The Tao family only has one set of pots, pans, and utensils, as well as one complete set of farm tools, so now these things are shared by both families.

There's nothing we can do about it. These kinds of things are not cheap and hard to buy, especially the thermos. You may not be able to buy it even if you have a ticket. For now, we have to live our lives as before.

But to say it's the same as before is not the case. At least now the two families eat separately. After one family finishes cooking, the other family does it, and they each eat their own food, instead of going back to the house to eat.

Wu Xiufen sipped her porridge and muttered, "What about the noodles made by the old family? This white flour is so precious. What will we eat during the New Year and other festivals if we use it up? They don't know how to live well at all."

Tao Rui picked up some pickles for her and said with a smile, "Mom, why are you worrying about them? You'll age faster if you worry too much. If they don't have anything to eat, they'll naturally pay attention next time. Every failure makes you wiser. There are many things in this world where you haven't suffered any loss yourself, so what others say is useless. If you continue to care about them after the family splits up, I guarantee you won't get any benefits and will only end up being blamed."

Tao Guodong picked up his bowl and drank the porridge. He wiped his mouth and said, "Xiu Fen, don't worry about others. The three of us should just think about how to make a living. We've divided up almost everything, and we only have a little bit on hand, not enough for anything. Let's talk to the team leader later and have them both work more. See if there's any work that can give us more work points."

"Dad, please don't, please don't. If people see you two like this, won't they laugh at me? I told you I'll support you from now on, so just go back to work and I'll find a way."

"What are you planning? I'm telling you, don't go into the mountains anymore. There are tigers, blind bears, and poisonous snakes there. Are you afraid? Even the old hunters don't dare go in there every day. You're not allowed to go." Tao Guodong thought for a moment and said, "Just stay home and do the laundry and cooking. Don't go out and cause trouble."

The old couple gave Tao Rui many instructions, quickly finished their meal, and went out with their farm tools. They had to ask the team leader for a job before the work started.

Tao Rui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. These parents really didn't expect anything from their son. Just eat and wait for death, and they'd always be able to earn him a living. He didn't say much. The original owner was truly a loser, all boasting and pretentiousness, but completely incompetent when it came to practical work. If he wanted to change, he had to do it little by little, slowly, for everyone to accept him.

The most urgent task was to provide nutrition for the three of them. Neither his health nor that of his parents was good, and they were still lacking a lot of nutrients. He hadn't been in a hurry before because it was too much trouble with so many people, and they weren't on the same page. Whenever he got something good, the elders would always be suspicious, and no matter how he tried, it wouldn't be right. It would be better for him to be free and unrestrained after the separation, where he could do whatever he wanted without anyone else's business.

There weren't many good things back then, so Tao Rui took a fancy to malted milk. It could be drunk with hot water and provided calories and protein, exactly what farmers needed. Malted milk was expensive, so Tao Rui went to the mountains again, carrying a basket on his back, intending to get more.

He climbed the mountain, but before he even reached the trap, he heard the system announce that someone was arguing over there. Li Qiang, one of the original owner's cronies, was carrying a rabbit, and Tong Yan was blocking his way, threatening to beat him up.

Tao Rui immediately ran over, frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

Li Qiang spoke first, "This idiot is having a psychotic episode and is trying to steal my things. Tao Rui, you've arrived just in time, get her out of the way. She's a psychopath and so annoying!"

Tong Yan looked at Tao Rui, pointed at the rabbit and said, "It's yours. He stole it from the trap."

Tao Rui looked at Tong Yan in surprise. It turned out that Tong Yan stopped Li Qiang because of this. The original owner had bullied people so much in the past, but Tong Yan really didn't hold a grudge.

Li Qiang angrily cursed, "I caught it myself, what the hell are you talking about, you idiot? Do you want to get beaten?"

Tong Yan took a step back cautiously and raised the stick in her hand.

Tao Rui stood in front of her and held out his hand. "Da Qiang, I made these two traps, hoping to catch the rabbits and have them give birth. You know I just split up, so I won't treat you to any of them. Give them to me."

