There's not much turtle meat at all; it's better to sell it and buy pork. Turtles are expensive; selling them could buy over ten kilograms of pork.

Shang Tao jumped up happily, found a basin of water, and put the turtle in it.

Er Ye said, "Big sister, Shang Tao and I have to go now. You stay home and watch the rice, Shang Tao and I will do the work. We'll transplant the rice seedlings this afternoon, and harvest them tomorrow when Grandpa and Grandma are home."

Harvesting rice requires threshing at the same time, something the three siblings can't do yet. For the past few days, Grandpa and Grandma Yang have been doing the threshing, with the three siblings helping to pass the rice stalks.

Transplanting rice seedlings is different; it can be done by one person alone. As long as one is willing to work hard, even a five- or six-year-old child can do it on their own.

Futaba arranged the work in a very orderly and thoughtful manner.

Yang Wanwan nodded.

Her body was too weak; she needed to rest for another half day today, otherwise she would be bedridden for half a month, just like in her previous life. Sharpening the axe doesn't delay the work; as long as she recovered today, she could do more work later.

Just then, Cao Xinchun came in, his face ashen, and he said angrily, "Yang Wanwan, how could you be so vicious? Is it because you don't want to work, so that your grandfather can do it for you? You are so vicious and heartless! We are both sons, but your grandfather only knows how to do chores for you all day long, while our family does nothing!"

Yang Wanwan had been wondering why she had been lying down for half a month in her previous life. What was the reason?

It turned out that Cao Xinchun had made her go to work in the fields before she had fully recovered.

Cao Xinchun often brings up Grandpa Yang, meaning that Grandpa Yang is everyone's grandfather and shouldn't just help Yang Wanwan's family with chores.

Actually, Grandpa Yang is very sensible; he only helps out during the busy harvest season and doesn't do any work for Yang Wanwan's family at other times. Grandma Yang is the one who occasionally comes to help.

However, Cao Xinchun deliberately mentioned Grandpa Yang every time.

After all, Grandma Yang wasn't Cao Xinchun's biological mother-in-law; there was a third party involved. Grandpa Yang, however, was someone everyone shared.

In her previous life, in order to prevent her grandfather from being blamed by Cao Xinchun, Yang Wanwan was forced by Cao Xinchun's tyranny to do as he said.

Finally, he was sick for a long time, and not only did he not get better for a long time, but he also developed chronic illnesses.

But now, Yang Wanwan felt no sadness or pressure from Cao Xinchun's harsh words and asked, "Auntie, after Qingqiu graduates from university, will he return to the village middle school to become a teacher?"

Cao Xinchun was taken aback by her words, paused for a moment, and then said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Qingqiu is going to work in the city in the future. Who told you she was going to come back?!"

"Everyone's saying it! It's all over the village! They all say that Qingqiu is incredibly capable. After graduating from university, he'll be guaranteed a job, teaching at the village middle school. Not only will he get a salary, but he won't have to pick and choose his wife; he can marry whichever girl he wants. His wife can stay home to farm and take care of the kids, while Qingqiu teaches and helps her with the farming and gardening after school. Isn't that wonderful!"

Rural wives can be chosen at will... and they even help their wives farm and grow vegetables?

When did Cao Xinchun decide to marry a rural woman?!

It has to be in the city!

Cao Xinchun was so angry she felt dizzy. She interrupted Yang Wanwan, "What nonsense are you talking about! Qingqiu is going to work in the city and marry a city girl!"

Yang Wanwan seemed not to believe it at all: "Huh? Really? But everyone in the village says so! Aunt Guihua, Aunt Xinqiao, Aunt Tianbao, they all said so! The whole village knows!"

Cao Guihua, Yang Xinqiao, and Yang Tianbao's wife were among the women Cao Xinchun was close to.

Provoked by Yang Wanwan, Cao Xinchun was furious and forgot everything that had just happened. He turned and left, muttering, "Qingqiu is a college graduate, of course she should stay in the city to work, how could she possibly come back..."

Yang Wanwan was even more incredulous. Behind Cao Xinchun, she said, "They all have a good relationship with you, Auntie. If they all say this, then it must be true. Auntie, they all say that after Qingqiu comes back, he can pick any girl he wants from the countryside. This is such a great thing, and they are so envious! If it weren't for the fact that they have a girl of suitable age in their family, they would definitely want her to be Qingqiu's wife!"

Cao Xinchun: "...Nonsense!"

Yang Wanwan: "Auntie, you're so lucky! Everyone in the village envies you! Qingqiu teaches in the village and can still come back to help you with the chores..."

"Nonsense, Qingqiu is going to work in the city!"

Even from a great distance, one could still hear Cao Xinchun's angry and displeased mutterings.

Yang Wanwan's face was full of sarcasm.

Qingqiu is Yang Dali's third son. He is currently in college and is one of the few college graduates in the village.

Cao Xinchun was very proud of this, and he kept saying, "Qingqiu is promising. He will definitely marry a beautiful girl from the city and live the life of a city dweller. When that time comes, he will take me to the city, and I will live the life of a city dweller."

After seeing Cao Xinchun off, Er Ye and Shang Tao took their things and headed out.

Before leaving, Futaba quickly turned over the rice in the drying yard.

Yang Wanwan lay in the rocking chair by the door all afternoon, resting with her eyes closed. Occasionally she would get up and turn over the rice, something she could manage to do.

She drank some thin porridge in the evening and rested well. The next morning, Yang Wanwan felt that she was fine after getting up.

Therefore, after breakfast, she went to work with Er Ye and Shang Tao.

The three siblings walked towards their own field, which took about seven or eight minutes.

Under the blazing sun and scorching water, Yang Wanwan, who hadn't done this kind of farm work in years, was genuinely a little apprehensive.

After a moment's hesitation, Er Ye and Shang Tao had already gone down into the paddy field.

Yang Wanwan gritted her teeth and plunged her right foot into the water.

This taste...

Sour, but refreshing!

The water in the paddy field was several centimeters hot, the sun overhead was still scorching, and the air felt humid and stuffy. My back was already soaked before I even started working.

It's so bitter!

Most importantly, these jobs are not only hard but also don't pay well.

At this time, grain was very cheap; 100 jin of rice could only sell for about 40 yuan. Better paddy fields yielded 800 to 900 jin per mu, while worse ones only yielded 400 to 500 jin. After deducting the cost of pesticides, seeds, fertilizers, and grain taxes, the income per mu was only a few dozen yuan.

Yang Wanwan's tuition and miscellaneous expenses for one academic year amount to more than 600 yuan.

Therefore, providing for a junior high school student is not so easy.

Therefore, many girls go to work after graduating from junior high school, and many even go to work before graduating from junior high school.

With favorable policies nowadays, people can engage in various side businesses to earn some extra money. Farmers are keen on raising pigs; two pigs can bring in a gross income of over a thousand yuan a year. If there is surplus labor in the family, it's even better if they go out to work; one person can bring back one or two thousand yuan a year.

Therefore, it is quite enviable if a family has surplus labor that can go out to work.