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It was difficult for a family to eat their fill, so how could they peel potatoes first? All of them washed the potatoes and buried them in the stove. When the rice was done, they picked the potatoes out and dusted them off before eating. In the whole of Xitang Village, there was only Chen Shan and his family who could flay like Wenxiu. No matter how thin the skin was, it would slice off a layer of flesh. Who could bear to part with it?

For a moment, Wenxiu did not understand Mrs Zhang's meaning. With an "ah" sound, she stiffly nodded. These potatoes had to be grinded on a millstone. How could someone grind the skin of a potato until it was thin? After the potatoes were powdered, if he took a bite, it would feel like his mouth was going to flip over and over. What did that have to do with eating the potatoes directly?

Mrs Zhang and Wenxiu were not on the same channel, so they were not talking at all. She looked at Wenxiu who was swiftly cutting her skin and sighed in her heart. Why didn't this girl know how to save her energy? There were no men in her family. Even if her family had spare money, they wouldn't be able to withstand this kind of defeat!

Although Song Xiaoyue was carefree and outspoken, she was not stupid. She was from the village and understood Mrs Zhang's words. Seeing that Wenxiu didn't understand, she quickly explained for her so that she wouldn't be misunderstood by Mrs. Zhang, "Sister-in-law, you misunderstood. Xiu Niang was planning to peel the potatoes to grind the soy milk. Am I right, Xiu Niang? "

She turned her gaze to Wen Xiu.

When Wenxiu heard Song Xiaoyue's words, she finally understood what Mrs. Zhang meant and explained it to her.

Zhang Shi then nodded her head and revealed a look of realization, "Didn't I say it before? You don't look like such a wasteful person!"

It would be a waste to peel the potato. If Mrs. Zhang knew that her family started eating rice, wouldn't she be shocked? Wen Xiu shook her head and swallowed her words. "Sister-in-law, I have to grind these potatoes tomorrow. They won't be as fast. However, it's almost noon. How about I treat you to some potato flour? "

Mrs Zhang was a thin-skinned person. Although she said that the days at home were short, she did not have the habit of getting food for herself. Seeing that it was getting late, he didn't care about Wenxiu and Song Xiaoyue leaving her behind. Instead, he found an excuse to go home and cook dinner and left in a hurry.

Actually, the eldest daughter of the Zhang family was already 15 years old, the second daughter was also 13 years old, and two and a half year old girls were born in the countryside. How could they not know how to cook? Mrs Zhang found an excuse to leave. It was because Wen Xiu was poorer than her family and could not bear to eat her rations.

Mrs Zhang left, while Wenxiu stayed for Song Xiaoyue to eat. At first, Song Xiaoyue wanted to go back as well, but when she heard Wenxiu say that she was going to eat potato flour, she stayed behind again. After that, he had an apologetic expression, causing others to be unable to stop themselves from laughing when they saw him.

When Wen Xiu saw her expression, she was also happy for Song Xiaoyue. If not for her heartless and heartless appearance, she would have long ago become frustrated and disheartened due to the pressure of the outer world that she had been facing for the past five years.

Noon, Wenxiu cooked the potato powder to thank Song Xiaoyue.

After lunch, Wenxiu seized the moment to peel the potato. She only wanted to test her water today, so she didn't dare to grind the soya-bean milk too much. Therefore, it didn't take long for her to peel a bucket of potatoes. Furthermore, with the help of Song Xiaoyue, who was a 'soft talker', the two of them worked extremely fast. At about a quarter past the time, the potatoes were finished.

After peeling the potatoes, it was still the same procedure. He had to first grind the potatoes before he could burn the powder.

With the experience from last time and the help of Song Xiaoyue, a wooden bucket of potatoes could be ground pretty quickly. From time to time, a villager would pass by the mill, but when he saw two people grinding potatoes, he would ask a few questions and leave.

But not long after, everyone in the village knew that Wenxiu was going to make the potato powder again.

At the end of September, the weather had long since lost its heat, and at night, the cool wind blew gently, giving off a deep feeling of coolness. At this time of the year, after the rice harvest, the sweet potatoes were dug up and the manure was buried, they would have to wait until the beginning of spring before they could have farming work.

Although Li Fu appeared honest, honest, and dirty on the surface, he was still a hardworking person. As for Li Lu, he was glib tongued, sloppily grinded, and apart from coaxing old lady Li to be happy, Zhen'er was really lazy, with nothing good to show for it.

This time, LiFu went to the fields to bury manure, but Li Lu followed his old lady in the yard to sit up straight and bask in the sun, leading a comfortable life.

Wang Shi saw this and cursed in her heart, scolding the old and the young as well. However, as the eldest sister-in-law, she had to act like the eldest sister-in-law. How could she call her brother-in-law in front of her mother-in-law? There was nothing she could do other than grit her teeth. This really pissed her off!

Lady Wang couldn't take care of Li Lu, but she could control one person. It didn't matter if she could really suppress him, she thought so in her heart. Therefore, she came in from outside the courtyard and called out to her mother with a smile on her face. Then, she said, "Mother, Third Sister-in-Law's life is really good. After buying so many things, he went to Chungen's house to buy a hundred catties of potatoes. Now, you're grinding soy milk again! "

When Li Lu heard Lady Wang mention Wen Xiu, his warm body suddenly shivered. He sat up and looked at Lady Zhang. "Eldest Sister-in-law, why is she grinding dirt and soy milk?"

Mrs Wang shook her head. "Who knows? It's just like her family's potatoes and silver. They all came for no reason."

What Lady Wang said was the truth. The matter regarding the scholar's family was too strange. Every year, Li Fu would always be busy making money, but she had never seen two taels of silver before! Furthermore, Wenxiu was a rich person like her, so much so that even in her dreams, she would not dare to dream of buying anything from her.

Li Lu smacked him and said with a vicious expression, "Who knows which rich man she stole? Otherwise, picking up silver wouldn't be an easy task and would last for a while."

"What second brother said is right, I'm afraid that third brother's grave has already turned green!"

"Shameless fox, vulgar thing, even if you pick up the silver, you still wouldn't know how to give it to me as a form of filial piety. Instead, you can be close with others, you're just like lightning striking in the sky, see if Yama accepts her or not." "Bah!"

The moment Lady Wang's voice fell, Old Mrs. Li seemed to have gone mad. Her mouth was full of filthy words as she scolded Wenxiu like a dog with its blood dripping on its head.

Mrs Zhang, who was rolling beans in the yard, secretly shook her head when she heard Old Madam Li's scolding. Wenxiu's life was not good. It was fine if her husband died early, but to end up in such a family, her fate was truly miserable!

Li Lu didn't know that Mrs. Zhang was at home, so after hearing Old Mrs. Li's words, he nodded repeatedly in agreement. Then, he shamelessly shouted, "That's right, not even the slightest bit of filial piety. "Those heartless things will be taken away by the heavens sooner or later …"

"Hey, Mom, where are you going?"

Before Li Lu could finish his words, Lady Wang began to clamor as Old Mrs. Li stormed out of the courtyard.

Lady Wang also didn't know why Old Lady Li was so angry today. It must be known that she hadn't finished her preparations!