Li Qiang looked him up and down and sneered, "You said it's yours? It's in your name? I mean, Tao Rui, have you hit your head and become a fool? When did the prey in these mountains ever have an owner? Whoever gets it owns it. What? You two want to steal my things? Do you believe me when I call the team leader to come over and talk to you?"

Li Qiang stepped forward and knocked Tao Rui's shoulder away, looking at him sideways. "If you want to stop me, you should also consider whether you are the right material."

Just as Li Qiang was about to leave, Tong Yan swung a stick at him, scaring him!

Tong Yan said seriously, "Stealing is a crime. Put it down, or call the captain and report it. The police are cracking down on it. Tao Rui's trap has a mark. This is his trap. I saw you take the rabbit out of it. I can testify to that."

It was rare for Tong Yan to speak at such length. Li Qiang and Tao Rui both looked at her. Tao Rui didn't wait for Li Qiang to make a move. He grabbed his tendons with a grappling hand and snatched the rabbit away. He then pulled Tong Yan back a few steps, took the stick from her hand and said, "I won't necessarily lose in a fight. You stole my things and beat me up. I don't know what the captain and the villagers would think. Give me back the rabbit, and we'll forget about this matter today. Otherwise, you can go to the police station."

How could the villagers go to the police station? They were a little scared when they heard the word "police", especially for someone like Li Qiang who stole things. He remembered that the crackdown on petty theft in recent years had made it a serious crime, and it wasn't worth it to go through so much trouble over a rabbit, so he decided not to bother with it. However, he looked at the rabbit with reluctance, and nodded at the two of them, "You two are good, we'll see!"

As soon as Li Qiang left, Tong Yan immediately took the stick back, turned around and left.

Tao Rui hurriedly followed, "Thank you, Tong Yan. Here's the rabbit. If you hadn't stopped me, it would have been gone. Isn't your grandma sick? Take it home and stew it for her."

Tong Yan paused and took a deep look at the rabbit, clearly wanting it. However, she only considered it for a few seconds before shaking her head and continuing on her way. "Grandma won't let me take other people's things, so I'll catch it myself."

"Catch them yourself?" Tao Rui relied on the system to find places where rabbits were active, and was able to catch two rabbits so smoothly. This took him several days. How could Tong Yan catch them?

He had nothing to do anyway, so he followed Tong Yan for a while and saw a basin on the ground, upside down and propped up by branches, with a little bit of food underneath.

Tong Yan wants to catch a bird, but how long will it take to catch it?

He thought for a moment, then took out the slingshot and handed it to Tong Yan, "Use this, practice more and maybe you can become as accurate as me."

Tong Yan immediately moved aside, away from him, "I don't want what you gave me, it's poisonous."

Tao Rui looked down at the slingshot in his hand. What's so poisonous about it?

He thought about it carefully and suddenly remembered that the original owner had only given Tong Yan something once in her life. When they were little, there was a rotten egg at home, and the original owner gave it to Tong Yan to eat. Back then, little Tong Yan was not as principled as she is now, so at least she accepted the egg. As a result, she vomited and had diarrhea all night, and her grandmother was so angry that she cried.

After that, Tong Yan never asked for anything from anyone again.

Is the original owner sick? Tao Rui cursed inwardly, rubbing his nose and feeling a little worried. Given the extent to which the original owner bullied Tong Yan, he must compensate Dong Yan, but the problem is that Tong Yan is very wary of him and is unwilling to accept his help at all, not even a rabbit. What should he do?

Tao Rui thought for a moment, then sat cross-legged next to Tong Yan and began to reason with her.

"Tong Yan, did your grandmother teach you that if someone does you a favor, you must repay them?"

"You didn't help me." Tong Yan immediately looked at him, a little surprised. Tao Rui guessed that she thought he was shameless.

Tao Rui waved his hand. "That's not what I meant. I meant that you helped me just now. Now I have to repay you, otherwise I would be a bad person."

Tong Yan looked at Tao Rui without saying a word. Tao Rui inexplicably understood the meaning in her eyes - aren't you a bad person?

Tao Rui smiled. "Look, if someone helped you and then told you not to return the favor, wouldn't you be upset? Now you've clearly helped me, but you won't let me return the favor. I won't even be able to sleep when I go back. How can this be? Are you deliberately making things difficult for me? Are you deliberately seeking revenge on me because I bullied you before?"

