The adults were busy for several days.

After finishing the work in the fields, Fu Erbai, who wanted to go to the county, was severely beaten up by Old Yang and Old Fu Tou.

He was beaten so hard that he cried loudly, with a bruised face and nose. He was too embarrassed to go out and see people for several days. Little Yang was also scolded for several days in a row.

After being scolded by old Madam Yang, the second wife finally gave up all her thoughts and became obedient. As to whether she was convinced or not, no one knew.

The adults are busy all day long. Even after planting the seeds, they are busy weeding, fertilizing, irrigating, and harvesting in autumn.

Li and her family would also find free time to pick mushrooms, dig wild vegetables, and pick wild fruits. The older children would also go with them, and they also had to collect enough firewood to prevent themselves from freezing in winter.

When Fu Dabai and his men were not busy, they looked for work everywhere, but they never found work like transporting grain, which paid two taels of grain at a time.

We have never caught pheasants or wild boars that appeared out of nowhere again at home.

Everything is calm, difficult and stable, just as before.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye, and Yuan grew from a three-year-old kid who could play freely.

I became a six-year-old kid who had to go up the mountain with the older kids to pick mushrooms and dig wild vegetables.

Because of lack of food, Yuan didn't grow much taller than before and was still small and thin.

Her cousin Xingzi, who is the same age as her, and her cousin Tuzi, who is two years older than her, are both as thin and small as her.

Niu Wa, the little cousin who often hangs out with his sisters, is even younger than Yuan and Xingzi.

Dalang and the other boys have grown a lot taller, but they are all pale and thin.

In fact, it's not just the Lao Fu family. Children from other families are only slightly better than them.

In such an environment, Fubao, the three-year-old son of the second wife, stands out.

She was still the same as when she first arrived, fair, tender and soft, not at all like a farmer's child, let alone one from Lao Fu's family.

When Yuan, Rabbit and Xingzi each came back with a basket of mushrooms and wild fruits in a small bamboo basket.

Fubao sat on a small stool at the door of the kitchen, wearing half-new clothes, eating eggs in small bites, and the flesh on his face moved like a little squirrel.

The little hands are white and glowing, and you can tell at first glance that they are pampered.

Lai Mei and Xian Mei on the side watched her eat with a smile, and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and fed her water.

Fubao cooperated by looking up his little face and said in a baby voice, "Thank you, Fifth Brother, Sixth Brother."

Come on, sister Xian touched her head with satisfaction and praised her for being cute.

The rabbit rolled his eyes and whispered to Yuan and Xingzi:

"She thanked me but I didn't see her share a bite. Second uncle's family must have hidden some private money. She started eating eggs again! Grandma will scold me again!"

Each family hid their private money secretly, and if they bought delicious food secretly, they would share it with the whole family behind closed doors.

Only the second wife, as soon as she hid, would change clothes and food for Fubao. It would have been fine if she had just eaten secretly, but she would cook openly for him every time, and only for Fubao. Dalang and the others could only watch.

Grandma, Mrs. Yang, has scolded the second wife many times, but she hasn't changed.

Moreover, Dalang and Erlang looked willing to be stupid, without any of the cleverness they had in previous years.

Wu Lang comes to his sister, and Liu Lang envies his sister, who only knows how to revolve around his sister.

When Fubao first came, Fu Erbai could still see his sons in his eyes, but now, like Xiao Yang, he only has his daughter Fubao in his eyes.

When other family members saw this, they all thought that the whole family was possessed by evil spirits.

Xingzi whispered, "Hurry up and leave. My mother said that the second family is sick and whoever gets close to them will be unlucky. She won't let Niu Wa and I see them."

Xingzi's voice was weak, and Niu Wa was also panting with the basket on his back.

They didn't know what was wrong with them, but their health had become very poor in the past few years. They would have a fever or catch a cold from time to time, and they didn't even have the strength to speak.

Hutouhuolao and Tuzi are better than the other two, but sometimes they would suddenly fall ill for inexplicable reasons.

He was so strong and healthy when he was younger, but his health has deteriorated as he grew older.

Wang from the fourth room believed that this was because the second room was possessed by evil spirits and was too unlucky, so whoever came into contact with it would be unlucky.

The fourth room is the closest, so they are the most unlucky. Children are not as strong as adults, and cannot resist the bad luck and evil spirits from the second room, so they are prone to illness.

As for what kind of evil it was, it was of course Fubao’s evil!

Their bad luck started after Fu Bao came!

Because of this speech, Xiao Yang and Wang had a fight, and the situation became even more tense. Dalang and the others ignored Xingzi and Niu Wa.

Grandma Yang also told Wang not to talk nonsense. Even though Grandma Yang sometimes grumbled in her heart, it would be so unpleasant if such words got out.

However, Tuzi also felt that there was something wrong with the second wife. Upon hearing this, he immediately took his two younger sisters to find grandma. Niu Wa held his sister Xingzi's hand and followed them closely.

A Yuan was too tired to talk and let the rabbit take her away.

However, when leaving, I still couldn't help but take a sneak peek. Fubao, who just raised his little face and said a few words, received endless praise from his two older brothers. I felt indescribable envy in my heart.

The day before yesterday, my parents praised the mushrooms this year for being delicious.

So she specially picked several baskets of mushrooms yesterday. Even when Rabbit and Apricot could no longer walk, she was still picking, filling her small backpack to the brim.

It took several trips to transport all of them, and I even gave up my favorite wild fruits!

And what about her parents! After eating mushrooms, she went back to the room to show off happily, wanting to be praised, but they scolded her for being lazy! ! ! They said she was lazy!

Yuan is still angry when he thinks about it now!

Who am I doing this for!

So today, A Yuan, who was still angry, only picked a small basket and went down with the rabbits and apricots.

Of course, it was also because the mushrooms at the foot of the mountain and halfway up the mountain had almost all been picked by the villagers, so they couldn't find any after searching for several rounds.

Grandma Yang poured out all the mushrooms in the basket, picked some, strung them up with a needle, and waited for them to dry. She would then take them out and soak them in water to eat in the winter. They were also very delicious.

In addition to mushrooms, grandma would also dry shredded beans, potatoes, radishes, and eggplants. She would also store sauerkraut and make various pickles. In the winter when fresh vegetables were unavailable, they would often eat these things.

Yuan is not picky about food. He likes to eat everything except what his second aunt Xiao Yang cooks.

While helping his grandmother pick mushroom roots, Yuan couldn't help smacking his lips as he thought about the food.

Old Yang: ...

"Yuan, you can't eat raw mushrooms!"

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