Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

The next morning, after breakfast, Zhang Xiuhua and her family took a group of children to the fields.

The Northeast has a lot of land, so vast that you can't see the end of it.

In the peanut field, everyone squatted and worked together.

At that time, machines were not well developed, and the entire production team in Lijiatun did not have a harvester, so they could only pull the peanuts manually. There was no water pump at that time. They had to pull them directly, and if they did not control the strength well, they had to use a rake to dig out the peanuts.

Zhang Xiuhua took a look around and found that there were many more people working today than yesterday, even children who could walk had come.

Thinking of this, she looked back at Yanzhu. The child could only walk with the help of the wall. There was no wall for her to support, so she made a circle with the peanuts she had picked and let her sit in it. She was still young and everything she saw was very strange. She picked the peanuts with both hands and pulled them down hard.

Jilin was only three years old and could not pick peanuts, so he took over the job of taking care of his sister. He sat by the side picking peanuts, which were their lunch rations. After picking them, they were placed in an enamel bowl. When he was greedy, he washed them with water from the military canteen and stuffed them into his mouth.

Zhuzhu was so greedy that she babbled and wanted him to feed her.

Ji Lin's mother had repeatedly warned him not to feed peanuts to his sister, because the peanuts were too big and his sister's throat was too small for her teeth to bite, so she could easily choke.

Seeing that she wanted to eat, Jilin handed her the sweet potatoes that he had steamed in the morning. This was stewed until it was soft and there was no need to worry about breaking teeth or choking.

The two little guys were eating happily, and Jidong and his friends, led by Youcai, came over mysteriously. Their hands were a little dirty from picking the peanuts, and they were afraid of dirtying the water in the bowl, so they let Jilin feed them.

Jilin then fed them, distributing a few pills to each person.

After eating their fill, the children went back and continued pulling the fruits.

Jidong was very considerate. He didn't go to work directly, but pulled Zhang Xiuhua and asked her to go to the end of the field.

Zhang Xiuhua thought Jilin was disobedient and fed peanuts to her sister, so she ran over in fear.

Jidong reminded Jilin, "Quick! Feed some peanuts to auntie too."

Jilin was a little slow to react. After Jidong’s reminder, he agreed with an “oh” and grabbed a handful of peanuts and stuffed them into his mother’s mouth.

Zhang Xiuhua was chewing peanuts and looking at the two children with tender eyes. She was so considerate.

"Aunt? Peanuts smell good, right?" Jidong's eyes sparkled with an expression seeking approval.

Zhang Xiuhua chewed the peanuts. The freshly pulled peanuts were a little steamy, and they tasted better. She thought for a moment and said, "I'll fry some peanuts when I get home tonight."

You can steal some peanuts to take home at night.

Jidong's eyes widened. "Fried peanuts? Are they delicious?"

Forgive him, he has never eaten fried peanuts in his life. In fact, he is not the only one, all the children in the village have never eaten it.

Peanuts are very precious at this time, and every household uses them as staple food or frying oil. No one would be willing to fry them as a dish.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled, "It's delicious. Especially fragrant. A hundred times more fragrant than this one."

Jidong was so greedy that his mouth was watering and he couldn't help but look forward to it.

After eating the peanuts, Zhang Xiuhua went back to continue working.

Ji Lin seemed to be inspired. He grabbed a handful of peanuts and ran to Li Jianguo with his short legs.

Li Jianguo was picking peanuts when Ji Lin Lengming suddenly ran up behind him and almost stepped on the child. Fortunately, he was quick to reach out and grab the child. "Hey, are you okay?"

Ji Lin was lifted up by him, kicking his legs in the air, looking down with curiosity and giggling.

Li Jianguo was a little amused and put the child down, "What's wrong?"

Jilin waved for him to lower his head.

Li Jianguo was a little confused, but he still did as he was told. Jilin then stuffed the peanuts in his hand into his mouth and said, "Here! Eat!"

Li Jianguo looked down and saw that it was peanuts. He opened his mouth and ate all the peanuts.

Of Xiuhua's three children, Jidong is smart and sensible, Baolin is lively and loves to laugh, and Jilin is shy and a little slow to react, but he is the most calm in doing things. It was a bit unexpected that he took the initiative to send peanuts over.

