The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

After the meal, Li Kaixin stood up, intending to return to the courtyard house at No. 94.

"Wait, Kaixin!" His father, Li Mingde, called out to him, hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

"What is it, Dad? Just tell me." Li Kaixin turned around and looked at his father sitting in the main seat.

Father Li Mingde rubbed his hands together, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"I was so happy. Today a coworker came to borrow 50 jin of coarse grains from me, and I couldn't resist and agreed."

"Dad, which workshop does this person work in? Is he reliable?" Li Kaixin frowned.

He wasn't saying this out of concern for the grain, but rather because he worried that the person his father had promised might not keep a secret and spread the word about the grain loan.

If a bunch of people come knocking on the door to borrow it, that would be troublesome.

Father Li Mingde naturally understood his eldest son's concerns and quickly explained:

"He works in my workshop and is Zhang Xiaohua's father. He usually seems quite honest."

Upon hearing Zhang Xiaohua's name, Li Kai, who was sitting at the table, immediately came over.

Father Li Mingde glanced at his second son and said irritably, "You brat, what are you doing here? Have you forgotten you still have a beating to give me?"

"Father, we'll talk about the beating later."

Li Kai looked anxious and grabbed his father's arm: "Why don't you tell me first, what exactly happened to Xiao Hua's family?"

"Alright, alright! Let go of me, I'll explain slowly."

Li Kai then released his grip, but his eyes remained fixed on his father.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin shook his head helplessly.

My younger brother's simp tendencies have kicked in again; I wonder who he got this personality from.

At this moment, the father, Li Mingde, sighed and slowly recounted the story.

It turned out that Zhang Xiaohua's grandmother came over yesterday and immediately asked for fifty catties of grain.

But Zhang Xiaohua's father was the only one earning a salary to support the whole family, and their life was already tight, so where would he get the money?

When Zhang Xiaohua's grandmother realized she couldn't get any food, she set her sights on her granddaughter.

They arranged for Zhang Xiaohua to marry a widower in his thirties in exchange for 100 jin of grain as a bride price.

The old lady probably also had the idea that once a daughter is married, she's no longer considered a daughter, and she might as well try to make a quick buck.

Before Li Mingde could finish speaking, Li Kai slammed his hand on the table: "Damn it! How could there be such a vicious grandmother!"

"You little brat, do you owe me something...?"

Just as his father, Li Mingde, was about to scold him, he glanced up and saw that his second son's eyes were red, so he swallowed the rest of his words.

Li Kai completely ignored his father and began to mutter to himself:

"I knew it! That's why Xiaohua was ignoring me and crying all day. So that's why."

He repeated himself several times, as if he had lost his soul.

"Xiao Kai, are you alright?" Father Li Mingde looked at his second son with concern, no longer even having the energy to discipline him.

Li Kaixin put his arm around his shoulder and whispered soothingly, "Alright, alright, Xiao Kai, Dad and I are discussing it right now!"

Li Kai then looked up and grabbed Li Kaixin:

"Big brother, big brother, I beg you, you must help Xiaohua. She still needs to take the high school entrance exam. Marrying a widower in his thirties will ruin her life."

"Good! Good!" Li Kaixin patted his hand. "I'll cover the fifty catties of grain."

Honestly, this was the first time he had ever seen his carefree younger brother lose his composure like this.

"Thank you, brother! Thank you, brother!" Li Kai quickly bowed.

"Alright, stop with that."

Li Kaixin helped him up and looked at her father again, "By the way, Dad, when will the grain be sent over?"

"Tomorrow, Zhang Jianguo must be extremely anxious right now."

"Okay!" Li Kaixin nodded. "I happen to have fifty or sixty catties of coarse grains stored over there. I'll bring them over right away."

It's not that there's no food here, it's just that all the stored grains are the fine grains he brought back.

Just then, Li Kai suddenly spoke up again: "Dad, Big Brother, why don't we send it over now? I know where she lives anyway."

"What is Xiao Kai sending? What are you all talking about?" Mother Qin Xiuli came over from the kitchen.

Li Mingde quickly went up and briefly explained the situation again.

Looking at his father's fawning expression and then at Li Kai, Li Kaixin finally understood the root of the problem.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiuli's face darkened: "That old woman is too heartless. She's pushing people into a fire pit for a hundred catties of grain."

"That's right!" Li Kai quickly chimed in, "Mom, I'll send the grain over right now. Xiao Hua's father must be frantic with worry."

"What's the rush?"

"It's almost dark," Qin Xiuli, the mother, said irritably. "What if something happens to you, a grown man, carrying dozens of kilograms of grain through the night?"

Li Kai pouted and looked at Li Kaixin pitifully, "Big brother..."

"Alright, alright!" Li Kaixin couldn't stand her younger brother's behavior the most. "Dad, Mom, I'll go with Xiao Kai."

The mother, Qin Xiuli, wanted to say something more.

Father Li Mingde grabbed her arm: "Daughter-in-law, don't worry about it. Kaixin knows what she's doing and nothing will happen."

Upon hearing this, Li Kai's eyes immediately lit up: "Big brother, let's go now!"

"Big brother, I want to come too." Li Xiaoxiao, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.

Li Kai turned around, looking reluctant: "What are you going to do? We're not going there to play around."

"Mind your own business!" Li Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him. "Xiaohua is also my friend. Her family is in trouble, what's wrong with me going there?"

Seeing her younger siblings arguing again, Li Kaixin quickly interrupted, "Go away, all of you, okay?"

He really didn't understand why, when their relationship had been so good all these years, they suddenly started fighting each other this year.

The three siblings left courtyard number 93. Li Kaixin told her younger siblings to wait at the entrance while she turned into courtyard number 94.

When he came out again, he had a bag of coarse grains weighing more than 50 kilograms in his hand, which he had taken out from the secret realm space.

Upon seeing this, Li Kai quickly ran over and said, "Big brother, I'll take care of this. You can rest."

"Xiao Kai, are you sure you can carry it?"

"Brother, what's so hard about carrying this? Just watch!" Li Kai said, taking the sack and hoisting it onto his shoulder.

Seeing this, Li Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Big brother, don't mind him. He's just trying to curry favor with Xiaohua!"

"Li Xiaoxiao, shut up!" Li Kai blushed and glared at her angrily.

Li Xiaoxiao didn't say anything more, stuck out her tongue, turned around and led the way.

Li Kaixin smiled and shook her head, glancing at her younger brother who was still carrying a sack:

"Let's go, Xiao Kai. If you can't handle it, I'll take over."

"Don't worry, brother, I can handle it!"

The three of them walked along like this, and after more than ten minutes they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard house where Zhang Xiaohua's family lived.