yellow sprouts, which looked like garlic sprouts at first glance?

But shouldn’t garlic sprouts be green?

The movement here also attracted the attention of others.

They stared at the yellow seedlings with the same puzzlement. Zhu Xiuqin asked cautiously, "Miss Ye, what kind of treasure is this?"

Lin Xiangxiang just smiled foolishly, chuckled twice, pointed at the white box on the ground, then covered her face and ran away.

Everyone was confused.

"Sister-in-law Sun, what's this Miss Ye up to?"

Sun Wan thought for a moment and said, "Maybe she wants to put the box in the cellar."

"Come on, it's just a box, just put it aside."

Sun Wan struggled to lift the heavy box and placed it in a corner of the cellar. Seeing that the garlic sprouts were a little wilted, she carefully watered them.

But just as he stood up, Lin Xiangxiang's little head popped up again.

She seemed to see Sun Wan's actions, then grinned, ran to Sun Wan and stretched out her hand.

Sun Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she had a bad feeling.

Before she could react, seven or eight white boxes fell from Lin Xiangxiang's hands.

Sun Wan was so scared that her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She hurriedly picked up the box and hurriedly pulled Lin Xiangxiang to squat down.

This narrowly avoided the box from breaking.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned.

Sun Wan's heart beat faster and her waist ached slightly. She stared at Lin Xiangxiang, afraid that she would take out a few more boxes.

Fortunately, the box seemed to have been emptied, and Lin Xiangxiang just squatted there stupidly.

After making sure there would be no more accidents, Sun Wan cautiously let her go.

I counted them and found there were nine white boxes in total.

Each box is filled with golden garlic sprouts.

How strange.

This interesting story quickly spread during lunch time, and everyone looked at the two brothers of the Ye family curiously.

Third Brother Ye was also confused: "We don't understand either. We've never seen my little sister do this."

Everyone had no choice but to give up.

After dinner, everyone continued to do their own job. A few elderly people did not want to be idle. They picked up bricks in the morning. In the afternoon, when they had almost picked up all the bricks, they went to the riverside to dig mud and came back to help.

Who would have thought that such a simple job would lead to a dispute with the people on the other side.

The old people who walked so far were all in good health and had stubborn personalities. While carrying mud, they saw from afar a group of women sitting around cracking melon seeds on the opposite side.

Everyone was wrapped in thick cotton-padded clothes, chatting and laughing, when suddenly they saw someone coming over here.

They knew very well what was happening here and knew that they were fleeing from disaster.

At this time, I saw several old men in tattered clothes. At such an old age, they still had to do heavy physical work such as carrying mud. They exchanged glances with each other and whispered to each other.

The villagers are always wary of outsiders, especially since their village is so rich that they look down on the poor people from outside.

At first, it was just some private murmurs, but as they talked, their voices grew louder and the contempt in their eyes could no longer be hidden.

Aunt Ma was the most impatient. She couldn't stand the chatter of the women opposite, not to mention the fat woman who was winking at her and making "tsk tsk" sounds. The flames of anger in her heart were rising.

No one knew who spoke first, but by the time Sun Wan and the others arrived, both sides had already started greeting each other's ancestors.

Those unpleasant words made Sun Wan frown.

Fortunately, the two groups were just cursing at each other from afar and nothing serious happened, which was a blessing in disguise.

Sun Wan and the others hurried forward to mediate. In fact, if they were a step later, Aunt Ma and the others would have had no choice but to admit defeat.

People are poor and have little courage. Our family is poor, and competing with those rich and powerful people is like an egg hitting a stone.

Fortunately, Sun Wan and her group arrived at the right time, and Aunt Ma and her group took advantage of the situation to get out of the way, leaving with some dirty talk.

As soon as they were out of sight of the people from Xinghua Village, the old people's cursing stopped abruptly and their faces turned pale.

Everyone felt bad.

However, the women of Xinghua Village returned to the village happily as if they had won a victory.

On the way, they met Liu Meng who came to inquire about the news.

After a few words, Liu Meng knew that these outsiders were a pushover.

If you really have the ability, how could you not be able to handle a few women?

He had no interest in this group of poor guys, so he pinched the prettiest young woman in the crowd, which caused a round of laughter and scolding. He managed to get some information out of them by some means, intending to use it to fool his father.

After Aunt Ma and the others returned home, they all fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to comfort those elderly people.

These old ladies never lose an argument in the village or even in the surrounding area, but today they were bullied by the locals.

Everyone feels bad.