Sanwang stuck out his tongue, immediately placed the wooden bucket in the corner, and put the lid on.

Liang Shuyan said, "Alright, everyone go wash your faces and hurry up and eat something. Li Zheng and his brother will probably be here soon, so you all better be polite, understand?"

The three sons nodded one by one: "Yes, Mother!"

At the dinner table, Zhang ladled out several bowls of porridge, served some pickled vegetables, took out steaming hot steamed buns, and neatly placed chopsticks on the table.

Dashan and Erniu slurped down two bowls of porridge and ate a large steamed bun before letting out a satisfied burp and standing up.

There weren't many stools at home, so after Da Shan and Er Niu finished eating, they went out. Liang Shuyan then picked up a bowl of porridge and, while eating, said, "Second brother's wife, wait a moment, comb Niu Niu's hair!"

"Yes, Mother, I understand."

A clear voice came from outside the gate: "Grandma, are you ready? Let's go now, or the sun will be out and it will be too hot!"

Upon hearing Li Zheng's voice, Jin Dashan hurriedly stepped forward and politely said, "Uncle Li Zheng, we just finished cooking some porridge and hot steamed buns at home. Please come in and have some before we leave!"

Yu Lao Er said somewhat awkwardly, "No, that would be too much trouble."

Yu Lao Er thought to himself, "It's only five copper coins per mu, how can I possibly eat their steamed buns?" So he simply refused.

Jin Erniu followed closely behind and grabbed Li Zheng's arm: "Uncle Li Zheng, Uncle Yu, come in. My mother said you can come in and eat before going up the mountain!"

After Jin Erniu said that, Li Zheng felt embarrassed and glanced at Yu Lao Er, saying, "Lao Er, since this kid is so enthusiastic, let's go in!"

Seeing Li Zheng and Yu Lao Er enter, Liang Shuyan immediately greeted them with a smile: "Oh, Li Zheng, you two brothers are really early! Come on, sit down, have a good meal, and then we'll go up the mountain!"

"Eldest daughter, hurry up and serve your two uncles a bowl of porridge and bring out a plate of hot steamed buns!"

As Zhang agreed, she took several large steamed buns from the steamer and placed them on the table.

Li Zheng and Yu Lao Er were both surprised: "Aunt Da Shan, your family actually has wheat flour?"

Liang Shuyan didn't know what to say for a moment. She thought for a while and then explained, "The money we had saved from fleeing the famine, all the little silver we had, was used to buy food. Look, our children are like they haven't eaten at all. Making sure the children are fed is the most important thing!"

Yu Lao Er said with a smile, "At this time, in our Daling Village, only your family can eat such good food."

The two ate a little something, and then Li Zheng exclaimed, "Let's hurry up and go, it's getting late. With so much land, it will probably take at least three days to plant it!"

After the group finished their meal, they walked in a large group along the paths of Daling Village.

Early in the morning, the air was fresh and all was quiet. Seeing the nearby fields and the faintly white sky in the east, everyone quickened their pace.

Li Zheng pointed to a terraced field near the road and said, "This is your land. We'll plant this part first, there's some more over there, and there's a large plot of land behind Daling!"

Liang Shuyan nodded: "Yes, Lizheng, thank you. If we can grow wheat on these 30 mu of land, then we will be very grateful to you. Otherwise, we really can't find anyone in this village who can farm."

"Don't mention it. To be honest, I've seen how miserable my brother's life is. His wife has that kind of illness that prevents her from doing anything. They have several young children, and the burden of supporting the family falls entirely on him. Right now, he doesn't have any skills, so I had no choice but to come here despite my old face!"

Liang Shuyan smiled and said, "Don't mention it. We're all from the same village. But what illness does the second son's wife have? Has she been seen by a doctor? Maybe my mother-in-law can help. Once the wheat is planted, if you don't mind, you can take my mother-in-law to see the second son's wife!"

Li Zheng pointed at Yu Lao Er and said, "Lao Er, be careful when you're plowing. Working for your mother is working for your own family!"

"Okay, bro!"

The plowshare was indeed pressed very low, and the white grass roots in the ground were instantly turned up. Liang Shuyan called out, "Sanwang, squat down and follow behind your Uncle Yu, and pick up the grass roots in the furrows."

Sanwang responded, took a bamboo cage from the wooden cart, and left.

"Dashan, take this shovel and knock the clods of dirt out of the furrows!"

Jin Erniu glanced at the contents of the bags on the cart, hesitated for a moment, and said, "This must be the fertilizer that Mother bought from the market. I'm the one who spreads the fertilizer!"

"Er Niu..." Liang Shuyan was about to say something when she saw Jin Er Niu carrying a wooden bucket and scattering it in the furrow with great seriousness.

Standing to the side, Li Zheng couldn't help but sigh: "Oh my, I really didn't expect that her aunt could raise her children to be so obedient. Look at them, they all know how to work and are so polite. You can't find such obedient and filial children in our village!"

"No, your two children are very well-behaved. By the way, your daughter is 16 years old this year, right? Does she have a husband?"

Li Zheng sat down on the edge of the ground and shook his head: "You mean our Chunhua? That girl has a strange temper. Whenever blind dates are mentioned, she won't eat for days. We have no choice but to let her be?"

"I see. Girls go through a rebellious phase, but it's always easier for her mother to say something than for you, her father. Why don't you let your sister-in-law put in a good word for her?"

Li Zheng, smoking a cigarette, said, "Forget it, my relationship with her mother is even more strained. Her mother hasn't even opened her mouth yet, but she's already yelling at me, 'Don't get married, don't get married, stay at home.' I'm just caught in the middle, what do you say?"

By this time, the east was already turning red, and the sun was about to rise. Yu Lao Er's two oxen were soaked with sweat from exhaustion. Da Shan followed behind, stroking the oxen with concern and saying, "Uncle Yu, look how tired these oxen are. Please don't plow too deep. Or, we can rest when we reach the edge of the field. You're tired, and the oxen are tired too."

Thinking of what Li Zheng had told him, Yu Lao Er was a reliable person and naturally dared not be perfunctory with Liang Shuyan, but he could still rest for a while, after all, Da Shan, Er Niu, and San Wang were all sweating profusely.

Liang Shuyan continued, "Lizheng, if you have time another day, let Chunhua come to our house for a visit. I'll give her some advice, and maybe she'll feel better."

"Okay, I'm relieved to have your advice!"

Yu Lao Er was covered in sweat, wearing a gray shirt, and his face was flushed. Looking at the cow, it was soaked with water, dripping wet.

"Quick, take a break!"