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1 Beginning

It has been more than fifty years since Taizu established Dacheng Kingdom in

Qingping Town and Lijia Village of Dacheng Kingdom. After Taizu's death, Emperor Zhaozong succeeded to the throne.

After Emperor Zhaozong ascended the throne, he stopped fighting everywhere, made great efforts to build a great success, devoted himself to reforms, lowered taxes, held imperial examinations, recruited talents, and governed the world peacefully, so that the people could recuperate and live a stable life. Live and work in peace and contentment on a piece of land.

Lijia Village is a small village located in the southeast of Shandong Province, with less than a hundred households. Most people in the village have the surname Li, and a few people with foreign surnames are from families that settled here later.

After spring in March, crops are planted in the fields. After a spring rain, the crops in the sky and the earth grow green and full of vitality. There are busy figures in the field, an old cow is slowly eating green grass with its head down, and a little kid is lying on the stone, with his legs crossed and a piece of dogtail dangling in his mouth.

Li Wen lay on the stone and looked at the blue sky and white clouds above his head. It was clean and clear, and the air had the unique fragrance of youth mixed with earth.

The world is so big, but he is just a small one among them.

After five years, it was enough for him to accept the fact that he had arrived in ancient times. In his previous life, he lost his footing and fell into a valley. When he woke up, he became a little baby waiting to be fed. He experienced with his body what it means to "slip and become eternal hatred".

However, he had no relatives in his last life. A plane crash killed both his parents, and even their bodies were not recovered. For a long time, Li Wen lived in the pain of losing his parents. After his parents' plane crashed, the insurance company paid him a large amount of money, enough to put him through college.

When he finally got over the shadow of losing his parents, he graduated from college a year later. He traveled alone with a backpack. He originally wanted to commemorate his growth and say goodbye to the past, but he didn't expect that he would say goodbye to that world during his graduation trip.

Then, he came to this world.

Li Wen searched in his mind and found that the country Dacheng did not exist in history, so Li Wen didn't know where he had fallen. But he was content with what he had come to, and he accepted the fact that he had come to a different world.

In this life, he has parents and relatives. His mother suffered from a disease due to dystocia when giving birth to him. Until now, she only gave birth to a son, and she has never been pregnant with another child. His father is a taciturn, loyal and honest man. His father also had a brother and two sisters who were married outside. The two aunts who were married outside were married to other villages and their lives were not very good. They would come back three or two times a year.

The rich will not return to their hometown, and the poor will not visit relatives. This is a very realistic thing in any era.

Their family lives with my uncle's family. The brothers have not separated, and his grandmother lives with him. After his brother-in-law married his wife, the couple worked hard to create a son for many years, but they gave birth to a house full of female babies and failed to give birth to a son.

So at present, he is still the only Miaomiao among the three generations in their family, and he is favored and loved by his grandma.

"Brother--"

A little girl wearing a bright green floral dress ran from a distance, calling him as she ran, interrupting his meditation.

The voice came closer and closer, and soon people came under the big rock, looked up at him, and said, "Brother, let me call you home for dinner. Why are you running to such a high place? What should I do if I get down? If I find out, I will definitely tell you."

The person who came to call him home for dinner was his fourth sister, who was one year younger than him, with a pointed face and two eyes that looked like pain. It looks very big. The little girl's clothes were mended again and again. There were many patches on them, all of which were made from clothes that her older sisters didn't want.

The little girl was short and had short legs, so she could only stand underneath and look up at him.

"If you don't tell me, don't you know?" Li Wen slid down from the stone, reached out and grabbed the bun on the little girl's head, and pinched the little girl's face. It would be better if it has a little more flesh.

In his previous life, he was an only child. He had no brothers or sisters at home, and his parents were busy at work and had no time to spend with him. Therefore, in the past, he was particularly envious of other people having brothers and sisters. He felt that having brothers and sisters would make him very happy, at least he would not have to be alone.

But now he doesn't have to envy others for having brothers and sisters. Although his mother didn't give him half a brother or a sister, his aunt gave him several older sisters. They grew up together, just like biological brothers and sisters.

"Brother, you are so bad, you always pinch other people's cheeks, and they are all red from your pinching." The fourth girl covered her face. In fact, it didn't hurt much when her brother pinched her. She just liked her brother to coax her.

"Brother, let's go home. We'll have to wait for a while. Brother, don't worry, I won't tell you." After finishing, the little girl patted her chest to assure her.

"Well, go back, you're so good." Li Wen asked Lao Niu to squat down, took the four girls to sit on it, held Lao Niu, and took his sister back home. The little girl sitting on the back of the cow babbled and said, "Brother, do you know, my mother gave birth to a sister for me last night. I went to see her today, and she was crying in the house like a little monkey. "

Li Wen thought to himself that you looked like a little monkey when you were first born, so now you have the nerve to tell others.

"My mother was also crying in the house today, and I saw it secretly." At this point, the little girl lowered her head and murmured in a low voice, "My father squatted outside the house and sighed, and my mother also looked unhappy. "Why did my mother give birth to a girl?"

"Silly girl, what are you thinking about? If you think too much, you will become an old lady. It doesn't matter whether you are a younger brother or a younger sister. We all love you the same." You girl, won't Brother Pianzi love you?" It was difficult for Li Wen to tell the little girl what equality between men and women is, and there is no such thing as equality between men and women here.

Since ancient times, the thought has been that giving birth to a son can carry on the family line, while a daughter will always marry into someone else's family and become a member of someone else's family. This society is a male-dominated society. Women have a low status and are reduced to men's vassals. They are tools for giving birth to children for men.

They took the old cow back to the cowshed. The cow was the public property of several families in their clan, and he couldn't afford to pay for it if it disappeared and was sold. After sending Lao Niu back, the brother and sister went back home. On the way, they met people from the village who greeted him, "Sambo'er, your grandma has called you home for dinner."

"Yes, see you Uncle Wu, come and see us when you have time. " Sit down at home." Li Wen greeted the people in the village like a grown-up, which was one of the reasons why the people in the village liked him. Ever since he was able to go out at the age of one, he would ask questions about everyone he met in the village. From an eighty-year-old grandpa to a one- or two-year-old baby, he would tease them before leaving.

He is the third eldest child in the family. His family calls him Sambo'er, and people in the village also call him Sambo'er affectionately.

All the way back, Li Wendu held the little girl's hand. The two were about the same age, and he was more than half a head taller than his sister. Ever since he could walk, this little sister had been staggering behind him calling her brother. This call continued for so many years. Li Wen always treated the little girl as his own sister.

However, when I think of some things at home, their two children cannot control them.

The brother and sister went back home, and there were long shadows on the ground.

Chapter 2 Li Family

The sun is about to set, and smoke is curling up in the small villages. Every household is burning firewood for cooking, and people who have been out working for a day have also returned home.

"Grandma, grandpa." His father had also returned home from the fields. When Li Wen came back, he greeted his father and grandma when he saw them.

Li Siya followed her third brother and called, "Grandma, uncle."

Li Shangu was sitting at the door, weaving a basket in his hands. He raised his head, glanced at the two children, and said hum.

This taciturn man was his father. Li Wen didn't look much like his father, but his facial features looked more like his mother's. His mother-in-law is a beautiful-looking woman, but she is a bit thin. Therefore, Li Wen looks like his mother-in-law. She has been a beautiful little baby since she was a child, and she is a well-liked boy when she goes out.

"My dear grandson is back. Come and show me. I've been looking at the cows for a day. Are you tired?" When the old lady saw her grandson coming back, she pulled him into her arms and touched him here and there. Holding her grandson in her arms, the old lady finally felt a little more comforted.

The old lady has a relatively strong character, and she is still in control of this family.

Mrs. Li Wang's husband died young, and it was not easy for a widow to raise several children. She is used to being the head of this family, but now she still has the final say in everything at home. The two sons were filial to her, the two daughters-in-law obeyed her words, and the granddaughters were a little afraid of the old lady, but Li Wen was not afraid of her grandmother at all, and was very close to her.

Li Wen obediently allowed his grandmother to touch his face. The old lady loved him, and he also kissed her. The two grandmothers and grandsons were kissing each other across generations. Hearing what grandma said, Li Wen said, "Grandma, I'm not tired."

Besides, he had been grazing cows for a whole day, at best it could only be said to be half a day. In the morning, it was his second sister who went to see the cows. It was after noon that he went to replace his second sister. In total, he only watched the cows for less than three hours.

The weather was nice today, and he took a nap on the big rock.

In his previous life, he was raised by his own grandmother, but when he was eight years old, his grandmother got sick and passed away. So when he came here, he treated this grandmother who loved him with a little bit of empathy.

But it is true that the old lady loves his grandson. From the time he was born until now, the old lady has been harsh to everyone in the family, but she loves his grandson as much as her eyes. She is never willing to beat or scold him, not even a harsh word. I am reluctant to say that I always speak softly to his grandson, not to mention how careful and protective he is.

Fortunately, Li Wen was not a child who really didn't understand anything. Otherwise, if he was pampered so uncontrollably by the old lady, he would definitely be raising a crooked person.

