Chapter 17: Lighten Her Burden

I don’t know how long he had been chopping wood, but there was already a pile of firewood half a person high next to him.

He swung the axe very quickly, and in a short while, the thick wood under his hand was chopped into several pieces.

Perhaps he heard the noise, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his head and looked over, "Sister-in-law, are you awake? Mom left you some food, it’s in the pot, it should still be warm now, if you want to eat hot, you can add some firewood to heat it up."

"Well, Naihan, where is mom?" She looked around and didn't see Liu Yuzhi.

"She went to the fields."

"Oh."

These days, Yun Qinghuan was busy with Bai Wensong's funeral, and almost thought that nothing happened.

It seems that Liu Yuzhi has not been working in the fields to earn work points these days. After all, there are four mouths waiting to eat at home, but she is the only one earning work points.

Moreover, she was old, and she didn't earn as many work points as others in a day. As a result, she didn't go to the fields to earn work points for several days in a row. When the work points and food were settled, she might get even less. At that time, it might be difficult for the family to eat.

So, she ran to the fields as soon as she finished breakfast today.

It was not the busy farming season yet, and the work was not that heavy.

Yun Qinghuan was thoughtful. She could see that this family was very poor. Since she had made up her mind to stay in the Bai family for the next two years, she couldn't be so selfish and be an idle person who was full and waiting for hunger.

Besides, she felt a little sorry for Liu Yuzhi when she saw how hard she worked.

It was just that she had never worked in the fields to earn work points, and it seemed that the original owner had not done it much in her memory.

After all, she married Bai Wensong not long after graduating from high school and going to the countryside. After marrying Bai Wensong, Bai Wensong was a good worker and spoiled her so much that he never let her go out to do farm work under the scorching sun.

The original owner was a girl from the city. Even though her family valued boys over girls, she could only wash clothes and cook, and she had never done farm work.

Therefore, Yun Qinghuan searched through all the memories in her mind and could not find the skills she had to farm.

The corners of her mouth twitched.

In this era dominated by agriculture, those skills she thought were very good seemed to be useless.

But it was not certain. When Liu Yuzhi came back, she would ask if there was any easier work, such as weeding and cutting grass for cows. She would definitely learn it.

It didn't matter if she earned less work points. Anyway, she would contribute to this family, otherwise she would always feel uneasy.

Thinking of this, she had already walked to the kitchen. When she opened the lid of the pot, she saw a bowl of sweet potato porridge in the pot. It was very thick, and there was also a boiled egg and a piece of yellow steamed bread similar to corn and flour. It was obvious that this steamed bread was made of fine grains, but it looked more delicate than the steamed bread that made her throat yesterday.

There was also a plate of stir-fried beans. Surprisingly, there was a little meat in it. Although it was not much, only a few grains were visible to the naked eye, but Yun Qinghuan still opened her eyes wide.

Eating meat was a big deal in this era. How many families could not see meat once a year.

This meat should be saved by Liu Yuzhi because she was reluctant to eat it. It was pickled bacon.

Her heart was warm. She touched the plate and found it was a little cold. She sat on the small stool and took a match from the matchbox. She lit the fire with a strike, and then added a handful of firewood to heat the rice again.

This body was originally weak and the disease was not fully recovered. It was better to eat hot rice.

When she felt that the lid of the pot was already boiling hot, she pounded the firewood in it, and then got up to wash up.

She took a toothbrush and prepared to brush her teeth. Because the Bai family was relatively poor, they bought the cheapest toothbrush at home. They didn't buy toothpaste. They usually used coarse salt and crushed mint and chrysanthemums picked by Liu Yuzhi to brush their teeth.

Liu Yuzhi liked to pick mint and chrysanthemums when she had nothing to do, dried them, crushed them and put them together with coarse salt. It was just right to use this to brush teeth, clean the breath and clean the teeth.

Dried mint and chrysanthemums can also be soaked in water and drunk, which is very practical.

Yun Qinghuan was not used to using this to brush her teeth at first. After brushing for a while, she felt that the fragrance of chrysanthemums and the coolness of mint were combined, which was quite nice.

At least this toothpaste is natural enough without various additives.

After brushing her teeth, she filled a basin of water and put it on the washstand to wash her face.

This wooden washstand was made by Bai Wensong himself when the original owner got married. It was painted red, which looked quite festive. There was also a mirror on it for the original owner to clean herself.

Yun Qinghuan accidentally glanced at herself in the mirror, and then she was stunned.

Since she came here yesterday, she really hasn't looked at the original owner's appearance carefully. When she looked in the mirror, she was surprised to find that the original owner actually looked 70% similar to her.

It's just that her skin is whiter and more delicate than the original owner, her hair is thick and black, and her eyes are more lively.

After all, she is the youngest actress, and the director commented that her eyes can speak, so her eyes are very lively.

She was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses, and then pursed her lips and began to wash her face. It felt that it might not be a coincidence that she crossed into the original owner.

After all, she and the original owner have the same name and surname, and even look similar.

After washing up, she went directly to the kitchen to eat. Liu Yuzhi left a lot of rice, and she was really hungry, so she ate it all.

When she ate the bacon, she felt that her taste buds began to jump, and she was very greedy.

She knew that it was not her own greed, but the subconscious reaction of this body. After all, from the original owner's memory, although Liu Yuzhi treated her very well and ate better than them, she seldom ate meat.

Not only because meat was expensive, but also because meat tickets were needed to eat meat, and their family did not have too many meat tickets throughout the year.

After eating and drinking, she burped, sat on the bench for a while, and then slowly got up to wash the bowl. By the way, she wanted to pick some vegetables in the vegetable garden to cook at noon.

After all, Liu Yuzhi had been working in the fields for a whole morning. If she came back, she would have to cook, and after dinner, she would have to go to the fields again. She was exhausted.

Now many people who go to the fields to earn work points do not come back at noon, and their family members prepare meals and send them to them.

In the past, when Bai Wensong was alive, the original owner would cook and pack them, and wait for Bai Wensong to come back at noon to take them over to eat with her mother-in-law Liu Yuzhi.

Then she would bring the lunch box back after work in the evening.

Bai Naihan saw Yun Qinghuan picking vegetables and asked, "Sister-in-law, what are you going to do?"

"It's almost noon, right? Mom went to work, I'll cook, and send the meal to her later. She still has time to rest under the shade of the tree after dinner, otherwise it will be too tiring to wait for her to come back to cook."

Yun Qinghuan didn't hide it from him. She didn't like to hide her good deeds, so she liked to speak out. Otherwise, in the eyes of those who like to pretend not to see, she would be a bad seed who did nothing.

Of course, it is obvious that several people in the Bai family are not that kind of people, but Yun Qinghuan is used to it.

Only when you tell others what you have done can others know.

"I feel sorry for our mother. She has been tired these days. I want to do more within my ability to reduce her burden."