Back to the 70s: My Wife is Both Fierce and Crazy

Chapter 6 It's Hard to Guard Against a Petty Person
Bai Jing knew that after the autumn harvest, her mother would go dig up wild taro, which would be their family's food for the rest of the year.

Just thinking about it makes my heart ache terribly.

"Hey, be careful, don't let anyone see it. Nobody in the village knows about that place yet." Because it's behind their own mountain, villagers rarely go to other people's back mountains.

That's why the place where Luo Chunhua found the wild taro went undiscovered.

"Mom, eat quickly, then go take a nap. You have to go to work this afternoon." Hearing her mother's agreement, she felt relieved. "I'll take some meat to my second sister and the others later. I'm sure they're craving it."

Thinking of the big-headed dolls at home, she really wanted them to have a bite of meat soon.

Upon hearing that she was going to school, Luo Chunhua stopped eating. "No, you should put all the meat in the cellar later, cover it with a basket, and let them eat it when they come back."

Bai Jing was puzzled. Her mother wasn't a particularly biased person, so why wouldn't she share the food with her younger siblings? "Why?"

“What kind of place is the school? This meat comes from the mountain and is collective property. If someone reports it, how will our family survive?”

Although some people might bring their prey back from the mountains to eat, it depends on the family.

In her family, if anyone knew that her daughter had picked up a wild pheasant from the mountain and hadn't handed it in, her stepmother-in-law would be the first to report it.

Humph.

"You can report this?" Bai Jing was genuinely unaware of this. "But we've seen Uncle Chang and the others bring wild rabbits home to eat before, and no one reported it." Bai Jing was quite indignant.

Perhaps years of living in a prosperous era made her lose her vigilance towards this time.

They forgot the fact that her family wasn't close to anyone in the village.

"We can't control what others do, but we can't let anyone know that we brought wild animals home." Luo Chunhua didn't say much, only that she couldn't let outsiders see it.

Seeing that her daughter was about to ask more questions, Luo Chunhua glared at her and said, "Don't forget your stepmother."

Bai Jing suddenly realized that there were not only her younger siblings at the school, but also her uncle. Haha, she was really blinded by the system and thought she had a cheat code, that she was the most important person in the world.

"Mom, I understand. I won't go to school. I'll go to the back mountain instead."

Luo Chunhua was relieved to see that her daughter had figured it out. "Your father has only been back on the mountain for a short time, so they won't be watching us for now. In a few days, you won't be able to cook meat during the day anymore."

How disgusting is her stepmother-in-law? Haha, even maggots in a cesspool are cuter than her.

Not only did her father-in-law steal her son's salary, but he also worried that her family was eating well, so he kept a close eye on them every day. If he found even the slightest bit of her food, he would have his son take it away under the pretext of being filial to his elders.

She tried to cause trouble, but unfortunately, no one helped her. The village chief adopted a hands-off attitude, and wouldn't get involved unless someone died.

Her brothers-in-law's families weren't much better off than hers. Even though liberation had come, filial piety was always the top priority in every era, so no one could say anything against Old Man Bai. At most, they would privately curse him for being biased and forgetting his son after getting a new wife.

Before the autumn harvest, her family did receive grain. Even though she had few work points, she could still get some cornmeal. But what happened in the end?

She didn't see any cornmeal; all that was left for her were some sweet potatoes, given the reason that they were for paying filial piety taxes.

She wanted to rebel, but her family home was far away and a den of wolves; she had nowhere to turn for help.

For example, her younger sister who married into the same village as her is probably the one least likely to be good to her. Expecting her to stand up for her is just wishful thinking.

He's not even as good as a stranger.

Bai Jing wanted to ask why, but some memories popped into her mind and made her shut up.

"Mom, I understand. I'll be more careful in the future."

She figured she could just do it in the middle of the night; she didn't believe anyone would be watching her house in the middle of the night.

Sigh, if she could, she really wanted to take her mother and younger siblings away from this cold village. This village had been so unfriendly to her family.

"Ah."

She wanted to go to school but can't now, but she's still happy to go into the mountains.

Thinking about the money in the system, she still wanted to stock up on more food for her family, since there were five mouths to feed.

"Mom, leave it there, I'll wash it. You go and get some sleep." Bai Jing immediately stopped her mother when she finished eating and was about to wash the dishes.

Luo Chunhua didn't argue with her daughter; she was indeed quite tired.

Because of the interference of malicious people, Bai's mother was assigned the most strenuous jobs that required the most effort but yielded the fewest work points. By the end of the day, she was more tired than an ox.

"Okay, be careful when you go into the mountains this afternoon. If it's too small, don't dig it up. Wait a little longer so it can grow bigger."

I know what my mother meant. Wild taro usually ripens after the autumn harvest. Although it's not too early to dig them now, they can grow for a few more days and produce more grain.

"Okay, I won't dig if it's too small."

Bai Jing put the meat and porridge back into the cellar, then tidied up and went back into the back mountain. She didn't stop until she could no longer see her home.

"System, where can I find any unclaimed food?" Thinking of the five mouths to feed at home, she became somewhat anxious.

As the old saying goes, "With grain in hand, one has nothing to fear." In order to rise up in the future, she had to prepare enough grain.

She also needs to earn money for her mother's medical treatment.

She always remembered that her mother was in poor health and passed away early. She believed that a home is only possible because of her mother, and she didn't want to be without a home or her mother.

[Ding, 50 yuan deducted, map has been issued.]

The system deducted fifty yuan this time, which made Bai Jing feel a little heartache.

But after seeing those routes in her mind, her pain subsided.

There was a place not far from me, less than a ten-minute walk away.

Bai Jing followed the map as she walked through the mountains and forests.

But when she arrived at the first location, she was completely dumbfounded.

Because she saw the broomstick rat in the tree, the system told her to raid someone else's animal granary. Could she be any more cunning?

"System, are you sure you want to charge me fifty yuan for this barren land?" She felt ripped off. If she had known it was telling her to find an animal food barn, she wouldn't have had to spend money.

In a few days, when the autumn harvest comes, all the children in the village will be able to do this work. Her family brings back a lot of grain every year, which is the only way for her family to have grain to eat.

[Ding, great value. If the host doesn't need it, it can be returned. Does the host want to return it?] The system is quite user-friendly, it even has a return service.

However, seeing the densely packed routes in her mind, she realized she couldn't find as many as the system provided, so she smiled sheepishly and said, "No, no need, system, your service is quite good."

Bai Jing dared not act rashly anymore. What if the system ran away? Alas, she was the chosen one with a tragic fate.

Following the route in her mind, Bai Jing brought back a basket of grain.

Among them were wheat grains, corn, nuts, and even some peanuts and soybeans. Every time Bai Jing pulled out a piece, she would be excited for a while, after all, it was much more than what they had found on their own.

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