The two exchanged a glance, both feeling a bit embarrassed. This whole thing was such a mess...
Yun Yi was quite vain, so naturally she was not willing to be the first to back down.
She gave a soft snort and muttered, "If we can't earn any more money, we'll still send her to that butcher Liu."
Yun Jianzhou waved his hand. "You won't die if you say something nice. Don't mention this again, and don't ever say you'll send little sister away. Alright, you should study. I'm leaving."
Yun Jianzhou got up and left the room. Yun Yi sat there, looking at the sickle on the table. She fondled it lovingly, thinking that this little girl actually turned out to be quite useful.
Well, considering her contribution to the family, she'd let this matter slide.
Yun Yi happily hummed a tune. Before long, Yun Que'er outside saw her pick up the sickle and head out.
Yun Que'er couldn't help but giggle secretly. This Yun Yi clearly liked it very much but just pretended not to care.
Yun Que'er quickly turned around, called Yun Fujin, grabbed their sickles, and caught up with Yun Yi.
"Third sister! Wait for me!"
Yun Yi turned around and saw the fair - skinned little one running towards her and throwing herself into her arms.
Yun Yi instinctively tightened her hold on her and took two steps back. Then she realized that she seemed to be overly concerned about Yun Que'er. She immediately put on a proud look and put Yun Que'er on the ground, pushing her aside.
"Stay away from me. I hate it when people touch me the most."
Yun Que'er, with her thick - skinned spirit, insisted on grabbing Yun Yi's hand.
"Third sister, hold my hand. The road is too slippery."
"Ugh, get out of the way. Don't stick to me!"
"Third sister～～～"
Looking at the figures of the two sisters in front, playfully teasing each other, a smile spread across Yun Fujin's lips.
Their little sister was truly a lucky star.
Originally, their family was also allocated a plot of land. But the Yun family was poor, and the villagers looked down on them. All the fertile land that could yield good crops was given to other families by the village head.
By the time it was their turn, they were given the most infertile plot of land, and it was also very small. Every year, it was labor - intensive to plant the rice seedlings and even more so to harvest. The yield was low, yet the villagers still blamed their family for not working hard.
It was always extremely difficult. Every year during the autumn harvest, the Yun family would get scolded. They were already used to it.
Besides farming, they also had to cut pigweed and hand it in to the commune once every three days.
Because the location was not good, it was also difficult to cut pigweed. So, as expected, their family always cut the least amount and would surely get scolded again.
So, even though having the right tools could speed things up, when the whole family stood by the field, they couldn't help but sigh.
This tiny plot of land was hardly worth anything.
Even if they worked their hardest, they might not earn many work points.
Yun Que'er had just arrived in this era and didn't know much about village affairs. But seeing the worried look on Yun Fujin's face, she roughly understood the situation.
She gently shook Yun Fujin's hand. "Big brother, let's take it slow. Let's just earn the work points we can for now."
Yun Yi slung the sickle over her shoulder and said, "If we take it slow, when will we ever finish?" Then she stepped into the field.
Despite her complaints, Yun Yi was very quick at work. In a few strokes, before Yun Que'er and Yun Fujin could even walk over, she had already cut a small patch of pigweed.
Seeing this, Yun Que'er immediately picked up a sickle and chased after her.
"Little Que'er, slow down!" Yun Fujin was extremely worried when he saw this little child holding such a big sickle. He was afraid that Yun Que'er would cut herself.
The sun gradually rose high in the sky, and the sunlight became scorching. Yun Que'er's little face was flushed from the sun, and her sweat dripped onto the ground.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead and couldn't help but mutter.
"Hoeing the crops under the mid - day sun, sweat dripping onto the soil beneath the seedlings. The ancients really knew what they were talking about..."
Hearing her muttering, Yun Yi glanced at her.
"You little thing actually knows ancient poems? How many can you recite? Don't tell me you only know these two lines."
"Of course not!" Yun Que'er waved her little hand. "Every grain on the plate is the fruit of hard toil."
Yun Fujin was very surprised. "You even know this? I thought you couldn't read?"
Only then did Yun Que'er remember that the original owner hadn't gone to school after being picked up. How could someone who hadn't been to school know this?
Damn it. She had revealed herself because she thought she was older!
"Um..." Yun Que'er shook her head. "I heard it from someone else."
Afraid that Yun Fujin would ask further, Yun Que'er dropped the sickle and threw herself into Yun Fujin's arms, coquettishly saying, "Big brother, this is the only poem I know. Can you teach me some more?"
Yun Fujin had given up on continuing his studies for his younger siblings. Hearing Yun Que'er say this, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
He lifted Yun Que'er up. "I'm afraid I won't be able to teach you for long."
"Big brother is the best." Yun Que'er flattered Yun Fujin wildly. "When we earn some money, big brother can go back to school."
"Good girl, Que'er." Yun Fujin stroked Yun Que'er's head and kissed her cheek. "You're tired, aren't you? Big brother will take you to rest over there."
Yun Yi rolled her eyes at Yun Que'er. "You're really good at being cute."
Yun Que'er stuck out her tongue at her and let out a peal of laughter.
Yun Yi gave a disdainful snort and continued to work with her head down. Yun Que'er felt a warm sensation between her eyebrows and knew that Yun Yi's affection for her had increased.
Yun Que'er buried her head in Yun Fujin's arms and secretly giggled.
After all, Yun Yi was a scholar, so she must like people with culture.
At this moment, the elusive Yun Jianzhou suddenly rushed over.
"Big brother! Big brother, something's happened in the village!"
Yun Fujin and Yun Que'er in his arms both turned their heads. "What happened?"
Yun Jianzhou ran and stumbled up to them. Before he could catch his breath, he gasped out, "You don't know yet, do you? Something happened to the village head's family! When I came here just now, I saw the village head's wife leading a large group of people, crying and shouting in the village. They said that the village head didn't come home last night. They thought he had gone out drinking again. Guess what?"
Yun Jianzhou slapped his hand. "He's nowhere to be found in the whole village!"
Yun Fujin frowned. "Even if he was drinking, it's already noon. He should have gone home by now. Did he go to another village?"
"Who knows." Yun Jianzhou snorted. "Maybe he got drunk last night and was carried away by a wolf on his way back."
Yun Que'er shivered and tightened her hold on Yun Fujin's neck.
"There are wolves here..."
Yun Fujin gave Yun Jianzhou a sideways look. "Don't scare little sister. There hasn't been a wolf in the village for decades, and there aren't any in the back mountain either."