The news that Mai Laosan had received ten work points spread like wildfire. By the time they went to the warehouse to return the farm tools, almost everyone in the village knew about it.

Everyone’s first reaction was that it’s impossible!

I suspect that Zhang Guozhu received some benefits from Mai Laosan.

Zhang Guozhu was so angry that he told them to go and see for themselves.

The nearby villagers also stood up one by one to speak for Zhang Guozhu.

"Dazhu is a well-known fair man in our village. He would never protect anyone. Otherwise, the captain wouldn't trust him so much."

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. Mai Lao San and his team really didn't slack off today."

"In fact, it's mainly because Mai Sui is very efficient. She cuts the grain so fast that I can't catch up with her."

"Then why didn't she come out to work before?"

"Maybe he fell on his head a while ago and hasn't recovered yet. Now that he's better, he can go out to work."

"Yes, to me, Mai Sui is a very hardworking child. She worked in the fields in previous years, but this year she took a half-month break."

"I say you guys are really something. Mai Sui has had a hard life since childhood and lost her mother. I just took a few days off and you guys bullied me like this."

"That's right! I think the gossip in the village about Mai Sui being lazy and greedy was spread by you guys."

"I didn't say that, stop slandering me!"

"I didn't say that either!"

I would never admit to such an offensive thing, even if I am beaten to death!

When Mai Xiangdong heard about this, especially when he learned that Mai Sui had also gone to the fields to work, he was so happy.

He thought it was Mai Lao San who persuaded Mai Sui.

He just said, a father is still a father after all, and it is inevitable that a daughter will listen to her father.

However, on the other side, Mai Lao San was thinking about how to persuade Mai Sui not to go to work.

Otherwise, if he does this every day, the wheat ears may be able to bear it, but his body cannot!

Mai Hongcai: Dad, I’m almost dying!

Mai Sui used to undergo extremely high-intensity training every day, but now this little bit of work is a piece of cake for her.

So, on the way back, Mai Sui announced to Mai Lao San and the other two:

"I will also get ten work points tomorrow. You two must follow me and work hard from now on. Don't be lazy, just like you did today, understand?"

Mai Laosan and Mai Hongcai looked at each other silently, wishing they could just hold their heads and cry.

Mai Sui didn't hear a response, so he glared at them: "I'm talking to you, do you hear me?"

"I heard it."

"Louder, you're so weak, what a mess!"

“I heard it!!!”

"Okay, let's go back and wash the dishes from lunch. We'll have scrambled eggs tonight, and cook more rice. I'm a little hungry."

Wheat Ear told them to work quite naturally.

Generally speaking, if Mai Laosan washes the dishes today, cooking is Mai Hongcai's job.

Take turns the next day, since the wheat ears don’t work much anyway.

In addition, washing clothes, cleaning, fetching water, chopping wood, etc. are all the responsibilities of Mai Laosan and Mai Hongcai.

The village has electricity, but no running water, and every household has to fetch drinking water from the well.

People in rural areas cannot afford coal, so they burn firewood.

These may not seem like much work, but they are actually quite time-consuming and laborious to do.

Mai Laosan and Mai Hongcai seemed to have seen their bleak future, and their mood became heavier with every step they took towards home.

When will this day end?

Mai Lao San even thought about reducing the bride price and marrying the dead girl off, letting her bring trouble to her husband's family.

However, the news that Mai Sui likes to hit people has spread.

It is not easy to find someone who is willing to pay a betrothal gift of 100 yuan at this time.

But if the bride price standard is lowered further, Mai Lao San will not be willing to accept it.

.......

Soon, the three returned home. Mai Sui fetched water to take a bath, and asked Mai Laosan and Mai Hongcai to work and cook.

Mai Hongcai walked into the kitchen resignedly, and ran out again within a minute.

"Dad, there are no more eggs at home, and there is only a little rice left. Let alone the three of us, I'm afraid it's not enough for me alone."

"Go borrow it from your uncle." Mai Laosan said as a matter of course.

Borrowing grain happens almost every two months, and Mai Laosan is used to it.

He said it was a loan, but he never returned it.

Mai Xiangdong didn't bother with him. After all, they were his brothers. How could he just watch his brother starve to death?

This is also the reason why Mai Lao San often idles around and does not work hard, because his eldest brother will back him up in everything.

There are four brothers in the Mai family. Their parents died early, and it was the eldest brother Mai Xiangdong who acted as both a father and a mother to the brothers and raised them up.

Therefore, whenever Mai Lao San encountered any problems, he would look for his eldest brother Mai Xiangdong.

Of course, you can also look for your second brother Mai Xiangnan.

It’s just that the second sister-in-law is a bit fierce, and Mai Lao San will not go and cause trouble for himself unless it is absolutely necessary.

In addition, Mai Laosan has a younger brother, Mai Xiangbei, the fourth son of the Mai family.

The names of the four brothers put together mean 'East, South, West, North'.

Mai Laosan's full name is 'Mai Xiangxi'.

Mai Lao Si is the most promising of the four brothers in the Mai family.

He now works as a worker in a machinery factory in the county town and has married a woman from the city.

I only go back to Lotus Village during festivals.

The person that Mai Lao San envied the most was Lao Si, and he even asked Lao Si to find a city-based husband for Mai Sui.

In this way, he becomes the father-in-law of the city people, and it is very prestigious to tell others about it.

But now that my daughter has become like this, I don’t know if I can still find her.

Oh, I'm worried~

Mai Hongcai hesitated when he heard his father's words:

"Dad, I've borrowed twice in the past half month. If I borrow again, I'm afraid my aunt will kick me out."

Mai Xiangdong's daughter-in-law Tian Guifen is well-known in the village for her kind-heartedness.

But no matter how good a person is, he can't stand such torture.

Besides, Mai Xiangdong's family has a large family to support.

"Has it been borrowed twice? How come you eat it so fast?" Mai Lao San expressed great shock.

Mai Hongcai grumbled, "How can it not be fast?

My sister eats white rice every day, and she also wants to have meat every now and then.

Not only has it eaten our three chickens, but now we have no eggs either."

After saying that, the father and son turned their heads towards Mai Sui's room in tacit understanding, then opened their mouths without saying a word and cursed Mai Sui for being a spendthrift.

But they didn't think about the fact that every time Mai Sui wanted to eat "good things", they ate nothing less.

Now that the food is gone, is it all Mai Sui’s fault?

Moreover, with the food standards of their family, they only eat eggs once every three days, and usually they either stir-fry potatoes or cucumbers, and they dare not even add too much oil.

The wheat ears are already very compromised!

Thinking back then...

Forget it, a good woman doesn’t brag about her past achievements.

Mai Sui also thought about improving his living conditions.

But she inquired indirectly and found out that arms sales were illegal here, and murder and robbery were not allowed.

What Mai Sui is good at is considered a high-risk business that is strictly prohibited here!

Even if she wanted to do some other business, it would be illegal.

Those who engage in speculation may be sentenced to twenty years in prison, and in particularly serious cases, they may even be shot.

When Mai Sui knew this, he was completely convinced!

It seems that the only way for her to go is farming!

At least that's what the villagers told her.

Mai Sui suspected that they were lying to her, but she had no evidence.

Because the villagers really only think about going to the fields to work and earn work points every day.

One work point was worth seven cents, and after working hard all day, from morning to night, the most you could get was ten work points worth seventy cents.

Damn!

Look at this touching price!

Sometimes Mai Sui really, really misses his original world.

Grass (a kind of plant).