I didn't dig these shepherd's purse on purpose. There was so much of it in the field this year. I found it while plowing. It looked so big and tender, and I wanted to eat dumplings, so I just picked it up.

"I easily picked a whole basketful. Auntie, take some with you when you go home; you can make an egg with it tomorrow."

The three adults and one child ate dinner together that evening. Chen Hong shared a glass of wine with the village chief and his wife, and they ate some crisp and chewy pig ears. The village chief then started talking about what happened during the Spring Festival.

"I told you that Chen Hong's wine tastes better than the one I bought during the National Day holiday, but he didn't believe me."

You got slapped in the face when you came back for the New Year, didn't you? You spent the New Year at home, finished four bottles of the wine you gave me, and even took two more bottles with you before you left.

He stayed home for a week and ruined six bottles of my good wine. I should have known better than to let him come home for the New Year.

Aunt Guo and Chen Hong both laughed. Look at your smug little expression, are you angry or showing off?

"Uncle, there's still some in the cellar. I'll go get you two more bottles later. If you like it, no problem. I'll go back into the mountains this fall to pick more grapes and make more wine. There'll be plenty for you to drink this year!"

Aunt Guo smiled and shook her head, "Don't listen to your uncle. You're so busy every day, don't bother with that."

Last year, I saw that most of the wine you brewed went to your uncle's mouth, which certainly gave him a good time.

“It won’t take much effort. I’ll drink it myself and give it as gifts. We’ll make it together, mother and son.”

With two more people, the atmosphere at home was always lively. Just as they put down their bowls, Uncle Erhu arrived after receiving a phone call. The three families divided the seeds, and the village chief assured them that these seeds were definitely of good quality.

These seeds are clearly different from ordinary seeds; each one is plump and full of vitality, so they will definitely sprout fully and produce a high yield.

Chen Hong thought to herself, "These are all seeds that have been planted in the space for a season, how could they not be good!"

If this still can't increase production, then it would be a complete waste of a generation of space growth and improvement.

Uncle Erhu knew that Chen Hong had bought a tractor for the three families, so he decided that they should work together on the farm. Chen Hong provided the tractor, and they didn't need to worry about anything else.

Since she could go out to sea, several families helped her plant this small plot of land.

Let Xiaofeng drive the tractor to plow the field; he can do that too. He can take leave during the busy farming season to plant spring crops and do this work.

While the three families were busy with spring plowing and planting, Chen Hong was unaware that someone was thinking about her.

Yu Zhaohua lay on a hospital bed in Jinan, listening blankly to the chatter of the family of the patient in the next bed.

This is all he can do now. Since arriving in Jinan for the Lunar New Year, he hasn't been used to his son's family's eating habits. He's been eating less and less each day, and he's gradually lost weight.

The son's new house was a second-hand one, and the heating in the old neighborhood was inadequate. This was the first severe winter Yu Zhaohua had ever experienced. The coldest temperature was between 5°C and -12°C.

His rheumatism, which had been fine for a year, flared up again, causing him so much pain that he couldn't even stand up. His knees were red and swollen, and he couldn't even wear pants.

He tried all sorts of folk remedies, took all the prescribed Chinese medicine, and soaked in all the recommended herbs, but nothing worked, so he had to be admitted to the hospital.

I see other patients in the hospital, with family and relatives coming and going, and people constantly visiting their bedsides every day.

She took meticulous care of him, cooking soup and delivering meals, yet he himself lay alone in the hospital bed, with no one to talk to.

My son and his wife are both busy with work. My daughter-in-law can come by in the morning to buy me some breakfast. But my son has to wait until the hotel closes for 9 p.m. to come over.

Even so, they couldn't come every day; they also had to attend social events and sometimes travel for work. So the couple hired a caregiver who wasn't much younger than them to take care of them.

Looking at the old man who was taking care of me, his hair was even whiter than mine. Every day, he would get the meals, clean up, and then leave. He had two other patients to take care of!

I'm almost being mistaken for a lonely old woman, but I've gained a lot of sympathy from the family of the patient in the next bed.

If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have been better off staying in Rongcheng alone for the New Year! At least I would have had someone to talk to!

I left in a hurry before the New Year and forgot to leave a red envelope for my grandson. I even accepted Chen Hong's New Year's gift for nothing. Yu Yang will definitely blame me, his grandfather!

Thinking of her grandson and Yujia Village, Yu Zhaohua secretly hid under the covers and cried. The more she thought about it, the more upset she became, and the more she cried, the more uncontrollably she could cry, sobbing uncontrollably as she lay in bed.

Yu Haigang had just returned from a business trip out of town and, without even going back to his hotel, went straight to the hospital to see his father.

I was shocked when I walked in. My father's head was covered! When did this happen? How could this be? Can rheumatism kill people? This is too much to accept!

"Father! Father! Father, why did you leave? I've only been gone for two days, and you... Father... What are you doing? You scared me to death, you..."

Yu Hai had just let out two howls when the blanket was suddenly pulled off, revealing the old man's red, swollen eyes and snotty nose.

The two stared at each other, and now father and son were in the same frame! They looked exactly alike, their faces covered in tears and snot, disheveled and extremely pathetic!