Brother Yun carried a full basket of sweet potatoes and followed Yun Yiyi down the mountain.

Soon, the two of them arrived at the place where they had left the basket. Of course, they still had to take the basket back.

Yun Yiyi put all the water jars, vegetable jars, drinking bowls and chopsticks into the basket.

"Yiyi, how about brother hold the basket?"

Yun Yiyi shook her head. "Brother, that's not necessary. I can carry it. The basket of sweet potatoes you're carrying is already very heavy."

Brother Yun smiled and said, "Okay, Yiyi, if you feel tired, just tell me and I'll carry it."

"Got it, big brother. Let's keep going now."

"Okay, Yiyi, you can lead the way."

"I know, big brother. But it's already past noon now, big brother, don't you think Dad and Mom will be getting anxious waiting for us at home?"

Brother Yun looked up at the road down the mountain. It was still very long and it was still early to get home.

"Yiyi, there's nothing we can do. The mountains near us have been almost cleared out. It's too difficult to find food there."

"Yeah, we had no choice but to run this far. But we left early this morning, so I guess Dad and Mom could have guessed we'd be late."

"Right. So let's just walk slowly."

Yun Yiyi stood there and waited for Brother Yun for a while before Brother Yun caught up.

There was no way around it; the basket of sweet potatoes was still very heavy. Besides, Brother Yun hadn't eaten lunch. The two roasted sweet potatoes he'd eaten had already been digested.

"Brother, I'll listen to you. We're not in a hurry. Please watch your step when you walk."

"Brother got it, Yiyi. Let's keep going."

While Yun Yiyi and Big Brother Yun were trying to get down the mountain, Zhang from the Yun family had looked at the woods behind more than once.

"Boss, why haven't our children come back yet? It's already past noon, they must be hungry."

After Zhang finished speaking, she couldn't help but stand up and look at the woods behind.

"Wife, don't worry. The children left so early this morning, probably because they want to wander around the distant mountains."

"Just think about it, by the time they get to the top of the mountain it'll be almost noon. By the time they find more wild vegetables and fill their baskets, it will be even later."

"However, I estimate that they should have already started to go down the mountain by now, or be on their way down the mountain."

"Don't worry about our children. They are all reliable people."

Zhang felt a little relieved after hearing Yun the Butcher's words. However, she was still worried and uneasy because she hadn't seen the child.

However, Zhang still sat down and continued to make winter cotton clothes for the children.

Butcher Yun was watching the mule and donkey eating grass.

Xie Zirui had finished his meal and was then urged by Zhang to take a nap.

Ever since Xie Zirui came to the Yun family, Zhang and Yun the Butcher have liked Xie Zirui very much.

On the one hand, it was because Xie Zirui was not very old, and Zhang and Yun the Butcher were people who liked and loved children.

On the other hand, it is also because Xie Zirui is a very easy-to-care-for child. He can talk and read people's expressions.

Although it can be seen from the surface that Xie Zirui is not the kind of person who works hard, he is still willing to learn to work, and he gets better and better at it.

Most elders like such children. Regardless of whether they can do it or not, or whether they like it or not, as long as they have the right attitude and are willing to learn, the elders will especially like them.

Originally, Xie Zirui planned to accompany Zhang to wait for Yun Yiyi to come back, but after dinner, Zhang urged him to go to bed.

Xie Zirui had been in the Yun family for so long, so he could naturally see that Zhang and Yun the Butcher really wanted him to go to sleep.

So he obediently went to take a nap. No matter how capable he is, he still needs to take a nap after all.

"Wife, I'll be here watching the mules and horses graze while I wait for the children. You can go to sleep for a while."

"You didn't sleep last night either, so you must be tired."

Zhang yawned and said, "Boss, I am sleepy, but I can't sleep. I'd better continue making clothes."

Butcher Yun smiled helplessly, "Alright then. Let's wait together."

After all, at this time, many people in Yunjia Village still choose to take a break at noon.

"Oh, wife, I just checked on the chestnut flour we've been drying. It's pretty dry now. How about we put it in the big vat this afternoon?"

Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, the chestnut flour must be dried thoroughly before it can be stored in the jar, otherwise it will get moldy."

"Don't worry, wife. The sun has been so strong these past two days, and we've spread the fabric so thinly. That's why we can finish it so quickly."

"Also, wife. When I went to cut grass this morning, I heard from the villagers that a peddler had gone to the refugee camp not far from us to sell his wares.

"I'm worried that there will be peddlers coming over here, and if I want to buy them then, I'm afraid it will be too late."

Zhang was a little anxious when she heard this. "Boss, isn't there a grocery store in Shilin Town? Why is there a peddler selling goods here?"

"This seems to be the first time I've heard peddlers selling their wares since I fled the famine. I thought they would never come out again."

Butcher Yun nodded in agreement. "Yes, wife, I think the same as you. But things have been quite chaotic lately."

"Forget it, boss. Go find the jar in the donkey cart. Let's pack the chestnut flour now."

When Yun the butcher heard this, he hurried to look for the jar in the donkey cart.

Zhang went to wash her hands, then she grabbed a handful of chestnut flour and took a look. It was indeed very dry and could be put away.

If time permits, it is always better to dry them in the sun. However, you can also harvest them now.

After a while, Yun the butcher came over with a clean clay basin.

"My wife has found the clay pot and I have cleaned it. Now we can fill it with chestnut flour."

"Okay, boss, you pull the two corners of the mat, and I'll pull the two corners of the mat, and we can lift the mat together."

"good."

Zhang and Yun the butcher shook the mat together, and the chestnut powder ran to the center of the mat.

Only after they had shaken all the chestnut powder into the middle of the mat did the two men stop what they were doing.

Then, Zhang and Yun the butcher used the same method to shake the chestnut powder on the other mat to the middle of the mat.

"Okay, boss. Let's pack the chestnut flour separately."

"Okay, wife, this clay basin is for you. I'll go get another one."

"Um."

Zhang took the basin and began to fill it with chestnut flour. When it was full, she carried it to the donkey cart and poured it into the jar that Yun the butcher had cleaned.