Old Zhou nodded, agreeing with his wife.

"I think we should give this money to Koizumi for safekeeping. He stays inside all day and can keep an eye on it. We'll be starting the harvest soon."

Zhao nodded, having no objection.

Zhou Quan wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he didn't speak.

Li Mai was thinking that if she was worried about losing it, she could put it in her own space, but she couldn't say that outright yet. She could only wait until the money was transferred to her side before thinking about how to talk to Zhou Quan.

She could understand what her parents were saying. After all, it wasn't the whole village that had gotten rich; it was just a few families who had suddenly become wealthy. It would be strange if other families weren't envious and jealous.

They will definitely steal it.

Seeing her parents discussing things so calmly was a good thing, and Zhou Xing smiled as she fed her son, Dongdong.

Dongdong and Zhuzhu are the same age. The two children sat side by side. Zhuzhu ate by herself. Seeing that Dongdong didn't eat well and had to be fed, she curiously whispered to Zhou Tao on the other side, "Auntie, why doesn't Dongdong eat by himself?"

Zhou Tao glanced at Dongdong and said with a smile, "Because Dongdong is a boy, he's a bit slow and hasn't learned it yet."

Hearing Zhou Tao's words, Zhou Xing was both amused and exasperated. "Xiao Tao, you can't teach the child like that. I've always fed Dongdong and never taught him to eat by himself. But look at Zhuzhu, who is the same age as him, and she can eat by herself. I have to hurry up and teach Dongdong to eat by himself too."

"Mom, I can eat by myself!" Dongdong saw Zhuzhu eating by herself and wanted to eat by himself too.

"Okay, Grandma will get you a spoon. Dongdong can eat by himself with the spoon." Zhao smiled and went to find a spoon, handing it to Dongdong.

Although Dongdong spilled some rice on the table, he didn't let Zhou Xing feed him anymore and finished half a bowl of rice by himself.

Seeing that Dongdong had spilled rice on the table, Zhuzhu pointed at the rice grains and said to Dongdong, "Dongdong, you're wasting food!"

Dongdong looked around Zhuzhu's bowl, which was spotless, without a single grain of rice spilled, while his own bowl was covered in spilled rice.

Dongdong was about to pick up the food with his hand to eat it when Zhuzhu stopped him. "You can't eat it. Next time you have to be careful not to spill the food. This food is already dirty on the table. We can feed it to the chicks."

"Okay, feed the chicks!" Dongdong was delighted and jumped down to grab the rice grains he had spilled on the table.

"etc!"

Zhou Xing stopped Dongdong from grabbing the rice with his hands. She picked up her chopsticks and scooped the spilled rice grains from the table back into Dongdong's bowl. She stood up and said, "Come on, Auntie will take you two to feed the chicks."

They went out, and the people inside finished eating and put down their bowls and chopsticks. Li Mai and Zhou Tao went to clean up the dishes, and Xu Shun took the initiative to help carry everything on the table to the kitchen.

Then they sat down at the table and talked about what had happened that day.

Xu Shun asked Old Man Zhou, "Father, do you plan to build the house this fall or next spring?"

Old Man Zhou thought for a moment, "Let's rebuild a few rooms in the east wing this fall, and finish the rest next spring, so the whole family can have a place to live."

Xu Shun nodded, "Yes, that makes things more convenient."

"Do you need any money over there? Do you want some?" Old Man Zhou asked Xu Shun.

Xu Shun shook his head, "We're not separating yet, so we don't need money. I'm thinking of opening a shop in town after we separate. Xing'er will sell bamboo weaving in the front shop, and I'll weave in the back. We're saving money now, and we'll see after we separate. If we don't need it, we won't borrow from you. If we do need it, we'll talk to you then."

Old Man Zhou nodded in agreement. He was at ease knowing his son-in-law was an honest young man.

"Have you two thought about what Nannan should learn?" Zhao asked at this moment.

Xu Shun nodded, "Xing'er wants Nan Nan to learn embroidery from the embroiderers in town after she turns ten, but that's just something we're thinking about right now. There are still a few years left, let's see!"

“Then why don’t you hire a female tutor for Nan Nan to learn to read and write, and learn some things that girls can learn?” Zhao said.

They all knew that Nannan was the only girl in the Xu family for generations, and the entire Xu family liked her very much. They figured that if Xu Shun made such a request, the Xu family elders would definitely agree.

“Okay, I’ll mention it to my parents when I get back. The key is to find a suitable female tutor.” Xu Shun nodded. He agreed with this point. He didn’t have the idea that a woman’s virtue lies in her lack of talent. He felt that it was better for girls to learn something.

When Zhou Xing returned with Dongdong after he had washed his hands, Li Mai and Zhou Tao also returned after washing the dishes.

Zhou Xing specifically explained the purpose of her return today, mainly to thank Li Mai for saving Xu Shun yesterday.

They also placed the thank-you gift that the old lady had chosen for Li Mai in front of her.

"I didn't know what you liked, so Grandma Nan picked out this tea set for you. Xiaomai, do you like it?" Zhou Xing looked at Limai expectantly.

When she returned and saw her brother's wife, she realized just how fortunate her brother was to have met such a beautiful and capable girl.

At this moment, Zhou Xing felt that her younger brother was not good enough for the girl.

Li Mai took it and opened it, asking with delight, "This is blue and white porcelain, it's very elegant and beautiful, thank you, big sister, I like it very much."

"I'm glad you like it. Also, I brought you two bamboo mats. The bamboo mats on your kang (heated brick bed) have been used for many years. Why not change them? There are also some small bamboo woven household items, all made by our family," Zhou Xing said with a smile.

"Good, your mother-in-law is very thoughtful!" Old Man Zhou nodded.

Zhao stood up and took out two silver ingots from a box on the side, placing them in front of Zhou Xing. "These two are for Nan Nan and Dong Dong. We should hire tutors for the children."

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