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

As soon as these words fell, a hint of malicious tacit understanding flashed in everyone's eyes.

A subtle insight flashed through Sun Wan's mind, but she didn't ask any further questions. She just smiled lightly: "I hope it's as you said."

After saying that, she winked at Su Rongze, indicating a tacit understanding.

Su Rongze had been waiting for his mother to give the order, and he immediately whipped the whip hard. The frightened horse carrying the cart rushed forward. The women screamed in fear and immediately dodged in a panic.

Looking at the carriage disappearing into the distance, the women couldn't help cursing.

"What kind of person is this! You have no manners at all!"

"A redneck is a redneck, and being poor has its own reasons!"

Su Rongze didn't slow down until the carriage had gone quite far. He felt quite unhappy. Madam Chi's voice was also dull: "The people in this place are really annoying."

"Although we are outsiders and have never provoked them, how dare they be so rude in public."

"I've never seen such an arrogant woman in my hometown."

"They say wealth fosters virtue. People here have some money, but their virtue is not very visible."

Sun Wan nodded in agreement, but something else was on her mind. A woman's suggestion that it would take years to save enough to build a house seemed plausible and based on some evidence.

After much thought, Sun Wan decided to go to the market more often to inquire about news in the future.

The people in Xinghua Village looked down on them in the first place, so even if they asked them directly, they probably wouldn't get any information.

In contrast, the people at the market seemed more friendly and warm after a day of getting along with each other.

However, at this moment, all thoughts melted into tenderness and warmth when he saw Mia's child looking forward to it on the small bridge.

Su Guiying was the tallest and had sharp eyes. She spotted Sun Wan and the others immediately and excitedly waved and shouted, "Mom!"

As the carriage approached, several children rushed over, full of curiosity and surprise at the cargo on the cart: "Wow!"

“So many things!”

Smiles also appeared on the faces of others.

Su Rongze slowed down the carriage and asked Xiao Fuzi with a smile, "How did you know to wait for us here?"

Xiao Fuzi quickly replied, "We're almost done with the housework. Grandpa saw that we were idle, so he asked us to come to the bridge to pick you up. If you have a lot of stuff, we can move it back together."

Su Rongze was slightly surprised: "Did the village chief anticipate from the beginning that we would buy a lot of things?"

Xiao Fuzi shook his head naively: "I don't know, grandpa asked us to come, so we came directly."

Su Guiying was smarter than Xiao Fuzi. She explained, "That's right. The village chief said that if the goods don't sell, you should come back in the afternoon. But if you haven't come back in the afternoon, then the goods must be selling well."

"Now that I have money and my mother is around, I will naturally think about buying food and daily necessities for everyone."

Su Rongze admired Xiao Fuzi's cleverness from the bottom of his heart. He turned his eyes and saw a five-year-old child staggering beside him, so he simply carried him to the front of the cart and made him sit firmly.

He jumped out of the car and followed on foot until the car drove in front of the house. The adults inside heard the noise and hurried out to greet it.

When they saw the car full of food, everyone was excited and applauded loudly.

"I told you, our pine nuts taste amazing and will definitely sell well!" Zhu Xiuqin cried with joy, her eyes sparkling with tears.

The others chatted in a flurry, vying to help move the goods. Sun Wan and the others returned to the house and were shocked to find that the earthen kang had been built in just one day!

The three rooms that were originally quite complete have long since been transformed into a new look.

The whole house, even the tops of the beams and pillars, were swept spotlessly clean, and the floor was wiped clean with water until it was shiny.

The newly built earthen kang has a golden mud surface that is smooth and neat.

Sun Wan was surprised and delighted and said, "You are really nimble!"

"Thanks to Liang Erlang, he discovered that pine branches not only burn quickly and vigorously, but also piled mud into small hills and roasted them with pine branches. The roasted mud was fragrant!"

When Sun Wan heard this, she quickly leaned over and sniffed, and sure enough, she smelled a fresh scent of pine branches.

“No wonder the house is so warm and cozy!”

Sun Wan was overjoyed and busied herself with laying out the newly bought oilcloth and bedding, and pasting up the window papers one by one.

Coincidentally, Liang Erlang came over with a few strong men carrying a newly made wooden door. Amidst a burst of shouting, the wooden door was installed.

At this moment, the doors and windows instantly looked brand new, and the earthen kang was lit with fire. The whole room instantly became warm, and even the strong men couldn't help but want to take off their cotton clothes.

This long-lost warmth brought redness to many people's eyes.

Zhu Xiuqin wiped her eyes, her voice choked with sobs: "We finally have a decent home."

The women were touched by these words and couldn't help but shed tears.

Sun Wan felt mixed emotions and patted everyone on the shoulder: "Life will definitely get better and better in the future!"

"By the way, I also bought some new salt. We have to have a good meal tonight!"

"Tomorrow, when I make some money, I'll go see where I can find chickens, ducks, and geese for sale. We'll raise them and eat their eggs!"

Everyone nodded repeatedly, and Zhang Daniu patted his chest and promised: "Madam Sun, you can choose whatever you want. I will be the first one to build a chicken coop for you tomorrow!"

"Okay! Dazhuang, it's up to you!"

"Then I'll bake some more mud blocks tomorrow and build the earthen kangs for the remaining two rooms!"

"Let's go up to the back mountain to pick pine nuts and then fry them!"

The adults were discussing tomorrow's plans, and the children, not to be outdone, raised their hands one after another: "We can go pick up pine nuts and go fishing in the creek!"

As soon as the words fell, the adults' expressions changed.

Mrs. Ma grabbed Ma Xiaocha's arm tightly and said, "You little brat, who told you to go fishing in the river?!"

Ma Xiaocha caught a glimpse of his grandmother's ferocious look and was so frightened that he broke free from Ma Po's hands like a slippery loach and turned around and ran away.

"Hey! You kid, stop right there!" Mrs. Ma started chasing after him.

Ma Xiaotiao's panicked voice drifted from afar: "Grandma, I know I was wrong..."

This caused laughter from the people around.

Sun Wan shook her head and looked at Su Guiying and Xiao Fuzi, her tone somewhat serious: "You two are the oldest, you have to keep an eye on your younger siblings. Don't let them go to the river to play in the water. Do you understand?"

The two of them nodded in agreement.

At this time, Old Lady Ma outside the door had successfully caught Ma Xiaotiao who was trying to escape, and the scene was filled with chaotic joy again.

After dinner, the women boiled a pot of hot water and each of them took their little ones and washed them from head to toe.

After every child was clean, he urged them to blow dry their wet hair.

The room was warm, and the children, wrapped in their newly bought thin cotton-padded clothes, didn't feel the cold at all. After their hair was completely dry, the adults tucked them into their warm beds one by one.

Feeling refreshed from head to toe, the little ones' faces were filled with satisfied smiles, and they played around until late at night before gradually falling asleep.

The adults would wash the children's dirty clothes and hang them by the kang while the children were sleeping.