Qian touched her head and said, "It's so easy to open up wasteland, and the food grown in the wasteland may not be enough to pay taxes. Your nephews are still young, and the land at home is enough for farming."
"Then what should we do? Fourth brother has made such a big mistake and we can't kill him. What if he goes gambling again in his spare time?"
Qian thought about it, if Shiro was not punished for doing such a big mistake, the other sons and daughter-in-law in the family would definitely be dissatisfied, but if it really hurt someone, it was another matter whether she would let him go, and money would be needed to treat the injury later.
That's what really hurts.
Qian said: "Okay, I will let your fourth brother go to the fields to open up wasteland tomorrow."
Man Bao then became happy and said, "I'm going to supervise Fourth Brother."
"I think you want to go out to play. There are many snakes and insects in the fields, so don't join in the fun. Just ask your eldest nephew and the others to follow."
Man Bao: "No, I want to go too."
She used to think that her home was quite good, with no shortage of food and clothing. She had sweets to eat every market day, although she didn't like sweets very much.
So she just wanted to learn to read before. She felt that reading and reading made her very happy, but Keke had no books to give her, so she could only give her candies.
She had eaten it. Although the candies were sweeter than the ones her second brother brought back from the market, she still didn't like them very much.
But now she knows that her family is still very poor and she has to make money. She is still young and cannot work in the fields or go out to work. The only way to make money is to sell candy.
But because she has always been lazy, she did not dig out vegetables for Keke, and Keke stopped giving her sweets for a long time.
By the way, Keke was something that suddenly appeared in her mind. Last spring she finally memorized "The Thousand-Character Classic" completely. Mr. Zhuang was so moved that he copied a stack of "The Thousand-Character Classic" in his own hand.
The manuscript was given to her.
She happily ran home holding the manuscript, and as soon as she returned home, Keke appeared. It said that it was a branch of the encyclopedia, in charge of the biology department, and that it was accidentally lost here.
It needs to collect many biological species in order to exchange for energy in the encyclopedia and leave.
Manbao didn't understand it at first, she just thought she had a friend, and she told her mother happily.
But Qian thought she was a child dreaming and coaxed her for a while.
Manbao was very smart and gradually understood that others could not see or hear Keke, so she stopped mentioning it and regarded this friend as only she could see and hear.
Keke kept begging her to collect more plants, but Manbao dug up all the vegetables in the vegetable garden and even dug up the grass outside the house. She was tired from walking in such a far place and she didn't want to go at all.
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For the sake of her friends, she reluctantly found a piece of grass she had never seen before and gave it to Keke. However, her family was always worried about her running outside. Normally her nephews and nieces could go out to play, but she was always taken by her sister-in-law.
At most, you can only play in the village. You are absolutely not allowed to leave the village, let alone go to the fields.
Man Bao pestered her mother until she almost rolled on the ground. Qian was exhausted both physically and mentally today. Seeing her daughter like this, she thought that she was not young anymore and it was the most fun time, so she couldn't bear to restrain her all the time.
He reluctantly nodded and said: "Okay, okay, go, go, but you have to listen to Goro and Rokuro. You are not allowed to run around, and you are not allowed to bask in the sun for too long, you know?"
Man Bao happily agreed.
In the evening, I had a full bowl of rice, and I ate it all with my fifth and sixth brothers and my nieces and nephews.
Except for these young and innocent children, the appetite of the adults is really not very good. The family finally saved a little money, but they returned to abject poverty overnight. It is strange that they are in a good mood.
Old man Zhou took a chopstick of rice, and for the first time he felt so choked by food that he couldn't eat any more.
When he thought of those fifteen taels of silver, his heart ached with pain, and his eyes were red with pain. Finally, he couldn't help but throw the bowl and beat his fourth son again.
After their father beat the fourth child, Zhou Dalang and the others couldn't beat him, so they could only steal the rice with a stinking look on their faces.
The porridge that Qian and his daughter-in-law ate together. Now that the autumn harvest has passed, except for the men, only Manbao can eat dry food. The rest of the family eats thin porridge. However, the porridge is also quite thick, which can at least make people feel comfortable.
Eat enough.
But Mrs. Qian put down her chopsticks and said: "We don't have a penny at home. We live in a panic like this. From tomorrow on, we won't do anything dry at home, but only make thin food. My eldest daughter-in-law, if I put less rice in the future, I'll have to go to work."
It’s winter, and after winter there are still spring and summer.”
Xiao Qian bowed his head and responded.
He glanced at Man Bao and asked, "What about my sister-in-law? She is weak and eats thin food?"
Qian raised her eyebrows and said: "Tomorrow you bring six kilograms of grain to the school and ask the boss to ask for it from Mr. Zhuang. From now on, Manbao will have lunch in the school, and the vegetables will be bought from his own vegetable garden. From now on, every day
Just cut two more and it will be fine."
Xiao Qian agreed, finished eating quickly, and cleared away the dishes with her sisters-in-law.
Man Bao thought that was not good and asked: "Mom, what about Da Ya and the others?"
Qian stretched out his hand to touch her head and said with a smile: "Da Ya and the others are in good health, so they don't need to eat dry food. If you are in poor health, you should eat more. Otherwise, if you get sick, your family will have to pay for medicine for you."
