With this incredible system, the heroine Shen Mingxi and her family are firmly under her control.

That kind of selfless dedication is truly without regrets.

Just as her proud thoughts were churning, she heard the door behind her open. She frowned impatiently but concealed it well.

She left the windowsill.

Sitting obediently on the kang covered with checkered sheets.

Old Lady Shen walked in, her eyes full of love and doting, and she kept saying, "My precious girl, why did you get up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer? Was it because grandma's voice was too loud just now and woke you up? I'll turn down the volume tomorrow, but wash your face when you wake up. Grandma has heated up some white flour buns for you..."

Without waiting for Shen Baozhi to speak, Old Lady Shen lowered her voice again, "Wait until they go to work in the fields, and then grandma will steam some eggs for you."

Shen Baozhi smiled with her eyebrows curved, "Grandma, you are so kind, thank you grandma."

Old Mrs. Shen was so happy that her face was wrinkled. "My precious girl is really good at talking. She is different because she has read a lot of books. She is not like that unlucky girl who has a sad face every day. I wish I could press her into a water tank and drown her to save our family's food..."

She became more and more excited as she spoke, and her saliva began to fly.

Shen Baozhi moved away calmly, put on his clothes slowly, and listened with a smile as Old Lady Shen began her daily routine of cursing and swearing.

Outside the window, Shen Mingxi didn't know what was happening in the house. She was sorting out her thoughts. There were a few pieces of clothes in the large basin. Just as she was about to bend down, she was picked up by a big hand with distinct joints.

Shen Mingxi tilted his head to look.

In the sunshine, Shen Jiawen, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, and her eldest brother are helping her hang clothes.

The eighteen-year-old boy has a tall figure. Although his face is thin, he still has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.

The patched clothes were clean and tidy. Although he did farm work all year round, his nails were neat and tidy without any dirt.

The eldest brother has always been clean and gentle, filial to his parents and caring for his younger siblings. But such a good eldest brother, one night a year later, fell into the manure pit used by the team at the east end of the village and died tragically and humiliatingly in the filth.

Until she died, she didn't know how her eldest brother fell in.

Shen Mingxi looked at Shen Jiawen who was hanging clothes with tears in her almond-shaped eyes.

Shen Jiawen quickly hung up the clothes and moved the large wooden basin to the corner and stood it up. Only then did he notice that his sister was staring at him intently.

He smiled, his white teeth shining in the sun. He reached out his hand and patted his sister's head affectionately, saying softly, "Silly girl, don't just stand there, come in and eat."

As he said this, he took the lead and walked towards the woodshed where they lived.

Shen Mingxi looked at his elder brother's back, clenched his hands, and quickly followed him.

The Shen family did not split up, and the work points earned from working in the fields were all together, but the meals were divided between two places.

That was the case ten years ago.

Old Mrs. Shen, Old Man Shen, and their second and third sons ate in the main house.

The eldest son of the Shen family ate in the woodshed on the east side of the yard.

Shen Mingxi entered the woodshed.

This is a house built with wheat straw and yellow mud.

It is too old and looks dilapidated compared to the five large houses built with clay bricks and stones in the main house.

There was no kitchen, just three rooms separated by curtains woven from straw.

In the middle are father Shen Yu and mother Chen Li, on the left are her and her sister, and on the right are two older brothers and a younger brother.

The house is not high.

The walls were covered with dust, and the windows had no glass but were covered with yellowed paper, so even when the sun was shining brightly outside, it looked grey and gloomy in here.

The shabby door was open, which made the room look brighter.

As soon as she entered the room, she heard Shen Yu's suppressed cough.

Her eyes became wet and she quickly turned around and quickly poured a bowl of water for Shen Yu. She waited until he calmed down and stopped coughing before handing him the water.

Shen Yu took the water and touched her daughter's forehead with the back of her hand. Her delicate features were filled with surprise. She turned to Chen Li and said, "Xiaoxi's fever is gone. She's better now."

Chen Li's eyes lit up for a moment, but then dimmed again. While setting the table, she whispered, "Okay, I have to go to work in the fields again..."

Shen Yu looked at Chen Li steadily and sat at the table in silence.

There was a basin of clear rice water and a basket of steamed buns, seven in total. The steamed buns were not big. In fact, according to the appetite of the eldest and second brothers, they could eat all seven of them in one meal.

There is also a small plate of pickles, which is the breakfast for this family of seven.

Shen Mingxi bit her lip, but still helped Chen Li serve each person a bowl of thin rice water, in which the number of rice grains could be counted.

Shen Mingxi was a little dazed as she looked at the clear rice water. She knew that the main house was in the midst of summer harvest these days, and everyone could eat as much steamed cornbread, cornmeal cakes and stews as they wanted. Everyone also had a big bowl of sticky rice porridge, and there were also various pickles prepared by Chen Li.

You know, the three brothers and sisters plus their father all earned full work points.

But my grandfather was the only one who could earn full work points in the main house.

Uncle San is a cunning and dishonest person, and he doesn't earn as much as Chen Li.

The combined score of Second Aunt and Third Aunt was only one point more than the full work score.

The children from her second and third uncles' families did not pick up as many ears of wheat as her younger brother and sister.

The frail and sickly younger brother and sister had to cut vegetables for the pigs after picking up the wheat ears.

As for Shen Baozhi, there is no need to mention it. She never ran out of white flour buns and eggs. She was neither envious nor jealous. She always said that she deserved it.

But what about others?

Why do you eat less the more you work?

In her previous life, she understood all this only after her father passed away. Perhaps it was the grief that made her break free from certain restraints, but it was too late...

Shen Mingxi frowned, feeling very upset.

She drank a bowl of rice water reluctantly, gave the steamed bread to Chen Li, and whispered, "Mom, you eat it. My throat is not feeling well, and I can't eat..."

Chen Li was startled and quickly put down the bowl in her hand. She asked Shen Mingxi to open her mouth. She wanted to check her throat. "Xiaoxi, let me check. Is your tonsils inflamed?"

Everyone else put down the bowls in their hands and looked at her, their eyes full of concern and worry.

These are her relatives. Even though she has been called a jinx by her grandmother and others since she was a child, they have never taken it seriously. They only regard her as their closest relative.

A trace of pain flashed across Shen Yu's eyes, and he felt depressed in his heart, but he didn't know why he had such a feeling.

Because of his constant coughing, his voice was always a little hoarse. "Xiaoxi, don't go to work today. Rest well at home. I'll go talk to your grandma."

The people in the room fell silent.

(End of this chapter)