After seeing off Mrs. Dong Xu, Cheng Xue tucked the two sleeping children into quilts and read medical books while waiting for Li Hui and the others.
There is no need to cook ready-made dinner, just wait for their game to come back and pick up a vegetable.
But you won’t come back if you wait for the left, and you won’t come back if you wait for the right.
It was getting dark soon, so she couldn't wait any longer, so she fried pork belly with sauerkraut and cooked ginger soup in a clay pot.
She chopped all the pieces of dried ginger into pieces, put them into the pot, and simmered them over low heat.
She had already thought about it, and if she didn’t put in any candy, the four of them would definitely learn a lesson.
Standing at the gate of the courtyard for the Nth time, looking up and down, I finally heard the chirping sounds of Li Heng, Shuan Zi, Luo Zi and others in the west.
In just one stick of incense, she imagined countless possibilities and solutions.
Fortunately, her worries were all unfounded, and everyone came back safely.
Huzi ran over with "Hmph... Humph..." and kept circling around her. Guo Dake, Dong Cheng, and Dong Hong greeted Cheng Xue and each took their children home.
Li Heng ran up to him and said excitedly:
"Mom, we found a lot of chaga. It must be more than the last time my dad went to Fucheng to sell it."
Ever since he saw his mother giving the money from selling chaga mushrooms to his brother and sister, he also had his own thoughts.
Cheng Xue ignored him and said to Li Hui, who was approaching:
"I'm impatient."
"I know, I won't do it again."
The last time he was in the county, he had already deeply experienced the feeling of "waiting for someone." If it hadn't been for his eldest daughter's insistence this time, he would have wanted to go back home.
Carrying Cheng Xue back to the house, the four baskets she took away were all filled with chaga antler. The only game food was the two pheasants in the hands of Yan Yixin and Li Hui, and nothing else.
Cheng Xue looked at what was in front of her, and to be honest, she was not happy at all.
It's true that you want to make money, but it's wrong to wander around in the mountains so late at night without going home.
Pour out the cooked ginger soup and give each person a bowl. You can smell the pungent smell of ginger from a distance.
The four of them all thought they had added sugar, but they took one bite——
"Ahem...Mom...it's so spicy...Ahem...you didn't put any sugar."
Except for Li Heng who complained a few words, the other three people all sipped the soup obediently.
Cheng Xue hummed and brought the food back to the house. Yan Yixin walked over and whispered:
"Don't make trouble, aunt is angry."
Li Heng also noticed it. He said "hmm" and lowered his head to drink the soup.
Due to Cheng Xue's low pressure, the atmosphere at dinner was not as relaxed and pleasant as usual.
After dinner, Li Yue and Yan Yixin stood up to put away their bowls, but she stopped them with a voice.
"Don't worry, everyone sit down, I have something to say."
The three children probably guessed what she wanted to say, and Yan Yixin hurriedly admitted her mistake:
"Auntie, it's all my fault. I kept picking chaga mushrooms when I saw them. My uncle told me to go home several times, but I didn't listen."
"It's not like this, mother. It's my fault. I told dad to stay a little longer."
"No, mother, it's not my sister and my brother's fault, it's all mine." Li Heng regretted that he admitted his mistake too late.
Seeing the three people rushing to admit their mistakes, Cheng Xue felt very happy.
If we can work together like this, we will be able to face difficulties together in the future. But I am happy because education is still needed.
"Mom supports you to make money, but you can't make your family anxious because of it, let alone work hard to make money. If my estimate is correct, you should go down the mountain after dark."
"I'm sorry, Mom. I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again."
Li Heng admitted his mistake quickly, and at first glance he was a "habitual offender." Yan Yixin and Li Yue also nodded in agreement.
Li Hui looked at the three poor children and spoke to the rescue:
"Daughter-in-law, Brother Dake and Brother Three have also picked a lot of Chaga mushrooms and are going to sell them in the town tomorrow. I'm thinking we can sell them at a good price when we go to the county. What do you think?"
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His sudden interjection had a very obvious intention. But the rescue was too early, and he was simply a pig teammate!
Cheng Xue ignored him and continued:
"As long as you know that I was wrong, it's okay. If you know that I was wrong and punished, you can be convinced."
The three little ones nodded like garlic and were all ready, but it was a pity...
"The punishment is to use the money from this medicine sale to buy ten bundles of firewood for each person in the county's house."
"Ah?" Li Heng exclaimed.
Li Yue stared in surprise.
Yan Yixin behaved normally, nodding and saying:
"Thank you, aunt. We will definitely learn a lesson and never do this again in the future."
This is an invisible rich man. Ten bundles of firewood are neither painful nor itchy for him. But for the Li Yue siblings, it is cramps and bone pulling, flesh pain, liver pain, and bone pain.
Cheng Xue is not soft-hearted. If he doesn't teach him a lesson, he will be lawless again in the mountains.
"Brother Xin has expressed his stance, where are you two?"
Li Yue nodded obediently.
Li Heng still wanted to struggle, so he blinked at his mother and said:
"Mom, can I go to the mountains to collect ten bundles of firewood?"
"Oh, I don't see that you are still a little money-crazy? I always thought your sister was the one." Li Hui raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Li Yue was caught off guard by the cue. Cheng Xue said "No need to discuss" and went out to deal with the pheasants. They had already been slaughtered and were waiting for the feathers to be shed and the chests to be cut.
The moment the door closed, Li Heng walked directly to Li Hui and said shamelessly:
"Dad, I don't care, you have to give me the money for these ten bundles of firewood secretly. I don't have any money at all, I..."
"Tiedan, I will replenish you. I made a lot of money selling medicine last time. This time, you and your brother were punished because of me. I paid for the thirty bundles of firewood."
She feels distressed, and she never shirks the responsibilities she should bear.
Seeing her like this, Yan Yixin shook his head slightly and said:
"I don't need you, I'll just make up for it. I'll take care of the county's firewood."
Li Hui didn't want to pay attention to the three of them pushing each other, so he gave the little daughter in his arms to his son, put on his shoes and went to the outhouse to help.
As soon as they came forward, Cheng Xue lowered her voice and accused:
"Are they as conciliatory as you were just now? I'm educating them, how can you hold back?"
"I didn't, I just..."
"You are just soft-hearted for a moment and want to be a good father and gain a sense of presence. I don't have to guess today. It must be Tangtang who insists on not coming back. We can understand her insecurity, but we cannot condone it. Nothing is wrong.
If something goes wrong, what will you do if you ask me to take care of the two kids? You can't be irresponsible, you are the backbone."
Li Hui listened to her scolding and nodded in a good mood.
Little one, you can’t run away anymore, I’m affecting you little by little!
"Yes, yes, everything you said is right. I will definitely follow your will in the future, I promise."
Seeing that his attitude was so good, Cheng Xue said "hmm" and continued working.
Just let the matter go, there is no need to hold on, the two pheasants were packed up, and he took the two children to take a bath. She would take a bath with Li Yue tomorrow, and the New Year would be the day after tomorrow.
This is their first year in this other world, and they must celebrate it grandly.
I’ve bought all the New Year’s goods, all I need is firecrackers and kickers.
Li Zheng goes to the town to pick this up every year, and then the villagers buy it according to each family's needs...