For several days in a row, Lin Shiyu took Lin Shiyi and Tian Ge'er out.
As for the fourth member of the team, Xiaopang, he never showed up again. Lin Shiyu didn't take his absence to heart.
The three of them have been running around in all the non-dangerous places near the village these days without stopping for a moment.
However, if someone observes carefully, they will find that the baskets they carry when they go out every day are basically empty when they return home at sunset.
Tian Ge'er and Lin Shiyi were confused by Lin Shiyu's behavior. They returned empty-handed every day. Wasn't this just wasted work?
If they weren't tired, Lin Shiyu would have taught them new knowledge during the break. Lin Shiyi wanted to go home to help her parents.
Her parents rushed between the farmland and the medicinal fields every day, and their lives were much harder than those of the villagers in Yamada Village.
Everything was for her and her brother.
While Lin Shiyi was thinking with her head down, the people in front of her stopped, and she stopped too. Then, she and Tian Ge'er skillfully held one of Lin Shiyi's arms and lifted her up until they were away from the rugged road.
The reason why the two of them followed Lin Shiyu out was just this.
"Okay, today's mission is complete, let's go home!"
Lin Shiyi looked down at the basket in her hand. That was it, just a few herbs. Another day of returning empty-handed.
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"Xiaopang, it's time to eat!"
"I won't eat it. I won't eat it. I won't eat it."
Xiaopang shook his head like a rattle, and his attitude was very determined.
Unfortunately, his mother was not at all bothered by this: "If you don't want to eat it, I'll eat yours."
Before he could finish his words, the bowl of rice that belonged to Xiaopang had already been put into his mother's own bowl.
The fat boy glared with his eyes, pouted his mouth in grievance, and tears seemed to be about to fall from his eyes. He looked so pitiful.
If it were usual, his family would have comforted him long ago, but now everyone in the family ignored his expression and left him alone to perform a solo act.
As the most favored among the younger generation, Xiaopang is usually either smiling or arrogant, and it is rare to see him looking aggrieved.
But no matter how rare it is, if it happens for several days in a row, it will no longer be rare.
"If you don't want to eat, go outside. You look so miserable that someone who doesn't know would think your father is dead."
While talking about his son, Xiaopang's father reached out to his wife and divided half of the food she had just poured into the bowl into his own bowl without even looking at his son.
Xiaopang was so angry that his mouth was puffed up and he glared at his father. But his father was busy stuffing food into his mouth and had no time to pay attention to him.
Helpless, Xiaopang had to touch his rumbling stomach and walked out of the lobby in pain.
After Xiaopang's figure walked away, Xiaopang's parents immediately slowed down their movements.
"Are you really not going to leave some for him? Will he starve to death?" Xiaopang's mother asked worriedly.
"Why leave it for him? If he wants to be hungry, let him be. If he gets scared of it, we'll see if he dares to try dieting again in the future." Xiaopang's father answered without hesitation, and then warned his wife seriously: "Don't be soft-hearted and secretly give him food!"
Xiaopang's mother rolled her eyes and said, "Don't blame me, I think you are the one who is soft-hearted."
You know, on the first day that Xiaopang was on a diet, he, as a father, secretly sent food to the child the night before; and she, as a mother, secretly sent food to him the night after.
On the third day, the child's grandmother secretly brought him food, and on the fourth night...
The three of them met on the way to deliver food, and only then did they realize that the person who threatened them by asking them to go on a diet every day had never been hungry.
No wonder the fat boy’s face didn’t get any thinner after being hungry for a few days.
So, there was a scene today where no one persuaded Xiaopang to eat after he was called to eat.
"I only have one son. You're afraid he'll starve to death and I'll have no descendants." Xiaopang's father muttered softly.
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, what nonsense are you talking about? Spit now." The fat grandmother had sharp ears and when she heard the word 'unique', she reacted violently and hit her son on the head with a chopstick.
Xiaopang's father grinned and spit out his words obediently: "Mom is right. So, wife, you better be more determined. Don't let that kid think that he is our only son and we will give in to him in everything. This time he went on a hunger strike because he was not allowed to go to school. Next time he will dare to kill someone if you don't marry him off."
The village chief's other sons and daughters-in-law looked at each other intently and did not express their opinions on the conversation between the three of them. But if you look closely, you will find that everyone's eyes are looking in the direction of the village chief intentionally or unintentionally.
The village chief slowly finished his meal and put his bowl and chopsticks away before looking up and saying, "No need to act so playful here. If you want the children to go to school, now is not the time yet."
As the head of a family and the head of a village, would he be so shortsighted as to allow his family and children to become illiterate?
This is because the conditions do not allow it!
The whole family, young and old, can barely make ends meet, so how can they have any extra money for their studies?
On the surface, it seems that only Xiaopang wants to go to school, but if it is really agreed, can the children of the eldest, second and third sons not be sent there as well?
If they all send them there to study, their family will not be able to support these children even if they go without food and drink. It would be better not to let them go in the first place.
Originally, when the Lin family purchased herbs and had an extra income every month, he thought about sending his children there to learn a few more words. However, plans could not keep up with changes, and the income was gone.
Therefore, if he wants his children to study, he, as the village chief, must do his best to fulfill the implicit request raised by Lin Shiyu, so that he can have a stable income.
Thinking of this, the village chief felt that time was precious.
It is always more cost-effective for a child to start learning a year earlier than later.
He stood up and immediately ran into the room. He had to think carefully about what was not perfect and try to do better.
The other people in the village chief's family looked at his receding back and silently swallowed the words they wanted to say.
If now is not the time, then when is the right time?
He ran away without saying anything clearly, leaving them feeling uneasy and uncomfortable.
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The third branch of the Lin family.
Liu was no longer surprised to see her daughter returning home almost empty-handed.
Since her daughter was a promising young woman, she had no intention of digging into the matter.
Even if it doesn't work out, it doesn't matter. Just think of it as my daughter spending a few days out playing and relaxing. What's the harm?
"Are you going out tomorrow?" Liu picked up a piece of food for Tian Ge'er and turned to ask Lin Shiyu.
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