Bai Jiaojiao's husband treated her like royalty, not even letting her do farm work. No matter how jealous the wives in the village were, they could only say sarcastic things.

Moreover, her family home is in the same village, so if anything happens, she can just stroll back. Although her father is paralyzed, her older brother is very capable. Just look at what happened to Zhu Shengping a few days ago; Shen Heng would have to think twice before trying to bully Bai Jiaojiao.

Huang Meijuan felt envious, but could only console herself that everyone has their own destiny.

Bai Jiaojiao didn't continue the topic; she wasn't good at comforting others. Every family has its own troubles, and she felt that saying anything at this moment would only make Huang Meijuan more worried.

The next day, Bai Jiaojiao went to Huangjiazhuang with the brigade leader. She was surprised to find that the villagers were really poor.

In Shili Village, at least everyone had clothes to cover their bodies, but the children in Huangjiazhuang were all naked, with only a grain sack over their shoulders, running all over the village.

The adults were the same. Bai Jiaojiao saw that the people working in the fields all had tattered clothes, patched up here and there, not a single piece of them was in good condition.

"Huangjiazhuang isn't by the sea, it's all rocky mountains, and there's hardly any land. It's poor," Zheng Xu explained to Bai Jiaojiao, noticing her expression.

In places like Shili Village, which is located by the sea, even during famines, a few men could get together, take a small three-plank boat, go out to sea, and catch a net full of fish.

Some villages are mountainous and have large forests, where people can survive even by peeling tree bark.

Huangjiazhuang is in the middle of nowhere, so it's normal for it to be poor.

Their village secretary is quite a character; he's been researching pig farming for the past two years and has actually made a name for himself.

For farmers, growing crops is the most important thing. The village head and village chief do not support raising pigs. Without labor allocation, it is difficult to make a name for themselves.

The village doesn't even have a telephone, so it wasn't easy for Zheng Xu to contact them.

As they walked along the ridges of the fields, they saw someone waving at them from afar: "Old Zheng!"

As they approached, Bai Jiaojiao saw the man. His clothes were no better than those of someone who worked in the fields, and the deep furrows on his face could trap a mosquito.

The man said, "You must be Captain Zheng from Shili Village, right? I am the Party Secretary of Huangjiazhuang Village, and my surname is Huang."