Chapter 24 Knowing What's Going On

Zhao Juhua, who found fault with everything Ning Bao and the others, muttered a few curses in their direction...

Meanwhile, at Mu Chunping's camp, Li Guizhi angrily glared at the cursing Zhao Juhua and began nagging at Mu Dasheng.

"Zhao Juhua is in her fifties and sixties, yet she argues with a little kid all day long. She really is capable of doing that."

If we weren't out in public, I definitely wouldn't have tolerated her. What a piece of trash.

Although Mu Dasheng's legs were weak, his mind wasn't impaired. "My sister-in-law is becoming increasingly unreliable," Mu Dasheng said softly to Li Guizhi.

“Even though everyone has come out to escape famine, my sister-in-law still has the energy to argue with the children all day long. Sometimes I wonder why my older brother doesn’t know how to stand up for himself.”

She turned the whole house into a mess. Look at the state of their girls.

Look at Chengrong, he used to be such a good kid, but now he's been spoiled and is becoming more and more unruly.

Sigh! Sometimes I think that we can't write two characters for "admiration" in one stroke. No matter what, we are all blood relatives.

When you're away from home, you should unite as one against external threats and try your best to bring your family all back to settle down in the south.

"Tch!" Li Guizhi glared at her old man with disdain after hearing his words.

"Did you go crazy from sitting in the car?"

Don't you have any idea how much we've suffered at the hands of the eldest son's family? And you still think you're on their side?

You can only be on the same page as someone if they are willing to be.

I'm warning you, this journey is fraught with danger, and I don't want to get involved with the eldest son's family. I don't want to do anything thankless and exhausting again.

Mu Dasheng glanced towards the main house and then comforted his wife.

"Don't worry, my wife, I won't abandon my family to their fate."

Li Guizhi glanced indifferently at Mu Dasheng.

"You know what's going on. You can sit here by yourself. I'll go over there and find Yuzhen to get some needle and thread to make two sets of undergarments for Ningbao."

Since this child has come to our home, we can't treat her badly. Girls especially need to be clean; I noticed she didn't bring any clothes with her when she came.

This little girl can't be raised as roughly as a boy. Her outer clothes can be made do with, but her inner clothes must be clean and changed frequently.

Upon hearing that his wife wanted to make clothes for Ningbao, Mu Dasheng hurriedly urged her on.

"That's what we should do, and it's already autumn and the weather will get cold soon, so Ningbao can't do without warm clothes."

"Old woman, if this doesn't work, take apart my cotton-padded coat and make a new outfit for Ningbao. The child mustn't get cold."

Li Guizhi took a piece of white cotton cloth and walked to her daughter-in-law Shen Yuzhen, who was sewing nearby.

"Yuzhen, do you have any extra needles and thread? I need to find a pair for you. I don't know where I put my sewing basket. I looked for it for a while but couldn't find it."

"Yes, Mother, I'll get it for you right away."

Shen Yuzhen stopped what she was doing and took out a needle and some white thread.

Not far away, Mu Cheng'an and his brothers were busy cooking. The Mu family did not have a rule that men could not enter the kitchen.

The boys had been helping with the fire and cooking simple meals since they were little.

Today, the older children, Shen Sijian and Mu Cheng'an, visited their grandmother, mother (aunt), and uncle. They were busy making clothes for Ningbao and took the initiative to cook.

Actually, they don't need to do anything. They are short of food and drink, so the meals are quite simple.

There's no need to rush in the evening; just some thin porridge will suffice. The cornbread Ningbao brought out today is still with Li Guizhi.

So they don't even need to bring any food today; tomorrow, half a steamed bun per person will be enough.

Huang Xiaying, the village chief's daughter-in-law, walked over with a small bundle in her hand. She knelt down next to Li Guizhi and Shen Yuzhen and opened the bundle in her arms.

“Auntie, Sister-in-law Yuzhen, I saw you were busy making clothes and then I remembered that my Jiayu has two pieces of clothing that she can’t wear anymore. If you don’t mind, you can give them to your Ningbao to wear first.”

Li Guizhi looked at the small clothes in the hands of the village chief's daughter-in-law: a jacket and a pair of pants, both lined with thin cotton, perfect for autumn.