Tong Yan pursed her lips and shook her head, "Grandma said you are not allowed to retaliate against others."

Tao Rui sensed a hint of melancholy in her tone. It seemed that Tong Yan really wanted to take revenge, but didn't hit the original owner because her grandmother didn't allow her to.

He laughed out loud, tossing the slingshot in his hand, and said, "How about this, let me teach you how to shoot birds. If you learn it, it will be my reward. If you don't agree, it will be a deliberate revenge on me."

Tong Yan frowned and thought about it carefully. It seemed that what he said made sense?

This way, he wouldn't have to take anything away, and there wouldn't be any other complications. He could just learn the slingshot quickly and leave, right? If he kept nagging like that, the birds would be scared away.

Tong Yan agreed, and Tao Rui began to teach her how to shoot birds with a slingshot.

Slingshots sound simple, but there's actually a lot of detail involved, including angle, force, and aiming. He thought Tong Yan wasn't very smart, so he patiently broke down each step, teaching her like a three-year-old.

Before he could finish, Tong Yan grabbed her slingshot and fired it at a distant tree. After five consecutive hits, her aim improved significantly, employing all the techniques Tao Rui had taught her.

Tao Rui was surprised and said, "That's amazing! You figured it out so quickly. Just draw a dot and keep shooting at it. When you hit it enough times, keep practicing from a distance. You can hit it whenever you want, and then you'll have mastered it. Then you'll be able to hit birds and people without a single shot."

"You can't hit people." Tong Yan said, and returned the slingshot to him. She squatted back to where she was, staring at the basin. She didn't know how to shoot birds today, so she had to at least catch one with the basin and bring it back for grandma to eat.

Tao Rui had no choice but to stand aside and silently absorb the surrounding spiritual energy, directing it towards the basin. Although he could only mobilize a tiny amount of spiritual energy, it was extremely insignificant, but spiritual energy had an extraordinary attraction for small animals. Soon, more than a dozen birds flew over, along with a pheasant and a rabbit. Tong Yan's eyes lit up.

Tao Rui handed her the slingshot and moved his mouth silently, "I'll lend it to you."

Opportunities are rare and will never come back. Tong Yan didn't hesitate and grabbed the slingshot and shot three stones in a row. One hit a bird, one hit a pheasant, and one hit a rabbit!

The other birds were frightened and flew away. Tong Yan happily rushed over and caught the rabbit and pheasant that were struggling to get up, then picked up the bird and turned around to smile at Tao Rui.

Then, perhaps because she felt that she shouldn't smile at Tao Rui, she immediately stopped smiling and returned the slingshot to him. "Thank you."

Tao Rui smiled and said, "You're welcome. Now we're even. I can go back and have a good sleep."

Tong Yan nodded, and ran down the mountain with the basin and prey, feeling relieved.

Tao Rui walked over to the tree where Tong Yan was practicing her aim and took a few looks. He had noticed during her practice that Tong Yan was incredibly strong, probably as strong as three strong men. So even though Tong Yan's shooting wasn't particularly accurate just now, she still managed to hit rabbits and pheasants at close range. Plus, with her immense strength, the prey simply couldn't get up.

I guess the sick Grandma Tong can have a few good meals now, which can be considered as a little compensation for Tong Yan.

Tao Rui had just mobilized a little spiritual energy, but now he couldn't mobilize it anymore. He would probably need a day's rest before he could mobilize it again. He walked around the mountain a few times, catching nothing. In the end, he dug out a nest of bird eggs and caught two fish and took them home.

After such a delay, it was getting late and everyone had already left work. This time, when people saw Tao Rui hunting, they were no longer so surprised, but just couldn't help but sigh at his good luck.

Tao Rui saw that many of them were tempted. In these days of food and clothing shortages, who wouldn't want to eat meat? Many people must have gone up the mountain to see his trap. It just happened that Li Qiang saw the rabbit and reached out to take it.

Tao Rui didn't say anything else, just said: "I always feel that I'm lucky, otherwise how could I, with my small body, go hunting? I caught the fish myself, too. If you have time, go and try, you might catch something."

