Chapter 71: The Evil Stepmother

  This time's matter had how much benefit to the vice county magistrate's promotion, Tian Yuan didn't know, but in the end the vice county magistrate still got promoted, and even went to the provincial department, of course this is a later story.

  At that time, rural areas did not have any discrimination against the poor because there was no big gap between the rich and the poor in rural areas. Everyone was a poor person, so when Tian Yuan's family was reported as a poverty-stricken household to be supported, they were not discriminated against, but rather envied.

  In the village, no one buys newspapers, but many people go to the county town every day. The county town has many newspaper vendors. Everyone waves the newspaper in their hand and sees that Tian Yu's family occupies the largest space on the front page. When they return to the village, they talk about it, each with a mouthful of words, and the more they talk, the more exaggerated and absurd it becomes. Later on, the villagers almost regard Tian Yu's family as celebrities, envying them.

  In rural schools, during the busy farming seasons of spring plowing and autumn harvesting, schools would often be closed for holidays. This year, the time for harvesting rice coincided with the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the school decided to give a seven-day holiday, allowing students to help their families with household chores while also celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

  Vacation has arrived, Tian Jia Bao is happier than Tian Lu because when the kids in the house go to class, Tian Jia Bao gets bored at home.

  Although they have divided the house, this year's rice in the field was planted together. The land has been divided, but the rice still needs to be harvested together. After harvesting, the grains will be divided.

  The heavy ears of grain hung heavily on top, bending the rice plants. Looking out at this harvest scene, it's hard to say just how beautiful it is.

  The rice waves, like a yellow coastline, with the wind blowing, set off a shocking wave, layer upon layer, beautiful beyond description.

  Tian Biao was a restless person, his shouts had grown loud, everyone went to the fields to work, he couldn't stay at home alone, so he took his crutches and followed them out.

  Li Shufen hastily put the pork bones she had just bought in the morning into the coal stove and simmered them slowly, then rushed out to chase after him, laughing and saying, "You're leaning on a crutch, how can you collect it?"

  "I can't harvest rice, but I can bend down! The fields are full of grass now, and no pesticides have been sprayed yet. Haven't the rabbits we caught at home grown big enough to eat grass? I may move slowly, but it's okay if I cut some grass early in the morning and bring it back. It'll also save you and the two kids a lot of trouble!" Tian Biao said with a smile, "Otherwise, you're all busy, and I'm a big man hiding at home, I'd be laughed to death!"

  "Dad, you're in a special situation now, who can laugh at you? ~" Tianlu explained very seriously, "Whoever laughs at you is an idiot."

  But Tian Gui's family didn't think so, "Dad is really biased towards the eldest brother, can't he just take care of himself? Look, the eldest brother's leg hasn't healed yet and can't work. Jia Bao is still young, it's like he's just here to play. Tian Yuan and Tian Lu are both weak, what can they do? It's all up to Eldest Sister, humph, most of the work still falls on us!"

  "It's just that Third Brother's wife is pregnant and can't work, so it's only him, but he gets an advantage too! When the time comes to divide up the grain, they'll get just as much as everyone else! It's really not fair!" Zhao Qiu Xiang was already unhappy, and when Tian Gui spoke out, she became even more displeased. But since Tian Mao Chun was working in front of them, she didn't dare make a scene, fearing that it would provoke her father-in-law, and even if her mother-in-law tried to help, it wouldn't be of any use.

  She still remembers that last time big brother got angry was really scary, he not only scolded people, but his face would also turn fierce, as if he wanted to kill someone.