Professor Gu and Professor Wang exchanged a smile. This child's temperament is just like Senior Brother He's!

Just then, Qi Ergou drove the oxcart over and smiled at He Tiantian, saying, "Sweetie, are you tired from cutting grass?"

"I'm not tired, Brother Qi," He Tiantian said. "I can manage. Brother Qi, what are you doing driving the oxcart here?"

This was a task personally arranged for He Tiantian by Qi Ergou's mother, Zhao Dajiao. Even if it was tiring, she couldn't complain. Besides, compared to others, this task wasn't particularly heavy for He Tiantian.

Because she can often go up the mountain, He Tiantian can pick delicious food there. If she's lucky, the snake on her ankle might even catch some meat for her. She's free and carefree, which is exactly the kind of life she likes!

"That's good." Qi Ergou smiled. "The village secretary has already made arrangements and asked me to take these people to be criticized and denounced."

Professor Gu, Professor Wang, and the five people in the room trembled and turned pale when they heard that they were going to be criticized and denounced.

"Brother Qi, they are elderly people..." He Tiantian knew that she was young and insignificant, and Qi Ergou was kind to her, so she couldn't take advantage of his kindness and plead for them directly. She could only try to hint at it indirectly.

"Sweetie, go get to work. We know about this," Qi Ergou said. "Don't be afraid, it's just a formality!"

After Qi Ergou finished speaking, he went into the house, picked up an old man lying on the hay, and put him on the oxcart. He did not intend to make things difficult for these people.

Seeing that Qi Ergou carried the person onto the oxcart instead of letting them climb over or walk over on their own, the men finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In her past life, He Tiantian knew that Secretary Qi treated those sent to labor camps well. Although there were no benefits in the first few years, the benefits became apparent after seven or eight years. Aside from Qi Xiaoyan's suicide, Secretary Qi's eldest son was the first in the village to become wealthy, and his second son rose through the ranks in the army, eventually becoming a division commander. As for Li Mingkai, the culprit behind Qi Xiaoyan's suicide, his fate was tragic. Although he didn't die, he was crushed by a machine while working, leaving him paralyzed on one side.

Qi Ergou isn't very bright, but he has one redeeming quality: he's obedient.

When Secretary Qi was in power, he followed him; when Secretary Qi got old, he worked for his eldest son. Because of this, the Qi family did not mistreat Qi Ergou, and Qi Ergou's family became the second richest in the village.

Qi Ergou took the people away. He Tiantian originally wanted to go and see them, but then she thought she had already seen them in her past life, so there was no need to see them again in this one. Knowing that they were alright and didn't need her help, she decided to go up the mountain to cut grass. She wanted to gather more wild vegetables, and if she could catch a pheasant, that would be great; she could make soup to nourish them.

He Tiantian carried a bamboo basket and walked up the mountain.

The afternoon's task was also heavy, requiring three round trips to cut three large baskets of herbs.

Two baskets have been completed; this is the third.

He Tiantian dug up a basket of wild vegetables. Hearing the gurgling sound of flowing water, she went to a stream. The water was clear. She washed her face, sat on a clean rock, rolled up her trouser leg, and scratched the little silver snake.

Rub, rub, rub! Scratch, scratch, scratch!

"What are you trying to do now?" The snake king had already climbed off He Tiantian's ankle and jumped into the stream, poking his head out.

It was so fast that He Tiantian didn't even see how the little silver snake got down.

"It's nothing, I just want to eat meat. Can you catch two chickens for me?" He Tiantian said. She didn't have the ability to catch them herself, so she could only ask the little silver snake for help.

"How stupid!" the Snake King said angrily. With its improved health, catching a couple of pheasants would be a piece of cake!

"Hehehe!" He Tiantian chuckled foolishly, "The Snake King is amazing!"

"Of course!" The Snake King swam around in the water, tilting his head back and saying proudly.

He Tiantian was speechless, but now was the time to beg the Snake King, so it was best to be humble. Besides, although the Snake King was arrogant, he would always help her. After the little silver snake had played enough, it crawled out of the water and rustled on the ground, moving forward in an "S" shape.

He Tiantian chased after them, the two of them moving very fast. Before long, they arrived at a dense thicket of grass.

"Why did you stop?" He Tiantian asked. There were no pheasants in sight, only grass!

When the Snake King saw He Tiantian speak up, he glared at her, and He Tiantian dared not utter a sound.

It was very quiet around us, but within half a minute, a few pheasants emerged from the bushes.

He Tiantian was overjoyed, but she noticed that the pheasants seemed to be drunk, dizzy and unconscious.

"Why aren't you doing anything yet!" the little silver snake gritted its teeth, "So stupid, so incredibly stupid!"

"Hey!" He Tiantian replied foolishly, bent down and twisted the necks of the pheasants in one hand and the other two in the other hand, and then quickly twisted the necks of the pheasants in the other two hands.

Seeing He Tiantian's swift and decisive action without hesitation, the Snake King pondered for a moment and said, "You usually seem timid, but you killed these pheasants without any fear!"

He Tiantian picked up the pheasant, sighed, and said with a bitter smile, "What cruelty and fear? Compared to hunger, they are nothing. In my past life, I ran a braised meat shop. I had to kill many chickens and ducks every day. If I had to be afraid and cry when killing just one chicken, I would have been poor long ago."

"Hmph!" The Snake King was indignant when He Tiantian spoke so confidently. "If you're so capable, how come you're still living such a miserable life?"

He Tiantian felt a pang of bitterness upon hearing this. The Snake King was always telling the truth. He said, "What's the use of being diligent? Your eyes are blind, your heart is empty. You're just a shell living a muddled life."

When the Snake King saw that He Tiantian, who had been so lively just moments before, had suddenly become listless, he knew that He Tiantian had had a difficult past life. Although he had no intention of hurting He Tiantian, he still felt a little embarrassed.

He Tiantian put the pheasant in the basket, covered it with a lot of grass, stuffed it full, and it was heavier than usual.

Knowing that He Tiantian was feeling down, with her head down, her thin shoulders drooping, and her spirits low, the Snake King couldn't continue to mock her. It obediently went to rest on He Tiantian's ankle.

He Tiantian carried her things down the mountain, tears streaming down her face. Since her rebirth, she had been encouraging herself to be strong, but the events of her past life still occasionally affected her mood.

Although it's a bit pretentious, she just can't help it.

Walking silently out of the shadows of the mountains, He Tiantian was greeted by the brilliant sunset, which illuminated her dark heart.

He Tiantian raised her head and looked at the boundless sunset!

Having the chance to start over is already incredibly precious. What reason does she have to be sad about those absurd past events? The more sad she is now, the more it proves that she failed in the past.

Seize the present, look to the future.

Her life is destined to be different from her previous life, so she must create it with her own hands and hard work, instead of useless tears!