His aunt gave birth to a baby last night. She couldn't get out of bed yet, and she and the baby were in the house. I didn't hear the child crying when I came back. I guess he fell asleep after eating. Li Wen glanced around but didn't see his second uncle. He didn't know if he was in the house or if he went out and never came back.

Li Siya saw that her grandma only cared about her third brother. She had long been used to it. She was a little afraid of grandma from the bottom of her heart, so she also admired her third brother for not being afraid of grandma at all. The little girl slipped over to her grandma's house, lay down by the window and looked into the house to see her grandma.

"Ahem -"

His mother was cooking in the kitchen, and Li Wen heard his mother's muffled coughing from outside. Every year when the seasons change, his mother's old habit would appear. I've been coughing all the time, and I don't know what's wrong. If it were in modern times, he could take people to the hospital for a detailed examination of the whole body to see what the problem was and to prescribe the right medicine. But in this day and age, it's really difficult to deal with any illness a person has.

In such an ancient world where illness and colds can kill people, Li Wen should be thankful that he has been in good health since he was a child and has never been sick. Otherwise, it is really hard to say whether he would still be alive to this day.

However, Li Wen was still a little worried about his grandma's health. He thought that when he got rich in the future, he would take his grandma to the big city and find a good doctor to take a look at her. But now looking at his thin arms and legs, he could only think about some things. After all, reality is stronger than people.

"Grandma, I'm going to see if my mother's rice is ready." Li Wen was thinking about his mother-in-law. When he came back from outside, he wanted to go inside and see his mother-in-law.

"My dear grandson must be hungry. There will be food later." Mrs. Li scolded her eldest daughter-in-law in her heart for taking such a long time to cook. She still hasn't finished cooking for a long time. Her dear grandson I'm hungry.

Mrs. Li Wang didn't like her eldest daughter-in-law very much. She looked sick all day long. She gave birth to a child and there was no news about it again. If she found her somewhere else, she would send her back to her parents' home. I'll tell my son to get married and get a wife. But for the sake of her good grandson, the old lady turned a blind eye to her eldest daughter-in-law and tolerated her as much as possible.

"I'm not hungry, I'm not hungry. It's okay to eat later. Grandma, let me go and see grandma." Li Wen coaxed his grandma and went into the kitchen.

In the kitchen, his mother-in-law was cooking. She said it was cooking, but in fact it was just a pot of vegetables put into the pot, boiled, and then added with a little salt. Because it costs money to buy salt, I usually save salt when cooking. The cooked dishes have no taste. In the final analysis, it is because I am poor and have no money, so I have to break up every penny and use it as salmon.

Li Wen is still not used to the food here. To be honest, the taste is not very good. But he also knows the reason, so there is nothing to be picky about. It is good to have land to eat. How can he be picky? Besides, he has the best food in the family.

"Grandma, eldest sister, second sister, you are helping my grandma set the fire. Thank you for your hard work, eldest sister and second sister." Li Wen came in and saw his eldest sister and second sister helping in the kitchen. He also called out to his two sisters. He has always treated his two sisters with respect, they are both his sisters after all.

"Third brother, you're back. It's not hard work. Let's set a fire. It's not hard." When the second sister saw her third brother coming back, she was kind to him, and he was also kind to their sisters. Her younger brother even went to herd cattle for her in the afternoon, so that she could come back home and help her mother-in-law with the housework.

The eldest sister has a dull temperament and doesn't talk much. When she saw the third brother coming back, she called out "Third Brother."

"Sambo is back." When Mother Li saw her son come in, she covered her mouth and coughed lowly and said, " Sanbao, are you hungry? Auntie will prepare the meal in a moment. Go outside and wait. The smoke is heavy here. Don't come in. "

"It's okay, Auntie, I'm not afraid of your throat . Are you not feeling well? Mom, please drink some water. It will make your throat feel better." Li Wen took a bowl and poured a bowl of warm water for his grandma. Mother Li took the water from her son and drank it. Sure enough, her throat felt a little better. She smiled at her son.

The woman's skin is very fair and cannot be tanned. She is tall and thin, and her forehead bones are a bit high when she smiles. She has a pair of beautiful eyes with double eyelids, which are round and bright and very beautiful. Mother Li looked at her children with tender eyes. Her children had been more well-behaved and obedient than other children since they were young, and they knew how to be filial to their mother early on.

Chapter 3 Dinner

"Okay, take the dishes out and everyone can eat."

The vegetables in the pot were cooked and a little salt was added. Mother Li scooped up the cooked vegetables with a big spoon and served them on a ceramic plate. The thick-wheat steamed buns in the steamer were also steamed. Mother Li found a plate and picked up the steamed buns. Daya took them outside and Erya took the bowls and chopsticks and set them outside.

There was a fire in the kitchen and it was stuffy and hot. She was sweating all over her body. Mother Li wanted to raise her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead with her sleeves. A small cloth towel was handed over at the right time. The little child's voice was soft. She said softly, "Mom, wipe your sweat."

"Hey, Sanbao is so good." She almost forgot that there was a little one at her feet. Mother Li looked at the child who was not even on her waist and took the child. The cloth towel was handed over, and his eyes curled up with a smile.

Li Wen showed his reserved eight small white teeth and stared at his grandma, "Mom, you are so beautiful."

"You are the only one with a sweet mouth." As a mother, she has never taught her children these words. I don't know where her children learned to be gentle and considerate. Even her father is not half as sweet as his children. Thinking of her father who is dull and talkative, the smile in the woman's eyes becomes even gentler.

"Big grandma, uncle, daddy, dinner is ready." Erya shouted from outside, and the joy in his voice was audible.

The vegetables, thick-wheat steamed buns, and a large bowl of rice cereal on the table were their family's supper for the day.

The food in early spring this year has just been planted, and the food we eat is all the food saved from last year. After the family has passed the winter, there is not much food left in the granary. They had to wait until the grain in the fields matured in autumn and harvested the grain before they could have new grain. Therefore, the family had to eat the remaining grain to get enough. Otherwise, the family would really have to eat it after eating. I'm hungry.

Fortunately, spring has begun, and wild vegetables are growing in the fields. They can cut a handful of wild vegetables and cook a meal for the whole family. Although they are not full, they will not starve to death.

Now the world is at peace, no matter how difficult life is, it is better than before. A few acres of land have been opened to grow food, and the whole family will not starve to death. In the past, when the world was in chaos, the people were in dire straits, and people were starving to death everywhere on the roads.

"Grandma, grandpa, uncle, it's time to eat." Li Wen went over to help his grandma and the old lady up to sit down at the table. The old lady grabbed her dear grandson's hand and showed the first smile of the day. She smiled and said, "Okay, dear grandson. My dear grandson is here to have dinner with grandma."

"Grandma, let's eat." Li Shangu called his aunt.

"Yes." Wang Li responded.

The man raised his eyes and glanced at his wife. The woman just raised her head and met her husband's eyes. There was a gentle smile in the woman's eyes.

When Mother Li saw that her aunt hadn't come out, she was also a woman. Naturally, she knew that a woman who had just given birth couldn't get out of bed so quickly. She asked her mother in a low voice, "Mom, my second aunt is inconvenient. I'll ask Daya to take her to her." Let's go in and give some food to the second aunt."

Seeing that her grandson was here, Mrs. Li was about to be mean before she stopped herself. That woman couldn't even give birth to a son, so she didn't have anything to eat! The old lady waved her hand impatiently. After all, she didn't lose her temper when the family was preparing to eat. She just said with a bad look, "Go."

Seeing her mother nodding, Mother Li dared to pick up the bowl and fill it with some. To eat, ask the eldest girl to bring it to the house for her mother-in-law to eat.

The eldest girl took the bowl, whispered "Thank you, aunt" to her aunt, and carried it into the house.

Mother Li smiled and shook her head, asking the child to quickly take it in and come out to eat.

The sun was setting over the mountains in the west, and they sat down on the stone bench outside to have dinner.

Isn't this the busy farming season? We only eat two meals a day, morning and evening. There is no food at noon. If we miss the meal time, we will have no food. They only eat three meals a day during the planting and harvesting times of the year. Everyone eats like this, and no one thinks there is anything wrong.

Daya brought food to her mother-in-law and came out to sit next to her second sister. Next to her was their father. The two sisters hunched their shoulders and lowered their heads while eating, not daring to say a word for fear of offending their grandmother. Not happy.

Uncle Li ate the food in his bowl in silence, not saying a word at the dinner table.

"My dear grandson, eat, don't go hungry." Mrs. Li was busy taking care of her sweet grandson, and she broke her cornbread into two halves, and wanted to give half to her sweet grandson.

Li Wen didn't ask for it and let his grandma eat it. He was reluctant to eat the rations that the old lady saved for him. He opened a pair of big eyes with double eyelids that were as beautiful as his grandma's and said to the old lady, "Ah "Milk, I have enough food here, really."

Those big eyes were full of integrity.

The food eaten at home is all whole grains, and the taste is actually not very good. He was used to eating fine grains in his previous life, but now he is not accustomed to whole grains. In the past, I only ate two bites of whole grains for breakfast occasionally, unlike now where I eat whole grains as a meal. However, Li Wen also knew that the price of fine grains here is very expensive, and they really can't afford fine grains now.

