Thanos's biological daughter in period fiction

"How is that possible? I've been sleeping for so long, how come it's still not dawn? It's really inconvenient not having a watch or a clock." Xia Qingshu had no idea why time was passing like this. Before, he would just lie down and blink or turn over and it would be dawn. Last night, he didn't even know how many times he blinked or turned over.

"There's a clock hanging on the wall in the living room, go see for yourself." This different time scale means the time displayed inside the space definitely doesn't match the time outside at all.

When she entered the kitchen, it was just before 4 o'clock. Since it was still early, she planned to make some steamed buns. Time passed slowly here, so she could make a lot and not have to cook if she was out. The temperature in the kitchen was relatively warm, and the dough was ready in about an hour. It was no more than 5:30 at the moment.

She kneaded about 10 pounds of dough and prepared three bowls of minced meat. It's extremely difficult to find beef outside, but this place had all kinds of meat. Although it was on a shelf, it looked as fresh as if it had just been slaughtered.

This morning she mixed a bowl of mushroom and pork, a bowl of corn and beef, and a bowl of cabbage and glass noodles. Her children are at a crucial stage of growth, and she's worried that cooking such heavy meat dishes outside might make the flavors too strong…

These days, it's difficult for every family to have enough to eat, let alone meat, and she doesn't want to be the one to go against the grain.

The two boys who had just gone out are back now. They washed their hands and were planning to come in and help make steamed buns.

"Didn't I tell you to look after your sister? You don't need to help with this little chore; it'll be over in a bit." Liu Fangmei didn't want them to always think about helping with chores. They were still children; they didn't need to make chores their responsibility.

“My little sister is playing by herself at the stone table in the yard. We’ll work faster with Mom. Mom has to go out to work during the day. We’re 10 years old now, so we can help.” Xia Qingshu didn’t think there was anything wrong with working at home. They were part of the family, and working at home was their duty.

Liu Fangmei didn't refuse and placed the kneaded dough pieces one by one in front of the two brothers. These two little guys used to do a lot of work at Old Xia's house, and they often came in to help when they saw him cooking, so they were quite fast at making steamed buns.

Because of the steam oven, the buns only needed to be steamed in two batches. The two children stared eagerly at the steaming buns inside the square black box.

The steam oven has a glass exterior, so you can always observe the buns inside. The two kids aren't bothered by the heat and just squat there watching.

Liu Fangmei didn't stop them because she thought they were curious. After tidying up the stove, she cooked rice and porridge. She had also learned how to make all kinds of rice balls from books, so she took all the rice out of the rice cooker and made it into rice balls.

When she saw that it was already daylight outside, she took her three children out. The four of them had eaten inside before leaving, but the little girl was sleepy again before they went out.

After consulting him, Liu Fangmei coaxed her to sleep and left her in the space.

She's still young, and we don't need her to do any work whether she goes out or not, so it doesn't matter if she doesn't go out.

The reason I'm here today is to discuss the distribution of grain. Because the harvest is really meager, and with the drought preventing irrigation, we won't have to hand over any grain to the state this year.

Of course, the things pulled from the ground won't be distributed immediately; they need to be saved for seeds. Although there are still more than three months until the New Year, the weather here is already very cold, and the first snow is expected to fall in a few days, making it impossible to plant anything.

They grow wheat, rice, or corn once a year, and when the land is free, they plant potatoes, radishes, and cabbages. However, this year there's been absolutely no water for irrigation, so even if seeds were planted, they wouldn't survive.

Someone suggested that the remaining water in the old well under the old locust tree could be used to irrigate the land.

Of course, they weren't talking about planting potatoes and radishes, but rather the sweet potato vines, watermelons, and pumpkins that had been left over from before.

They think that if they work hard and water the plants, they might be able to harvest the first crop in two months.

They were so hungry they didn't care about the season anymore. After digging the seeds down from the mountain, they turned the soil and planted them a few days later.

Now, only half a month has passed, and the seedlings over there have already sprouted. They want to plant another crop of large pumpkins and winter melons. Of course, there isn't enough time for potatoes and corn, so they can leave them for next year.

Such a big pumpkin must be a good variety with a soft, sticky texture. They've already decided that even after the drought ends, they won't give up on these seeds.

Although there were times when wheat and rice were grown, and there was enough grain to eat, many times people didn't have enough to eat. In the past, when there was no drought and people weren't working, they ate one meal a day; when they were working, they ate two meals a day. Only during the autumn harvest did they have three meals a day.

They only ate three meals a day because the autumn harvest was busy and tiring, involving mostly physical labor. Even in times of good weather, grain yields were low, and they barely managed to make ends meet throughout the year.

With these big pumpkins, things are different. A single vine can produce so many pumpkins weighing over ten kilograms. If a family of seven or eight people has an extra pumpkin weighing over ten kilograms a month as a subsidy, then neither adults nor children will have to tighten their belts.

When Liu Fangmei arrived with her two sons, most of the villagers had already gathered. Old Xia's two sisters-in-law were still grumbling when they saw the mother and sons, but Liu Fangmei ignored them.

Since separating from the Xia family, their lives have improved countless times. Who would be crazy enough to bother with those two? If you don't like them, so be it; it won't hurt you.

The real principle is to prevent them from taking advantage of us.

The mother and her two children chose to stand in the spot furthest from Old Xia's house; Xia Xiaogu and Xia Dabao weren't there. Of course, Liu Fangmei wasn't worried that Xia Xiaogu would go to their house to cause trouble for her youngest daughter; after all, those two were so lazy they were practically infested with worms, and they would never leave the house without something in return.

Besides, my little girl always carries it with her, and the doors are locked when no one's home, so she's not worried at all. It's so good to have such a precious child with you; you never have to worry about anything happening to her.

Liu Fangmei had barely stood still when several of her friends came over. Tiger's mother, having just arrived, reached out and tugged at Liu Fangmei's sleeve, wanting to whisper something to her.

Liu Fangmei naturally tilted one shoulder to one side and turned her head towards Hu Zi's mother, making a listening gesture.