Osmanthus walked into the kitchen a little timidly, and asked Man Qing: "Hehe, your family is so poor, where is there a thief - it won't be Gao - cough cough, he got it, right?"

"Hmph!" Man Qing fetched a basin of water, washed the dishes and chopsticks again, and replied to the osmanthus with his nose.

"No, in my own house, as for making it look like this? Alas, I've seen it—if my father or my brother had made the kitchen like this, my mother would have chopped off their hands!"

"Humph!"

Facing more of Gao Lao's deeds, Osmanthus felt that she was not so afraid, and suddenly the gossip came up again, "You didn't cook for him in the morning? Hungry? That's not it--you can just get some at noon, let's eat and go to work--do you still have rice at home? My mother said, if there is no rice in your family, my family can still come out a little evenly, but it's not much, it is estimated that the two of you won't be able to eat for many days......"

"No, my rice can be eaten for about ten days, and I will figure it out by myself in a few days. Shall we eat wild vegetables and stew mushrooms at noon?"

"Okay, this wild amaranth is so tender, where did you pick it?"

"It's in the field on the side of my mountain. After a while, we have finished making firewood, and if we have time, we will go to the field to look for it, and you can pinch some tender ones and go back to eat them in the evening. ”

"Okay, no problem!--Alas, I found out that Manqing, you girl is quite a thief, saying that there is not much to do, and now I have washed your clothes, and I have to go to collect firewood in the afternoon, and when I am done, I will pull weeds for you, and I will also plant chili seedlings - you are going to exhaust me to death!"

"I'm going to have to call you for help tomorrow!"

"Ahh

The two chuckled a few words from time to time, and finally when they sat down to eat at the small table in the kitchen, Osmanthus looked at Man Qing very strangely, "You really don't bring a bowl to Gao Lao?"

"Misconduct. Didn't you see it too, he turned the kitchen into that way, and he must have eaten enough. Don't worry about him, you can help me work when I'm full!"

Osmanthus couldn't believe what she saw in front of her: although she had been secretly scolding Gao Lao behind her back, she had never thought that Man Qing could treat her father like this...... scolded him in front of him for being a mouse, and didn't give him anything to eat-"Gao Lao is a talented man after all, or your father, if he is unhappy, will he kick you out of the house?"

Man Qing snorted and drank the soup while saying nonchalantly, "No." If you kick me out, he'll starve to death, he's not that stupid. Anyway, you know, I'm different from my mother, it's impossible to be tired and tired and still serve him. Alas, let's not talk about that, I said it's on fire. Do you have enough to eat? I only have a sickle at home, is it enough, do you want to borrow one from your house?"

When she arrived at the mountain, Osmanthus found that it was completely redundant to bring two sickles, because Manqing had only used a sickle to cut grass and had never chopped firewood, and she couldn't cut at all, so she could only watch and sigh from the side.

"Alas, I thought this was easy! I used to see that my mother was also carrying it back with a big burden, why is it so difficult to cut?" Man Qing looked at his red palm, and it was estimated that he would soon have blisters.

Compared with Manqing, Osmanthus is simply drastic, and in a short time there is a small pile of neat firewood under her feet. "Alas, what can you do, you can't cut and chop, I guess it's hard to pick you - your family will be like a rabbit in the future, eat raw!"

Man Qing also frowned worriedly. What should I do, these things that I thought were not so difficult are not easy to do, and my hands are still hot and painful - she suddenly remembered that in the past so many years, my mother had carried it back by herself with such a heavy burden, would she also have hot pain in her hands and shoulders?

Since her mother's death, this is the first time that Manqing misses her so much and wants to cry so much.

She wiped the sweat stains on her forehead with her sleeve, and also wiped her eyes that were already a little wet by the way, and said to Osmanthus with a smile: "It's okay, take your time! If you can do it, I will definitely be able to do it!"

"How do you compare with me, I have been working in the fields with my mother since I was a child, you are the daughter of Xiucaigong, and you have never been out of the gate since you were a child...... Alas!"

