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

New Year's Eve, 1968.

Although we no longer put up red couplets or set off firecrackers during the Lunar New Year, it's still acceptable to quietly pay respects to our ancestors.

Early in the morning, Tu's mother and sister-in-law got up to cook, while the men cleaned the dust from every corner of the house and also cleaned the drainage ditch behind the house.

Although Zeng Min felt cold, she felt embarrassed to continue sleeping when she saw that everyone in her family was up and busy, even the children.

After washing up, Zeng Min went to the kitchen to help.

Because the village slaughtered its annual pig a few days ago, Zeng Min's pig was also handed over, and she received 40 jin of pork.

Because the pigs were distributed to families as "patriotic pigs" based on this phenomenon, previously the pigs were given pig feed, various coupons, and grain as rewards. In the past two years, however, they have been given pork as a reward.

Both families raised pigs, and together they produced about a hundred pounds of pork. They kept enough for Zeng Min to go back to her parents' home, kept enough for their own family to eat during the New Year, and made the rest into cured pork.

By three or four in the afternoon, everything was almost ready. The children were called over to bring the dishes, and it was time to sit down and eat.

All that could be heard was Tu's mother shouting, "Tu Guomin, Tu Guoan, Luo Anlin, and Yueyue, come over and serve the dishes. Let your great-great-grandfather and the others eat first (to honor their ancestors). Once they've finished eating, we'll be ready too."

Several children heard this and rushed over. As soon as they saw the delicious food, they chattered excitedly, saying that this was delicious and that was delicious.

Tu's mother slapped her hand: "Alright, stop arguing and get to work. These little gluttons will be eating soon."

Today's meal was very plentiful, including stewed chicken with dried mushrooms, fragrant stewed pig's trotters, pickled cabbage and tofu (a staple of Southwest China), stir-fried cured pork with pickled bamboo shoots, stewed mutton with radish, stir-fried potatoes with chili peppers, a bowl of boiled rapeseed, and glutinous rice cakes.

It looked so appetizing. Zeng Min had been busy all afternoon and was already hungry.

Once the men in the family have lit the incense and burned the paper money, we can start eating.

This year has been a bountiful harvest year.

……

After a lively and festive New Year celebration, the Tu family prepared to divide their assets.

There's no rule in the village that strength comes from numbers; every family has to separate when their son gets married. Of course, if the parents and brothers have a good relationship, they don't have to separate.

As for why the two Tu brothers didn't separate, it's because Tu Mingcheng hadn't been home for several years.

How could Wu Xinxin, a woman, feel comfortable separating from the family?

Now that Tu Mingcheng has a stable job and the time and energy to take care of his family, he has separated the household.

They've all been daughters-in-law before. It's fine if the sisters-in-law don't spend a lot of time together, but if they do, they'll inevitably find fault with each other.

In particular, one of the men is capable of earning money, while the other is not, and one of the daughters-in-law is lazy while the other is diligent.

If a diligent person stops being diligent in the future, it will create conflict. It's better to separate sooner rather than later and have peace of mind.

Actually, there's not much to divide within the family. Just a few rooms are worth some money. You can see at a glance how much property the family has.

Tu Mingcheng didn't want anything, just the two rooms they wanted to live in. They wouldn't live there; he'd let his older brother pay for them, since he had two sons.

As for Zeng Min, he wanted to take her and her son to the city. He was already looking for a house. Once he found a house and settled his family, he would leave. For now, they would stay here temporarily.

Furthermore, he also wants half of the family savings. He knows the family doesn't have much money, but he wants what's rightfully his. As for what he actually gets...

Then there's the matter of being filial to parents. What you give yourself is different from what you refuse. What you give yourself is a matter of personal favor.

The village elders and the village head were called in to preside over the division of the family property. The family members divided the property and household items among themselves. The village elders were there to oversee the support expenses for the parents and how to take care of them when they became sick and unable to work.

Finally, the elderly couple will be given grain each year based on the harvest. If there is no grain, they can be given money instead. After the elderly couple becomes unable to move or support themselves, Tu's mother will live with Tu Mingcheng, and Tu's father will live with Tu's elder brother.

When the elderly get sick, each family should take care of their own affairs. Of course, this can only be done with a clear conscience. Even if your parents get sick in the future, as a child, you can't really say that you'll abandon them. This family division agreement is just a constraint.

After the family division agreement was written, the elders were invited to have a meal at home. From then on, everyone would live their own lives, and the elderly couple would cook for themselves.

In fact, whether or not the family splits up has little impact on Zeng Min. She will still be lazy, and it's impossible for her to develop any career.

If she hadn't been a ghost, she wouldn't have known about the black market. After all, ordinary people follow the policies. In this era where capitalism is considered sinful, what could she possibly do?

She could only slack off in her own little corner of the world. She knew what a tough girl was like now, but she didn't have the spirit of hard work and self-reliance.

She knows and admires women who say things like "Women hold up half the sky" and "Chinese sons and daughters have lofty ambitions and prefer martial arts to feminine dresses," but she can't put these ideas into practice.

Zeng Min is the kind of person who doesn't have the life of a bourgeois lady, but has the ailments of one.

So she does things that allow her to enjoy life without having to work, but she won't do things that prevent her from enjoying life and make her work.

……

At this time of year, the production team needs to prepare for the harvest of winter wheat and rapeseed.

So everyone in the family went to work. Zeng Min wasn't in the village this year and didn't receive the village's per capita grain allowance, so she reported to the brigade leader that she wouldn't be working.

In the southwest, dwarf wheat is grown, which has the advantages of high yield, strong adaptability, and high productivity.

Southwest China has achieved a significant increase in winter wheat production through intensive plowing and soil improvement measures.

Therefore, farmers in Southwest China did not lack food during this period, and their situation was much better compared to other places.

After all, the land here is never idle throughout the year, from winter wheat, rapeseed, and vegetables to autumn harvests of rice, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, soybeans, peanuts, and other crops.

Seeing that it was almost time, Zeng Min got up to cook for the children.

Zeng Min had just gotten up when she saw An Lin coming out of Guomin's room, looking like he hadn't woken up yet.

"Why didn't you sleep a little longer? Why get up so early?"

Zeng Min went over and picked him up.

When Anlin saw his mother hugging him, he quickly hugged his mother's neck.

Zeng Min fried two eggs, cooked two bowls of noodles and vegetables, while Tu Mingcheng was not at home and had gone to the city again.

Tu Mingcheng returned just in time to begin harvesting the wheat.

Otherwise, Zeng Min would be too embarrassed to go out. Everyone else is so busy that they're working themselves to the bone, while she's the only one who's free to wander around. Wouldn't that make people hate her?

"So, did you find a house?" Zeng Min asked Tu Mingcheng, afraid of disappointment.

Tu Mingcheng pulled the little woman into his arms. Because the two of them hadn't spent much time together since they got married, he couldn't help but feel hot all over when he touched her, and his hands started to wander.

"The timing is perfect now. Can we talk about everything after this is over? Let me ease my longing for you first."

Without waiting for a reply, she pressed him down on the bed and eagerly caressed her softness with both hands.