"Tao Rui, do you want to exchange this thing? I want to exchange something with you." A young man became greedy when he saw it and stared at the rabbit in Tao Rui's hand.

Tao Rui picked up a fat fish and said, "The rabbit is about to give birth, so we can exchange it for a fish. We don't need anything else, just some rice and flour."

"Fish?" The young man hesitated for a moment, then saw that the fish was quite large. He nodded and said, "Wait, I'll get it for you when I get back."

This is because the young man is greedy and willing to exchange refined rice and flour for things. The old man said that he would save the good things for the New Year. However, the young man must be quite favored at home, so he brought the things back soon.

Tao Rui gave him a fish, and if anyone else wanted to trade it, he would not trade it. "My parents don't usually eat good food, so I stew fish for them to nourish their bodies."

"Oh, Tao Rui is so filial."

Tao Rui smiled and said, "Of course I have to be filial. My parents are so good to me. Everyone knows it. If I'm not filial, wouldn't that be a crime? I'm going home to cook."

"You can cook? I heard you only cooked once last time. Was it edible?"

"It must be edible and very delicious. I'll let everyone try it when there's a chance." Tao Rui had a proud look on his face and went home with the food.

Since he wasn't home, Xiao Lizhen said that if they cooked first, the food would get cold, so they should let the eldest wife cook first. They occupied the kitchen and cooked the meal first, and by now the whole family had finished eating. When the family split up, the eldest wife got four-fifths of the Tao family's food, which seemed like a lot. Xiao Lizhen started cooking generously, and today she made noodles again.

On the one hand, they really wanted to eat, and on the other hand, they also wanted to appear to be living a good life so that outsiders could see that their division of the property was right.

Seeing Tao Rui come back with another kill, the three people in the first house suddenly felt that the noodles they had just eaten were no longer tasty. Tao Yuanyuan asked quickly, "Uncle, have you been hunting again?"

Tao Rui nodded and said, "Your grandparents are tired, give them something good to eat."

Tao Guodong and Wu Xiufen heard the sound and came out. When they saw him, they hurried forward and pulled him to take a closer look. "You kid, I told you not to go up the mountain, but you just wouldn't listen. If anything happened to you, what would we do?"

Tao Rui smiled and said, "I'm very lucky. I never run into any bad guys and always manage to catch prey. Don't worry, you're not letting me do anything. Are you trying to make me a waste?"

Tao Guodong saw that his son was very stubborn. No matter how much he tried to persuade him, he couldn't control him. He said angrily, "Be careful. If anything happens, I'll deal with you."

"Oh, I got it." Tao Rui put the rabbit in the cage and rolled up his sleeves. "Mom and Dad, I'll stew some fish for you. I just exchanged some rice and flour for it. Let's have rice for dinner."

These were all good things in the eyes of the two elders. How could they bear to eat them? They said with a distressed look on their faces: "Don't eat them. Replace them with rice and flour and save them. We just ate bird meat a few days ago, so we are not greedy."

Tao Rui took the fish and began to scrape its scales, saying playfully, "I hunt so I can eat delicious food every day. Otherwise, why would I risk going into the mountains? Besides, I have to honor you. Do you want me to be laughed at by outsiders?"

The parents loved their son and of course wanted him to be happy, so they didn't stop him. However, Wu Xiufen muttered as she boiled water, "You really don't know how to live. How can you eat like this?"

"Hey, aren't these all accidental gains? If they're all gone, at most everything will be the same as before, right? Don't you think so, Mom? Your son is giving you something to show his filial piety, so you should eat as much as you want. Otherwise, I won't be happy."

"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say. Let me do it, you go and take a rest."

"No need, I'll make it. My cooking is delicious. Just wait." Tao Rui pushed her out of the kitchen and went in to stew the fish himself. He was generous with the seasoning and knew how to make it delicious. It was more than ten times better than what they made, so of course he had to be the chef.

He looked at the unwashed pots and pans soaking in water, frowned, and shouted, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by not washing them after use? Who are you waiting for to wash them?"

Xiao Lizhen replied from inside the house: "I'm very tired, I'll brush later."

