Just as Wang Hehua was about to lash out, Jiang Shuisheng held her down. The house was always in turmoil, but as long as the child was obedient, they shouldn't hold a grudge.
It was really too much work for the children to feed the chickens and cut pig feed today, and he ended up cutting it himself. He was already tired from working in the fields all day and didn't want to put his mind to it anymore.
"Xiao Li, it's wrong of your mom to hit you. Don't be angry, go eat your food."
Jiang Shuisheng even picked up a piece of stir-fried radish for Xiaoli with his chopsticks, which was quite unexpected.
The brothers glared at each other, but none of them dared to say anything. Their father was too kind, which was also quite intimidating.
Jiang Shuisheng doesn't usually discipline the children, but they are all afraid of him. When he speaks, no one dares to say anything.
After finishing her meal, Xiaoli quickly went back to her room. From now on, whoever wants to wash the dishes can do it; she certainly won't.
Wang Hehua was about to yell at someone, but seeing that her husband hadn't said anything, she suppressed her anger.
Xiao Li was lying on her bed when her brothers came in and surrounded her, looking like they were about to beat her up.
Jiang Wenming stood aside watching with schadenfreude. He couldn't do anything, but he wanted to see it to vent his anger.
Xiao Li pulled a rattan cane out of the quilt and tapped it a few times. The brothers were dumbfounded. Why would someone sleep with a weapon?
Xiao Li swung the rattan cane incredibly fast, making sure every brother got one, and the beating made everyone scream and howl like ghosts.
"What are you yelling about? Go to sleep now!"
Jiang Shuisheng's anger had reached its peak; today had been truly awful.
"Anyone who dares to complain will be beaten again tomorrow."
Jiang Wenbo was about to complain when he heard this, and the words stuck in his throat. The group tidied up and went to bed without daring to utter a sound.
Xiao Li didn't believe they would be so honest, and sure enough, they made some shady moves again in the middle of the night.
Xiao Li quickly silenced them by pressing their pressure points, and then punished them several times before they finally behaved.
Xiaoli went out with her basket in the morning. She didn't play today; she still had to do what she was supposed to do.
She wants to be someone better than the female lead in this life, someone who surpasses her in every way, and a good reputation is one of those things.
"Little Pear went to cut pig feed again, how diligent!"
"Hello, Second Grandma. I just finished washing the clothes and I'm going to cut pig feed now. When I get home, I need to wake my sister up and steam some egg custard for her, so I won't chat with you any longer."
Of course, I only wash my own clothes, and I can also steam some egg custard for myself while I'm at it.
"Okay, okay, you go ahead and get busy."
After Xiaoli had walked away, Second Grandma said to her sister-in-law beside her, "Wang Hehua is too biased. She treats the younger one like a treasure, but the older one is just a weed."
"That's right, Xiaoli is so well-behaved, she doesn't like it, but I love her."
"That Jiang Baobao is too lazy. My Xiuxiu is already old enough to pick wild vegetables and cut pig feed, but she hasn't gotten up yet."
"Who says it isn't..."
Before she knew it, Jiang Baobao had earned the nickname "lazybones," which was indeed fitting for her.
In the story, Wang Hehua claims that the two sisters do all the housework together, so no one knows the truth.
Now, of course, Xiaoli should give her a good shout-out.
During the meal, Xiaoli made her request.
“The chores at home need to be redistributed, and I need to go to school. Why can Jiang Baobao go but I can’t?”
"Are you out of your mind? What do you want to do if you don't work? In the past, you would have been married by now, why would you still be in school?"
Wang Hehua said angrily that she cooked breakfast again this morning. Her second daughter is now lazy, and the whole family can't just skip meals and wait for her to come back and cook.
"Anyway, I'm not doing it. From now on, I'll wash my own clothes and only chop pig feed. Don't even think about asking me to do anything else."
Jiang Shuisheng frowned. His second daughter was being disobedient, but the children were all grown up and it was only right that they share some chores.
"Okay, Xiaoli, you can do the laundry. Wenhua and Wenjie can cut pig feed and feed the pigs. Wenbo and Baobao can feed the chickens. When you have free time, you can go and collect firewood together."
The younger children were unwilling, but seeing their father's serious expression, they didn't dare to say a word and quickly agreed.
Xiao Li didn't object anymore. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, and resistance is the only way out. The original owner of this body had taken on all the housework for over a decade.
She didn't get married until she was eighteen, when Jiang Wenming's wife took over. Wang Hehua enjoyed a lifetime of happiness.
“I want to go to school. If they won’t let me, I’ll go to the village chief. Why can’t I go to school when I’m the only one in my family?”
Jiang Shuisheng gritted his teeth and agreed.
It was winter break, and before school started, Xiao Li spent her days cultivating in the mountains and replenishing her energy.
One day, she was knocking a pheasant unconscious with a pebble when she saw three heads in the grass.
They all stared at her with their mouths wide open, just like little birds waiting to be fed, which made her chuckle.
These three younger brothers are at the age where they love to play. They have picked up pheasants and rabbits when they went up the mountain with Jiang Baobao before, but they have never used stones to shoot pheasants like this before. This is so cool.
"Second sister, can you teach us?"
"I won't teach."
The three brothers stormed off in a huff.
These three brothers weren't exactly good brothers either; they were accomplices when the original owner was bullied.
It's good enough that she doesn't go looking for trouble with them; she still wants to learn skills? What a pipe dream!
Xiao Li happily started roasting the chicken. Honey-glazed roasted chicken, she could never get tired of it.
The three brothers hadn't gone far, and they all felt very sad watching their second sister enjoy the food alone.
However, they had never gotten along well since childhood. Thinking about the taste of the rattan cane a few nights ago, they still didn't dare to ask for it back, and could only drool in secret.
Xiao Li didn't care about them. She ate with gusto, throwing the bones into the fire. In the end, she left nothing behind and went home after she was full.
From then on, she was followed by three little tails, but Xiaoli never paid them any attention.
Gradually, they distanced themselves from her, but they never bullied the second sister with Jiang Baobao again.
As for Jiang Wenming, ever since he dealt with the four brothers that night, he has never dared to go near her again.
Xiao Li thought this was fine, as they wouldn't bother each other.
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Xiao Li went to school again with her schoolbag on her back. It was an old schoolbag that Jiang Baobao had discarded, and it had a small hole in it.
But Xiaoli didn't mind. She washed it clean, added a dandelion, and it looked absolutely beautiful.
Jiang Baobao cried and wanted to change back, but Xiao Li wouldn't tolerate it. In the end, Wang Hehua promised to buy her a new schoolbag, and only then did she give up.
These days, children start school late. Jiang Wenming is already in junior high school. Jiang Wenhua and Jiang Wenjie are twins, twelve years old this year, and are both in the fifth grade.
Jiang Wenbo and Jiang Baobao are twins, a boy and a girl. They are ten years old and in the fourth grade. Xiao Li is thirteen years old, but can only be in the first grade.
It's a bit awkward for someone this old to be in first grade. The oldest student in the class is only nine years old, and she looks especially embarrassed standing among a bunch of little kids.
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