The moment the door closed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Malt is petite, and even though she changed into Lao San's clothes, they were still a bit too big, but there weren't any more suitable ones available at the moment.

"You wear it first." Cuihua gestured, and Maiya understood, indicating that she didn't mind.

She had looked around the house; it seemed poor, but she only saw the sisters and not the adults. The house was very clean inside and out, making it a place worth staying.

The bedding for all the sisters was bought by Cuihua from the county hospital.

People replace their bedding every few years; they won't just give it to you for free, you have to pay for it.

Although the hospital bedding was not clean, the cotton was of good quality, so it wasn't like you were just exposed to black cotton when you opened it.

After removing the covers, these blankets are actually safe after being exposed to the summer sun.

Then I changed the bed sheet to one she made herself, and she felt pretty good about herself.

Spending the least amount of money to buy the most bedding is a common situation for many women today.

They didn't mind, as long as it kept them warm, they didn't care about other details.

Now that the fourth sister is back, let the second sister sleep on the top bunk, and leave the bottom bunk for the fourth sister. Her bottom bunk has already been given to the fifth sister.

Three of the nine sisters have not yet returned to the team, and Cuihua's wish is finally about to be fulfilled.

"These beddings are fine for now. I'll take them out to air them when the weather gets better."

As Cuihua made the bed, she turned to talk to Maiya, but then she stopped...

Then, turning to look at Maiya, who was walking around the room but not responding, her eyes suddenly reddened.

Cuiju noticed this detail and looked at Cuihua in disbelief: "Big sister, this, this couldn't be...?"

"Hmm, this might be the fourth one, from Dongliuzhuang. He's deaf, and his age matches."

The problem is that she can't hear us, so we can't confirm many things further.

Oh, right, she's illiterate and can't communicate.

I finally managed to bring her home; we'll have to find a way to go to Dongliuzhuang to confirm this later.

When Cuihua arrived at the kitchen, Lao Wu Cuimei heard about it.

"They found it so quickly?"

"It's just speculation now, I'm not sure. Do you have the most comprehensive information about the fifth brother?"

My memory only contains a few brief details, it's not detailed enough.

As Cui Mei tended the fire, she recalled the plot about the fourth brother. Suddenly, something occurred to her.

"I've got it! There's one detail: she became deaf around the age of ten."

Before she became deaf, her left arm was cut by her brother while harvesting wheat.

It will leave a long scar; just to confirm if it's there, then she…

"No need to confirm, I saw it when I was changing her clothes."

The scar still looks somewhat horrifying; it's a wonder how her brother could have done that back then.

I asked her, and she said she was cut by a sickle.

So, does that mean he really is the fourth child?

Thank goodness, if it weren't for the fourth brother, I might never have seen you all again.

You see, in some mysterious way, fate is still on our side.

Tears welled up in Cuihua's excited eyes, just as Cuimei's scallion and ginger water was ready.

"Sis, don't think too much about it. He's back now, isn't he?"

This is a good thing; we should be happy!

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, let's cook a few dishes to celebrate.

We steamed buns and mantou, and also made pork skin jelly.

This is scallion and ginger water. You and she should both drink it while it's hot, then cover your heads and go to sleep.

"You're awake, and we've prepared the meal. We can discuss the other details after you get up."

Cuiju came over and brought Maiya a bowl of rice. Cuihua sat in the kitchen, her mind a bit confused, thinking about how to help Maiya get registered.

"That's easy, just find someone to threaten the Ding family."

The fact that neither of them said a word about your two falling into the water proves they have something to hide.

They told the person they found witnessed everything, and since Maiya was now missing, they had a friend who was undocumented and wanted to use Maiya's identity.

If they refuse to move out, report them to the police.

They pushed Maiya into the river; no one would believe Maiya would jump in on her own.

Furthermore, your life is involved too. Two lives are at stake. Even if they are innocent, they cannot remain uninvolved…”

Cui Mei's words instantly eased Cui Hua's furrowed brows.

"Wow, that works! You're really smart. So, who should we ask to handle this?"

Cuihua thought of the Tao family, "I'll talk to my godparents later and see if I can ask them to find someone to help me out."

This matter needs to be settled as soon as possible. Only when all your household registrations are transferred to the village and a production team is established will we have food to eat.

Cui Mei's space wasn't large, because it was a proper medical space, filled with medicines and medical equipment.

But before she came to the Tang family, she had already taken over the Niu family's grain for a whole quarter.

This includes the bedding, clothes, farm tools, pots and pans, and other items that are still usable in their home.

There's no spare space left, so it'll have to be used as a small storage room.

During her stay, she noticed that the family didn't lack food for the time being, so she didn't replenish it.

She'll find a way to replenish the food supply when it runs out; the little food she has in her storage space should last until summer.

Surely you can find a way to make money in the next six months?

After Cuihua and Maiya finished drinking the ginger soup, they ate the noodles that Cuiju had prepared. Cuimei also gave each of them a fever reducer.

After that, they went inside to sleep.

Cuiju and Cuimei were busy preparing the first meal for the sisters' reunion in the kitchen. Around noon, Cuilian hurriedly ran back.

"Have a drink of water and rest your feet,"

"Second sister, are eldest sister and the others alright? Who is that girl?"

Cuiju poured her a bowl of hot water and placed it on the table in the main room, then happily said, "Our Cuihong is back."

Cui Mei was shocked. "Cui Hong? You mean Fourth Sister? Is that Fourth Sister? She doesn't look like her at all!"

"Hey, don't bring that up. I also said at the beginning that the fourth brother wasn't like us."

As it turned out, my older sister said she looked like my grandmother.

When I thought about it, wasn't that just like my grandma's dark complexion?

And those eyes, oh my goodness, it's a good thing she didn't grow up with our grandma, otherwise she would have ruined a perfectly good girl's life."

Cuilian was also very happy. She used to be the youngest, but now she not only had a fifth sister, but she had even found her fourth sister.

"Then we must have a proper New Year this year. Luckily I ran fast, otherwise Grandma Tao would have stuffed things into my mouth again."

"They were relieved to hear that my older sister was back, and they even said they'd come to visit us on the third day of the Lunar New Year. Sister, when are we going?"

"My godmother doesn't have any relatives to visit either, so let's go tomorrow and bring Cui Mei and Cui Hong along to get acquainted with the family."

They may not acknowledge the Tang family, but they will treat the Tao family as their maternal family from now on. Such a good family will surely bring them good fortune in the future.