Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

Busy days always fly by!

The villagers had stockpiled enough firewood and dry grass, and since there was nothing for the children to do, the school hours had become a full day.

Although the villagers no longer go out, the camp remains quiet because they are afraid of disturbing the children's studies, so they do everything very quietly, and there are fewer arguments.

It seems that the villagers still value their children's future and hope that their children can change the fate of their entire family through education.

After all, farmers in ancient times had a very hard life. A natural disaster could destroy their families and cause them to die. Moreover, the taxes were very heavy. In addition to paying taxes, they also had to perform corvée labor, such as building city walls and canals.

When Zhang Xixi woke up this morning, she found that the cold wind was blowing even harder and the sky was gloomy. After leaving the tent, she found that the mountaintop was covered in white snow. It turned out that it had snowed last night.

After having breakfast, Zhang Xixi went to the greenhouse and found that the vegetables she planted had all sprouted, and the sweet potatoes had also started to sprout. However, there were still many weeds growing, so it seemed that she would have to arrange for someone to come and weed.

Zhang Xixi arrived at Zhou Dashan's house, where the family was warming themselves around the fire pit.

"Sister-in-law, it's so cold today. Why are you here? Come and warm yourself by the fire," said Madam Wang.

Zhang Xixi rubbed her hands together, greeted them one by one, and then said, "Big brother, there are too many weeds in the sweet potato field. I'm afraid it will affect the growth of the sweet potatoes!"

Zhou Dashan thought for a moment and said, "The grass is growing so fast, I think we should arrange for four people to pull the weeds every day, taking turns. What do you think?"

"Okay, let's start tomorrow!"

When Zhang Xixi came out of Zhou Dashan's house, snowflakes were already falling from the sky. She quickly quickened her pace. When she returned, Chen had already lit the charcoal fire in the kitchen, and the whole family was chatting around the fire.

"Little sister, where have you been so early in the morning!"

Zhang Xixi explained that she was going to the field to weed, and then took a few sweet potatoes and put them next to the charcoal fire to roast.

Chen glared at Zhang Xixi, "Didn't you eat enough for breakfast?!"

"Mom, we should eat roasted sweet potatoes in winter!"

Zhang Xixi smiled at Chen and continued, "Besides, there are still so many sweet potatoes in the field, are you worried about not having enough food!"

Mrs. Chen wanted to teach her daughter to be more mindful of saving food, but after thinking about it, she gave up!

Zhang Wenhong gave Zhang Xixi a thumbs up. He had been scolded by his mother for wanting to roast sweet potatoes, but his younger sister was much better.

In the afternoon, the snow fell heavier and heavier, with large, fluffy snowflakes covering the sky and the earth.

Looking at the white expanse outside, Zhang Dacheng sighed, "A timely snow promises a good harvest; it should rain next year!"

Zhang Xixi muttered, "That's hard to say, it all depends on what fate has in store!"

The Zhang family all let out a deep sigh!

After dinner, Zhang Xixi looked around the tent. The snow that fell on the tent naturally slid down to the ground, but it piled up on the ground. Although it was waterproof, she was still a little worried about so much snow.

Just as I was about to tell the villagers to clear the snow, Zhou Dashan arranged for someone to come and tell everyone to go and clear the snow over the greenhouse first.

Under Zhou Dashan's organization, the villagers began to clear the snow, including the walking areas, the livestock areas, and most importantly, the sweet potato greenhouses. They also asked the people who went to pull weeds every day to clear the snow there in the morning and evening.

Zhang Xixi was a little worried because she didn't know how long the snow would last. Although her life of eating and sleeping every day was very comfortable, she found that she had developed a double chin. It seemed like she had overdone it!

Chen said that being a little chubby is a sign of good fortune, and that Zhang Xixi was too fussy, always worrying about this and that when she had food to eat.

Zhang Xixi had no choice but to secretly exercise, because gaining weight would definitely affect her posture when wielding the big knife!

"Mom, what are you doing!" Da Bao came over and asked curiously when he saw Zhang Xixi making strange movements.

"Mom is exercising to stay healthy!"

"Will I grow taller?"

Zhang Xixi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Probably!"

Upon hearing that the president was tall, Da Bao immediately started doing aerobics with Zhang Xixi.

Zhang Xixi stopped after finishing one section. Da Bao is quite good at aerobics; he would definitely be a promising dancer in modern times.

Wait, that’s not right!

The school hasn't let out yet!

Zhang Xixi snapped out of her daze and scolded, "Dabao, have you skipped school again?!"

Da Bao stopped what he was doing, his eyes darting around, not daring to look at Zhang Xixi.

"Mom, I feel sleepy as soon as I start class, so I came out for a walk. I'm awake now and I'll be back soon."

Zhang Xixi watched Da Bao run away and shook her head. Ever since Zhang Wenbo's temporary school was established, Da Bao had been skipping class almost every day, and each time he had a strange reason that Zhang Xixi couldn't refute, which gave Zhang Xixi a big headache!

The two children are quite different – ​​one quiet and one active. The younger one likes reading, while the older one likes martial arts. This is good, but it would be even better if they could combine their talents!

After dinner, the children, undeterred by the cold, went to build a snowman. Zhang Xixi found Zhang Wenbo and asked, "Big brother, how are my three kids doing with their studies?"

Zhang Wenbo joked, "I thought you didn't care about their studies!"

Zhang Xixi smiled and said, "Big brother, I was busy earlier!"

"Although Yujie isn't as smart as Erbao, he's hardworking and diligent, and his studies are pretty good. Erbao is very talented in reading and has a good memory. His academic performance is outstanding among a group of children who have never been to school. It's just that he started a little late and was delayed. As for Dabao, you know him. He always falls asleep in class and he probably doesn't even know ten characters yet!"

"So bad!"

Zhang Wenbo nodded, saying that was already an exaggeration.

Zhang Xixi hadn't expected Da Bao to dislike reading so much; it seemed she needed to try a different approach!