Although the taste is not very good, eating whole grains is good for the human body, so Li Wen forced himself to eat it.

"Grandma, please eat you. Don't look after Sanbao all day long. He has enough in his bowl." Li Shangu couldn't bear to see that everyone in the family doted on his boy, and it's not just a girl who is so spoiled. The two girls in my uncle's house are so well-behaved. They only eat what they eat. Why are there so many things going on?

"You talk a lot, so I'll take what you have." Mrs. Li glanced at her son. Why does she love her grandson? If you have the ability, give her a few more grandsons. Why don't you allow her to love such a precious grandson?

The woman in the room cried sadly at the food that was brought in. On the bed was a little baby asleep, who didn't understand the world.

She originally thought that the baby would be a son, but she was still a little girl. But Li Ahua couldn't give birth to a son. She deserved that her mother-in-law and husband were disappointed with her. When she thought of this, the woman's tears started to flow again. flowed out.

When a family of ten eats, there are ten mouths. A plate of wild vegetables is gone with two chopsticks per person. The cooked food is only enough for one person, and there is no more. So the family sits down, and soon the plates on the table are gone. Every one was empty.

After everyone finished eating, Daya and Erya helped the aunt clear the table and wash the dishes and chopsticks in the basin.

Chapter 4 His mother wants to help him take a bath!

It was getting dark after the family had dinner.

It was a March day and it was still a bit cold at night. A little hot water was boiled in the pot. Mother Li took the plate and scooped out two or three spoons of hot water. She mixed it with cold water and brought it back to the house for her son to take a bath. When Li Wen saw his mother-in-law bringing him bath water, he hurriedly ran over to ask for help. His voice was still a little bit milky, "Mom, I'll help you with it."

"Sambo doesn't need your help. If you don't have enough strength to carry it, let go and let mother come." Mother Li looked at her son's little arms and legs and couldn't laugh or cry. She asked her son to go away, fearing that the water would spill on him.

"Auntie, haven't you heard that one more person can help? Just ask me to practice more and get stronger." Li Wen insisted on coming to help. In fact, he knew that he was really hurting his little arms and legs. He couldn't help much, but just let him sit there and play, and he couldn't sit still while watching his mother work.

"Let me come, you both let go." Li Gugu, who was outside, saw the mother-in-law carrying a basin, strode over and took it.

The mother and son subconsciously let go of their hands, and Li Wen saw his father striding into the house with a basin, and he and his mother followed behind.

The light in the room was a bit dim, and no matter how hard I went down, I would not be able to see the room at all.

Farmers are frugal and reluctant to light lamps at night, just to save on lamp oil. Lamp oil also requires money to buy, so any little you can save is worth it.

There was a confrontation between mother and son in the house. His mother-in-law wanted to help him take a bath, but Li Wen was coy and refused to take off his clothes. Although this is his mother-in-law, she is still a woman! After he was able to take a bath at the age of two, Li Wen no longer wanted his mother to give him a bath. He insisted on doing everything he could do on his own. He was too embarrassed to ask his mother to help him. He was also thin-skinned and shy. of!

I don't know why his mother-in-law is so full of love today. Does she have to relive the fun of giving her son a bath?

No! Li Wen was crying inside.

"Auntie, I can wash it by myself. Really, just let me wash it by myself. You don't have to worry about me." Li Wen blinked at his Auntie with his big, sincere eyes and looked down at the basin. He said, "Aniang, if you don't come out, it will be dark, and the bath water will be cold."

"Okay, this kid, why won't you let Aniang help you take a bath? Okay, Then wash yourself, wash your butt, it's going to be clean." Seeing that her son really didn't want her help, Mother Li had to give up and went out with a little disappointment on her face.

Seeing that his mother-in-law finally gave up, Li Wen breathed a sigh of relief and ran out to close the door.

There are so many women in the family, mainly his mother-in-law and his fourth sister. The little girl likes to come to him when she has nothing to do. There are also two sisters and aunts, and there are also his grandma. When Li Lai came to care about him, Li Wen was also living a troubled life. He couldn't even take a bath to feel at ease.

He was the only one in the room at this moment, so Li Wen quickly took off his clothes, twisted a towel and washed his face, then sat in the basin and took a bath. This basin was made by his biological father when he was just born. He used it to bathe until it was so big that he wouldn't be able to sit on it until next year.

Three strokes to the left and three strokes to the right, rubbing up and down...

Li Wen hummed a little tune in his heart, and rubbed his body clean in twos and twos. He quickly ran up and put on the clothes on the bed and put them on. It's easy to catch a cold if you accidentally catch a cold in Yuechun, so you need to pay special attention now to prevent yourself from catching a cold.

Getting sick meant drinking bitter Chinese medicine. The taste would be unforgettable for the rest of his life. He never wanted to drink bitter Chinese medicine again in his life.

"Dad, I've taken a shower." Li Wen finished taking a shower and put on his clothes. As soon as he opened the door and stretched out his head, he saw his father sitting on the small stool at the door, weaving the unfinished basket. He said to him Dad shouted.

"Well, are you dressed?"

"Done."

Li Shangu put down what he was doing, went in and brought out his son's bath water, poured it on the ground outside, and asked his son to go back into the house and go to bed. sleep. Li asked, then obediently went back into the house, climbed into his own little bed and lay down.

At this time, Li's mother went out to clean up the things in the yard outside. My aunt had given birth to a baby, so I guess she wouldn't be able to do much work these days. The two girls would be able to help when they get older.

It was getting dark now, and the chickens at home had all returned to their nests. She closed the door of the chicken coop.

I have a few old egg-laying hens at home, and the eggs they usually lay are not even eaten by my family. However, her mother-in-law felt sorry for her little grandson, and would occasionally ask her to cook one to replenish her son's health. A mother cares about her children. If her mother-in-law orders her, she will get an egg for her son to eat according to her mother-in-law's wishes. The rest is saved and brought to the town to sell a few to support the family.

"Wow..."

Hearing the cry of the child in her aunt's room, the woman touched her belly, covered her mouth and coughed lowly.

That year she gave birth to her son in dystocia, and both mother and son almost died. Fortunately, mother and son were blessed with good fortunes, and the child was born smoothly, and she also survived. But because of this, the root cause of the disease fell into her body. She has not been in good health these years and has been taking medicine intermittently. When she asked the doctor about the child, the doctor also said that it was difficult for her to get pregnant due to her condition.

So until now, the couple only had one son. Fortunately, the son was born and left a queen for the Li family. Otherwise, her husband would not have to drive her away. She would have packed up her things and left. If she wanted her belly to be more lively, it would be better to give birth to a boy or a little girl. The woman sighed in her heart and let out a low cough, which sounded unusually clear in this quiet night.

"Have you finished packing your things? Are you not feeling well yet? Why are you still coughing? Tomorrow I will go to my mother-in-law to ask for a few pennies, and I will go to the doctor to get you two pairs of medicines. It's cold outside at night. You go back to the house. Come in." When the man sitting there heard his wife coughing, he finally couldn't stand, put the basket away, and walked towards her, saying.

Her husband's voice came from behind her. Mother Li sighed, turned around, looked at her husband and said, "Okay, just close the door of the chicken coop. I'll go back to the house. There's no need to grab medicine, it's all It's an old problem, it's a minor thing. It'll be fine when the weather warms up in a few days. "

She has an old problem with her body. She gets coughing easily every year from March to spring. No matter how much medicine she takes, it won't help. Why waste that money. Sun Yi knew that her family had spent a lot of money on hiring doctors and medicines for her over the years. Her mother took all the money in the family. She would definitely have objections to her if she asked her for money.

Their Sanbao'er was growing up day by day, and Sun Yi had other plans in mind. She didn't want her husband to waste the money on her anymore, so she could save some money for the future and have other uses. The woman persuaded her husband to give up the idea of ​​getting her medicine. Thinking of her son taking a bath in the house, she asked, "Is the Sanbao bath finished?"

"It's finished," Li Shangu said.

"That's good. This kid, at such a young age, has to do everything by himself, and he doesn't need grandma to help him." Thinking of their Sambo's son, Mother Li's face was filled with a happy smile. For having such a good son, God has treated her well.

The man following the woman was silent, but he listened to his wife talking.

Chapter 5: biological father and biological son

The last bit of light in the west disappeared, the sun set into the mountains, and the sky became completely dark.

The people in the small village closed their doors early, it was dark outside, there were no pedestrians walking on the small roads in the village, and the small village was quiet.

After Li Wen took a shower, he climbed into his little bed and waited for his father and mother to come back. He heard familiar footsteps coming back to the house and knew that his father and mother were coming back to the house.

Their family only has four rooms, and they are still mud houses. Most people here live in houses like this. The village chief's house is the only one in the village that lives in a blue brick house, which is the best house in the village. Their family has a large number of people and few houses, so his two sisters and Si Ya live in the spare room, so he still lives in the same room with his parents.

However, under his strong request, his father found a way to get him a small bed, but for the time being he still had to live in his parents' house.

Li Wen was not really a child who was only a few years old and didn't understand anything. He had a mature soul living in his body. It was really embarrassing to sleep in the same bed with his parents. But now they don't sleep in the same bed. At night, he can sleep until dawn with his head covered with a quilt.

