Transmigrated into a slave? I raised a frontier war god while pioneering new lands.

"You don't know, Jinbao and Shen Gui have told me several times that they don't have enough to eat at home."

Upon hearing this, Shen's mother immediately became anxious, "What? Jinbao and Shen Gui aren't getting enough to eat?"

"That won't do, I have to make them more tonight."

"How can you live if you're not well-fed?"

In Shen's mother's heart, her eldest son and grandson were her precious treasures.

When she dies, her eldest son will have to break the basin for her, and her eldest grandson will have to beat the coffin for her; these are all ways to send her off in her final days.

Shen Zhi and his group couldn't even get a turn; they could only follow behind.

Seeing that her mother had fallen for it, Sister-in-law Shen immediately said smugly, "If you ask me, you shouldn't feel too sorry for my father. He has a second son; he won't go hungry."

Mother Shen pouted and said unhappily, "Whether I'm hungry or not is none of your business."

Xu Qinghe originally thought they could finish the remaining work in an hour.

Before she knew it, it was already afternoon. Xu Qinghe had originally planned to cook in advance, but seeing that there was only a little left, she decided to just finish it all!

Just as the three of them were dealing with the last bit of trash, Shen Zhi suddenly returned carrying meat and wine.

When Xu Qinghe saw the meat in Shen Zhi's hand, she felt like she had seen a savior. She was embarrassed to cook vegetarian dishes for others.

After leaving the rest of the work to Shen Zhi, Xu Qinghe went off to cook.

First, I fried a plate of peanuts to go with my drinks. Then I stir-fried some vegetables: scrambled eggs with wood ear mushrooms, stir-fried wild vegetables with shredded pork, and finally, I made a stir-fried green beans with pork.

The staple food is still mixed grain rice. There's no way she had time to make cornbread or steamed buns today, so she could only make whatever was quick.

With Shen Zhi's help, Old Man Shen was more willing to stay this time, and Shen Ping'an was also able to stay a little longer.

The group ate and drank together. Shen Chengyue and Shen Chengchuan ate the fastest and then went off to play after they finished.

Next up were Xu Qinghe and Shen Pingan. Originally, Xu Qinghe wanted to take Shen Pingan back.

When Shen Ping'an heard that she wanted to take her home, his face turned bright red. "Auntie, I'm all grown up now. Can I go back by myself?"

Xu Qinghe looked at the young man whose face was flushed red, then came to her senses and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, then you can go back by yourself."

"Don't wander around, just go home."

Where they live, fifteen or sixteen is still a child, but here they are already established as heads of households.

Shen Ping'an: "Okay." After saying that, he walked home.

When he arrived home, Aunt Shen and Sister Lan were already waiting for him. Seeing his expression, they eagerly asked, "Were you eating at someone's house?"

"Yes, Aunt Qinghe insisted that I eat there."

Aunt Shen sighed softly, "Let them eat! We'll go help them out sometime in the future."

"Um."

"Grandma, I was at Auntie's house today and I noticed that none of the vegetables there have sprouted yet. I'd like to pick some and take them over tomorrow."

Grandma Shen agreed without hesitation, "Okay, pick more and take it over tomorrow. Your aunt's family has a lot of people helping out these days, so they'll definitely need vegetables."

Shen Ping'an: "Okay."

Once the others left, only Shen Zhi and his father remained at the table. This was the first time the two of them had sat down to drink together. Although they didn't talk much, they enjoyed their drinks.

On his way home that evening, Old Man Shen kept wondering if he had made a mistake from the very beginning.

Especially when he got home and saw his eldest son's wife's displeased expression, he felt even more regretful.

But he couldn't and dared not say it, because he was still counting on his eldest brother to support him in his old age.

No sooner had he lain down on the bed than his mother asked with a displeased look, "What did you eat at your second son's place today?"

"Um."

"Eat up, eat up! The eldest son's wife said that if you help the second son, you can eat at his place from now on."

Old Man Shen stiffened slightly, then quickly closed his eyes and responded with a soft "Mm".

Mother Shen grumbled unhappily, "I'd like to see what kind of delicacies my second son's wife can come up with for you."

Old Man Shen heard it, but he pretended not to hear it and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, he went to Shen Zhi's place, and Xu Qinghe, as usual, invited him to have breakfast.

Next was Shen Ping'an, "Auntie, this is what my grandma asked me to bring to you."

Xu Qinghe looked at the basket full of vegetables and was deeply moved. "Please thank your grandma for me. This has been a huge help."

"Did you have meal?"

Shen Pingan: "I ate."

Xu Qinghe: "Okay, then find a place to sit for a while. Your grandpa has gone out to look for someone."

Before long, Old Man Shen arrived with a dozen or so people, some old and some young.

As soon as these people entered, they began to look around their yard. Old Man Shen stood in the middle and explained Xu Qinghe's plans to them one by one.

Since they were all men, Xu Qinghe couldn't get too close, so she stood in a corner with the two children, listening quietly.

Soon, the group finalized the steps for building the house. Shen Zhitang led a group to the mountain to find beams for them, while Old Man Shen went to town with the village chief and others to buy materials.

The rest of the people were digging foundations at home, and Xu Qinghe was also busy, so she was responsible for boiling water for them to drink on such a hot day.

Because Shen Ping'an often digs wild vegetables and collects firewood in the mountains, he knows a lot of trees that are suitable for making beams, so he was assigned to the group that looks for trees.

Soon the group was about to split up, but when Xu Qinghe saw them about to leave, she quickly and secretly pulled Old Man Shen back.

"Dad, don't go first, I'll get you the money."

Seeing Xu Qinghe's sincere expression, Old Man Shen finally felt a little relieved.

Her tone was no longer distant as before: "No need, we ordered a lot, so we definitely need to have them deliver. You can pay when they arrive."

Xu Qinghe was taken aback by what Old Man Shen had said.

"But will this... work?"

Before she could finish speaking, Old Man Shen interrupted her, saying, "It can be done."

"You stay home and take care of things! I'm leaving now." With that, she hurriedly left.

For the next few days, Old Man Shen went out to buy things, and Xu Qinghe paid for them.

As household expenses gradually increased, Xu Qinghe reached the point where she could hardly remember them all, so she simply asked Shen Zhi to buy her some sheets of paper.

She sharpened the burnt stick herself to use as a pencil. Shen Zhi looked at her simple handwriting and asked with a puzzled expression, "What did you write?"

Xu Qinghe gave a perfunctory reply, "It's just simple handwriting, to save paper and write less."

Shen Zhi...

"Hey, when are you on leave? I heard from Sister Lan that the mushrooms on the mountain are growing really well, I want to go see them."

It has been seven or eight days since the house collapsed, and the mud on the mountain has long since dried up. Xu Qinghe can no longer resist the urge to go up the mountain.

Shen Zhi knew what Xu Qinghe was anxious about, so he could only comfort her by saying, "Wait two more days."

"I might be back a little late tomorrow night, so don't wait for me."

Xu Qinghe knew that things could happen to them at any time, so she nodded and didn't think much of it.

To everyone's surprise, after dinner the next day, Old Man Shen said to Xu Qinghe, "Second daughter-in-law, I'll keep an eye on things at home. If you want to go up the mountain, then go ahead!"