A little comic book that made the sisters-in-law very happy.

However, by the end, the women's initial excitement had faded. The scene where the mother Pallas's cat relinquished her territory to her five children resonated with them.

My sister-in-law, who had just had a baby, had tears in her eyes.

Beside her, Sister-in-law Yan Hong turned her head and glanced at her son, whose clothes were dirty, and decided that she wouldn't beat him when they got back.

But education is still necessary. Let him pick up the fish, but this spendthrift son has also gotten his cotton-padded coat dirty.

It's so cold now, washing clothes is such a pain, and it takes several days to dry them. This unlucky kid is such a worry.

Among the crowd, the one who felt the least was Da Niu.

She flipped to the last page, looked at it, and then let out a long sigh of relief, murmuring, "Auntie's drawings are so good. I want to draw comic books too in the future."

"Da Niu has ambition. She should learn from Xiao Lu. She'll definitely succeed in the future."

Wang Meijun smiled and patted the girl's head.

"Xiao Lu's drawing is really good, and the story is also good. I didn't expect there to be such a loving kitten in the meadow near us. I have to go and see it when the weather gets colder."

"Yes, Fangfang's drawings are really good. When we go to the county, I'll buy a copy for my son to read."

Upon hearing this, the other women thought it made sense.

The picture book drawn by Xiao Lu is perfect for the children in the family. It is a picture book that praises maternal love. They have all seen it. After reading it, Daya's eyes turned red.

As for Da Niu...

"It's just a tattered book, isn't it? Hey girl, have you finished reading it yet? You brat, hurry up and come down and help me pick up the fish, or they'll freeze in a bit."

In the river, Yang Yufeng was filled with resentment.

She picked up the small fish and threw them into the bucket, then stood up and urged them again.

"Why are you looking at me? I called Da Niu, not you."

Yang Yufeng was puzzled when she saw her sisters-in-law staring at her.

Wang Meijun patted Da Niu on the shoulder and sighed.

Beside her, the other sisters-in-law also wore expressions of regret. Such a good child, it's a pity he was born into such a family.

The girl seemed to have gotten used to it.

She glanced at the comic book in her hand, handed it to Daya, and then whispered something to Daya.

She dared not bring the comic books her aunt had drawn home, for fear that her mother would tear them up.

"I'll keep it safe for you; I guarantee it won't spoil."

Da Ya patted her chest and carefully put it away.

"Hey girl, what did you say? Get down here right now!"

"They're here."

Da Niu walked over expressionlessly and together they picked up the lost little fish.

There were two large ice caves, with fish nests underneath. Xiuxiu and the others had already picked through them, and there weren't many fish left. After the other women picked through the remaining fish, there wasn't much left.

Yang Yufeng muttered to herself, blaming Da Niu for not calling her earlier.

"There are other frozen fish in the river. If you want to collect them, you can just break the ice."

"Pah, what do you know, little girl? This ice is almost a meter thick. If I break it open and only find one or two fish, wouldn't that be a waste of my time? It's not even worth the effort."

Yang Yufeng spat at her daughter.

As she was speaking, she heard the sound of ice being chiseled.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Upstream, Wang Meijun, Chen Yanhong, and several other women borrowed Xiuxiu's pickaxe from the breeding farm and started hammering away at the ice.

Among the group were men with shovels, shoveling away the ice they had chipped away.

Yang Yufeng's eyes lit up, and she immediately picked up the iron bucket and went over.

"Go away, go away, this is ice that we chiseled together. Yang Yufeng, don't even think about taking advantage of it."

"Pah! This river isn't yours, why can't I collect the water? You think you're so tough? I'm not leaving, what can you do about it?"

Yang Yufeng was furious and kept pushing forward with the iron bucket in her hand.

"Yang Yufeng, you...you'll say that again?"

Wang Meijun held up a pickaxe and looked at her.

Forehead……

"You're so stingy. I wouldn't bother picking it up if you wouldn't let me."

Yang Yufeng muttered to herself as she returned to the ice cave.

She looked closer and saw that there were still fish in the ice. She found a piece of iron awl and used it to catch the small fish from the ice.

...

In the family compound, Lu Fangfang gave Liu Wenhui a good welcome.

Before leaving, she even gave Liu Wenhui a rabbit fur hat that she had sewn herself.

When they arrived at the entrance of the family compound, Lu Fangfang took her hand and said, "Wenhui, when you come back, don't forget to write me a letter and tell me about things on the frontier."

"Don't worry, I will definitely write it."

Liu Wenhui smiled and nodded. She shook her head vigorously, then waved to Xiuxiu before heading back to the troupe.

"Sister, Sister Wenhui is so amazing!"

Xiuxiu watched Liu Wenhui's departing figure with great admiration.

Lu Fangfang felt the same way.

In this day and age, going to the frontier really takes courage, especially to the high-altitude frontier where there isn't even a decent road and everything has to be done by people or horses.

After Wenhui disappeared from sight, she took Xiuxiu to the breeding farm.

In the river, the woman was picking up fish. She called to Xiuxiu and they went over to take a look.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"It's broken, it's broken, Yan Hong, quickly take the shovel and scrape the ice out a bit."

The two arrived just in time; the women had worked together to carve a new hole in the ice in the riverbed.

Lu Fangfang peeked out and asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, what's it like under the ice? Are there any fish frozen?"

"Yes, yes, but the fish aren't very big. Fangfang, would you like some?"

Chen Yanhong had a big smile on her face and spoke in a very friendly tone.

On the shore, Lu Fangfang was taken aback, then waved her hand, "No need, sister-in-law, I have plenty of fish."

She was a little confused, feeling that her sisters-in-law's attitude towards her seemed to have changed.

Well, excluding Yang Yufeng, that person's gaze is still so annoying, he keeps staring at her as if he wants to devour her.

After watching for a while, seeing that the largest fish her sisters-in-law had picked up was only the size of a palm, she decided to go back to the fish farm.

"Fangfang, the comic books you draw are really good."

"Yes, Xiao Lu, you've even drawn our Qilian Mountains into the book, that's really amazing."

The women who were collecting fish couldn't help but praise Lu Fangfang as she was about to leave.

"Xiao Lu, draw another story about our military wives later."

"Yes, yes, draw a story about the lives of our military wives here."

On the shore, Lu Fangfang heard her sisters-in-law's words and realized that they had already read all her comic books.

Seeing that her sisters-in-law's praise was genuine, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Regardless, the women in the family compound genuinely liked him—well, excluding Yang Yufeng, who now understood why he was staring at her so intently.

With a big smile on her face, Lu Fangfang led Xiuxiu back to the breeding farm.