It would be best if he could live in a house by himself. Li Wen shed two longing tears in his heart, which were the desire for a better life.

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There was a beeping sound when the door was pushed open at night, and the couple came back from outside. Li Shangu, who was walking behind, locked the door behind him.

"Daddy, grandma." Li Wen called out.

"Hey, Sanbao hasn't fallen asleep yet." The woman responded, walked over and sat beside her son's bed, reached out to touch her son's face, and asked softly, "Would Sanbao want to sleep with Aniang? Is it cold to sleep by myself? "

The child sleeps alone in a small bed. She always wakes up at night to cover the child with a quilt. This child is not honest when sleeping.

Li Sanbao looked up at his mother-in-law, quickly hugged his quilt with both hands, declined his mother's kindness, and said, "Mom, I will sleep by myself, not with you or my father." It was not easy. He just moved to his own little bed to sleep. He didn't want to go back to sleep with his father and mother.

Another reason why he doesn't sleep with his parents is that he is very dishonest when sleeping.

Li Wen, who was an only child in his previous life, slept alone since he was a child. He was free to sleep alone, and he could sleep however he wanted. Even if he rolled under the bed in the middle of the night, it wouldn't bother anyone. When he was in college, he often fell from the bed to the ground. Fortunately, he was sleeping out of bed at that time, so it didn't hurt much if he fell. Otherwise, he would have been sent to the hospital if he fell from the upper floor in the middle of the night.

It was a joke when I mentioned this. My roommate didn't know about it at first. When I woke up in the morning, I thought he went to the cafeteria to get food. Unexpectedly, he came out from under the bed with the quilt in his arms and shocked everyone in the same dormitory. roommates. But later on, everyone gradually got used to it. If you didn't see him in bed in the morning, he would always be under the bed.

Sometimes Li Wen even doubted whether he was sleepwalking in the middle of the night, but his classmates in the university dormitory proved that he was not sleepwalking in the middle of the night. Someone saw him fall down in the middle of the night and roll himself under the bed to sleep. The buddy also used his mobile phone to film the whole process and put it in the class group. He also saw it himself. It was really just an action with his eyes closed. He rolled in skillfully, and this video once became evidence for the classmates in his class to laugh at him.

Li Wen knew that he was not a good sleeper. He used to sleep with his father and mother. His head would be on this side when he went to sleep at night, and when he woke up in the morning, his head would be on the other side. When he was young, he kicked his mother-in-law frequently. Later, when his father came to sleep next to him, he aimed his foot at his own father's face and kicked her without fail.

In fact, it proves that the father is a relative, and the son is also a relative. If someone else could sleep well in the middle of the night and be kicked awake by his son, he would have thrown his son out the door.

When he went to bed at night, it was as if he was going over a mountain. No matter how many obstacles there were in front of him, he could roll over them while sleeping with his eyes closed, and get himself under the bed to sleep. So now his father and mother want to get up but they don't see him in the bed. If they bend down, they can definitely find him under the bed. For this reason, his father even laid a layer of straw and a straw mat under the bed for him. This father is definitely a kisser!

It's okay to roll under the bed to sleep in the summer, but to roll under the bed in the winter is to wake yourself up in the middle of the night and then crawl back into bed to continue sleeping.

"Ayi, let Sanbao sleep by himself. You don't have to worry about him. It's getting late. Come up and sleep." Li Shangu made their bed. When he saw his wife sitting on his son's little bed talking to his son, he asked his wife Come back and sleep.

The person in this house who is least willing to sleep with his son is probably Li Gugu, his father.

The woman's surname was Sun Mingyi, and Li Shangu called his daughter-in-law's maiden name, Ayi, in private.

"Mom, go quickly, my dad called you." Li Wen pushed his mom, and he saw that his dad had a soul that loved to dominate his wife and was jealous. His father had a dull temperament, he was simply extremely boring. Li Wen hummed in his heart about his biological father.

"Mom, go to bed. If you need anything at night, just call Aniang and sleep a little bit inside so he doesn't fall down." The woman smiled and urged her son to sleep a little bit inside. She put two things outside to stop him. Although she knew that these two things blocking her might be of no use.

"Yeah." Li Wen responded casually. Why would he call him "Aniang" in the middle of the night?

With a little moonlight shining in from the window, the young woman walked to the bed where she and her father were. When she saw her husband standing here waiting for her, she glanced at him from the corner of her eyes, took off her coat, and then lay down. Go to the location inside.

Li Shangu slept outside, and the couple lay on the same bed, covered with the same quilt.

His little bed was placed by the window, and the moonlight shone on his little bed through the window. Li Wen looked at the moon outside through the window. The moon was half full, and soon it was the night of the full moon again. It has been almost five years since he came to this world, and his birthday will be in just over a month. He was born on May 5th.

He didn't know why he came here, and he still couldn't figure it out.

Maybe every arrangement from God has its own purpose, Li Wen thought.

When you can't change, you have to accept it. In fact, when he arrived at the Li family in this life, apart from having a harder life, he was not so wealthy materially, but with so many relatives who loved him around him, it was not much worse than in the previous life.

He thought of his parents in his previous life. They both left him in a plane crash, and he became an orphan without parents. Li Wen felt very sad for a long time. Unless he had experienced it personally, he might never be able to understand the pain of losing a loved one.

"Ahem..." As soon as she lay on the bed at night, Sun Yi made a low cough. She covered her mouth with her hand, fearing to disturb her son and husband while they were sleeping. Li Shangu turned over, and the man silently patted his wife's back with his hands to help her breathe, which would make her feel more comfortable.

Li Wen, who was lying on the small bed, heard his mother-in-law coughing and looked at the moon in the sky. Like many nights in the past, he was thinking about how he could make this family live better and make more money. With a little money, he would take his mother-in-law to the best doctor in the world to see what was going on with her body and see if he could cure his mother-in-law's aunt.

His father and mother are still young now. Maybe when his mother takes good health, she can give him another brother or sister, he thought optimistically in his heart.

Li Wen could tell that his mother-in-law was envious of his aunt for giving birth to another baby. He knew that his mother-in-law also wanted to have another child. People in this world get married early, and his mother-in-law gave birth to him when she was only a teenager. Now she is only in her early twenties. In modern times, she would still be in college, but his mother-in-law is already a mother. I have been working hard for this family all day long.

I was thinking about something in my mind, and soon the child on the crib closed his eyes and fell asleep.

There were few stars in the sky, and a few stars were particularly bright, shining brightly in the night. A shooting star dragged its long tail across the sky, and fell off in just an instant, leaving no

Chapter 6 A little narcissism

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it's still early in the morning, and someone's big rooster starts to crow.

The man on the bed woke up first. Li Shangu got up from the bed and took a look at his son's crib. The two pillows blocking the bed had fallen to the floor. The boy on the bed was curled up with a quilt. His upper body was hanging on the bed and he was sleeping on his stomach. His lower body was on the ground. His butt was still sitting on the pillow that fell to the floor. He was almost asleep. They all fell to the ground.

I don't know how this kid slept at night, but when he thought about his son sleeping with them in the past and eating so many of his son's feet on his face, Li Gushan fell silent immediately.

Li Shangu got off the bed, put on his shoes, walked over, took his son back to the bed, and covered him with a quilt.

As soon as he got on the bed, the boy rolled into the bed and pressed his body against the guardrail of the bed. It would not be so easy to fall if he was not outside. Li Gushan picked up the clothes hanging at the end of the bed, put them on one by one, then gently opened the door and went out of the house.

Hearing the creaking sound of the door opening, the woman on the bed opened her eyes, just in time to see the back of her husband walking out. Her eyes searched for her son on the small bed, and a smile appeared on her face. The woman closed her eyes again, coughed twice, her chest heaved up and down, and her breathing sounded a little heavy.

The air in the small mountain village in the early morning is fresh, and there are crystal dewdrops on the grass and trees on the ground, which will still hang on them before the sun rises. The birds in the forest were chirping, jumping from one tree to another, singing cheerful songs.

The man who got up early went out to fetch water with a bucket on his shoulder.

There is an old well in their village, and people from the whole village go there to fetch water. It is a good season now when there is plenty of rain. There is a lot of water in the well, and there is water whenever you go to fetch it. If there is a dry season, so many people will fetch water from one well to eat. If they don't go to the well in the morning, they will run out of water. Therefore, during the dry season, people have to fetch water in the middle of the night.

At this time, many people in the village got up and opened the doors, and many people carried buckets to fetch water to take home.

After the husband got up, the woman also got up after lying on the bed for a while.

She went to look at the child who was still sleeping on the crib. When she saw the child's innocent and cute appearance, the corners of the woman's mouth curved up and there was a smile in her eyes. Seeing that the child was sleeping well, she gently opened the door and went out, letting the child sleep on the bed for a while longer.

The child on the bed was sleeping with his back stretched out, but fortunately he didn't roll out of bed again.

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the man who came back from carrying water poured the water into the water tank.

The young woman who was washing rice next to her glanced at her man, smiled with eyes that were so beautiful, and asked, "It's a load so quickly. Are there many people fetching water today?"

