Zhang Fan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhang Shi, a widow from the village.

The others who hadn't spoken up immediately regretted it, wishing they had spoken sooner.

Upon recognizing the speaker, a hint of surprise flashed across everyone's faces.

His house was notoriously old and dilapidated in Zhangjiapo; half of the kitchen had collapsed, and they had no money to repair it.

Zhang Youde had previously applied for a subsidy, but Zhang Shi refused outright and wouldn't even open the door for him.

Everyone knows that after his son's death, Zhang Shi almost completely cut off contact with everyone.

Now that he has offered to take care of Zeng Guihua, everyone assumes he has a chance to survive, so no one is vying for the job.

Zhang Fan's eyes darkened.

He knew that Zhang Shi and Zeng Guihua had a grudge.

However, this matter had nothing to do with him. He looked away, and seeing that the matter was mostly resolved, he turned and walked back.

Zhang Tiegen caught up: "Zhang Fan, are you a dog? Why are you running so fast?"

Zhang Fan grinned and greeted him, "Brother Tiegen."

Zhang Tiegen: "Let's go together. What if you encounter danger?"

Zhang Fan nodded and followed behind.

As Zhang Tiegen passed the well, he glanced at it in the moonlight and sighed softly.

A locust flew onto Zhang Fan's head. Zhang Fan chopped it down with his palm, and the locust fell backward to the ground, its six legs kicking twice before collapsing weakly.

"Brother Tiegen, why are you sighing?"

Zhang Tiegen: "With no rain right now, I'm afraid a drought will really occur, and the rice in the fields may not be able to produce seeds."

Zhang Fan thought about how his sister-in-law had gone out for a stroll and returned in low spirits, and wondered if it was because of the water.

It seems that finding a water source is urgent.

Originally, physiognomy should have been used to find water sources, but physiognomy takes a long time to learn, while divination is easier to learn. Therefore, Zhang Fan plans to use divination to find the location of the water source.

It just takes a lot of time, and you have to go to the appropriate place to predict whether it will be auspicious or inauspicious.

As soon as Zhang Fan entered the courtyard, he heard his sister-in-law talking.

He walked into the yard and saw the wolf cub squatting on the ground, biting Zhang Fan's clothes.

The bird whimpered and whined at Li Chunyan, who was placing a bowl of porridge in front of it. "Little guy, you must be starving."

Unexpectedly, the wolf cub only sniffed it twice before turning its head away in disgust.

Li Chunyan: "What's wrong? This is all we have at home."

Zhang Fan: "Sister-in-law, it probably wants to eat meat."

Li Chunyan: "Zhang Fan, I'm so glad you're alright. There was some puppies out there trying to steal your clothes."

Upon seeing Zhang Fan, the little wolf cub immediately ran over and circled around him, though its voice sounded somewhat aggrieved.

Zhang Fan was in a hurry to get home and forgot about this guy.

The wolf cub had walked a long way, and the fur on its paws was still stained with blood.

Li Chunyan's eyes widened: "What? My family can't afford to support you. Your foot is injured, let me bandage it for you. Go find another family."

The wolf cub's ears drooped, its sadness was visible to the naked eye, and its pitiful eyes looked at Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan said coldly, "You have to eat whatever your sister-in-law makes, otherwise you can't stay in my house."

Before the words were even finished, the little wolf cub immediately started eating the porridge in big mouthfuls.

Li Chunyan exclaimed in surprise, "Zhang Fan, your words really work!"

Zhang Fan smiled sheepishly.

After the wolf cub finished eating, Li Chunyan bandaged its wounds.

Li Chunyan named the wolf cub "Xiao Hei" and gave Xiao Hei some old clothes that Zhang Fan had worn out a few years ago to use as a bed. Xiao Hei would carry the clothes in its mouth and sleep under Zhang Fan's window.

Now I can finally settle down here completely.

A cool breeze swept away the heat of summer.

Zhang Fan rested his hands behind his head, his mind filled with thoughts of drought.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, he heard his sister-in-law open the door, followed by a commotion in the yard.

He opened his eyes and heard a soft knock on the door: "Zhang Fan?"

Just as Zhang Fan was about to answer, the door was gently pushed open, and Li Chunyan tiptoed in.

She was wearing a revealing tank top, with a large expanse of her chest almost completely exposed, making it particularly clear in the darkness.

She wore a very short skirt that barely covered her thighs, revealing two firm and slender legs.

"Zhang Fan," she called out tentatively.

Zhang Fan didn't know what his sister-in-law was going to do, so he quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.

Li Chunyan slowly groped her way to Zhang Fan's bedside in the darkness, and then lifted Zhang Fan's blanket.

The sudden chill gave Zhang Fan goosebumps.

Could it be that his sister-in-law wants to get into his bed?

Zhang Fan's body stiffened, afraid that pretending to be asleep would embarrass Li Chunyan.

His mind was filled with thoughts of what he should do if Li Chunyan did something to him.

Fortunately, he was overthinking it.

Li Chunyan simply tucked the blanket around Zhang Fan.

Then Zhang Fan felt an itch on his face, followed by a soft, warm kiss.

"She's such a grown-up, and she still kicks off the covers when she sleeps," Li Chunyan said in a low voice.

Her warm breath, accompanied by the delicate fragrance of orchids, sprayed onto Zhang Fan's ear.

Li Chunyan did nothing and left the room. Then Zhang Fan heard a noise coming from the farm tools.

Zhang Fan opened his eyes and saw that it was still dark. He pretended to get up to relieve himself and opened the door, just in time to see Li Chunyan carrying a hoe and preparing to go out.

He yawned and rubbed his sleepy eyes: "Sister-in-law, where are you going?"

Li Chunyan smiled gently: "It's still early, you should go to sleep. I'll come back and make you breakfast after I finish weeding."

Zhang Fan: "Sister-in-law, I'm strong, let me remove the weeds."

“No, you’re a scholar.” Li Chunyan always said that Zhang Fan was a college student and never let him do farm work.

It was just weeding; given Zhang Fan's current stamina, it was as easy as walking a few steps.

Zhang Fan walked over, picked up the hoe, and placed it on his shoulder.

Li Chunyan wanted to take it back, but she was not as tall as Zhang Fan, so she could only watch helplessly as Zhang Fan left with the hoe.

Weeding is also a skill; if you hoe too shallowly, the weeds will come back, and if you hoe too deep, it will affect the growth of crops.

Li Chunyan was worried and followed behind Zhang Fan. Watching Zhang Fan's agile steps, she couldn't help but sigh, "Strange, you seem to have changed a lot. It's like you're not stupid anymore."

Zhang Fan stiffened, and was about to confess when he heard Li Chunyan mutter to herself, "If only you weren't so stupid anymore, your sister-in-law would definitely teach you something else."

Zhang Fan didn't dare turn around after such a blatant confession.

He knew his sister-in-law's face must be very red at this moment, so to avoid embarrassing her, he quickly picked up the hoe and waved it around a couple of times, acting like a mischievous child.

Li Chunyan's doubts were dispelled.

She was both happy and worried. She genuinely wanted Zhang Fan to become a better person, but she also really hoped to be with Zhang Fan forever.

She admitted that she was selfish, but what relationship isn't selfish?

Zhang Fan was unaware of the complex emotions swirling within Li Chunyan's heart, and was happy to avoid embarrassing his sister-in-law.

When I arrived at the field near my home, I saw a few scattered people weeding in the distance; they were several middle-aged women from the village.

Upon seeing Zhang Fan, they greeted him warmly.

"Zhang Fan, you're really capable."