Four or five more chickens and ducks died in the basket.

Gu Lili quickly took out the dead chickens and ducks and bought a few live ones from the mall to replace them.

As Gu Lili turned around with the dead chickens and ducks in her arms, she was startled by a pair of dark, bright eyes.

Big Blackie wagged its tail and looked at Gu Lili with an innocent expression.

Gu Lili guiltily patted Big Black's head. Luckily, Big Black couldn't talk, otherwise, he would definitely ask all sorts of questions like Gu Erniu.

Gu Lili couldn't let Big Black eat the dead chickens and ducks she had in her hands. After thinking for a moment, she bought a strip of pet food from the mall and put it in Big Black's mouth as a bribe to keep it a secret.

Big Black licked Gu Lili's hand before taking the meat strip from her, climbing down, and starting to gnaw on it.

Gu Lili quickly prepared the chicken and duck, then returned to the kitchen to boil water.

The water for soaking the medicine doesn't need to be much, so it boils quickly.

Gu Lili brewed four bowls of medicine, drank one bowl herself first, and then took it to feed the other three.

After finishing everything, Gu Lili was already in a daze, but her three younger siblings still had fevers, so Gu Lili didn't dare to sleep.

At this moment, Gu Lili felt a chill creeping up her body. Looking at her sleeping younger siblings, she decided to change the stuffing in their blankets.

Gu Lili originally wanted to buy a cotton quilt, but there was simply no way to stuff a cotton quilt into their quilt.

Their quilts were sewn shut, so Gu Lili bought some duck down.

The down was seventy coins a pound, and Gu Lili bought five pounds in total.

She cut a slit in the quilt with scissors, put the down inside, patted the down evenly, and then sewed the quilt back on.

After sewing the quilt, Gu Lili touched the foreheads of the three people and found that their fevers had subsided, which put her at ease.

Lying in bed, Gu Lili felt cold all over and her muscles ached terribly, so she quickly drank some ibuprofen before falling asleep.

Whether it was because the blankets had been changed or because of the medicine, Gu Lili slept soundly until dawn.

When she woke up, the other three had also gotten up.

"Erniu, Huanhuan, Sigou, are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Gu Lili asked.

The three of them shook their heads, somewhat bewildered. They had been delirious with fever last night and had no idea they had a fever.

Gu Sigou said, "I don't feel unwell. However, I think I dreamed about my mother last night. She fed me sugar water, and the sweet taste was just like the real thing."

Hearing Gu Sigou say that, Gu Erniu felt that he had also had a similar dream last night.

Gu Huanhuan chimed in, "I had the same dream too! Maybe it's because Mother came back to see us. Sister, have you had the same dream?"

Gu Lili was exasperated, but the children were clearly happy when they mentioned Li Xihua, so she didn't want to spoil their fun.

“I had the same dream too, it’s so amazing,” Gu Lili said with a smile.

The three of them were very happy to hear this.

They were all convinced that it was Li Xihua who had come to see them last night.

Seeing the three of them happy made Gu Lili genuinely happy as well.

Gu Lili walked to the basket on her back, looked at the chickens and ducks, and thankfully, there were no casualties.

However, it seems that the chickens and ducks I bought from the mall yesterday are a bit bigger.

However, since none of the three children noticed, Gu Lili didn't mention it again.

Gu Lili watched as Gu Erniu took the wheat that had been soaked the night before to drain the water, so she called Gu Huanhuan to make breakfast together.

Gu Sigou chopped up the wild vegetables he had picked yesterday and fed them to the chickens and ducks.

Gu Lili looked at the sky outside; it was still raining.

I don't know when this rain will stop, it looks like I won't be able to go out today.

Gu Lili made minced meat porridge today. When it's cold, drinking some soup or broth helps keep you warm.

The meat I bought that day has been sitting for quite a while now. Luckily, it wasn't hot, or it would have gone bad long ago.

However, we must finish all the meat today, no matter what.

Otherwise, it won't be fresh if left any longer.

Gu Lili skillfully put the white rice into the pot, added water, and started cooking.

She then took out the meat and chopped it all up. During this process, she secretly added some ginger and scallions to the meat while chopping it.

Gu Lili took out a fish that she had dried a few days ago, intending to fry another fish to eat with porridge.

Seeing that the rice in the pot was almost cooked, Gu Lili put all the minced meat into the pot at once.

When the water in the pot boiled again, the aroma of meat and rice wafted out from their kitchen.

Once the porridge was cooked, Gu Lili started frying the fish.

The oil used to fry the fish was lard. Gu Lili fried the fish until both sides were golden brown, and it looked very delicious.

Once the fish was fried, Gu Lili called her third sister-in-law to eat.

Perhaps it was because I dreamed of Li Xihua, or perhaps it was because Gu Lili's cooking was so delicious.

The three children who lost their chicks and ducklings yesterday are in much better spirits now.

However, Gu Lili couldn't quite manage a smile.

If this freezing rain really doesn't stop, their little house might really collapse.

Although Gu Lili had enough money to build a house, she couldn't openly show it off.

Gu Lili sighed and continued eating.

After finishing her meal, Gu Lili checked the malt that Gu Erniu had covered.

"Erniu, next time you cover it up, spread it out more evenly so it will sprout better." Gu Lili patiently taught Gu Erniu as she spread the wheat out.

Gu Erniu also carefully noted it down and followed Gu Lili to spread out the wheat.

With the rain continuing and no one able to go out, Gu Lili asked Gu Huanhuan to help her make clothes and shoes.

Gu Erniu, along with Gu Sigou, repaired the benches and other furniture in the house.

The rain continued into the night, with no sign of stopping.

Fortunately, Gu Lili's little house showed no signs of collapsing.

Gu Lili couldn't help but sigh, "It's so good, I've lived another day."

On this day, Gu Lili cut out the uppers and soles of the shoes that the four of them would wear.

Gu Huanhuan glued them together with the paste, just waiting for them to dry tomorrow so she could continue sewing them up.

When it was time for bed that night, the children belatedly realized that their blankets seemed much warmer than usual.

The group was sound asleep when Big Black suddenly started barking.

Hearing Big Black's barking, Gu Lili immediately sat up in bed.

She glanced around and saw that none of the three seemed to be awake, so she quickly took out the flashlight she had bought the night before and shone it on Big Black.

Big Black kept staring at the roof and barking, so Gu Lili quickly shone her flashlight on the roof.

Upon seeing this, Gu Lili was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat.

"Erniu, Huanhuan, Sigou, hurry up, get up!"