Although Chu Yunli felt that Zhou Cuiliu didn't need to be so attentive, he was still satisfied with her attitude. At least he knew what was going on.

The Zhao family opened up wasteland every day. By the time the mayor came with people to measure it, they had already opened up twenty acres of land. At first glance, it looked like a large area. This was the most among the people in Xishan. However, farmers would never be too satisfied with the land.

many.

Each of the two brothers was allocated ten acres of land. After allocating the land this time, the land will belong to the Zhao family for a long time to come. If the weather goes well and there is still a surplus after planting for a year, life will not be difficult.

Everyone on the Western Mountain and those who came back from other places are very satisfied with the newly acquired land. As long as they have land, they have everything. Just like the He family, they still live in caves now, but with land, they can fill their stomachs.

The house slowly came into being.

The Zhao family is now recognized as a wealthy family in the village. Others still eat rice bran, but the Zhao family does not. The most obvious thing is the attitude of everyone towards the Zhao family. No matter what they say in private, they are all enthusiastic on the surface.

After the land was divided, the mayor distributed seeds, and each family helped with spring plowing. By the time the seeds were planted, it was already March.

Those who want to build a house might as well take advantage of this period to start construction. At this time, news came from the town that those who had robbed the house were punished according to law and were all sent to Nanhe to build river channels.

Luoyu Town will be flooded because the Nanhe River embankment a hundred miles away from here collapsed and there was too much rain. All the prisoners in the surrounding cities were sent to repair the embankments. But there is also a time limit for those who came to the West Mountain to rob

, all were severely punished, ranging from three to five years. The most severe punishment was indeed Zhou's father. He could only spend the rest of his life in prison.

Nowadays, many people in Xishan have started building houses, but they have not moved back to their original villages. Probably because they are afraid of floods in the future, they have all moved to the mountains. No one in Pai Village is called Pai Village anymore. Now everyone is called Xishan Villager.

When the He family built a house, Zhao Cai, as the son-in-law, naturally had to help. Chu Yunli would sometimes help with cooking. Moreover, the food in the ground had been planted, and Chu Yunli lent the He family a hundred dollars.

Kilograms of grain.

That day, Chu Yunli came back from helping the He family. Also coming back with her was a woman who had just returned from famine. She was not familiar with her either before or now, but we just happened to be on the same road.

"Sister-in-law Zhao, how many more months does your eldest daughter-in-law have?"

Chu Yunli responded casually, "About July or August."

The woman smiled and said, "It is the busy time of autumn harvest, so she will be lazy."

No one can explain things like pregnancy. Sometimes women in the village do joke like this. Chu Yunli doesn't take it to heart, "With so many people in the family, where is the lack of people for the autumn harvest? It's better to give birth to a child."

The woman choked and saw the person beside her walking away quickly without looking back. Thinking of what others had entrusted her to do, she gritted her teeth and chased after him.

Chu Yunli could see that she had something to say, but this woman kept banging her hammer here and there but wouldn't say anything. Gradually, Chu Yunli lost her patience. She didn't like to talk, and she didn't like to listen.

The woman chased for a few steps and finally caught up when she was near Zhao's house, "Sister-in-law Zhao, I have something to tell you."

Chu Yunli nodded, "Tell me."

If he didn't say it today, there would still be tomorrow. Chu Yunli was too lazy to bother dealing with her every day. It would have been too early to tell her.

"It's not good for a girl from the Zhou family to be your daughter-in-law." The woman lowered her voice, "Many people in the village said that she might follow her father. Sister-in-law, you said you are a good family, why would you let your daughter-in-law drag down your reputation?

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She paused and continued, "I heard that you kicked her out before, and then you took her back after she couldn't live in the Zhou family anymore? My sister-in-law is kind-hearted, and my daughter-in-law has been away from home for such a long time.

Willing to accept..."

As soon as she said it, Chu Yunli was stunned for a moment. She originally thought she was borrowing food, but she didn't expect that she actually talked about Zhou Cuiliu's fault. These words sounded like... how could she want to persuade her to change her daughter-in-law?

Thinking of this, Chu Yunli came to some realizations. Not many people like the Zhao family have settled down, and even fewer people like the Zhao family can have enough to eat. So, is someone eyeing the Zhao family as in-laws?

The woman's voice dropped even lower, "Her belly looks round and round, and she looks like a daughter-in-law. Sister-in-law, please listen to my advice. It's better not to have a daughter-in-law here."

"No?" Chu Yunli narrowed his eyes, "If you don't want it, will you pay me a penny?"

The woman was a little proud, "If I hadn't compensated you, I wouldn't have said this!"

"Who is it?" Chu Yunli was curious.

"That's my niece..."

Chu Yunli lost her patience and waved her hand, "My daughter-in-law is very good. I have no plans to change her. Your niece should marry someone else."

When I walked to the door of my yard, I opened the door and saw Zhou Cuiliu standing at the door.

"What are you doing standing here?"

With tears streaming down her face, Zhou Cuiliu threw herself into her arms and cried, "Mom, you are better than my own mother. My mother even dislikes me, but you don't dislike me and still protect me... I will definitely be filial to you in the future."

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Chu Yunli: "..." It's really a coincidence!

On the day the He family's house was completed and moved, He Hua was helping to clean it when she vomited it up. She went to the doctor and found out she was pregnant!

Both daughters-in-law are pregnant. Zhang Yuer would be very happy if she saw them. If she is happy, Chu Yunli will be happy.

In April, Zhou's mother fell ill.

