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Chapter 13 After enduring hunger, the sudden influx of so much grain made the Li family, from top to bottom, seemingly forget their exhaustion, and everyone was full of energy. The children worked until midnight, only going to sleep after they had properly stored the grain they had brought back. Thinking about how the three elderly members of the family would need to go out again tomorrow to collect more grain, Guihua woke up before dawn. She made a pot of pancakes, steamed some potatoes, and fried…- 472.9 K • Completed
- Chapter 14 Zhenzhen once again experienced that mysterious sensation. It felt as though she had merged with the earth itself. Not only could she see the roots and stems of various plants in the soil, but she could also feel the vegetation growing on the surface of the ground. She traversed across the land, and the sweet potatoes and potatoes buried in the ground immediately multiplied from one to two, then from two to a pile. The cornstalks on the maize plants unexpectedly grew two more ears of…
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- Chapter 15 Li Muwu and Mingxi tightly held onto the pig meat on their backs, neither of them dared to open the door. But if they were to kick it, they didn’t have the guts. Li Muwu called out “Mother” twice, but when no one responded, he shifted the pig meat to the side and forcefully used his shoulder to bump the door. There was a loud crash, and Li Laotai trembled again. “Can’t you open the door? Why do you act like bandits? Can’t you do things properly…” Before she could finish…
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- Chapter 6 After having a bowl of fragrant chicken noodle soup, the two little boys quickly grew fond of the Li family. They called Grandma Li, who had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, "Grandma" over and over. Grandma Li, after enjoying some time with the boys, sent Ming Nan to take them to play. Ming Nan and Ming Bei were both outgoing and soon became as close as real brothers with Ming Shu and Ming Xin, who had grown up together. Ming Bei eagerly talked about all the things he'd done climbing…
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- Chapter 9 Zhang Chunhua was a woman with many small schemes, but she had little ability. To put it plainly, she was someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong. Therefore, when Grandma Li simply waved her cane and flicked her eyelids, Zhang Chunhua immediately backed down. If she had behaved properly from then on, that would have been fine, but unfortunately, she wasn’t the type to remember her lessons. Not daring to provoke Grandma Li, she went to bully her daughter-in-law instead, not…
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- Chapter 10 The weather in the lunar calendar's seventh month was the hottest time of the year. As the kitchen supplies dwindled, everyone grew increasingly anxious. Since the beginning of the year, the food supply had been even scarcer than the previous year. In the past, they could still purchase about half of their monthly food quota, but now it was already July, and they had only managed to buy rations twice, with very limited quantities. Except for the baby Zhenzhen, who was still nursing,…
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- Chapter 16 The bighead carp, also known as silver carp, is the tastiest among them. In the past, catching a bighead carp meant that just its head could make up an entire meal. But today, the Li family had a bountiful harvest—over ten pounds of fish and several hundred pounds of wild boar meat. Grandma Li felt generous and instructed Guihua to cook heartily to make up for months of sparse meals. Zhenzhen sat in Wang Sufen’s arms, opening her little mouth and eagerly eating the silver carp meat…
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- Chapter 17 Early the next morning, the family at Old Li’s house woke up early. Guihua cut a piece of fatty pork, fried a big bowl of meat sauce for Ming Dong, and packed it into a canning jar. She also wrapped the steamed flatbreads from yesterday afternoon in a clean cloth. After breakfast, Grandma Li took a puff from her pipe and reminded Ming Dong, saying, “Remember to write home often when you get to Ice City. If anything happens, go look for your Fourth Uncle. If he won’t help you, come…
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