After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

To be precise, the green part is slowly increasing while the red part is slowly decreasing. Xu Zhuzhu stood on tiptoe, peering into the trash can from the edge, but unfortunately she was too short to see the bottom of the trash can.

"Daddy, hug me."

Xu Wenjie wiped his hands, picked up Xu Zhuzhu and looked into the other trash cans. Xu Zhuzhu stared at them quietly for a long time before confirming what she was thinking.

The trash at the bottom of the bin is disappearing at a very slow rate.

If the two trash cans for recyclable waste and kitchen waste are a one-for-one exchange of points, then the trash cans for other waste and hazardous waste are a guaranteed minimum of accumulated points. As long as the amount of trash put into them reaches the required progress, it may trigger some skills or obtain some new items.

What is this icon?! It's clearly a progress bar!

Xu Zhuzhu was so happy that she danced with joy. Although she didn't know what would happen after filling the trash can, she felt that since such a complicated thing had been set up, the result would definitely be good!

Hearing Xu Zhuzhu's explanation, Xu Wenjie became very interested, but he still couldn't help but worry, "If these things don't change before midnight, will they be taken away?"

He remembered that Xu Zhuzhu had said that these things would be taken away at midnight.

Xu Zhuzhu also remembered this matter, but judging from the situation when they came here yesterday, the garbage was piled up outside and no one cared. It seemed that the garbage station had not been collected for a long time.

Xu Zhuzhu and Xu Wenjie discussed it and decided to come back to confirm it in the evening. Seeing that it was getting late, they decided to go back first.

Xu Zhuzhu had just returned home when she smelled the aroma of Chinese herbs filling the house, and she almost vomited. Zhang He immediately brought her a bowl of medicine with gentle and loving care.

Xu Zhuzhu tried to run away, but Zhang He grabbed her.

Xu Zhuzhu said sweetly, "Mommy~"

Zhang He glanced at it and said, "Even the Queen Mother of the West would have to drink it."

Xu Zhuzhu then turned to Xu Wenjie for help. Xu Wenjie was about to speak when Zhang He glanced at him, and he awkwardly touched his nose, advising, "How can you get better if you don't take your medicine?"

As for Xu An, Xu Zhuzhu gave up on him as soon as she saw his mature-looking demeanor.

Under pressure from Zhang He, Xu Zhuzhu reluctantly drank it, her nose twitching. The sour and bitter taste instantly spread in her mouth. She swallowed it whole, but still spat it out a few times because of the bitterness.

Seeing this, Zhang He was both anxious and distressed, so she stopped forcing Xu Zhuzhu to finish the rice porridge. Instead, she brought Xu Zhuzhu a bowl of rice porridge to rinse her mouth, but Xu Zhuzhu declined, saying she wanted to drink water.

Zhang He poured her another bowl of warm water.

Xu Zhuzhu drank more than half a bowl in one go before she recovered.

Zhang He pondered where to buy some honey or sugar so that Xu Zhuzhu wouldn't have such difficulty taking her medicine.

Thinking about this, I discussed it with Xu Wenjie.

Xu Wenjie had no objection. He said he would ask the village head to inquire tomorrow to see if any family in the village had any. If not, he would go to the town to inquire. Although they didn't have much money now, they couldn't let the children suffer.

Xu Zhuzhu was unaware of her parents' plans.

If she had known, she would have drunk it even while crying. Why let them spend unnecessary money on such trivial matters in their current difficult situation?

However, since Xu Zhuzhu had diarrhea twice today, Zhang He didn't cook porridge for dinner. Now that they had a way to get food, Zhang He indulged himself this once.

She cooked real white rice tonight.

Logically speaking, since they are from the north, they eat more wheat-based foods. However, because her mother-in-law, Xu Wenjie's mother, actually grew up in the south with her father, she ate more rice, and the Xu family also ate more white rice.

Before Zhang He married into the Xu family, all their fields were planted with rice. Although the harvest was meager, they managed to make ends meet.

After Zhang He married into the Xu family, she ate more white rice, and naturally, she became more skilled at cooking, becoming an exceptional cook.

We had rice, but no special dishes.

In the morning, the mother and her two children boiled and ate the two carrots. When Xu Wenjie came back at noon, he cooked some kind of lettuce.

Zhang He asked Xu Wenjie if it tasted good, and Xu Wenjie gave her a piece to try. She found it a little bitter, but quite crunchy.

In the evening, all we can do is boil cabbage.

But considering that Xu Zhuzhu was sick and under these circumstances, Zhang He did not hesitate to put the two eggs she had brought back yesterday into the soup. They still smelled very good, and she also brought back a bunch of scallions today.

Xu Zhuzhu asked Zhang He to chop the scallions into small pieces and add them in; the aroma immediately filled the air.

"Zhuzhu, what is this?"

While sorting through the things they brought back, Zhang He held up the onion and asked...

