The rumble of thunder, accompanied by lightning, struck the big tree in the distance. Yue'e shivered with fright and held her brother's hand tighter.

The two brothers came to a cornfield and carefully looked around. Sure enough, they didn't see anyone watching the field, so they hurriedly bent down and got into the green gauze tent.

This is the time when corn is being harvested. The tender corn kernels are really sweet and delicious when cooked, and the soybeans planted on the stalks are also full of pods.

The brother and sister carefully picked up the plump corn cobs and broke them, while listening to the noise outside. Fortunately, except for the sound of thunder and rain, there was no sound of anyone walking. In such weather, even the hard-working farmers would stay at home to take shelter from the rain.

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Yue'e felt sad for the owner of the house while breaking it, and said in her heart: "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, please bless me that the land I broke off belongs to the landlord's family. The landlord's family has a big business and doesn't care about this little food. An ordinary family would be heartbroken."

, Master, Master, if you find out, just curse a few more words to relieve your anger. I can't help it, so your family will treat it as a good deed."

After a while, Shanfeng lowered his voice and said: "Yue'e, is that enough? The bag is almost full. I'll break off a few more edamame beans. Too many will harm the food."

"It's almost done, brother, I saw there are pumpkin seedlings on the stalks in the south. I'm going to look through them to see if I can find any pumpkins."

"Where? I'll go." Shanfeng followed Yue'e's finger and looked south. Sure enough, he saw a patch of pumpkin seedlings. He bent over and ran over. After a while, he ran back with a big pumpkin in his arms and looked at Yue excitedly.

E said: "Yue'e, look! The big-faced melon."

"Okay, brother, let's go back. The rain will stop soon. It won't be good if someone catches us again."

"Yes, let's go, let's go."

Shanfeng put the big pumpkin into a cloth bag, carried the cloth bag, and Yue'e held a bundle of soybean sprouts. The two of them ran back to the earth temple as if they were being chased by dogs.

From a distance, I saw my mother standing by the door looking out. Shanfeng waved his hand to my mother, and Yue'e shouted: "Mom, we are back."

When Xiuzhi saw the two brothers and sisters coming back, her eyes lit up and she hurriedly went out to greet them. She took the bag on Shanfeng's back and dropped it in her hands.

"Why do you have to hire so many people and make life difficult for them?" Xiuzhi said angrily.

"Mom, we are not from the same family. There is a big pumpkin inside that is heavy." Shanfeng said while lifting the bag, "Mom, we are carrying it, but you can't lift it."

"Come into the house quickly." Xiuzhi saw that the two children were covered in mud and there were two big lumps of mud stuck to their feet.

The three of them put down their things, and a fire had been lit in the room. Yueya pulled Yue'e to the fire and said, "Come here and have a good time. You take off your shoes and I'll put them under the eaves for a shower. These clothes are too tight."

Old Chen."

Yue Ya scraped the mud off her brother's and Yue'e's shoes, put them under the eaves and rinsed them with rainwater, then brought them back to the fire to bake.

Li Xiuzhi took a pot of rainwater, picked some edamame, peeled off the outer skin of the sticks, leaving the innermost layer of tender skin, and put them into the pot to cook together.

After a while, the sweet smell of corn came out, and the mountains, majestic mountains, and rivers stared eagerly around the pot, making mouth water.

After the craving for cigarettes passed, Wang Youyuan, who had fallen asleep in a daze, was awakened by the sweet smell. At this time, he felt more and more hungry, and his stomach growled. He walked to the pot, opened the lid, and took it out regardless of the fact that it was hot.

A corn on the cob will rise.

"Dad, it's not yet cooked yet."

"You can eat anything cooked or raw," Wang Youyuan said impatiently.

"It's a shame that your family has generations of Chinese medicine practitioners who don't even care about hygiene." Xiuzhi curled her lips and said.

"You're still concerned about hygiene. You can't even afford food. You're so poor." Wang Youyuan glared.

"Don't you know why you can't eat?"

"Why, what do you want to say? Don't you just want to make me lose all my life by smoking? As soon as you stick your butt out, I will know what shit you are doing. Can I control it? Then smoking addiction will cause

Do you know how much I suffered? I got into smoking because I made careless friends and got tricked by someone named He."

"You still have the nerve to say that I reminded you several times back then that He Mengyao couldn't be friends with you. They said that face comes from the heart. Judging from his face, he is a cheater and a slippery person. He is not a loyal person. You don't listen. He just flatters you with a few nice words.

You don’t know the east, west, north and south. Nothing I say is right. I treat my kindness as a donkey’s liver and lungs. What He Mengyao says is true. Now we and our family are going to Shangqiu to escape famine."

In fact, Wang Youyuan also knew that he was in the wrong, and his huge family fortune had completely ruined him. At this time, he did not quarrel with his wife, but just ate corn on the cob.

After the corn and edamame were cooked, Xiuzhi took her children to eat, and then lay down next to the straw nest to rest for a while.

The violent storm gradually subsided, and only the sound of raindrops could be heard on the eaves. The dark sky became clear as the dark clouds dispersed, and the rays of the sun shone through the clouds like thousands of feet of golden light.

Yue'e sat on the threshold, looking at the looming rainbow in the sky, thinking: Are there really gods in the sky? Is this rainbow the bridge needed by the gods to come down to earth? Will the gods notice me and help me?

When people have something unpleasant that they are unable to solve, they always place their hopes on unfounded gods, thinking that the gods will come to help them overcome the difficulties.

