Three years ago, my father was bitten on the leg by a wolf while saving my second uncle, and Shen Jinshan became the pillar of the family.
He is now the one who takes care of the crops in the fields.
If the wheat field lacks water, the wheat grains will not grow big.
Shen Jinshan couldn't imagine what he would be able to harvest in a month.
Without water, more than just the ripening of wheat is affected.
The vegetables in the fields could not grow, so the villagers had to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables.
On the nearby mountains, all the wild vegetables that the villagers knew had been picked up.
The remaining food was so bitter that it was difficult to swallow and caused diarrhea, so the villagers really didn't dare to eat it anymore.
Otherwise, you will feel even hungrier if you poop out all the food you have worked so hard to eat.
The feeling of being hungry is really uncomfortable.
Nowadays, only the rich families in the village and the wealthy families in the town and county can eat white flour and rice.
Chen Xinli silently digested the information, looked at her small body and chicken claw-like hands, and couldn't help licking the corners of her mouth.
Although she drank porridge, she still wanted to eat rice and meat.
"Sister, sister, are you feeling better?"
"It's Yushan and Yulin. Your sister is well now."
Mrs. Wu greeted the two boys from her second uncle Shen Fuyou's family with a smile.
"Second brother, third brother, I'm fine now, thank you for your concern."
The Shen family fled to Qianniu Village sixteen years ago.
At that time, in order to avoid the invasion of Tartars, Shen Fugui's parents brought him and his younger brother Shen Fuyou to settle here.
The village head was kind-hearted and half-sold or half-given away ten acres of wasteland at the foot of Qianniu Mountain to the Shen family.
The family built three thatched huts in the open space at the west end of the village and settled down there.
I sold my belongings to escape here, and finally helped my two sons get married.
After the old couple finished arranging their sons' marriages, they finally breathed a sigh of relief and went straight away.
Later, with the birth of younger generations from both families, the house left by the old man was no longer large enough to live in.
Shen Fugui suggested building two new thatched houses next to the wasteland for his brother's family to live in, making it more convenient to take care of the fields.
They still live in the dilapidated thatched hut left by the old man.
The two brothers do not live together, but that does not affect the flow of their feelings.
The two boys from Shen Lao Er's family are very close to the only little girl among the younger generation of the Shen family.
Shen Yushan is thirteen years old this year, and Shen Yulin is also seven years old, only one month older than Shen Xinli.
Chen Xinli looked at the two ragged boys and gave her two cousins a sweet smile in return.
"Ali, here, I'll give it all to you."
The second brother took out a small package wrapped in a leaf.
Inside was a small handful of red berries.
The two little brothers quickly glanced at the fruit and began to swallow their saliva, but soon moved their eyes away and looked at Chen Xinli.
Chen Xinli glanced sideways, took three, and said with a smile, "Second brother, third brother, let's eat together."
After saying that, he gave his three pills to Wu and Shen Jinlin, one each.
She could feel that the two little brothers looked at her with warm eyes.
They were willing to share their most precious things with her, so how could she keep them all for herself?
As usual, Chen Xinli would go up the mountain with a backpack at this time.
But before she could open her mouth, Wu instructed the children:
"You two should be careful and don't go into the deep woods. Ah Li won't go up the mountain with you today!"
"Nothing, aunt, we just want to come and visit my sister."
Shen Yushan replied seriously.
"Mom, I'm well now. I want to go with my second and third brothers."
"No, you haven't recovered yet, so you can't go."
Finally, with Shen Xinli's constant persuasion and the help of her two brothers, she got the chance to go up the mountain, but she had to wait until Shen Jinshan finished watering the fields and went with the children.
Shen Jinshan is fifteen years old after all. Because of Shen Fugui's leg disease, the young man has been tempered over the years.
The Shen family's land is at the foot of Qianniu Mountain, and Shen Fuyou's family also lives there.
The three siblings walked obediently towards their own wheat field.
Nowadays, many wheat leaves have curled slightly and are showing signs of withering and yellowing.
Although Chen Xinli didn't know anything about farming, she instantly realized the importance of the problem when she saw the wheat field in front of her.
This is the food supply for the whole family for the next year.
"My dear Li'er, why are you here? Come, let Second Aunt see you."
I saw that the wound on my niece's head had been treated.
Zhang Fangju pulled her up and hugged her, tears almost flowing from the corners of her eyes.
Although her niece was not her own, she felt inexplicably close to the little girl.
Zhang is the eldest daughter of the Zhang family, and she raised all her younger brothers.
After marrying Shen Fuyou, she was looking forward to having a daughter, but her wish never came true.
When Yulin was born, her eldest sister-in-law had just given birth to Chen Xinli. After hearing that her eldest sister-in-law had insufficient milk, she wished she could take the little girl home to raise herself every day.
Therefore, when she learned that her niece had hit her head and might not wake up, she was no less sad than her sister-in-law Wu Yuehua.
This scene made the two boys at home look envious, but they soon felt relieved.
There's nothing they can do about it. Every time A-niang sees her younger sister, she hugs her. They're used to it.
When they were young, they also longed to be hugged by their mother.
But A Niang's eyes turned again and again before she said:
"You are all grown up, how can you ask for hugs every day?"
The two brothers stared at their mother with wide eyes, then watched her pick up their sister with a puzzled look on their face.
Before they could continue asking questions, they only heard A-niang roll her eyes at them and say:
"Ali is a girl, how can she be treated like you two boys?"
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