"I can’t stop worrying about you all." Old Yang frowned.
"Really, it’s fine. I’ll just stay at ho and won’t go out. Once the three of them co back from work, they’ll need to cook for themselves. If I stay, they’ll have ready-made, hot als to eat."
"I’m also afraid soone might cause trouble."
"Haha, you don’t have to worry, everyone knows I’m your wife, no one will cause trouble. Is it okay if I don’t go?"
Old Yang listened to her coquettish voice, and his hands started to beco restless.
After it was over, Old Yang gently stroked his wife’s soft back, "Alright, if you want to stay at ho, stay. But be sure not to go to work."
"Mmm, I’m not stupid. Who wants to go to work?
You should be careful outside, and don’t overexert yourself."
"Okay, I know, even when riding the train, it’s nothing."
Wei Kaiyun rode his bike back to the village, and before he even reached ho, a child ran over, "Master Wei, the village chief wants you to co to the brigade headquarters."
Wei Kaiyun rode over directly and saw a lot of people in the yard.
"Xiao Wei, you’re finally back. Look, this is our harvest today."
Wei Kaiyun propped up his bicycle, "Quite a harvest indeed."
"Yes, but we didn’t dare to go further inside."
"That’s wise, it’s too risky to be worth it."
What does Li Yungui want with ?
"Xiao Wei, take a pheasant ho with you."
Wei Kaiyun shook his head, "No need, we still have so at ho." Although there are more than ten pheasants and a few hares at ho, there are many people here. Not everyone would get a share, and he wouldn’t take advantage of that.
"Xiao Wei, everyone has discussed giving Teacher Jiang two chickens, but Teacher Jiang doesn’t want them."
Wei Kaiyun understood the reason they called him over.
"Village Chief Li, we really have enough at ho, everyone has had a hard day, let everyone share.
Thanks everyone for taking care of our family. I’m leaving the day after tomorrow, I’ve already prepared firewood at ho, but I feel it’s not enough. I’m thinking of having everyone send so firewood to our ho." Wei Kaiyun didn’t ntion buying them, he just asked directly. This way, it avoided further discussion.
"That’s a small matter, don’t worry about it. We’ll make sure your ho has enough firewood."
"Thank you, everyone." His family definitely wouldn’t take advantage, and he would pay them back in other ways in the future.
"No need to be polite, we aren’t ungrateful people."
Wei Kaiyun chatted with everyone for a while and then went ho.
After getting ho and taking a bath, he heard the sound of a tractor.
Is this Chaoyang and the others coming back? They sure are quick.
The family had just finished dinner when the four mbers of Li Family ca over. Jiang Xinyu looked at the two young n who had lost a lot of weight, "Nice, the two heroes are back."
The two shyly smiled and called out, "Teacher Jiang."
Li Yunqiang hurriedly handed money to Jiang Xinyu, "Teacher Jiang, this is six hundred yuan from Liu Village."
Jiang Xinyu smiled and accepted it, counted, and then took it inside.
Li Yungui was discussing how much money they should take with them when they leave the day after tomorrow.
"Xiao Wei, the village owes you money, Yun Qiang has already adjusted the account, and asked Teacher Jiang to give money to you and Old Yang."
At that mont, Jiang Xinyu ca out, Li Yunqiang said, "Teacher Jiang, give the five thousand owed to your family and two thousand eight hundred owed to Old Yang directly to them, I’ve already adjusted the accounts."
"Alright."
Jiang Xinyu watched them chatting and went to the storeroom to find two strips of two-jin smoked at, mainly because the two young n looked too thin.
Both families declined. Jiang Xinyu laughed and said, "You are the heroes, everyone in the village has shown their appreciation, I can’t be the exception, please accept it."
"Yes, take it ho, improve your taste and have a good rest, we’ll set off the day after tomorrow."
It was evident that the couple was sincere, so the families accepted.
Today, both families were stewing at, each shared a pheasant and a hare. Looking at their children who have returned thinner and darker, their mothers were heartbroken.
Although Liu Cuilan was sowhat fussy, when it cos to her child, of course, she would be concerned.
So she asked Li Yunqiang to prepare the pheasant and hare while she stewed the at at ho.
She had already changed a bit, now she’d make dinner when she cos ho, without waiting for Li Yunqiang to co back and cook.
Now Li Yunqiang is very satisfied, the relationship between the couple has improved as well. Initially, Li Yunqiang liked his wife genuinely, and she didn’t really harm the family. So although he was heartbroken initially, he ward up again.
Li Yungui and his son went ho and gave the smoked at to Qu Xiaoli.
"Teacher Jiang gave us this, it’s good, Changhe go and pull so green onion, and so garlic sprouts, we’ll stir-fry it simply."
The second son was so tired that as a mother, how could she not be concerned and wanted to give him all the delicious things at ho.
She asked her niece to start the fire and put the smoked at into the pot to cook. Since the at hadn’t been smoked for long, it was still soft and easy to cook.
Shu Wen ca running over, "Second aunt, my mom asked to ask you how to cook the smoked at that Teacher Jiang gave us?"
"Tell your mom to boil it until cooked, don’t add any seasonings, the smoked at is salty, once cooked, slice it thin, and stir-fry with green onion and garlic sprouts. Rember?"
"I rember, I’m going now." He said and ran off.
"Second aunt, fourth aunt has started cooking too." Li Xue sighed.
"Xue’er, in the future, marry soone like your fourth uncle, see how well he treats your fourth aunt."
Being a young girl in her teens, her face blushed imdiately after hearing that.
"Xue’er, second aunt is telling the truth, for a woman to live a life like your fourth aunt’s is enough.
Your own man dotes on and supports you, your own son respects and cares for you, what more could one ask for?"
Li Xue, hearing her second aunt say this, found it very reasonable. Fourth uncle indeed treated fourth aunt very well. Even Xiang Dong and their group took care of household chores, and she had seen them cooking on more than one occasion.
Qu Xiaoli didn’t elaborate, given Li Xue is still young, she was rely sharing a sentint.
Mother and daughter were in the main house with one pot stewing at. Another pot cooking at, and another steaming buns and cakes in the other main house.
Now that the weather is cold, not heating the kang would be impossible, so every day Qu Xiaoli made sure to light a fire in the children’s room.
This is also why farm households seem to never have enough firewood. Once it gets colder, usually the entire family sleeps on one kang together. That way, it’s warr, and the saved firewood can be used for one room.
Changhe and Cheng Lin heated water for their second brother and Red Army so they could have a hot bath.
Once the little brothers had bathed, they finally felt relaxed. They were also tired, a kind of fatigue coming from the depths of their being. Yawning continuously, with tears streaming down.
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