Chapter 344: I am the head of the family in a world dominated by women
Lin Wanwan dug out the sweet potatoes and put them in her backpack, then climbed up the mountain ridge.
Aunt Qian even reached out and pulled her. Seeing the fresh and tender sweet potato vines in Lin Wanwan's backpack, they both couldn't help swallowing.
In the past, these sweet potato vines were used to feed pigs, and only occasionally some tender leaves were picked as vegetables.
But nowadays, sweet potato vines are precious things, and they are much more delicious than tree bark and grass roots.
"Yes, yes. To be honest with you, Mr. Lin, my daughter and son-in-law are all starving. Every bite of food is a life-saving treasure for our family."
Aunt Qian was happy, but she didn't take any of it. Instead, she waited for Lin Wanwan to give it to her.
Although they were poor and hungry for food, they knew their limits.
Lin Wanwan was happy to see this, at least it proved that the person she saved was not an ungrateful person.
"Okay, I'll give you half of this sweet potato vine."
"When you go back, remember to put more grass roots on it so that no one will find out."
Lin Wanwan said this, waved to the two of them, and then changed direction and walked away.
"Mr. Lin is such a good man! He's the only one who can share food with us these days!"
Uncle Qian looked at Lin Wanwan's back and said with emotion.
"This just goes to show that a friend in need is a friend indeed. I used to hear that whenever the Lin family had something delicious, they would give it to Scholar Lin. I thought she was quite selfish, but I didn't expect she was such a nice person."
"As expected, no matter what time it is, you can't just rely on hearsay. Only what you see with your own eyes is the most real."
Aunt Qian also nodded, and the two looked at each other and continued to pull out the weeds.
Until the grass roots completely covered the sweet potato vines, the two of them supported each other and walked towards home.
Lin Wanwan left this place and found a source for her sweet potatoes.
I went for another walk in the mountains and found some newly emerged bamboo shoots in the shade of a bamboo forest.
When we were about to leave the bamboo forest, we discovered bamboo rats hiding underground.
Lin Wanwan didn't hesitate and caught the bamboo rat and took it home.
With these foods, it should be enough for two days, so I guess my family won’t be too worried.
When Lin Wanwan returned home, it was already afternoon.
Zixian and the others only had that one meal in the morning. They didn't cook at noon because Lin Wanwan was not there.
Although Lin Wanwan had already put food in the kitchen before leaving.
There is also about a pound of millet and four or five sweet potatoes.
Zixian didn't come to greet her until she got home.
"Didn't I tell you to have a good rest? What are you busy with?"
Lin Wanwan looked at the sewing box placed by the door sill and knew that Zixian had not rested and had been working.
Although it is just some simple needlework, it is also tiring for the eyes and energy.
"I'm not that precious. I was just hungry before. I'll naturally have more strength after eating."
"What did you find in the mountains today? Why does your backpack feel so heavy?"
As soon as Zixian put his hand on Lin Wanwan, he knew there was something in her backpack.
"I found a sweet potato seedling on the mountain and dug up five or six sweet potatoes underneath."
"Because I happened to meet Aunt Qian and her husband, I gave them two and half a sweet potato vine, and I carried the rest back with me."
Zixian was still wondering why Lin Wanwan was so lucky, but when he heard her say that someone else had discovered the sweet potatoes, he no longer doubted it.
My wife must be lucky, so she found food as soon as she got up the mountain.
You know, Zixian has been to the mountains many times in recent years, and he knows exactly where there is food.
The bark of the trees on the mountain has been stripped off, so finding food is not that easy.
"Hey, didn't you say you found sweet potatoes? Why are there bamboo shoots and..."
“Is this a bamboo rat?”
"We're all starving to death, and it's grown so big and fat!"
Looking at the bamboo rat with its four short legs tied up, Zixian swallowed subconsciously.
In the past two years, let alone eating meat, I couldn’t even get any food.
Now seeing this fat bamboo rat, Zixian began to drool subconsciously.
"I went to look around in the bamboo forest and found bamboo shoots in the shade."
"When we were about to leave the bamboo forest, we found this little guy and just caught him to make a delicious snack for our family."
"How are Mom and Dad this afternoon? Is the cough still severe?"
Lin Wanwan asked Zixian while putting the backpack under the eaves.
"Mom's cough is much better. She drank a lot of water today. It's not as severe as the past two days."
"We are all starving. Once we have a full stomach, all our problems will be gone."
When Zixian saw Lin Wanwan’s gains, a rare smile appeared on his face.
After taking this look, I realized that Zixian is really good-looking.
The eyebrows are thin and long, which makes the eyes look big and bright.
His fair skin, thin lips and small mole at the corner of his eye add a touch of charm.
He is tall and thin, about 1.76 meters tall.
"That's good. I'm lucky today. Not only did I find some food, I also found a bunch of small bupleurum. I can boil some water for my parents later."
"Where's Xiaobao? Is he sleeping?"
Lin Wanwan put down her things, took a look in the kitchen, and then went back to her room.
"Well, I've been sleeping for a long time, and it's almost time to wake up!"
Zixian's answering voice came from the door. Lin Wanwan had already walked to the bedside and was looking at the skinny little child sleeping soundly with his eyes closed.
I couldn't help but reach out and touch the other person's face.
This little face looks exactly like the original owner.
Just by looking at this little face, you can tell that the original owner probably relied on his looks to trick Zixian back.
Over the years, the reason why the original owner dared to bully Zixian was partly because Zixian gave birth to a boy.
This is a world that values girls over boys, and everyone is proud to have a daughter.
So, when Lin Wanwan gave birth to her first child, Xiaobao, Zixian always felt ashamed at home.
But no matter how anxious he was, Lin Wanwan never got pregnant with her second child.
In addition, drought came later, so even if we wanted to have children, we didn’t dare to.
"Mother, are you back?"
Lin Wanwan just touched the other person's little face, but unexpectedly the little guy woke up.
"Well, mother is back. Is Xiaobao well behaved at home today?"
Seeing that her baby son was awake, Lin Wanwan picked him up from the bed.
I walked all the way to the door, found a place to sit against the wall, and started to help Xiaobao pee.
"Mom, Xiaobao is very well behaved today!"
"Xiaobao also ate millet and sweet potato porridge. Grandpa and grandma said they couldn't finish it, and Xiaobao helped them share a little bit!"
"Daddy said that if Xiaobao eats more, he can grow up to be as powerful as Mommy!"
Innocent children's words were heard in the yard, and the two old men who had been lying in the west wing pushed open the door and walked out, supporting each other.
It seems that the recovery is good. The spiritual spring water should be working.
Yesterday I needed her support to go out, but today I can walk out by myself.
"Xiaobao, come to your grandparents and let your mom and dad make you something delicious!"
As soon as the two old people stretched out their hands, Xiaobao broke free from Lin Wanwan's arms and ran over happily.
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