After 629 left, Lin Xue got out of bed, put on her shoes, and opened her bedroom door.

After recalling the memories in his mind, he realized that no one was home. The two elderly people seemed to have gone to help in the fields, and the original owner's two children must have gone to the village to play with their friends.

Meanwhile, the three members of the second wife's family were weeding in the field.

Because of the original owner's terrible character, the second family didn't come back at noon. The old couple would cook the food and then deliver it to them in the fields.

The two children from the third wife's family are usually taken care of by the elderly couple.

The original owner's only responsibility was to lift the lid of the pot in the kitchen after getting up each day and eat the food left for her inside.

After finishing the meal, the original owner took her clothes to wash and dry them.

Then I went to the backyard and picked two vegetables, which I then fed to the five or six chickens in the coop.

Before they knew it, it was noon. The elderly couple came back to cook, while Lin Xue pretended to take care of the two children, but in reality, she was slacking off.

"Sigh~"

Looking at her cold and deserted home, Lin Xue sighed deeply.

She first went to the backyard and picked two vegetables, just like the original owner did. However, she didn't dawdle; instead, she threw the vegetables directly into the chicken coop and let the chicks peck at them.

Then I went to the kitchen and looked around. I found that there were only some whole grains and a few potatoes in the kitchen.

Looking at the sky outside, it was almost noon. Lin Xue took out the food that had been left for her in the pot, ate a couple of bites, and then started busying herself with making lunch.

I scooped out a bowl of brown rice, peeled two potatoes and cut them into chunks, and put the brown rice and potatoes into a pot to cook together.

When the rice was almost cooked, Lin Xue removed the firewood from the stove.

There were still some embers in the stove pit. After these sparks were extinguished, the rice would probably be almost completely simmered.

Lin Xue closed her front door and then took her basket and sickle into the back mountain.

It's absolutely unacceptable to let her eat only vegetables and no meat.

She planned to go to the mountains first, and if there was no prey, she would catch a couple of fish in the river.

In short, whether it's meat or fish, you have to eat at least one of them; that's what life is all about.

Lin Xue was quick on her feet. After circling around the mountains, she shot down a large bird that she couldn't identify.

This large bird has colorful feathers, and Lin Xue wouldn't have bothered with it if she hadn't seen any other prey.

He tied the bird's feet, carried it by the handle, picked a couple of handfuls of wild vegetables, gathered a basket of firewood, and hurried home.

"Third son's wife, where have you been?"

As soon as Lin Xue entered the door, she found that the two elderly people had already returned.

At this moment, Grandma Huang came back from the backyard with a head of greens, presumably intending to stir-fry it for lunch.

Old Wang was sitting in the yard repairing a hoe. The hoe handle and the hoe itself had separated, apparently due to long-term use causing the hoe to loosen and fall off.

"I went to the mountains and picked some wild vegetables. I'll cook lunch. Go and call my second brother and sister-in-law back for dinner!"

After speaking to Grandma Huang, Lin Xue took the vegetables from her hand and then took her basket to the well.

"Hmm? Why did we let them come back for lunch today?"

Old Mrs. Huang was somewhat intimidated by her third daughter-in-law, who had a personality as soft as a steamed bun and never knew how to argue with others.

"I caught a silly bird while I was digging for wild vegetables today. We'll have meat for lunch, Mom, go and call them back!"

Lin Xue said as she sorted through the wild vegetables.

"Dad, go boil some water for me! And pluck all the feathers off this silly bird, I'll go get some side dishes!"

Lin Xue washed the wild vegetables she had dug up, took them to the kitchen, chopped them up, and plated them.

I went to find some garlic, and picked some scallions and cilantro from the vegetable garden.

After Lin Xue left the courtyard, Old Mrs. Huang looked at Old Mr. Huang in disbelief.

"What's gotten into her today?"

Old Huang peeked out and saw that Lin Xue hadn't returned from the corner of the backyard.

"Go now, I'm going to boil water to deal with the big bird."

"It's rare for the third son's wife to be so magnanimous, we can't go against her now!"

Old Huang urged Old Mrs. Huang to go to the fields and call her second son's family back.

He then went to the kitchen to boil water to deal with the fat bird, as Lin Xue had instructed.

When Grandma Huang returned with Huang Degui and his family of three, wisps of smoke were already rising from the chimney.

The aroma of meat filling the yard made the four returning people swallow hard.

"Why did my third sister-in-law cook such a delicious meal today? And why did she invite our whole family back to eat?"

In the past, whenever the original owner got his hands on something delicious, he would send the entire Huang family away so he could secretly cook for himself.

The problem is that not only did the original owner cook for others, but he also never cleaned up the kitchen after cooking for them.

So whenever the original owner secretly indulged in a treat, the Huang family members were well aware of it.

However, no one dared to say anything, because the original owner was still very strong in combat. When it came to arguing, the entire Huang family combined was no match for her.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go inside to wash up. Dinner will be served soon!"

Lin Xue was about to go inside to find some seasonings when she saw Old Mrs. Huang and Huang Degui's family of three standing at the gate of the courtyard, staring blankly in the direction of the kitchen.

"Yes, yes, yes! Second brother, you quickly take your wife and Zhiyuan to wash their faces, I'll go help third brother's wife!"

"Zhiyuan, go wash your hands and go find your two younger siblings. It's already dinnertime, and they haven't even started heading home!"

Reminded by Lin Xue, the four of them came to their senses and began to busy themselves with their own tasks.

At the dinner table.

"Second brother and sister-in-law, how much work is left in the fields?"

While eating, Lin Xue asked Huang Degui and Zhang Shi questions.

"The weeds on the five acres to the north have been cleared, but there are still more than three acres left on the large field to the west. It will probably take another four or five days to finish weeding it!"

The Huang family only had nine mu of land in total, and the closest piece of land was right behind their house. This piece of land was the closest to their home, and during busy farming seasons, the original owner would usually choose to work on this piece of land next to their house.

The five acres of land on Beishan Mountain are dry land, where some corn, soybeans, and sweet potatoes are planted.

The area to the west is a paddy field where rice is grown.

The Huang family's staple food is usually corn porridge, accompanied by some mixed grain steamed buns.

Rice production is relatively low, so they usually choose to sell the rice to earn some money for household expenses.

"Then, second brother and second sister-in-law, you'd better keep up the good work!"

"From now on, if it's almost noon, don't stay working in the fields anymore. Aren't you afraid of getting heatstroke under such a hot sun!"

When Lin Xue said those words, all seven members of the family stared at her blankly.

Her words seemed to be something extraordinary, shocking the entire family of seven.

"Why are you looking at me like that? If you ruin your health, who will do the work in the fields?"