At twelve or thirteen years old, one is already at an age where one is sensible.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jiabao knew that his eldest sister was thinking about her younger sister's future, and also about him.

So she nodded vigorously: "Okay, I will, big sister."

I will also keep an eye on my younger brother and sister, making sure they study hard so you don't have to worry about them.

I also know that if you know more characters, whether you work as an accountant or a waiter in the county town, it's better than staying at home and relying on the weather for a living.

Furthermore, girls who are literate are less likely to be deceived, just like Aunt Xiaoyu from the Chi family.

If she were illiterate, unable to distinguish right from wrong, and knowledgeable, she might have been bullied to death by her in-laws last year.

The Wang family had lived in Chijia'ao for a long time and knew more or less about the fish in the pond.

That's why Wang Jiabao said that now.

Hearing her brother's words, Wang Qiaoya said with great satisfaction, "Yes, that makes sense!"

Jiabao, you must remember that your parents are both blindly obedient to their parents, and Grandma has always been the one who calls the shots at home.

But sometimes Grandma makes mistakes, so you can't just agree to her requests like you would with your parents.

Putting aside everything else, let's just talk about what happened to our father last year.

Why did he want to go up the mountain to see if he could hunt any prey?

Isn't it just because our grandma is sick and says her taste is bland and she wants to eat meat?

Jiabao, your older sister didn't say anything else, just asked one question: Grandma has been going to the doctor and taking medicine every now and then these past few years, how could she not know that our family doesn't have money?

Wang Jiabao nodded firmly: "Grandma knows our family is poor!"

Otherwise, Grandma wouldn't sigh and say that she was the one who dragged the family down after every doctor's visit and medicine-taking ceremony, looking at the family's empty pots and pans.

Wang Qiaoya nodded: "Yes, Grandma knows, so what did she mean by those words?"

Should she ask her father to go out and borrow money to buy her meat? Or should she try to find a way to go hunting in the mountains?

Everyone in our family knows our father. He won't ask the villagers for money unless it's absolutely necessary.

So, hunting is the only option?

But our father didn't understand at all. He just went up the mountain so rashly, wasn't he just gambling with his luck?

If you're lucky, you might catch pheasants or rabbits, but what if you're unlucky and encounter a ferocious wild animal?

If it weren't for Brother Aqing saving our father, he might have died of thirst and hunger in that trap long ago.

Our whole family, a widow and her child, have you thought about how we're going to get through the rest of the year?

Not to mention, in this year of famine?

If it weren't for Brother Aqing bringing us here, where would we have lived in our collapsed house?

Do they still live in the cellar?

Speaking of the cellar, it was Ah Qing's aunt who told his mother to have everyone dig it.

In this heavy snow, how long do you think we can stay in the cellar?

The snow was so heavy that it had compacted the exit overnight.

We can't open a vent; we might suffocate inside.

Unless someone stays up at night and occasionally clears the snow off the snow.

However, every time it's opened, the cellar gets cold; it's definitely not as nice as it is now.

Wang Qiaoya knew many things, but dared not think about them too deeply.

She was very grateful to the Chi family and thanked them for taking her whole family to live with them.

As a junior, one should not speak ill of one's elders.

But she was getting married the day after tomorrow, and before leaving home, she wanted to explain everything to her younger brother so that he would be aware of what was going on.