Ever since Wanfeng became lame, he has always felt like a burden to his family, and he has been unconsciously pampered by Liu for a long time.

Now that he suddenly saw Wan Shu stand up for him, his first reaction was not happiness, but rather that he felt unworthy.

He's such a crippled burden, he doesn't deserve for his older sister to go to such lengths to stand up for him!

You know, Second Sister-in-law is still helping Sister-in-law guard the house. What if, after this incident, Second Sister-in-law holds a grudge against Sister-in-law because of him and doesn't focus on guarding the door, allowing the Li family to take advantage of the situation and steal the braised food recipe?

The more Wan Feng thought about it, the more panicked he became.

No, he absolutely cannot drag my sister down again!

"Sister, it's really not worth arguing with my second sister-in-law for my sake. It's all my fault. I won't eat these eggs. I'll give them all to my second sister-in-law."

As Wan Feng spoke, he picked up his rice bowl and was about to chase after Liu.

If they really catch up, everything I've done today will be for nothing.

Not only will the Liu family not restrain themselves in the future, but seeing how weak Wan Feng is, they might even bully him even more!

Wan Shu quickly grabbed him and deliberately put on a stern face, saying, "Little brother, if you're going to see your second sister-in-law, then starting tomorrow, you don't need to come anymore!"

"This, elder sister...you..."

Wan Feng was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to pursue or not, and stood there, looking completely bewildered.

Seeing this, Wan Quan sighed with shame: "Little brother, just listen to your little sister. Don't go to your second sister-in-law. She was the one who made the mistake. It's good for her to reflect on her actions at home for a few days."

Wan Feng hesitated, "But what about the gatekeeping job..."

Baozhu chimed in from the side, "Uncle, don't worry, I've been keeping an eye on this matter recently. I'll definitely keep an eye on things for Aunt!"

Wan Feng was relieved to hear this.

In the following days, Liu did not visit the Liang family again.

However, Wan Quan and Bao Zhu would always eat less at each meal and secretly take the saved meat back to Liu Shi.

Wan Shu knew, but didn't care.

Because Wan Quan and Bao Zhu worked very hard every day, and they never tried to steal other people's food.

In the past few days, Wan Feng has been eating a lot more meat under her coercion. Although he is still insecure, his complexion looks much better and his sense of inadequacy is not as strong.

Four days later.

The rice in Liang's seven mu of paddy fields has finally been harvested!

Without the support of modern technology, grain yields in ancient times were generally low, and this year's drought and crayfish outbreak have exacerbated the situation.

The Liang family's seven mu of paddy fields yielded a total of 3,500 jin of rice after drying.

After deducting the 15 percent tax that needs to be paid, less than 3,000 catties of rice are left.

Wan Shu roughly calculated that his family of six would consume about 600 to 700 jin of rice a year.

There was no use keeping the remaining two thousand kilograms of rice at home; in fact, it would attract insects. So, she decided to do what other families in the village did: go to the county town and sell the remaining two thousand kilograms of rice.

On the fifth day, before dawn, the voices of Uncle Erniu and Aunt Wang could be heard outside the Liang family's door.

"Shu, are you up yet? Time to go out!"

Wan Shu hadn't expected them to arrive so early. Still half-asleep, she opened the door for them, yawning as she asked, "Why are you here so early? It's not even time to go to town yet."

A cow can only pull a maximum of 2,000 catties of goods.

Today we have over 2,000 jin of grain alone, plus people and over 200 jin of braised food. Uncle Erniu's cow alone definitely couldn't move it.

Apart from Uncle Erniu, the only other family in the village that owns cattle is Wang Lizheng's family.

So, after making the braised food last night, Wan Shu took a big bowl of it to the Wang family and proposed borrowing a cow the next day.

Recently, many families in the village have borrowed cattle from the Wang family because of the matter of selling grain.

Nowadays, cows are a rare breed.

Since everyone had used someone else's ox, they naturally felt bad about not giving anything in return. But everyone was poor, so even if they did give something, it would only be half a pound or a pound of grain.

Nobody is as generous as Wan Shu, who brought out such a large bowl of braised food.

Although the cost of braised food is not high, it is enough to show Wan Shu's sincerity and courtesy.

The Wang family readily agreed, and Aunt Wang enthusiastically patted her chest to guarantee it.

"Don't worry, Shu! I promise I'll bring the ox to your house first thing tomorrow morning to help you move your grain!"

Even so, Wan Shu did not expect that Aunt Wang would arrive so early.

Uncle Erniu arrived almost an hour early today, which is unusual for him.

Aunt Wang explained with a smile, "Today is for selling grain, so it can't be like usual. The grain merchants are all arriving earlier than the last. Only by arriving early can you get a good price."

Uncle Erniu nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's not just grain merchants, but also the families who sell grain. They all arrive earlier and earlier, otherwise they'll miss the morning market."

Back in modern times, Wan Shu had also run a wholesale business of agricultural and sideline products for a short period of time.

Modern wholesale markets start earlier and earlier, bustling with activity as early as three or four in the morning.

She originally thought that ancient times wouldn't be as curly as modern times, but unexpectedly, they were pretty much the same.

However, there was no other way but to sell the grain.

Besides, Uncle Erniu and Aunt Wang had already arrived, so she couldn't keep them waiting any longer.

Wan Shu woke up Da Zhu, San Shun, and Si Ping as quickly as possible, and then helped them wash up.

Finally, with the help of Uncle Erniu and Aunt Wang, they loaded all 2,000 jin of rice onto the oxcart and then drove the two oxen slowly towards the county town.

As for Er Ya and Wu Ping, they stayed at home as usual to feed the chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs.

And fertilizing the rice stubble in the paddy fields.

The climate of Sishui Town, and even the entire Jingzhou Prefecture, is particularly suitable for rice cultivation, and the rice fields can be harvested twice a year.

After the autumn harvest, farmers in Jingzhou Prefecture do not remove the rice stubble. Instead, they carefully tend to the stubble, waiting for the axillary buds on the stubble to sprout, and patiently await the second harvest.

The yield of the second crop was far less than that of the first, but in these times of famine, it was better than nothing.

Moreover, the rice produced in the second crop always tastes exceptionally delicious.

Wan Shu and his group left home rather late. After rushing around for a while, they finally caught the last of the morning market as dawn broke.

With the recent autumn harvest, many grain merchants are coming to the morning market to buy grain.

In addition, Dazhu has always been very diligent in farming, and the Liang family's rice is plump and of excellent quality. Even though they arrived a little late, a grain merchant immediately took a liking to their rice.

"Young lady, your rice is quite good. It's thirteen coins a pound. I'll take it all, how about it?"