Seeing that the rain had stopped, the members of the Dongfeng Brigade all clamored to go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables, but they were stopped by the brigade leader. Other brigades were not so lucky.
A member of the Red Flag Brigade next door went up the mountain and broke his leg because the road was slippery. It is said that he cannot be cured and will be a cripple for the rest of his life.
But all this had nothing to do with Li Mingxi, because she was drinking malted milk contentedly at this moment.
"Mom, look how much Xiaoxi likes to drink this. As soon as I put it in front of her, she knows to hold the teacup and drink it," Zhang Huilan said happily as she watched Li Mingxi swallowing with big gulps.
Niu Cuihua looked at her sweet and soft granddaughter in her arms and said, "If she likes to drink, I'll give it to her."
Zhang Huilan quickly refused, "No way, this is something my younger sister sent specially for you, how can we let Xiaoxi drink it all!"
Niu Cuihua said nonchalantly, "Since it's for me, I can give it to whoever I want. Why would she care? Besides, didn't you say Xiaoxi hasn't been drinking much milk recently? This is just right for her."
Since her mother-in-law had said so, Zhang Huilan couldn't refuse. "Okay, wait until Aiguo comes back and ask him to buy it for you."
"No, I don't like drinking that stuff. Just buy more for Xiaoxi when the time comes. Don't let our Xiaoxi go hungry."
Before Niu Cuihua finished speaking, she heard Li Aiguo's voice, "Mom, I'm back!"
Upon hearing his father's voice, Li Mingxi, who had been drinking malted milk obediently, immediately fluttered his hands.
Seeing this, Zhang Huilan quickly put the teacup aside and walked out holding Li Mingxi. "You miss your dad, don't you?"
Li Aiguo, who was already in high spirits, stepped forward and took Li Mingxi from his wife when he heard this.
"Xiaoxi misses daddy, and daddy misses our Xiaoxi too. Come and give daddy a kiss."
Li Aiguo was about to kiss her, but was stopped by Zhang Huilan, who directly snatched Li Mingxi away and held her in her arms.
"Oh, it's so dirty. You kiss your daughter without even washing her," Zhang Huilan said, and then she carried her daughter back to the house.
Looking at his wife and children returning to the house, Li Aiguo scratched his head helplessly, and turned around to see his mother staring at him. He originally thought his mother would laugh at him, but she didn't mention it at all.
"You're back so soon this time?"
"There's no work left, so the leaders told us to come back and rest. But I heard that the county seems to be investigating a big matter, and there will be new tasks in a while. I don't know the details."
Niu Cuihua: "In that case, you should just rest at home. By the way, we are going to the mountains to dig wild vegetables tomorrow. You can come with us."
Even if Niu Cuihua didn't say anything, Li Aiguo wouldn't stay idle at home. "Okay, I'll go with you, but mother, don't you think it's strange that it only rained in our county town on my way back, and it didn't rain anywhere else. What do you think is going on?"
Niu Cuihua said nonchalantly, "What's it to you? Why would you care about Nenduo?"
"Oh, then I'll go inside and change my clothes first."
Niu Cuihua looked at her son who returned to the house happily, her face changed immediately, and she hurried to find Old Man Li.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Li Tieniu making a small stool. "Old man, stop working and come here first. I want to tell you something."
"What's the matter? Can't you see I'm busy? Hurry up and tell me."
Old man Li complained, but still stopped the work at hand.
Niu Cuihua said mysteriously, "Didn't Lao Si come back? He just said that when he came back, he found that it was raining in our county. Don't you think it's strange?"
"Hey, what's so strange about this? It rains in some places and not in others, isn't that normal? I was thinking about it and wasted my time!"
Hearing what Old Man Li said, Niu Cuihua was upset and said, "I'm telling you something!"
Old man Li said casually, "Okay! You go ahead."
"Didn't I have a dream before? I dreamed that the old monk said Xiaoxi was a lucky treasure. Do you think this could be related to her?" Niu Cuihua said and looked at Li Tieniu nervously.
"How can it be so magical? If you say so, our Xiaoxi has become a god!"
Seeing her old man's answer, Niu Cuihua was not angry, and said to herself: "Anyway, it must be related to our Xiaoxi."
Looking at the bewildered Niu Cuihua, Old Man Li had no choice but to change his answer, "Yes, whatever you say is what it is!"
Unexpectedly, Niu Cuihua started mumbling again, "Hey, if this is related to Xiaoxi, is it her fault? It's raining so hard, what if something bad happens? No, I have to pray, and ask God to bless our Xiaoxi."
Immediately afterwards, he saw someone walk out of the house. Looking at Niu Cuihua who was walking away, Old Man Li shook his head and continued to fiddle with the small stool.
Li Mingxi, who was lying in bed listening to her mom and dad chatting, had no idea that Niu Cuihua had gone insane. If she knew, she would definitely say, "Nana, you're overthinking it. If I were really that awesome, I wouldn't have been an orphan in my previous life."
Li Aiguo looked at his daughter lying in bed and said slowly, "You don't know, it seems to be worse this year. I've traveled to many places along the way, and some villages are deserted. They say they've all fled the famine."
Zhang Huilan's eyes widened. "Ah, is it that serious? I thought eating Guanyin soil was considered serious!"
Li Mingxi, who was originally cheerful, was also deeply shocked.
Yes, I remember from historical records that this period was extremely difficult. In the previous few years, in order to be the first, everyone lied about the output. There was not enough food to begin with, and then it seemed as if God was playing a joke. He refused to rain, and the hemp ropes broke at the thinnest parts. Our life, which was not very affluent to begin with, became even worse.
But counting the days, the famine should be over soon. By then, things will definitely be much better than they are now. Just hold on a little longer and it will pass. Besides, it rained a few days ago, so at least this summer harvest should be better.
In the next few days, the members of the Dongfeng Brigade ran to the mountains every day. They not only harvested a large amount of wild vegetables and mushrooms, but also caught some rabbits and pheasants. Looking at the food, the members showed long-lost smiles on their faces.
As time went by, spring passed quietly and the members welcomed the scorching heat. When this time came, it meant that the summer harvest was about to begin.
Ever since Li Mingxi was allowed out for some exercise, she had been taken care of by Niu Cuihua and Zhang Huilan. It had been hot lately, and with the summer harvest approaching, there was no one to look after the child at home, so Zhang Huilan placed Li Mingxi in the shade at the edge of a field. Niu Cuihua wasn't happy about this and insisted that Dani stay home to look after Xiaoxi.
Zhang Huilan thought that this would not only waste time but also cause worry. After all, Dani was just a little girl and might not be able to take good care of Xiaoxi. In addition, every household had elderly and children to help with the summer harvest, so there was no reason to let Dani stay at home to look after the child.
Seeing that her proposal failed, Niu Cuihua had to compromise. In order to prevent Xiaoxi from going hungry, she made malted milk every day for Li Mingxi to carry. The green military water bottle was specially brought back by the second brother before, and it was the only one in the whole village.
Niu Cuihua thought that no one was worthy of using this new cup, so she gave it to the lucky doll Xiaoxi. So now Li Mingxi is sitting at the edge of the field with a small kettle in his arms, watching the people busy in the fields.
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