He grabbed her arm and pulled her up, saying, "Come on, let's go home!"
"I haven't finished washing the clothes yet!"
Li Aidi looked at the clothes; she hadn't finished washing them yet and would have to continue later.
"You don't need to wash it."
Li Aidi had doubts, but she still went back with her mother, Meng.
"Is your village currently conducting a survey on sweet potato planting?"
Since they're not far apart, someone might accidentally blurt something out.
"I...I don't know."
Speaking of sweet potato vines, Li Aidi felt angry, because that was why she was kicked out last time.
Before, when they lived with Han Qiang, although they weren't always full, they had food to eat every day. Their family's life was much better than most people's.
"Hmph, you're useless. Go back and get me two hundred sweet potato vines."
Meng took off her shoes and was about to hit someone again, but her eldest daughter-in-law grabbed her hand:
"Mother, let eldest sister go back first."
As she spoke, she winked at Madam Meng. Remembering her purpose, Madam Meng lowered her hand, which had been holding her shoe, and put on what she thought was a very kind smile:
"Oh, my dear daughter, go back and see if you can get some sweet potato vines for the family. You see, our whole family has so many mouths to feed, and we're almost starving. You don't want us all to starve, do you? Then you won't have a family to rely on anymore."
As she spoke, a few tears welled up in her eyes.
"It's not that your mother doesn't love you. You've seen our situation these past few days; we're really not getting enough to eat. If we could eat our fill, you certainly wouldn't be hungry. Think about it, have I ever mistreated you before?"
In the past, when Li Aidi came back, Meng Shi would never treat her badly.
Because she always brought things back with her, they were too busy trying to please her.
But now? They think she's no longer capable, that Han Qiang doesn't want her anymore, which is why they dare to do this.
"You want me to go back and ask for sweet potato vines?"
Li Aidi never expected her mother to have this idea.
"Last time, I was caught because of the sweet potato vines... Han Qiang is keeping a close eye on me. There aren't many sweet potato vines, Mother, he won't give me any."
"Last time there were few sweet potato vines, but this time Mom heard there are plenty, so it's no problem for us to have some."
Meng began to sob, saying, "If you don't want us to starve to death, then don't worry about it."
Li Aidi hesitated for a moment.
"Hehe, you're right. We don't even have enough sweet potato vines for ourselves, how could we possibly give them to you?"
Han Kun snorted angrily when he heard his grandmother's words.
He'd been watching for ages, and his mother was still completely unrepentant. Even after being bullied like this by her own family, she still wanted to help them.
"Kun'er?"
Li Aidi was also surprised that her son would come, and she was so excited that her eyes turned red.
After just a few days, he had lost a lot of weight and looked as pale as a ghost.
"You still want to help them get their things back?"
Han Kun glared at his mother, but she actually lowered her head sheepishly and didn't argue.
"I... your maternal grandmother's family isn't having an easy time either."
Li Aidi hesitated for a long time before finally managing to utter this sentence.
"Heh, then you should continue living here."
Han Kun had no idea what his mother was thinking.
Is her family really that well-off?
"I... Kun'er... take me back."
Fearing her son would leave, Li Aidi gripped Han Kun's arm tightly, preventing him from going.
"Your heart is still here, so stay here."
Han Kun's expression was icy. It was a wonder that her father had sent her over to take a look. What was there to look at?
"You... Kun'er, if you stay here any longer, I'll starve to death."
Li Aidi, supporting her head which was already dizzy from hunger, said pitifully.
"We don't need traitors in our family."
After saying that, he cruelly shook off Li Aidi's hand.
Whether it was because he was too strong or because Li Aidi was too weak, she lost her balance and fell to the ground.
"Ah..." She gasped in pain. Han Kun paused for a moment, but without turning around, he continued walking.
That's really heartless!
As she watched her son's figure recede into the distance, Li Aidi suddenly felt a pang of panic.
"You piece of trash!"
Seeing Han Kun come over without even calling her "Grandma," Meng Shi felt a surge of anger rising within her.
She skillfully took off her shoes and started hitting Li Aidi hard.
This time, her daughter-in-law didn't stop her, perhaps knowing it would be useless. Besides, her older sister couldn't go home for the time being, so she was just taking up a spot.
Han Kun stormed back home. Han Qiang pulled him aside and, seeing that he had returned on his own, asked, "Haven't you changed it yet?"
Han Kun shook his head and sighed, "I don't know what my mother is thinking. They don't feed her at all over there. Every time, after they finish eating, she drinks some dishwater. She still does all the housework and lives in the woodshed, but she still thinks about that place and wants to come and ask us for two hundred seedlings."
Han Qiang was furious, but he already knew his wife's temperament. He was utterly disappointed, so he stopped being disappointed.
"Don't worry about her anymore. Just pretend you don't have a mother."
This woman's heart has never been with them; she shouldn't have gotten married. She should have stayed with her mother for the rest of her life.
What they didn't know was that after Han Kun left, Li Aidi's life became even more difficult. Not only did they not give her food and make her work, but they also beat her at the drop of a hat. Of course, that's another story.
Hutouya Village was unusually lively today. Not only were strong men going into the mountains, but older women and children also went along to cut bamboo.
Han Datou also went with his men. Han Qiang saw them following, but didn't say much.
All Han Luoxue wanted was the result; she only cared about the outcome.
Meanwhile, Han Luoxue was resting on the kang (a heated brick bed) and taking stock of the rewards from the space.
I won't use the doubling card for now; I can use it later when I upgrade my storage space.
Various doubling options are the most cost-effective.
The grain seeds inside include glutinous rice, wheat, paddy rice, fragrant rice, and Job's tears.
There are more vegetables now: cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce...
There are more than ten kinds of one.
Fruits, including peaches, apples, plums, apricots, and cherries, are also readily available.
There are also watermelons, cantaloupes, honeydew melons, and strawberries.
Most of these things don't exist in this era. However, Han Luoxue only glanced at them and didn't intend to plant them now.
For now, let's plant the more practical ones; we can plant the more expensive ones after the famine is over.
However, not planting any fruit at all was obviously unrealistic. Han Luoxue thought for a moment and planted two strawberry plants and three watermelon plants.
When you're craving something, satisfy your craving first; it's too unbearable to go without fruit all day.
Han Luoxue had a good plan, but she suddenly noticed a strange hillside.
It seems to have appeared after the upgrade; it's completely bare.
She tried growing grains, but they didn't work; she tried growing vegetables, but they didn't work either. Could it be...?
With a thought, he moved the fruit trees over. It worked perfectly, and the entire area was now planted.
She tried planting strawberries, watermelons, and cantaloupes under the trees, and it actually worked.
However, she didn't plant too many, but tried planting sweet potato vines as well, and surprisingly, that worked too.
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