Cheng Tianhua was furious, "You're talking back! Sister Tao has been pampered since she was little, how can she do hard labor?"
Cheng You gave a cold laugh, "Who wasn't pampered? When my mother was here, I never did laundry, cooking, or fed the pigs. Now that my mother is dead and a stepmother has moved in, I'm ordered around. Haven't I done everything? Someone who didn't know would think Cheng Tao is your real daughter!"
As soon as she spoke, the three people in the courtyard changed their expressions, thinking she knew something.
"You're talking nonsense!" Cheng Tianhua said gruffly.
Cheng You pouted, "Of course I'm talking nonsense. Cheng Tao doesn't look like you at all, how could she be your biological daughter? If you're talking about biological, look at my face, that's your biological daughter!"
Cheng You's appearance combined all the best features of Jiang Qing and Cheng Tianhua, with traces of both parents visible.
After all, Cheng Tianhua was a renowned handsome young man in his youth.
Cheng You's words made Song Yu Lian and Cheng Tao's faces darken simultaneously.
Cheng Tao wasn't that beautiful, but she didn't deserve to be humiliated like this.
"Oh right, Dad said yesterday that those who don't earn work points don't get to eat, right? Tsk tsk, Sister Cheng Tao, you're really miserable!"
Cheng You's deliberate taunting brought tears of shame to Cheng Tao's eyes.
"If I don't eat, I don't eat. It was my mistake, and I deserve punishment."
Song Yu Lian quickly said, "Tianhua, the child is still young, she can't starve. If there must be punishment, punish me!"
"No, no, no, it was my mistake, punish me!"
Cheng You curled her lips, finding it boring.
In the end, Cheng Tianhua softened his heart and forgave Cheng Tao. The family of three was overjoyed.
Looking at them, Cheng You truly felt her mother had been wronged.
She couldn't bear to watch the unpleasant scene and walked out to find San Leng on the mountain.
"Sister Cheng You, will you continue to come with me to feed the pigs in the future?"
He had been looking forward to her return.
Cheng You shook her head, "That might not be possible, I still need to help Uncle Li."
San Leng was a bit disappointed, but working with Li Uncle clearly had better prospects. People naturally sought higher ground.
"Then forget it. If you occasionally accompany me up the mountain to pick mushrooms, I'll be content."
Cheng You found it amusing, "Do you need me to accompany you to pick mushrooms? Can't you come up by yourself?"
San Leng: "With you, my luck is better."
"So, I'm a lucky star?" Cheng You mocked herself.
"Heh heh, then you're probably my lucky star."
Cheng You couldn't let down the title of "lucky star" and led him to the place where she had dug up He Shou Wu yesterday.
"San Leng, you run up the mountain all day, have you seen this kind of vine?"
San Leng scratched the back of his head, "As long as it's green, it all looks the same to me. I really didn't notice."
Cheng You patted him, "Then pay attention in the future! This is called He Shou Wu. If you dig it up, the root can be used as medicine. Uncle Li buys this."
"You dug it up?"
Cheng You raised her chin proudly, "Of course! I sold it for this much!"
"Fifty cents? Sister Cheng You, you're amazing!"
Cheng You tsked, "Five yuan! You really have potential!"
San Leng exclaimed, feeling like he had missed out on a fortune.
He usually didn't pay attention and didn't know there were such valuable things on the mountain.
"Sister, I'll feed the pigs later. Can you take me to find some? See if there's any more of this stuff!"
San Leng was easily swayed and insisted that Cheng You take him to look.
Cheng You felt helpless and followed him.
She hadn't held out much hope. She had just dug up He Shou Wu yesterday; it was unlikely to be so lucky today.
As they walked, her eyes started to ache from searching, when she suddenly spotted a familiar plant.
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San Leng stopped, "What is it? Did you find He Shou Wu?"
"Not He Shou Wu." Cheng You's voice held a hint of suppressed excitement.
Disregarding her appearance, she lay on the ground and cleared away the surrounding grass, leaving only that one plant.
"Sister, what is this?"
Cheng You took out her personal herbarium and flipped through it.
"The characteristics... they all match..."
San Leng was getting anxious, "Sister, what exactly is this!"
Cheng You looked up, "San Leng, have you seen wild ginseng?"
The book said that wild ginseng had specific growing requirements, and Cheng You had once thought it was impossible for their village's mountain to have any.
Even Uncle Li, who went up the mountain often, hadn't found any, showing how lucky Cheng You was.
San Leng swallowed, and before he could get excited, his eyes widened, and he looked at Cheng You with a look of horror.
"Sister... don't look at this for now, look behind you."
A chill ran down Cheng You's spine as she slowly turned her head.
A large, dark-haired pig's head loomed into view. It grunted roughly, its bristles standing on end, revealing sharp tusks.
It was not only ugly but also exuded an indescribable stench.
Cheng You's legs went weak with fear. This was not luck!
If it were Qi Cheng Yan, there might still be a chance to subdue it.
With just her and San Leng, two half-grown children, they were not enough for it to eat in one bite.
"Sister, run! Run!" San Leng shouted in a suppressed voice.
He immediately grabbed Cheng You's hand and they scrambled down the mountain.
If it were just San Leng, he might have escaped.
But taking Cheng You, who was bad at sports, was like dragging a burden.
However, San Leng was a boy with great integrity. He had brought Cheng You up, and he absolutely would not abandon her.
But Cheng You first broke free from his hand, "San Leng, let's run separately!"
This way, at least one person's safety could be ensured.
San Leng thought this was acceptable, and he hoped he could lure the wild boar away.
Who knew this wild boar was blind, and it chased after Cheng You.
When San Leng reacted and ran back, he saw the frenzied wild boar just inches away from Cheng You.
"Sister!"
At the critical moment, a figure flashed and, with all their might, shoved the wild boar aside.
However, this only made the plump wild boar swerve a few steps.
"Still not running!"
Hearing this shout, Cheng You quickly got up and ran.
"San Leng, where's your sickle!"
He was feeding pigs, so he must have brought a sickle.
San Leng finally reacted, it was in his basket, he hadn't taken it out yet.
He nimbly took the sickle in his hand and threw it towards Qi Cheng Yan, who was fighting wits and strength with the wild boar.
"Yan Ge, catch!"
Qi Cheng Yan accurately caught the sickle and swung it at the wild boar's neck.
The wild boar let out a sharp cry and opened its large mouth towards him, revealing its sharp tusks.
Qi Cheng Yan's expression was stern, a sharp glint in his eyes. He twisted his wrist, quickly drew out the sickle, and blood spurted out.
The wild boar struggled a few times, its strength gradually fading, and it slowly collapsed on the ground, groaning in pain.
Cheng You wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, her entire body feeling as drained of strength as the wild boar.