Just as she was trying to steer the conversation back on track, Li Cheng veered it off again. Yun Duo was both amused and touched, because Li Cheng's words and actions clearly showed his concern for her. Although she didn't know exactly what it was about her that appealed to this handsome young man, Yun Duo was still very happy that someone cared about her like this.
After thinking about it, I decided to tell him some of the things I could say first.
"Don't worry about me. A few days ago, we brought back a swarm of bees, and now they've split into two groups. Once we plant the corn, we can harvest the sugar."
"Two bee colonies can harvest about 10 to 20 kilograms of honey, which can be sold for about 10 yuan. Then, about 20 days later, they can harvest another 10 kilograms of honey, which can be sold for money again. This year, we can buy honey four or five times and make a lot of money."
“We also raise a few chicks, a few goslings, and a few ducklings. When they grow up, they will have eggs to eat, and if there are extras, we can use them to pay back the money.”
"Now, thanks to the county magistrate's help, my household registration has been changed to that of a war orphan. Until I turn eighteen, I don't have to worry about the population tax. My grandparents are also over sixty, so the population tax and national debt tax have been halved. In total, it's less than ten yuan. With the money from selling honey, we don't need to sell grain this year, and we can still save a lot of money."
“With this money, Grandma will buy cotton cloth and cotton to make us warm clothes. Then I promise I won’t be cold anymore.”
"As for next year and beyond, as I grow older, I'll earn more money, and life will only get better. So don't worry about me going hungry or cold."
At this point, Yun Duo smiled and said jokingly, "After all, you chose this person to protect, so I can't let you down, can I?"
Yun Duo's words were actually just a joke, with no other meaning whatsoever, but Li Bingchen felt as if she meant that she was the person he had 'chosen,' and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. His face immediately turned red.
Fortunately, he's gotten quite tanned now, so you can't tell if his face is red unless it's very noticeable.
Moreover, Yun Duo didn't have any impure thoughts, nor did she think that such a tiny little kid could think of anything that would make people blush. Even if she noticed that Li Bingchen's face was a little red, she would only think that he was hot.
To cover up his 'embarrassment,' Li Bingchen pursed his lips, not looking at the clouds, but staring straight ahead, and then said, "Since you two old people and a child can be confident in feeding and clothing yourselves, why do other families, even with adults, still struggle and always lack food and clothing? Is it because they are too stupid? Or too lazy?"
Upon hearing Li Bingchen's words, Yun Duo was slightly taken aback, and then became somewhat worried.
Since Li Cheng's father is so powerful, Li Cheng, as his son, will certainly not be ordinary in the future. He may very well control the livelihoods of many people. If he is influenced by his father and thinks that other people's poverty is due to laziness or stupidity, that would be bad.
Therefore, Yun Duo was unusually serious. She even pulled Li Bingchen aside and made him look into her eyes before saying, "I dare not say that there are absolutely no lazy people in this world, but most people are hardworking. At least in the past month, I have seen the uncles and aunts in the village working hard from dawn to dusk, without any leisure time."
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