"I washed clothes in a spring a few days ago. You know the water in a spring is quite cold. I guess I caught a cold that day, which is why I have been feeling unwell these past few days."

Tian Tian saw that the clothes in Shen Lingling's basin were men's, and she became even angrier. "You are so upset, but you still help Fang Siwen wash clothes. Doesn't he know that you are not feeling well? Has he not cared about you at all these days? We haven't seen each other for such a long time, and I can see that your face is not right. You are the first thing he sees when he opens his eyes every morning. How can he not see it?"

"He has been staying at the educated youth center every day these past few days. It was still dark when he came, and he came back when it was dark at night. I can't tell that my complexion is normal."

"Just spoil him! He used to wash his own clothes before he got married, so how come his hands became disabled after he got married? Taking the college entrance exam is not an excuse!" Tian Tian said disdainfully.

Does marriage make a person's behavior degenerate? It is clear that Fang Siwen ignored Shen Lingling, and Shen Lingling made excuses for Fang Siwen.

"He's already very tired outside, so I'll do what I can for the remaining housework, so he can have more rest." Shen Lingling said as a good wife and mother.

"Then you wash him." Tian Tian was speechless. Don't complain about being tired when it's your own job to do.

"I'm going home first. I have something to tell my grandma."

After Tian Tian finished speaking, she didn’t have time to pay attention to Shen Lingling and went home with her luggage.

There was no one at home. Old Mrs. Tian and the others were all working in the fields, and the door was locked.

Tian Tian didn't have the key, so she just climbed over the wall into the yard. Fortunately, the wall was not high.

The door of the house was also locked, but there was a key on the windowsill, so Tian Tian got in easily.

Tian Tian thought that she was tired from the autumn harvest and that she would have to cook when Old Lady Tian and the others came back in the evening, so she simply did not take a rest. She washed her hands and started cooking. She also took out all the clothes that Old Lady Tian and the others had not had time to wash during this period, and washed the clothes with some water from the well in the middle of the yard.

After washing, Tian Tian also felt sore in her back.

While waiting for Lin Meiyu and the others to finish their work and go home, I felt anxious as I thought that I wouldn't be able to rest when I got home and I would have to cook for the whole family.

Now those educated youth are preparing for college entrance exams, and they don’t have much work to do, so all the work has been assigned to these team members, and the workload has more or less increased.

In the past, Tian Tian was there to help out at home, so we could have meals whenever we got home. We didn’t have to cook for the family like we do now.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they turned the corner, they saw smoke coming out of the chimney of the house.

"Is there smoke coming out of our chimney? Could it be that my brother and the others have returned?" Chen Guihua had sharp eyes and was the first to notice the chimney. She pointed at it and said.

"No, before Tian Lisong left, he specifically told me that he would be back tonight, but he would be back later, so that I wouldn't forget to save him some food. How could that be possible? He's coming back at this time!"

"Then what's going on? Could it be that Tian Tian is back!" Thinking of this possibility, Old Mrs. Tian and Lin Meiyu both quickened their pace and rushed home.

When I arrived at the door of my house, I excitedly wanted to push it open to enter the yard, but I found that the door was still locked.

They quickly opened the door and as soon as they entered the yard, they saw Tian Tian hanging clothes in the yard.

"Grandma! You're back? I've washed the clothes. I've also prepared the meal. Just wash your hands and come in to eat." Tian Tian smiled when she saw them.

"Tian Tian? Why are you back?" Lin Meiyu asked in surprise.

It’s not that there are no holidays after studying in a technical school, but technical schools are now similar to factories. They still pay wages every day and there is no autumn harvest holiday.

Moreover, since attending technical school, Tian Tian didn't come back very often. She might come back once when she got her salary, give half of the money home, and keep the rest for herself. She only came back once a month.

It is the busy farming season now, and they didn't think that Tian Tian would come back. When they thought about her, they didn't even think about Tian Tian.

"Isn't it the autumn harvest season? I wanted to come back and help you cook." Tian Tian said.

"Come in quickly. You start working as soon as you get home. You have washed all these clothes?" Lin Meiyu and Old Lady Tian pulled Tian Tian into the house.

Tian Lisong and his family each have two or three sets of clothes. During the autumn harvest, they are tired from working and have no time to wash their clothes when they get dirty. They only change their clothes when they can no longer wear them. After they are changed, they are left there. There are so many people in the family, and they accumulate a lot of clothes. Now the yard is full of clothes hanging out to dry.

Chen Guihua was very happy to see the yard full of clothes. Tian Tian came back and washed the clothes. After the autumn harvest, her family would not have to wash them anymore. Most of the clothes here belonged to her husband Tian Mu.

Although Tian Zhuo is young and likes to play, he is clean and takes good care of his clothes and never rolls on the ground.

Tian Mu is not young now, he is twelve years old, but he is still as naughty as a monkey. He comes back every day as if he has been rolling in the mud. Tian Mu's clothes are the ones that get dirty the fastest in the house.

Before, Old Mrs. Tian had wanted to keep Tian Mu’s clothes for Tian Zhuo to wear, but Tian Mu’s remaining clothes were no longer wearable, so she had to alter Tian Lisong and others’ clothes to smaller sizes for Tian Zhuo to wear.

The remaining fabric can be pieced together to make another set of clothes.

"I came back and had nothing to do at home, so I just washed some clothes. Only Tian Mu's clothes were a little dirty, and the rest were cleaned with just a rinse. It wasn't a big deal."

When Tian Tian came back, she had already prepared the meal, so they didn't have to work. They just had to wash their hands and go to the table to eat.

Just as the meal was served, Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo came back with some wheat grains they had picked up from the fields. Seeing that everyone was ready to eat, they were surprised and asked, "How come you guys prepared the meal so quickly today?"

They came back with the wheat grains and planned to roast them to eat.

After saying this, the two of them saw Tian Tian coming out of the east room and said in surprise: "Sister! You're back!"

Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo jumped up and hugged Tian Tian's waist.

"I'm back. Go wash your hands and have dinner. I'll give you something after dinner."

Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo were even happier, "Sister! Did you buy us some candy?"

After going to technical school, Tian Tian had a clear way to make money. Every time she came back, she would buy some candies or comic books for Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo. Sometimes when the school gave them meat coupons, Tian Tian would buy a piece of meat to nourish the people at home.

So every time Tian Mu and Tian Zhuo were particularly looking forward to Tian Tian's return.