"That's fine too." However, in this case, it should be called dried fruit.

After thinking for a moment, Maoduoduo said, "Later you can clean the fruit, make it into candied fruit, and then spread honey on it. It will taste delicious. Of course, it doesn't have to be honey; anything sweet will do."

"You mean sweet? I'll go look for it later..." Valina nodded thoughtfully.

Soon, the two families separated.

Cat Duoduo took her three kittens home, and as she passed through the bamboo forest, she felt a strong urge to explore.

Snake Three, understanding the implied meaning from the song, suggested, "Mother, let's chop some more."

"Okay." Since we're already here, it would be a waste not to do it this way.

Besides, every part of bamboo is valuable. Even the leaves, once dried, can be used as fuel, and they are particularly useful.

Cat Duoduo diligently pulled bundle after bundle of bamboo home, the whole family working together. Near their home, Cat Duoduo found another tree whose bark was suitable for weaving straw mats, and, energized again, simply chopped it down.

A series of materials were placed at the doorstep.

CatDodo was quite efficient. After assigning tasks to the three kittens, she began to try weaving straw mats to improve the waterproofness of the roof.

The house on the roof looks pretty good so far, but she still wants to be on the safe side, since the rainy season is going to last a long time.

However, halfway through, she accidentally cut herself while weaving. The bamboo had thorns on one side, and she didn't notice them, so she scratched her finger.

Cat Duo Duo frowned, but instead of crying out in pain like her original self from the other world, she tried to pretend that the thorn didn't exist and pulled it out directly.

"You can't do that," Snake Yiqing called out, his face full of disapproval.

"Cough cough, it's just a minor injury." Mao Duoduo felt a little guilty. It was strange; why was she afraid of her own little one?

The snake carefully removed the thorn from the cat's finger, and it was very successful. The bleeding was minimal, and the wound did not get bigger.

He then carefully cleaned the wounds on Mao Duoduo's surface with the clean water stored in the bamboo tube. He then turned and called his two brothers over to keep a close eye on Mao Duoduo and tell her not to move around.

As he spoke, Snake One prepared to leave.

"No way, it's just a minor injury." CatDodo couldn't help but mutter, and the words reached SnakeOne's ears.

Snake said with a stern face, word by word, "Mother is injured, and this is no small injury."

He looked very angry, and Maoduoduo, feeling guilty, didn't dare to retort and awkwardly touched her nose.

And so, Snake Two and Snake Three were unhappy and stared intently at Cat Duoduo, preventing Cat Duoduo from making any rash moves.

Snake One quickly ran into the woods. He moved swiftly and accurately located the suitable hemostatic herbs.

As he picked the fruit, he paused, thinking of things from the past.

"...Mother has changed for the better now. She's no longer the mother who always bullied us." Snake's mind flashed back to the past, to the scene of him and his two brothers being beaten up by the cat, Dodo.

Back then, the cat was wild and unrestrained, and its eyes were filled with anger and disgust when it looked at its kittens, as if they were trash.

Snake pursed his lips; those days were over. His mother had changed for the better, bringing them joy and happiness, and even driving away the villains who had bullied them in the village.

The snake took a deep breath and then quickly exhaled.

He carefully took the herbs back, cleaned the wound, and then carefully pounded them into a paste before applying it to Maoduoduo's wound.

"Ouch—" The intense pain that Maoduo expected did not actually come.

She even showed a hint of surprise, "Wait a minute, it's actually quite comfortable."

"Hmm." The snake carefully applied the herbs to her wound, but unexpectedly, the cat's entire hand turned into a green mud.

Alright, seeing the baby's concerned and anxious expression, Maoduo couldn't refuse. She could only comfort herself, thinking that such cool and comfortable herbs, which didn't hurt the wound, could perhaps be used as a face mask to try and whiten her skin.

The three children, one after the other, recounted the benefits of this herb.

Even so, Mao Duoduo still understood what they were trying to avoid: they were terrified of being beaten and were being taken by their original husband, She Rong, to apply medicine...

I really don't understand!

If the original owner disliked this family, why did she still bully them?

Now, the original owner's husband is nowhere to be found, and it's unknown whether he's in any trouble. And with her children being so well-behaved and obedient, why would the original owner bully them?

Once again, a feeling of disgust for the original owner welled up in her heart. Looking at these well-behaved and adorable children, Mao Duoduo also vowed to treat them well.

She quickly said, "Son, let's work hard these next few days and add another section to the house, okay?"

She smiled broadly, full of anticipation.

The children nodded excitedly upon hearing this.

So they simply built another extension to their house.

This time, we simply added two more rooms to our current accommodation.

One room is used for storage, and the other is used as a kitchen or similar facility.

This meant she had to add a window to the kitchen. Considering the technical complexity involved, Maoduo and her two kittens did quite a bit of research.

Midway through, Valina came over to learn and help out, but she still said that there wasn't enough time. She and her partner were busy hunting and preparing for storage, pickling, and drying, so they didn't have time to build a house this time.

Having overcome this hurdle, the Cat Duo Duo family, after much effort, finally managed to completely finish the work on the three rooms.

From the outside, it looks quite suitable. To avoid getting it wet, Maoduoduo also made a lot of preparations.

Even from the ground level, she added a special waterproof layer and utilized the surrounding terrain to create a water channel so that the flowing water could flow into rivers and lakes, preventing the houses from being flooded.

Just as everything was settled and Cat Duoduo thought it was time to stock up on food, Snake reminded her, "Mother, we don't have enough animal hides."

“Hey, I remember clearly…” Cat Duoduo subconsciously looked back into the house, paused for a moment, and then quickly showed a shocked expression.

Indeed, it seemed they used animal hides in far too many places in their house. There was even a large animal hide spread out on the ground, which was for the cubs to turn back and roll around on the ground playing.

A layer of animal hide was laid on the bed; this was for the cubs to sleep on.

The problem is, they have no animal hides for warmth, nor any animal hides for any other purpose...

CatDodo felt a pang of embarrassment, but Snake reminded him, "Perhaps we can ask Valina for help."

"Let me think." Mao Duoduo stroked her chin. "That's it, I can switch with her."