Da Ya and Da Tou have been indoctrinated with this idea since they were young. Their grandparents have told them since they were young that my sister-in-law is not in good health and they are not allowed to push her or bully her. They should feed her more and gain weight so that she will not get sick.
Otherwise, they will have to spend money to buy medicine when they get sick, and then they will have no money to buy candy.
So since I was a child, I had no problem with my sister-in-law eating dry food with my grandfather and father and drinking water.
Moreover, my sister-in-law is very kind to them. She is younger than them, but she always gives them sweets. They still like her very much.
So when grandma looked over, they nodded repeatedly, saying, sister-in-law, please eat more, we can eat thin food at home.
"There are still some grain strings in the field. Let's go find them later and roast them."
"No, tomorrow we have to help Fourth Brother clear up wasteland." Man Bao said, "But we can go find wild fruits to eat."
Lao Zhoutou looked at Man Bao, "Opening up wasteland?"
Qian said: "I forgot to tell you, I will let the fourth child go to open up wasteland tomorrow. He owes the family money and must do something to make a living."
Old Zhoutou didn't think he could make much money by opening up wasteland, but it was good, so that the boy would have to find something to do in case he was idle and wanted to gamble.
So he said: "Lao Wu, Lao Liu, you will go with me tomorrow. If he is lazy, give him a beating."
Man Bao volunteered, "Father, let me come. The fifth brother and the sixth brother will definitely not be able to beat the fourth brother."
Lao Zhoutou smiled, reached out and touched her head and said with a smile: "Okay, come on, if your fourth brother dares to disobey, you can beat him with a stick."
Manbao was as happy as if he had received an imperial decree. He went to bed early at night and promised in his mind that Keke would help him find plants that he had not found before tomorrow. He also asked, "You must prepare more sugar for me.
To be sold."
The system is really worried. The plants that Manbao has registered are all very common. It has been more than a year and has not seen any benefits. Instead, it has to exchange its remaining points for sugar to her.
It's impossible not to change it, it's just a little doll, and if it weren't for the candy hanging in front of it, she wouldn't play this game with it.
Yes, Manbao has always regarded this as a game, and has never thought of using it to reach the pinnacle of life and achieve any extraordinary life goals.
It has been more than a year, and the system's ambitions have been worn away. Fortunately, it is bound to the host, so even if there is no energy to support it to leave this space and return to the original plane, it can still keep running.
Just wait until the host is older.
This is the comfort the system gives itself.
No matter how bad it is, the worst result is that when the host dies, it will just choose a more ambitious host.
The system quietly collected its remaining points and calculated how many more candies it could exchange for her.
Man Bao thought he had made an agreement with Ke Ke, so he pulled his quilt over him, closed his eyes and slept beautifully.
Not long after the rooster crowed the next day, there was a sound in the yard. Manbao turned over, arched his buttocks and got into the quilt to continue sleeping.
Farmers always get up early. Even if the autumn harvest is over, the fields still have to rest.
Moreover, Zhou Dalang, Tuesday Lang and Zhou Lang all took over jobs at Landlord Bai's house, so they also had to go out.
When the sound of "ouch" and slapping came from the yard, Man Bao finally got up, rubbing her eyes. She went to push the window with a red face, and saw her father dragging her fourth brother out of the house and kicking her.
Rushing out to work on his ass, she immediately remembered what she had promised to Koko last night.
Not caring about sleeping, Man Bao immediately climbed out of bed, put on his clothes, ran out and said: "Fourth brother, wait for me, I will go with you."
Qian grabbed her and said, "Don't worry, wash your face first."
Breakfast was not that early and had to be eaten when the sun was in the sky. Xiao Qian asked her sister-in-law to wash her face and gave her a bowl of boiled water. Then she touched an egg and diluted it for her to drink.
Man Bao drank the egg water with a look of disgust, turned around and ran after the fourth brother.
Wulang and the others were standing at the door waiting for her. Egg water in the morning was a bonus for Manbao, but neither Lao Zhoutou nor Qian had it.
It is said that my sister-in-law almost died of illness, but she survived by relying on egg water. From then on, she was an unbeatable egg, and no one else's would be missing hers.
The family did not expect Zhou Lang to open up any good land, so in addition to the main owner Zhou Lang, they also sent a group of children to help him.
For example, Wulang, Liulang, Datou and Daya from the first room, and Erya and Ertou from the second room.
Wu Lang is 14 this year, and Liu Lang is 12. They are both grown men. In the words of the village, they are ready to talk about marriage. In two years, they will give birth to a fat boy.
Da Tou and Er Tou are both Man Bao's nephews, one is nine years old and the other is six years old. Da Ya and Er Ya are Man Bao's nieces, one is eight years old and the other is seven years old.
There is San Tou from the big house down there, who is also his nephew and is the same age as Man Bao. He also wanted to go today, but his mother stopped him. He had to take San Ya and Si Tou to pull weeds in the vegetable garden.
Sanya has a second bedroom, and Si Tou has a third bedroom. They are both very young, both four years old, and have difficulty walking, so they can only pull weeds at home.
The mountain road was rugged and Manbao was not easy to walk on, so Wulang and Liulang took turns carrying her. Shilang didn't have to think about it. He was injured, so he was considered capable if he could walk into the field by himself.