It looks a lot like a sweet potato, but it smells a bit like scallions.

“Zhuzhu says this is called an onion,” Xu An explained from the side.

Zhang He asked her why it's called an onion, and whether it's because it needs a lot of sunlight to grow, hence the name "sunny onion".

Xu Zhuzhu then realized that her mother had misunderstood. "Mother, it's the 'yang' in 'vast ocean'."

As for the name "Onion," Xu Zhuzhu thought it might be due to historical reasons, and she didn't know how to explain it to Zhang He.

His father gave a reasonable explanation: "It probably came from an island in the vast ocean, that's why it's called an onion."

Xu Zhuzhu gave her father a thumbs up.

Learned, truly learned.

Xu Wenjie laughed as he watched his daughter's actions. The little girl was really full of clever ideas and actions, and she was also very quick-witted.

He looked at her with a very loving gaze, but then, remembering how mischievous the little girl was, a hint of helplessness appeared in his eyes.

If I were to teach her according to my wife's traditional, ladylike ways, my wife would probably be furious by now.

Well, it's fine as it is!

As Xu Wenjie pondered this in his heart, it was time for the family's dinner.

Zhang He filled everyone's bowls with rice using new bowls, saying that she had cooked a lot today, so everyone could eat as much as they wanted. She added that the dishes were a bit bland, and although she had added eggs, there was no salt.

Actually, when Xu Wenjie went to town, he had considered this issue and wanted to buy salt, but the grocery store owner said that everyone was stocking up on New Year's goods, and the salt had been sold out more than ten days ago. The heavy snow blocked the roads, and vendors couldn't get in either, so he could only wait until after the New Year...

After hearing this, Zhang He also said to give up, as long as they could eat their fill, they wouldn't worry about saltiness for now.

Zhang He scooped the eggs out of the cabbage soup and gave one to each of the two children, Xu Zhuzhu and Xu An.

"Eat quickly, be careful it's hot!"

Xu An wasn't in a hurry to eat. He thoughtfully broke the egg in half and gave half to Xu Wenjie and half to Zhang He, saying, "Daddy and Mommy, please eat!"

Xu Zhuzhu looked at the egg she had already bitten and felt very ashamed. How come she was not as sensible as a five-year-old child?

Then, blushing, she shared half of her own with Xu An, saying, "Brother, you should eat too!"

Xu An smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Under the gratified gazes of Xu Wenjie and Zhang He, the family finished their hearty meal of white rice, their hearts filled with warmth.

Xu Zhuzhu sat slumped on the bed with her round belly. Zhang He, afraid that she was too full, lifted her down and made her walk around the room a couple of times.

Actually, the bed isn't as warm as the fireside, but since there are no stools at home and Xu Zhuzhu is too lazy to squat, she prefers to sit on the bed, at least it doesn't hurt her buttocks.

Xu Zhuzhu explained this reasoning to Zhang He, who also thought it made sense, so she discussed it with Xu Wenjie.

Are there any carpenters in the village who can make stools? They can contribute some money to make two stools, and also make two basins and buckets. Since we've decided to stay here permanently, we need all these things; we'll have to spend money on them sooner or later.

Xu Wenjie nodded and said that he would ask about honey when he went to inquire about it tomorrow.

However, Xu Wenjie was still holding that trash manual in his hand, his mind preoccupied with the progress bar that Xu Zhuzhu had mentioned at the garbage station.

Xu Zhuzhu knew that her father was worried about it, so after resting, she took Xu Wenjie over. But her mother said she also wanted to see what this strange thing was. Xu An asked curiously if he could go, so the whole family of four went.

Inside the garbage station, Xu Zhuzhu and the others stared intently at the progress bars on the other garbage bins. They were just a hair's breadth away from turning completely green, and the garbage inside the bins was slowly disappearing...

97%, 98%, 99%...99.99%?

Xu Zhuzhu: ? ? ? ? ?

Just as all the trash in the bin was finally gone, the progress stopped at the very last bit. That tiny trace of red stung the eyes of Xu Zhuzhu's family...

"Zhuzhu, what does this mean?" Zhang He and Xu An were puzzled, but Xu Wenjie seemed to understand something and laughed, "It seems we'll have to wait until tomorrow. Let's go back!"

Feeling frustrated, Xu Zhuzhu angrily kicked the trash can, only to find that the kick turned the entire trash can green.

Xu Zhuzhu and the others were overjoyed and peered inside. There lay a soup spoon in the bucket, looking shiny and made of stainless steel, the kind used to feed children.

? ? ? ? ?

Xu Zhuzhu laughed speechlessly.

"Why is it a spoon?" Zhang He chuckled. The thing that the father and daughter had been thinking about all night was indeed a bit unexpected for her. Even Xu An, who was usually quiet, couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Wenjie chuckled awkwardly; he hadn't expected this either.