Li Xiuxiu and the others quickly packed their clothes and luggage, along with the food and wild vegetables they had stored, and happily followed Grandpa Yu's oxcart back home.

It's work time now, and you can only see children on the road. All the adults are at work. As for Zhao Qingshan? He's been faking illness these past few days to avoid work. Lately, he's been a bit distracted and misses Zhao Haixia's health too much.

However, Zhao Qingshan had nothing, so Zhao Haixia ignored him, which made Zhao Qingshan a little anxious.

Seeing that he had no hope of borrowing money from the female educated youth, and after being kicked hard by the old village chief, Zhao Qingshan went to wander around the river.

Seeing a group of children putting fish into their baskets, he started to have wicked ideas. Although the educated youth would also be assigned two fish baskets, it hadn't been his turn yet. Now, wasn't there one ready-made for him?

Wei Mo was sitting in front of the door, quickly weaving a straw mat with fan grass. The straw mat on the kang (a heated brick bed) was too small and a bit old, so it was better to weave a few new straw mats.

Wei Xiaohui stared intently at her younger brother's movements, and with his explanations, she imitated him quite well.

Wei Xiaomin wanted to go out and play, but her mother didn't agree. Instead, she took her youngest daughter and godmother to pull up the willow branches from the old house and prepare to replant them here.

After all, those willow branches were meant for his son to use for hunting birds, and the family's willow branches also needed to be brought back so they could continue weaving fish baskets.

At this time, building a house requires approval for a residential land plot, which is now in Wang Zhenhua's possession.

Now you can fence off a plot of land to use as a yard. Of course, it can't be too big, or you'll be reported for occupying state land. Generally, it's about an acre or less, with the house enclosed in the middle.

After Grandpa Yu returned with several educated youths, the old man also drove the oxcart to the old house to help, while Li Xiuxiu took a shovel and started digging ditches to prepare to plant willow branches.

Qian Manman and the others naturally wouldn't sit idle. They found some mud and fetched some water, and began to coat the brick house with mud.

Everyone was very busy, but also very happy. It was a move to a new house, and they were going to cook a hot pot for dinner.

Wei Mo secretly added a few kilograms of rice to the grain bag from the trading market, and added whatever else he needed at home.

After everyone returned, Wei Mo finished weaving the straw mat, Li Xiuxiu carried the pot to the stove, and then Qian Manman used mud to seal the gaps in the pot handle.

The old village chief and Grandma Yu prepared lots of green vegetables and a large table! Chef Qian Manman also started cooking.

Stir-fried persimmons with wild duck eggs! These duck eggs were picked up by the two girls before.

Braised rabbit, braised carp, stewed wild pheasant with hazel mushrooms, and a side of vegetables with dipping sauce, served with white rice!

Everyone was quite full from eating and leaned against the kang (a heated brick bed), not wanting to move.

As night fell, Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu prepared to go home, but Wang Zhenhua stopped them from leaving.

"Godfather, godmother, why don't you move in with us? It'll be good for us to look after each other."

Grandma Yu was somewhat tempted, but the old village chief vehemently disagreed. He argued that the new house would not only house his goddaughter but also female educated youth, and that if word got out, it would be bad for them.

"No, I snore really loudly at night, it will disturb your rest. Honey, let go of me, I have to go back to my room."

Not only did Wang Zhenhua hold onto the old village chief, but Wei Mo and her two older sisters also came to help. The old village chief didn't dare to struggle too hard, while Grandma Yu was pulled along by the four female educated youths.

The old village chief sighed helplessly, but no means no.

"Honey, how about this? My old house can't be left empty. We'll eat all our meals here and go back to rest at night. Is that alright?"

The old village chief's move in would damage the reputation of these girls. He himself, being an old man, wasn't afraid, but he couldn't cause trouble for these young women.

Seeing her godfather's firm stance, Wei's mother had no choice but to nod and release her grip on the old village chief's hand.

"Then don't light a fire tomorrow, just come here for breakfast."

The old village chief, seeing the menacing crowd, had no choice but to nod.

As it was time to rest, Wei Mo found Li Xiuxiu.

"Aunt Xiuxiu, I'm afraid of the dark. I'm too scared to sleep alone at night. Can you come and keep me company?"

Li Xiuxiu could only nod, after all, Wei Mo was just a child, it was normal for him to be afraid of the dark.

As for Qian Manman, she went to Wang Zhenhua's room to sleep and wanted to chat with Sister Wang. Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui were each hugged by Yu Juan and Wang Ling and taken to the female educated youth's room to rest.

Wang Zhenhua's plans were completely disrupted, but he didn't care. He locked the door and chatted with Qian Manman about women's topics.

Li Xiuxiu looked at the little brat in her arms. He was getting bolder and bolder, jumping directly into her arms. The brat's teeth scratched her a little, so she gently patted Wei Mo's little bottom twice.

Wei Mocai didn't care about being attacked on the buttocks; he just wouldn't let go of the steamed bun, nor would he take his hand off it.

Inside the educated youth compound, as night fell, Zhao Qingshan carried a basket on his back and went to the riverbank in the dark to steal fish from the basket.

Using the faint moonlight, they successfully found three fish, and after stealing them, they threw the fish basket into the river.

Zhao Qingshan excitedly ran towards Zhao Haixia's house. With so much stuff today, he should be able to sleep at her house.

As soon as he reached the door, he heard groans coming from inside the house. Zhao Qingshan stopped, his hand that was about to knock on the door.

"Have you missed me? You little widow, have you been seeing other men behind my back lately? Why haven't you asked me out for so long? Who are you seeing? Are they as good as me?"

A man's voice came from inside the house, and it was clear from his words that he was a regular customer!

"You never come to help me, your older sister. I'm almost starving. If it weren't for your good skills, I wouldn't even let you in. At least you always bring me things. Humph, if you don't bring anything next time, don't come looking for me again."

"Slap, slap," two clear sounds, followed by soft moans from inside the room.

Zhao Qingshan felt his head buzzing, as if he had a green meadow on his head.

But Zhao Qingshan wasn't stupid. He was carrying the stolen fish, and if he barged in now, he would be caught red-handed!

He quietly backed away, left the courtyard, and ran towards the educated youth compound.

Back in the room, I poured the fish from the basket into the water tank. The female educated youth had left, and now I was all alone. That was fine; I had such a big room to myself.

But thinking about what just happened, I can't just let it go. I need to come up with a plan to vent my anger! Especially that wild man, I absolutely have to teach him a lesson and not let him off easily!

As for Zhao Haixia, hmph, you'd better behave yourself from now on, or you'll regret it later.

And those few stinky women, all you did was borrow a little money? Damn it, I'll sleep with you all sooner or later.

Zhao Qingshan looked somewhat deranged, and his hands were trembling; it was unclear what wicked scheme he was plotting.