As soon as they got off work in the evening, the two of them hurried to the backyard, pushed their bicycles, and walked towards their team.

Jiang Yanli pedaled the bicycle so fast along the way that neither of them had time to pick up wild duck eggs in the reed marsh, and they returned home in a hurry.

After arriving home and changing into work clothes, the two of them rushed to the back mountain together.

Under Jiang Yanli's leadership, they quickly found a patch of dead trees.

"I'll chop down the trees. Yanli, pile the trees I've chopped down together and tie up the small branches nearby!"

As soon as they arrived at the mountain, Tang Xinyi began to assign tasks.

Tang Xinyi started chopping the dead tree trunks around her with a machete, and her sister-in-law helped collect the branches and tie them into bundles.

There are withered twigs everywhere. Collecting them is not tiring, but it is troublesome.

"Okay, sister-in-law, don't worry too much. We came back early today, so we should be able to get all the dead branches back!"

Jiang Yanli was worried that Tang Xinyi would be tired, and couldn't help but give her a few words of advice.

"I know. Let's just bring back enough for the next few days. When your brother comes back, we won't be needed for anything like chopping wood!"

Tang Xinyi's hands were busy and her mouth was also busy.

"Duo! Duo! Duo!"

As she swung the axe again and again, she finally chopped down a small tree as thick as her calf.

After chopping one, move on to the next one.

There are many dead trees here, and just chopping them down would be enough for their family to use for a long time.

When Zheng Xiulian came back in the evening, she found the house deserted.

I looked into the main room and saw that the bicycles of my daughter-in-law and daughter were already at home.

She searched the house and yard but couldn't find anyone. She went to the kitchen and saw that the two little girls had gone to the mountains.

He quickly picked up a bundle of ropes, picked up a sickle, and rushed to the back mountain.

Because the crops in the village have begun to mature, the wild boars in the mountains will run down the mountain from time to time.

We just suffered a wild boar attack a few days ago. Didn't a big wild boar and two small wild boars escape at that time? Maybe my daughter-in-law and her family will run into them.

What if this happens?

Wild boars are no less ferocious than wolves, and they are extremely brave and are not afraid of people at all.

Especially for delicate and weak girls like your own daughter-in-law and daughter, if they are hit by a wild boar, they will definitely be chased.

The more he thought about Zheng Xiulian, the more panicked he became, and the bigger his steps became.

She now hated her legs for being too short and her steps for not being fast enough.

Fortunately, when I reached the hillside, I saw my daughter and daughter-in-law cutting trees from afar.

There didn't seem to be any wild boars around, so I relaxed.

But he kept walking and soon arrived beside the two of them.

"I was just thinking of going to the mountains to collect some firewood tonight. Why did you two come up here?"

He glanced at his daughter and saw that the bundle of firewood was so loose that it would probably fall apart before he could even carry it home.

"Go help your sister-in-law trim the fallen branches, and I'll do the tying!"

Jiang Yanli, who was despised, didn't say anything. She felt that she had tried very hard, but she just couldn't tie it tightly. Who could blame her?

"Sister-in-law, now that we have one more person, we should be able to take all this firewood back!"

Before, they were discussing that they definitely couldn't take all the firewood away in one trip.

If I come twice, I’m afraid it will be unsafe after dark.

They also discussed chopping the firewood first and coming to carry it early tomorrow morning.

Now that my mother is here, I don’t have to wait until tomorrow morning to bring them home. I can take them all home tonight.

Three people were chopping wood, building piles, and bundling wood.

Several bundles of dry firewood were soon produced.

"You two be careful. I'll send it back once, and then I'll make two more trips and I'll be able to bring it back!"

Zheng Xiulian found a slightly thicker stick, picked up the two bundles of firewood with the two ends of the stick, and wanted to go home.

"Mom, let me go with you first. Let my sister-in-law watch here first!"

When Jiang Yanli saw her mother carrying two large bundles of firewood on her frail shoulders, she suddenly felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

She is so old now, she should share more of the family burden.

"Don't worry, at this time of year, there are not only wild boars but also wolves in the mountains. You and your sister-in-law have a companion in the mountains, so I can rest assured!"

"You put the firewood into piles and wait for me to come back and tie them up. But with your kitten-like strength, you won't be able to tie the firewood tightly in your hands!"

After Zheng Xiulian finished speaking, she walked down the mountain with light steps.

Although she doesn't usually do heavy work, her family loves her, which doesn't mean she can't work.

But Zheng Xiulian was going to bring the firewood back to burn herself, and she had no intention of being lazy.

If she doesn't do it, both her daughter and daughter-in-law will have to do it, and she can't bear to let either of them do it.

After Jiang Yanli watched her mother go down the mountain, she also began to seriously pick up dry firewood nearby.

"Hiss~"

"Sister-in-law, I'm going to go to the side to relieve myself. Please keep an eye on it for me!"

Just when she felt a little motivated, her stomach suddenly started to ache. Jiang Yanli said something to Tang Xinyi in an embarrassed manner, then ran into the corner next to her.

"Go ahead and smack the corners with your sickle first to prevent any insects from growing!"

Tang Xinyi felt a little funny when she saw her sister-in-law chasing her dog.

She glanced around and found that there was no one nearby.

But they could see in the distance that there were other people gathering firewood just like them.

It's quite far away, so I guess they can't see this side.

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