Such sounds could be heard from many households in the village. The children didn't mean any harm; they just saw that other people had new clothes and wanted them too, and were very envious.

The village's gossip center has started again, with young wives and older women chatting while weaving mats.

"Why do Cheng Cai and You Cai have new clothes to wear? I remember they used to be all dirty."

“You’ve forgotten, Granny Qian, these two children saved Jianjun’s son, Zhuzi. From that day on, these two children have been lucky.”

"What's wrong? Tell me, the things that happened to Old Mrs. Qin in this village are so interesting that I didn't pay attention to them. What's the news? Let me hear it."

"You don't know this? Look how clean these two kids are now. They used to wear tattered clothes. Look at their lives now."

"What's wrong? You only said half of what you meant. You don't even know that the kid next door cried all night and wanted new clothes, which made his mother furious."

"Yes, I heard about it too. It was quite a commotion last night, with children crying all the time."

"That's strange. Right, what did you just say? You only said half of what you meant."

"Yes, that's how it is. This child saved Zhuzi, and Jianjun and Tingting treat him like their own son. They gave all the grain that Li Dachun compensated them to the two brothers and refused to take any of it."

"Then what about the money? You can't just keep it yourself."

“What good would it do to accept it? This is compensation for Zhu Zi. But Jianjun and his wife didn’t do that. They offered it to the two children, but they refused, saying it wasn’t safe and asked Tingzi and her husband to keep it.”

"This child is quite shrewd; I never noticed before."

"That's right. Ever since that incident, the child has been going up the mountain to find food during the day, and then eating at Tingting's house from noon to afternoon. This saves them a meal, so they don't have to go hungry this time."

"With so many children in Tingting's family, mostly boys, plus these two brothers, is there enough food for them?"

“Tingting and her husband live far from the village and always go up the mountain, from the beginning of spring until the heavy snow closes the mountain. The two little ones are looked after by the older one.”

"I didn't realize you were so capable. You've done a great job today. No wonder you're not afraid of having to feed two more people."

"That's why Jianjun is capable, able to earn full work points, and can even go up the mountain."

"And another thing, the children were cleaned up very well when they arrived at their home, and now they don't smell anymore. They're wearing clean clothes now, and you can see that both children have gained a lot of weight and grown taller."

“I think they’re almost as good as biological sons. These two kids are lucky. Their parents were good people when they were alive. They helped with chores for everyone. Even the most difficult old lady in our village, Qin, couldn’t say a word against them.”

"That's right, the old man has good character, and that's why his children are so fortunate."

"By the way, you mentioned the Qin family..."

News travels fast in this village; everyone knows it, including the two brothers, Youcai and Chengcai.

“Brother, we’ve become the envy of others now. Before, we were always the ones envying others. Now it’s so great. We have new clothes to wear and we can eat and stay warm. We hope this life never changes,” Youcai said to his brother.

"It's all thanks to Auntie and Uncle for helping us. We should be grateful to them and repay them whenever we have the chance. Remember, don't say anything about studying or food. Don't let Auntie and Uncle get in trouble," Cheng Cai instructed his younger brother.

"Yes, I understand, brother. Don't worry, I know what's good and bad. If only our aunt and uncle were our parents, that would be wonderful. Our aunt is just like our mother, gentle and kind to us."

“Auntie is really good to us, even better than she is to Zhuzi and the others. Although she’s not our biological son, we’re no worse off than biological sons. We should be content. Now, apart from not being our mother, what difference does it make? We’ll study hard in the future and repay Auntie.”

Youcai nodded. The two children had come from hard times and cherished everything they had, not wanting anyone to ruin it.

Jianjun's two sisters-in-law also heard about it and were a little angry. They were making clothes for two outsiders but didn't think of their own nephew. This shows they don't know the difference between inside and outside.