After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

The end of the village.

When Mr. Meng and his companions arrived at Shen Yunwan's house, they found the yard clean, but the house was bare. There wasn't even a decent table.

A few people could only sit on the bench. The wife of the official held the plaque but had nowhere to hang it, so she had to put it at the door temporarily.

"My humble abode is humble, but I'm grateful for your support." Lin Chengfeng handed them a few cups of coarse tea.

Chunhua and Qiuhua were playing in the yard with their two younger brothers and Master Meng.

On the way here, the village head already knew about Shen Yunwan's rescue today.

There is a doctor in Ping'an Village who has brought only benefits and no harm to the village.

What farmers fear most is that they will have a health problem and drag down the whole family.

Looking at this simple house, Li was thinking about gathering the able-bodied men in the village to renovate the Lin family's house during the slack season.

"My benefactor, do you have any plans to go to the town to see patients?" Mr. Meng had already asked people. Shen Yunwan knew a lot about herbs and was planning to sell the herbs she collected to the pharmacy.

For someone with such great medical skills as her, it would be a waste of time to spend so much time collecting herbs.

When the village head heard this, the alarm sounded.

This won't do. The village just got a doctor, and he's about to be poached and moved to the town.

"Yunwan, I think your rice is almost ripe. I'll ask the villagers to come and help you harvest it, and also find someone to help you repair the house." The head of the village looked at Shen Yunwan secretly.

Seeing that the headmaster was so active, Shen Yunwan knew what he was thinking.

"Mr. Meng, I don't have any such plans at the moment."

Mr. Meng knew Shen Yunwan still had to deal with family matters, so he didn't force her. "If you come to town in the future, please be sure to notify me."

Mrs. Meng held Shen Yunwan's hand and thanked her, saying that she had saved their entire family.

Now that the son is Mr. Meng’s only child, isn’t he a treasure trove?

Finally, seeing that it was getting late and they had to rush back to town, they said goodbye to Shen Yunwan and her family.

I wanted to keep the wooden box containing the silver bills, but Shen Yunwan refused to accept it, so I took it back.

The village head hung the plaque directly in the center of the hall.

"Yun Wan, if you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me and I will gather the villagers to help you as much as possible." The village head looked sincere.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and then the village head said goodbye.

"I'm going back."

"Village head, I'll take you there." Lin Chengfeng stood up.

Shen Yunwan hurriedly steamed the rice and eggs, gave instructions to the children, and followed with three portions of eggs.

As soon as I arrived at the headman's house, I saw Lin Chengfeng standing outside the yard chatting with the headman.

"Head, here, thank you for what you did today." Shen Yunwan handed ten eggs to the head of the village.

"Mr. Lin, what are you doing?" The headman tried his best to refuse, but his voice was so loud that his wife came out of the house.

"No, no." The wife of the village head also waved her hand to refuse.

"Village head, aunt, please don't refuse. Take it quickly. I still have to deliver it to Aunt Sun and Aunt Wang's homes."

Shen Yunwan stuffed the egg into the hands of the village head's wife and took Lin Chengfeng away.

Today's events are indeed thanks to the village head and the old lady.

It is indeed a custom for fellow villagers to help each other, but if you receive help from others but do not express your gratitude in any way, it will also discourage them.

So as soon as they got home, Shen Yunwan and Lin Chengfeng discussed and planned to give some things to the villagers who were eager to help.

The setting sun hung low in the sky, lengthening the shadows of the two people.

Shen Yunwan wanted to shake off Lin Chengfeng's hand, but found that her hand was held even tighter.

Lin Chengfeng squinted his eyes and looked at the orange sunset, his face full of tenderness.

Seeing that she couldn't break free, Shen Yunwan followed his wishes.

After a while, the two of them came to Aunt Sun's house carrying eggs.

"Auntie Sun's family was the most difficult in the village. She had given birth to three daughters: the eldest, twelve years old; the second, nine; and the third, seven. They were disliked by her in-laws and received only a small piece of land when the family property was divided. The children's father went to town to find work but was unexpectedly beaten to death, leaving no inheritance.

Without good farmland or money, Aunt Sun raised three daughters on her own, and life was very difficult.

Lin Chengfeng explained when he saw the woman next to him looking at the dilapidated hut with her eyes widened in shock.

Shen Yunwan originally thought that her life in the Lin family was already difficult, but she didn't expect that there were families in the village who were even more difficult.

Hearing this, Shen Yunwan pursed her lips. She did not have the ability to sympathize with others, but she also knew that in this era, it was not easy for a woman to raise three children without help from others, without good farmland and without money.

"However, these children are all good kids. In a few years, when they grow up, life will be much better for Aunt Sun's family."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Aunt Sun's voice, "Chengfeng, Yunwan, you are here, come in quickly."

He invited the two of them into the house and turned to Daya and said, "Go make two eggs."

Their family was just about to have dinner when they saw Lin Chengfeng and his wife coming, so they asked Daya to get something to entertain them.

