Ni Jiarong was taken aback. Ever since he could remember, his older brother had always seemed a bit silly, and he had been ridiculed a lot since he was a child. Now, his older brother had actually become normal.

He rushed home and told his parents what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Ni Wangshi felt she had been ripped off. Hearing that her simple-minded son's family was even getting meat to eat, she immediately dropped her bowl and ran towards Xiaoli's house.

The Ni family members followed behind, all wanting to see how the idiot would become normal again.

Xiao Li was enjoying a delicious stir-fried rabbit dish when she heard the courtyard gate being kicked open.

"Dazhuang, my son, are you really better? Let me see you."

Ni Wangshi ran into the house; she had to hurry, or all the meat would be gone.

Xiao Li gestured for Ni Dazhuang to eat faster, and she also sped up her pace so that she wouldn't be unable to eat if she saw the Ni family later.

As soon as Ni Wangshi entered the room, she saw Xiaoli pour the last piece of meat and soup from the basin into Ni Dazhuang's bowl.

Ni Dazhuang picked up the bowl and slurped it down in a few mouthfuls.

Ni Wangshi ran up to him, grabbed Ni Dazhuang, and started hitting him.

"You damned, unfilial son."

Xiao Li found it amusing. She wiped her mouth and hid to the side to watch the show.

Ni Dazhuang looked puzzled. He had been behaving very well lately, and his wife had been praising him.

Ni Wangshi howled a few times, but no one paid any attention to her, so she had to stop.

Looking closely at Ni Dazhuang, he's only outwardly neat; he's still the same idiot.

She felt inexplicably relaxed.

"Dazhuang, hurry up and bring your mother some food. Your mother was anxious to see you and hasn't eaten yet."

Ni Dazhuang was taken aback for a moment, "Mom, no, I've finished eating."

Ni Wangshi didn't believe it, so she went to the kitchen to check, but found nothing.

Xiao Li doesn't like to eat leftovers, so she only cooks for two people each time. Ni Dazhuang also has a big appetite and always finishes his food completely, leaving no leftovers.

The smell of meat made Ni Wangshi feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Dazhuang, your mother misses you. Come back with me."

Ni Dazhuang was somewhat reluctant. He and his wife had been very comfortable staying here for the past few days and didn't want to go back to the Ni family home.

Xiao Li coughed, "Mother, we've separated our households, do you remember?"

Ni Yuanshan felt a little uncomfortable. He hadn't seen any excitement, but he had witnessed his wife making a fool of herself.

He snorted and walked outside, then seemed to remember something and turned back.

"Dazhuang will be working in the fields tomorrow. Even though we've separated our households, you're still my son."

He then looked at Xiaoli and said, "You should go home and help your mother out. You still need to do some housework."

Xiao Li was dumbfounded. She thought that separating from the family would free her from their clutches, but she never expected the Ni family to be so shameless.

Ni Dazhuang quickly replied, "Okay, Dad."

Xiao Li glared at him fiercely, but he didn't even see it, preoccupied with listening to his father.

Ni Wangshi looked around the room and saw that there was a lot more furniture. She wanted to take some things with her, but then she remembered the pustules on the two of them's faces that day, so she put them down.

Once the courtyard quieted down, Xiao Li pinched Ni Dazhuang's ear and lectured him.

"Fool, we've separated our households, you know? We're now two separate families. You can't help our parents with chores anymore; you have to support our little family, understand?"

Ni Dazhuang looked pitiful and dared not move. Even though his ears hurt, he didn't move, but kept crying out that they hurt.

Xiao Li remembered that Ni Dazhuang had fallen down the hillside and broken his leg because he was too tired from working in the fields.

However, the Ni family was afraid of spending money, so they refused to let the doctor prescribe any medicine and only had it simply bandaged.

This caused his legs to become inflamed and rotten, eventually leading to his death from the infection.

Xiao Li felt a pang of tenderness in her heart. With this fool dead, the original owner's hopes were also dashed.

She became even less noticeable in the Ni family and eventually died from overwork.

This couple were destined for a life of hard work, yet they did not meet a good end. Good people don't live long, while evil ones live for a thousand years—this is an enduring fact.

Xiao Li sighed and touched Ni Dazhuang's bright red ears.

"Dazhuang, you're not allowed to work tomorrow. Let's go hunting in the mountains together."

Ni Dazhuang thought for a moment. He had to listen to his father, but he also really wanted to go up the mountain. What should he do?

Seeing his hesitation, Xiao Li understood that he had lived this way for the past twenty-odd years, so it was understandable that he couldn't change in a short time.

She was angry and went to bed early. When Ni Dazhuang saw that his wife was not talking, he also lay down to sleep and soon fell asleep.

Xiao Li put him to sleep and then took Youyou and Huanling to the Ni family.

I was too busy the past few days, and they only came looking for trouble after I let them have a few good days. Now I just want to kill them.

Ni Yuanshan felt much more at ease knowing that his simple-minded son would come to work tomorrow. After washing up, he smoked a pipe and went to bed.

Pu Guixiang was also thinking that Pu Xiaoli would be back to work tomorrow, which would make her feel more relaxed. In the evening, she was in a good mood and gave Ni Jiarong a friendly look.

Only Ni Wangshi, who hadn't eaten her fill, was in a bad mood. She was thinking that she would definitely torment her mentally challenged wife tomorrow.

Not long after the family went to bed, Xiaoli arrived.

She used her spiritual power to envelop the entire Ni family and began to create a dream.

"Come on, get up and get to work."

Ni Yuanshan felt like he had just fallen asleep when it was already dawn. He was a little sleepy, but it was daylight and he had to get up and work.

"Old woman, why isn't the rice cooked yet? Get up and cook!"

Strange, why doesn't he feel hungry?

Ni Wangshi was also very sleepy, but she still quickly got up.

The whole family was yawning. What were they supposed to do today?

The yard is full of weeds, which have completely covered the house.

"Oh dear, the yard is covered in weeds! We can't get out. Come and pull them all out."

The whole family came to pull weeds, but no matter how hard they pulled, the weeds would grow back.

They spent the whole morning pulling weeds, only to find that there were even more weeds in the yard.

"No, I'm too tired. I'll call my silly son. He'll be able to remove it all quickly."

Ni Yuanshan was furious. He sent his youngest son to call his mentally challenged son back, but the courtyard gate wouldn't open no matter what he tried.

The Ni family was frantic and started shouting, but the neighbors seemed not to hear them at all, and no one came to check on them.

Finally, the family was so exhausted that they could only collapse in the yard and continue weeding.

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As dawn broke, Ni Yuanshan opened his eyes. It was all a dream? How terrifying!

What was he supposed to do today? He glanced at the yard instinctively; thankfully, there was no grass.

I'm too tired today, I'll go to work in the fields tomorrow.

He turned over and went back to sleep.

In his dream, he returned to the courtyard and continued his unfinished dream.

This time, the yard was full of corn, big and sturdy ears of corn. He had never seen such big and plump ears of corn before.

"Hurry up and break them apart, these are all grains."

Ni Wangshi also picked up her basket and started breaking off pieces.

"From now on, I can eat two at once. This is so much, it's great!"