Tao Rui glanced at their room. "I'll do it later, so what is he using now?" This is too disgusting. What's wrong with him?

He quickly washed and began to cook. A fish was not much, but he added potatoes, cabbage and bean sprouts, and now there was a small pot, which looked very rich and the aroma quickly spread out.

The three people in the big house could smell it. Tao Yuanyuan said to Xiao Lizhen, "Mom, I want to eat fish too."

Xiao Lizhen glared at her unhappily and said, "I don't have any. Whoever has it is none of your business."

Tao Yuanyuan immediately ran to the kitchen door and whispered, "Uncle, I want to eat."

Tao Rui stirred the pot and said without turning his head, "Let your dad catch some for you tomorrow. Your dad said the other day that I was incompetent at everything I did. Did you see that? If I could catch them, how could your dad not catch them? Just ask him to catch as many as you want to eat."

Tao Yuanyuan didn't move. "I want to eat now. Uncle, can you give me some?"

Tao Rui smiled and said, "Yuanyuan, when you were in school, did your teacher teach you that greed is not good, and asking for things from others is not good?"

The yard was small, and Tao Rui didn't lower his voice when he spoke, so the Tao family members in the house could hear him. Tao Fu shouted angrily, "Tao Yuanyuan, come in! You're embarrassing yourself!"

Xiao Lizhen walked to the door and said unhappily, "Third Brother, why are you still arguing with a child? Your niece ate your food and you're still complaining about it?"

"Oh, I saw you guys didn't even give your parents a bite of noodles, so I thought you guys wanted to separate the family?" Tao Rui asked in surprise. "Really? Then why are you arguing about dividing the family? Do you mean you still want to eat together?"

Without waiting for Xiao Lizhen to speak, he directly filled half a bowl with rice, poured fish soup on it, picked up the fish tail and a piece of meat and put it in the bowl, then handed it to Tao Yuanyuan, "I want to teach my niece a lesson, but sister-in-law, you give her some, then give it to her, I still need this one bite of food, right? But she just had her meal, right? You keep an eye on her, don't eat too much and feel stuffed, and besides, fish have bones, you pick them out, don't prick her."

Tao Yuanyuan thanked him happily and ran back to the house. Xiao Lizhen, however, felt that Tao Rui was cursing her. She looked at him and said, "Third brother, what happened between us has nothing to do with the child. If your child came to me today and asked for food, I, your sister-in-law, would have given it to you without hesitation. Isn't that what an elder should do? You still want to teach Yuanyuan the truth, but why don't you understand this?"

We may have separated, but we're still family, and we shouldn't have different opinions. Every time my parents roll noodles, they always complain about it. They don't like to eat them either, so why not ask them to eat together? No matter what, I can't be unfilial. Even if you say it outside, I'm still right."

Tao Rui ignored her, glanced at the small courtyard, and carried the food inside. There was no point in saying anything; working hard to earn a house was what mattered. It was a waste of time to reason with petty people. They always had a twisted logic, thinking they were good enough for everyone, while everyone else always let them down. There was no point in saying anything.

Tao Rui placed three large bowls of rice and a pot of fish stew on the table and said, "Dad, Mom, eat it quickly while it's hot. This fish tastes better when it's hot."

Wu Xiufen glanced out the window and said, "Yuanyuan is a greedy child. I'll give her some, but if you're not happy, I won't give her anything. If she wants something, she'll come to me, her grandma. I still have a few pieces of candy..."

Tao Rui said with a smile: "Mom, what are you talking about? Am I such a petty person? How can I bother with a child? I just want to tell her that this is not right, but she has parents. If I say a few words and you think I'm meddling in her business, then forget it. Just eat quickly and don't bother them."

Tao Rui picked up both sides of the fish belly and put them into the bowls of the two elders. They immediately wanted to take it back for him, but Tao Rui quickly stopped them. "Mom and Dad, you guys eat it. There's still meat in this bowl. Don't you want me to honor you? It's so annoying to push it back and forth every day. I'm honoring you, so just enjoy it. I'm a real man, I can make whatever I want.

Next time I'll stew three fish, one for each of us, and we'll all eat the belly, okay?"