"Auntie, don't bother. We'll just drop off some things and go back. We have kids waiting for us at home." Shen Yunwan handed the eggs to Aunt Sun, "Take these and use them to nourish the kids."

How could Aunt Sun take their things? They were all from the same village, not to mention they had only said a few words. But Shen Yunwan was firm.

Aunt Sun had no choice but to accept it, but she also invited them into the house and asked Erya to make scented tea for them.

After entering the house, dinner was placed on the table, with a few bowls of wild vegetable porridge so thin that you could see your reflection in it.

The girl stood aside politely.

Erya brought two bowls of tea, which her mother had just asked her to make. She put a whole piece of brown sugar in each bowl. There were only three pieces of brown sugar in their family, and now there was only one left.

The whole hut was very dark. The reason why they ate so early was to eat dinner before it got dark and then go to bed.

Shen Yunwan held the tea and looked at the dried grass beside her. "Did you pick this?"

As he said that, he walked over and smelled it, and it turned out to be Pinellia ternata.

"Erya and I picked them. We heard that someone in town was collecting them, so we picked some and dried them, but we haven't taken them to town yet." Daya looked shy. Her family had only one acre of thin land, and after paying the land tax, there was not much grain left.

She had to dig wild vegetables to fill her stomach almost all year round. She had heard from people who had returned from the town that some people in the town were collecting this kind of grass. She didn't know whether it was true or not, so she and her sister dug some, and when they had the chance to go to the town, they would sell them, maybe they could supplement the family income.

"These were just randomly dug up by the children, and we don't know what they are." Aunt Sun didn't believe that these weeds could be sold for money.

"Auntie, these are herbs. I'll collect them for you."

"Is this really a herb?" Hearing this, Daya looked at her excitedly.

"Well, I'll take all of these. I roughly calculated that there should be about three pounds. This is 30 cents." As he said this, he took out a copper coin from his sleeve and gave it to her.

Today in the drugstore, the price of Pinellia ternata is 40 wen per catty. She buys it at 10 wen per catty and sells it to the drugstore at 15 wen per catty. After deducting the cost of the oxcart, she can still make a small profit.

More importantly, it can help these orphans and widows.

Daya didn't dare to take the silver. It was thirty cents, and her family didn't have that much money.

"Yun Wan, you...don't joke with us." Aunt Sun also stuttered a little. These grasses can be exchanged for thirty cents, which is enough to buy ten kilograms of corn.

"I went to town to discuss herbs with the pharmacy. You know we just separated, and we don't even have decent furniture at home. How could I cheat you out of money? There are many medicinal herbs in the mountains that can be used as medicine. Let Daya pick more in the future, and I will take them all."

Afterwards, Shen Yunwan explained everything in detail to Daya and described the appearance of other medicinal herbs to her, so that she could pick them up if she saw them in the mountains in the future.

After explaining all this, the two said goodbye to Aunt Sun.

"Mom, Brother Lin and sister-in-law didn't drink the tea." Daya swallowed and said.

"Put it in the kettle and let everyone taste the sweetness."

"Daya, please do what your sister-in-law Yunwan has instructed you to do, and don't cause any trouble for others.

Those herbs can be dug by anyone she asks, but now that she has taken them from our family, we must remember her kindness."

"Mom, don't worry, we will check it and won't let any weeds get in!" Daya made up her mind silently.

Shen Yunwan and Lin Chengfeng went to Aunt Xu's house again to deliver eggs.

On the way back, Shen Yunwan said nothing.

They walked around the village, and Shen Yunwan discovered that the Lin family's life was actually quite good.

Although there was no meat all year round, at least there were coarse grains to fill the stomach, and occasionally there would be one or two side dishes on the table, although they were difficult to swallow.

Shen Yunwan thought of those people who always fantasized about traveling back to ancient times and sneered in her heart.

She looked at the man beside her with a guilty conscience. A man who could be a private school teacher was not so easy to fool.

"Yun Wan, what are we having for dinner?" Lin Chengfeng seemed unable to see her guilty conscience.

Speaking of dinner, she was also a little hungry.

"I steamed rice and eggs before going out, and then I'll stir-fry some meat dishes when I get home."

When Lin Chengfeng came back from the private school, he brought a piece of pork belly, which was given by the private school.

Back in the yard, Shen Yunwan went to the vegetable garden and picked a bunch of Chinese cabbage.

Lin Chengfeng is making a fire.

After the pan is heated, put the pork in and the room will be filled with fragrance instantly. Then throw the sliced ​​pork belly into the pan and fry it for a while until both sides are slightly yellow, then sprinkle in the washed vegetables.

Finally, sprinkle some salt and a dish of fragrant stir-fried cabbage and meat is ready.

Shen Yunwan brought the food to the table and called the children to come and eat quickly.

Although the four little ones each ate a meat bun, the dishes cooked by their mother were so delicious that they became hungry again.

A dim oil lamp seemed unusually warm in the dark room.