Pour the water. The man who entered turned to look at his wife and found that she was looking at him with a smile. Li Shangu's face suddenly turned red. Fortunately, the man's face was dark and could not be seen. He lowered his head and said, "Fortunately, not much."

" Oh, then you can go ahead and come back with two more loads," Sun Yi said.

"Yeah." The man picked up a pole and a bucket and went out to fetch water.

After carrying two buckets of water back in the morning, Li Gugu was covered in sweat after walking such a long distance.

At this moment, several girls in the room woke up. The sisters helped each other comb their hair. The elder sister helped the youngest sister tie her pigtails and put on her clothes. Knowing that their aunt had gotten up at this moment, the two elders The girl is going out to help the aunt with work.

Si Ya was young, and when she woke up and followed her, she was still in a daze, looking like she had not woken up.

Sun Yi saw that Si Ya's eyes had not yet opened wide. She touched the little girl's face and asked, "Si Ya, do you want to go back to the house to sleep for a while?" At this moment, her family's three treasures were still sleeping in the house. , Siya is one year younger than her Sanbao, and gets up early every morning with her sisters.

"Mom, I'm not sleepy, so I won't go to bed." The fourth girl shook her head. If grandma found out, she would scold her for being lazy. The fourth girl didn't dare to go back to sleep in the house even if she was sleepy.

At this moment, the fire in the stove was burning, rice porridge was boiling in the pot, and white smoke came out of the kitchen chimney. Erya sat in front of the stove and watched the fire, while Daya and her aunt were busy with household chores. The family lived together and had a lot to do every day.

At this time, the door of Wang Li's house also opened, and the old lady came out of the house. She saw the eldest son returning from carrying water. The eldest daughter-in-law was also busy working, and several little girls were following her. I didn't see my grandson, but I knew he was still sleeping in the house.

But looking at the still closed door of the second room, the old lady's face didn't look good.

"Wow..."

Only Uncle Li's house had not yet opened the door. There were sounds of children crying and women scolding children. Uncle Li was getting dressed in the house. He was awakened by the cry of the child. His face was not very good at the moment. After getting dressed, he went out with a gloomy face.

Aunt Li in the room untied her belt, opened her clothes, and was holding the baby while breastfeeding. The baby opened its mouth and sucked the milk, and then she stopped crying.

Li Wen, who was sleeping in the house, was awakened by the sound of the baby crying. He was the only one in the house at the moment. Li Wen knew that his father and mother had already gotten up to work. It was just dawn outside, and it was six or seven o'clock in the morning. I don't think he had ever gotten up so early to study before.

Li Wen sat up from the bed, holding the quilt in his hands, opened his mouth and yawned, his face was sleepy, and his little yellow hair was sticking up wildly.

"Sambo, are you awake? When did you wake up? Why didn't you call me Aniang?" Mother Li would pay attention to her room from time to time to see if the sleeping children in the room had woken up. Seeing the child sitting on the bed, she opened the door and walked in. She put the plate of water in her hand on the table, twisted a towel and wiped the child's face.

"Mom, I'll do it myself." Li Wen had woken up by now, but he was still not quite awake. He asked his aunt to wipe his face, and he took his aunt's towel and wiped it himself. . Then he used a small cup to drink a glass of clean water and rinsed his mouth, then put his fingers in to brush his teeth and squirted the water out of his mouth.

There is no such thing as toothpaste in this world. There should be tooth brushing powder or something, but ordinary people will not spend money to buy those things, and they don't have them at home. He would rinse his mouth with water sooner or later to clean his mouth. He was used to brushing his teeth in the past, otherwise he always felt like something was wrong if he didn't brush his teeth.

The biggest discomfort when coming to this world is probably the inconvenience in life.

"Sit down, Sanbao. Grandma will comb your hair." The woman saw the messy yellow hairs on the child's head and picked up her comb to comb the child's hair.

This comb was bought by her husband as a gift to her when she first married into the Li family. Sun Yi has always treasured this comb. It was one of the few things her husband bought for her.

Li Wen sat obediently on the stool and let his mother comb his hair.

He hasn't learned to comb his hair yet, and his mother-in-law combs his hair every day. Under the woman's skillful hands, the child's messy yellow hair was soon combed and smoothed, tied into two small buns, and said, "Okay."

"Thank you, grandma." Li Wen He reached out and touched the little bun on the top of his head. If people in ancient times hadn't said that the body's hair and skin were controlled by their parents, and they couldn't even cut their hair casually, he would actually have wanted to cut off this little yellow hair so that he could wake up in the morning. He doesn't need his mother-in-law to comb his hair.

"Our three treasures are so beautiful." The woman looked at her child carefully and said.

"That's right, I look like grandma. If grandma is so good-looking, Sanbao is naturally good-looking too." Li Wen touched his little face and said narcissistically. While he was praising himself, he also didn't forget to bring his mother-in-law with him. His mother-in-law was the most beautiful woman.

Sun Yi covered her mouth and smiled. How could this kid's mouth be so good at talking?

When Li Wen went out of the house, his grandma saw him calling him "good grandson". Li Wen obediently called out "grandma" and allowed his grandma to hold him and kiss and hug him, as if he was The elder was kissing him, so he didn't resist.

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At this time, breakfast at home has been cooked.

The breakfast was rice porridge and steamed buns. The porridge in the pot was thin with only a few grains of rice, and it was all water. There was also a bowl of pickles that came with the porridge. The family sat down around the table to have breakfast. This morning, the second aunt also got out of bed and went out to eat. Farmers are not so particular. Many women are in good health and get out of bed to work the next day after giving birth.

"Auntie, why did you get out of bed so early? Why didn't you stay in bed for two more days?" Sun Yi asked in a low voice when she saw that her aunt got out of bed the next day.

"I can't lie still, I want to come down and take a walk." Aunt Li said.

Li Wen saw that his aunt's face was not looking good, and her whole body was still swollen. His second aunt was originally a woman with a relatively large frame and a fat figure. However, her current fatness was different from her usual fatness. There was also a bit of dirt on her face, which made her look unnatural. After giving birth to a child, a woman's vitality is greatly reduced.

He had heard people say before that when a woman gives birth to a child, she goes through hell, so this also shows that it is not easy for a woman to give birth to a child. Modern women will undergo confinement period after giving birth, which means that they can recuperate their bodies after giving birth. It's just that in this society, it is almost impossible for a woman to not work for a month after giving birth. Moreover, the food is not good. Every day, there is only clear soup and little water, not even a morsel of meat.

Seeing that his mother-in-law was in such poor health now, he was afraid that in addition to the difficult labor when she gave birth to him, she also had no confinement period to recuperate her body after giving birth, which was why she suffered from all kinds of problems at such a young age. Li Wen could only sigh in his heart. It was not easy for his mother-in-law and for the women in this society.

When Mrs. Li saw her second daughter-in-law getting out of bed, her face looked better and she said, "Now that you can get out of bed, don't stay in bed all day. No woman can have such a delicate body if she doesn't give birth to children." Yes."

"Yes, Mom, I know," the second aunt replied.

After the family had breakfast, the men in the family went to work in the fields. Sun Yi packed up the clothes she had changed out of yesterday and prepared to take them to the river outside to wash. On a March day, the water in the river was still cold, and it was not suitable for my second aunt to go to the river to wash clothes after she had just given birth. Fortunately, the two girls in her family were able to help with the work. Daya and Erya held a wooden basin filled with dirty clothes and followed their aunt to wash the clothes.

Before leaving, the woman did not forget to tell the child, "My mother went to the river to wash clothes. Don't follow her. Your father went to pull out the family's cows. You can just go and take a look later. Don't come here." Running around, you know? I'll come back home after grandma has finished washing her clothes.

"Yes, grandma, I know. You and sister can go and do the laundry. I'll go see the cows later." Li Wen knew that he was still young and it was best not to go to dangerous places. Although he could swim, it would still be a bit dangerous if he accidentally fell.

He swallowed hard at the thought of fish in the river. He had forgotten the last time he ate fish. When he was older, he could go to the river to catch fish.

While his aunt and sisters went out to wash clothes, Li Sanbao took Li Siya to herd cattle.

Chapter 7 Women gossip a lot

At this time, the sun in the east has just risen. By the river are women and little girls in laundry, squatting by the river to wash clothes.

Sun Yi took two girls from her aunt's family to find an empty seat, said hello to the women in the village who were familiar with her, squatted down to wash the clothes, put the clothes in the river, floated them, picked them up and beat them with wooden sticks. .

Daya followed her aunt's example and put the clothes into the river, but she knew she was weak, so she soaked the clothes and pulled them back, letting Erya beat them with a stick. When all the clothes were wet, she also patted them with a stick.

Speaking of which, Da Ya is only seven or eight years old this year. A girl from a farm family learned to work early. Da Ya followed her mother-in-law to the river to wash clothes when she was very young. She knows all the work at home. Dry. Erya is two years younger, learning to work behind her sister, and never complains about being miserable or tired.

Some people who knew the two sisters by the river knew that they were the two eldest girls of Li Ahua's family. Someone who knew Sun Yi asked her, "These are the two girls of your second aunt. The eldest girls will be here in two years." "I said kiss you."

