Taozhi blushed: "What's it to you?" This guy is really like teasing when he speaks.
She hurried away, but Xie Yan held her wrist tightly, his voice tinged with laughter: "I helped you, and this is your attitude? You are a very shameless person."
Taozhi turned her head to look at him, she clenched her fists, she remembered how Xie Yan died on her, his blood splattered on her face, with warmth.
But now he is young and energetic, and everything about him is simple.
"Don't cry..."
Xie Yan quickly let go of her. He was a little flustered, and his handsome face was full of anxiety: "Did I hurt you?"
Taozhi looked at his anxious expression and thought of him who had saved her. Her heart beat faster. She didn't want him to die because of her...
"I'm not in pain." Taozhi took a deep breath and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Thank you for what I did."
Xie Yan stood there, looking at her back for a long time, somewhat at a loss. She said...thank you.
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Taozhi came to the rice field with a team, got some rice and sat in the corner to eat. The villagers were still chatting about recent events.
For example, the cows in the team gave birth to calves, someone caught a porcupine in the mountains, etc.
In this day and age, when there was no such thing as animal protection, the porcupine was the most dangerous beast in the mountains.
Almost every household has porcupine skewers, but the pork is taken from the team and cooked for everyone to eat. No independence is allowed, but the porcupine skewers can be taken back home.
Recently the team has only one task, which is to plant trees.
But spring planting is coming soon, and we have to get busy again.
The brigade secretary came up with the seeds and was explaining them to everyone in the middle of the rice field.
"These seedlings are very fragile, but they have a high yield. Our brigade's harvest this year depends on them. Tomorrow, Team One will continue planting trees, while Teams Two and Three will sow the seedlings. The ground must be watered thoroughly."
"When sifting with a sieve, choose black soil. If the yellow soil is freshly harvested, it will rain when you're pulling out the seedlings, and the roots will be covered with dirt, and the rice seeds will be pulled away."
"Take care of these rice seeds, just like you would take care of your own children. You can't just shake out your own son's seeds."
…
“Hahahahahaha!”
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing the branch secretary's words, but they also remembered them.
Taozhi is in the third team, and those with the surname Liu are in the first team. This place is called Liujia Village.
The Wangs are in the second team, and the others are named Xia, Zhou, and Huang...
Those who settled in the village later were all from the third team.
Tomorrow she will not plant trees, but will sow seedlings.
She often did this kind of thing when she was a child, so she was quite experienced. After dinner, everyone dispersed.
The road was pitch black. Taozhi followed the main group and left. When she returned home, there were several people sitting in the main room.
Luo Cuilian, Xia Taoyin, Luo Cuilian's husband Xia Youde, Luo Cuilian's eldest son Xia Changchun, and second son Xia Changgui.
There are also Xia Changchun’s wife Liu Lili and Xia Changgui’s wife Zhou Wenfang.
Xia Changchun has three sons, and Xia Changgui also has three sons, all of whom are playing in the yard.
Seeing her come back, everyone sat up straight.
Luo Cuilian also has a son who goes to school in town and usually doesn't come home. His name is Xia Changfeng, and he is younger than both her and Xia Taoyin.
Luo Cuilian put down the bowl of water and said, "Xia Taozhi, come here."
Taozhi stopped and looked at Luo Cuilian. Is this really her biological mother?
Since she was a child, she has been a slave of her Xia family.
Washing clothes, washing shoes, farming, grabbing points...
The opportunity to go to school was only given to Xia Taoyin, and only the clothes worn by Xia Taoyin were given to her.
Later she found out that she wanted to help Xia Tao marry into a wealthy family in exchange for wealth and glory.
Oh, she had doubted it before, but now she believed it. This might just be a case of a cat replacing a prince.
Luo Cuilian looked at her coldly: "You and Liu Shuming have set a date for the 10th of this month. The matchmaker said this is the date."
"Yeah." She had no objection. There were still six days left, and Xia Taoyin and Liu Shuming would not let her down.
Seeing that she was obedient, Luo Cuilian continued, "Keep coaxing Liu Shuming and ask him to send three more big things. Not to mention the sewing machine, there's also a bicycle, a watch, and a radio. Three turns and one sound. Nothing can be missing!"
Liu Shuming's father is the village chief, and Liu Shuming has started teaching in elementary school again, so his family can still afford this.
Although these things are hard to find now, she knows Li Dongmei's story well. That old woman can get these things, so she can't let it go no matter what.
Taozhi looked at Xia Taoyin, who was gritting her teeth. Taozhi felt that it was useless to coax her herself, so it would be better to let Xia Taoyin do it.
However, she herself would not say that. She had a movie to watch these few days, so she was waiting.
She said calmly, "I understand."
Then she went back to her room.
Xia Taoying watched her leave, her face a little anxious: "Mom, is my sister really going to marry Liu Shuming? I don't think Liu Shuming likes her. She has been married before and she definitely won't be happy."
Luo Cuilian glared at her. "Who cares if she's living a good life? Your brother is almost sixteen. Save these three turns and one ring for him to get married."
They have many children and their family is poor. What will they do if they can’t find a wife in the future?
Xia Taoqin heard this and said weakly: "Actually, Liu Shuming and I also..."
"Shut up!" Luo Cuilian grabbed her arm and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. Who the heck is Liu Shuming? He's a city dweller you're going to marry."
Xia Taoqin ignored the pain in her hand and said hurriedly, "Mom, but I like Brother Shu Ming."
"Shut up and don't even think about it!" Luo Cuilian stood up and walked quickly into the room.
Xia Taoyin gritted her teeth and looked at her two sisters-in-law. She stamped her feet and said, "What are you looking at? What does this have to do with you? There's a pile of shoes at the door. Why don't you wash them quickly?"
After she finished speaking, she walked into the room.
Liu Lili stood up and told her three sons to go to bed. Zhou Wenfang glanced at Xia Taozhi's room and walked over to her: "Third sister, can you wash the shoes at the door? I need to take care of Xiaowang and the others before they go to bed."
Taozhi's voice came from inside: "I won't wash my shoes if they're not mine."
Zhou Wenfang heard this and said in a somewhat unfriendly tone: "If you don't have your shoes, you still have your mother's shoes, and your brother's too. As a younger sister, what's wrong with you washing his shoes? Why are you so selfish?"
Taozhi said, "If you're not selfish, go ahead and wash it. Don't bother me! If not, don't blame me for being rude."
She was standing at her door with her arms folded across her chest: "Hey, I see you are being rude."
This sister-in-law is usually like a cat. She washes shoes when asked to and does laundry when asked to. Why is she scratching people today?
Zhou Wenfang continued, "Come out and wash your shoes, hurry up, or I'll tell Mom."
Taozhi opened the door and threw a pair of muddy shoes in her face: "If you have time, wash these too."
"You—bah bah bah." Her mouth was full of mud, and she put her hands on her hips and cursed angrily: "How can you, a person who was raped, talk to me, your sister-in-law?"
Taozhi took the kerosene lamp next to her and threw it directly at her.
"Ahhhhhh!" Zhou Wenfang's body was burning. She couldn't help but scream and rolled around by the well.
Seeing this, Xia Changgui ran over quickly and picked up a bucket to put out the fire on her body.
Taozhi closed the door: "I said, don't mess with me."
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