Although Chen Xiuer went to the fields with Old Man Lu during this period, she didn't really help much. On the contrary, because she was a woman, she made people very uncomfortable among a group of old men.

Since she hadn't been able to help Old Man Lu, he naturally didn't treat Chen Xiuer any differently. Therefore, Chen Xiuer felt inexplicably disgusted with the person who proposed the work point system, feeling that the person was blocking her way.

It can only be said that people like Chen Xiuer, no matter what setbacks they encounter, will always find excuses in others and never think about their own problems.

At Jiang Qinyu's home, A Ping helped with the farm work, taking Lu Yanzheng's place.

Jiang Qinyu originally had work points in the village, but after she went to the border town, she asked Village Chief Li to stop it to avoid the villagers from having any doubts.

However, Village Chief Li was grateful for Jiang Qinyu's contributions to the village and insisted on having her work points credited. Even the villagers knew about it and agreed, so Jiang Qinyu's objections were ineffective.

So later, whenever she had time, she would go to the fields to either give Grandpa Jiang and the others some pointers on how to improve some of the farm tools, or talk to the villagers about the importance of proper spacing between seedlings when planting.

Anyway, she didn't feel too guilty about getting the baseline score of 10 centimeters every day.

But things were different at Old Lu's house. Chen's health wasn't very good, so they mainly relied on Old Lu to earn work points in the fields. In addition, Chen received subsidies as a member of the supervision team, so the old couple lived a very comfortable life.

But when things got better for them, some people were unhappy, like Lu Yancai and his wife.

After the family split up, Lu Tianbao's life became increasingly difficult. Just like now, he was being scolded by Madam Ma by the ear.

"You little brat! I told you to go out and find something good to eat, and all you do is run around outside. Instead of playing around, why don't you go and try to please your grandparents? How long has it been since we've had meat at home? You could at least steal a bowl of meat from their house!"

Madam Ma no longer dotes on her son Lu Tianbao as she used to. After all, she is a selfish person, and once she stops enjoying herself, she will use everyone around her as bargaining chips.

"Ouch...Mom, be gentle! My ear is going to fall off!" Lu Tianbao cried out in pain, punching and kicking Ma.

Such a teenager has no sense of restraint when hitting someone. Madam Ma was kicked in a sensitive spot by Lu Tianbao, and she immediately flew into a rage. She grabbed a piece of firewood and started whipping Lu Tianbao, yelling, "I'll teach you to kick me! I'll beat you to death, you little brat..."

"What are you doing, you old hag?" Lu Yan had forgotten to bring his basket when he went out, and when he came back to get it, he opened the door to find Ma Shi and Lu Tianbao fighting. "How could you hit your son!"

As soon as Madam Ma saw him return, she knew it wasn't the time to beat Lu Tianbao. She immediately dropped the stick, sat down on the ground, and wailed, "Heavens above, what kind of life do I have? I married a man who can't even get enough to eat, and my son is such a disappointment... I might as well just die!"

"Howl, howl, howl! All you do all day long is howl! Are you some kind of jinx reincarnated?" Lu Yancai strode forward and pulled Ma Shi up. "Get up! You have to go to the fields to work and earn work points today, or our whole family will starve to death this winter!"

Ma didn't want to work at all and refused to get up no matter what. Unfortunately, she had lost a lot of weight recently, while Lu Yan had been working in the fields frequently for food and had a lot of strength in his hands, so he could already pull her up.

Lu Tianbao complained from the side, "Dad, Mom told me to go to Grandpa and Grandma's house to steal meat! But Uncle is still there, how could I dare? Mom even hit me! Dad, it hurts so much!"

Hearing this, Lu Yancai became even angrier and slapped Ma Shi across the face. "You bitch! How dare you hit my son! You think I'm being lenient with you? I'll beat you to death!"

After saying that, he really gave Ma a good beating.

Ma was just a coward who bullied the weak and feared the strong. She used to be able to control Lu Yancai, but now that Lu Yancai had unknowingly stood up for himself, she no longer dared to act tough and could only beg for mercy after being beaten black and blue.

"Stop hitting him, stop hitting him... I was wrong! I won't hit him anymore... I'll go to the fields to earn work points! Husband, please stop hitting him..."

Ma's wailing annoyed Lu Yancai. To avoid hearing her crying any longer, he stopped and shouted, "Shut up!"

Ma quickly shut her mouth and dared not make another sound.

Lu Yancai took a breath before glaring at Madam Ma and saying angrily, "From now on, you're not allowed to let Tianbao disrespect his grandparents again! And you're not allowed to do anything bad to his parents! If I find out again, I'll throw you back to your Ma Family Village!"

“No,” Madam Ma couldn’t help but retort, “Why have you suddenly changed your tune, husband? Didn’t we agree before? Those two old men… uh, everything that Mom and Dad earn will be ours in the future! And now you’re saying this…”

"Shut up!" Lu Yancai immediately covered Ma's mouth. "The past is the past. Just remember, you're not allowed to cause me any more trouble, understand?"

Mrs. Ma was almost suffocated by him and could only nod repeatedly.

Lu Yancai then released her and beckoned to Lu Tianbao, saying, "Tianbao, come with Dad to the fields. You should learn to work in the fields too."

"Huh? I have to go down to the ground too?" Lu Tianbao was watching his parents fight with great interest when his father suddenly called him over, and he felt like the sky was about to fall.

Lu Yancai grabbed him and said fiercely, "I have to work in the fields to earn work points to earn food, and you want to freeload? Dream on!"

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yan picked up a basket, grabbed Lu Tianbao, and ran towards the field.

Lu Tianbao wanted to turn around and ask his mother for help, but when he saw Ma's face covered in a pig's head, he couldn't bring himself to ask for help.

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