It’s not his fault. It was because he started coughing after just a few words. Old Man Shen glanced in the direction of the thatched house again, then went to the main house with his hands behind his back.

His face was as gloomy as water.

Erwang and Sanwang, who had just walked out of Shen Jun's family, were so scared that they ran away along the wall.

Ji Daju finally lit the fire in the kitchen, but her face was very long. She had never cooked since the day she got married.

This happens so suddenly that I don’t know where to start.

She had thought it through clearly at this time. She couldn't confront Old Lady Shen, so she said in a flattering way, "Aunt, I didn't mean it just now. I just wanted my sister-in-law to come out. She was fine yesterday. How come she suddenly became unwell? In my opinion, she is just being lazy. She is relying on Jiawen and Qingshan to grow up and doesn't take you seriously..."

Old Lady Shen opened the cupboard door with a gloomy face. She didn't let Chen Li steam the steamed bread last night, so the basket was empty. What should she eat this morning? But Chen Li had already fermented the cornmeal last night, so she could just add some baking soda and steam it this morning.

But can the second brother’s family steam it?

The more Old Lady Shen thought about it, the more annoyed she became. With Ji Daju adding fuel to the fire, she angrily slammed the cabinet door shut, turned around and scolded, "You lazy bastard, I've always spoiled you, but don't you understand what happened this morning? You didn't agree with me at that time, but went against me. Are you asking for a beating?"

Then he added, "Even a child is smarter than you. Hurry up and cook, and stop talking nonsense."

This is not the time to scold Chen Li together with Ji Daju.

There will be plenty of time to deal with that cowardly and useless woman Chen Li in the future.

Ji Daju threw things around and muttered angrily, "What are you doing? I haven't cooked for years. My hands are numb..."

"Stop complaining. There is some cornmeal that Chen Li has fermented next to the stove. Add some baking soda and steam some steamed cornbread." Old Mrs. Shen frowned. Usually at this time, Chen Li and Shen Mingxi would have almost finished cooking and feeding the pigs.

But today, the steamed corn bread had not been steamed yet. She wanted to call Chen Li, but the three evil ghosts were still standing at the door of the thatched house. She could only take out the pickled vegetables with hatred.

After just a few cuts, I felt uncomfortable.

That's not right, how could she follow the work? You know, usually, she sat on the stool to supervise, and if she was not happy with Chen Li, she would hit her a few times, not to mention helping to cut pickles.

The more Old Mrs. Shen thought about it, the angrier she became, and she started to complain in the kitchen.

The sound was not loud, but just loud enough for Chen Li to hear.

Chen Li sat anxiously on the broken kang in the thatched house. She had been oppressed by Old Lady Shen for many years, and her character was extremely cowardly. Even though Shen Yu kept comforting her, she was still uneasy.

Shen Mingxi didn't have time to care about these things, because Shen Baozhi came over and called out sweetly, "Big Brother, Second Brother."

Then he looked at Shen Mingxi, "Sister, how is Auntie's health? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

Shen Jiawen and Shen Qingshan looked at each other and nodded. It turned out that this precious girl was very sensible, much better than their parents.

"Where is the money to go to the hospital?" Shen Mingxi said indifferently.

There was still melancholy in his voice.

This is the same attitude he used when talking to Shen Baozhi in the past.

Shen Baozhi put aside some of her doubts and said with a smile, "Sister, I still have five dollars for tuition at the beginning of the school year. I'll bring it to you later."

Shen Jiawen frowned and said, "Baozhi, we can't take this money."

Shen Baozhi said this in a naive and affectionate manner.

A pair of eyes that seemed to be able to speak, and skin that was white and rosy. There were few such people in Kaoshan Village, let alone in the county town.

If Shen Mingxi had not experienced his past life, he would definitely think that Shen Baozhi was a kind-hearted girl as before.

He is also the only person who has good intentions towards their eldest wife.

But who could have known Shen Baozhi's vicious and mean heart.

"Baozhi, we really can't take your money. After we take your money, not to mention grandma, your mom and dad won't let us live in peace." Shen Mingxi said bluntly.

Shen Baozhi had a sad look on her face. She clasped her hands together, looking very uneasy. She bit her lip and then said softly, "Sister, don't worry. I will study hard and get into college. Whether I go to the provincial capital or the capital in the future, I will take your family with me."

Having to say this, Shen Jiawen's eyes slowly softened, and the same was true for Shen Qingshan.

Shen Mingxi looked at Shen Baozhi in surprise.

For her, her past life might have been a dream, or it might have been something she really experienced. So, in the past two days since she came back, she thought a lot about it.

I have figured out a lot of things, but there are still a few things I don't understand.

One of them is that after graduation, Shen Baozhi indeed brought his first wife's family with him wherever he went.

During the years when Shen Baozhi was in high school and college, the eldest wife's family encountered misfortunes one after another.

The first to leave her was her eldest brother, in the same August weather of that year. The next was her father, in the winter two years later.

Then, in the year when Shen Baozhi graduated from university and stayed in the provincial capital, his second brother also had an accident. In the same year, his mother also died of illness.

After that, she, Goudan and Yaya were the only ones left at home.

At the beginning, in order to follow Feng Anchen, Shen Baozhi stayed in the provincial capital when she graduated, so their eldest son followed his second uncle's family into the provincial capital.

Except for Uncle San who stayed in the village, everyone else did follow Shen Baozhi.

My second uncle quit his job and started a business, making a lot of money, but later for some unknown reason he sent Old Man and Old Lady Shen back to Kaoshantun.

However, although they lived with the second wife's family, the three siblings lived in a shantytown and had to rely on themselves for everything.

Later, Feng Anchen went to the capital, and Shen Baozhi followed him. She had a beautiful courtyard house in the capital, but she and her brother were left in the suburbs of Beijing.

By then, Yaya was gone...

She had a high fever and she didn't even have time to take Yaya to the hospital.

She originally wanted to take Goudan back to Kaoshantun. It was very difficult to find a job at that time, and she had no education or formal schooling, so her life was very hard.

Shen Baozhi coaxed her and her brother to go to the capital with sweet words. She helped her rent a small house. Although she paid the rent, she also wrote an IOU to Shen Baozhi.

(End of this chapter)