Everyone else was used to hearing things like this and remained completely unfazed. After all, no matter what Xu Tang did, in her parents’ eyes, she was always in the right.
Everyone quickly finished eating, cleaned up, and returned to their rooms to rest. They would have to go back to work soon. Even Xu Wen could earn one or two work points by cutting pig feed.
After everyone went out to work, Xu Tang was just wondering what she should do when the system finally gave her a task.
“Ding! Deliver water to your family and receive 20 points.”
“Finally, a task! I was practically growing mold from boredom,” Xu Tang muttered.
009 said, “Yesterday, the host was injured. Doing tasks too soon might have aroused suspicion.”
“That’s actually pretty considerate of you. I guarantee I’ll complete the task,” Xu Tang said playfully.
Xu Tang went to the kitchen. She wanted to boil some water and let it cool, but she didn’t know how to start a fire.
She opened the system shop. A large container of mineral water only cost one point. She directly spent one point to buy a large container of water and poured it into a kettle, then put the empty mineral water bottle into the system’s recycling station.
She then took out a single drop of the spiritual spring water from yesterday’s beginner gift pack and added it to the kettle.
Her family worked so hard every day, and Xu Tang wanted to improve their health and physique a little. But she didn’t dare add too much.
If their bodies suddenly changed too drastically, they might become suspicious. Diluting it in the water was just right.
Xu Tang then took out five bowls and put them into a basket. She carried the basket in one hand and the kettle in the other before walking out.
As she walked, she looked around at the houses in the village. Most of them were tiled houses like her own. A few were mud-and-thatch houses, while only two families had brick houses with tiled roofs.
One belonged to the former landlord. After his property had been confiscated, the house was left empty. When the educated youth were sent to the countryside, it was given to them as their residence. It was now the village’s educated-youth compound.
The other belonged to the brigade leader’s family.
Xu Tang soon reached the fields and saw everyone working hard with their heads down.
Some people noticed Xu Tang as well. Li Cuihua looked at the gauze wrapped around Xu Tang’s head and asked, “Xiao Tang, what brings you here? I heard about what happened yesterday. Why aren’t you resting at home?”
Li Cuihua had expected Xu Tang to snap at her for meddling.
Instead, Xu Tang smiled at her.
“I’m fine now, Auntie. I was just bored staying at home, so I came to bring some water for my parents, brothers, and sisters-in-law.”
Huh?
Today, this daughter of Guifang’s hadn’t snapped back at her even once.
For a moment, Li Cuihua didn’t know what to say. She simply nodded and repeatedly said, “Good, good.”
Xu Tang carried everything over to the plot where her parents were working.
Zhao Guifang spotted her from a distance and initially thought she was seeing things. Only after Xu Tang came closer did she realize it really was her daughter.
She immediately put down her farming tool and hurried over.
Zhao Guifang couldn’t help feeling that even after getting injured, her daughter still wouldn’t let her have any peace of mind.
“Tangtang, what are you doing here? You’re still injured! Why aren’t you lying down at home? What did you come out here for? And what are you carrying?”
Xu Tang’s father also came over.
“Daughter, what brings you here?”
Xu Tang smiled.
“I was just too bored staying at home, so I came to bring you some water.”
Seeing the disapproving looks on her parents’ faces, she quickly added, “Mom, Dad, I’m really fine now. Look if you don’t believe me.”
After saying that, Xu Tang spun around right there in front of them.
“I really am fine. I don’t feel any pain at all.”
Seeing that their daughter didn’t look like she was pretending, her parents stopped saying anything.
Zhao Guifang then called loudly to Xu Changxing, his brother, and their wives, who were working several plots away.
“Eldest daughter-in-law! Second daughter-in-law! Tangtang brought some water! Come over and rest for a while!”
The people working nearby heard Zhao Guifang’s voice and also raised their heads to look at Xu Tang.
Everyone knew that Guifang’s daughter rarely left the house. Privately, people in the village often said that no one knew just how spoiled Xu Tang’s parents were going to make her.
The other girls in the village were envious of Xu Tang for having such a good life.
When they looked up and saw her, one of them said, “Why do I feel like Xu Tang has gotten even prettier?”
“I feel the same way.”
Another person chimed in, “I’ve never seen anyone prettier than Guifang’s daughter.”
The others nodded in agreement.
They all sighed that it was just a shame her temper was so bad and that she didn’t know how to do farm work. Otherwise, there would probably be a line of families waiting to propose marriage to her.
The young men in the village were all staring at her in a daze.
They wanted to marry Xu Tang too, but their mothers wouldn’t agree.