Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

The children returned with Heizi, covered in mud and dust.

Su Jinru said with disdain, "An Ran, An Xin, you two look like mud monkeys. Go wash your hands and eat. After you finish eating, go and fill the water tank."

An Xin said with a smile, "Mom, Hei Zi hasn't played like this in a long time. Before, when we were in the city, I could only take him for a short walk, and I didn't dare let him run around like that."

Kuroko's nature is to love running and jumping.

It's really been cooped up for a while now.

The two children washed their hands and sat down at the table.

Anran: "Mom, when we go to join the army, Heizi should come along too."

An Xin shoveled rice into her mouth and said, "Of course we have to bring Hei Zi along. Hei Zi is an important member of our family."

Su Jinru: "Bring it along, of course we should bring it along. It's our family, it'll be with us for life, and we'll never be separated."

Thinking back on the past three years, thanks to Hei Zi, their house has never been burgled again.

Those who wanted to bully them were also wary of Hei Zi's presence and dared not act rashly.

Especially that time when Li Jianming led his men to search the house, if it weren't for Hei Zi, they definitely wouldn't have let them go so easily.

Kuroko also brought a lot of fun to the two children and many companions to them.

After dinner, the two children returned to their respective rooms and found that their beds were already warm and comfortable. They also brought back the toys and some books that they liked but hadn't had time to put away.

An Ran asked, surprised and puzzled, "Mom, how did you bring all this back?"

"I'll carry it back on my bicycle!"

"So much stuff, it must be quite heavy, right?"

"You have to bring back whatever you need, no matter how heavy it is!"

“Anran, do you remember the year you stayed at home during the famine? You and Anxin stayed at home for a year and studied at home for a year. As a result, when you went back to school, you skipped directly to the third grade, while Anxin went to the first grade.”

"Mom, do you want us to study at home like we did back then?"

“A person’s life is a journey of learning. You see, your mother never went to school, but I can still read a few words. So learning doesn’t necessarily mean going to school or having a teacher. You can learn at home.”

"Mom, didn't Dad say he's going to take us to join the military soon? Will we be able to continue our schooling there?"

"I don't know if I can continue my studies there. I heard it's a very remote and desolate place, and it's not even certain if there are any schools there!"

"Then what about my sister and me? Even if we study at home, we still have to take the national unified exam! Without a school registration, we don't even have the right to take the exam."

"Do you think your father would deny you even the right to take the exam?"

An Xin said to her brother, "Yes! How could Dad not consider our studies and future?"

Su Jinru sighed.

"The current environment doesn't value learning. Many educated youth have been sent to the countryside. It's not something an individual can control."

“Anran, I want you to study at home and finish your high school courses on your own. Then, when you turn sixteen, you can join the army. Given the current situation, this is the best way out for a boy.”

"Mom, what about me? What are your plans for me?"

"An Xin is still young, let's see how things go!"

"In short, you can't fall behind in your studies. Finish your junior high school studies on your own and continue to study your senior high school courses on your own."

“At your age, you are already a strong labor force in the village. I don’t need you to work to earn work points, but your studies cannot be neglected.”

"Although I won't abandon you in your future, you still need to be strong yourself. If you are capable and hardworking, your mother will be proud."

"Mom, don't worry! We will manage our time well. We will rest when we need to, study when we need to, and work when we need to."

"I believe you on this point. After all, you are only seven or eight years old. There is no reason why you can't do what you could do when you were four or five years old."

The two children returned to their respective rooms.

Su Jinru also went into her room and entered her personal space.

With Yuan Wenjie by her side these past two days, she hasn't even gone into the room to check on her crops.

Just as this batch of potatoes was ready for harvest, she harvested them and planned to plant rice for the next crop.

She hasn't planted rice in a long time.

There are only about 500 kilograms of rice left in the storage room.

Before she left, she kept only 50 jin of rice for herself and gave the rest to her parents and second sister.

Su Jinru started cultivating the seedlings a few days ago, and they should be ready to be planted tomorrow.

After harvesting the potatoes, it was already late, so she planned to rest and plant the prepared seedlings early the next morning.

Su Jinru slept soundly until dawn.

Anran and Anxin have already prepared breakfast.

While eating breakfast, Anran said, "Mom, Anxin and I have made a study plan. We'll continue as before: when we're clear-headed in the morning, we'll study; in the afternoon, we'll read novels; and after dinner, we'll take Heizi out to play. Is that okay?"

Su Jinru said, "You don't need to grow vegetables now, but you two will be responsible for all the housework. You will be responsible for fetching water, cooking, washing dishes, and cleaning the house."

An Xin said mischievously, "Mom, you make us do all the housework, what are you doing? Don't you feel bored?"

"Mom always has something to do, Mom needs to learn too!"

What are you studying?

"Growing grains! My mother came from a farming background, and her greatest expertise was in researching how to grow grains."

"Will we have to grow food after we join the army?"

"As long as there is earth and soil, food can be grown. I am good at this, and there are still many places where people are not getting enough to eat. Growing food is the most promising career."

Anran: "Mom, you've never been to school and you study so hard, and you have such foresight and vision. How can we not study hard!"

In the kitchen, Su Jinru had already prepared plenty of rice, potatoes, eggs, as well as marinated or dried chicken and fish, and vegetables brought back from the county town.

Apart from vegetables, there is enough food to last for a month.

After settling the two children, Su Jinru plunged into the space to tend to her crops.

She spent a morning planting rice seedlings in four acres of land.

She planted eight-tenths of the remaining acre of land with corn and one-tenth with several kinds of vegetables.

At noon, after eating the food prepared by the children and taking a short nap, Su Jinru went back into her space to plant corn and vegetables.