Traveling through the busy farmland of a peasant girl

Seeing that it was almost time, Shen Shaodong respectfully bowed to Bai Jin and said goodbye.

Then, the family carried their backpacks filled to the brim and headed towards the father-in-law's house. The backpacks were piled high with things, as if carrying a lot of expectations and joy.

As for Bai Jin, he was still standing there quietly, looking at their gradually receding backs with a distant gaze. There was an elusive look in his eyes, as if he was lost in deep thought, or as if he was silently blessing them. No one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

After a while, Bai Jin gently shook his head, as if breaking free from some thoughts, then turned and slowly walked away. The county government office was in Qingshan Town. His steps were neither hurried nor slow, and he looked very relaxed and contented, as if all the troubles in the world had nothing to do with him. Just like that, he was back at the county government office in a moment.

At the gate of the county government office, Li Tiezhu, the gatekeeper, saw Bai Jin return and hurriedly bowed. He said in a loud voice, "Master Bai, you are finally back! I have carefully placed the information on the Shen family that you asked me to look up on your desk!"

Bai Jin simply responded indifferently, his expression seemingly nonchalant, his thoughts seemingly wandering elsewhere. Then, he changed the subject and asked, "What happened to that little beggar who stole today?"

When Li Tiezhu heard the adult's question, a look of respect immediately appeared on his face. He replied seriously, "Sir, that little beggar is truly a pitiful child. He is an orphan with no one to rely on. Fortunately, he was picked up by an old widow from the nearby Zhujia Village. The old widow is kind-hearted and raised him up."

At this point, Li Tiezhu sighed softly, his face full of sympathy, and continued, "But now the widow is seriously ill and has been unable to get up for many days. Their family's land has long been occupied by the widow's uncle. You can imagine, these orphans and widows have no support without their land. This boy was really at his wit's end, and with nowhere else to go, he had to steal the woman's purse."

Bai Jin stood there quietly. After hearing all this, he didn't speak for a long time. He just stood there quietly, like a statue, as if stunned by the suffering in this world.

Li Tiezhu waited for a long time. After a while, he heard Bai Jin slowly say, "Let that kid go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Jin reached into his arms, took out a purse and handed it to Li Tiezhu.

He said with a calm and compassionate look, "Give this purse to the boy and let him use it to treat the widow."

Li Tiezhu quickly took the purse and replied respectfully, "Yes, sir, I'll do it right away!"

At the same time, Shen Li's family of four, plus Xiaoliu, had successfully arrived at the door of Zhang's parents' home.

At this time, Shen Li had become a real community bull. She rushed to the front of the crowd and reached out to knock on the door. The force was so strong that it seemed that the door would burst into pieces. As she knocked, she shouted at the top of her voice: "Grandpa, Grandma, it's Daya. Our family of four is back to see you!" The sound was so loud that it was like a thunderclap in the village. The neighbors were attracted by the sound.

I saw a woman about forty years old standing on the left. Her eyes suddenly widened and were full of anxiety, as if something big had happened.

She hurriedly asked, "Embroiderer! Didn't I hear that your family is so poor that they can barely afford to eat? Why did you bring so many things back to your parents' home today? You can't let us neighbors down!"

Several women nearby who also loved to join in the fun also chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, what's going on? Could it be that he's made a fortune?"

When Shen Li heard this, she turned around, looked at the woman with doubt in her eyes and asked, "We came back to honor my grandfather's family. What does this have to do with you, auntie?"

At this time, Zhang quietly leaned close to Shen Li's ear and whispered, "Ali, this is Zhang Qinniang's mother, Zhang Li!"

After hearing this, Shen Li seemed to have heard something new, her eyes full of surprise. She first glanced at the woman, then cast her gaze at the aunties who were watching, and deliberately raised her voice and said, "Oh! I heard that your daughter Zhang Qinniang is so rich! Today one person gives her money, tomorrow another person gives her gifts. She is so lucky! Why didn't she give you anything?"

After saying this, Shen Li pretended to be surprised, staring at the woman without blinking, and asked, "I also heard that your daughter is planning to remarry after her husband died. Did she give you a betrothal gift?"

Zhang was frightened when she heard this. She quickly reached out and grabbed Shen Li's hand. She looked around nervously and whispered, "Ali, you are still young. You can't say these words out loud."

When Mrs. Li heard what Shen Li said, she became so angry that her face turned red. Like an enraged tigress, she raised her hand to hit Shen Li.

In a flash, Shen Shaodong rushed forward and stopped her.

The woman struggled relentlessly, shouting at the top of her lungs, "What are you saying, you idiot girl? You're deliberately trying to ruin my daughter's reputation! I'm not done with you. You're so young, yet you're so vicious!"

Shen Li was not afraid of her. She deliberately widened her eyes and looked at her and said, "Oh, so you didn't know. In our village, the one who has the best relationship with her is Qian San!"

At this point, Shen Li paused, as if to give everyone some time to react, and then continued: "Qian San, do you know him? He's the one with a big mole on his nose, the one who hangs around in town all day!

Once, I went up the mountain and saw two people rolling around in the grass without clothes. I was young and didn’t understand what they were doing. Shen Li became more and more excited as she spoke, and asked, “Auntie, do you know what they were doing?”

When the aunties nearby heard this explosive news, they immediately started discussing it.

At this moment, the door of Zhang's family's house finally creaked open, and a young man walked out. When he saw Zhang and her group, his eyes suddenly lit up, his face full of surprise, and he shouted happily, "Sister! Brother-in-law, you're finally here!" Then, his eyes were attracted by a little girl with two pigtails. He saw that the little girl was arguing with her neighbor Zhang Li in a proud and arrogant manner.

Shen Li was arguing, and suddenly seemed to sense something, and turned around.

Turning back, her eyes fell on the young man. He was tall and straight, with a handsome face and a lively look between his eyebrows. He looked like a person who walked out of a painting.

As soon as Shen Li saw him, she was immediately delighted, and she couldn't help but think in her mind: "Ah, this young man must be my uncle, look at his appearance, he is really handsome!"

But as soon as this thought came to her mind, she suddenly thought of something else and muttered to herself, "There's no ugly person in our family! But as for the ugly person, it seems that I'm the only one!" The more she thought about it, the more she felt a little aggrieved, and her eyes were filled with a bit of resentment. Thinking of this, she even glanced at Shen Shaodong with resentment.

Shen Shaodong was stunned by his daughter's sudden and resentful glare, just like a bewildered monk who had no idea how he had offended his little girl.

At this moment, Zhang's parents also came out of the house. Her mother Qin asked with a puzzled look on her face: "Xiu Niang! What's going on? Why are you making so much noise at the door? Did something happen?"

As for Shen Li, she had no intention of paying attention to the woman who was still yelling. Her little face turned red with excitement, and she flew into Qin's arms like a happy little bird, calling out in a sweet voice: "Grandma, I miss you and Grandpa so much!" Her voice was full of intimacy and longing, as if she wanted to express all the longing she had for not seeing them for so long in this cry.

After calling grandma, Shen Li seemed to suddenly remember something, turned to Li who was still making a fuss and said, "Auntie, I don't have time to talk to you here. If you want to know what's going on, go to Qingshan Village and ask yourself! I have to go to my grandma's house now, and I don't have time to delay here!" After that, she took Qin's hand, ignored the people at the door, turned around and went to her grandma's house.