The table was packed with people; there was practically no room to squeeze in.

Mo Yunmei was waiting in the main room. Seeing everyone go to wash their hands, she thought the dishes were about to be served, so she quickly sat down. But after a while, no one came in. Looking outside, she saw everyone was under the trees.

She hesitated for a while before deciding to run over and see what was going on. When she got there, she saw that dinner was already served, and the place was packed with people.

"Why are you eating here? It's so crowded, where am I supposed to sit? There's no room left! Hey! Where's my bowl? Mom, where's my bowl?"

Mo Yunmei circled around for a while, but couldn't find a place to sit, so she started complaining.

Grandma Mo didn't respond, but the eldest Mo spoke up, "Eat quickly, there are wolves outside, they want meat!"

Everyone understood and sped up their eating.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, and fearing that if she kept making a fuss, everyone would finish eating, Mo Yunmei snapped and quickly ran to the kitchen to get a bowl before rushing out again.

He opened the pot lid and saw there was no rice left. He yelled, "Why didn't you leave me any rice?! There's no rice left, what am I going to eat?"

No one at the table responded. Boss Mo distributed all the dishes and then said to everyone, "Let's spread out and find a place to sit and eat. It's hot and crowded here."

So they all scattered and sat on small stools to eat, and the table was suddenly empty.

Mo Yunmei ran over happily when she saw this, but all the dishes on the table were empty, and there wasn't even a drop of sauce left!

"Waaah!" Mo Yunmei cried, feeling wronged, accusing these people of not giving her food.

Mo Lao Er asked, "Have you finished digging up the wild vegetables? How many pieces of firewood have you gathered?"

Mo Yunmei was in tears, wiping them away with her hands. She used to do this all the time; when she cried very sadly, everyone would give in to her. She didn't believe it would stop working, and she wanted to keep trying.

Hearing her second brother's words, she deliberately put on a pitiful expression, pouted, and whispered, "I didn't go to dig for wild vegetables or gather firewood."

Although her second brother didn't talk much, he cared for her a lot. He would always share some of his own with her so that she wouldn't go back empty-handed.

Mo Yunmei thought that if she spoke softly, her second brother would still help her find a way to get through it. However, Mo Lao Er only said one sentence, "Then you don't need to eat."

Mo Yunmei blurted out, "I'm so hungry! Why don't I need to eat?"

Mo, standing nearby, explained to her, "If you don't work, you won't eat! You can eat at the house of whoever you help with the work!"

Mo Yunmei felt she was right and argued with Mo Laoda, "I just helped her out. Sister Qiuxia has a lot of work to do, and she can't finish it all by herself. I couldn't bear to see her like that, so I helped her out. What's wrong with that? There are so many people in our family. We can finish the work even if I'm not there. It's not like we're missing one person at all."

Zhao said quietly, "Yes, we don't need you. Isn't that how it is now? There are many people in the Mo family, and we won't miss you when it comes to meals!"

Mo Yunmei refused, "How can that be the same! I'll starve to death if I don't eat!"

Nobody wanted to talk to her anymore; she was mentally ill!

Mo Laoda put the bowl on the table and slammed his chopsticks on the surface. "We don't have time to argue with you. Listen to me carefully! From now on, it'll be like this: when you go out to work, your rice and vegetables will be prepared for you. When you come back to help, you'll get a meal. If you don't help when you come back, you'll have to cook your own portion!"

After saying that, he ignored her and turned to the others, saying, "Our Mo family doesn't support lazy people. As long as you're capable of working, you have to work! No one is an exception! Anyone who doesn't want to work and just wants to wait to be fed, then taking a bowl and begging is the fastest way. Do you want to go begging?"

Everyone shook their heads. They were happy working, so why should they have to beg others for food?

After finishing their meal and cleaning up, everyone went back to their rooms.

In the afternoon, Su Nanxi continued to teach Qin and Zhao how to make steamed cakes, and also made two baskets of jelly-like herbs, which they would eat that evening after they cooled and solidified.

Old Mo, always striving for perfection, was still tinkering with the stove.

The three brothers cut down bamboo and came back to weave bamboo baskets under the tree.

The sun was still blazing, so the children were told to stay home and wait until the sun started to set before watering the vegetables.

With nothing to do at home, the children would rummage through the drying rice noodles, stir the drying chilies, and run into the kitchen to watch the steamed rice cakes being made.

Su Nanxi was sweating profusely from the heat, and a thought came to her mind: the new house must have a large kitchen, well-ventilated and with good lighting!

Hey! This kitchen is so small, it was probably just a makeshift solution back then. It's quite low, and it's always smoky and black inside. Luckily, some light comes through the roof during the day, otherwise I would really have to rely on my acting skills to look like I'm blindfolded.

She hoped that Old Man Mo would get the stove outside ready soon. It would be so much more comfortable outside; the space would be much larger, it would be easier to turn around, and she wouldn't have to worry about smoke and fire.

The Qin and Zhao families were no exception; they were also unbearably hot, but they had no other thoughts. This heat was nothing to them; they could endure it. They only had one thought in their minds: to quickly learn how to make steamed rice cakes!

While enjoying the sauna inside, Mo Jiarong ran in and said to Qin Shi, "Mom! Uncle is here! He's in the yard!"

Qin was taken aback. Her maternal uncle? Her fifth brother? What brings him here at this hour?

Zhao nudged her, "Go and entertain them quickly, I'll stay here. Coming at this hour, they might have something to say, go and see!"

Qin's heart skipped a beat. Could something bad have happened at home?

He quickly got up and ran out in a panic.

Su Nanxi was unaware of the situation of Qin Shi and Zhao Shi's maternal families. She had been in the Mo family for so long and had never seen the two of them return to their maternal homes, nor had she seen their maternal families come to visit. When someone suddenly came, she couldn't help but be a little curious and craned her neck to look outside.

The kitchen was quite foggy, so I couldn't see very clearly. I could only see Qin Shi chatting with a young man, and they seemed quite happy.

Seeing that Su Nanxi was interested, Zhao also started to speak, "That's my sister-in-law's fifth brother, the youngest brother. We all call him A-Ming. He's a very good person, but his family is poor, so his marriage was delayed. I heard that he was looking for a match before, but I don't know if he found someone or not, so he came to tell me the good news."

Su Nanxi's gossipy nature was aroused; why not go out and find out?

After thinking for a moment, I suggested that Zhao take some of the freshly steamed rice cakes out to them, so that they could find out what was going on.

Seeing the gossip gleam in her eyes, Zhao couldn't help but chuckle. "Alright! I'll go take a look!"

Zhao returned quickly, looking a little disappointed. "Oh! It wasn't about the marriage, but it's not a bad thing. My sister-in-law's grandmother is having her birthday tomorrow. She's getting old and just wants to see her children and grandchildren more, so she used this as an excuse to invite her children and grandchildren to come back for a meal."

Oh! I see!

I understand. That's just how older people are; they all want their children and grandchildren to spend more time with them and visit them more often.

The Mo family warmly welcomed Qin Youming and even packed some steamed cakes for him to take home before he left.

"Hey!! Who are you? Why are you taking things from my house? Are you a thief?"