Chapter 48 The Yun Family

I only cut a small portion on the surface, thinking that would be enough to weave one mat, and I wouldn't need any more.

By the time Yunxi reached the spot where she had just entered the river, more than an hour had passed, and it was already past five o'clock, almost six o'clock.

By this time, everyone had already finished work and was probably busy with their own little plots of land, so permission wasn't particularly important.

I plan to go to my private plot after dark, where there's space to help water the plants; it's incredibly fast.

He reached his hand into the water and collected a lot of river water into his space, intending to collect as much as possible at once, since it wasn't just for watering the land once; he could use it again later.

I found a spot in the space and started collecting water into it. I could clearly feel a whirlpool appearing in the river. As I collected more and more water, the whirlpool grew bigger and bigger.

Downstream, it feels like there's a fault line; the water level has noticeably decreased. I wonder if the people downstream will be alarmed.

After collecting water for about half an hour, the space had accumulated approximately tens of thousands of tons of river water, enough for his own use, so he stopped.

When I was about to go back, I took out a basket from my space and put some wild vegetables in it. They were the kind of wild vegetables that could be dried and tasted good.

On the way back, I pretended to be passing by my private plot. I noticed that it was overgrown with all sorts of weeds. I figured I'd have to come back and weed it tomorrow, so the weeds wouldn't absorb all the nutrients from the soil.

My private plot is next to someone else's private plot, and people are already working on it.

Looking at them working together as a couple, they were all very diligent; the women were weeding and the men were carrying water.

"Uncle Jun, Aunt Jun, you are so hardworking. Even after you finish your work, you still have to work on the private plot."

Uncle Jun is the eldest son of my sixth grandfather, Yun Deyi. His name is Yun Shanjun, and his aunt is Tang Zhaodi.

The older generation also arranged their children in this way. The eldest son, Yun Deguang, was the brigade leader. The second son was Yunxi's grandfather, but unfortunately, he has passed away. The third son also passed away, apparently from an illness when he was young. He didn't even leave any descendants.

The fourth brother was Yun Deliang, the fourth grandfather who was a barefoot doctor. He had only one son named Yun Shanping, who also learned the skills of a barefoot doctor from him. Yunxi called him Fourth Uncle.

The fifth brother is my fifth grandfather. He loved to run around since he was a child. When he grew up, he simply became a hunter. And let me tell you, he was quite skilled. During those particularly difficult times, when other families couldn't even afford to eat, his family could still afford to eat meat.

He rarely hunts anymore. He probably didn't take care of his health when he was young, and now that he's old, he has aches and pains all over the place. He has long since passed on his hunting skills to his two sons, namely Yunxi's seventh uncle Yun Shanhu and eighth uncle Yun Shanbao.

Having spent his entire life hunting, his proudest achievement was being able to hunt tigers and leopards when he was young, which is why even his children's names begin with "tiger" or "leopard."

This is the pride of his life.

Sixth Grandpa was Yun Deyi, who was a carpenter but had difficulty walking. His wife was Grandma Cheng, who often helped record work points at the pig farm.

Besides Uncle Jun, there was also Uncle Ba, Yun Shanying, and a daughter, Yun Qiuying, who was already married.

Then there's Yun Deming, the seventh grandfather who guards the warehouse. He only has one son, Yun Shan'an, whom Yunxi calls his third uncle.

Of course, there were definitely more than just this many children at the beginning; each family had at least five or six. It's just that life was too hard, and it was already quite an achievement to be able to support the few children they had.

Compared to other families in the village, they are already doing very well.

Moreover, there are very few girls in their lineage. It's not that they are sexist and girls are abandoned after birth; it's just that it's in their genes.

For example, the eldest grandfather's family only has one granddaughter, who is only six years old. She is the only granddaughter in his family. The third grandfather had no descendants. The fourth grandfather's family has no daughters or granddaughters. The fifth grandfather's family has one granddaughter. The sixth grandfather's family has one daughter and one granddaughter. The daughter is already married, and the granddaughter is Yun Shengnan. The seventh grandfather's family has no daughters or granddaughters.

But when it comes to grandsons, every family has two, and some even have more than two. For example, my great-grandfather's family already has five grandsons.

Because there are relatively few girls in Yunjia Village, there is very little preference for sons over daughters, and most families still cherish their daughters.

Of course, besides Granny Yun's family, Granny Yun already has four granddaughters, namely Yun Pandi's family, who had a conflict with Yun Xi.

They're not kind to their granddaughter at all; the fact that they're still alive is a testament to their conscience.

Yun Shanjun looked up and saw that it was Yunxi. A smile immediately appeared on his face. "It's Yunxi. I was just saying that I would go to your house to tell you when I got back today. Look how much grass has grown in your private plot. It's so dry. I didn't expect you to come by yourself today."

"Thank you, Uncle Jun. I forgot about it a few days ago. This little bit of work will be done quickly."

"Yunxi is so diligent, unlike Shengnan, who does nothing and just plays around all day."

On the surface, they say their own child can't do anything and only knows how to play.

Only he himself knew the real meaning. At least when Yunxi heard this, her first reaction was, "Do you want your whole family to die too?"

This will ensure your daughter is also very diligent. You don't need to envy others; you can do it yourself just by giving it a try.

If it were the original Xiao Yunxi, she probably wouldn't have thought much about it, but now the person inside her body is a peach tree spirit, and she has no kinship with them. They can just live their own lives.

Although that's what she thought, she certainly wouldn't say it out loud, since it's better to do less things that might offend people.

"Uncle Jun, please don't say that. Shengnan is very obedient. At least she does all the housework."

Uncle Jun was very happy to hear others praising his daughter, and he couldn't stop smiling.

Yunxi chatted with him for a couple of minutes and then stopped talking much. As for her second aunt next to her, Yunxi didn't talk to her much either.

Because this second aunt was somewhat sexist, you could tell from her name, Tang Zhaodi, that she was the one who wasn't valued at home.

If it weren't for Uncle Jun's genuine fondness for Sheng Nan, who knows how much she would have been tormented by her mother.

She doesn't even like her own daughter, let alone her own daughter from a neighboring family, so she usually avoids getting close to her.

Because she was never given a friendly look when she approached, Yunxi knew this even when she was a child, and afterwards she would instinctively avoid her whenever she saw her.