Jiang Miaomiao tried to straighten her stiff back after working in the fields for a long time, feeling a little resentful. She hadn't rested for a single day since she was reborn, and she was busy with work at home and outside every day. She was reborn to enjoy life, not to suffer again!
Jiang Miaomiao took a breath, wiped the sweat off her face, and looked around. All she saw were people bent over and hunched over, busy harvesting rice, their faces filled with the joy of the harvest.
She was a little disdainful. Some people only had this much to look forward to in their lifetime. And she, Jiang Miaomiao, would never be a useless farmer digging for food in the fields, whether in her previous life or in this life.
At this moment, she vaguely saw Song Weizheng walking out from the fields in the distance. He was tall and upright, and when he stood up, he attracted attention like a crane standing out among a flock of chickens.
"Brother, why didn't you call me when you left in the morning? We agreed that I would go to work with you today." When Song Yuxue got up in the morning and didn't see him, she ran to the field to find him.
Song Wei Zheng looked indifferent as he lowered his head to look at her frail body: "You are still young, what kind of work can you do? I am enough on my own."
Song Yuxue was a little unhappy when she heard this: "But other children are helping in the fields. Even if I can't help much, it's good to earn two work points every day..."
Before she finished her words, Song Yuxue felt a warm hand covering her head, and Song Weizheng's gentle but unquestionable voice came from above: "Be obedient, what if you are tired? If you want to help, just do some housework at home. If you have time, you should read more books, understand?"
Song Yuxue lowered her head, feeling a little awkward, but she couldn't refute it. She pouted and nodded, then lifted the basket she had been carrying on her arm and held it in front of Song Weizheng: "Brother, did you not eat this morning? I brought you something. I've already eaten, and I left some food for mom. This is extra."
Song Yuxue knew that Song Weizheng often ate secretly or even skipped meals in order to save food for them.
Song Weizheng opened the basket and saw a bowl of steaming wild vegetable porridge and a mixed noodle bun. He smiled slightly and rubbed Song Yuxue's hair with his hands: "Silly girl, do you think your brother is stupid? I have to work all day, and I still starve myself?"
"You think I'm stupid! I've seen it before. You cooked and lied to us that you had eaten, but you ended up secretly drinking cold water in the kitchen to fill your stomach!" Song Yuxue was a little dissatisfied at first, but as she spoke she felt a little aggrieved, feeling sorry for her brother.
She was still young a few years ago, but she already has memories. At that time, the family was in financial difficulty. Her mother was in poor health, and she herself was often sick. Her brother, on his thin back, had carried her on his back, walking over the mountain road again and again to see a doctor. In order to help them get better, he often lied that he had eaten and gave them food.
Now that she is a little older and her health is getting better, although she is not strong enough yet, she can help her brother with some things so that he doesn't have to work so hard.
Song Wei Zheng was slightly stunned when he heard his sister's words. He thought she was very young, but she saw everything. A trace of relief flashed in his eyes, and then he squatted down, looked directly into her eyes, and said seriously: "Xiaoxue has grown up."
"I know you are sensible and want to help, but do you think I am that weak? I didn't eat a few years ago, and I am no longer like that."
Song Yuxue was a little unconvinced: "Really?"
Song Weizheng smiled faintly: "Why would I lie to you? It was really difficult in the past, the harvest was not good, and the food we were given was too little. The situation has improved a bit in recent years, and it is no problem for you all to have enough food. I still have money to support your studies, what do you think?"
"Study..." Song Yuxue hesitated, "Brother, I'll just go to primary school. It will cost money to study further. In the village, most girls only go to primary school. Many girls don't even go to primary school..."
As Song Weizheng listened, his smile gradually faded and his expression became serious. Song Yuxue looked at his expression and realized that she had said something wrong, so she lowered her voice.
"Song Yuxue." Song Weizheng pronounced her name word by word, and Song Yuxue knew that it was over, her brother was angry.
"What did mom teach you? What did I teach you?" Song Weizheng spoke to his frail sister in a stern tone. It was rare for him to speak sternly to her. "People need to study, especially girls. Only by studying can you understand the truth. Only by knowing more can you avoid being bullied. Have you forgotten all that? You just say you don't want to study anymore?"
"Brother... I was wrong, I remember everything... I just didn't want to cause you trouble, and didn't want to see you working so hard." Song Yuxue's eyes turned red as she spoke, "You don't have a single day off in a year. Even if you're sick, you have to work all day. You earn ten work points, and you spend all the money you earn on me and mom. You're the most diligent person in the whole village, and we're the ones who drag you down..."
"Xiaoxue," Song Weizheng looked into her eyes seriously and asked, "Does mom always say this to you at home?"
Song Yuxue nodded with red eyes: "Mom always says that she is the one who drags us down, but I think that if I were not here, you would be more relaxed. If I were not here, maybe Dad would not have gotten into trouble..."