The two elders exchanged a glance, nodded helplessly, ate the fish belly meat, and then unconsciously raised the corners of their mouths. Who doesn't like a child's filial piety? They were delighted. Their youngest son had finally grown up, become sensible, and more and more considerate.

The two elders were delighted with the meal and ate their fill. Tao Rui also ate quite a bit. He'd noticed that when people were wealthy, nothing tasted delicious, but in times of scarcity, even plain rice tasted delicious. He figured he'd finally decided what to buy with his points from the previous world.

After dinner, Wu Xiufen refused to let Tao Rui wash the dishes, saying he was tired from hunting and pushing him to go rest. Tao Rui didn't refuse, but when he accidentally looked out the window at the kitchen, he saw Wu Xiufen washing dishes. Tao Yuanyuan even handed her the freshly used dishes and ran back to the house. He didn't help his grandmother, nor did he wash them himself. With parents like that, this child has already become distorted.

Tao Rui shook his head, lay down on the kang to digest the food, and opened the system shopping mall.

【Recommend me some things that can satisfy my appetite. 】

The system quickly helped him screen several products. There was a pill that made everything taste delicious after taking it, and there was also a top-notch cooking guide that even had a puppet chef. Tao Rui looked at his points, compared the functions of several products, and finally chose a book called "Gastronomy".

It is said that this book records all edible things in all worlds, both ancient and future.

The term "comprehensive" means that everything from the planting and cultivation of ingredients to the collection and cooking is documented. It can be said that this book explains how to raise all ingredients in order to prepare them for the final step of delicious food.

It not only contains many delicious recipes, but also the high-quality cultivation methods of all ingredients. Tao Rui feels that as a farmer now, learning this is the most important thing.

He'd thought about reselling things in the bustling city; there were plenty of opportunities out there. But even with spiritual energy, it would take a year for his body to recover. He definitely couldn't handle the bumpy train ride these days. He also had to take care of his parents, so he couldn't travel often. After much deliberation, he decided to stay home and figure out how to make money.

Such a high price for a book like this was enough to quickly wipe out all the points Tao Rui had earned in his previous life. This was also a continuation of his usual habit of spending whatever he earned, buying only the most important things he wanted.

Fortunately, he completed the task very well, otherwise it would not be enough to buy these.

After Tao Rui got the "Gastronomy Comprehensive Course", he lay quietly in bed to study. He first studied how to raise rabbits to produce more puppies, and where to collect wild food. These were all things he urgently needed to figure out.

He was watching intently when he heard the system say: [Something happened to Tao Yuanyuan.]

The lights in the main room soon came on, and a commotion broke out. Xiao Lizhen ran out and shouted, "Tao Rui, come out! What did you give Yuanyuan to eat?"

It was quiet at night, and her shout was heard not only by the Tao family but also by the neighbors.

When Tao Rui put on his clothes and went out, some neighbors on both sides came out to climb over the wall to watch.

Tao Rui frowned and said, "What's wrong? Didn't I just give her fish and rice to eat?"

"What did you put in it? Listen to Yuanyuan crying, she's rolling around in stomachache! She's eating the same thing today as yesterday, except for the food you gave her. If you don't want to give it to her, then don't give it to her. Why would you do that to such a young child?"

Tao Rui raised his hand and frowned, "Sister-in-law, stop scolding me. Why do I hear you say that I harmed your daughter? You were watching outside when I was serving her the food. Did you see what I added?"

"I wasn't staring at you, how would I know?" Xiao Lizhen watched Tao Fu carry Tao Yuanyuan out and prepare to go to the clinic, and said angrily, "If anything happens to Yuanyuan, I will never forgive you!"

Xiao Lizhen dragged Tao Yuanyuan onto Tao Fu's back. Tao Fu came over with a fierce look on his face and pushed Tao Rui, "If you have any dissatisfaction with me, come to me. Don't touch my daughter."

Tao Rui was also getting annoyed. He stepped forward, grabbed Tao Yuanyuan's hand, felt her pulse, and glanced at her face. Tao Fu and Xiao Lizhen immediately pushed him away as if they were guarding against thieves. Tao Rui sneered, "Harming someone? Adding something? Are you two crazy? Can't you see that your daughter is full? I told you, she just finished her meal, don't feed her so much, sister-in-law, didn't you hear? Don't you know how much noodles your own daughter ate? If she ate that half bowl of rice, she'd be full."

