Madam Tian blushed red from the scolding, and she stamped her foot in frustration, saying, "Then Mother, you should watch your tongue in the future. Don't go around making up stories and belittling people all the time!"

After saying that, Ms. Tian turned around and went back to her room, slamming the door shut with a loud bang.

When Granny Yuan saw the tightly closed door, a surge of anger welled up inside her.

Oh dear, this little bitch, when did she become so grumpy? When her son comes home from work, he'll definitely teach this daughter-in-law a lesson.

After causing a scene at their colleague's place, the Zhao family finished planting the sweet potatoes in the field, dejected, and then went home looking defeated.

Having offended the Zhao family and not getting any work to earn money, no one was in any spirits.

Even when it was time for dinner, the family hadn't realized what was happening. They listlessly held their bowls, drinking little by little without any appetite.

Of the entire family, only Zhao Xiaocao was spared from being affected.

Although she had a sour look on her face, she ate very enthusiastically! There was no way around it; if she wore her happiness on her face, she would inevitably get a beating from her grandmother and mother.

She was right to criticize her grandmother last time; she shouldn't have kicked her second aunt out of the house. Let's see if her grandmother regrets it now!

After the Zhao family finished eating, Old Mrs. Zhao recovered and said sternly, "Don't all look like you've lost your parents! Cheng, tomorrow you go to the county town with the oxcart and look for work you can do."

"And you lot..." Old Mrs. Zhao looked at her son and her group of grandsons, "The land at home has been planted, so just like I said last time, you all go out and find work to earn money!"

The whole family is able-bodied; how could so many people earn less than that widow He?

Old Mrs. Zhao simply refused to believe in this superstition!

In the following days, every household in the village went to the fields before dawn to plant sweet potatoes. They were busy for four or five days in a row, and it was almost over.

He Tiantian was even thinking of going up the mountain to look for some good stuff. Anyway, she had a system, so she could earn more money to buy herself some things for her upcoming childbirth.

Sister-in-law Yulan was worried about her going up the mountain alone, so she insisted on going with her.

Since both adults were going up the mountain, the four children certainly didn't want to stay at home, so they all got up and wanted to go with them.

Although they had been climbing that mountain for so many years, it was still very novel to them!

As they were leaving, Wujin and Coconut followed happily behind.

The whole family came out.

For breakfast, we had steamed dumplings, made with the bamboo shoots Zhao Denglong and the others had dug up last time, along with minced pork. After wrapping them into dumplings, we steamed them in the pot in the morning.

You can take it with you and eat it on the go, which saves time.

The sky was just beginning to lighten, and the sun had not yet risen.

He Tiantian thought her family was already up early enough, but she didn't expect that at this time, in addition to the men going to work, the women and children in the village were also carrying baskets and heading up the mountain.

It was like there was gold in the mountains; everyone rushed to grab it.

On the way, He Tiantian saw Liu Yonghe and Wang Dazhuang. She wanted to remind Sister Yulan, but when she looked up, she found that Sister Yulan was also craning her neck to search in the crowd.

"Sister-in-law, your husband is over there." He Tiantian pointed to the direction to the right front.

Sister Yulan blushed, "I...I said I'd bring him some breakfast. After a day of working in the mine, he can't go on without eating his fill."

Love in this era is so shy; even an old married couple can blush when teased like this.

He Tiantian waved her hand and gave the basket of breakfast to Sister-in-law Yulan.

"Go on, go on, take some for Dazhuang too, there's plenty here. I'll take the kids and go ahead first, you can catch up later."

Sister Yulan took the basket and nodded. At this intersection, the route to the mine and the route to the mountain were no longer convenient.

He Tiantian, with her four children, followed behind the villagers. There were still some dewdrops on the forest path in the early morning, which soon soaked He Tiantian's cloth shoes.

She was already heavy and couldn't walk fast, and soon she fell to the back of the group. Granny Wang was also slow to walk, but it was because of her age and unsteady gait.

"Wanzi's mother, it's not convenient for you to go up the mountain with your heavy body, so please be careful," Granny Wang reminded her warmly.

He Tiantian smiled and said, "It's nothing. I need to walk around more now so that I can give birth properly later."

Mentioning this brings tears to He Tiantian's eyes. A 21st-century female college student is about to face the difficult prospect of having a baby. This is incredibly tough!

She didn't know anything about this, only vaguely hearing that moving around more would help with childbirth. So she was constantly busy during this time; after planting the tomatoes, she secretly bought some cucumber seeds from the mall and planted them as well.

Granny Wang sneakily walked up to He Tiantian and said, "Wanzi's mother, please don't mind what I'm about to say."

He Tiantian looked at Granny Wang with suspicion...

Granny Wang's gaze fell on He Tiantian's belly. "I think you're having another baby girl this time, your belly is so round..."

Granny Wang frowned deeply, this was causing her great worry.

One of the main reasons He Tiantian was kicked out of her home was because she did not give birth to a son.

"I thought it was something serious. It would be best if it were a girl. That way I'll have three daughters. If it were a boy, I wouldn't know how to take care of him. After all, I have experience taking care of girls," He Tiantian said with a smile, seemingly casually.

When Granny Wang saw how open-minded He Tiantian was, she said, "That's wonderful. If everyone in our village had the same vision as you, Wanzi's mother, so many girls wouldn't have been ruined..."

Grandma Wang felt heartbroken whenever she thought about it. Over the years, many girls had been born in the village. But with so many babies, they couldn't afford to raise them, so many families abandoned their newborn girls in the mountains.

Do you think such a small child could survive if left in the mountains? She'd end up in the bellies of wolves and tigers.

What a terrible thing to do!

He Tiantian naturally knew what Granny Wang was talking about; she had heard Sister Yulan talk about this matter a lot every day.

The laws at that time were inadequate, and there was no such thing as abandonment. Otherwise, those heartless parents should really be imprisoned!

After walking for a while, Sister Yulan finally caught up with him.

This was He Tiantian's first time going up the mountain after the trip, and it was completely different from the snow-covered landscape in winter.

It was the same road, but now it was covered in tender green grass. The villagers had walked on it countless times, and it had naturally become a path.

He Tiantian's main goal today was to find something to exchange for money, so she searched through the bushes on her own.

Meanwhile, Sister Yulan led the children to find food on the ground or in the trees.

[Ding! Wild morel mushrooms detected.]

He Tiantian was startled when her system suddenly started giving her a notification.

She quickly followed the mall's instructions and picked all the morel mushrooms nearby, some of which were hidden deep in the bushes. He Tiantian had to use the small shovel she had brought to cut down the branches and crawl in to pick them.

With her cheat code activated, He Tiantian quickly picked up about twenty more mushrooms.

[Author's Note]: An extra chapter for today's recommendation! Please vote for this chapter! Thanks to Wind Continues to Blow_ and Fragrant for their comments, and Adversary for their votes!