"If you feel it's hard, think about the 25,000 Red Army soldiers. If you feel it's tiring, think about the veteran revolutionaries!"
"No matter how small a public matter is, it's still a big deal; no matter how big a personal matter is, it's still a small matter!!"
"Don't be afraid of hardship or fatigue, overcome all difficulties and strive for victory!!"
"Comrades, work harder, try harder, think about the white food, and hold on!!"
Shouts came one after another from the fields. Li Mingxi looked at the farmers who were sweating profusely, and her heart was also surging. When she was concentrating on looking at the fields, she didn't notice that a little boy with patches all over his body was approaching her. When she turned around, she saw the little boy stretching out his skinny hand, about to take her cup.
Seeing that Li Mingxi had discovered him, Gu Tingchen could only retract his hand. Afraid that the adults would find out, he could only coax Li Mingxi: "Little sister, can you let me drink some of your water? I'll pick apricots for you to eat."
Li Mingxi looked at his big eyes and dirty little hands, and sympathy overflowed. In addition, she was really greedy, so she gave up the idea of calling him an adult, and never thought that she would be deceived. Gu Tingchen looked at this big fat girl in a blue floral dress, blinking her big eyes and staring at him blankly, thinking that she was so easy to deceive.
So he said, "If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your agreement." Then he reached out and took the kettle off Li Mingxi's neck, opened it, and drank it with big gulps. He stopped when there was only a little left, hung the kettle back on Li Mingxi, and then stood up and left.
Li Mingxi just watched the little boy drink his malted milk and walked away without saying anything. He was cursing in his heart. When he came to his senses and wanted to call for help, it was too late.
Helplessly, Li Mingxi could only wonder in his heart why he was so unlucky. Who said that people of this era were the most simple? Why was such a young child a liar?
This is still a local area, and he dared to cheat people. He is really bold. But the child's clothes look like this. Why would he cheat a little kid? Is it because he is a mute child? Or has this person been targeting him for a long time?
Before Li Mingxi could figure out the result, Zhang Huilan came over because she was worried. She found that half of the malted milk in her daughter's water bottle was missing, and she thought that Li Mingxi had drunk it.
"Xiaoxi, that's great. You drank so much in such a short time. Are you hungry? Wait a little longer and I'll take you home."
Li Mingxi looked at her mother who was praising her so much, and was speechless. Who told her that she couldn't speak, otherwise she would have complained. But she was not afraid of not being able to speak, because she would remember this person in her mind. When she met him again in the future, she would definitely find him to settle the score for daring to cheat on the little girl.
It was almost noon when Zhang Huilan carried Li Mingxi out of the field and prepared to go back to cook. Because the weather was good, in order to hurry up to harvest the crops and dry them out to dry, there was no time to rest at noon. Each family had no choice but to send someone home to prepare the meal and bring it over, and then everyone sat in the field to eat together.
Looking at the people sitting on the ground and eating happily, Li Mingxi felt for the first time the hard work of being a farmer, especially in this era when farming was not mechanized and could only be done by manpower. Every grain of food harvested contained white sweat.
The Dongfeng Brigade quickly completed the summer harvest and began planting autumn crops. Due to the drought, most of the land in the Dongfeng Brigade was planted with drought-resistant crops such as sweet potatoes and corn.
After the work in the fields was finished, the villagers were not idle either. They ran to the mountains in groups. There was no other way. Even if the summer grain was distributed, it might not be enough to eat. And they didn't know when the famine would end. Therefore, they had to go up the mountain. Things like wild vegetables and fruits could fill their stomachs. When it was cold, if they were mixed with grain, they could make them half full. It was much better than eating tree roots.
In order to grab a good spot and dig more wild vegetables, Niu Cuihua led her three daughters-in-law into the mountains early in the morning, and arranged for Dani and others to look after Xiaoxi at home. As for Damao and others, no one knew where they had gone.
"Sanni, what are you doing?" As soon as Li Fenghua entered the room, she saw Taohua taking the peach cakes on the table.
Taohua quickly withdrew her hand when she saw Sister Dani come into the room, and said timidly, "Sister Dani, I want to eat peach cake."
"But grandma gave that peach cake specifically to Xiaoxi so that she could eat it when she was hungry. How could you eat it?" Li Fenghua replied.
Li Taohua was very angry. "Why is she allowed to drink milk and not us? Besides, she is so young, and she won't complain if we drink it."
"That won't work either. Grandma said it's for Xiaoxi, and it belongs to Xiaoxi. No one else can eat it," Li Fenghua said as she put the peach cake away and placed it on the kang.
When Sanni heard what Dani said, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed across her face, and she glared fiercely at Li Mingxi. Li Mingxi had been daydreaming when she felt someone was watching her. When she looked up, she met Li Taohua's fierce gaze and was immediately startled. She thought to herself, "I haven't offended her, so what's wrong? Why is she looking at me like this?"
Li Fenghua didn't notice her third sister's eyes. When she saw Li Mingxi looking over here, she hurried forward and said, "Xiaoxi, are you hungry? I'll get you some peach cake." As she said that, she broke off a piece of peach cake and put it to Li Mingxi's mouth.
Just like that, Li Mingxi finished eating a piece of peach cake under Sanni's poisonous gaze, and was then fed some water by Dani.
After a while, when Li Mingxi had eaten and drunk his fill, Dani looked up at the sky and found that it was time to make lunch, so she took Erni and the other to the kitchen to cook and arranged for Taohua to stay there to watch over Li Mingxi.
Sanni promised to take good care of Li Mingxi, but as soon as the two of them left the house, her expression changed immediately. She stared fiercely at the still sleeping Li Mingxi, her heart filled with resentment.
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