Tao Fu and Xiao Lizhen were both stunned. Tao Yuanyuan was pale, her eyes closed, her brow furrowed, and she cried, complaining of a stomachache. This was frightening. It was possible that she was bloated, but what if it was something else?

Wu Xiufen urged, "What are you guys still standing there for? Go to the clinic and get someone to check her out. Yuanyuan's in so much pain, and you still have time to make a fuss?"

Tao Rui looked at the neighbors watching the excitement and said loudly, "Is there anyone willing to help? Please light up the place. It would be very troublesome if someone falls in the middle of the night."

Of course, there were gossipers who wanted to know what was going on. One sister-in-law immediately grabbed a flashlight and said she was going with the eldest wife. Someone even asked, "Tao Rui, why aren't you going?"

Tao Rui sneered, "They say I'm harming people. How can I be safe with them? My sister-in-law who went with me, please do me a favor and listen to what the doctor says. I won't take the blame for this. You asked me to eat so much that you're full, and now you come to blame me. Did I tell you to eat?"

The neighbors were undoubtedly the most knowledgeable about the Tao family's affairs. After all, the fence between them wasn't even as tall as a person, so even the loudest noises could be heard. They also knew that the eldest wife hadn't given the two elders good food these past two days, but Tao Rui had gone back and hunted and stewed the meat. The food was much better than the eldest wife's, and he even generously gave it to Tao Yuanyuan.

No matter how you look at it, the eldest wife is dishonest in this matter. However, if Tao Rui is seeking revenge on purpose, that's another matter. After all, Tao Rui often hangs out with second-rate people and doesn't have a very good character.

The neighbors were still skeptical about whether he had put anything there. A stomachache wasn't necessarily a serious matter; perhaps Tao Rui was just being irritated by his niece asking for food, and wanted to teach her a lesson.

Three families in a row were awake, and soon two more families nearby heard the noise and came out to ask, then they learned about the situation and started waiting together.

Tao Rui ignored them and took the rabbit cage back to his room. He consulted the book "Gastronomy" to study how to fatten the rabbits. Others thought that Tao Rui was dissatisfied with his eldest wife and was worried that she would take his things, so he just took his own rabbits and put them in his room.

Everyone was chatting in the yard, and wondering how the Tao family would get along in the future. They were separated into two parts, but the courtyards were not, and their relationship was so bad. There would be many conflicts in the future.

They hadn't been discussing this for long when the people from the main house returned. Tao Fu and Xiao Lizhen both looked grim, and the sister-in-law started yelling as soon as she returned. "Tao Rui was right. Tao Yuanyuan is just full! The doctor took a look and asked her what she had eaten. And she said, 'Two big bowls of noodles, half a bowl of rice, and fish!' It's strange that such a small child wouldn't be in pain so late at night.

The doctor also said that this person should eat as much as he normally does, and he would feel uncomfortable if he suddenly ate more or less."

The neighbors were quite surprised. They all couldn't eat enough every day, but this child was suffering from overeating. Someone saw that Tao Yuanyuan had stopped crying and asked, "Is the child okay?"

The sister-in-law said, "The doctor gave the child a pill, and he vomited. Now his stomach is empty and no longer bloated, so he doesn't feel any pain anymore." She spoke with a hint of sarcasm, because they were all neighbors. She had just heard the eldest wife scolding Tao Rui, and now this result was really laughable.

Tao Fu and Xiao Lizhen were embarrassed. Xiao Lizhen said stubbornly, "Tao Rui only gave the child so little. Who knew he could hold on?"

Wu Xiufen had been waiting by the window. Hearing her still talking nonsense, she angrily said, "You blame others for everything. How can you be a mother to your child? Tao Rui told you to feed the child less. I heard it all in the room, and you still complained about Tao Rui being stingy. Don't you feel guilty about saying this now? If you had paid more attention to the child, would you have let the child suffer like this?"