Sun Yi pursed her lips and smiled, but did not respond.

Da Ya is not her biological daughter, and it is not her, the eldest mother's turn, to make the final decision regarding the marriage. But if it was her own daughter, she would definitely not be willing to let her get married so early, but it is too early to talk about this matter now.

The woman asked her again, "Has your second aunt given birth? I haven't seen her come to the river to wash clothes in the past two days. Is this a boy or a girl?" Li Dahua came to the river to wash clothes with a pregnant belly before. They all knew she was pregnant, and everyone was talking about whether she would give birth to a boy or a girl.

This baby is still a girl. When the time comes to take him out, others will know it. So Sun Yi thought about it and said, "It's a little girl."

A woman next to her said with a pity look on her face, "Hey, why? This is another little girl. Dahua already gave birth to three girls, and this one is the fourth girl. How can this be done without a son? "What do you think?

" While discussing the fact that Li Dahua gave birth to another girl, he also mentioned that all the girls were born to so-and-so families without any sons. In the future, the girls will all get married and they will have no sons to support them when they grow old. That is pitiful. Women are competing one by one to see which family has more sons. A woman who has given birth to three or four boys will naturally feel prouder than others.

The two girls were silent as they heard these words.

Sun Yi lowered her head to wash her clothes and whispered to Da Ya to be careful not to drop her clothes in the river. She did not discuss these matters with these women, lest what she said would be spread to her second aunt's ears, and the relationship between the sisters-in-law would be in trouble.

There were many women washing clothes by the river, so there was a lot of gossip. Sun Yi came here to wash clothes every day and never told anyone about his family's affairs.

The pale golden sunshine shines on the earth, the green grass is green, and the dewdrops on the grass and trees are disappearing little by little. Li Wen took his fourth sister out of the house and came to the field. He saw their old cow in the distance. He wanted to go forward, but was pulled by his fourth sister.

"Brother, don't go there, there's a snake." Li Siya's sharp eyes saw a snake on it.

Li Wen immediately retracted his raised foot. He was not afraid of anything in his previous life. What he was most afraid of were snakes and rats. Snakes can bite people, and rats are disgusting. These two things frightened him the most. something.

Li Wen looked down and saw that there was really a small green snake crawling on the grass in front of him, with a tongue sticking out and moving. He swallowed with difficulty.

After the spring comes, the hibernating squirrels in the caves come out to look for food, so when walking in these places, you really have to pay close attention to your steps, as you may encounter snakes accidentally. However, snakes are animals that won't bite you if you don't mess with them, but it's really hard to tell whether they will bite you if you accidentally step on them.

"Brother, it would be great if we could catch it, cook it and eat it." When Li Siya saw a snake, it was like seeing pork, and her eyes were glowing green. Last time, she heard from Li Gou Shen from the village. She said that the roasted snake was delicious, but she was afraid that the snake would bite her, so she didn't dare to do it.

"..." Li asked.

He turned his head and looked at his fourth sister, who was one year younger than him, but the soul living in his body was more than ten years old, so his courage was not as good as that of a little girl? Li Wen thought depressedly, but he really didn't want to eat any snakes.

"Si Ya, snakes are not delicious. They are all bones and no meat." Li Wen just wanted to make the little girl give up the idea of ​​eating snake meat. Anyway, he would not help the little girl catch the snake. If he was bitten, he would No joke.

"Hey, I can't catch it either." Li Siya sighed in a dignified manner, her face showing a maturity that did not match her age.

After the little grass snake crawled in front of them, Li Wen pulled Li Siya away quickly, wondering how long it had been since their family had eaten meat. When I think about it, it seems like I haven't eaten meat for a long time. No wonder the little girl's eyes were starry with hunger and she wanted to eat snake meat when she saw a snake.

But there was nothing he could do if he wanted to eat it. He was afraid of snakes, and even if he caught them, he wouldn't be able to handle them, let alone eat them.

The cow was still where it was yesterday. The old cow was grazing with his head down. Li Wen touched the cow and said hello to the cow. He took Siya's hand and touched the cow. Siya was a little afraid of the cow. Their cow is a good-tempered cow, and he can't be petted by anyone. But for some reason, from the first time he came to herd the cow, the cow seemed to particularly like him and was very obedient. His words.

Everything in the world is sentient, and a cow is also sentient.

"Siya, look at its beautiful eyes." Li Wen felt that the cow's eyes seemed to be able to speak, they were particularly beautiful. Li Siya raised her head and watched the cows with her brother. She hummed twice, "Brother, you are right."

The little girl felt that everything her brother said was right.

Seeing small flowers blooming on the side, Li Siya ran over to pick flowers and picked a small yellow flower. She turned around and asked her brother, "Brother, do you think it looks good?"

"Yes, it looks good." Li Wen said this with a perfunctory tone. Well, he is not a little girl, why does he like that kind of thing?

He climbed up on the big rock where he had been lying yesterday and sat on it to think about life. He felt that he had a great possibility of becoming a great thinker and philosopher. Perhaps this would be a great way out for his future life. .

"Brother, why did you climb up again? Aren't you afraid of falling?" Li Siya picked a handful of wild flowers. When she turned around, her brother was missing. The little girl thought that her brother was gone, but when she saw him, she saw him again. Climbed up the big rock.

"Don't be afraid. Do you want to come up?" Li Wen sat on top, lowering his head and asking the little girl below.

"I don't want to, I can't go up." Li Siya said.

Li Gugu, who was working in the field not far away, straightened up and saw his son standing on the big rock. He took a look, lowered his head and continued to work, ignoring the boy. Li Shanmin worked in the fields with his elder brother. The two brothers pulled out all the new grass growing in the fields.

Many people are working in the fields, and many of them are pulling out the grass that grows. Otherwise, if the grass grows too much, it will affect the growth of the crops in the field, and then the food that grows will be few.

Not all those who farm hope that the fields will produce more food. They rely on the food in the fields to feed their families. Therefore, everyone hopes that the fields will produce more food and come to the fields early every morning. I would work until I went down the mountain in the evening, tending the crops in the fields carefully.

This is not the busy time for farming, and the women are not working in the fields. Now they have finished their work and returned home. When they are free, they will sit down by the big tree at the end of the village and chat. Women who are more diligent can also do some needlework. If someone sells it in the town, they can sell it for a few pennies, which can be used to subsidize the family.

"Mom, Sanbao and Siya went to see the cows, right?" Sun Yi asked her grandma who was sitting there when she didn't see Sanbao and Siya when they came back.

"Well, I'm going to see the cows." Mrs. Li Wang was sitting on the small stool at the door. The old lady didn't know what she was thinking. She said when she heard her daughter-in-law ask about her grandson.

"Oh, that's okay. I'll go over and have a look later." After returning from washing the clothes at the river, Sun Yi hung the washed clothes on the rope to dry, and by the way helped the two little girls wash them back. Hang the clothes.

After hanging the clothes to dry, Sun Yi took the wooden basin back to her room and put it away. She took out the half-packed shoe soles and continued to put them away.

She found that the shoes on her Sambo's feet were a bit too small. Children grow up quickly, and their clothes and shoes quickly don't fit. The shoes were too small and would be uncomfortable to walk on. Sun Yi thought about making a new pair of shoes for her son and replaced the pair that were too small under her feet. The woman held a needle in her hand and threaded the insoles with a smile on her lips.

"Ahem..." After a low cough, Sun Yi covered her mouth and coughed, and continued busy with the work at hand. She remembered that several of the clothes her husband was wearing were torn, and she would look for them later and mend the torn places.

Chapter 8 Li Wen's unwillingness

The sun rose higher and higher in the sky, and the sun became more and more intense. Li Wen led the old cow to a shady place under the tree. The shade under the tree would prevent it from being exposed to the sun. He let the old cow graze comfortably here, while he I found a place to sit down under the tree, leaning my back against the trunk of the tree.

The sun shone through the gaps in the leaves. Li Wen stretched out his hand to catch the sunshine, grabbing the cage with his fingers, but it was still empty in the palm of his hand. Half a day passed in the blink of an eye, one day passed in the blink of an eye, and another year passed in the blink of an eye.

Holding a dog's tail and shaking it in his hand, Li Wen was thinking about how time had passed and what he had done that day, so he just grazed the cows for half a day, and the time passed. Thinking of this, I suddenly felt a little unwilling to accept that time had passed by like this, and in this passing time, I had done nothing.

If his mother had given him a cow in his previous life and told him, brat, you don't need to study anymore and you can go herd the cow, he would have happily led the cow away. But herding cattle here is fun for a day or two. He can't just herd cattle in this small village all his life, like his father, who spends his whole life farming.

In his previous life, except for a few years when he was young, he stayed with his grandmother in the countryside, and then he grew up and studied in the city. He never farmed at all. Even in the countryside, he only watched others farm. They There is no land for farming at home. If you want him to cultivate the land for a lifetime, it is simply more terrifying than killing him. Besides, he was also a college student in his last life. Wouldn't it be a waste of talent for a college student to farm the land? But now Li Wen found that he didn't even know how to farm.