After Ji Lin was sent, he trotted back to his position and continued to look after his sister.

Jidong worked harder and harder, and Youcai thought Jidong was a fool. No matter how hard they worked, they only got three work points. Why was he working so hard?

Youcai felt that they were a family now, and as the eldest son, he had to teach Jidong how to be lazy, so he made a few "biubiu" sounds at him to attract Jidong's attention.

Jidong thought he had something to do, so he came over and helped him to dig a ridge.

If he has talent, let him work slowly and don't be in a hurry.

Jidong then told her that his aunt was going home to fry peanuts in the evening.

Although Youcai had never eaten fried peanuts, they had seen them. During the Chinese New Year, the brigade cadres drank together and the brigade leader's family set up a banquet. He went to call the uncle and saw the fried peanuts with his own eyes. They were golden yellow and very fragrant.

Youcai couldn't believe it. "Is it really fried? That thing consumes a lot of oil."

At that time, Hongwu from the uncle's family went with him. After returning, he kept asking the aunt to fry peanuts for him. The aunt scolded him for being a greedy person, saying that peanuts were very greasy and he couldn't make ends meet.

Jidong shook his head proudly, "Of course! My aunt never lies to me. If she says she will fry it for me, she will."

Youcai couldn't help but start looking forward to it.

At noon, everyone went to the field to eat. Stealing peanuts was something that was not allowed to happen in public, so every household formed a circle to prevent others from approaching.

Li Jianguo was a soldier after all. He knew it was not honorable to be seen doing something like digging into socialism, so he looked around from time to time. If a large group of cadres came in, he would have to hide quickly.

It was no big deal that he looked at her, but he made eye contact with Uncle Wang Er who was standing next to him. Uncle Wang Er felt guilty and immediately turned his head to the side. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that there was something wrong with him.

Li Jianguo felt it was inconvenient to look at the other person again, so he turned to the other side and this time faced Li Si again.

This reaction is amazing, he just raised his hands and said, "I didn't do anything."

Li Jianguo was still complaining in his mind, but Zhang Xiuhua had already stuffed a handful of peanuts into his mouth, "Eat quickly! If you keep staring at them, they will come over."

Li Jianguo subconsciously opened his mouth, his cheeks puffed up, and then he glanced around. Other families saw him also stealing peanuts, as if they had found their organization, so they no longer concealed themselves and started eating openly.

Someone even asked Li Jianguo to sit over here, saying, "The peanuts here have red skins and taste better."

Li Jianguo was a little embarrassed. He coughed softly and pointed to his own home, meaning: There are some here too.

"Let's steal some white peanuts later at night. They taste better when fried."

Li Jianguo almost choked, but Li Youcai, being a filial son, immediately handed him a military water bottle like a servile person.

After he finished drinking, he turned to look at her, "Fried peanuts?"

What kind of family is this? They actually use oil to fry peanuts. Even if he gives her 26 yuan a month as living expenses, but their family has no oil coupons, they can't buy oil even if they want to.

Zhang Xiuhua was confident, "Don't worry. I'll buy some on the black market later."

Several children looked over at the same time, "What is the black market?"

These kids had never heard of the black market, and even Youcai had never heard of it before. He had never even been to the county town in his life.

Zhang Xiuhua coughed lightly, "It's a place where you don't need a ticket. But you have to go there secretly, and don't let others know."

Li Jianguo opened his mouth and wanted to object, but seeing the expectant eyes of the children, he did not stop them. Never mind, it's just buying oil on the black market, not selling it. It shouldn't matter.

The family quickly ate their fill. They didn't bring any dishes with them, just ate the food. They sighed with satisfaction.

"It would be great if I could eat peanuts every day." Baolin held his round belly, lay on his back on the peanut vines, and made his first wish in life.

Zhang Xiuhua laughed, "No matter how delicious peanuts are, you can't eat them every day. When our lives get better in the future, you may not like to eat them anymore."

"I don't believe it!" Baolin didn't believe that there was anything more delicious than peanuts in the world.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't argue with her and signaled everyone to clean up the battlefield.

The shelled peanuts cannot be left in the ground. You have to dig a hole and bury them all in it to destroy all traces. As for the peanut vines? It doesn't matter. You can just stuff them into any bundle and it won't be noticeable.