The story begins when Chi Dashan took the Meng family to see the village chief.

The Meng family looked at several places in the village and finally decided on the house on the east side, near the foot of the mountain.

The house was alright, but the Meng family wanted to expand and rebuild it, so they bought the surrounding land as well.

They moved in temporarily, and then that evening news spread that they were going to hire a bricklayer from town to build a nice courtyard.

They would hire a few villagers as laborers.

Twenty large coins a day!

Twenty big coins! Everyone immediately signed up enthusiastically.

When Chi Dashan arrived, the Meng family had already recruited almost all the people, but for some reason, they still agreed.

When asked how many people from the Chi family would be coming, Chi Dashan simply said two.

"...Mother, I was thinking that twenty coins a day would be enough to cover seven or eight days' work in Xiaowangzhuang, Sanhe, so..."

"You actually agreed to pay me?" Aunt Chi scolded angrily. "Have you forgotten that it was someone who saved An'an? And you still want wages?"

They are our saviors. We have no money or possessions, so why not lend a hand?

When Chi Dashan saw that his mother was about to start cooking, he quickly said, "No, no, I said I didn't want any money, but the Meng family said that if we didn't want any money, they wouldn't let us go. But when I talked to Mr. Meng later, I found out that they don't have anyone to cook."

"So I offered to let Xingxing's mother cook for me every day, for free. They agreed. They said that once they found a cook and a housekeeper, Xingxing's mother wouldn't need to go anymore."

"Star Mother" refers to Sister-in-law Chi.

Sister-in-law Chi gave birth to two sons. The eldest son was named Chi Shuxing, nicknamed Xingxing, and was sent to live with his maternal grandmother.

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Chi's eyes lit up with mischief: "Brother, don't you think this is inappropriate? The Meng family is An'an's savior, I should be the one cooking for them."

Helping with cooking is tiring, of course.

Compared to going to Xiaowangzhuang, helping with cooking is like being in heaven!

Sister-in-law Chi just smiled when she heard this.

Is this young Zhou still harboring wicked intentions, thinking her mother-in-law is easy to bully?

"I don't need you. If you don't want to go to Lao Wang Village, then pay up." Aunt Chi said without any politeness.

Sister-in-law Chi was speechless for a moment, but she was still not giving up: "Then what about Sanhe?"

"You go first, and when Sanhe gets too busy to think about this place, you go too! Don't worry, you two will be on equal footing, and no matter when you go, it will be two months!"

Aunt Chi sneered, holding her sleeping daughter in her arms, her terrible mood calming down a little.

Sister-in-law Chi chuckled awkwardly and walked away.

Sister-in-law Chi didn't try to persuade her, because saying anything at this point would only make things worse, so she simply left as well.

"Oh, our Tangtang is so good, making things so easy for her mother, isn't she?" Aunt Chi looked at her daughter, whose eyes were as bright as black grapes, and lifted the blanket to take a look.

Chi Tang has gone from being shy at the beginning to being numb now.

"Good girl, our Tangtang didn't pee." Aunt Chi patted her daughter, her face full of pride.

Chi Tang: ...

It's nothing, she's already getting carried away by all the hype from her family and friends.

Chi Tang stretched her arms and kicked her legs, noticing her mother's low spirits. She rolled her eyes, pointed at the kang cabinet where the grain was stored, and cried out "Ah ah!"

Aunt Chi didn't take it to heart and continued to comfort Chi Tang.

"Ahh!"

Hurry up and open the cabinet.

Are you hungry?

Chi Tang was rarely difficult to coax, so Aunt Chi naturally took off her clothes and stuffed the grain canister into Chi Tang's mouth.

Chi Tang, whose mouth was stuffed shut: ...

I'm so angry!

Can't you just listen to her properly?

Little Chi Tang clenched her little fists, wanting to call out again, but... she subconsciously and instinctively started to suck.

Watching her daughter happily waving her little fists, Aunt Chi patted her and said, "You really are hungry."

Chi Tang: No! I didn't!

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Aunt Chi was holding Chi Tang and patting her back to help her burp.

"Hiccup~"

Chi Tang's delicate little mouth was stained with specks of white milk, and her eyes were bright and big, as if she were very satisfied.

"Ah! Hiccup!"

Chi Tang pointed anxiously at the cabinet and continued shouting.

This time, Aunt Chi actually opened it: "There's nothing in the cabinet..."

Xia stopped mid-sentence as the cabinet door opened.

What is this?

This time, what appeared in the cabinet was a transparent jar.

Aunt Chi had never seen such a jar before, but she instinctively took it out and opened it to take a look.

The inside is red and green, like small beans.

"Ahh!"

Chi Tang went to pry open Aunt Chi's mouth.

Eat!

This is candy I gave you!

"Ouch~" Aunt Chi winced and dodged away, but Chi Tang persisted in poking her mouth.

Aunt Chi suddenly thought of something, her brow furrowed, and she asked Tangtang, "Tangtang, did you give this to your mother?"

"ah!"

Chi Tang wanted to roll her eyes in disgust.

How could Mother be so slow to react?

"Do you want Mother to put it in her mouth?" Aunt Chi asked again.

She felt that her daughter had become a spirit.

She felt that she might be going crazy, that her daughter was talking to her.

Chi Tang nodded happily.

Without further hesitation, Aunt Chi took out a small piece and put it in her mouth...

"It's so sweet."

Is this sugar?

Chi Tang laughed happily, then touched her mother's chest.

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