"Mom, it's delicious. This is the best dish I've ever eaten."

Lin Xiangbei, his mouth full of grease, still didn't forget to flatter him. Lin Xiangxi rolled his eyes at his brother, who just said such things without hesitation.

Looking at his mother's eyes which were narrowed into a line due to her smile, his little face wrinkled into a ball.

He felt a little uneasy, wondering if his mother preferred his sweet-talking brother.

"Xi'er, eat more meat too." Shen Yunwan picked up a piece of golden fried pork belly and gave it to Lin Xiangxi, looking at him kindly.

Although this son is very young, he is mature for his age. He always behaves very sensibly, does not fight or compete, and has a lively eye.

After finishing the work, I always looked at her with hope, waiting for her to notice and praise me.

Children who always keep their thoughts to themselves need more attention from adults.

Lin Xiangxi saw his mother pick up a piece of meat for him, and then picked up some vegetables for his sister and brother, but his mother was the first to pick up the food for him.

His mother must have liked him, because he returned to his original appearance, except that the corners of his eyes were raised.

After dinner, the four little ones cleaned up the dishes, and today it was Lin Qiuhua's turn to wash the dishes.

The three children do some housework within their ability every day.

After washing up, the four little ones lay down, leaving the empty space in the middle for Shen Yunwan.

"Mom, what story will you tell us tonight?" Lin Xiangbei looked at his mother with sparkling eyes. He liked to stay close to his mother at night and listen to her tell stories the most.

"Mom, I've discovered that any monster raised by the gods in heaven will always return to their side in the end. Monsters that are not claimed by the gods will be beaten to death by monkeys. Why is that?" Lin Xiangxi frowned slightly and asked seriously.

……

Shen Yunwan patiently responded to them one by one.

"Because the gods are their backers. No matter what bad things they do, there are gods to save them."

"Then I will also work hard to be my mother's support in the future."

……

Lin Chengfeng looked at the woman and her three children, who were sandwiched between them, leaving no room for him at all. He sighed, climbed up to the corner of the bed, and lay down.

It seems that we need to expand the house as soon as possible and build at least one more bedroom.

...

"Ding" sounded, "Five system coins have arrived."

The page appeared in front of Shen Yunwan again. These five system coins should have been obtained by saving Master Meng.

"System, will the products on this page be out of stock?"

"meeting."

"If I buy it now, can I leave it with you and pick it up later when I need it?"

"You can rent a space. Depending on the size of the space, the required system currency will also vary."

Shen Yunwan thought that if the medicine was out of stock, it would be troublesome if there was no stock in case of emergency.

I spent one point to rent a space of about ten square meters, and used all the system coins to buy cold medicine and fever-reducing medicine.

"System, can I still go back?"

"Host, do you want to go back?"

Then silence fell.

Lin Chengfeng, who was sleeping on the side, opened his eyes in the dark and sat up.

Looking at Shen Yunwan with her eyes closed, he fell into deep thought, "Who is the system? Where is she going back to?"

The next day, Lin Chengfeng had two panda eyes.

"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Shen Yunwan asked tentatively. Was her conversation with the system last night a sleep talk or a dream? She couldn't remember clearly.

"There were mosquitoes last night, so I didn't get as much rest as I did."

"I'll fumigate the bedroom with some mugwort later."

Breakfast is still porridge.

After dinner, the four children stayed at home to write and read.

Lin Chengfeng teaches every day and assigns homework.

Next year, all the children will go to private school.

"Mom, you and Dad must be careful when you go up the mountain. Xier will study hard at home." Lin Xiangbei raised his little face with a sincere look.

"Mom is going to the mountain to pick some herbs. You guys stay home and ask Aunt Mao next door if you need anything."

After instructing the children to be good, Shen Yunwan went up the mountain.

The wind rustled the leaves.

"Let's go further in." Shen Yunwan had walked the mountain carefully before, and there was wild ginseng here.

I saw a huge ginseng hidden under a huge tree trunk.

Shen Yunwan ran over excitedly, "There!" She carefully pulled out the ginseng, then gently placed it in the backpack and covered it with grass.

Lin Chengfeng assisted from the side. He had never picked ginseng before and was afraid of damaging it.

"Don't move, there's mud on your face." Lin Chengfeng gently wiped the woman's cheek with his bony, slender fingers.

Shen Yunwan could even see his eyelashes trembling.

In such a big forest, Shen Yunwan actually felt a little breathless at this moment.

"Are you okay?" she couldn't help but ask.

"Okay." A hoarse voice sounded.

Shen Yunwan instinctively took a half step back and tightened the backpack on her shoulders.

There were thick calluses on the palms of his hands, and he didn't look like a scholar who read books all year round.

"Let's go back. The children must be waiting anxiously at home." Shen Yunwan turned and left, running away in a panic.

Lin Chengfeng stared at his hands and rubbed them gently.

He looked at Shen Yunwan who was walking in front of him and laughed softly.

There is ample time.