Out of trust in Su Miaomiao and desire for money, the rouge shop owner also bought a lot of new goods from Su Miaomiao.
Business is going smoothly and Su Miaomiao is in a good mood.
There were many important things to do in the back mountain. Xiao Yunfei went back to the back mountain to guide the work after sending people here in the morning, and the task of delivering meals to Meng Xiangyu and others was given to her.
In fact, it would be more convenient to buy food directly from the snack shop in the town, but Meng Xiangyu and the others had already been fed by her, and asking them to eat those unpalatable meals next to her was simply abuse to them.
There was no other way but to take some trouble and go back to get the food, or have someone deliver it to her.
Near noon, she calculated the time and drove back to Fengtou Village.
As soon as they arrived at the small square where Lu Zhenzhen and the others were cooking, Xu Xiuli put down the green-skinned hazelnuts in her hand and came over to greet them.
"Sister, you're back."
Su Miaomiao was afraid that she would be bored, so she asked Lu Zhenzhen to take care of her.
She followed Lu Zhenzhen all morning, doing whatever they did, just as an experience of life.
This way she could help with the work and pass the time at the same time, and she felt pretty good about it.
"Sister-in-law, how was your morning? I saw you peeling hazelnuts just now, right?"
Su Miaomiao asked with concern, and naturally pulled her hand to check the situation, saying.
"The skin of the hazelnuts has thorns on it, so it's hard to peel. You don't do farm work often, and your hands are tender. Look, they're red. Don't do it later."
"It's okay. I'm not that pretentious. Besides, I think peeling hazelnuts is quite interesting. I've only seen them peeled before, and this is the first time I've seen them with the green skin on."
Xu Xiuli's tone was very excited. She pulled her hand back and said with a smile.
"I had a really great morning. I dug hawthorns, picked vegetables, collected Chinese medicinal herbs, and even shelled walnuts and hazelnuts and made blueberry jam with them. These were all things I had never done before, and I found them incredibly interesting."
Seeing that the other party was really happy like this, Su Miaomiao didn't say anything.
She curved her lips.
"As long as you're happy, people in our village are not well-educated and speak bluntly. If they say something unpleasant and make you feel unhappy, just tell me and I'll support you."
"Okay, I get it. But I actually think they're warm and sincere. I can see in them a sincerity and open-mindedness that's hard to find in people on a normal day. I like them very much. Besides, I have your apprentice and brother-in-law to look after me. How could they dare to make me unhappy? Don't worry, sister."
It seems that Xu Xiuli is very satisfied with her rural life.
This made her feel relieved. She was a little worried about not being able to entertain well before.
Lu Zhenzhen came over, followed by four people holding incubators.
"Master, the food for those people in town has been packed. Can I help you load it into the car now?"
"Okay, put it on and I'll send it to them."
Su Miaomiao withdrew her gaze and asked Xu Xiuli.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going to deliver food to Boss Yu and the others. Do you want to take a ride with me?"
"Okay, will you go back to the village this afternoon?"
"Yes, I'll be back after I have dinner with them in town. I'll be back this afternoon with my apprentices making preserved eggs and other things."
"Okay, I'll go with you and come back with you."
Xu Xiuli was visibly happy.
She must have been cooped up at home for too long and finally had a chance to go out and get some fresh air. She found everything interesting and seemed to be full of strength and energy.
Su Miaomiao likes this beautiful sister very much.
After getting to know her, she discovered that Xu Xiuli was a very thoughtful person, but she was trapped in her house by secular concepts. She thought that the only way to live was to take care of her husband and children, and she had no chance to break through.
On the way to town, there were only Su Miaomiao and Xu Xiuli in the car.
Xu Xiuli saw a group of people working by the river.
Those people were big in stature, thin in body, and had big bellies, and looked deformed.
She couldn't help but frown and asked.
"What are those people doing? Why are they so thin? They look like skin and bones. Are they sick?"
Su Miaomiao took a quick glance and couldn't bear to look any further.
Those were people from the mountain village, and some of them had conflicts with her family.
"They were cutting willow branches and straw. They were thin because they were starving and didn't get any rest or malnutrition. It's like this over time."
"It's so hard. They look so pitiful. I thought the villagers were all like yours, happy every day, strong and capable. I didn't expect some people to have such a hard life."
Xu Xiuli felt a little sad and her mood became low.
She was not a bodhisattva, but she could not bear to see the sufferings of the world. The miserable lives that the people in that village had just lived were beyond her imagination.
After two seconds of silence, he couldn't help but ask.
"Aren't the resources in your back mountain very rich? There are fruits, wild vegetables, and mushrooms. All of these are edible. Picking some can at least fill your stomach, right? Why are they still starving and..."
She choked.
After all, I didn’t finish what I was going to say.
Su Miaomiao sighed and said.
"Because they are criminals, unlike ordinary farmers, their time is not their own. This autumn and winter, their village's task is to weave baskets. Before the task is completed, the men in their village have to cut willow branches and straw every day, while the women and children weave baskets at home. Day after day, they basically have no time to do their own work. At the end of the day, they have no energy left to go up the mountain."
"Then your village..."
Xu Xiuli seemed to be hesitant to speak, apparently afraid of hurting Su Miaomiao.
Su Miaomiao said indifferently.
"People in our village are just like them, all guilty, and this year our workload is several times heavier than that of other villages."
"Then why do I see that the people in your village are doing well, at least living a normal life?"
"Because our village has a good headman, he is kind. Under his leadership for so many years, although the villagers have lived a hard life, at least they are better off than people in many villages. Later, when we came, we really led the villagers to live a better life, just like what you see now."
"Then can't you help other villages as well?"
Out of pity and sympathy for the people from other villages, Xu Xiuli spoke out her thoughts in a fit of anger.
But she quickly reacted and apologized.
"I'm sorry, I was so presumptuous. I shouldn't have said such things."
Su Miaomiao shook her head and smiled slightly.
"How much can I help them if I help them village by village? And how many villages can I help?"
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I said the wrong thing."
"It's okay. I don't blame you for not understanding my situation. It's not that I don't want to help, but I've only been here a short time. I can't protect myself either, and I haven't found my footing yet. Besides, I have more important things to do."
She came from a poor family, so naturally she was willing to think about the suffering people.
It’s not that I don’t want to help, but everything has to be prioritized.
Some problems must be solved from the root in order to bring liberation to more people and enable more people to live a good life.
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