I'll prepare water for you. You go take a bath and go to bed early."
Zhao Qingxiang was really tired. He took a hot bath and felt comfortable all over. His head touched the pillow and he fell asleep within a minute.
The next morning, Sun Yun didn't have the heart to wake up his husband. He was too tired, so he let him sleep a little longer.
Zhao Qingxiang slept until after nine o'clock this time, and he was really tired this time.
After he got up, he felt pain all over his body. His head was buzzing and his whole body was weak.
I shouted but there was no response from my wife. I was really hungry and ran straight to the big pot, which actually contained egg custard and pancakes.
He started to devour it as soon as it was served, and felt much better after he was full.
Now I don’t walk lightly anymore. It’s already half past six. I walked out of the yard and saw my wife peeling corn cobs.
"Master, are you awake? I didn't call you earlier."
Zhao Qingxiang also sat down and peeled corn together. "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaoyun."
"You're the one who worked hard. Are you still going to your parents' place?"
"Go, but I'll go to the field department first and ask Field Manager Feng if I can hand it in now when the corn is shucked."
"I can't bear to hand over our corn like this. Although I can make some money by grinding corn in the field in winter, it's still not as much as my family's losses.
Don’t worry, just go and help your parents.”
Zhao Qingxiang sighed anxiously that his daughter-in-law had shown herself to be patriarchal and didn't care about anything except her own daughter.
"Xiao Yun, I want to follow Xiao Bing and the others to see the three children. I wonder how they are doing there."
"Okay, you can go ahead. You can just stay at home. I'll make cotton in the afternoon. You can bring some cotton over. I guess the children's cotton-padded clothes will also be wadding."
Zhao Qingxiang smiled and nodded, "Okay. Then I'll go to my parents' place. They will move back here in the twelfth lunar month."
Sun Yun had no objection. "Okay, should I go to mom to cook for lunch?"
"Mom is at home. You don't need to run away from the meeting."
Zhao Qingxiang drove to his father's house. He found all the grain they had and brought it with him. Zhao Tian hired fifteen people this year, and now he still hires people to peel corn and dry it to dry. The old couple really can't do it anymore.
"Boss, I don't need you here. Are you done?"
"Xiao Yun is shucking corn at home. Dad, what are you going to do with the corn?"
"It's better to use a stick to carve it out if we leave two people. It's faster this way. I'll keep enough for your mother and us to eat this year and sell the rest. Otherwise, we'll have to spend money on you."
"Yeah. I understand. Then I'll go back."
"Go ahead. You're not needed here. It's just a matter of spending more money." Zhao Tian really thought about it.
Zhao Xiaoling and her four siblings would go to the village to pick up some food after school. Although they couldn't pick up much in one trip, they just felt that this could save some money for the family.
Radishes, radish tassels, and dishonest cabbage were harvested every day, and more than a hundred kilograms of grain were collected.
The two sisters have already pickled sauerkraut and pickles. Although they were not picked well, they were quite good because they were washed cleanly.
Two sisters, Zhao Yanli and Zhao Yanping, came home to say how sensible and capable their nieces and nephews are.
"Xiao Li, your eldest brother's two daughters are so nice." The Zhou family sighed.
"Yes, the two sisters always came first in the exams this year. Even Xiaohong at home can write her name on the ground now.
Look at this in our house. Mom and dad, do you think it’s the children from poor families who have already become the masters? My two nieces really feel sorry for me, my brother and sister-in-law.”
The Zhou couple didn't like to hear it, but they saw that their eldest grandson had already eaten and ran out to play. He was very naughty. There was really no way to compare with other people's children.
"Xiao Li, will the children go back with you this year?"
"But they didn't have exams when my brother-in-law and Xiaobing went there? I don't know. I'll go over today and ask some kids what they think?"
"Okay, you can bring them some more tofu. Let the children eat it reluctantly."
"Okay, Xiaoling told me last time that she wanted me to bring back the soybeans they picked up, but I didn't have the nerve to ask for it."
My eldest sister and I have taken good care of them. But these children are still very frugal. In the past, having a nephew and a nephew was quite troublesome, but I didn't expect that they would become too sensible after arriving here.
My academic performance has also improved a lot. Although I am not as good as the two girls, I am still among the top in the class.
"But don't take the little things from the children. Just walking to the village takes a little more than one hour, and it's not easy for the children to pick up some food. Our family is also good at this."
Just as he was talking, Zhao Yanping came over and greeted Zhou and his wife, "Xiaoli, let's go."
The two sisters arrived at their niece's house and saw that the door was locked. They took out the key and opened the door. They saw the little girl lighting a fire at home by herself.
Although he is already taller than the stove, such a young child already knows how to work.
"Auntie, auntie, you came just in time. I washed the clothes, but I can't reach the clothesline and can't keep them cool."
Zhao Yanping hurried over and saw a lot of clothes in the basin. "Xiaohong, you washed them all?"
"Yes, the eldest sister said she would come back to wash it, but she was too tired. I will try it today and it won't be too difficult."
Zhao Yanping's eyes were red, and she hurriedly checked. She washed it again if it was not clean, wring out the water and hung it on the clothesline.
Zhao Yanli had already carried the basin into the kitchen and picked out the tofu. "Xiaohong, what are you going to cook tonight?"
"Auntie, I have soaked the sorghum rice, cooked porridge, and steamed the steamed buns made by the eldest sister and the second sister in the morning."
Zhao Yanli nodded, "Okay, I'll cook while you go and play."
"Auntie, let me light the fire for you. I am very good at lighting the fire now. The eldest sister and the second sister always praise me."
Looking at the cute little girl smiling, Zhao Yanli felt bad. She cooked porridge in one pot and stewed steamed buns on top of the stew in the other pot.
"Xiaohong, didn't you eat any oil?" The oil in the oil can was not much less.
"After eating, the second sister will put some in every day."
Zhao Yanli thought to herself, how can her children compare with others? She thought about cooking meat and oil for the children today. They were really tired and needed to eat something good. It was the time when they were growing up.
Today, my eldest sister brought me two pounds of fat, which is just right.
It wasn't until the meal was ready. The children hadn't come back yet, and now the two sisters were anxious.
"Xiaohong. When will your eldest sister and the others come back?"
"I don't know either, but it will have to wait."
After another half an hour, there was a knock on the door.
Zhao Yanli opened the door and saw four figures outside the door.
