The whole family stocked up on supplies two years in advance, so they could live a life of luxury wh

At this time.

Someone in the village asked about it.

"Xiuxiu, where are your eldest and second sons?"

Then Wang realized that she hadn't seen her eldest and second sons all morning. She didn't go back to the villagers or watch the commotion; instead, she turned to look for her third son.

Li Laojiu's third son was named Li Mancang. He knew where his two older brothers had gone, but he dared not say, nor could he say, because if he did, his father would surely beat him to death.

Wang looked at her third son and casually asked:

"Mancang, where are your eldest and second eldest brothers? I didn't see them at lunch today."

Li Mancang saw that his mother was a little flustered, but then she calmed down when she remembered what her two older brothers had said. He lied and said:

"Mother, my eldest and second eldest brothers said they got a big job in town a few days ago and won't be back for the next few days. They'll give you the money when they finish the job."

Upon hearing this, Wang asked in confusion:

Why didn't your eldest and second eldest brothers tell me about this?

Li Mancang forced himself to remain calm and continued:

"My eldest and second eldest brothers said they wanted to give you and Dad a surprise, and they told me not to tell you and Dad at all."

When Wang heard her two sons say they had a surprise for her, she felt relieved. Her eldest son was already nineteen and her second son was eighteen; there was nothing to worry about at such an age.

She smiled at the third brother:

"I don't expect your eldest and second brothers to bring back much money. I'll be content as long as you earn more dowry money and get married soon."

Li Mancang lowered his head and murmured an "Mmm".

If the two older brothers can bring back mushrooms and wild boars from the deep mountains just like Li Jia Ni Zi, then the dowry for all three brothers will definitely be no problem.

the other side.

Xing'er explained the situation to her father; she planned to take the mushrooms and wild boar to town to sell tomorrow.

Upon hearing this, Li Fusheng hurriedly asked:

"You're going to sell all this stuff by yourself? How are you going to manage it all?"

Xing'er smiled slightly:

"I plan to take Gou'er and Tiedan to the town market together. After we sell them, our family will keep half of the money, and the rest will be divided among them."

Li Fusheng frowned slightly upon hearing this:

"Aren't you taking your older brothers with you?"

"The oxcart can't fit so many people."

"Alright then, you decide for yourself."

Li Fusheng knew she was a woman of her word, but in the end he still tried to persuade her, saying, "Xing'er, how about... you bring another person with you, like your older brother, okay?"

Xing'er hesitated for a moment.

The thought that Gou'er, Tie Dan, and Hu Tou would jump down the cart the moment she encountered danger made her firmly shake her head and refuse, "No, Dad, the oxcart can't fit everyone."

Also, we'll divide the mushrooms and wild boar tonight. We'll take one big one, and we'll kill the remaining one and sell it to Uncle Qi.

Li Fusheng fell silent.

He spoke after a long pause:

"You've always been a person with your own ideas, so you can handle it yourself."

"Okay, I'll go find them now."

"Go ahead!"

Watching her departing figure, Li Fusheng finally realized that this girl had indeed changed, both in personality and in how she dealt with people.

Perhaps this was something she had no choice but to do after experiencing a life-or-death ordeal.

That's it.

Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren.

After leaving the tent, Xing'er called all the adults and children who had participated in the mountain-climbing trip together.

She got straight to the point:

"Aunt Chen, Aunt Huang, Uncle Qi, Uncle Mugen, I'll be blunt: I'll take half of the mountain produce, and you can divide the other half. Let's divide the mushrooms by weight right now."

"You can take the other wild boar and sell it tomorrow for a share of the silver."

Chen Sanmei immediately stated:

"Okay, Xing'er, whatever you say goes. I have no objections."

Huang Si Niang also chimed in:

"If your Aunt Chen has no objection, I have no objection either. Thanks to you today, your little sister Lian'er is saved. You are a great benefactor to my family."

"Thank you on behalf of your sister Lian'er."

After saying that, she almost knelt down before Xing'er, but Xing'er immediately helped her up. "Lian'er was very brave today. She didn't cry at all. She's great. She deserves this."

Li Laoqi looked at the wild boar on the ground and said seriously:

"Xing'er, don't feel pressured. We'll do whatever you say. You've solved a big problem for us, so even a 30/70 split is fine. We've already weighed the mushrooms."

"There are thirty-seven catties of mushrooms in total. Your Aunt Huang has already taken nineteen catties and given them to your mother. You don't need to worry about the other wild boar; we'll sell it at the market tomorrow and divide it among ourselves."

"Okay, thanks to everyone's help with my house these past two days."

Xing'er still wanted the house to be built as soon as possible.

Upon hearing this, Huang Si Niang patted her chest and said:

"Xing'er, don't worry, your aunt has plenty of strength. We can finish building the house for you in ten days at most."

"Thank you very much, Auntie."

Xing'er chuckled.

After exchanging a few more words with everyone, she went and called Gou'er, Tiedan, Hutou, and the two sisters, Daya and Zhaodi, to the other side.

The group walked to the apricot tree and sat down to chat.

This is Xing'er and their secret base.

When the dog saw her, it seemed like it wanted to say something, but then hesitated and kept looking up at her for a while, and then looking down again.

Xing'er patted his shoulder and asked:

"Doggy, just say what you want to say. Why are you being so polite with me?"

The dog scratched the back of its head, a little embarrassed, and said:

"Sister Xing'er, will you... will you only be close to Brother Dashan and Sister Taohua from now on, and not play with us anymore?"

Upon hearing this, the others, including the oldest, Tiger Head, all looked at Xing'er with expectant eyes.

Xing'er hadn't expected Gou'er to be the first to raise this question. She pursed her lips and said in a very serious tone:

"I was a troublemaker since I was a child, and apart from my parents, no one in my family liked me."

You helped me when I was in trouble, when my life was in danger.

You all helped me when I was being harassed by Nan Xiucai.

We've played together since we were little, grown up together, collected cow dung, pulled grass, and chopped firewood together. What's the difference between you and my own brothers and sisters?

Tiger Head, Dog, Iron Egg, Daya, Zhaodi, you mustn't have such thoughts.

I will always treat you all as family.

Tiger Head and Iron Egg's eyes immediately turned red upon hearing this.

It turns out that Sister Xing'er remembered everything.

Daya sniffled, her voice trembling with tears, and said:

"Sister Xing'er, you're like a real sister to me. I love working and playing with you. We're all afraid that if Sister Xing'er and Lan Hua get along well, they'll abandon us."

Zhao Di sat on the rock, rubbed her eyes, and said sadly:

"Sister Xing'er, we dream about you not playing with me anymore."

She started to cry as she spoke.

Xing'er understood their fear; after all, they were still children, still innocent and naive. She casually plucked a foxtail grass and flicked it at Zhao Di's face, saying with a smile:

"You guys are so stupid. If I really didn't want to play with you anymore, I wouldn't have called you out today."

Speaking of which...

Tiger Head asked curiously:

"Sister Xing'er, why did you call us out?"