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Chapter 11 Grandma Li pondered for a moment and instructed Wang Sufen, "You stay here and peel the corn with the child. I'll go find Dongzi's father and borrow a cart to haul the wood." Wang Sufen nervously looked around, her face on the verge of tears. "Mother, what if someone comes by and sees us?" "It won’t be that coincidental," Grandma Li reassured her. "This area is flat, with no wild vegetables or mushrooms, and people who frequently come up the mountain know we’ve been clearing land…-
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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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Chapter 18 Zhen Zhen's fall sent her plummeting about ten meters down, crashing onto a large rock. Fortunately, since it was just her consciousness, she avoided a severe injury. After a quick check to ensure her head was fine, she sat up on the rock and thought about taking a walk around the nearby farmlands and possibly heading up the mountain. As Zhen Zhen's consciousness took a few steps, the surrounding earth trembled slightly, as if it wanted to communicate something. She stopped and closed her…
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Chapter 24 Zhenzhen hadn’t seen Guihua for over half a month. After finishing her meal, she waited for Wang Sufen to clean her hands and face, then climbed next to Guihua, struggling to stand up with her arm supported, her little hands reaching up to hug Guihua’s neck. Guihua smiled, turned around, and held Zhenzhen in her arms, kissing her chubby face twice. “Did you miss your sister-in-law?” Zhenzhen giggled and stretched out her little chubby hand, holding a yellow-orange fruit and trying…
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Chapter 25 Early in the morning, a big fat sheep unexpectedly crashed into the yard. In the past, such good fortune would have definitely made one thank the heavens and even pray to the mountain god. However, in the new society, superstitions were not allowed. Li Grandma’s words swirled in her mouth before she swallowed them. She silently thanked the heavens and happily urged Li Muwu to slaughter the sheep. At this time, except for Zhenzhen, no one in the family had the mind to eat. Li Grandma led…
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Chapter 26 The lively scene lasted until it was almost dark, and everyone finally left. Wang Sufen swept the sunflower seed shells and cigarette butts on the floor, wiped the kang mattress twice, opened the inner and outer doors, and let in a few minutes of cold air to dissipate the messy smells inside the house. After a full day of work, there was no need to make new dishes for the evening. Liu Xiulan had already taken the four dishes from lunch, put them into a basin, and stored them in the…
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Chapter 27 Carrying two buckets of lively, wriggling fish, Ming Nan and Ming Bei walked proudly in front, heads held high, looking like battle heroes, while Grandma Li held Zhen Zhen's little hand and followed behind, taking small steps. Seeing her two grandsons swaggering in front, Grandma Li suppressed the urge to smack them each with a smoking pipe. "These mischievous boys, what are they showing off for? If it weren’t for our treasure, do they think they could catch fish? Hmph!" But Grandma…
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