Manman in the space quickly told Qu Jingyao about Baiguo taking a bath in the kitchen.

"There's nothing wrong with the master. She's back."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened and Bai Guo came back cautiously. Qu Jingyao heard the sound of Bai Guo taking off his clothes, and soon she lay down.

Baiguo slept at the end of the kang, keeping a distance from her masters. She soon heard the masters' even breathing, and she thought they were exhausted today.

In the quiet night, the wind suddenly blew outside...

The two brothers of the Qu family who were taken away at this moment were huddled together. The place where they were doing labor service was a quarry. Not only were they exhausted during the day, but they even had difficulty swallowing their food. At night, the shack where they rested had seven or eight people crowded together.

The drafty shack was extremely crowded. The Qu brothers had never experienced such hardship before.

"Brother, when can we go back? I really can't stand it anymore." Qu Shushan complained with a sad face in the dark shack.

The deafening snoring around him really made him unable to sleep and he felt very irritated.

Qu Shuliang slowly opened his eyes, his brows furrowed, and he cursed the Liu family and their children with gritted teeth. It was all because of Qu Jingyao. If she hadn't made the Wu family unhappy, why would they have to suffer this punishment?

They will be in trouble when he gets out.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and go to sleep, otherwise you will be whipped tomorrow." Qu Shuliang said unhappily. He wanted to turn over but squirmed for a long time but couldn't. It was too crowded here, and there was a strong smell of stinky feet.

He closed his eyes in frustration and said nothing more.

Qu Shushan thought that if his classmates knew that he was imprisoned here, they would laugh their heads off, so he must not let anyone else know about this.

Thinking that he would take the examination for the status of a student in three months, he would pass it no matter what, so he could not bear the pain now!

They had never thought that a few months ago, they pushed Qu Shusheng out to perform forced labor, and that was in the cold winter...

They didn't know that when they were sent to the quarry, the Wu family spent money to "take good care" of the two brothers, and would not let them go without paying a heavy price.

The courtyard of the Qu family in Lingshui Village was now pitch black, with only the west room still burning with a dim candlelight.

"Mom, it's windy outside. I don't know how my dad is doing?" Qu Xiuxiu said softly while lying on the kang and looking at the roof above her head.

Mrs. Wu sat there sighing so much that she didn't know how many times. She glanced out the window and saw the southeast wind blowing outside the yard making a "woohoo" sound. Mrs. Wu's heart was in a knot.

I don’t know how my husband is doing. It’s so cold today. Will he be cold and hungry outside?

"Xiu'er, how is your father? I wonder if I can go see him?"

Qu Xiuxiu thought about how her second uncle had come back from doing labor service. He was so thin that he looked like a beggar. Her father would definitely not be able to endure this suffering.

Her eyes gradually became gloomy. If the Wang family in the town knew about this, she would be completely disgraced. It was all because of that little bitch Qu Jingyao.

"We'll see..."

"Xiu'er, what did you say?" Mrs. Wu asked, seeing that her daughter's face was not very good.

"It's nothing, mom. Go to sleep. Didn't you say you were going back to town tomorrow?"

After Qu Xiuxiu finished speaking, Mrs. Wu suddenly reacted. She rubbed her aching waist, blew out the candlelight, and lay down.

Thinking that she could leave tomorrow, Wu was very happy. She didn't want to serve the old hag and her daughter like that fool Liu.

She was thinking about what reason she could come up with tomorrow to get the old woman to let her go.

Qu Xiuxiu bit her fingers and turned over in frustration. Thinking of the jade hairpin that was taken away from her, she felt even angrier. She wanted to show off in front of her sisters at the temple fair in a couple of days.

Who knew that it would be taken away by that little bitch Qu Jingyao? If I had known that, I would not have brought it with me when I came back that day.

She bit her finger harder, leaving a deep tooth mark on it. She seemed to feel no pain at all, and the nameless anger in her heart grew stronger and stronger.

The so-called culprit in her mind was sleeping soundly at the moment. The tossing and turning of the past few days really made her very tired.

I slept until noon.

The next morning, Liu told Baiguo to sleep a little longer and wake her up later to eat.

Baiguo nodded in agreement and watched Liu and her son walk towards the back mountain with the basket on their shoulders.

Listening to the chirping of birds outside the window, Qu Jingyao rubbed her misty eyes and slowly sat up.

"Miss, are you awake?" Bai Guo walked in with a basin of water. Seeing the dazed young lady who hadn't fully opened her eyes yet and was staggering from side to side, she burst out laughing.

"What time is it?" Qu Jingyao calmed down, got off the kang, took the handkerchief handed to her by Baiguo, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

Bai Guo smiled slightly and glanced at the sun outside the window: "Miss, it's already 9 o'clock. The rice is warming in the pot. I will go and bring it."

Qu Jingyao woke up all of a sudden. She had slept until this hour and her mother didn't wake her up. Her brother would definitely tease her soon.

"Where are mother and elder brother?"

Bai Guo picked up the basin and replied with a smile, "Madam and Master said they were going up the mountain and asked me to look after the house, fearing that the young lady wouldn't be able to find anyone when she woke up."

When she heard Baiguo's words, the hand that was holding her hair paused. She thought that her mother and elder brother must have gone to the valley, where the land was to be planted.

She smiled and walked towards the main room, while Baiguo ran to the kitchen to serve the food.

Qu Jingyao stood in front of the main hall door and took a deep breath of fresh air. It is true that the morning sets the tone for the day. The air in ancient times was just so good.

She came to the fence in the yard. There was a large open space there, which would be great for growing vegetables. She looked around and thought about it, when Baiguo called her to go eat first.

"coming."

Qu Jingyao walked into the main room and looked at the white porridge and pickles on the table. She ate them in three or two mouthfuls.

"Miss...Miss, please go slower. Be careful not to choke."

"It's already this late, and I still have a lot of things to do. Come on, Baiguo, come with me to plow the soil in the yard and plant some vegetables."

Qu Jingyao did what she said and hurriedly searched the yard for suitable tools. She had a hoe, but it was rusted because no one had used it for a long time.

She looked a little troubled, so she cleared the packages on the table and walked forward, watching the young lady staring at the rusty hoe in a daze.

"Miss, do you want to use this hoe?"

Seeing Qu Jingyao nod with a frown on her face, she immediately understood with a smile, picked up the hoe and walked towards the small river outside the yard.

Qu Jingyao leaned on the fence and looked at her curiously, only to see Baiguo pick up a rough stone from the riverside and start grinding the rusty hoe.

She curled her lips. This girl really has a way.

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