"dad……"
Upon hearing Yun Dazheng explain his purpose, Wang Shufang's face showed difficulty. After calling out to Yun Dazheng, she pretended to hesitate for a while before continuing, "Logically speaking, you are Fusheng's grandfather, so it's only right that you ask Fusheng for help if you need it. But now spring is just around the corner, and after such a long winter of leisure, the work in the fields has piled up like mountains..."
“You know our family situation. Wansheng was born prematurely and has been weak since he was little. Even in the spring, it’s still very cold, and his father and I would never dare to let him go out. Otherwise, he would not get much work done and he would be worn out... that would be a huge waste.”
“His father is in his forties or fifties. He doesn’t have to do what he used to… If you ask him to do the heavy work in the fields, he can do it even if he’s desperate, but he definitely can’t take it.”
“As an older woman, I am even less capable. No matter how hard I try, I can't compare to men, let alone young people.”
"Nowadays, although there are many people in the family who can do the work, if you really count them, there's only one strong laborer, Fusheng..."
"Last year's harvest was bad, and we had to make do with whatever we could find to eat. It was a tough year, but we managed to get through it."
“Just a few days ago, my husband and I were discussing how we should take good care of the fields this year, the more careful the better. Even if we can only harvest an extra pound or two per acre, we can have an extra day to eat our fill.”
“Dad, our family is not like yours. Even if you don’t farm, you can still live a prosperous life with just your few beehives. You’ve only been separated from the family for half a year, and you can even build a new house. But we can’t do that… If the whole family doesn’t work together and put in all our strength, the whole family will go hungry.”
"Of course, Dad, don't misunderstand. I'm not jealous of you. I'm just telling the truth. You know me, I'm usually straightforward and say what I think. I don't like to hide anything."
"But Dad, to be honest, I'm a little puzzled. You know... before we separated the family, why did I never hear you mention that you knew how to keep bees? Or did you have some secret method...?"
“We used to eat coarse food together, and you still managed to get by.”
"Once the family separated..."
"Oh... Dad, don't take it to heart. I'm not complaining. I'm just a little puzzled. Do you think it's because you love your granddaughter that you suddenly learned how to keep bees?"
"Or perhaps, it was a divine intervention in a dream?"
"Hey Dad, they say there's no time like the present, why don't you tell us about it?"
At this point, Wang Shufen revealed a curious expression, as if she were genuinely just curious.
This wasn't the first time Yun Dazheng had heard Wang Shufen make sarcastic remarks, so he had developed some 'resistance' to it. He immediately rolled his eyes at Wang Shufen: "What are you talking about? Do you really think beekeeping is a family heirloom of the Yun family? What my Yun family used to do, does my eldest son not know? It's just that some benefactor saw that my Duo'er had no one to rely on, and that she had to depend on me and her 'grandmother' for survival. Out of pity, they had someone teach us the secrets of beekeeping, just to give us a way to make a living."
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