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"Could it be that Zhang Cui was also abducted by Li Lai?"

At the dining table, watching Li Lai reprimand Zhang Cui and Zhang Cui's submissive demeanor, Li Xingdao ate his meal while secretly harboring thoughts.

His gaze involuntarily drifted to Li Lai's limp leg.

Yesterday, he still thought that Zhang Cui was so obedient to Li Lai only because Li Lai was her husband.

The saying goes, "A woman follows her husband wherever he goes," and in this era, it's perfectly normal for a woman to be obedient to her husband.

Moreover, Li Lai's family is so domineering.

But it only dawned on me today that in this lowly place, no matter how obedient she is to her husband, she shouldn't be so submissive even though he's disabled.

This made him suspect that Zhang Cui had been stolen by Li Lai.

Long-term oppression, coupled with the male guards in Li Lai's household, has shaped her into this timid and submissive person.

So much so that even though Li Lai broke his leg, she was still in shock and remained subservient to him.

Thinking of this, Li Xingdao looked at Zhang Cui's fair and smooth face again, and the feeling of hugging cotton wool last night flashed through his mind, making his heart pound.

However, after thinking about Li Lai's brothers, he silently suppressed his thoughts.

"Never mind, I need to get myself back to health first."

With these thoughts in mind, Li Xingdao began to eat heartily.

In rural areas during such times, brotherhood was the most fundamental means of survival.

To avoid being left without help if something happens to them, they will do everything they can to help anyone who is in trouble.

Even though Li Lai broke his leg and became so weak, not a single piece of land in his family's land was lost, and not a single tree in his family's forest was missing.

The fact that they can still eat peacefully every day without anyone causing trouble speaks volumes.

This was perfectly normal in my previous life. In the rural areas under this historical context, it was something that many poor people with few brothers and no power to protect themselves longed for.

Li Lai was able to achieve this only because of the help of his brothers.

Otherwise, in a rural area that has been outside the control of the government for many years, he would probably have been taken advantage of by others long ago.

This is evident from Li Xingdao himself.

His family had only been dead for a short time, and he was still a man, yet Li Lai had already mutilated him so much in such a short period of time...

"Don't easily turn against someone before you've improved your own strength."

Li Xingdao's mind raced as he then examined his weakened body and the professions yet to be unlocked on his profession panel.

A new idea has come to me.

He can't chop wood; his body isn't strong enough for that right now.

And what about fishing?

"You can give this a try!"

Li Xingdao was tempted, glanced at the lame Li Lai beside him, and then lowered his head to eat.

If he remembered correctly, Li Lai and his brothers also had fish ponds at home!

He wanted to upgrade his physical labor skills, such as cutting down trees.

But surely he can do fishing?

If fishing could also level you up, wouldn't that be much easier? You could even gain attribute points during your recovery period!

The most important thing is... even if subsequent upgrades are difficult.

Once the profession is unlocked, he will gain attribute points!

His current 'spirit' attribute is 0.7. If it is increased to 1, he may be able to reach the level of an average healthy adult.

However, his "Qi" attribute was too low, which caused him to be physically weak.

However, based on the feedback from the panel, Li Xingdao knew that as he ate and drank his fill and recuperated, his Qi attribute would gradually and automatically return to normal.

The Qi attribute is not like the Jing attribute; it is more like a manifestation of a person's health status. If it is low, no matter how strong the body is, it will get sick.

But as long as you rest properly, you can always make up for it.

As for the 'spirit' attribute, once it's low, it's low; unless you raise it yourself, you can't recover it.

Fortunately, Li Xingdao knew from the panel feedback that his attributes would not decrease as long as they increased.

In other words, the 0.1 increase in his spirit attribute yesterday will ensure that his body remains at that level and will not weaken even if he never trains again for the rest of his life.

This is another amazing aspect of the job panel!

"It's good to be honest and obedient. The worst thing for a person is to be dishonest and disobedient, otherwise, big trouble will happen."

Looking at the simple-minded and obedient boy beside him, Li Lai felt a little more at ease, thinking that although the boy was simple-minded, there were advantages to being simple-minded.

For example, he won't come up with any crooked ideas. As long as you appease him, he can peacefully guard his land. In that case, suffering a little grievance is nothing.

Thinking about it, and seeing Li Xingdao's honest appearance now, he felt even more comfortable.

So he slowly and deliberately said to him, "From now on, this family will definitely have to listen to you, but you need to get to know many things gradually."

"Given your current state of ignorance, if we were to entrust you with many things and let you make the decisions, wouldn't that lead to disaster?"

"So, the reason I'm not letting you exert yourself this month is for your own good. You should learn and do more first. After you finish the farm work, you can do whatever you want at home, and I'll do whatever you want."

Li Lai chuckled and said, "You should take good care of yourself."

After Li Lai finished speaking, he looked at Li Xingdao, waiting to see his reaction.

But then, Li Xingdao looked up as if he had sensed something, and stared at him with a simple, honest look.

"Huh? Uncle Lai, what did you say?"

"...You idiot, eat your food, and don't use up all your energy for the next month."

Li Lai's lips twitched, and he cursed under his breath, feeling annoyed that he had wasted his breath.

"oh."

Li Xingdao responded, then bent down and finished his rice, before going to the kitchen to get another bowl.

Li Lai watched him eat heartily, while he himself felt no appetite and felt uncomfortable, so he simply put down his chopsticks and went back to his room to lie down.

However, thinking about Li Xingdao's silly appearance just now, although he felt a little annoyed, he also felt at ease.

He only feels at ease using someone as silly as that!

Li Xingdao didn't care about Li Lai's reaction at all. He finished his meal and wiped his mouth comfortably.

Then, seeing Zhang Cui's graceful figure going to clear the dishes, I deliberately went to the kitchen.

Seeing this, Li Lai turned around and went back into the house.

Sometimes, Li Xingdao still has to make the decisions at home.

"..."

After Li Xingdao arrived at the kitchen, he saw Zhang Cui walk in a while later. He stood up, smiled, and started touching her inappropriately.

That softness made him feel at ease.

Zhang Cui let him rub her hand for a while, then took his hand away and turned around to wash the dishes.

"Not needing to exert myself for a month is just what I wanted."

"However, whether Zhang Cui was willing or for other reasons, she was being controlled quite tightly, and we couldn't do anything more to her before it was all done."

After this probing, Li Xingdao had a better idea of ​​what to do next.

His eyes darted around, and he pretended to be pleased with her obedient manner. After a while, he left the kitchen.

He walked all the way to the inner room and said, "Uncle, I want to eat fish. I want to go fishing."

"As long as you don't do 'that' this month, I'll let you catch as many fish as you want."

Seeing that this fool didn't stubbornly resist, Li Lai breathed a sigh of relief and began to mutter curses:

"My fishing rod is in the west room. Have Zhang Cui take you to fish in the east pond. Otherwise, my brother won't let you fish. Come back at noon and see how many fish you've caught."