"Qianqian, walk in front, we'll carry the firewood and walk behind."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua told Qianqian not to walk at the back, but to walk at the front.

"OK".

Qianqian skipped and hopped ahead to find Wu Lei.

"Alright, let's rest here for a while. Brother Zhang, it will take time to unload the goods after it gets home."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua put down her basket and plopped down on the ground.

"Xiao Lei, take your sister home and wait for your sister-in-law. There are mosquitoes here."

It's getting dark, and there are paddy fields at the foot of the mountain, so there are lots of mosquitoes, and they love to bite children.

"Okay, sister-in-law."

Wu Lei led his younger sister home.

A short while later, Brother Zhang returned.

"I'm here, and I'll bring all the firewood back at once."

Brother Zhang still had a few bundles of firewood left, which could fit together with Wei Yuyan's.

"Okay, I'll deliver it to my younger brother and sister-in-law's house first."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua put her own firewood at the bottom and Wei Yuyan's at the top, so it would be easier to unload later.

The three of them quickly stacked the firewood. Since there was nowhere to sit, Wei Yuyan and Sister-in-law Xiuhua walked back.

"Sister-in-law, are you busy tomorrow? I need your help with something."

Wei Yuyan first asked Sister-in-law Xiuhua if she had time tomorrow, and if not, the day after tomorrow would also be fine.

"I'm going back to my parents' house tomorrow. Is your matter urgent? If it is, I'll go back another day."

It was convenient for Sister-in-law Xiuhua to go back to her parents' home while Brother Zhang was at home.

"No rush. You can go back to your parents' home tomorrow. I want to go up the mountain the day after tomorrow. Could you please take care of the children?"

If I were to have them eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner at your house, I'm afraid I'd have to get up and leave before dawn the day after tomorrow.”

Wei Yuyan felt that going tomorrow or the day after was the same, so she might as well stay home and rest tomorrow, as she was quite tired today.

"Okay, let the kids come to my house the day after tomorrow after they get up. I don't have much to do at home."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua readily agreed, without asking Wei Yuyan what she was going to do on the mountain.

"Thank you, Sister Xiuhua. I would really be worried about leaving the two children alone at home."

Wei Yuyan smiled.

"What does it matter? When I have children in the future, I'll still be counting on Xiaolei and Xiaoqian to play with them."

Xiuhua's sister-in-law became embarrassed as she spoke, expressing her hope that she could get pregnant soon.

"Yeah, that's right. If we have three or five kids, we won't be able to take care of them all. We'll probably have to rely on Xiaolei and Xiaoqian to help out, hahaha~~."

Wei Yuyan laughed as she spoke.

"You think I'm a rabbit, that I only have one litter in my lifetime."

Xiuhua pinched Wei Yuyan's waist.

"Hey, hurry up, Brother Zhang is almost done unloading."

Wei Yuyan saw that Brother Zhang had already unloaded several bundles of goods and gone inside the house, and Xiao Lei was also unloading.

It only took a few people a few minutes to uninstall it.

"Brother Zhang, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, thank you so much for your help today."

Wei Yuyan saw them to the door.

"It's nothing, it's on our way, let's go."

Sister-in-law Xiuhua waved her hand, and the two of them rode away in the oxcart.

Wei Yuyan closed the door and went into the kitchen, where she found Xiao Lei already heating up steamed buns.

"Xiao Lei, how many are hot?"

Wei Yuyan noticed that there were still a few things on the stove that hadn't heated up yet.

"Sister-in-law, I've heated up five steamed buns and some porridge."

Xiao Lei looked up and replied.

"Okay, I forgot to get some steamed buns for Sister Xiuhua."

Wei Yuyan then realized that there seemed to be eight meat buns left in the bowl; they could eat them tomorrow.

All three of them were tired today, but Wei Yuyan still told them to take a shower before going to sleep, as there was a lot of dust from chopping firewood on the mountain.

While the children were taking a bath, Wei Yuyan changed their bed sheets and blankets. They all needed to be washed tomorrow, including the ones in their own rooms.

There's a huge pile of bed sheets and duvet covers that I've changed; I'll have to wash them tomorrow.

"Sister-in-law, my sister is done washing up, you can go wash up now."

Wu Lei was drying Qianqian's hair.

"good".

Wei Yuyan was exhausted. She had been chopping firewood all afternoon and had just changed three bed sheets. Her back was so sore she could barely straighten up.

"Xiao Lei, I'm going to sleep in tomorrow. You can get up and heat up some steamed buns for your sister."

Wei Yuyan quickly finished her shower, but her hair was still wet, so she could only sit in the yard and let it air out.

By the way, let me remind Xiaolei that she's definitely going to sleep in tomorrow.

"Okay, sister-in-law, we're going to bed now."

The two children's hair was almost dry, so they went back to their room.

Wei Yuyan also went back to her room. Her hair wasn't dry, so she could only lie face down, and that's how she fell asleep.

When Wei Yuyan woke up again, her arms were still a little sore.

"I don't even know what time it is."

Wei Yuyan sat up and stretched her shoulders a couple of times before standing up to get dressed.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Qianqian feeding the chicks. The chicks had grown quite a bit in the two weeks since they came to my home.

And no one got sick or died, thanks to the children's careful care.

"Sister-in-law, it's almost nine o'clock, aren't you hungry?"

When Qianqian saw Wei Yuyan come out, she asked her a question.

"I'm hungry, Qianqian, have you eaten yet?"

Wei Yuyan was a little hungry. After washing up, she went to the kitchen. There were two warm buns on the stove. Wei Yuyan poured a bowl of hot water and ate the buns with them.

"Where did my brother go to play?"

Wei Yuyan noticed that Wu Lei wasn't home.

"My brother said he was going to collect bird eggs."

Qianqian walked over and sat down in front of Wei Yuyan.

"I wonder if we'll be able to eat bird eggs today."

Wei Yuyan finished the last bite of the steamed bun.

"It's good enough if we can avoid fighting."

Qianqian's worried expression made Wei Yuyan want to laugh.

"Does your brother often get into fights?"

Wei Yuyan was curious. In the original owner's memories, Xiao Lei was a sensible and steady child who didn't fight often.

"Uh~, sister-in-law, actually, sometimes after my brother gets into a fight, he washes his face and combs his hair and you can't tell, so sometimes you don't know."

Seeing that she had already made her mouth water, Wu Qian had no choice but to admit it.

"Do you know why they fought?"

Wei Yuyan wondered if some of the village children were bullying Wu Lei because he had no parents or older brother.

"They all form gangs, sometimes stealing wild fruits and bird eggs, and sometimes bullying the weak."

My older brother would intervene if he couldn't stand something. He's a really good fighter and rarely loses.

Wu Qian and Wei Yuyan recounted Wu Lei's battle history.

"But fighting is not a good thing. As the saying goes, a gentleman uses words, not fists. Let my brother go to school in the second half of the year to learn to behave himself."

Wei Yuyan knew that Wu Lei wouldn't fight for no reason, but sometimes fights can go wrong, and it's never good if anyone does.

We'll see what we find in the mountains tomorrow. If it goes well, Xiao Lei can go to school in the second half of the year.

"Sister-in-law, can I go to school? I'm so bored at home."

Wu Qian felt a little envious when she heard that Wu Lei was going to school. She was so bored at home all by herself and wanted to go to school too.