The children in the mountain village lacked clothes and food. From time to time, they regard the wild fruits they picked as snacks.

Bai Zhi knelt in front of Ru’er and said “ Ru’er, just wait here at home. When sister come back, I will bring red fruits, and make you the sugar gourd you wanted, alright?”

Ru’er immediately smiled and jumped up in happiness: “Sister Bai is so good, sister is the best, I can eat sugar gourd, I can eat sugar gourd!”

Seeing Ru’er very happy, Bai Zhi also couldn’t help but smile. It’s so good to be young, small things can make them happy. They live a carefree life. As long as there are parents that accompany them, who cares if they living a difficult life?

The children who have parents that could accompany them were luckier than the children who have no family that loves and cares for them.

Just like her, she neither has parents that could accompany her, nor luxurious life. She lived a gloomy and dark life for a long time. How lucky must she be if her parents love her?

If she will have a child in the future, she will give her all the best things in the world and give her utmost love.

“What are you thinking?” Zhao Sue pulled Bai Zhi’s sleeve.

Bai Zhi returned to her senses and said: “Nothing, let’s go and prepare breakfast, the time is not too early.”

They had already prepared the dough last night. So the two just kneed, cut and steam the buns. They didn’t spend much time doing it. They also cooked porridge in their newly built mud stove in the kitchen.

Bai Zhi packed some steam buns and poured porridge on a small pot. While Awu was having breakfast, Bai Zhi went to find a bamboo pole.

Awu put down the empty porridge bowl in his hand and asked: “What do you want to do with the bamboo pole?”

Bai Zhi smiled and replied: “I need to pick red fruits. If the red fruits in the trees are too high, using a bamboo pole will make things more convenient, right?”

Awu nodded his head and took the bamboo pole in her hand, then said: “You go and eat, I already finished eating.”

Bai Zhi shook her head: “I will go to the fields to eat with Hu Feng. That guy has a strange temper. If I didn’t go eat with him, he won’t give me a good face.”

Awu smiled and imagined Hu Feng while staring at Bai Zhi with a bad look in the face. He couldn’t help but laugh with it.

No matter how powerful a person was, they will have their own nemesis. Bai Zhi’s nemesis was Hu Feng. And Hu Feng’s nemesis was also Bai Zhi.

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When the carriage arrived in the fields, the weather had already warmed up. In the fields, the villagers were all sweating. When they saw Bai Zhi coming, they all stopped working to greet her.

Nowadays, Bai Zhi was famous in the village. Although she was young and suffered a lot, when she separated from the Bai Family, her life became carefree and prosperous. She was able to buy fields and land. She could eat and wear new clothes.

Normally people were like this. If you are poor, they will step on you. But if you are rich, no one will look down on you or mess up with you. Their eyes will even gather on you.

Awu carried the heavy pot, while Bai Zhi carried two bags with water and steamed buns. The two slowly walked towards the Hu Family’s fields. The villagers looked at them full of envy.

They all come out to work when the sky was still not bright. Their stomach was empty just like their pocket, so who wouldn’t get hungry?

Bai Zhi acted like she didn’t see anything. There were too many people. If you give one person, you have to give the rest. If you will not give them, you will offend people. She doesn’t have much. Besides, she was not obliged to give them food and drinks.

 

 

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