“You can't even keep your mouths shut while eating, complaining that it's not tasty, then don't eat!” Li Fuman's face darkened as he glared at Li Ailan. Li Ailan pouted, looking unhappy as she complained to the other elders in the family in front of Li Fuman, “Grandma, Dad, Aunt Zhang, did I say something wrong? In such difficult times, which family doesn't work to eat? Grandpa, it's not that I'm speaking ill, but you're too biased. We are your biological grandchildren, while this one is just a burden you brought with you.” “Shut up!” Li Fuman's chopsticks heavily struck the table, which emitted a dull 'clang'. Li Ailan shuddered with fear, and tears started to stream down her face. Seeing this, Zhang Xiulan quickly comforted Li Ailan, “Ailan, it's Jinfeng's fault, I apologize on her behalf, don't be angry, next time... next time I'll have her do more work, earn work points to make up for it.” Wang Guixi, who is also Li Ailan's biological grandmother, seeing her granddaughter cry because of Li Jinfeng, hurriedly added, “Ailan didn't say anything wrong, indeed, there's no family that doesn't work and still eats and drinks for free! Jinfeng, if you're not seriously hurt, you should go to work today!” “Nonsense, what work can Jinfeng do in such a state? Li Ailan, stop your nonsense here, and if you keep causing trouble, I'll talk to the team leader and assign you the dirtiest and hardest work.”

Li Fuman bellowed. He was the head of the household, and his words carried some weight. At least after he roared, Li Ailan didn't dare to say anything, and even her crying had subsided considerably. Li Jinfeng, sitting beside, quietly finished her plain water porridge and corn kernels. Although she was not yet full, she had the strength to hold on until she found a secluded place later to sneak some food to fill her stomach. After wiping her mouth, Li Jinfeng spoke unhurriedly, 'Master, I can go to work, but I can't do any heavy work, so the work points I earn might not be as many as Sister Ailan gets for watching the team's cattle.' 'Hmph, her job of watching the cattle is the easiest in the whole production team, and she gets the least work points. Even digging cow dung would earn more work points than this job. You don't need to stand up for her.'

Li Fuman ruthlessly exposed Li Ailan. Speaking of which, the job of looking after the cattle originally belonged to Li Jinfeng, but Li Ailan, thinking it was easy, begged and pleaded to take over the task. For a long time now, it has been her job to feed the cattle every day. It was indeed easy, but as Li Fuman said, the work points were few, and at the end of the day, it wasn't even enough to earn a steamed corn bun. Li Ailan's face instantly turned beet red, wanting to argue with Li Jinfeng, but she didn't dare to be too outrageous with Li Fuman present. It was not until after the meal was over that the whole family had to gather under the big locust tree in the village to wait for the team leader to assign that day's tasks. At this moment, the production team leader Zhao Zhongxing was already standing there with the work points book in hand. After a while, the villagers arrived one after another, and after everyone had gathered, he began to assign tasks one by one. 'Zhang Weidong, you till the land in Zhangjiagou, Huang Aihua will assist you, leading the livestock.' 'Sun Yuejin, you carry the rice from those three acres on the slope, Zhou Tiesheng, you go...' As team leader Zhao Zhongxing spoke, many people quickly received their tasks. Those who got their tasks went to work happily, while those who didn't continued to wait under the big locust tree. Li Jinfeng noticed that the tasks assigned by Zhao Zhongxing were almost all different for each person; some were to harvest rice, some to plow the fields, lead livestock, sow seeds, water the fields, cut grass, carry loads, etc. However, they were basically assigned according to each person's strength: men carried loads and plowed the fields, while women harvested rice, weeded, and transplanted seedlings.