Chapter 201 She Is only Selfish
Bai Yunxi first poured a bowl of water for Li, then sat down to rest for a while, looking at the baskets of chestnut balls, thought for a while, and went to cut some grass to cover the burr balls.
To return home from the east slope, you have to go through the village. In order to avoid some trouble, it is better to cover it up. Since the villagers don’t know that this thing is edible, she naturally focuses on her own family first.
You can say she is ruthless or selfish, anyway, she has no idea of saving the people.
Whenever you find something edible, you have to do it quietly. Her family’s food and clothing have not been solved yet, so don’t talk to her about righteousness and love.
Besides, so far, these people in the village have not left a good impression on her. For those who always gossip behind her back and take advantage of others’ misfortunes, she still lives her own life behind closed doors.
Even if God comes, he can’t ask her to help. Now it’s their family that needs help the most.
Xiaowu looked at his mother’s actions, his eyes flashed, and he suggested softly.
"We can push a cart when we come to open up the wasteland tomorrow, and bring a few cloth bags. It should be very convenient to carry these thorn balls."
Listening to Xiaowu's suggestion, Bai Yunxi's eyes lit up, "This is possible."
We can use cattails to form a circle around the cart, put the thorn balls in the middle, and stack a few cloth bags on top. In less than two days, we can transport all the chestnuts on those trees back home.
With a plan in mind, Bai Yunxi was no longer in a hurry. He followed his sons to open up the wasteland until dusk, when they packed up their tools and went home together.
When passing by the village, as expected, they were asked what was in the basket, and why it was covered so tightly?
Bai Yunxi covered it with firewood, but there were always people who questioned it and wanted to reach out to flip it over, but they were stopped by Bai Yunxi coldly.
"Don't mention that our baskets are filled with soft grass that can catch fire. Even if there is meat in them, what reason do you have to turn them over? Do you want me to go to your house and look through your grain jars?"
Looking at Bai Yunxi's cold face, the woman withdrew her hand awkwardly. When the women walked over, she pouted, poured out the water in the basin, and went home indignantly.
Before she could take a step forward, she was stopped by an old lady again, "Oh, is this black fungus? There are so many, let grandma pick some to cook at home."
Li dodged sideways and imitated Bai Yunxi's posture, "Grandma Hua, I heard that the vegetables in your yard are growing well, let me pick two to cook at home, my family is short of vegetables to eat?"
"Where did you learn this bad habit, young wife? You picked up these black fungus in the mountains, and it's not a big deal. It's not as troublesome as growing vegetables for us, watering and fertilizing every day, and it's hard to grow. What will we eat if you pull them away?"
"Although I didn't grow the black fungus, I carried it back. I also spent a lot of time carrying this piece of wood back. Strength."
Grandma Hua looked at Bai Yunxi and smiled, snorted, and went back with a cane.
Bai Yunxi looked at Li and others' praise, smiled and nodded,
"You did a good job. You have to learn to refuse any request that makes you uncomfortable. It may be difficult at the beginning, but when you take the first step and try the comfort after refusing, you will find that refusing someone's unreasonable request is also a kind of growth for yourself."
Listening to her mother's encouragement, Li's eyes were burning,
"Mom, I just found out about the feeling you are talking about. It is more comfortable than being forced to do something you don't want to do. After refusing, you feel relaxed and a little proud. "