Ancient society emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce, and agriculture was the foundation. In fact, this is also related to various factors in today's society. The first one is mainly the low productivity of this era, and many things are completed by human labor; There are constant wars and the continuous migration of the population will cause instability. Agriculture can control the population to stay in one place and maintain the stability and development of the country. The reason why the development of business is suppressed is that the high mobility of businessmen will cause instability in the society. The other reason is that businessmen are profit-seeking and their image is not very good.

The social ranking of this world is "scholars, farmers, industry and merchants", with scholars at the top and merchants at the bottom, so this also shows that in this society, scholars are actually the highest status, and merchants are the people with the least status. Li Wen felt that this society has ignored the importance of businessmen. A developed society is often driven by businessmen. Businessmen will constantly think of ways and use their brains in order to seek greater benefits and profit margins, so to a certain extent Generally speaking, businessmen are the ones who promote the development of this society.

Of course, the rulers of this era would not think so.

In his previous life, when he was a child and forced to study by his mother, Li Wen didn't like studying very much. Like all boys, he loved to play. His parents are highly intellectuals, his father is a professor in the Chinese Department of the university, and his mother is a classical music teacher at the university. In a family like that, it is impossible for him not to read and not read well.

His mother seemed gentle and virtuous, and she was not lenient at all when she treated him to bamboo shoots stewed with shredded pork. Sometimes his father even joined in to help his mother, and the two of them beat him up, and he almost ran away from home. At that time, when he was young, he not only had to go to school, but also had to attend many interest classes. If his test scores were poor, his mother would whip him, and his classmates would make fun of him, saying that your dad is a college student. Professor, your academic performance is so bad.

So when he becomes sensible, reading good books is not only to prevent his mother from spanking him, but also because he doesn't want his parents to laugh together when others laugh at him.

But he was actually a bit rebellious at that time. His father asked him to study liberal arts, hoping that he would become a writer; his mother asked him to study music theory, hoping that he would become a musician. But at that time, he happened to enroll in science, and also went to college to study bioengineering, and his main focus was on genetic engineering. Thinking about it now, the major he studied in college is completely useless to him now, and it would be less useful than him going to the Agricultural College to study farming.

Li Wen used to think that reading was a particularly painful thing. Now that he thinks about it, being able to read is actually a very happy thing. In this era, it is very difficult to study. There is no school in their village. If you want to study, you have to walk several miles to the town to find a school.

He just suddenly wanted to go back to study.

Li Wen understands better than anyone else that studying in this society is the only shortcut. As for himself, he must have one of the biggest advantages over others when he goes to study now, that is, he has studied before. At least a person who has taken the college entrance examination will still be afraid of the ancient imperial examination?

But now, he has been in this world for several years, and he has never seen even a shadow of a book, let alone the writing of this society, and he has no idea what to test in the exam.

"Brother, are you asleep? What are you thinking about? Brother, brother!" Li Siya has been sitting here for a long time. She found that her brother seemed not to notice her, staring at one place with his eyes without moving. After a while, she pushed her brother and shouted.

"Si Ya, do you want to study?" Li Wen looked at the little girl and asked.

read? What is reading? Is it delicious? Li Siya looked at her brother with a confused look on her face.

"Gulu..."

A hungry sound sounded. Li Wen looked at the place where the gurgling sound came from. Li Siya covered her stomach, blinked and said to her brother, "Brother, I'm hungry." Finally there was another grunt.

The bowl of rice porridge and steamed buns they had eaten in the morning was basically gone after they peed twice, and their stomachs were completely empty. No wonder the little girl's stomach growled. It was almost noon by this time, and even he felt a little hungry.

"The sun is still so bright, it's still a long time before dinner in the evening." Li Siya sighed and touched his belly.

Li Wen looked at the little girl's sad face and couldn't help but smile. He asked, "Besides eating, what else do you think about all day long?"

"I want to sleep." Li Siya answered honestly, She just wanted to have a full meal every day and sleep a little longer in the morning.

Li Wen put his hand on his forehead and smiled helplessly. That's right, in this society where even having a full stomach is a problem, who would think about studying. However, he heard that the village chief's son was sent to study. Currently, he is the only scholar in their village.

But as far as he knew, the village chief's son was just a boy, not even a scholar. He had not passed the exams in the last two exams. He didn't know if he could pass the exam this year. But even so, the village chief's son still has a high status in the village and is admired by countless people. Even the village chief has followed suit to make his position as village chief more stable, and his voice in the clan has become more important. Getting heavier.

Every time the village chief's family mentions their youngest son to others, they all look proud.

The village chief's wife also came out and said that she had just given birth to a third son that year. She said that a fortune teller passed by their house and told his youngest son's fortune. He said that his youngest son was the Wenqu star who descended to earth and was destined to be an official. If he wants to see it, then the fortune teller is cheating money, and Wenquxing can't even pass the exam to become a scholar? If Wenquxing had won the first prize, he would have won the first prize.

Tsk...

what's so great about it, isn't it just a child? Maybe he can still get the top prize, Li Wen thought. Thinking about it this way, Li Wen really felt that he might be able to take the imperial examination and get the number one scholar. Even if he couldn't get the number one scholar, it would be no problem to become a scholar.

After the excitement in his mind had passed, Li Wen listened to Li Siya's stomach growling incessantly. It seemed that solving the problem of his sister being hungry was an urgent problem that needed to be solved.

"Let's go, let's go look for something to eat." It's not an option to continue waiting like this. The longer we wait, the hungrier we get. Li Wen got up from the ground, patted the dirt on his butt, and pulled Li Si Ya up. He said to Lao Niu, "You are eating grass here. Don't run around. Don't follow strangers when they take you." Ah, got it? We'll come back to pick you up later."

"Moo——"

Niu looked at him and barked, as if in response to him.

Li Wen took Li Siya to look for anything to eat, but he really couldn't think of anything to eat at the moment. They have a mountain to rely on here, but does he dare to go inside the mountain? The tiger inside could swallow their two little babies in one bite, so let's forget about it.

It's a lie to say that you can rely on the mountains to survive. First of all, you must have the ability to go up the mountain and come down safely.

The two children each held a stick in their hands and beat the roadside as they walked. They were afraid of encountering snakes and they were getting farther and farther away from the place where the cattle were grazing.

"Hey, where are Sambo'er and Si Yatou? Didn't they say they were watching the cows? Why are the cows here but the people are missing?" When Sun Yi came to look for her son and Si Yatou, she found her husband and second uncle in the field. , looking in the direction my husband said, I only saw the cow tied under the tree, but I didn't see the two children.

The woman stood there and looked around, but she couldn't see the two children.

Chapter 9 Two children lost their way

"Shh-"

Two children were in the weeds about half a person's height. They saw a chicken with a colorful tail outside and chased the chicken inside. The chicken seemed to be teasing them, running and stopping all the way, waiting for them to catch up and then running again.

Li Wen made a silent gesture to Li Siya and pounced on the chicken. But the pheasant is so easy to catch. As soon as its wings flap, the chicken flies away.

Cluck, cluck...

come and catch me, come and catch me.

The chicken was running ahead, with its two short legs running faster than their two short legs.

They chased the chicken in the direction it was running, but the chicken had long since disappeared.

"..." Li Wen looked at Li Si Ya with a look of helplessness on his face, so you might as well endure it and wait until there is food to eat in the evening. He said, "Si Ya, why don't we pick some wild vegetables and cook them back? Come on, it looks like we can't catch this chicken."

"Brother, brother..." Li Siya in front shouted excitedly, "Come on, come on." Li Wen replied. Thinking something had happened, he ran over. Li Siya pointed to a nest of eggs on the ground and said, "Brother, look here, there are eggs."

There really are eggs. Li Wen looked at the eggs on the ground and thought, wow. They wouldn't be so lucky today, would they? These eggs were probably laid by the chicken that ran away just now. The chicken was not caught, but its nest of eggs was found, so the trip was not in vain.

Li Wen knelt down and looked at them one by one. After looking at them one by one, he picked some out and left some in the nest. He said to Siya, "Siya, please open the hem of your clothes and let's put these eggs back. You can cook it later and eat it."

"Yeah," Li Siya swallowed hard at the thought of eggs. She hadn't eaten eggs for a long time, and her brother secretly gave them to her every time. It's delicious.

Li Siya listened to her brother and opened the hem of her clothes, and asked her brother to pick up the eggs and put them in her pocket. Seeing that her brother had left some in the nest, Li Siya asked, "Brother, what are you doing?" There are some left here, why don't you take them all away?"

"There are chicks in these, do you want to eat them? Let's keep them here, they will come out, so we won't take them away." He was looking at the sun just now, just to see if there were any formed chickens inside. Li Wen lived with his grandmother for several years when he was a child, and some common sense of life was given to him by his grandmother at that time.

"Oh." Li Siya pouted, a little unhappy. She didn't want to keep the eggs here, she wanted to take them all away.

"Okay, let's just take these and go. God has the virtue of good health. These chicks are already formed. We won't eat them." Li Wen took Li Siya's hand and walked away, preventing the little girl from taking the molded ones inside. The eggs were taken away because they couldn't eat them even if they were taken away.