When she finally picked it up, Osmanthus still asked Man Qing to pick up a load of dry firewood picked up on the ground, which looked like a big bundle, but it was much lighter, and she picked a load of raw firewood that had just been chopped. She wanted to help her best friend again, and she wanted to show her strength, so she tied a big bundle, and her back was arched halfway through.

Man Qing didn't pick anything much, and when the load of firewood reached her shoulder, she walked less than ten steps and hunched over, almost grinning her teeth.

It was only at this moment that she truly understood what survival was.

Fortunately, halfway to the road, Gui Fu fell from the sky, and he saw that his sister, who had always been vigorous, was pressed like that, so he didn't say much nonsense, and hurriedly stepped forward to pick it up, "Ahhh

Osmanthus didn't do it anymore, obediently handed over the burden on her shoulders, and made a grimace at her brother. Without the burden and feeling relaxed, she still rubbed her shoulders and turned to look at Manqing, who was already a big step behind her, and suddenly laughed. "Haha, just your three catties of strength, pick up so much dry firewood and shrink it like that, what will you do in the future!"

Man Qingxiao didn't have the strength to smile with her, but gritted his teeth and walked forward step by step, as if to prove that he could do it. When Osmanthus came over to help her choose, she still shook her head and refused.

The road was difficult, but she had to walk it on her own.

Osmanthus couldn't resist her, so she muttered all the way beside her and said, "I guess my mother knew that we were going to collect firewood, so she called my brother to help." In the past, she was afraid that you would take me badly, and she was afraid that I would be like your old man, and I wouldn't do any work, so she knew how to eat -- haha, she didn't expect that I had brought you badly! I said Manqing, my brother can catch fish, let my brother catch fish and eat it tomorrow, and then I'll send you one! I tell you, the soup is delicious......

Man Qing was so tired that she couldn't answer. But it doesn't matter, Osmanthus never has to answer when she speaks in front of her, she can keep talking to herself.

When he arrived at home, Gui Fu put all the firewood away. Man Qing hurriedly thanked him, his originally black and red face became more and more black, he didn't dare to look at her when he lowered his head, and waved his hand again and again to say no, but as soon as he turned his head and saw the figure of Osmanthus, the tone immediately changed: "Osmanthus, don't you know how to help?" - you work hard for me, or I'll whip you if you don't turn back!"

Osmanthus was a little inexplicable, but then she understood, and she didn't get angry, she stuck out her tongue at her brother and made a grimace, and then said to Man Qing: "Haha, my brother is embarrassed in front of you!"

It was fine, but Osmanthus really embarrassed the two children when she said this. Gui Fu couldn't wait to go up and cover his sister's mouth, drag her out and beat her up again - but he had to hurry out of the Gao family's courtyard without looking back. Man Qing's face blushed for a moment, then she recovered, and also glared at Osmanthus and said, "You talk a lot! Let's go, come with me to pull weeds!"

Aunt Gui, who was feeding the chickens over there, saw her son flushing into her yard with a blushing face, and was puzzled, "Didn't you ask you to help the young girl and your sister pick firewood, what are you doing with your blushing face, are you arguing with your sister?"

Gui Fu has always been a little unruly about this mother who dares to say anything and dare to do anything, and when he heard this, he wanted to hide more and more. But who is Aunt Gui, if she can let go of her son so lightly, then she will not be a capable and spicy woman in this area who is as famous as the sixth aunt. I saw her take a few big steps, and then walked up to her son, "Are you really talking to your sister?" I said that you are also the eldest who should talk about your daughter-in-law, why are you still as knowledgeable as your sister?"

Gui Fu saw that he couldn't get around his mother, and he was being pressed step by step, so he couldn't hold it back, so he squeezed out a sentence, "Mother, tell your sister not to talk nonsense in the future!

As soon as these words came out, Aunt Gui was stunned: Oh, why didn't she think of this?!