Seeing Ding Youtian's eyes turn cold after he finished speaking, Yang Jinyu hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "I've heard that hybrid grains grow very well, but I've never seen them before. Why don't we go and take a look?"

"Let's go, let's take a look." He stood up and pushed Huo Jincheng.

"Let's go and take a look." Wei Dong also stood up. He and Huo Jincheng came here for hybrid grain and to generate electricity to make lamps.

"Mr. Ding has something else to do, so I'm sorry I can't keep you company. Please do as you please." Ding Youtian picked up a scroll of bamboo slips and said indifferently.

Huo Jincheng frowned and asked, "You mean reading a book?"

"That's right." Ding Youtian didn't even raise his eyelids. As long as he wasn't embarrassed, others would be embarrassed.

Huo Jincheng was about to frown when Weidong patted him on the shoulder and motioned him to leave.

"What a weirdo." Coming out of the room, Huo Jincheng couldn't help but complain about Ding Youtian. For the sake of his master, Yang Jinyu had to defend Ding Youtian. "If you ask me, you two are the same. Big brother, don't talk about the second brother."

Huo Jincheng was about to retort when Jian Ning came out with a basin of red-hot firewood, ready to add it to the charcoal basin in the main room. "Hey, it's time for dinner soon. Where are you guys going?"

Seeing them walking out, Jane Ning asked.

"I'll just take a walk in the fields and come back." Wei Dong said with a smile.

"Dinner will be ready soon. It will be almost done by the time you guys get back." Jian Ning carried a basin of firewood to the main house. "I saw Huo Jincheng had a sour face. What's going on?"

"Ignore him." Ding Youtian stepped aside.

Jian Ning poured the red-hot firewood into the charcoal basin, straightened up, and kicked him on the leg. "I don't care about you! They are guests. What are you doing?"

Ding Youtian lifted up the collar of his robe, leaned over and brushed his trouser legs, and when he lowered the collar of his robe, he made a large movement to vent his dissatisfaction.

Jane Ning walked to the door and turned her head back, glaring at him: "Meningitis."

"Meningitis who?"

"Talk about you!"

"oh."

Jian Ning: “…”

Never mind, I won't argue with him. She closed the door, took a few steps, thought about it, and turned back.

"I don't care if you dislike him, but I won't let you get involved with money. He's our family's financial backer now, and I'm counting on saving more money this year so I can send Bao'er to the county and state schools later!"

"Just control your temper, or I'll be angry."

Ding Youtian raised his head, glanced at her, and then dusted himself off heavily. Jian Ning smiled inwardly, knowing that this was a silent compromise, and then she closed the door and left.

Outside the courtyard gate, Da Nv came back with Ma Xiaomai and Ma Xiaodou. The three of them were talking and laughing. When they entered the courtyard and saw Jian Ning, Da Nv shouted "Mom" and ran up to her.

"Just now when we came out of school, we ran into Sister Meixiang. She was so strange, she pulled me aside and asked me a lot of questions, as if she was a little surprised that nothing happened to our family."

"What did you ask?"

"Well, she asked us when we got back, and asked if Dad and Mom were okay, and if anyone had caused them any trouble."

"Mom, why does she ask these questions?"

Jian Ning smiled slightly, knowing what was going on. "Maybe she wants to get close to you. After all, she's from our family. She's not a good person. Go around her when you see her in the future and ignore her."

"Oh, I see."

"A-Man asked your Uncle Yang to bring you a lot of things. Mom put them in the drawer above your bed. Go and take a look. They're all fun things."

"Wow, let me take a look." The girl ran happily towards the west room carrying the schoolbag that Jian Ning had sewn for her.

Ah Man gave Da Niu a lot of head ornaments. She picked out a few pearl hairpins and pearl flowers and ran to find Qiao Feng. "Oh, Sister Qiao Feng, the hairpin on your head is so beautiful. This one will look even better on you. Come on, squat down and let me try it on for you."

"You gave it to me, why don't you wear it yourself?"

"There are a lot. I have a few left. These are for you. Hurry and squat down."

She inserted a few pearls into Qiaofeng's bun, stepped back a few steps and looked at her, "It's really beautiful, Sister Qiaofeng, you are so beautiful."

"Look at your sweet little mouth. After a few days of school, you have learned how to make me happy." Qiaofeng pinched her cheek and said with a smile.

"I'm not kidding you. If you don't believe me, go look in the mirror yourself later. Oh, by the way, where are my second and third sisters? Why can't I see them?"

"They're fighting over the spoils..." Qiao Feng slapped her lips, realizing that "sharing spoils" wasn't a nice thing to say. "Anyway, they're fighting again."

She led the girl out of the clinic and pointed to the right rear of the hillside. "I saw them go there one after another. They must be going to play with Aunt Chang's little girl."

As Qiaofeng finished her words, Erniu and Sanniu appeared from the bottom of the hill, chasing and playing with each other and laughing. The two kids ran up the hill and saw Daniu running towards them with a giggle.

"Oh my god!" The eldest girl's eyes fell on Erniu's face and she couldn't help but exclaimed, feeling that she couldn't bear to look directly at her. But she knew Erniu always loved beauty, so she pointed her finger at her face and quickly turned to Qiaofeng, "Do you think the hairpin on Sister Qiaofeng's head is pretty?"

"That butterfly is mine!" Erniu shouted.

"I'll give it back to you." Qiaofeng took off the butterfly hairpin. Erniu was about to take it when the eldest girl said, "I dare you to take it!"

She hesitated for a moment and put her hands behind her back.

"If you want me to, I really won't play with you anymore." Sanniu tilted her head and raised her hand to push back her bangs. "Mom gave it to Sister Qiaofeng, so it belongs to Sister Qiaofeng."

Qiao Feng laughed and said, "If you don't want me to wear it back, I'll put it back. Really?"

Erniu looked at Daniu and Sanniu, then looked at Qiaofeng, "You look good in it, so I'll give it to you."

"Then you are not allowed to ask for it anymore."

"don't want."

"Little fool." Qiao Feng said with a smile, "From now on, the four of us will take turns wearing this hairpin, one person for one day, okay?"

The second and third girls all looked at the eldest girl. The eldest girl nodded, and the two little girls hugged each other and jumped in circles and cheered.

"These two kids are really like cats one day and dogs the next day." Tian brought out a bowl of food and saw the four of them coming in. The two little ones were holding hands and smiling brightly. She couldn't help but smile and shook her head.

"Wow, Jiajia, you've become a clown again!" Ma Xiaodou heard the noise and rushed out from the cafeteria, pointing at Erniu's face and laughing so hard that he fell down. "It's so ugly!"

"Shut your stinky mouth!" Tian took a few quick steps, put the bowl of food in her hand on the dining table, turned around, picked up the broom from behind the house and rushed over to pounce on Ma Xiaodou.

"If you make her cry, I'll expose your skin!"

Erniu pouted and was about to cry, but her shout made her tears go back. Her eyes followed Ma Xiaodou who was running around the yard in circles to avoid the broom, and she wanted to rush over to help Tian catch him several times.

"It's so ugly, it's so ugly!" Ma Xiaodou turned his back to her, stuck out his butt and patted her three times, then ran towards the stable.

Erniu screamed "Wow" and sat down on the ground and burst into tears.