Chapter 3: Daily Tasks

The person speaking was Qin Shuo’s second sister-in-law, Ding Xiujing.

Qin Shuo had three brothers, two older brothers, and he was the third.

Qin Laodaddy died when he fell into a mud pit while working on a water conservancy project.

Leaving Wang Fengmei alone to raise her three sons.

During the famine, Wang Fengmei almost didn’t make it, but her grandfather saved her.

This was also the reason why the original owner had been able to get away with all her antics for so long, even though she had been married into the family for a long time.

But she did less work, and the other two daughters-in-law had something to say about it.

The eldest sister-in-law, Liu Zhaodi, was always quiet and reserved. While she didn’t say anything, she didn’t like to pay attention to Xu Jiaojiao.

The second sister-in-law, Ding Xiujing, was different. She was quick-witted and would retort if she didn’t like something.

The original owner wasn’t someone who was easily bullied either. For every word someone said, she could retort with ten.

The two sisters-in-law in the Qin family constantly bickered, and everyone in the brigade knew that they didn’t get along.

Wasn’t it? Early in the morning, everyone in the Qin family was up, except for that person who was still in the room.

Ding Xiujing was already in a bad mood, and naturally, she would take the opportunity to make a few sarcastic remarks.

As for Xu Jiaojiao in the room, she didn’t bother with the sour words from outside.

At this moment, she had already gotten out of bed.

Seeing the vest she was wearing, which was so worn out, she remembered the moment she had been publicly humiliated.

For a moment, Xu Jiaojiao had the urge to just give up.

But she didn’t have enough strength to fight against that cheating system.

She could only resign herself to finding clothes.

She hadn’t taken a few steps when she realized that the room was even more chaotic than she thought, with miscellaneous items piled up everywhere.

There was a stool by the bed with a green bag on it, which looked like the person’s luggage.

In the dim light, Xu Jiaojiao stumbled as she walked.

Several times, she almost fell before she reached the closet.

The closet was fine, the wood looked sturdy.

It was just that the outside was also covered in a layer of dust, and it was unknown how long it had been since it was cleaned.

There were actually such lazy girls in this era, Xu Jiaojiao was amazed.

She opened the closet door, and inside was a mess.

Xu Jiaojiao rummaged around for a while before she managed to find a set of clothes.

The clothes were half new, with no patches, and the style was surprisingly fitting.

She didn’t find what she wanted, so Xu Jiaojiao continued to rummage.

Until she had gone through all the clothes, she was sure that there were no other vests in the closet, and she gave up.

She looked at the vest on her body again, and Xu Jiaojiao felt like she had lost all hope.

What kind of person was the original owner? Calling her a dog was an understatement.

Thinking about all that white money, just like that, it was wasted, Xu Jiaojiao felt a pang in her heart.

“Feifei, do you have any money?”

“No~”

Xu Jiaojiao: …

Angrily putting on the two pieces of clothing, Xu Jiaojiao went out with a black face.

As soon as she opened the door, she almost bumped into someone.

She looked up and saw that it was none other than Ding Xiujing.

“Oh! Finally deigned to get out of bed?” Ding Xiujing wasn’t embarrassed at all when she was caught eavesdropping.

She even looked her up and down.

Xu Jiaojiao was speechless by her audacity.

“What, is the corner good for listening?”

Hearing this, Ding Xiujing was unusually flustered.

She had just learned that the third son had returned last night.

Thinking of this, she curiously looked into the room.

But besides a messy mess, where was the third son’s figure?

Seeing the dog-like house, Ding Xiujing was disgusted.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

Although it wasn’t her fault, it was now her responsibility, and for a moment, she felt a little embarrassed.

But she didn’t show it on her face.

“Can you see clearly from here? Do you want to go inside and take a look?”

Ding Xiujing didn’t expect her to be so shameless, and she was stunned on the spot, forgetting to retort.

“What are you looking at, blocking the way? Did you make the meal? We’re picking tea leaves today, all of you work hard, if you don’t earn seven work points, don’t eat dinner tonight!”

Wang Fengmei had just returned from outside, and seeing her two troublesome daughters-in-law arguing again, she was furious.

Speaking of Ding Xiujing and Wang Fengmei, they were like brine tofu, one thing subdues the other.

Ding Xiujing was quick-witted, but when she faced her own mother-in-law, she was also afraid.

Everyone in the brigade knew how powerful Wang Fengmei was.

As soon as her mother-in-law spoke, Ding Xiujing could only leave dejectedly.

It was indeed her turn to cook today.

Logically speaking, it didn’t matter to her if Xu Jiaojiao woke up a little late.

But she was in a bad mood, and she wanted to pick a fight with someone.

“And you, your man has come back, you don’t even know how to clean up! What kind of woman are you?”

Looking through the doorway at the messy room, Wang Fengmei was disgusted.

Being called out, Xu Jiaojiao’s face flushed red.

Especially since there were a few children standing nearby, curiously looking into her room, making it even more embarrassing.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

“I know, Mom.”

Wang Fengmei, who had been ready to scold her, was stunned by her docile attitude.

The words she had been about to say were swallowed back down.

In the end, she just glared at her and said, “You know, so hurry up!”

“Okay!”

Xu Jiaojiao acted like she would do whatever she said, leaving Wang Fengmei completely confused.

Was this still the troublesome daughter-in-law who would retort three times for every word she said?

But thinking about her youngest son coming back, Wang Fengmei didn’t find it strange.

Her eyes scanned Xu Jiaojiao, she paused for a moment, and then said, “You just do some light work today, let others do the heavy lifting.”

Her mother-in-law’s meaningful gaze made Xu Jiaojiao almost jump up.

It wasn’t her, she didn’t, they were purer than water last night!

But could she say that?

Of course not! If she knew that she was still pure, what would happen?

She nodded randomly, agreeing, and Xu Jiaojiao went to wash up.

The Qin family lived in the Red Flag Brigade of the South Mountain Commune in Wuyang County.

Wuyang County was famous for its tea production.

The most important source of income for the Red Flag Brigade was also this tea.

But in these days, when people couldn’t even eat enough, how much tea could they drink?

Therefore, the income wasn’t very good.

But this place had been growing tea for thousands of years, and besides mountains, Wuyang County was just hills, so it wasn’t suitable for growing anything else.

Although picking tea could earn work points, work points were not worth much.

The living conditions in the brigade were not good at all.

Only a few families in the entire brigade lived well, while the rest were constantly hungry.

The Qin family was able to live better than others because of the allowance Qin Shuo sent back.

Even Xu Jiaojiao, at the beginning, received a little money every month.

But she was restless, and she spent all that money trying to please the male intellectuals.

Even if they didn’t pay any attention to her, and the money ended up in the hands of a female intellectual, she didn’t care.

Wang Fengmei, who noticed something was wrong, stopped giving her money altogether.

Anyway, she wouldn’t starve at home.

After sorting out the original owner’s memories, Xu Jiaojiao quickly calculated in her mind how to survive here.

She heard the system’s serious mechanical voice.

“Ding! Daily task, please give Qin Shuo a loving compliment.”