After the female supporting character in the quick transmigration series realized her mistakes

By the time the Xie family's wives finished cooking, it was almost completely dark!

The Xie family's children, some went to gather firewood, some went to cut pig feed, and they all came back one after another.

Xie Hehua and He Xing, from the eldest branch of the Xie family, each carried a large basket on their backs, their backs almost bent under the weight, filled to the brim with pig feed.

When Grandma Xie saw this, she didn't say anything to praise them. She just said, "Carry this pig feed to the right side of the yard, chop it up, and feed the pigs. The pigs at home are really looking forward to the pig feed you cut. They'll rely on these two pigs for the New Year. You sisters need to be more diligent in the future and bring back more pig feed. And you have to take good care of those pigs!"

Grandma Xie glanced at the door again and saw that only her two eldest granddaughters had returned. She asked them, "Where are your other younger brothers and sisters? Why haven't they come back yet? What have they been doing?"

Looking at her stern-faced grandmother, He Xing felt a little scared and whispered, "The two older sisters went to cut pig feed. They came back when we did, but they're probably not home yet. The youngest sister and her brothers went to gather firewood; they should be home soon."

No sooner had he finished speaking than several boys came running in, chattering excitedly.

As soon as they saw Grandma Xie standing at the entrance of the main room, they all obediently called her "Grandma."

The elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Xie, had two daughters and three sons: twin daughters, Xie Yunying and Xie Suying.

The three sons are Xie Tiansheng, the eldest son, and Xie Dasao, the daughter-in-law. They have two sons and two daughters: Hehua (13 years old), Hexing (12 years old), Heyong (8 years old), and Hewei (6 years old).

The second wife, Jie Shuisheng, had a daughter-in-law named Mi Ruolan. During their first marriage, they had two sons and one daughter: Heping (10 years old), Hemin (8 years old), and Hefen (8 years old). They were twins, a boy and a girl.

He had three sons and one daughter from his second marriage. The three children are He Rong, He Jun, and He Ling, who are 5 years old and are triplets (a boy and a girl). The youngest son, He Qiang, is only 1 year old.

The third son, Jie Linsheng, and his wife, Li Xiaocao, have three sons and one daughter: He Guang (9 years old), He Xin (8 years old), He Liang (6 years old), and He Shun (4 years old).

There are fifteen little ones in the younger generation, just the age when they're about half-grown and can eat their fathers out of house and home.

These dozen or so children could practically eat the Xie family dry.

Looking at so many grandchildren, Grandma Xie couldn't help but feel uneasy, thinking that having many grandchildren wasn't anything special.

Seeing them reminded me of all the food they consumed at each meal, and it pained me to death. In the end, I simply decided to avoid seeing them and went straight back to my room.

When the children came in and saw that their grandmother ignored them, they looked at each other, and then, having gotten used to it, they went back to their own business.

A few girls ran off to chop pig feed. Every day, they cut enough pig feed to feed two pigs, a cow, and a dozen chickens.

These livestock are the Xie family's treasures, so when things aren't busy in winter, the girls' task is to cut grass to feed them.

The boys, on the other hand, had to go up the mountain to collect the withered branches and store them.

In winter, we need to use hot water to cook, boil pig feed, and wash our feet and faces, so we need a lot of firewood. The boys are responsible for collecting firewood.

Everyone in the Xie family has a clear division of labor, and each person does their own thing. Whoever is supposed to do what they are supposed to do will do it conscientiously, otherwise they will be punished.

There was only one exception: Xie Shuisheng's young wife, who did nothing at home all day, either lying down or walking around in the yard.

She would either go to the fields to watch them work, or rest under the shade of a tree.

Before Mi Ruolan gave birth to her youngest son, she also worked with her family and did a good job.

But now I'm like a piece of trash, unable to do anything.

So it's no wonder that Sister-in-law Xie and Li Xiaocao disliked her. They were both daughters-in-law, so why was Mi Ruolan so carefree?

The other two daughters-in-law were busy to the point of exhaustion. Even after returning home, they had no rest and had to continue serving the whole family.

Without comparison, there's no harm done; who can live a comfortable life like this?

When the three men from the Xie family returned, Xie's mother called for dinner to be served, urging the family to eat quickly before it got completely dark.

Otherwise, you can't see anything when it gets dark, and there's hardly any lighting in the countryside.

Mi Ruolan slipped out of her room before the men from the Xie family returned.

As Grandma Xie called out to set out the meal, Mi Ruolan also ran off to help.

The Xie family eats at two tables, one for adults and one for children.

There was no rule that women couldn't sit at the table, nor was there any distinction between men and women.

The food on the table was simple: two large wooden basins of porridge with clearly visible rice grains, two potatoes per person, and two large bowls of stir-fried cabbage.

In winter, when we don't do physical labor, we eat simpler food and have to save some grain for when we do farm work next spring.

Before they even started eating, Mi Ruolan took a porcelain bowl and scooped out a bowl of porridge. The porridge she scooped out had more grains of rice than the large basin.

She picked out two more potatoes from the basin. Her husband hadn't come back yet, so she definitely had to save his share. After picking and choosing, she picked out the two biggest ones.

When Sister-in-law Xie saw her second sister-in-law's actions, she shouted, "Second sister-in-law, what are you doing? Father and Mother haven't even picked up their chopsticks yet, and you're already taking the bowl yourself. How can you be so rude?"

Mi Ruolan replied slowly and weakly, "I may be rude, but sister-in-law, are you blind? Didn't you see Xie Shuisheng isn't here? If I don't save some for him, do you expect all of you to finish it?"

Sister-in-law Jie was unhappy and said, "If people come, they can eat. If they don't come, don't keep them. Who knows if my second brother is eating and drinking well outside? The whole family goes to work, but you two are always slacking off."

Seeing her two daughters-in-law arguing, Old Lady Xie also spoke up, "What's all the fuss about? If you don't want to eat, get out."

“Second brother’s wife, we two old folks aren’t dead yet, it’s not your place to make decisions.”

Seeing that her mother-in-law was biased towards her, Sister-in-law Jie jumped up again, "Even though your father-in-law and mother-in-law are still alive, you want to make your own decisions. Look at the porridge you scooped out. The porridge in that bowl is thicker than what all of us are eating. Father and mother are still on the table. If you don't serve them first, you are being unfilial."

Even the child at the next table remained silent, just watching the two argue quietly.

Before Mirolan could even speak, she saw her husband stroll in through the door.

He was carrying a few oranges and some sugarcane in his hand! As soon as the little kids saw them, they immediately ran over, all wanting to snatch these rare fruits from their second uncle's (father's) hands.

In the past, when they saw their second uncle, they didn't dare to breathe loudly, because their second uncle looked very fierce.

But this time it's different. Faced with such rare fruit, who could resist? Everyone was afraid that if they were too slow, they wouldn't get any.

Xie Shuisheng wasn't having any of it and slapped the outstretched little hand several times.

"What are you little brats eating oranges for? Don't be so greedy. These aren't for you."

After he finished speaking, he glanced around, and the children all disappeared in a flash.