Looking at my sister again, she was quietly sewing the quilt as if nothing had happened.

"You go cook! I'll sew."

Zhou Yu put down the needle and thimble with a sense of relief. His sister was not someone to be trifled with.

When Zhou's father came back and saw that the kang had been made and ready for him to sleep in at night, he was very happy. He also heard that his eldest daughter had helped to sew the quilt and clean the main room, so he praised Zhou Yu a few words.

After hearing this, Zhou Yu suddenly felt that he could do a lot more for his father. He finally understood what his sister meant. The effect of taking the initiative is different. Although his sister was passive, she didn't say it out loud, right?

Seeing that two mattresses and two quilts had been sewn in just half a day in the morning, Zhou's mother knew that at least her eldest daughter had lined the quilts, so she also praised her.

Zhou Yu felt as if she was floating in the sky. Zhou wanted to pull her back, "You're back to your soul! If the food gets burnt soon, I'll make you fall from heaven to hell."

Zhou Yu quickly waved the spatula.

At night, Zhou Xiang practiced his mind again in the space. When he woke up, he found that it was very dark outside the space. He left the space, took out his watch from under his second sister's pillow, opened the stove to borrow light, and it was only one o'clock in the middle of the night.

Well, the time has been shortened by half. I go back to the space to feed the little white cat and chickens and recite the text.

Go out to feed the puppies and cook.

It was not until the evening when Ling Ran came to see him that Zhou Xiang realized that a week had passed.

Ling Ran stared at his little girl intently. He missed her so much. It had been nine days already and his heart ached from thinking about her so much.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you recognize me?"

"Yes, I'm a little unrecognizable. I've become whiter and taller."

Zhou Xiang loved to hear that he had grown taller. In his previous life, he was only 1.6 meters tall, and he wondered if he could surpass that in this life.

"Really? You're not lying to me?"

"Really! He's just too thin."

"I eat a big bowl of it at every meal! I don't know where it went."

"The work has been done!" Looking at the big changes in the yard, needless to say, it was all done by the little girl. Almost all the adults in the family were served by the little girl.

"Maybe!" I need to have more food in the space.

Ling Ran looked at the washroom and toilet, "I'll go to your bathroom and feel it."

"Go ahead! Take a look around! Stay a while longer." Zhou Xiang grinned.

Ling Ran rubbed her head lovingly, something he hadn't done for several days.

Zhou Xiang slapped his hand away and said unhappily, "You touched my head again. I've grown a bit taller recently while you were away. Do you think it's easy for me?"

"Okay, I won't touch you anymore, be good!" He stroked her twice more and ran to the bathroom.

"Are you trying to soothe the cat? It's so annoying!"

Ling Ran entered the bathroom and said: I want to treat you like a cat! Do you want me to hold you?

Looking at the spacious and clean bathroom, there is a water tank in the corner with a ladle floating on it.

The footrests on either side of the squat toilet were covered in white lime. A small basket filled with toilet paper was nailed to the wall next to it, along with a plastic bucket that served as a trash can.

Every corner and wall was covered with white lime, needless to say, it was all done by the little girl.

Sometimes, I really want to take the little girl home and raise her. Her parents will definitely not be willing to ask her to do any work and will treat her like a baby and pamper her.

Unfortunately, she has healthy parents and brothers and sisters, so she cannot be taken away.

In the bathroom, when you open the door, there is a glass mirror on the opposite wall. Under the mirror is a cement pool with a prefabricated board at the bottom. There is a space of about 30 to 40 centimeters extending on the right side of the pool. This should be the place for the laundry basin.

A broken bookshelf was stuffed in on the left side of the pool, fitting neatly into the space between the pool and the north wall. Toothbrushes, toothpaste, and cups were placed on it, and small plastic basins, shoe brushes, laundry detergent, and soap were placed on the lower layers.

Looking at Ling Ran who was walking back, Zhou Xiang asked, "Are you done with the tour?"

"OK!"

"What do you think?"

“It is well-arranged, clean and tidy.”

"Doesn't it stink?"

"How is that possible? Who is so short-sighted?"

"Everyone in the food station's family compound is waiting for my yard to stink up everywhere."

"Why bother with those country bumpkins? They don't do any work all day long, just chatter. I heard the aunties over at the supply and marketing cooperative are much more honest. If they also write a collective self-criticism here, they'll be more honest."

"Yes, they are all free. If there is a chance one day, we will ask them to follow the example of the supply and marketing cooperatives."

"Yeah! I'll beat him to death if I get the chance."

The entire food station’s family compound waited for more than ten days, and even wandered around the Zhou family’s yard, but didn’t smell any stench.

Many smart people began to ask when Zhou's father would be transferred back to the county town.

Zhou's father felt puzzled and came back to tell Zhou's mother. Zhou's mother was impressed that her daughter had seen through the intentions of these people. They were all waiting to take advantage of others and were unwilling to spend their own money to renovate the entire bathroom.

"Those people are waiting for you to be transferred. They're trying to occupy this yard! Now the yard is so clean and tidy, they're jealous!"

Humph, even if you transfer this yard away, you can’t take it back. It belongs to you.

"You're just daydreaming, aren't you? My daughter spent so much money on this yard, and no one can imagine it. I'm going to die in this yard! My daughter also said she wants to plant a fruit tree between the bathroom and the coal room, and also plant flowers by the doors of the north and south rooms! When she does, these envious people will be so jealous."

"Okay, don't say this out loud, it'll cause trouble!"

"Yeah! I can't cause trouble for my daughter. I'm going to the city to compete soon."

"If you have nothing to do, come back early and help. Do you see that she has time to read? Now that the second child is back, I think she will be even busier."

"Alas! There will be more things to do when we pick up the boss in a few days."

On Sunday, the 26th, Ling Ran arrived early.

"Do you want to wash the duck feathers? Let me help."

"Yes! Let's light the fire and boil some water. My classmate will come over later to learn how to wash duck feathers!"

"Who is it?"

"He's the son of the guy who sells braised food on the street."

"Chen Shi?"

"OK!"

Zhou wanted to boil water and plasticize the soap head.

Seeing Zhou Xiang carrying a few basins into the bathroom, Zhou Yu asked, "Sister, what are you doing?"

"Wash the duck feathers later."

"It stinks. Why did you wash it?"

"Take off your down jacket. It's filled with duck feathers that I washed, steamed, and then dried again. Don't wear it now. You're noble, you're from the city, you should wear a thick cotton-padded jacket."

Ling Ran also glared at her. This was a confused person. If she wasn't the little girl's second sister, he could have cut her down jacket.

Zhou Yu was frightened by Ling Ran's wolf-like eyes.

"No, I was wrong. Thank you for your hard work, sister. I will go buy some groceries and make you something delicious at noon." A man of insight is a wise man, so he quickly changed his words.

Coward! Ling Ran stopped looking at her.

Zhou Yu picked up the basket and said, "I'm going to buy some groceries."

"Do you have any money?"

"I brought it. Mom gave it to me this morning. She asked me to buy some ribs and make sweet and sour pork ribs for you."