But in the past, he had seen some people who especially liked to eat eggs with chickens inside. They said they were very nutritious, but he really couldn't eat them himself. Maybe Li Siya can eat it? Evil~ He would never allow his lovely fourth sister to turn into such an inhuman little girl.

The two men chased the chicken here for a long time. When they went out, they realized that they could not find their way back. Li Wen didn't say anything when he realized this question. He was afraid of scaring Li Siya, so he led Li Siya around inside, trying to find a way out.

"Brother, are we lost? We can't get out." Li Siya looked at her brother blankly.

"It's nothing. We just ran in and didn't pay attention. We just walked a little far. Let's go back after a walk." I don't know how big the reed field in Ma Dan is. The grass and reeds growing in it are bigger than them. When he was about to cum, Li Wen carefully held Li Siya's hand, fearing that he would lose his sister.

Li Siya also grabbed his brother's hand with fear on his face.

The two children didn't know that they happened to go in the opposite direction from when they came, and they went further and further away.

Chapter 10 The frightened Li Siya

There was a vast expanse of white grass in front of him. Li Wen looked up at the sun in the sky. The sunlight was a bit dazzling in his eyes. He tried to recall from the geography he learned back then how to identify the directions of east, west, north and south from the direction of the sun. The question was, in which direction did they come in just now?

"..." Li Wen discovered that the more practical problem was that he didn't know which direction they came from.

"Brother, can't we get out?" Li Siya followed her brother for so long, but before she even got out, the little girl's eyes started to turn red, and she was still holding her pocket tightly with one hand. , which contains her eggs.

This egg is her lifeblood.

"It's not impossible to get out. The earth is round. We can always go back to the starting point in one direction." Li Wen told himself not to panic when encountering problems. He told himself in his heart that he was an adult and should learn to be mature. processing issues.

What he said is correct. The earth is indeed round, and you can return to the original point by walking in one direction. But it's really hard to say how much time it will take and what you will encounter.

Li Wen hoped that their luck would be better today.

Li Siya looked at her brother in confusion, not knowing what her brother was talking about and didn't understand.

The sun has gone down from the center. Is it now moving from north to west? Li Wen was thinking in his mind as he walked forward with Li Siya under his feet, poking the ground with the stick in his hand, fearing that if he encountered a swamp in a place like this, it would be no joke if he fell.

Li Siya held her brother's hand and said with a sad face, "Brother, I'm tired from walking and can't walk anymore."

"Well, let's take a rest." He was tired, hungry, and very thirsty now. . His short legs were also very tired. Li Wen sat down on the ground and asked Li Siya to sit down and rest too.

Li Siya sat down with her brother, carefully protecting the eggs in her arms.

Seeing that the little girl's eyes were red and there were tears on her face, Li Wen touched the little girl's face and wiped away her tears. The corners of his mouth raised slightly and he said, "Don't cry, we can You can go out. "Four girls, are you hungry?"

The girl is thin and small, with dark and yellow skin, a pointed face, and her eyes are very big, and she looks hungry at first glance. Ever since the child was born, her parents have never liked her. Usually, her two sisters and him take care of her more. Now that another little one is born, his second aunt probably has no time to care about this little girl. .

But it doesn't matter, it's his sister, he just loves her, Li Wen really likes this little sister. Unlike his respect for his two older sisters, he really loved this younger sister who was born one year after him, and treated her more like a younger sister. And Li Siya loved to follow him since she was a child, just like his little follower.

Li Wen thought that he couldn't lose Li Siya, let alone himself. His mother-in-law almost died because of him back then. He was his mother-in-law's lifeblood. If he disappeared, his mother-in-law would definitely collapse. So while resting, Li Wen let his heart slowly calm down. Be quiet and don't think too much.

If they are going in the wrong direction now, should they go in another direction? Or find the highest point to see which direction they should go, but the reeds here look so high, and the two of them are short, so they couldn't find a higher place.

"Brother, I'm hungry." Li Siya's stomach growled and she said pitifully to her brother.

"Then let's eat an egg. Did you know that eggs can be eaten raw? They are more nutritious than cooked ones." Li Wen took an egg from himself and carefully knocked a hole on the outside. Let Li Siya eat the egg raw. They had walked for such a long time and needed to replenish their strength before they had the strength to walk out.

"Brother, is it really edible?" Li Siya asked her brother as she had never eaten raw eggs.

"Okay, you believe me, brother, you can see me eating it too, and I'll show you how to eat it." Li Wen used the same method to get himself an egg. He opened his mouth and poured it in. The taste was really not very good. He I have never eaten eggs so raw.

But he knew that eggs could be eaten raw, as long as they were not poisonous to death.

When Li Siya saw her brother eating, she took the raw egg in her hand and ate it. She hummed and said, "Brother, it's delicious."

This child would say it was delicious as long as it could be eaten.

The two of them ate two in a row, and Li Siya's stomach finally stopped growling. They sat here and rested for a while. Li Wen took Li Siya and continued to find the way out. He didn't know that his mother-in-law outside had noticed that they were missing and was looking for them everywhere.

The reed was plucked, and they came out of it.

"Brother, we are out." Li Siya said happily.

"Yeah." Li Wen nodded.

But it's not much better than when they came in the reed field, because Li Wen didn't know where they were now, and this didn't look like the entrance they originally entered. He thought to himself that they had been too hasty in chasing the chicken just now, but it was useless to think about it now. There was no regret in selling medicine in this world.

In modern times, if you get lost outside, you can go to the policeman on the roadside to call the police. Where can they go to the policeman to call the police here? This society is full of unknown dangers, which may be more than he imagined. If the two children encounter bad people, there will be no chance to resist. Li Wen is starting to worry now.

"Si Ya, let's look around first to see if we can meet anyone and ask for directions." Li Wen pulled Li Si Ya and never let go of the little girl's hand along the way. He hoped that no matter what happened, the two brothers and sister would be together.

Standing here won't help. It's better to take a walk and see if you can meet anyone. It depends on how lucky they are. Li Wen found that he had been hoping for good luck for the past half day. Now it really depends on their luck. If they meet a trafficker, they will just pack two babies in a sack and take them away directly.

After Li Siya's stomach was full, she followed her brother obediently and stopped crying and making trouble.

I don't know how far they walked, but they saw a small hut not far away, and we walked over here.

There is a fenced yard outside the small house, and it looks like someone lives there. Li Wen took Li Siya around the house and observed carefully. There were ropes and some tools hanging at the door. He discovered that this might be a house where a hunter lived.

But it seemed like no one was in the house at the moment.

They didn't know for the time being whether the hunters living here were good or bad people. Li Wen was not sure. Should they stay here and see if anyone came back, or should they go to the next place to find them? But he thought that they were able to find their way here safely, maybe because they were lucky and didn't encounter any danger.

But if he leaves from here, he is not sure what will happen on the way, so he might as well stay here and wait and see.

"Si Ya, let's wait here to see if anyone will come back. Let's see if we can ask each other and send us back to Lijiacun. When we meet the other party later, don't talk or tell others that we can't find them. On the way home, if the bad guys find out, they might sell us. You asked your brother to tell the other party, do you understand?" Li Wen thought optimistically that he might live here. He will be a good hunter, but now he has to tell Li Siya not to reveal everything first.

In fact, he wanted to cry in his heart. What was going on today? He should stay at home and be the treasure of the Li family. What was he doing outside?

Sigh...

It's just like back then, when he had already graduated, he just went out for graduation tours and climbed mountains, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen into this world. He only needed money and food. No, he hadn't lived a good life yet, and now he was about to lose himself and his sister. Li Wen actually blamed himself in his heart.

"Well, brother, I remember. Brother, do you blame me?" Li Siya's eyes turned red again. She sobbed and said, "Brother, if I hadn't said I was hungry, you wouldn't have taken me there. We're looking for food. If you don't take me to find food, we won't chase the chicken."

"I'm going to chase the chicken. Wow..." If grandma knew about it, she would definitely beat her to death. Wow... ...

are you crying now?

"Ah, why are you crying?" Li Wen quickly put the eggs in his pocket on the ground, and hurriedly went to hug the crying little girl and comfort him, "Let's not cry anymore, let's not cry anymore, Siya, if you cry like this, you're going to attract the weasels. Hurry up, stop crying. "

"It's really not your fault, it's my brother's fault. It's his fault that he didn't take care of you." Wrong, he is older than Li Siya, and he should bear the responsibility for what happened today.

"Wow wow wow...Brother, it's all my fault." Li Siya didn't care. She had been worried and scared all day today, and now she couldn't hold back her tears.

This is the first time you've seen a little girl cry so sadly. She usually doesn't cry when her mother beats her. She only sheds a few tears when her mother doesn't give her food. It's never been like this. Crying loudly. In his eyes, although this little girl is a little younger than him, she has always been a very smart and strong girl.

Li Wen saw Li Siya crying with tears and runny nose, and felt very disgusted in his heart, but he did not push the sister away and ignored her. He still patiently coaxed Li Siya and let her use his clothes. The sleeves wiped away the tears and snot.

Li Siya was crying while wiping her nose and tears with her sleeves, her face was wiped like a little cat, which made Li Wen want to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so he could only hold it in hard.