"Okay, these are all adult matters. Your only task is to study, understand? Just study hard."
"Mom, since Dad is not around, Ningning and I are the ones you can trust the most. No matter whether it's bitter or sweet, we should share it, right?" Little Youchen is more sensible and what he says is very convincing.
"..." Shumei hesitated to speak.
"Mom, if you don't tell me, I'll go ask the village chief tomorrow."
Xiao Shuangning, who had been watching quietly from the side, finally spoke up to defend Xiao Youchen. "Mom, just tell me! Don't you know me well? He's just that stubborn and won't give up until he gets to the end. It's better for you to tell me than for me to go around asking around, right?"
After much persuasion from the two, Shumei finally agreed to tell the two children everything that happened today, without missing a word.
"Ah..." She sighed deeply and began to recount the infuriating incident that afternoon. "It was that Sister Hua who came to my house last time and said that you beat her son..."
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The two children listened attentively and angrily. When Shumei finished speaking, Xiao Youchen stood up from the table and said, "Mom, they are bullying us too much. They only care about you and think you are easy to bully. I will go to them tomorrow to talk to them."
"Okay, don't get so excited. What are you talking about? People like them can't be reasoned with. Suffering a loss is a blessing."
"Don't worry, Mom. I have the only way to make them give up the land." Xiao Youchen said confidently, with a good plan in mind.
Shumei looked at Xiao Youchen, who had a serious face. "Son, we don't have to fight to the death over everything. We're all from the same village. If we take a step back, we'll have a bright future. Don't get involved in this matter, kid. I have my own way of solving it."
Her expression was a little serious. Little Youchen had always been obedient and sensible, and he never wanted Shumei to be unhappy. He could only agree and sit down to continue eating.
Of course, Xiao Youchen didn't just agree superficially. After that night, he never mentioned the division of the land.
In the days that followed, Shumei was preoccupied and absent-minded. The sensitive little Youchen could tell at a glance that she was still worried about the land.
Other people's dry fields were planted with new season crops, and they were growing lush and green, but the crops in her field were like they had been injected with concentrated fertilizer. The crops were lazily growing and all she could see was dirt.
Seeing Shumei like this, he certainly couldn't stay out of it. He was always thinking about whether there was any way to share Shumei's worries.
One day, Xiao Youchen was on a bus and met an old lady who was going to the city to sell eggs. As he got on the bus and sat next to the old lady, the driver suddenly braked. He was thrown to the side and almost hit the basket in the old lady's hand. The old lady hurriedly called out, "Son, be careful, don't crush my eggs."
"I'm sorry, grandma, I will be careful. It's not even dawn yet! What are you going to do with such a big basket of eggs?" Xiao Youchen started chatting with the old lady.
"My hens are very hardworking. They lay an egg every day, 365 days a year, and they never slack off even once. If I can't finish all the eggs, I'll take some to town to sell to supplement the family income."
"Oh, I see. Then you have to be careful next time. This road is not easy to drive on and the car is always shaking. Don't let the eggs get spoiled." Xiao Youchen said kindly.
The old lady smiled and glanced at Xiao Youchen, then lifted the cloth covering the basket and said, "See, it won't break that easily."
There was some sawdust in the basket, and the eggs lay steadily in the sawdust.
When Xiao Youchen saw it, he praised repeatedly: "Grandma, you are so thoughtful."
The old lady smiled proudly and said amiably, "It's the same old saying, nothing is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. There is nothing that cannot be solved, only solutions that you can't imagine."
After hearing this, Xiao Youchen nodded and smiled in agreement. He said nothing more, as the old woman's words made him fall into deep thought.
Yes, nothing is difficult if you set your mind to it! I can definitely think of a way for my mother.
As he thought about it, his eyes fell on the old woman's basket of eggs. A bold idea came to his mind: since he couldn't grow food, then he shouldn't grow food. All roads lead to Rome, so why not just follow the same path?
He was a little excited and wanted to jump out of the car right now to tell Shumei what he was thinking.
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