"Xiaoxue!" Song Wei interrupted her in a sharp voice, "How many times have I told you not to say such things, and don't listen to what others say!"
After that, he slowed down his voice and said gently, "We are a family. No one is a burden to anyone else. Don't think too much. When you hear mom say this in the future, persuade her more and don't let her think wrongly. Got it?"
He rubbed Song Yuxue's head, put the basket back on her arm, raised his head and gestured, "Go rest in the shade over there, and eat breakfast before leaving. Don't save food for me, the more you eat, the faster you grow. If you want to help me, eat more, understand?"
Song Yuxue always listened to him. This time, she said all these words because she was too anxious to help him share the burden. After hearing what Song Weizheng said, she stopped arguing and nodded obediently: "Okay. Then I'll go to the mountain to dig some wild vegetables. I think there are not many wild vegetables left at home."
"Okay." Song Weizheng stood up and said, "Go ahead, but don't run too far up the mountain. Come back early."
"Okay, goodbye, brother! I'll bring you food at noon!"
"No need. I brought some cakes. It's too hot at noon, so don't go out." Before Song Wei Zheng could finish his words, Song Yuxue waved and ran away. He could only shake his head and smile, then turned around and continued to work.
In the distance, Jiang Miaomiao stood straight and watched for a long time. She could vaguely see that it was Song Yuxue who came to look for her brother. They stood and talked for a while, and then Song Yuxue ran away and sat under the shade of a tree at the edge of the field.
Seeing that she was sitting still, Jiang Miaomiao left the field under the pretext of going to the bathroom. After walking around and coming to the shade of the tree at the edge of the field, she greeted Song Yuxue, "Xiaoxue, what are you doing here?"
Song Yuxue blinked, turned to look at Jiang Miaomiao who suddenly approached, and shook her head, "Nothing."
Song Yuxue's expression was calm, but Jiang Miaomiao, who saw Song Yuxue's appearance clearly at this moment, was shocked.
This was the first time she had seen Song Yuxue since her rebirth. After drifting in the city for thirty years in her previous life, she had long forgotten what Song Yuxue looked like. She only remembered that she was very beautiful at a young age.
But now when she looked at her again, she was surprised and suddenly realized that Song Yuxue's current appearance was exactly the same as that of Zhao Ruyan, the nationally popular movie star in her previous life!
Jiang Miaomiao's mind was suddenly in turmoil, she was amazed, and couldn't help showing some abnormality on her face.
Song Yuxue saw that she greeted her but stood aside for a long time without saying anything, as if she was frightened by her. She was very puzzled and thought that this person was very strange, so she turned her head and stopped looking at her.
Jiang Miaomiao saw Song Yuxue turned her head away, and immediately came back to her senses. She quickly smiled, sat down next to her, and said warmly, "Are you here to see your brother?"
Song Yuxue was a little confused by her sudden closeness. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded slowly: "Yeah."
As Jiang Miaomiao spoke, she scanned her beautiful cheeks with her eyes: "Why do you two siblings look so good? I see that none of your other sisters are as pretty as you."
Song Yuxue frowned when she heard this and said in a cold tone, "I don't have any other sisters, I only have one brother."
"Haha..." Jiang Miaomiao laughed casually and didn't take it to heart, "It's just a child's temper."
Song Yuxue knew what she was talking about. In terms of kinship, she did have other sisters.
The Song family, where her father died young, had many children and grandchildren. Song Yuxue often met children of the Song family of her age in the village.
But so what?
Song Yuxue knew clearly that her father had been driven out of the Song family long before she was born, just because he married her mother, a woman who was not to her grandmother's liking.
She also clearly remembered how difficult her family was when she was young and how exhausted her brother was trying to support the small family.
As for the Song family, where the "other sisters" lived, no one stepped forward to lend a helping hand.
On the contrary, when she met people from the Song family, she would be deliberately bullied and excluded, so that all the children in the village would not play with her.
The worse ones would grab her braids and force her to do this and that. She was very young at the time and had no brother by her side, so she was scared and went home crying miserably.
After I told my brother about it, he walked out with a gloomy face without saying a word.
She did not see what happened later with her own eyes, but she heard the aunts and uncles in the village talking about it. They said that her brother found the children who led the bullying of her and beat them up one by one without any mercy.
After hearing this, Song Yuxue was secretly happy for a long time. But later she found out that because of this incident, the parents of those children came to trouble her brother more than once. Although they were blocked and sent back every time, they still had a grudge against each other and often picked trouble with her brother.
The land that my brother has been allocated now is the worst and most difficult to cultivate land in the village. It is also the most remote location, at the foot of the mountain, and he has to walk a longer distance than others every time.
The scorekeeper who oversaw the work was also very strict with his brother. Once he found out that something was not done well, he would yell for points to be deducted, but he turned a blind eye to some of the notorious lazy men in the village.
However, my brother never complained about anything when he returned home. He endured all the hardships and grievances by himself.