I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

Qiao Linxi was injured yesterday and it hasn't healed completely today and is still bleeding. He was busy for so long in the afternoon that the healed part has split open again, which looks a bit creepy.

"Look at my fingers, they are so swollen, and my feet, every step I take hurts like hell. Do you know where I went during the days I was away? I went to a dark and damp room, without any light, and full of rats and cockroaches. I didn't know what time it was, and I didn't dare to sleep, because if I didn't move, the rats and cockroaches would crawl on me and bite my hands and feet."

Qiao Linxi tried her best to make the situation sound more miserable, so that when these children wanted her to perform magic, they would think of the suffering she had endured.

"Ah? Really? Sis, why don't you tell me?"

"Didn't your brother Lin Bao tell you yesterday that I was injured? You don't care about me."

As she spoke, Qiao Linxi felt a little aggrieved. She was also a child. She also needed people to care for her. These children listened to her, but no one cared about her injuries. Not to mention calling a doctor, they didn't even say the most basic words of concern.

"Sister, don't cry, it's our fault." Qiao Linshu saw the tears in Qiao Linxi's eyes and quickly hugged her: "I don't want you to perform magic anymore. I didn't know you suffered so much. In our hearts, you are our god, omnipotent. Since our parents died, we have been counting on you."

Qiao Linxi's words of pity were still very effective. Other children also said that they would listen to Qiao Linxi, cook for themselves, work hard to learn survival skills, and not always rely on Qiao Linxi.

"It's good that you understand that nothing can be obtained without hard work. Pies don't fall from the sky. So you all have to study hard and do things down to earth, so that you can get what you want."

Looking at Qiao Linshan making a fire, Qiao Linxi thought of another problem. She asked Qiao Linshu and a few boys to make a fire, and she took the girls to an empty room.

"Lin Shan, Lin Qin, you are both girls, and I must tell you something. We girls are inherently disadvantaged, so we need to work harder to learn some skills to survive. If you get married in the future, don't think about taking care of your husband and children. You can do whatever you want. Don't isolate yourself from society. I think you have seen the kind of scene where a woman gave birth to several sons for her husband's family, but was still disliked by her husband in the end. This situation is more obvious in wealthy families. Do you know why?"

The girl shook her head, and Qiao Linxi continued, "Maybe they got married because they admired each other, but after getting married, the woman put all her energy into the house and took care of the household affairs. It's like two people going hiking together. After climbing a certain distance, the woman stopped because of the child or other reasons, but the man kept climbing. After a long time, do you think the man is still willing to wait for the woman?"

"If you don't meet the right person in the future, you can stay single for the rest of your life, but don't let yourself down. A woman's goal in life is not to find a good husband, but to live a better and more exciting life. Don't worry about worldly opinions."

Qiao Linxi didn’t know whether these children could understand what she said, but she really didn’t want to see the children she raised suffer in the future just because of those gossips.

The girls looked at each other, and no one spoke.

"A woman obeys her father at home, obeys her husband after marriage, and obeys her son after her husband's death. Do you know what this means?"

Qiao Linshan replied: "When I'm at home, I listen to my father. When I'm married, I listen to my husband. If I don't have a husband, I listen to my son."

"Yes, that's the truth. In this era, women are required to follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues. But this idea can also be understood as listening to and being filial to your father at home. After you get married, you can discuss everything with your husband and not act arbitrarily. If you don't have a husband, although you should focus on your son, you can't just listen to your son. If you don't have a husband, then we should be more independent and not cause trouble for the children."

"In short, women should be independent and strong. We are never men's appendages. Remember, only when you love yourself better can you have the energy to love others."

"understood."

Qiao Linxi smiled and took the girls to cook. She didn't plan to cook tonight, she wanted the boys to cook.

"Lin Ji, Lin Ping, you guys cook tonight."

Before the boys could ask why, Qiao Linxi spoke up: "Washing and cooking have never been girls' full-time jobs. Boys can also wash and cook. Don't say that men are meant to conquer the world. It's shameful to do such trivial household chores. In a family, men and women have equal status. If you want a harmonious family, you should be more tolerant of girls and share some housework with them. Don't say that men have to go out to earn money. Girls can also go out to earn money. Since women can do what men can do, why can't men do what women do?"

"Sister Lin Xi, we didn't say we wouldn't do it, why are you giving us all that talk?"

Qiao Linshan's brother Qiao Linping smiled bitterly. Why didn't he realize that his cousin was so talkative before? And what she said was reasonable.

"That's good to understand. I'm trying to give you a correct outlook on life. Lin Shan, you keep an eye on them. I'm going to go see how Brother Zhang's carriage is doing. We all have to go to the shop tomorrow. There's a lot to do."

"I know, Sister Lin Xi, you go ahead."

Qiao Linxi is the elder sister, so Qiao Linping smiled and pulled her sister's hand: "Sister, you do it. Sister Linxi is gone, she can't see it."

"No, you boys will be cooking tonight."

Qiao Linshan slapped Qiao Linping's hand away and said, "Don't try to be cunning. Go and light a fire."

Qiao Linping pouted: "Just do it, why are you being so fierce..."

Cooking is like a disaster scene for men, let alone ten-year-old boys. Qiao Linshan felt a headache when she saw a few boys fighting with flour.

"Well, stop fighting, or we won't have anything to eat tonight." Qiao Linxiang from the Fourth Uncle's family said weakly.

Several boys who were sprinkling flour stopped and looked at the white flour all over their heads and the ground. Then they realized that they had done something wrong.

"Ah, what should we do? All the noodles are gone. What should we eat tonight?"

Qiao Linping's eyes turned and he asked, "How about killing those two rabbits and making soup?"

"No, no, that's my rabbit." Qiao Linhua quickly came out to object.

Qiao Linshan grabbed Qiao Linping's ear and said, "What are you thinking? If you still want to eat rabbit meat, go and make the dough for dumpling soup."

"But it won't be enough to eat. Do we have to drink broth tonight?"