When the Wang family was building their house, the team began to organize members to work in the fields.
Because there are very few pesticides these days, the weeds in the fields grow very lushly.
In particular, wheat fields often grow a kind of weed called Lala yang. When you crush it, it tastes like cucumber. Pigs love to eat it.
Therefore, most people would go to the fields to pull weeds and then take the grass home to feed the pigs.
Because the men were building houses, the women had to work in the fields to earn work points in addition to cooking and washing clothes.
Today is Saturday, and the children don't have to go to school. Qian Shulan decided to drive all the children over the age of twelve to the fields to pull weeds.
Regardless of how much you work, if you can earn one work point, you can get more food in the future.
According to her, the reason these grandchildren scored so low was that they were spoiled and didn't know how to cherish things that were easily obtained.
Only things that you get through your own hard work will be cherished.
Qian Shulan was worried that they were not doing their job properly, so she offered them a reward mechanism: "As long as you pull out all the grass in this field, each of you can have an egg today."
Zhengkang is 15 years old, Zhengguo is 12 years old, Xiaomei is 14 years old, and Xiaohe is 12 years old. They are all half laborers.
Although Xiaotao was 10 years old, she was too weak, so Qian Shulan naturally excluded her.
This piece of land should be worth 20 work points. Four half-grown children can do it in a day without any problem.
So, when they came back for lunch, Qian Shulan found that Sun Daqin's filial piety value, which had increased a little bit before, had dropped back down. She probably was dissatisfied with her recent troubles with her and her three children.
Qian Shulan didn't care. She was now in a free-range state with Sun Daqin. She didn't care about the filial piety value for the time being. She had to keep up with the other two items and couldn't afford to be lazy.
Although they had to work in the fields and build a house, they couldn't stop studying at night, and Qian Shulan would study with them. After all, she was a college student and could read. If she was exposed one day, it would be bad.
So, she learned to read with everyone and also played a supervisory role.
Zhou Xuemei looked at the eggs in her bowl, still feeling a little bit unbelievable.
She looked into other people's bowls and saw that everyone who was building a house or working in the fields had an egg.
Wang Shouli, who came back home at night last night, had already peeled the eggs he was given to his daughter.
Zhou Xuemei immediately followed suit and peeled an egg for her daughter to eat. Qian Shulan sighed, thinking that even though she loved her daughter so much, she couldn't joke with her own body.
Because the original body has always been biased towards his sons and grandsons, Wang Shouli's complexion is fine. But Zhou Xuemei's sallow complexion should be a sign of loss, and it is really wrong for her not to take care of herself.
So, she thought for a moment and said, "Xuemei, you are doing heavy work now. You need to take good care of your health."
The children all went to the fields, and the adults were no exception. She stayed at home to look after the younger children, and even Wang Danna was driven to the fields to earn work points. She even wrote down their work points separately so that she could give them half of the bonus at the end of the year.
Zhou Xuemei might have wanted to earn some extra money, so she specifically asked for a piece of land worth 12 work points. She didn't come back until dark, an hour later than the others. But even though she was so tired, she still shared the eggs with Xiaotao. It must be said that she is a good mother.
It’s not that Qian Shulan doesn’t want to give her granddaughter eggs. Xiaotao already has one, so one more would be icing on the cake.
What's more, at night, she secretly gave Zhou Xuemei an egg, showing extra care for the sick Xiaotao.
Zhou Xuemei was stunned for a moment, thinking of the malted milk and eggs her mother-in-law had given her. She didn't make a wild guess after all. She shook her head and said, "Mom, I'm fine. Xiaotao is still weak."
Qian Shulan looked at Xiaotao several times. Although the child looked better, this disease brought from the womb was really hard to cure. If something happened to Xiaotao, the old fourth couple would go crazy. She frowned and wondered if she should go to No. 153 to buy some medicine to strengthen her body.
Qian Shulan thought for a while and said, "How about, an egg costs three cents, you can eat it first, and when the fourth brother gets his salary, you can hand it over to the public." Even though she is the head of the family, she cannot be too partial, otherwise if others see it, it will lead to another confusing lawsuit.
Qian Shulan glanced at Zhou Xuemei's tired face several times, a little worried, "Don't ruin your body at such a young age. When you get old, you will know how serious the root of the disease is."
Zhou Xuemei looked up in surprise and glanced at her mother-in-law. Meeting her worried eyes, she felt touched. This was the first time her mother-in-law cared about her.
The original body had always treated his daughters-in-law as inferiors, marrying them to continue the family line and to serve the master. Zhou Xuemei would feel uncomfortable whenever she saw the fourth son pampering his wife. As a result, Zhou Xuemei was afraid of the original body and only wanted to separate the family so as to avoid the original body's scolding.
Recently, the mother-in-law seemed to have changed. Not only did she secretly give them things, but she also pretended not to see her husband washing her clothes. Zhou Xuemei felt that if her mother-in-law could continue like this, there would be no need to divide the family.
