Ma Xiangdong’s eyes turned red instantly.

For how many years had he not felt his mother’s care and love.

In the past, he was the eldest son of the Ma family, and his parents valued and liked him greatly. But ever since his father died, it felt as if he had gained a stepmother, who kept burdening his tender shoulders.

He had been gritting his teeth and bearing it.

He thought that in this lifetime, his mother would never give him care and love again. Unexpectedly, it was only after he lost a leg that his mother’s love returned.

At this moment, Ma Xiangdong even felt that losing his leg was worth it.

"Mom, Daya can’t manage money either, so please help me keep it. When I need it, I’ll ask you for it," Ma Xiangdong insisted on having his mom hold the money.

Yuan Chun thought about it. Such a large sum of money should be placed in the space insurance; if it’s stolen, the couple of the eldest son would be heartbroken.

The Ma Laoer couple and Ma Xiangling are certainly not honest.

Especially Ma Laoer’s three children, who had secretly come to the original owner’s room to steal snacks. If Ma Laoer knew the eldest son had such a large sum of money hidden in the house, who knows if he’d be tempted.

So, Yuan Chun accepted the money.

Of course, she was only temporarily keeping the money for the eldest son; none of the other ungrateful ones could think of spending a dime.

In the afternoon, Yuan Chun went to the mountains and caught two more wild chickens.

In the evening, Daya and Erya stewed a pot of chicken soup, with two large white radishes, and made a cold dish of purslane, with sweet potato and mung bean rice as the staple food.

Today, Ma Xiangling was also taken by Wang Cui to the fields to earn work points. Although she only earned four work points, less than expected, Yuan Chun still shared half a piece of chicken breast with her.

Ma Laoer’s three children each gathered a basket of pigweed, earning a work point each; Yuan Chun gave them some chicken bones with meat.

The good chicken meat was first distributed to the four people of the main house, then to the Ma Laoer couple.

After dividing the meat, everyone ate, and Ma Xiangling took the initiative to wash the dishes.

When Yuan Chun washed up and returned to her room to sleep, Ma Xiangling came in, cautiously asking her, "Mom, you went to Third Brother’s house today, were my Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law at home?"

"Your Third Brother returned home after work, and your Third Sister-in-law was on duty at the supply and marketing cooperative, so she couldn’t return. Lingzi, why are you asking this?" Yuan Chun held a cattail leaf fan, gently fanning herself, her eyes curiously fixed on her youngest daughter.

Ma Xiangling smiled ingratiatingly, "Mom, my Third Brother and Third Sister-in-law are the stingiest, but they can really save money. They must have saved a lot. Mom, give me two yuan; I want to buy a bottle of snow cream. I’m out of snow cream."

"What snow cream are you applying? I’ve lived for decades without using such cream, and I managed just fine. Alright, leave and close the door for me."

Yuan Chun impatiently shooed her out.

Ma Xiangling pouted, wanting to cry, "Mom, look at my face, today it got much darker after a day’s sun exposure. If I don’t apply snow cream, my face will be ruined."

Yuan Chun’s face fell, "Which girl in the village hasn’t been tanned? Is your face so precious that it can’t bear the sun?"

"Mom..."

"Leave..."

"Mom..."

"What, are you deliberately trying to get a beating?"

"No, Mom, I’m leaving now."

Startled, Ma Xiangling quickly ran out, not forgetting to close the door behind Yuan Chun.

The next day, after resting for two days, Yuan Chun, after having breakfast, led her son, daughter, and daughter-in-law to the brigade headquarters for assembly.

In the village, the double harvest season just passed, and now is the sesame harvesting season. Yuan Chun’s task was to pull out the sesame plants and pile them together.

Then, someone would bind the sesame stalks into small bundles and send them to the drying field.

After drying for two or three days, the sesame seeds could be harvested.

With a stick, hitting the bundled sesame, the seeds would fall like raindrops.