It's the height of summer again, and the hungry Huo Xingle has finally started learning to walk. Du Jiang couldn't bear to watch his clumsy duck steps, leaning against the wall. Yu Chunxiao, on the other hand, was very happy. While picking beans in her hand, she praised him, "Xingle is amazing. He can even walk now."

Du Jiang shook his head helplessly. "What you said is exactly the same as Huo Yang's. It's a joke that this child can't walk even though he's already one year old."

"Sister Jiang, don't you think you are too strict with Xingle?" Yu Chunxiao retorted, "Our business is getting better and better, you should be more generous to the children." Looking at the patched clothes on Huo Xingle, Yu Chunxiao couldn't bear to look at it, "I'm not saying anything bad about you, Sister Jiang, we are not short of money, look at this village, which family's children have as many patches as yours, why are you so stingy?"

After a year of working together as partners, Yu Chunxiao has now seen a lot more about Du Jiang's stinginess. "Can't you buy a better one? Even if you don't buy ready-made clothes, you can at least make a piece of clothing without patches."

"A child grows so fast day by day, his clothes can't keep up with his growth. Let's make do with what he has for now. I will definitely buy him good clothes when he starts school," Du Jiang sighed. He was already tired of hearing Yu Chunxiao's constant admonishment. "Why did I deduct money? I didn't deprive him of any food. And how come your words are the same as Huo Yang's? Even in the village, his clothes are the most neat. They are not patched up like you said. Aren't there just two patches on the knees and elbows? Is it that serious?"

"Of course not, Sister Jiang, look at the clothes worn by the children in town, then look at our Xingle," Yu Chunxiao said, touching her chest with a pained look, "and then look at Xingle."

Uh, Du Jiang looked up at Huo Xingle, who was sitting on the floor in the corner after walking tiredly, and sighed, "Look at him sitting on the floor like this, how can I get the nice clothes I bought clean?"

This time it was Yu Chunxiao's turn to be stuck. Looking at Huo Xingle, who looked completely different from the clean and tidy one when he first came in, Yu Chunxiao had to admit that Du Jiang was right. Although she felt helpless, she could only nod in agreement, "Sister Jiang, you're right. Xingle doesn't suit new clothes."

Du Jiang waved his hand helplessly, "Alright, you should just focus on collecting the goods. It's the busy farming season now, so there must be a lot of farm produce, and there are other things we can collect. But be careful when you go over there, and pay attention to safety. If you really can't, let the ladies we work with do it, and you can give us a unified price."

"I know that. I've already made an agreement with you ladies. If they give more, I'll raise the price by two cents," Yu Chunxiao said with a cunning smile. "Although the profit is a little less, it's enough to keep up with the large quantity. I've saved a lot this past year. The profit from the goods is even greater than the profit from the steamed buns."

"That's true, but don't stop selling steamed buns. Even though you don't make much money, it's a stable job and you can make a living." Du Jiang reminded her hastily, fearing that Yu Chunxiao would look down on her because of the small profit.

"I know," Yu Chunxiao nodded with a smile. "Sister Jiang, don't worry, I know what's going on. As for collecting things, it's been busy farming season lately, and I guess a lot of people are looking for meat. Why don't you ask Brother Huo to get some more and try."

Unexpectedly, Du Jiang shook his head and refused, "He spends three days surfing the Internet and two days fishing, which is barely enough for his family. Forget it."

"Alright then," Yu Chunxiao said, feeling a little disappointed, but not too concerned. "That's true. Although Brother Huo always gets a good catch when he hunts, it's not always a large amount."

"Yes, the child is getting older and needs more and more. It's not easy for him to live in the town," Du Jiang said with heartache as she talked about Huo Yang's hard work. "Although he has been promoted to deputy captain, he still has to do his job. Even a strong man can't stand rushing home after the night shift. It's a good thing that our village is close to the town. If it were farther away, it would be really..."

"That's true. Even though it's a stable job, it's not easy at all." Yu Chunxiao was quite moved when talking about the hardship. "Sister Jiang, do you still remember those people who were matched up by the old village chief? I heard that they didn't have an easy life. They all wanted good things at the beginning, but they didn't meet any good people."

"If you want something, you have to pay for it." Du Jiang didn't sympathize with them. Instead, he changed the subject and mentioned something else. "As for you, I heard there's a job in town recently. What do you think?"

Unexpectedly, Yu Chunxiao waved his hand quickly, "No, I don't want to follow the routine. Besides, that job will bankrupt me. I might as well live my own life. The money in the pigsty is barely enough to make ends meet, but my private life is still good. I don't want to be locked in. What's more, the competition among people in the city is so fierce, I won't join in the fun."

"Fine, if you don't like it, forget it." Du Jiang didn't force it. "I heard from Huo Yang that their plastics factory also has places available. After the reservation, there are people who are willing to go. The price is not cheap. Come back and see if there are any people at the educated youth site who want to go?"

"Probably not," Yu Chunxiao thought for a moment and shook his head. "The Guan Nian brothers are now working in the school cafeteria through Guan Chuan. Duan Yin and the others probably won't go back, after all, the salary is not cheap. Brother He and Sister Qian might be able to help, but they have a lot of disagreements about the date of the pregnancy, so I'm afraid they can't come up with that much right away."

Speaking of having children, Du Jiang also had a headache, "I haven't gotten pregnant yet."

"Yeah, the herbal odor from Sister Qian's room is getting stronger and stronger, and even the front yard seems to be filled with it," Yu Chunxiao shuddered subconsciously at the mention of the smell. "It's terrible. I don't know if it's fate or something else. Ever since we said we wanted a child, there's been no news. Now that you're almost gone, won't they be even more anxious?"

"This isn't something to be rushed," Du Jiang shook his head. "Forget it, let's not get close. I'm afraid of Sister Qian's mouth."

Yu Chunxiao felt the same way. "I'm scared too. Haven't you seen how Luo Yue and the others retreat to their rooms and don't dare to go out anymore? We tried to persuade them at first, but who knew Sister Qian would just start babbling nonsense? We don't even dare to talk to Brother He now."

Alas, Du Jiang sighed and continued with the work in his hands.

Huo Xingle, who was standing by the wall, saw that there was no movement here, and walked over with his short legs fluttering. His duck-like steps made Yu Chunxiao laugh so hard that she almost fell off the stool.

Perhaps because she laughed too wildly, Huo Xingle's little face couldn't help but become stern. Unfortunately, her round and chubby little face looked even cuter. Even her old mother Du Jiang couldn't help but touch her twice, and even mentioned the strange aunt Yu Chunxiao beside her.

Under the caress of the unscrupulous duo, Huo Xingle could no longer hold back her tears, with an accusatory look on her face, which made Yu Chunxiao heartlessly abandon Du Jiang and run away.

Looking at the stool beside him that was knocked over due to his hasty movements, and then looking at Huo Xingle who was crying breathlessly in front of him, Du Jiang felt a headache.