Zhou Xuemei accepted her mother-in-law's kindness. After all, health is very important. Moreover, Xiaotao can eat two eggs a day and is nourished by malted milk. She is much healthier, but her face is a little rosy.
Compared to Zhou Xuemei's changes, the first room was much more lively. Sun Daqin stuffed the egg directly into her mouth, ignoring the eager eyes of her youngest son.
Just as Wang Shouren was about to pass the eggs to his youngest son, Qian Shulan glanced at him with a warning look in her eyes.
Wang Shouren was so scared that he immediately retracted his hand.
Qian Shulan felt that she had to tell him the reason. She said to Zhengjun, "Zhengjun, your father has been tired all day, digging the soil to build the house, and his palms have several calluses. You are already a man, you must learn to be filial, understand?"
Zhengjun was only six years old after all, and he had always been spoiled by his original body. Although he saw that his father had injuries on his hands, he still kept clamoring for eggs. When he saw that no one paid attention to him, he rolled to the ground and started crying.
Qian Shulan would never spoil her children. If such a naughty child was not taught early, he would become a bad boy like others in the future.
She glanced at Wang Shouren who was eager to make a move and said, "Hurry up and eat. We still have to go to the fields to earn work points. You still have to build the house as soon as possible."
Wang Shouren had no choice but to lower his head and eat. Sun Daqin glanced at the army behind him and wanted to plead for mercy, but when she met her mother-in-law's warning eyes, she backed off. She followed Wang Shouren's example and lowered her head to eat.
As for Zhengguo and Zhengkang, they were not affected at all and kept putting food into their bowls.
In order to ensure that they had enough food to eat and have enough energy to work, Qian Shulan steamed white flour buns and fried several dishes, including mushrooms and green vegetables, stir-fried celery, and braised rabbit meat, but she covered it with a large bowl.
But the smell inevitably wafted out. Everyone stared at the bowl.
Qian Shulan lifted the bowl covering it and said to Zhengjun who was still rolling on the ground, "Zhengjun, here are steamed buns and rabbit meat, either of which is better than eggs. Are you sure you want to keep rolling on the ground?"
The Wang family had never cooked rabbit meat. The original body was like most families in the village, only eating a pig slaughtering meal during the New Year and other festivals. Normally, they would never buy meat.
She bought the rabbit meat from No. 153. Since these people had never eaten rabbit meat, they had no idea what it tasted like, so no one raised any doubts. If it was pork, they would probably be able to tell the difference right away.
Seeing that everyone was busy eating, Zhengjun sniffed and indeed smelled the aroma of meat. He immediately got up from the ground and rushed to the table.
Qian Shulan quickly stood up to stop him.
She put some rabbit meat into Zhengjun's bowl, then pulled Zhengjun to the well to wash his hands and face. She wiped his face and taught him, "Look, what's the point of rolling around? You didn't even get to eat the meat. It's not worth it. Don't do this again in the future."
Zhengjun's mind had already flown to the rabbit meat, and he quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, grandma, I will never do that again."
Qian Shulan let go of his hand, and Zhengjun ran to the main room, fearing that the meat in his bowl would fly away.
Qian Shulan shook her head helplessly.
When Qian Shulan sat down again, she saw Zhengjun eating happily. She glanced at the table again and saw that the bowl of rabbit meat and potatoes that was full just now was gone, leaving only the soft potatoes.
Zhengguo ate with gusto, and did not forget to ask a question, "Grandma, was this rabbit bought in Changshan Village?"
Qian Shulan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are there many rabbits in Changshan Village?"
Zhengguo paused while chewing the rabbit, looking a bit puzzled. "Hasn't Changshan Village always relied on hunting for a living? There is very little land over there. Every household hunts."
Qian Shulan didn't expect there would be mountains here.
To be honest, she really didn't know. Although she had the memories of her original body, they were too many and too complicated for her to remember them all. She only remembered the most important parts, and basically had to rely on others to remind her of the other details.
She recalled carefully that Changshan Village was less than ten miles away from Wangjia Village, and the whole village was backed by Changshan Mountain. As its name suggests, Changshan Mountain was not very high but very long. It spread out like a mountain range, and seemed to be dozens of miles long.
Changshan Village is at the foot of the mountain.
Qian Shulan remembered that she still had some money in her space, so she decided to go over there and take a look.
Money will depreciate during famine, so it is better to exchange it for food, even meat.
After dinner the next day, Qian Shulan asked 12-year-old Xiao He to stay at home to look after Xiao Lian, Zheng Jun and Xiao Tao. She told them to play in the yard and not go out. She also promised that if they behaved well, they would have meat in the evening.
Several children patted their chests and agreed.
The author has something to say: I have finished typing 10,000 words today, and will continue tomorrow~