After the mayor announced that land reclamation would be exempted from taxes for three years, Zhou's mother took time off to clear land while taking care of Zhou Cuilin. If she arrived late and let someone else take over the good land, the Zhou family would be doomed. The Chen family in the town

There was no more porridge after the Chinese New Year. Zhou's mother was tired from running around for days and didn't eat much, so she fell ill at the end of April.

She got cold, and within two days Zhou Cuilin also got cold. Both mother and son were sick and lying in the cave, because no one was willing to help them because of what Zhou's father had done.

Someone saw it when passing by the entrance of the cave, and came specially to tell Zhou Cuiliu.

In the eyes of everyone, there are no wrong parents in the world. No matter how wrong they are, when it comes to life and death, they should not care about them anymore.

Zhou Cuiliu really didn't want to take care of her. Besides, after what she did, the Zhao family was willing to accept her regardless of past suspicions. Later, Zhou's father dragged down her reputation. Although Chu Yunli rejected all the people above who persuaded her to change her daughter-in-law, she privately

I'm still worried underneath, especially because I don't dare to do anything that would displease my mother-in-law.

For example, help the Zhou family!

But if she doesn't care, her already bad reputation will become even more unfilial.

When the woman said this, Zhou Cuiliu looked complicated and secretly looked at her mother-in-law beside her.

After hearing this, Chu Yunli waved his hand and said, "What a big deal, let me help you take a look!"

She went down the mountain and went to the cave with the doctor.

At this time, Zhou's mother looked haggard and thin. Next to her, Zhou Cuilin's legs were unnaturally bent, and there was a faint stench on her body. The smell in the whole cave was really not very pleasant.

Chu Yunli's expression did not change and she asked the doctor behind her, "Excuse me."

Of course the doctor knew what was going on with the Zhou family. After sighing, he stepped forward to feel the pulse of the two of them, "If the wind and cold enter the body, you need to drink medicine to support it."

As soon as he heard this, he knew that it would take a long time to recover from this disease. Chu Yunli asked tentatively, "How long do I need to take the medicine?"

Nowadays, many people still can't fill their stomachs, let alone hire a doctor or take medicine. It's normal for someone to ask this, and the doctor pondered for a moment, "Even if it gets better quickly, it will take at least five days."

Chu Yunli nodded, "Doctor, please prescribe medicine for two days first. I don't have that much money."

The doctor praised Chu Yunli's kindness, left four packets of medicine and left.

The cave was dark, because Zhou's mother was also ill, and there was no fire in the cave. Chu Yunli helped light the fire and took the earthen pot to boil the medicine.

Zhou's mother looked at her, her eyes gradually becoming moist, "My mother-in-law... you are a good person. I was wrong about you before."

Zhou Cuilin was huddled in a pile of cotton wool over there, saying nothing, as if he was asleep. Chu Yunli looked away, shook his head and said, "I can only help you get here, my two daughters-in-law are both here."

I'm pregnant, so I have to follow them closely. These four packets of medicine have spent all my money."

Zhou's mother looked at the medicine with bright eyes, "I'll get better after I drink it. I'll go see the doctor then."

Chu Yunli sighed slightly, and his meaning was very clear. At this time, there were so many poor people, and if the doctor was generous, he would probably starve to death.

After boiling the medicine, Chu Yunli gave it to the two of them to drink. Zhou Cuilin's eyes were gloomy, so he took it and drank it. Then he handed the bowl over and poured it back into the cotton wool without saying a word.

Chu Yunli saw him glance at the medicine bag and sneered in her heart. After saying goodbye to Zhou's mother, she left the cave and went home.

After Zhou Cuiliu learned that her mother-in-law went to Zhou's house to buy two days' worth of medicine for the two of them, she was a little worried about the money for the medicine, but she was also happy that her mother-in-law took her seriously.

The night in Xishan is not quiet either, there are insects chirping everywhere.

In the Zhou family cave, Zhou Cuilin moved, sat up, and slowly moved to the corner where Zhou's mother lived.

Mother Zhou opened her eyes and saw her son. Seeing his sallow face, she quickly asked, "Are you hungry?" She sat up holding on to the cave wall, "I took medicine and felt much better. I will go there tomorrow morning."

I’ll find wild vegetables and feed them to you, so you can recover from your illness first…”

Zhou Cuilin was silent and suddenly reached out and pushed her.

Zhou's mother was already weak all over, and this push pushed her back to the ground. She looked surprised and was about to ask her son what he meant when she saw him holding a quilt and covering her up.

Zhou Cuilin tightly covered Zhou's mother's face. At first she struggled, but gradually she stopped moving.

Throwing down the quilt, Zhou Cuilin sneered, "It's just four packs of medicine. If you take it, I won't get better. Mom, you love me the most after all, right? When I get better, I will definitely find a wife to give you a fat grandson..."

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"As expected, no one who is not poisonous is not a husband!"

However, a woman's Qingyue voice came from the entrance of the cave. Zhou Cuilin was startled and turned around to see Chu Yunli standing at the door.

Chu Yunli strolled in and came to Zhou's mother, and found that her eyes were staring hard, but she could not see any light. This woman who specialized in collecting things from others to feed her son was being tortured by the son who had been protecting her for half her life.

Covered to death.

She turned and left.

Zhou Cuilin felt uneasy for some reason, "What are you going to do?"

Chu Yunli didn't even look back, "You killed your mother, so of course I will report it to the official to seek justice for your mother!"
To be continued...