Xing’er retracted her hand nonchalantly and looked around. The straw was almost laid out. She couldn’t snatch it from others.

Xing’er turned around with empty hands. Mrs. Qian asked her, “Where is the straw you are holding?”

“No more.” Xing’er shook her head.

Mrs. Qian slapped Xing’er on the face: “You’re a useless girl, you can’t even do such a job, what’s the use of you?”

Xing’er covered her face and ran out crying.

She was a fourteen or fifteen years old girl. She was a thin-skinned girl. She felt embarrassed when so many people were looking at her.

When Shanzi saw Xing’er running out, he hesitated for a moment, put down the straw in his hand, and walked out. Aunt Huang said: “Shanzi, what are you doing? Hurry and help your mother spread the mattress.”

Shanzi responded with a dull sound, turned around, took the mattress, and spread it on the kang.

Aunt Huang’s eyes flashed.

It was not like she didn’t notice her son’s little thoughts.

But she despises Xing’er.

Xing’er can’t compare with Gu Fei in any way, let alone a troublemaker like Mrs. Qian.

Gu Fei was her ideal daughter-in-law candidate. Although she was a bit squeamish, she could make money, which was better than anything else.

Aunt Huang felt that her family’s conditions were pretty good.

Although her husband was hit and killed by a carriage in the city last year, the owner of the carriage was kind enough and compensated their family with twenty taels of silver. Her family had a strong foundation, a small population, and low expenses. Over the years, she saved dozens of taels of silver.

She felt that her family in the village was worse than the village chief’s family, but she was a close match with Gu Laoer’s family.

As soon as the mattress was spread out, Aunt Huang fell asleep.

She was so tired today that she started snoring when she lay down.

Seeing his mother snoring loudly, Zhansi quickly got up and ran outside. After searching around, he found Xing’er under the root of the loess wall.

Hearing the movement behind her, Xing’er looked back and wiped away her tears: “What are you doing here?”

Shanzi stammered for a long time, unable to utter a single word. Suddenly he remembered something and took out a cooked egg from his arms: “Here, it’s for you to eat.”

Xing’er stared at the egg and swallowed unconsciously. She turned her back proudly: “I don’t want it, you can eat it yourself.”

Shanzi couldn’t help but take Xing’er’s hand and put the egg into her hand: “It’s windy outside. After you eat, go inside as soon as possible.”

After saying that, Shanzi ran away quickly.

As he ran, his mind was buzzing with thoughts. He held her hand, he just held her hand!

He couldn’t tell what he felt like, but his heart felt like it was about to jump out.

Xing’er held the egg in her hand. The egg was hot and had Shanzi’s body temperature.

Xing’er blushed. Just as she was about to put the egg into her arms, she suddenly thought of Bao’er. Her face darkened, and she quickly peeled the egg and stuffed it into her mouth.

It smells and tastes so good!

When she woke up early in the morning, Gu Fei didn’t feel it at first. After walking a few steps, she felt as if a lead weight was tied to her calf. It was sore and painful, and she still couldn’t move.

When Mrs. Chen saw her like this, she slapped herself on the head and said: “Look at me, I’ve forgotten all this.”

She pulled out two pieces of cloth, pulled Gu Fei to sit down, picked up the cloth strips, and tied them to her legs.

Gu Fei asked curiously: “Mom, why are you tying your legs?”

While tying them up, Mrs. Chen said: “I don’t know why my legs don’t hurt when I walk a long distance after tying them up. Anyway, this is the knowledge the elders have passed down.”