Quietly, the two followed the large group back home.

Inspired by her daughter, Mu Xiaoyun also hired people on short notice - four eggs for each person who showed up, and half a pound of pork for each person who helped. If you have money but cannot help your children, then what is the point of earning it?

Who wouldn’t want to get something for free? Moreover, their family was indeed bullied, and almost all the villagers who heard the news came to help them “seek justice”.

In fact, everyone wanted Zheng Shuifu's family to take action so that they could get the pork themselves. Unfortunately, the coward didn't even dare to speak loudly when he saw so many people.

However, everyone was very satisfied that they could get four eggs just for watching the fun, and they cursed Zheng Shuifu and Qi Xiaohua like dogs one by one.

No matter what happens to Mu Xiaoyun, the reputation of Lao Wu's family is ruined. Not to mention the pile of things he stole, he will probably be sent to the police station and jailed for several years.

There is strength in numbers, and the things we moved were quickly put back in their place. Although the house was still empty, it was much cleaner and tidier than yesterday.

After everyone left, Mu Xiaoyun pulled the children to sit down. Looking at the three children who looked pale and skinny, she wanted to cry.

They are so close, why do the children have to suffer so much?

You can hire someone to do the work on the farm, but you have to take care of your own children yourself.

"Actually, we can take care of our brother." Zheng Hanqiu said tentatively.

She only found out today that Qi Xiaohua could make 60 yuan a month from them, which was not a small sum of money in this era. If she had the money, it would definitely make her life much more comfortable.

"Yes, it's Uncle Wu and his family who are too mean. You can't blame Mom." Zheng Juzi advised her not to blame herself and echoed her sister, "Besides, we have grown up so much and will be able to go to junior high school in the second half of the year. Children of this age in the village can take care of their younger brothers and sisters. Mom still hired someone to take care of us. She is already the best mother in the world."

Zheng Hanqiu echoed the sentiment and emphasized: "As long as we don't go to serve Uncle Wu's family, we can also take good care of my brother."

Mu Xiaoyun was still feeling deeply guilty, but after being persuaded by the two sisters, she somehow agreed that they would be the ones to run the household from now on.

Zheng Hanqiu/Zheng Juzi: “Great!”

Zheng Feizhou had not been very noticeable until now, as he was busy chewing the pork elbow that Mu Xiaoyun brought back. Now he clapped in cooperation: "Great!"

Seeing the three children recovering, Mu Xiaoyun felt a little better. He took out a few ten-yuan bills, counted them, and gave thirty yuan to each of his two daughters.

"So many?" It was the first time Zheng Hanqiu saw a ten-yuan coin with this pattern, and he couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Mu Xiaoyun patted the money in her hand and said, "Don't spend all this month's living expenses at once."

Zheng Hanqiu nodded quickly. "Thank you, Mom."

"What about mine?" Zheng Juzi asked, looking at his money.

Mu Xiaoyun also patted her hands and said, "This is also this month's living expenses. You and your sister should take good care of your brother."

"No problem." Zheng Juzi was overjoyed and hugged Mu Xiaoyun and said, "Thank you, Mom."

"Silly child, you are not doing it right." Mu Xiaoyun said this with a smile on his face.

Zheng Feizhou had nothing in his hands, his mouth was full of oil, and he looked at his mother eagerly.

Mu Xiaoyun took out five one-dollar bills and gave them to him. "You are still young, spend them slowly."

As if he was holding all the family property, Zheng Feizhou folded the money and put it in his pocket, saying happily, "Thank you, Mom."

In the past, Qi Xiaohua often said that you shouldn’t give money to children casually, as children will easily learn bad habits if they spend money indiscriminately.

The result was that all the money went into her pocket. The more Mu Xiaoyun thought about it, the angrier she became. She felt that it was too easy for them to just get a few slaps in the face today.

At night, Mu Xiaoyun was worried that her daughter was not feeling well, so she insisted on sleeping with Zheng Juzi.

The next day, after accompanying her daughter to receive an infusion, Mu Xiaoyun returned to the farm. There was no other way. If there wasn't so much work, she wouldn't have been away from home for so long.

Before leaving, Mu Xiaoyun said to her daughter: "From now on, your father and I will take turns to come back and accompany you at night. You must take good care of yourselves."

Zheng Juzi nodded obediently, "Don't worry, Mom."

"After these one or two months, there will be less things going on over there, and your parents will spend more time with you then." Mu Xiaoyun hugged her daughter with heartache.

I didn’t notice it before because I wore loose clothes, but today I changed into a fitted dress and found that I didn’t grow any weight and I even lost weight. “Don’t be stingy with food if you have money. If you don’t have money, mom and dad will go and earn it for you.”

Zheng Juzi felt warm in her heart, "Okay."

When she got home, her sister and brother had gone to school. Zheng Juzi took a basin from the kitchen and went to the backyard to wash the vegetables that Mu Xiaoyun had bought.

Their family had no running water, so Zheng Guixiang pulled a pipe from the mountain to bring spring water to the backyard, and built a shallow pool with cement, making it convenient for family use.

I used to grow vegetables in the backyard, but no one took care of it and now it's overgrown with weeds.

Wash the pork shanks and put them into the pot. After draining the blood, take them out, wash the pot and simmer them slowly. The small stove in front of the stove is also not idle. Zheng Juzi fills the kettle half full of water and boils it.

In the past, Qi Xiaohua was reluctant to spend firewood and never gave them hot water. They usually drank the spring water in the backyard directly. Now that conditions permit, she plans to carry forward the Chinese tradition - drinking hot water.

Cooking with firewood smells good, but it has one downside: someone has to watch over it.

Zheng Juzi took a notebook and sat beside the stove, writing down the current situation stroke by stroke.

"What are you writing?" Zheng Hanqiu suddenly came over and asked.

"Why are you walking without making any sound?" Zheng Juzi complained, and then asked, "When did you come back?"

"Just now." Zheng Hanqiu put down his schoolbag casually and joked, "You weren't planning how to kill me."

Zheng Juzi glared at her unhappily and said, "I would like to, but I'm afraid it will implicate me."

Zheng Hanqiu moved a small stool and sat next to her: "How are you? Are you feeling better?"

Zheng Juzi replied: "It's okay."

After touching her forehead and finding it was no longer hot, Zheng Hanqiu asked for confirmation: "Are you really okay?"

Zheng Juzi frowned and glared at her and asked, "Why, do you still want something from me?"

"No." Zheng Hanqiu moved the small stool closer: "I just want to see what your appraisal report from yesterday looks like."

"What appraisal report?" Zheng Juzi looked at her puzzledly.

Zheng Hanqiu felt that she was not being honest with him. "It was the order you used to scare Aunt Wu yesterday. You had to arrest the person only if the injury was minor, right? Is he really going to be healed so quickly?"

"Puff..." Zheng Juzi wasted no time in getting the chance to look down on her: "You said it was just a 'scare', how could it be really serious?"

After saying that, he showed her the blood test results sheet.

Although the content was handwritten, the bold black words "Clinical Biochemistry Report" printed at the top were eye-catching enough. Zheng Hanqiu sighed, "You are still so cunning."

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