Back home,

Wang Zhuangzhi was handling pheasants in the yard, while Erya and Xiaoli squatted aside and stared eagerly. They were not afraid at all, but looked eager to try.

Liu Zhihua looked around and didn't see Jiaojiao, so she asked: "Hey, where is Jiaojiao?"

Wang Zhuangzhi pointed to the back and whispered: "This girl has been talking about picking herbs for Qiu Sheng since she came back. Why don't she go behind the house to pick weeds?"

"Oh, no one is watching. What if I scratch my hand by pulling the grass?"

With that said, Liu Zhihua handed the pheasant to Qiu Sheng behind him, turned around and ran towards the backyard in a hurry.

Qiu Sheng looked at the pheasant in his hand, walked over and skillfully tied it to a soft tree stick and hung it in the shade, then rolled up his sleeves and went to collect firewood.

When Erya saw her elder brother hanging up the pheasant, she knew that he was going to keep it and sell it for money. She looked at the pheasant in her father's hand.

After the chicken feathers were permed, the white chicken was revealed. A chicken only had two legs, one for Jiaojiao and one for Little Brother, and then they were gone.

She felt a little disappointed. She hadn't eaten fragrant chicken legs for a long time, but when she thought about having chicken to eat, she licked her mouth. Forget it, she was happy to have meat to eat.

Xiao Li stared at the chicken in the basin, sucked his nose and licked his mouth, looked at his father eagerly and asked: "Dad, can I eat two chicken legs?"

Before Wang Zhuangzhi could say anything, Erya angrily poked his forehead and lectured: "One chicken only has two legs, what will you do if Jiaojiao eats them both!"

Xiao Li shrank in fear, "Then, I'll just eat one."

Wang Erya snorted, stood up and put his hands on his hips and said: "Xiao Li, you are Jiaojiao's second brother. In the future, you have to separate from Jiaojiao, otherwise I won't beat you!"

"Sister~ I understand." Wang Xiaoli shrank behind his father.

Seeing this, Wang Zhuangzhi sighed and said comfortingly: "Be good, Dad will shoot more pheasants next time."

Although he was so comforting, Wang Zhuangzhi also looked a little worried.

There are too many hunters on the nearby hills, and there is nothing left. He has been unable to catch prey in the past few days, and the hills further away are more dangerous. Several hunters from the nearby village have never returned. He has a wife and children to support.

Don't dare to take this risk.

Seeing that it was time for Qiusheng's tuition to be paid, and the family's remaining money was not enough to cover the tuition, Jiaojiao had just recovered from a serious illness, and her body was already fragile. Doctor Li asked her to eat some refined grains and meat...

Qiu Sheng brought Chai over. Seeing his father frowning, he pursed his lips and said, "Dad, our school is going to be renovated. I won't go to school for the time being. I don't have to pay the tuition this year."

Wang Zhuangzhi was happy at first when he heard this, but then he asked worriedly: "Qiu Sheng, if you don't go to school, won't you be unable to study? Master, did you say that you can teach in other places?"

Qiu Sheng shook his head, lowered his eyes and explained: "It's okay, dad, just review at home."

Wang Zhuangzhi never became suspicious, his brows relaxed unconsciously, and he could feel more relaxed without being anxious about tuition fees.

He stood up with a smile and plucked the pheasant from the wall, threw it directly into the hot water and disposed of it together. There were exactly four legs, one for each of the four children.

Erya's eyes lit up. When she thought about having chicken legs to eat today, she quickly rolled up her sleeves and helped, "Dad, let me pluck the hair for you!"

"I want it too!"

Xiao Li also started to rub his sleeves to pull out chicken feathers. Wang Zhuangzhi quickly stopped the two of them, "Hey, slow down, be careful not to burn your hands."

Qiu Sheng was about to speak but stopped, because if his father was like this, his mother would be angry again.

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Backyard,

The Wang family's yellow mud house has open space in front and back, surrounded by a strong wooden fence. There is a small wooden house in the front yard for cooking, and some sundries are placed in the yard.

