With the threat of Li Xiyue, the help of the villagers, and the cooperation of Xu Yongshun, Xu Xinguo and his wife finally agreed to give the three sisters an old house.

But the couple refused to give any money, and finally agreed to let the three sisters take their belongings, including the bag of cotton and cloth they had picked up.

Everyone helped the three sisters move their things out and cleaned the old house.

Li Xiyue applied medicine to Pan Di and bandaged her wound before looking around the narrow and dilapidated house.

It was a tiled house, most of the tiles were rotten, and the mud walls were bumpy. There were only two small rooms, a main room and a bedroom, and there was not even a kitchen.

"It's too shabby, isn't it?" Li Xiyue said, "Is it suitable for living here?"

Xu Yongshun patted the dirt off his hands and said, "It's okay. I'll ask a few people to turn over the tiles, plaster the walls a little, and build a stove. We'll live here first. After this winter, we'll do some repairs next spring."

After saying that, he went to find someone.

Li Xiyue thought to himself that Xu Yongshun, the branch secretary, was quite nice when he didn't try to smooth things over.

Of course, we also have to thank Su Fengying, the good daughter-in-law. It is really a good thing to marry a virtuous wife.

"Sister, we are very satisfied with this shabby house." said Pan Di.

As long as she could get away from her parents and younger brother, no longer be beaten or scolded, and have a place to stay, she would be very satisfied.

Besides, the money she and her sister earned and the ten dollars they picked up yesterday were hidden well and not discovered by their parents. Now they have a huge sum of more than ten dollars, which is enough for the three sisters to get through the winter.

Li Xiyue also knew that it was not easy for them to leave home, and this was a good start. The lives of these three children would get better and better in the future.

"Thank you, sister." Pan Di knelt down with her two younger sisters.

Li Xiyue quickly helped the child up and asked, "What are you doing?"

"If it weren't for my sister, we wouldn't have been able to move out so easily. If we hadn't moved out, we would have been beaten to death sooner or later. It was my sister who saved our lives." Pandi said, wiping away her tears.

Li Xiyue wiped their tears and pretended not to know that they could make money. "Although you have moved out, how will you live in the future?"

"Sister, we can weave baskets. We can exchange them for food and money to make ends meet. I can also go to work and earn work points. Anyway, our life will definitely be better than at home," said Pan Di.

"That's good." Li Xiyue thought of something and said, "Even though you've moved out, it's best to sever ties with your family if you have the chance, otherwise your parents might come up with other ideas when you're living a good life in the future."

"I've got that." Pan Di nodded.

Li Xiyue added, "Keep a low profile in everything. Remember, don't tell your secrets to anyone, no matter how close your relationship is. Also, don't show off your money. Even if you have money, don't let others know. It's best to make people think that you are not doing well."

The three Pan Di sisters all kept it in mind.

Li Xiyue had given them all the necessary warnings. She also knew that they had money, and it was just that the three girls were unsafe. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Why don't you follow my example and get a dog to guard the house?"

"Great, if I could have a puppy as smart and humane as Xiaobai, I wouldn't be afraid." Pan Di rubbed Xiaobai's head.

Xiaobai hummed twice and said, "That's impossible. It is the smartest dog in the world. No other dog can surpass it."

Li Xiyue smiled and said, "There's a bitch in the village that just gave birth to puppies. Go get one and bring it back. If you raise one from a young age, it will be closer to the dog."

"Thank you, sister. We got it."

After Li Xiyue left, the three sisters walked around the house hand in hand, as happy as birds out of a cage.

They fantasized about their future life, each of them had a look of longing and anticipation on their face, and their hearts were filled with beautiful hopes.

When I returned to the clinic, Erniu was already there.

"The weather is so cold, Erniu, you are here too?" Li Xiyue asked with a smile.

Erniu was practicing calligraphy. When she saw her come back, she immediately put down her pen and called out sweetly, "Sister."

Li Xiyue checked her handwriting and praised her, "You've made progress. That's great."

After memorizing all the medicinal properties, Li Xiyue taught Erniu to recognize words. After she learned to recognize words, she taught her how to keep accounts, write prescriptions, and prepare medicines.

This child has a talent for medicine and is easy to teach.

"Thank you, sister." Erniu's face turned red.

Grandma’s illness was cured. She could bring some food home every day and didn’t have to work so hard and worry. She looked taller and fatter.

Li Xiyue was about to go to the kitchen to make breakfast. Seeing some herbs in a basket next to her, she asked, "Erniu, it's snowing. Are you picking herbs too?"

"We picked them at the foot of the hillside. There are many trees in the mountains and the snow is not thick." Erniu said, looking at Li Xiyue, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

Li Xiyue asked: "What's wrong?"

"Sister, those old grandfathers and grandmothers are so pitiful." Erniu said, clutching her little hands.

Li Xiyue was puzzled, "Which grandpas and grandmas?"

"Living in the cowshed."

Li Xiyue understood that it was those bad elements who were demoted.

I have been so busy these days that I have forgotten about this matter. Most of those who were sent down at that time were capable people and talents of the country. Like those medical books and cultural relics, a lot of them were lost.

Medical books and cultural relics are important, but talents are also important. The talent gap will cause greater losses to the country.

"That educated youth brother is so abominable. He forces the old grandpa and grandma to work, while he and Sister Hongmei hide in the woods. I hate him." Erniu was angry.

Li Xiyue pinched her little face and said, "Don't worry, sister will take care of him."

Zhao Guohua is making trouble again. He really deserves to be punished.

"Okay." Erniu smiled.

My elder sister is the most powerful. As long as she takes action, the bad educated youth brother will not dare to bully my grandparents anymore.

After breakfast, Li Xiyue went to the cowshed.

"Xiyue, why are you here?" Zhao Guohua was directing the old man to work. When he saw Li Xiyue coming, he hurriedly walked over with a shy face.

Li Xiyue glanced at him. This kid seemed to be doing well recently. His face was rosy and he was wearing a new cotton-padded jacket. He was most likely trying to coax the girl.

She was too embarrassed to tell him, "It's cold, I came to see the cows, why aren't you working?"

"Why isn't there someone doing this?" Zhao Guohua said with some pride, "Besides, I'm going back to the city after the New Year, and I won't have to do these dirty and tiring jobs anymore."

Li Xiyue was surprised, "Are you going back to the city?"

"Yes, my parents found a job for me, and I can go back after a year." Zhao Guohua said happily.

Li Xiyue stared at him. This kid was about to go back to the city, but he still lied to the girl. Was he a bad guy?

"What are you looking at, you old bastards? Why don't you get back to work?" Zhao Guohua saw that the old guys were not working, so he looked at them and started cursing.

Li Xiyue didn't expect Zhao Guohua to be so arrogant and not shy away from others. She raised her foot and kicked him, "What gives you the right to shout at me? Who do you think you are?"