"You like this? My maternal grandfather has a lot of these knives, swords, and crossbows. They were left to me by my uncle. They specially prepared them for me when I went to the countryside."

"These are for self-defense. If you like them, I'll ask my grandfather for a few more when we go back to Shanghai."

Suti looked at him with doting eyes, seeing how much he loved it.

"This is much better. I've seen hunters' knives before, and they're nowhere near as good as this."

Knives are now strictly regulated, and it's not just knives; both steel and iron are now considered precious.

Because of the movement two years ago, these things are in short supply, and most importantly, industrial tickets are hard to come by.

Many families didn't even have a decent iron pot; they had to patch it up again and again. Take the Wei family, for example; their pot was only bought because their father was the brigade leader and he used his connections.

Many families in the brigade cook their food in earthenware pots and stone pots, not to mention knives.

Chipped knives are considered good knives. Not to mention household use, the sickles in the brigade are rare items and must be carefully stored away.

They were only taken out and distributed during the autumn and summer harvests. At other times, they used the same few sickles in rotation, and weeding was done by hand.

Anyone who owns a knife is considered wealthy. His wife's knife is clearly a good one, and it's very well polished.

"Then keep this with you at all times. When you go into the mountains, don't rush in recklessly. If you encounter any large animals, don't act impulsively. If you get even a little bit hurt, I will never talk to you again."

Suti kept rambling on, worried that he was young and impulsive, even though she had never been to the mountains and had only heard about them.

They don't have any other large prey around here, but they have hunted wild boars, bears, and the like.

"I know, I'll go boil some water for you first, and I'll leave after you fall asleep. Don't wait for me, I'll be back as soon as I wake up."

Wei Baichuan had never been thought of like this before. He used to think that even if he really died in the mountains, no one would care.

Seeing his wife like this now, he thought he shouldn't go next time; he didn't want to see her looking so worried.

Wei Baichuan cleaned up the dishes and saw that there wasn't much firewood left, so he thought he would go up the mountain that night to bring back some more.

"Second Brother, are you there?" Wei Baichuan was still thinking about something when he heard the shout at the door. After recognizing who it was, his expression turned icy.

"What are you doing here?" Wei Baichuan walked to the door and felt impatient when he saw Wei Baidao.

Is it because he saw that his mother-in-law and the others had left, and he felt that they had no one to rely on, so he wanted to cause trouble?

They really can't wait even a day longer.

"Second brother, I... I just came to see you. Even if we've separated the family, you're still my second brother, and we're still brothers."

Wei Baidao never imagined that one day he would have to say nice things to Wei Baichuan, since everything in the family had always belonged to him since childhood.

Even if Wei Baichuan wanted to eat the leftovers, it depended on his mood. His mother doted on him and found fault with his second brother in every way.

He was used to it, but now that their lives were reversed, he could clearly feel that he had become much stronger in such a short time.

His clothes were all brand new, he wore a watch on his wrist, and rubber shoes on his feet.

He heard people in the brigade talking behind his back more than once: "The second son of the Wei family has had a stroke of good luck."

When people mention him, everyone looks on with envy. As for him, the person who used to be inferior to him in everything is now inferior to him in every way.

"Come see me? When did we become so close? Wei Baidao, I'm not stupid. We've separated. From now on, apart from paying our pension grain according to the brigade's standards, we have no relationship whatsoever."

Wei Baichuan didn't want to see Wei Baidao's hypocritical appearance. When they were kids, he always blamed Wei Baidao for his troubles.

While Huang Cuifen was chasing and beating him, he laughed loudly behind her.

"Second brother, I know you have grievances against the family, but we are family after all, and this blood bond can never be broken."

"You know the real situation this time. Dad accidentally hit someone, but wasn't it because he was angry with your wife?"

“Look at what your wife has done. She’s schemed against us all. She even said that her dowry money was all taken by her mother.”

“You’re home too. She made all that up. She not only ruined Dad’s position as brigade leader, but she also took all the money the family had saved for herself.”

"Second brother, that's a vicious woman. Don't be fooled by her. She's from the city, and she's cunning. Do you really think her family accepts you?"

"You've met her parents, and they're not an easy family to get along with. They're helpless now, but if they ever have the chance to go back to the city, she definitely won't want you."

"What will you do then? Don't be so stubborn. I'm doing this for your own good."

Wei Baidao couldn't accept that Wei Baichuan was doing better than him. He thought that as long as the two of them were estranged, he would have plenty of ways to coax his second brother back.

Besides, what he said wasn't wrong; his second brother was simply not good enough for someone from the city.

However, he had already thought it through: since Su Nianyou was pregnant, Su Ti could also get pregnant.

Once they have a child, they'll be completely under the control of the Wei family. Even if they return to the city later, the Wei family won't be afraid.

He said those were just to scare Wei Baichuan; he couldn't let him leave home and live a good life alone.

"So what? I want my wife to lie to me. I'm willing to lie to her about anything. Even if she doesn't want me anymore in the future, I'll still be happy."

“I tolerated it before because I still cared about that little bit of affection. But ever since you dared to bully my wife, you have become strangers to me.”

"You all better stay away from me from now on, or I'll beat you every time I see you." Wei Baichuan was long past the age when he longed for his family's love.

When his mother told him about brotherly love, about helping the eldest brother and giving way to the youngest, he dismissed it as nonsense.

He doesn't owe them anything, and if they cause trouble again, he won't back down an inch.

"You...you still want to hit me?" Wei Baidao pointed at Wei Baichuan and glared angrily.

"Bang!" Wei Baichuan kicked the man away.

"I'm going to hit you. Get out of here and stay away from my house." Wei Baichuan had wanted to beat this shameless bastard for a long time.

"You...you wait here, I'm going back to tell Mother." Wei Baidao rushed a long way and fell into a mud pit behind him.

He struggled in the mud for a long time before finally getting up. He looked at Wei Baichuan in disbelief, never expecting that Wei Baichuan would actually dare to hit him.

"Ha, hurry back to your mother." Suti was disturbed by the noise at the door and heard this as he came over.

"How old are you? If you can't win a fight, why do you go back to your mother?" Looking at Wei Baidao's swaying body, which resembled a coal stove, his eyes were full of mockery.

And yet they still give the male lead back like this? Heaven is truly blind.

"Wife, I'm going to the Wei family." Wei Baichuan knew there were some things he needed to clarify with them.

“I’ll go with you.” Suti was ready to go as soon as he heard that.

"I can go alone," Wei Baichuan insisted. After all, he was going to threaten someone, and he was afraid his wife would see another side of him; he wasn't ready yet.