After Yue Ya put away the pot, she sat on the threshold and sat next to her sister. She put her hand on her shoulder and said with concern: "Second sister, does it still hurt from dad's kick? I'll rub it for you."

Yue'e looked at her sister and shook her head slightly: "It doesn't hurt anymore. Dad kicked me on my butt. It was so fleshy that it didn't hurt. I was just shocked."

"Actually, my dad was fine before he smoked. He even took me to dig up herbal medicines. Sometimes he would buy snacks for us after seeing patients when he had enough money. But since my father took away all the family property, my father has also become worse.

I have beaten my mother several times."

"Sister, I know, I just think that if dad continues to be like this, how will he live in the future? I heard that those who smoked big cigarettes and went bankrupt later sold their sons and daughters. Dad doesn't like me. When the time comes, dad will sell

What should I do?"

"Nonsense!" Fengfeng happened to come over and heard his sister say this, and responded: "Who dares to sell you? Even if dad is not involved, he will never sell his son or daughter. Our dad knows medical skills. This time we will go to Shangqiu

I just want to see if I can make more money in a big place with many opportunities, otherwise, how about our children, if we sell two of them, we still have to go out and escape."

After a while, Wang Youyuan, who had eaten and rested, gently kicked Xiuzhi's legs and said, "Let's go! Let's go! We're on our way, or we won't find a place to stay before dark." Then he turned to face the three people on the threshold.

A child said, "What are you three muttering about? Have you packed everything?"

"Dad, we've packed it up. The pots have been tied to the wheelbarrow. I'll put the big-faced melon under the pot." Shanfeng said hurriedly.

Wang Youyuan breathed a sigh of relief and stretched, covered his arms with his unkempt gown, pulled up his shoes and walked outside the temple, looking at the sky: "Hey, it's a nice sunny day. Before, it looked like the sky was about to collapse.

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Hearing Wang Youyuan's voice, Xiuzhi woke up, her sleepy eyes gently patted the three sleeping children awake: "Four, Little Five, Little Six."

Xiaosi Shanling got up with a pout, walked out in a daze and peed, then walked to the mountain peak and hugged the mountain peak's legs, and shouted cutely: "Brother."

"Hey." Shanfeng picked up his younger brother, put him on the side of the wheelbarrow, and said, "Sit tight and don't move around. I'll push you and Xiaowu later."

"Dad, Xiaoliu has diarrhea again!"

Hearing Xiuzhi's cry, Wang Youyuan returned to the temple, put his hand on Shanhe's pulse, felt it carefully, and muttered: "Why did you pull it again? I didn't take medicine before. I'll pull more on the way later."

Let’s meet the laxatives and spurs. You can boil the wormwood for six drinks.”

"Dad, why don't you prescribe a prescription? If you meet a Chinese medicine shop on the road, grab a few medicines. There are several kinds of herbal medicines that are always bought on the roadside. The medicines are not complete. It will be useless for us to drink them." Xiuzhi was worried.

Said: "Look at how thin this little face has become. It was all gone a while ago, but now it's gone."

"Get the medicine, get the medicine. Don't I know that I need to get the medicine? If you feel in your pocket, can you still find money? If you have money, we will get it. If you don't have money, no one will give you the medicine." Wang Youyuan said upset.

Xiuzhi touched the money bag in her arms and found that none of it was gone. She said in a helpless tone: "Oh, this is so good."

"Let's go, don't worry. When we get to Shangqiu, I will find a job and earn enough money to treat Xiaoliu properly."

Xiuzhi saw that there was nothing she could do no matter how worried she was, so she stood up and asked Wang Youyuan to help tie Shanhe to her back. She and Wang Youyuan walked out holding the three-year-old Xiao Wu: "Fengfeng, put Xiao Wu in the car and let dad push him first."

Wait until dad is tired before you push."

"Yeah." Shanfeng took Shanzhuang and put it on the other side of the unicycle. He looked at Wang Youyuan and said, "Dad, are you leaving?"

"Let's go!" Wang Youyuan put up his shoes, held the handlebars hard, and the wheels rolled forward.

At dusk, the sun has reduced its dazzling light and hangs in the western sky like an oversized duck egg yolk. The surrounding clouds seem to be smudged with colorful clouds under the reflection of the sun, which is particularly beautiful and spectacular.

At this time, Wang Youyuan, his wife and three older children had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery. They were so tired that they were covered in sweat. They saw the smoke rising from the kitchen in the distance, and from time to time there were several dogs barking and roosters crowing. They knew that there was a family in front of them.

I quickened my pace and finally arrived at the village before dark, found an abandoned mud house and lived in it.

After a short rest, Wang Youyuan, who was thirsty and tired, took out the wooden bucket and walked to the well at the head of the village. He drank a full stomach and then brought a bucket of water back. Seeing that the pot had been put on the stove, Yue Ya and

Yue'e is peeling edamame particles and preparing to cook them with pumpkin.

"Come here to drink water, Danni, Erni, don't be busy cooking, drink water first, and then boil the herbs dad picked up on the road for your brother." After saying that, he walked to Xiuzhi and took Shanhe: "

How about six?"

"What can we do? I've been hauled along this way several times and there's no food to eat. We can make do, but I'm afraid Liu can't." Xiuzhi saw that Youyuan was taking pulses from the mountains and rivers. The expression on her face was very solemn, and her heart skipped a beat.

For a moment: "His dad, how about six?"

"The pulse is not very good." Youyuan pondered for a moment: "When I was fetching water, I saw a few families in the village who were relatively well-off. Why don't you take your children to order some food later and make some porridge for Liu? He needs to replenish himself.
Chapter completed!