Su Xiaonuan carried away the straw that Guoguo had urinated on and threw it away. She also had to fetch some dry straw to put on the bed, otherwise, sleeping on the wooden board would make her body ache.

In the time it took to turn over in bed, Su Xiaonuan had another idea for making money. Every household here grows jute, mostly for making shoe soles.

Back then, people wore cloth shoes made by hand. The soles of the cloth shoes were made by layering old clothes, with only the outer two layers made of new cloth. The edging was also made of new cloth, and the soles were made of hemp grown by the family.

Some of them are even used to weave burlap sacks for carrying things, but in Su Xiaonuan's opinion, that's too wasteful. If burlap is used to make mattresses, it's breathable, purely plant-based, and environmentally friendly. Wouldn't it be more comfortable to sleep on than straw?

Thinking of this, she went into the storage room and found that there were indeed many dried hemp fibers that had been cut up, hanging in the storage room and not yet taken down.

"What are you looking for?" Xiao Moran followed him in.

"Is this hemp still of any use?"

What do you want to do?

"I'd like to use this hemp to make a mattress, is that okay?"

"Using hemp to make a mattress?" Xiao Moran tapped her on the head. "Your brain is always coming up with strange and wonderful things. This is the first time I've ever heard of hemp being used to make a mattress."

"There are plenty of things you haven't heard of," Su Xiaonuan scoffed. "I'm asking you, is all this hemp still useful? If not, I'll use it to make a mattress."

"If you need it, just carry it to the bed." Xiao Moran pushed her away. "Come on, I'll carry it to the bed for you."

"Don't move!" she stopped him. "I didn't say we had to use it now. Let's use straw as a mattress for now. We'll need to buy some springs to make a mattress, and then we can stuff hemp inside."

"You really have a vivid imagination." Xiao Moran shook his head, because he simply didn't believe she could do it.

If you use springs to make a mattress, how many springs would you need?

“However, these springs are really hard to find.” Su Xiaonuan pondered for a while. “Then tomorrow, use bamboo strips to weave me a frame that can hold hemp. Weave it to the size of the bed, and then fill it with hemp. It should be more comfortable to sleep on than that bed of loose straw.”

Su Xiaonuan lamented inwardly why she didn't have a cheat code; otherwise, she wouldn't be worrying about not having raw materials. She had hemp, but not the other materials to make the mattress, so she had to put this project aside for the time being.

She never imagined that her words today would lead to Xiao Moran's later success, enabling him to create a branded mattress company that quickly became a bestseller nationwide. But that's another story.

Moxi cooked mixed grain rice. White rice was only served to guests; they usually ate mixed grain rice. However, if there were takeout dishes, it was a very luxurious dinner for them.

"The food at this restaurant is really delicious." Mo Xi said ingratiatingly as he picked out dishes for Su Xiaonuan. "Sister-in-law, you've worked hard, eat more."

"You cooked the meal, you worked hard too."

“We’ve all worked so hard for nothing. How can your hard work bring you so much reward?” Moxi said. “Sister-in-law, how about I stop going to tutoring and just hang out with you every day? I’ll eat and drink well every day, that’s great.”

"You're hopeless!" Xiao Moran glared at her. "Your sister-in-law sent you to tutoring because she hopes you'll amount to something someday. If you keep going like this, do you even want to get married?"

"Does getting into university guarantee you'll amount to anything?" Mo Xi scoffed. "Didn't Lan Yin go to university? No matter how successful she is, I don't think she'll amount to anything. In my opinion, she's not as noble as us ordinary farmers."

"You really know how to bring up the most sensitive topics." Seeing her son's displeasure, Zhang Yulan hit her daughter with her chopsticks. "From now on, don't mention those scoundrels from the Lan family again. Let bygones be bygones, and we shouldn't provoke them anymore."

"We didn't provoke them, but they're the ones who'll provoke us?" Moxi argued with his mother. "I'm telling you, you're still too naive. You need to learn from your sister-in-law that you have to use extreme measures to deal with these bad guys, otherwise, we'll just be bullied by them. Brother, don't you agree?"

Seeing that Guoguo's mouth was covered in grease from eating, Xiao Moran brought her some water and fed her, saying without looking up, "If you dare not go to your tutoring, I'll have to resort to drastic measures."

"Sister-in-law, teach my brother a lesson."

With a slap, Su Xiaonuan tapped the back of his hand. "Don't give Guoguo any more water. She wet the bed this afternoon because she drank too much water."

DouDou: Mom, I'm the best girl, I didn't wet the bed.

Guoguo: Mom, I was good too, I didn't wet the bed.

DouDou: Hmph, you're lying. You clearly peed.

Guoguo: Hmph, I didn't pee, that was water, not pee.

The two little ones were glaring at each other, with Su Xiaonuan between them. If it weren't for her, they would definitely have started fighting.

Their little arms stretched out at each other, but they couldn't hit each other. They both wanted to stand on their mother's lap and hit each other.

"Alright, alright, you two little brats, stop arguing." Su Xiaonuan pressed them down into their seats.

"Mom, he wets the bed and won't admit it. It's his fault."

"Mom, I didn't wet the bed, it was rainwater from the sky." Guoguo looked outside and saw that it was raining. He made up a story without thinking.

"What beautiful rain from the sky!" Su Xiaonuan laughed. "Dou Dou, stop arguing. Your little brother is right, it's rain from the sky."

Guoguo is quite concerned about his image; he's probably afraid his older brother will bring this up and laugh at him later.

To ensure harmony between the two brothers, she decided to tell a white lie.

"Mommy, is it really rainwater from the sky?" Dou Dou asked, half believing and half doubting.

“It’s just rainwater from the sky.” Su Xiaonuan raised an eyebrow at Xiao Moran. “Honey, if it doesn’t rain tomorrow, go up to the roof and fix the leak, otherwise, next time it rains, our bed will get wet again.”

"Yes, sir." Xiao Moran saluted her.

DouDou and GuoGuo found it amusing, so they stopped arguing and started mimicking their father by saluting repeatedly while saying "Yes, sir!" which filled the room with laughter.

...

In the morning, Su Xiaonuan's eyes were once again forced open by the two mischievous children.

She had to turn over and get up, otherwise, the two of them would start touching her face and picking at any holes they found. They would pick at her nostrils and ear holes, making it impossible for her to sleep.

She clutched her head and shook it, feeling a bit frantic. She wanted to yell at them, but all she saw were their adorable smiles. After her outburst, she could only swallow her anger.

Su Xiaonuan, who is fearless, always ends up losing to two mischievous kids.

"Mommy, Daddy's fixing the house," DouDou pointed to the roof. "Then we won't get wet when it rains."

No way? This guy actually took it seriously?

Su Xiaonuan said, "You told a lie yesterday. What house didn't need repairs?"

"Mom, look, Dad's over there." Guoguo pointed to the corner of the roof.

Sure enough, at the opening, Xiao Moran was picking up roof tiles.

When he saw Xiao Nuan looking up, he even put his face close to the cave entrance and smiled.