Shen Yu was startled, then lowered his head with a gloomy expression.

The youngest, Shen Mingxue, was nicknamed Yaya because of her poor health. She thought her third sister said that because she was reluctant to eat it, because her third sister had done the same thing before, saving half of her share for her to eat when she was hungry.

Yaya handed over half of the steamed bread in her hand, "Third sister, eat mine, I'm not hungry..."

Before he could finish his words, his empty stomach gurgled a few times.

Shen Mingxi touched his little sister's head with a warm smile in his eyes. Yaya was only six years old, but she was the most sensible. She was very thin and small, with a big head, a bit like the little carrot head in the text that her father read to her.

Shen Qingshan ate quickly, and the bowl of rice water and a steamed bun were long gone. He looked at Shen Mingxi sheepishly, scratched his head, and said innocently, "Xiaoxi, when I have time in the afternoon, I'll catch katydids and locusts for you. They're delicious when roasted..."

Shen Mingxi stood up and stared at everything in front of him.

The mud and thatched house was gray and had fallen into disrepair for a long time. The family members were wearing patched clothes and pants that were discarded by the second and third uncles' families...

Their faces were sallow, their bodies were thin, and they worked non-stop from morning to night.

But their eyes were bright, and there was a suppressed spirit that desperately wanted to fight against fate.

Just like the weeds pressed down by the stone slab.

Life is hard, but I never give up hope! "…My throat is not feeling well. It may be related to the fever. But I am well now. Don't worry. I will go drink some water. Dad, we will go to work together later."

After saying this, without waiting for everyone's reaction, Shen Mingxi quickly left the dilapidated and crowded mud and thatched hut.

She felt extremely upset, but she had no time to think. The pig food in the kitchen was almost warm, so she had to go feed the pigs.

If she doesn't go, her mother will go.

Shen Mingxi works fast and always makes the best use of the time he has.

After a while, she cleaned the big pot, cleaned the kitchen, and poured the pig food into the trough.

The two pigs were received from the brigade at the beginning of the year. One was used to pay the money and the other was kept for themselves.

Old Mrs. Shen was very strict and wanted to raise a fat pig weighing more than 100 kilograms. So, as soon as the weeds and vegetables started to sprout, she would drive her younger brothers Goudan and Yaya to cut grass for the pigs and dig wild vegetables.

The pigpen was just south of the woodshed where they lived. In order to make it more comfortable, Shen Mingxi and his elder and second brothers cleaned it almost every day, so the smell was not strong.

Perhaps because of the careful care, these two pigs are growing very well.

Looking at the pigs lowering their heads to eat, my long-lost memories suddenly became clear.

She remembered that at the end of this year, both pigs weighed more than 150 kilograms. One of them was handed over and received praise from the team leader because the pigs raised by the Shen family were the biggest and fattest.

Old Mrs. Shen was very happy. She praised Shen Baozhi to everyone she met for her good fortune, kindness, and ability. With her around, life at home was getting better and better.

At that time, everyone in the village thought that the pigs were fed by Shen Baozhi.

But she obviously didn't do anything.

She and her family only drank the broth on the day the pig was slaughtered, and they didn't even get to eat a few pieces of meat.

The remaining meat was made into bacon by Old Mrs. Shen and kept.

It was said that it was left for Shen Baozhi and her filial second and third sons to eat.

In short, there is no place for them.

She must take her family and leave this disgusting Shen family as soon as possible.

If you want to leave, you have to split up the family! At this time, my second uncle Shen Hai came out of the main house, wearing a half-sleeved shirt and trousers that were about 80% new. He was the only one in the family who ate commercial grain.

He works in a supply and marketing cooperative.

Earn monthly salary.

His job was given to him by his father. Old Mrs. Shen said that the second son was in poor health and could not farm, so she asked Shen Yu to hand over the job.

And Shen Yu obediently went home to farm.

Shen Mingxi stared at his second uncle. When he got closer, his second uncle actually burped. He acted as if he didn't see Shen Mingxi and went to work in a swagger.

There was a noise coming from the woodshed. Shen Mingxi turned around and saw it was his second brother Shen Qingshan.

He and the eldest brother are twins, born about ten minutes apart. They have similar features but different expressions. The second brother looks stronger.

He took a piece of straw rope, tied it around his waist, and made a slipknot with great effort. He smiled broadly at Shen Mingxi, "Xiaoxi, tie it tighter and you won't be hungry anymore. It really works..."

Shen Mingxi stared at his second brother in a daze, not realizing that his hands were shaking.

"...Second brother." She didn't know what to say next.

Shen Mingxi concealed his hateful eyes, suppressed the crazy desire to destroy everything, and quietly followed his father and brother to gather at the brigade headquarters.

Today it is still a collectivist system. We work together and share food and farm tools together. The brigade has special people who record work points and distribute farm tools.

Shen Mingxi took the sickle and went to harvest wheat with everyone.

The county weather station notified them that there might be a storm in the next week, so the winter wheat in Kaoshantun had to be stored in the warehouse before the storm came, because it was the crops they had worked so hard to grow and their life-saving food.

Sixteen-year-old Shen Mingxi is a good worker. She walked towards the endless golden wheat fields with slightly heavy steps.

Behind her was Aunt Zhang from the front yard, who also had to go to work, but because she was old, the team leader assigned her to work in the threshing ground.

She quickly followed him and asked with concern, "Xiaoxi, are you feeling better?"

Shen Mingxi was silent for a moment. The suppressed and sinister feeling had faded a lot at this moment. She smiled at Aunt Zhang and said, "Aunt Zhang, I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern."

Although the little girl is thin, she is pretty, with eyes like a pool of water, which makes your heart soften. She grinned and said, "Xiaoxi, although you are not educated, I think you are cultured. Your grandmother is biased. She doesn't love such a good child. She will regret it in the future."

Shen Mingxi didn't respond, but curled his lips, "Auntie Zhang, I'm going to work. The sun is very strong today, please walk slowly, don't walk too fast..."

"Hey, good boy, go quickly." Aunt Zhang said with a smile.

Shen Mingxi quickened his pace and quickly caught up with the Shen family members in front.

Aunt Zhang obediently slowed down her pace, sighing regretfully. The child was pretty, good at work, sensible and filial, and had reached the age of marriage. She knew that many families in the village had their eyes on her, but no one dared to propose marriage.

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