The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

The next morning.

Before dawn, the old steward led five servants home in the middle of the night.

He arrived in town just as dawn broke, just as Master Lu was getting up.

He walked until his arms and legs were weak, and he didn't even have time to rest despite his exhaustion.

They immediately went to report the situation to the master.

forecourt.

Master Lu is having morning tea.

He nodded as he listened to the old steward's reply. "You did a good job. That Xing'er girl is no ordinary peasant girl. Even I have to respect her. You must handle things properly."

"Master, this old servant understands. Please rest assured."

"But if we send the young master there, will he be able to handle it?"

"This old servant thinks the environment there is not good; the food is not good, and the sleep is not good either."

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He felt that sleeping in the tent was not as comfortable as sleeping in the house.

Master Lu sighed upon hearing this.

"Do you think I don't know what an ordinary farm family is like?"

He put down his teacup and continued:

"I knew that place was poor, that people couldn't get enough to eat, and that they had to work. That's why I wanted to send him there to toughen him up and teach him to be a better person."

"As for the hardship, so be it, but don't secretly send him anything."

"Rest assured, sir, this old servant also hopes that the young master can improve."

"Then, sir, when shall we send the young master over?"

"You've been busy for two days, so take a rest now. Have someone else take him there today."

"Yes, I understand. I will take care of it immediately."

"Okay, go ahead!"

Master Lu waved his hand, telling him to hurry up and get on with his business.

The old butler turned around and went to get busy.

.....

Xinghua Village.

Early in the morning, the villagers, including the men who came to Xinghua Village to work, started their busy work.

Everyone was digging.

Steamed soil.

Rammed earth.

None of them were idle.

Zhang and her daughter Taohua continued to lie in the tent to recover from their injuries. Xing'er got up early in the morning to change their dressings, give them painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, and try to make them as comfortable as possible.

Grandma Li watched Xing'er busy inside and outside, and she knew that her granddaughter Xing'er had not lost a single battle with the Wang family yesterday.

He even took the main seat in front of the Wang family and the old and young men of Xinghua Village.

This instantly elevated Xing'er's status in her heart.

She started teaching Yushan and Lanhua yesterday that they must respect their third sister.

We must never treat Third Sister with the same attitude we had before.

Neither of them took it seriously.

Upon seeing this, Li Fusheng left Yushan and Lanhua alone in the tent.

"Yushan, Lanhua, you need to know that our family was ruined by your third sister before, but now your third sister is better. She has figured things out, and our family now depends on your third sister for everything."

Father forbids you from treating Third Sister the same way you used to.

"I've told you many times before that no matter what she does, she'll always be your third sister."

Li Yushan and Li Lanhua lowered their heads upon hearing this.

He didn't say a word.

I don't know what she's thinking.

Xing'er paced back and forth inside the tent, knowing that her father was talking to them, but she didn't want to care or pay attention. These two had always been very hostile towards her, so what if they were?

She doesn't care.

At worst, we can just not talk to each other.

Anyway, keeping them alive is considered completing the mission.

Thinking of this, Xing'er picked up her basket and went out to do other things.

Li Dashan and Xiaoshan were tamping the soil with the adults. Old Lady Li led the young wives of the village to dig up a lot of wild vegetables. Some of them were picking the vegetables, while others were starting a fire.

The new house was bustling with activity.

Sudden.

Liu Yuan's cook found two pieces of cured meat next to the large pot. He was very happy, thinking that it was a gift from the master. He didn't say much, just told everyone to work hard today and that they would have meat for lunch.

The men working there got really excited when they heard that.

Nobody expected that they could earn meat by working.

In the past, the host family didn't even provide enough millet, let alone meat and vegetables. To be able to eat them was an immense blessing.

When Old Lady Li got up to start the fire, she also found two pieces of cured meat.

She guessed that the old steward had left it for her, and she was overjoyed. She originally wanted to hide it and eat it slowly, but then she thought of how the villagers had helped with the work and even helped fight.

She still gave the cured meat to Yang, telling her to stir-fry some with wild vegetables at noon today, and to divide the two pieces into four meals so that everyone could also have some meat.

Upon hearing this, Madam Yang was shocked and exclaimed:

"Where did this... cured meat come from?"

Grandma Li said happily:

"It was left by that benefactor. I thought since we've eaten it, we should let the rest of the village have a taste too. You've all worked so hard these past few days, barely doing any work in the fields, just helping us all."

Upon hearing this, Chen Sanmei exclaimed excitedly:

"Aunt Yuhong, you're so kind of you. You're giving us such good cured meat. Heaven knows we can't even remember the last time we ate meat."

"Mother, I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat!"

When Lian'er heard that there was meat to eat, she clung tightly to her mother's clothes.

Grandma Li reached out and tapped Lian'er's little nose, then smiled and said:

"You little brat, stop bothering your mother and get to work. If you do a good job, we'll give you meat for lunch."

Upon hearing this, Lian'er clapped her hands happily and shouted:

"I'll go, I'll go, I'll go get to work right away!"

"Brother, we're having meat for lunch today!"

When the other children heard that there would be meat for lunch, their eyes lit up, and they sniffed the meat as they worked.

"fragrant!"

"It smells so good!"

One of the children laughed at him and said:

"Zhu Zi, the meat isn't even cooked yet and you're already saying it smells good?"

Zhu Zi chuckled:

"It smells amazing even when it's not cooked. I love this flavor; the aroma is almost irresistible."

Tiger Head also laughed:

"It smells delicious, but I don't know what it tastes like."

Daya put down the firewood in her hand and said:

"It will definitely smell delicious when cooked, so delicious that the whole village can smell it."

While everyone else was excited, Li Laosan spotted Xing'er.

He walked over quickly.

"Xing'er, did your father tell you yesterday that there's a new hill in our village?"

Xing'er nodded:

"I know, Third Grandfather. This hillside belongs to our village."

Li Laosan put down his hoe and continued:

"We'll be helping with the house construction during this time. Whenever you have free time, take the dogs and the others to dig around and see if you can clear some land on the hillside."

"But I don't expect you to do a lot. Just do as much as you can each day, and you can also bring back firewood every day."

Xing'er naturally had no objections.

"Okay, then we'll go gather firewood over there this afternoon."

"While we're at it, let's see what kind of mountain produce we can pick up."

"Alright, now the village kids are in your care."

"Don't worry, Third Grandfather."

After talking with her third grandfather, she went to find Aunt Yang and discovered that they hadn't dug up enough wild vegetables, so she smiled and said she would go find some more.

Upon hearing this, Madam Yang shook her head and smiled:

"Dinner's almost ready, where can you find wild vegetables now? Never mind, I'll go get some this afternoon."

Xing'er smiled:

"I see cured pork on the cutting board. It would be delicious stir-fried with wild onions and bamboo shoots!"

Old Mrs. Liu, standing to the side, asked in confusion:

"Xing'er, where can you find bamboo shoots at this hour?"