Chi Yu looked at Qin Mu with some confusion, noticing that he was suddenly staring blankly at her, his eyes seemingly glistening with tears.

She thought she had misread it and blinked, trying to see clearly, but Qin Mu had already turned his head, mumbled an "hmm," and strode away.

Seeing this, Chi Qiao waved to Chi Yu again and hurriedly followed.

Chi Dahu was worried, so he stayed by her side and personally escorted the two of them down the mountain.

Standing to the side, Liu Lingling asked, "Auntie, have you eaten?"

There's still some hot porridge in the pot, would you like a bowl?

Chi Yu shook her head: "No need, I have some too, I'll just drink it when I get back."

It's too cold today, you guys go back and take a nap first, and come to my place after it's fully light.

Oh, by the way, bring me Brother Qin's things, I'll take them back with me.

Once the shop is built, if you also want to learn to read, just come over.

There's no rule that says only men can learn to read and write.

Even if you're very busy, just taking a moment to come over, even if you only learn one word a day, is better than being completely illiterate.

Upon hearing this, the two sisters-in-law were delighted: "Alright, then we'll have to trouble you, little sister-in-law."

As she spoke, Liu Mei quickly went to the room where Qin Mu had stayed and took several sheets of paper from the kang table.

To make it easier for him to memorize, Chi Yu went to the old clan chief's house and asked him for this paper.

He also said that he would buy some more next time he went to restock and return it to him then.

"Auntie, they're all here!"

Chi Yu reached out and took the paper, glanced at it quickly, then tucked it into his raincoat and turned to leave.

When she got home, Huang Dani was still asleep, while Zhuangzhuang was sprawled out, fast asleep.

Because she hadn't cooked porridge before, she went back into the kitchen to start cooking it before going into the kang room to water the plants.

She and her second sister-in-law ate breakfast together in the morning.

Having some porridge with pickled vegetables is simple and doesn't require much effort.

Just as she finished watering the vegetables in the two heated rooms, a commotion suddenly broke out outside.

Huang Dani was already awake at that time. Seeing that Zhuangzhuang was awake, she stood at the door and called out:

"Little Fish, are you home?"

Chi Yu had just stepped out of the kang (heated brick bed) where she grew vegetables when she heard this and replied:

"Yes, Second Sister-in-law, is Zhuangzhuang awake and ready to be fed?"

"Yes, if you hadn't come, I would have cried!"

Chi Yu hurriedly went into the kitchen, quickly washed her hands, wrung out a handkerchief, and wiped the area before returning to the main room.

As she approached the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), Zhuangzhuang seemed to smell something and began to whine, trying to snuggle into her arms.

Knowing that she was shy, Huang Dani didn't stay there. Instead, she took the bowl that Zhuangzhuang had emptied the night before and went out to wash it.

After the fish in the pond were fed, the noise outside became even louder.

At this time, it was already bright daylight, and if one went outside, one would find icicles everywhere.

It may look beautiful, but only those who live in such an environment know how difficult it is to endure.

Huang Dani, who was waiting for Chi Yu to have dinner together, saw Liu Mei coming over and hurriedly asked:

"Aden's wife, what's going on outside?"

Liu Mei frowned and said, "It's that Huang Cuihua again. She made money selling charcoal yesterday."

Seeing the freezing rain, she worried about her family and thought of sending some silver and charcoal back home.

Father saw Mother and the others off down the mountain, and on their way back, they ran into her carrying a bunch of things.

Thinking about the bad weather now, and that Liu Qingshan has no parents or brothers and is still burning charcoal on the charcoal mountain.

Fearing she would empty the Liu family's coffers, they forced her to return.

Upon hearing this, Huang Dani's expression changed drastically, and she immediately rushed out the door.