In the backyard, clothes are hung to dry on weekdays. There is a small chicken coop in the corner with only three chickens in it.

At this moment,

Liu Zhihua was picking out eggs from the henhouse and told Jiaojiao in the distance: "Baby, don't come over here. Just stand there and wait for your mother."

"Yeah, I know."

Jiaojiao is wearing a pink shirt, holding a few unknown tree roots and grass leaves in her hands, her little face is as plump as a white dough, and her eyes are as round and dark as grapes with curiosity.

The old hen was clucking, and my mother actually took out two eggs from under where it sat.

It turns out that when a hen lays eggs like this, these are the sugary eggs that my mother prepares for her every day.

Liu Zhihua groped under the other two chickens for a long time, but couldn't find any eggs. She picked up the two chickens, looked at the bare meadow, and cursed angrily: "You unsatisfactory people, you are working all day long.

You didn’t eat enough, and you didn’t even lay an egg. I’ll kill you all!”

"Cluck, cluck..." The old hens were scurrying around in the henhouse, clucking in fright.

Liu Zhihua looked at the two eggs in her arms and sighed. This was just enough for Jiaojiao to eat.

There is not much oil and water in the house, and the three meals a day are sweet potato soup, pickles and dumplings. Fortunately, the head of the house shot two pheasants today, and the rest can only be taken to the market in exchange for some eggs and refined grains to feed Jiaojiao and Qiu Sheng.

Body.

Seeing that her mother was distracted, Jiaojiao walked over with small steps and softly shouted: "Mother~"

Liu Zhihua hurriedly patted the chicken feathers on her body, walked over with the eggs in her arms, and picked up her daughter from the ground with one hand, "Hey, dear baby, go out with mom, be careful of these chickens pecking you."

Baojiao obediently hugged her mother's neck and said as she walked outside: "Mom, I've collected the medicine. Let's cook the medicine for my elder brother later."

As a ginseng essence, she knows all these medicinal materials. She heard Grandpa Li tell them about their effects that day, and she remembered them all. Coupled with her hundred-year-old beard, her elder brother's illness will definitely be cured.

Liu Zhihua glanced at the tree roots and grass leaves held in her daughter's little hands, shook her head, smiled, and coaxed casually: "Okay, I'll cook lunch for you after lunch."

Jiaojiao smiled and nodded, "Yeah."

Liu Zhihua walked out with Jiaojiao in her arms, and when she saw Erya and Xiaoli holding a bare chicken, she was almost pissed off!

Jiaojiao saw that her mother looked wrong and subconsciously covered her ears.

Liu Zhihua saw that her daughter was so frightened that she covered her ears. She suppressed her anger again, took a deep breath and coaxed: "Don't be afraid, Jiaojiao. Mom won't speak loudly anymore. Can you let me take you back to the house to play with clay figurines?"

When I heard the clay figurine's eyes sparkling, she nodded obediently and said, "Okay."

"Qiu Sheng, take Jiaojiao back to the house." Liu Zhihua shouted.

Wang Qiusheng patted the sticks of firewood on his body, stepped forward and took the little girl from his mother's arms, and said softly: "Brother, hold her."

Qiu Sheng saw that his mother didn't look good, so he explained for his father: "Mom, I don't have to pay the tuition fees this year in a hurry, so dad wants us all to eat chicken drumsticks. Don't blame dad."

Liu Zhihua became even more angry after hearing this, and shouted angrily: "Your father is a fool. Chicken legs and chickens are not all meat! Children are not sensible and he is not sensible either. Our chickens can't lay eggs, and there is no oil or water in the house. Jiaojiao is seriously ill."

I relied on eggs to support my recovery in the early days. I originally thought of exchanging the chicken for some eggs and refined grains, but now I have been messed up by this idiot."

"Ahem, mother, don't be angry. When I'm not going to school, I have time to copy books for bookstores. One copy contains three hundred texts, and I can make money to support my family." Qiu Sheng covered his lips and coughed with his head tilted to the side.
Chapter completed!