Chapter 238: Poor People Eating Tree Roots
Walking along the mountain, you will reach Qingshui River after exiting the mountain pass. By the time they turned to the western slope of the mountains, the sun had already set.
Looking at Bai Anyan waiting at the end of the field, Mrs. Li from far away waved to him.
"Brother Yan, we are back."
Bai Anyan watched a few people come out and quickly came over with a pole. When he saw the roots in their baskets, his face was stunned.
"This? How did you dig up so many tree roots? It's not easy to dry, so it's not good firewood."
Listening to Bai Anyan's tone, Mrs. Li burst into laughter.
"It turns out you don't know this thing either. My mother said it's cassava. You have to smash the starch out first. You can make a lot of delicious things.
Listening to his wife's narration, Bai Anyan scratched his head and turned to look at his mother.
"Ha~, if Mom says you can eat it, you can eat it. You put it down and I will pick it up and take it home."
Listening to the second child's convinced expression, Bai Yunxi was overjoyed.
Although it is a bit blind, it feels good to be trusted.
Several people turned from the riverside path to the main road and happened to meet Zheng who was returning from the town.
Seeing Zheng's depressed look, Bai Yunxi knew that Zheng seemed to be seriously ill because of the house matter.
"Sister-in-law, did you just come back from town? I heard that you were ill and have recovered recently?"
Zheng looked at Baiyun River and couldn't help but think of her old house.
After struggling for so long, even at the expense of all the money in the house, I just wanted to hold the house in my own hands. I didn't expect that by flipping it over and over, I got the advantage of the second brother and his family.
No matter how I think about this matter, I feel uncomfortable. I was so angry and suffocated that I couldn't sleep all night, so I had no choice but to go to the town to find a doctor to prescribe some medicinal soup to drink. It was just right in the past two days.
Mrs. Zheng looked at them picking back so many tree roots and turned to look at the mountain behind.
"My cousin has gone into the mountains again. Just let the children chop wood. My cousin doesn't have to do everything herself. Otherwise, what's the point of raising children?"
Listening to Zheng's neutral tone, Bai Yunxi smiled gently and didn't care at all.
"It's winter, and there's nothing to do if I stay at home. I'll go into the mountains with the kids and think of it as exercise."
"I've never been into the mountains before, and I think it's quite new. If my cousin is interested, she can come with us, and maybe we can pick up some fungi and stuff to add to our dishes."
Hearing Baiyunxi's invitation, Mrs. Zheng curled her lips almost imperceptibly.
"Forget it, I won't go. There are too many things at home, so I can't leave."
She didn't want to run into the mountains. She was so exhausted that even if she got something back, she wouldn't be able to eat it alone.
She was stupid enough to do that kind of thankless job.
Besides, if the second child's family gets such a big advantage, they will have to work for the family for the rest of their lives.
Moreover, the second child and his wife have promised them that if they get the yard, all the work in the house will belong to them.
Even so, she was still unhappy and wanted her to go to the mountain to suffer, but there was no way.
Seeing Mrs. Zheng walking home in a hurry, Bai Yunxi shrugged her shoulders innocently. She knew that this man was unhappy.
But so what? The shitty things my own man did. No matter how uncomfortable it is, you have to grit your teeth and swallow it.
"Mom, my cousin seems very angry when she looks at us?"
Li followed Bai Yunxi, looking at Zheng's angrily back, and turned her head in confusion.
"We've been very busy recently, and we haven't even had a chance to meet each other. My eldest aunt doesn't have any holidays with our family. Why is she angry?"