When Ruolan got home in the evening, she first went to check on the two piglets at home to see if the little guys had fed the pigs well.

This pigsty was a makeshift shed that Jie Shuisheng built himself; it could only keep out the rain.

As soon as the two brothers entered the yard, they smelled a delicious aroma of meat and hurriedly ran to the kitchen.

When Xie Shuisheng returned, he rested in the courtyard, pondering how he should act in the future to live comfortably.

He no longer raises pigs with his friends on the mountain; instead, he takes care of collecting their pigs. However, it's not officially his responsibility to collect them; it's his friends in the city who ask him to do it for them.

In addition, the bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and wild fruits that are dug up on the mountain can be sold in the city, and a small income can be made every month.

The cigarettes and alcohol in Nanzhou are famous, and fabric is hard to find these days, so he used his connections in the city to get these things and then took them to other cities to sell.

Each round trip can earn you a few dozen yuan.

Shuisheng has been busy farming lately and hasn't had the time to do anything else. He's thinking of making as much money as possible in the next two years.

Once those three most difficult years are over, he will go to the city to exchange grain for a job, and then work until he is sixty years old, at which point he can retire and receive a pension.

As for the work point system implemented later, his wife wouldn't have to work so hard to earn work points.

He works in the city, and his wife is more comfortable living in the village.

No one would doubt that his family was poor, and by then the children had grown up and could earn work points.

Shui Sheng thought to himself, they're not young anymore. If they don't find a way to make their lives easier now, are they going to wait until they're old, in their sixties or seventies, to start thinking about how to live a meaningful life? What's the point then!

If you work yourself to the bone when you're young, and then get old and are plagued by illnesses, unable to move because of the pain, what's the point of this second chance at life?

So, from this moment on, Shuisheng must make sure his wife lives comfortably, dresses beautifully, and eats happily.

Although transportation is not very convenient now, given the current social living conditions, being able to live a stable life in the countryside with good food and accommodation is the best choice.

Their house is finished, and although it has some minor flaws, it's the best compared to other houses in the village.

As for food, Shui Sheng is currently working hard to earn money to buy grain and cloth, and he can also buy meat whenever he wants.

Their generation was born in the countryside, grew up in the countryside, and still lives in the countryside.

No matter how the city develops in the future, it won't matter to their generation.

By the time of the reform and opening up, Shui Sheng was already over fifty years old and of retirement age.

If the two of them don't take advantage of their youth and enjoy life to the fullest, they may never have the chance to enjoy such happiness again.

After Shuisheng and Ruolan had rested, Hefen and the others quickly brought the prepared food to the main room and arranged it neatly.

The whole family sat around the eight-immortal table, waiting for Ruolan to serve the dishes to their father before they could start eating.

Ruolan didn't dawdle; she gave Shuisheng the leftover chicken leg and wing from today's meal, then said with a grin,

"This half chicken was specially bought by your father at the market today. We didn't eat it this morning, so we saved it for you to enjoy together when you come back tonight."

"There's only one chicken leg and one chicken wing left. Your dad is the pillar of the family, and he works the hardest, so we're giving them all to him."

After saying that, Ruolan served herself a bowl of chicken soup and pushed the remaining chicken and potatoes in front of the children and Shuisheng.

"I'm the one in the family with the worst health, and I can't do any heavy work. I'll just have some soup, and you can eat the rest. I'll just have some stir-fried vegetables."

Actually, this chicken and potato stew didn't have much broth, and there were too many potatoes, so the broth was almost completely absorbed.

Hearing his mother's words, Lao Si and Jun felt a pang of sadness. Their mother was reluctant to eat meat so that they could have a few more bites of meat. It was truly heartbreaking.

He could only whisper softly, "Mother, you're not well, you need to eat more meat to nourish yourself."

Shui Sheng watched Ruolan speak at the table without saying a word, but nodded silently in support. He also gave Lao Si an approving look when he saw Lao Si's actions.

Unfortunately, the fourth son didn't notice, but he was keeping an eye on his father's peace and saw it all.

His bright, lively eyes darted around Ruolan and Jun, as if trying to see into their souls.

He was curious about what these two people had done to earn his father's special treatment.

However, despite staring at them intently for a long time, he couldn't find anything special about them.

At this moment, Ruolan looked surprised. She had not expected that the fourth brother would say such a thing.

However, since they had already said that, Ruolan naturally wouldn't pretend to be reserved or act coy.

So, she deftly reached out with her chopsticks and quickly picked up a piece of meat from the bowl on the table and put it into her own bowl.

She generously gave away the little bit of meat and potatoes left in the pot to the others.

Just as everyone was enjoying their meal, Ruolan seemed to suddenly remember something important and put down her chopsticks.

He said, "Next time you stew meat, please serve me a bowl of broth first, and then you can stew the rest of the vegetables and meat."

"Meat broth is good for your health, as for the meat, you can have it for your father and the rest of you! As long as I see you enjoying your meal, I'll be happy too!"

As soon as Ruolan finished speaking, Shuisheng switched the bowl in front of him with Ruolan's and specially explained, "Your mother is weak and needs to be properly nourished. Since she needs to be nourished, she must eat chicken legs."

The others at the table watched the two of them deferring to each other, and they were used to it. As long as there was meat to eat at home, this kind of scene would definitely happen.

In their hearts, knowing that their father still loves their mother and that their mother also loves their father is enough.

Anyway, they have no right to express their opinions.

Now, none of the kids in the family dare to approach their father, Ruolan, and Shuisheng. We don't know why, but they're inexplicably afraid of their parents.

The kind of parents who, even without scolding or hitting you, can scare you half to death just by glancing at you.

In the past, the younger children could still receive smiles and loving looks from their parents.

Children naturally feel a sense of closeness to their parents, but Ruolan and Shuisheng always have stern faces, scaring away the children's desire to get close.

Although He Rong and his friends are young, they are able to read adults' expressions. Over the past year, their parents have often been very impatient with them.

As a result, the children grew increasingly distant from Ruolan and her husband. They felt only respect and fear towards Shuisheng and his wife, but no love for them.

However, Ruolan didn't care about the child's feelings. All she needed was Shuisheng's love and understanding, since Shuisheng could give her anything she wanted.

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