The family division was so bad that you two were divided into two parts. You don’t even know your last name anymore. No one has ever lived like you two…”

Tao Rui came out and pulled Wu Xiufen, saying coldly, "Don't bother with them, Mom. They'll accuse you of meddling later. Anyway, we're not allowed to interfere in their family affairs, so let them do whatever they want." He then said to Tao Fu, "Brother, in your eyes, I'm a scumbag who even harmed a child, right? In that case, let's go our separate ways and have less contact in the future. This yard is just right for you to take one side and me to take the other. Tomorrow I'll build a fence in the middle. I won't be coveting your food, and you don't have to come to me for food anymore, so you don't have to blame me for everything like you did today."

Tao Fu felt as if his face had been completely peeled off. He couldn't say anything else in front of the neighbors. He said stiffly: "Today's incident is none of your business, but as a father, how can I not be anxious when my child is in trouble? I didn't do anything to you, did I? You have a big temper..."

Tao Rui waved his hands, "Don't talk about these nonsense. You hit my head and broke it, and I drew so much blood. If it were someone else, wouldn't you be bankrupt? Did I ask you to pay a penny? You didn't even apologize, right? I won't hold it against you anymore. I gave you so many things when we divided the family property. From now on, my parents and I don't owe you anything. That's it. Everyone, please bear witness for me. Thank you!"

Tao Rui thanked the neighbors and pushed his parents into the house. Seeing that the two elders looked unhappy, he spread his hands and said, "I can't get along with him. There's nothing I can do. If you want to treat him better, that's your business. I don't care. Just don't blame me for falling out with him."

Of course, parents don't want their children to fall out, but given the situation, they see Tao Rui as the one being wronged. Without hesitation, they side with Tao Rui and tell him to ignore the eldest brother. The eldest brother is someone who only learns his lesson after a setback, and since they can't do anything about it, they just let him be.

Tao Rui and the eldest brother had a quarrel, which made the eldest brother and his wife so angry that they tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Tao Rui slept soundly, because he had new things he wanted to study and would be busy for a long time in the future. Who would have time to take care of the eldest brother?

He wanted to compensate many people, those the original owner owed, but the boss's family was not among them. The original owner was trying to scam the boss, who kept complaining about headaches and asked for tables, chairs, and cabinets, but that was actually within the scope of reasonable compensation because those things were not worth much.

Later, the original owner took advantage. The eldest family didn't have much to begin with, so how much advantage could he have taken? The second family gave the original owner a little more, and of course the second elders gave the most.

Besides, the eldest brother and his wife were petty by nature and often quarreled with the original owner, each one was more adept at bringing up old grudges than the other. They also spread the original owner's bad reputation to everyone in the village and town. Later, even if the original owner wanted to find a job, no one would hire him.

After all the calculations, the compensation to the eldest brother was basically nothing. Tao Rui insisted on giving the eldest brother the lion's share of the family property this time, giving him all the compensation he deserved in one go. He knew the eldest brother's temperament well and didn't want to get involved. This was the best way forward; it would be none of his business what happened to the eldest brother in the future.

However, if the house was to be divided into two courtyards, the pots, pans, and utensils would become a problem. Tao Rui took two large baskets and went up the mountain early the next morning.

Someone saw him and asked, "Are you hunting again? With those two big baskets, are you hoping for a big harvest?"

Tao Rui smiled, "Of course, otherwise how can I start a business? I'm lucky these days, so I can find more things. I can't let my parents live a hard life with me."

After he left, some people murmured that he was fanciful and said, "How much prey would it take to fill two baskets that big?"

"I'm not sure. This is just filial piety. By the way, you still don't know what happened last night, right? Tao Rui and Tao Fu had a falling out. Now they're not only splitting up the family, they're also dividing up the yard. There's a wall between them, and they're now two families, completely and completely."

"What's the matter? Tell me."

The news of the conflict between the eldest and third sons of the Tao family soon spread throughout the village. When the Tao family divided the property, the eldest son got four-fifths, which everyone found a bit puzzling, but since everyone in the family was happy with it, they didn't think much of it.

Now it seems that Boss Tao is really powerful. He can get so many things after dividing the family property. After dividing the family property, he asked his younger brother to feed his daughter and taught his younger brother a lesson whenever there was something wrong.