Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine
Chapter 135 Decision

Chapter 135: 135 Decision

Zhao Yanli yelled out. She saw the couple lower their heads and say nothing.

Still upset, she continued, "Yeah, even if the five of us get bullied, we’ll have to yield to them. You’d say we’re wrong, and you’ve never backed us up like other parents do.

Huh, are we supposed to owe them? We’ve been working for them since we were little. Did you ever think that we’re young, we want to play too, and don’t want to work all the time?"

The room fell silent, no one said a word.

Zhao Qingxiang had no choice, this matter couldn’t be delayed, "Mom and Dad, in a few years, we’ll come to take you with us. We won’t abandon you."

The couple still kept their heads down and said nothing. The words from their eldest daughter just now left them speechless.

The children had such big opinions against them. Zhao Tian suddenly realized, maybe it was because he talked about the kids going up the mountain. Is that why they want to leave?

Now it seemed all five kids wanted to leave. The house would be just the two of them. It was only then he realized his actions truly left the kids disheartened.

"Go on, just go."

"Dad, come with us to the team leader’s house. He has to open this letter after all."

Zhao Tian suddenly seemed to age a few years. He put on his shoes.

Han Lixia looked at her husband, looked at the kids, she really didn’t know what to do? She bore five children, now all are leaving her.

Zhao Xiaojing held Zhao Yanli’s hand, and they followed behind.

Yang Hongwen’s family had already gone to bed. They were quite puzzled to hear knocking at the door.

Seeing Zhao Tian and the other five, "Is there something?"

Zhao Tian didn’t speak. Zhao Qingxiang followed behind, "Uncle. Qing Jie and I have already signed up to go to Jiangbei, Yanping and the other two also want to go. We need you to open the letter."

"Hurry up and come inside to talk," Yang Hongwen was quite surprised, letting the six of them into the house.

Xu Chunjiao had already gotten up, inviting them to sit down.

"Why do you want to go to Jiangbei? Those who went from our village all want to come back. You’re still young. Why go there?

It’s not a good place. They say it’s formal employment, but it just sounds nice. If you don’t accomplish your tasks, you won’t get paid."

Zhao Qingxiang nodded, "Uncle, we know. But it’s the same here. We want to go out and see."

Yang Hongwen didn’t know what to say. Are they too young, thinking too simply? Nobody goes to Jiangbei now.

"Qingxiang, those who went regret it. Do you think you won’t?"

"Uncle, I know, but we still want to go."

Yang Hongwen saw it was useless to reason with the kids.

"Zhao Tian. You agree?"

Zhao Tian scoffed, "What if I disagree? The two have already signed up."

Yang Hongwen sighed. The whole family agreed. He’d talked to them, but they were still determined to go. Nothing could be done. Good advice can’t persuade a doomed ghost.

"Zhao Tian, you agreed?"

"What else if I disagree? Let them do what they want."

"Uncle, please open the letter for the three of us."

Yang Hongwen had no choice but to open the letter, and with that, the six of them went home.

Zhao Yanli felt relieved, finally able to leave.

No one spoke along the way. Even when they got home, no one spoke, Zhao Tian went straight to his room.

The five siblings still had things to do, but it was still a bit early. They decided to rest a bit first.

Zhao Qingxiang, being the oldest, resisted not sleeping, and it must have been nearly midnight when he finally woke up the Second.

Then he woke up the sisters. The five of them used the family cart to haul things out, fitting everything with two trips.

Old Yang had already arrived, waiting for about an hour. The five siblings finally arrived, and after unloading a cart full of winter melons, they hurried back.

Altogether, it was eighty-five, and Old Yang gave them sixty yuan directly.

"Uncle Yang, our letter has been opened."

"Alright, when do you plan to go?"

"The day after tomorrow."

"Okay, come look for me first, I’ll take you there." He said and drove off.

The five siblings had never seen so much money before.

Zhao Qingxiang spoke up, "This sixty yuan will be twelve each, everyone keep your own share."

"Brother, you keep it all."

"No, we’ll split it now for safety, and no matter how much we earn in the future, if it’s together, we split it equally.

And we should hurry back to rest. Tomorrow, we’ll go up the mountain again. If there’s more, we’ll take it to Old Yang at night, earning more is good."

The four younger siblings had no objections.

Actually, when they went for the second haul, Zhao Tian had already woken up. He didn’t listen or go out. Now the children had drifted apart from him.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, the five siblings frowned but relaxed once back to sleep.

The next morning, after breakfast at the canteen, the five of them carried baskets and went up the mountain.

This time, even reaching halfway, they found nothing. "Should we go further in?"

Each had twelve yuan in hand. They were convinced about earning money, their minds filled with it.

With sticks in hand, they cautiously moved further in. After about half an hour, they found another patch of winter melons. The five were thrilled and picked them at once.

They filled their baskets, but there were more in the ground. They didn’t dare linger, so they hurried down the mountain to the place where they stayed the day before yesterday.

"Xiao Li, you watch. The four of us will go. Tonight we’ll haul with the cart. There are thirty big ones this time. That’s enough, no more trips up."

Everyone agreed. This place was sheltered from the wind, so the four of them leaned on one side and fell asleep. Honestly, they were exhausted these past few days. Soon, they all fell asleep.

As dusk fell, Zhao Yanli, fearing the cold and getting sick, woke her siblings up.

The five siblings carried their baskets down the mountain again, storing the produce in the brothers’ room. Zhao Qingxiang wanted to keep ten for eating, but the younger siblings disagreed.

"Brother, we’ll go up again in a few days and sow some winter melon seeds, then we can also pick some for eating."

The five had already planned to leave after New Year’s. Suggestions of others were still worth considering.

After dinner, they went to rest because they still had to leave at midnight.

Though Zhao Tian didn’t know what the kids were doing secretly, it was likely winter melons. This estrangement with the kids resulted from it, so he pretended not to know, saving them from anger. These issues were his own, having broken the kids’ hearts.