Chapter 43 The speaker has an intention, and the listener also has an intention.

Ever since Xiao Jiu, at the age of one year and one month, spoke clearly and logically with the old lady of the Shen family, she became famous on this street. Everyone who mentioned her couldn't help but give her a thumbs up. Of course, this was not only because she was eloquent, but also because she knew what these old ladies liked to show off in front of outsiders. She would usually cater to their preferences, and her sweet words were as sweet as honey, making her very likable.

Grandma also wanted to braid her hair into pigtails. With a red hair tie, she would look chubby, fair-skinned, and have dimples when she smiled. Everyone would adore her.

When wild vegetables begin to grow abundantly, Xiao Jiu loves to go with her grandma to dig for them. Since her grandma can't carry her, she puts her in a stroller with iron rims and a wooden frame. This is the stroller her older brothers used to ride in when they were little. It's very sturdy and well-preserved, and it hasn't gotten wet, so the wheels are still in good condition over the years without rusting or corroding. When the distance is far, her grandparents push her around.

Besides my grandparents, my second and third older sisters also came along. It was the older sisters who did all the climbing and scrambling. They grew up in the village, so they were very agile when it came to climbing trees.

Because this season requires picking Chinese toon and elm seeds, which requires nimble hands, Grandpa would always bring a long hook. The hook would be attached to a branch, and three people below would pull hard to pull the branch down. After the branch was pulled down, they could pinch the Chinese toon buds or elm seeds on it.

If the Chinese toon tree is not pruned, it will keep growing upwards. So every spring, people take this opportunity to prune its branches so that new branches can sprout the following year. Everyone is aware of the importance of protecting trees and will not destroy the whole tree for food. People's quality today is much better than that of some people in later generations.

In later generations, some people would drive over every spring when it was time to pick wild vegetables, and some would even cut down trees to pick them. This even made the news. How bad must these people be? How wicked must they be to do such a thing?

Not only Chinese toon trees, but also elm trees, all require pruning within reasonable limits.

Xiao Jiu usually doesn't get out of the car because the bumpy road is a bit difficult for a little kid like her whose sense of balance hasn't reached a certain level yet.

So she sat obediently in the car, and her grandma would pull a string of elm seeds for her to pick slowly. Once she had picked them all, her little hands would let go and the seeds would fall into the basket her grandma had brought. Don't underestimate her small hands; she was extremely serious when she worked and felt a great sense of accomplishment, which made her grandparents praise her as a little genius.

She wants to try everything and is doing a great job. You could say she unlocks a new skill every day. It's so much easier than when they were taking care of their grandson. She doesn't feel tired at all. She has praised her mother more than once for being such a good child. She is indeed their family's lucky star. She has that special charm.

Their family was harmonious and got along well, which was enviable. However, Tang Youtian and Cao Amei from Taoyuan Village were not so happy.

They thought their daughter had finally returned, giving them hope, but who would have thought she would run away again so soon after returning? This infuriated them both. Tang Youtian, being petty, was so angry he almost vomited blood. After waking up, he grabbed Cao Amei and gave her a good beating, blaming her for not keeping an eye on her. Now that she had run away, what were they going to do?

Cao Amei was furious. "You heartless bastard! She's a person, not an animal. How could I possibly control her? How could I possibly keep an eye on her? You didn't keep an eye on her either, so why are you blaming me?"

"Just because you're lazy, just because you can't give me a son, you lazy woman! If you weren't lazy, would she have left? She was scared away by you, do you know that? And you, if you don't work, believe me, I'll divorce you and find a wife to give me a son. Why didn't I think of that before? If I divorce you, I can remarry and someone will give me a son."

Over the years, Cao Amei had been exhausted by the beatings. She used to be somewhat wary, but now she had given up. Of her nine daughters, none of them stayed by her side. She had long regarded Tang Youtian as her only hope. Now that this heartless man said he wanted to divorce her, she was stunned at first, and then she started cursing at Tang Youtian.

"You bastard, you heartless dog! I've given you nine daughters, and you want to divorce me? Who do you think you are? What woman would want to be with you? Look at yourself! You're so lazy, what woman would be blind enough to marry you? Do you think everyone is as tolerant of you as I am? Let me tell you, if it weren't for me, you'd be a bachelor forever, do you understand? Don't push your luck!"

Tang Youtian choked. That made perfect sense. He had no money. Now even his land had been divided up by his older brothers. He and his wife hadn't farmed anything and were just shamelessly going to other people's houses to freeload. Who would want to marry a man like him?

But Cuihua's actions have triggered the curse that remarrying will result in having a son, and now all he can think about is having a son. He even looks at widows with ill intent, fantasizing about marrying a widow into his home. He's laughing in his sleep.

Cao Amei was unaware that she had been spiritually abandoned and was still mocking Tang Youtian. Tang Youtian turned his head and saw this crazy woman with yellow teeth, messy hair, and a face full of pockmarks and wrinkles. He felt disgusted. Looking at his own dilapidated house, which looked nothing like a home, he couldn't help but start thinking about how to divorce this woman and find a way to marry a new wife.

Cuihua knew that her father was obsessed with his son all his life, so she deliberately revealed this information to him in order to divert Tang Youtian's attention. Now the plan has obviously succeeded. As for Cao Amei, although she did not make any unforgivable mistakes, her mistake was that because of laziness, she not only ruined herself, but also ruined the lives of all her daughters.

In the dream, Cao Amei's nine daughters all suffered greatly, with three dying before the age of thirty. Almost none of them lived past fifty. They were all physically weak, sickly, and plagued by misfortune, all due to malnutrition in their childhood.

So, from the moment Tang Cuihua had this dream, she tried to change her own fate and that of her sisters.

It has now been proven that she has taken the hardest step by abandoning her heartless parents.

Only by completely severing ties with them can we avoid being controlled by them in the future.

Although Cuihua now gets up earlier than the chickens and goes to bed the latest on the street, at least her days are fulfilling and happy. She can eat her fill, learn to cook, and even learn to do accounting and read. It's so much better than before when she only knew how to hunch over, her back to the earth and her back to the sky.