Yao Xiujuan didn't know that her silly brother's secrets had been revealed by someone. At this moment, she was busy preparing meals with Chu Lifang and Chu Min's wife Zhang Ping.

Early in the morning before Chu Tian and the other two set off, Chu Tian took ten kilograms of cornmeal and three salted fish pickled ten days ago from his own grain bag and sent them to Chu Min's kitchen. Chu Jun also took ten kilograms of cornmeal and one of the only two chickens in the house, and asked them to prepare food to entertain the forty or so people from the old Chu family who had come all the way from their hometown.

Seeing that there was only one chicken, Zhang Ping was afraid that it would not be enough for the people from her hometown to eat, so she killed the big rooster that she had originally wanted to slaughter for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Chu Lifang looked at Zhang Ping's actions in surprise, "Sister Ping, didn't Brother Chu Jun send a chicken this morning? Why are you..."

Zhang Ping threw the fatally stabbed chicken to the ground, letting it flutter for a while. Hearing this, she smiled and explained to Chu Lifang, "We have a large family, with three branches and everyone combined, there are at least fifty or sixty people. We need to have at least five or six tables. How can we have only one chicken? We all need to eat anyway, so what difference does it make whether we eat it early or late?"

After saying that, Zhang Ping took a chicken that had been killed earlier into the kitchen to singe its feathers.

Chu Lifang, "..."

Yao Xiujuan smiled and comforted Chu Lifang, "Lifang, don't think too much. We've finally gotten together, so we deserve to have something good to eat."

At this time, Zhang Ping in the house called out, "Lifang, you're very good at making pancakes. Can you take the dough to your brother Tian's house to make some pancakes? Your sister-in-law Xiujuan and I are cooking over here."

"Otherwise, there won't be enough time..."

Chu Lifang quickly responded, "Hey, Sister Ping, I'll go right away."

After shouting, he looked at Yao Xiujuan, "Sister-in-law Xiaoshi, I'm going then."

Yao Xiujuan was picking vegetables and nodded when she heard it. "Well, go ahead. Pingping should be asleep by now. You can let grandma help you boil the pot."

"Um."

Chu Lifang carried the twenty kilograms of cornmeal brought from Chu Tian's family and Chu Jun's family, as well as the five kilograms of white flour left from Chu Min's family, and walked towards Chu Tian's yard.

As soon as I walked into Chu Tian's yard, I ran into Mrs. Chu, who was holding the sleeping Pingping, Xinxin, and Siya. "Grandma, where are you taking Xinxin and Siya?"

Mrs. Chu glanced at the bags in Chu Lifang's hands and said, "I'm looking for you. What are you doing here? Aren't you helping your brother Chu Min at his house?"

Chu Lifang explained with a smile, and Mrs. Chu nodded. "Well, your sister-in-law Ping is right to arrange it this way. There are only two pots over there, how can they possibly handle it?"

As she spoke, she made way for Chu Lifang to enter the yard, and then she said to Xinxin and Si Ya, "Xinxin, Si Ya, you two just play in the yard. Grandma will help your aunt light the fire, okay?"

Si Ya and Xin Xin nodded obediently and said in unison, "Okay."

Mrs. Chu extended a hand and touched the two of them on the head with satisfaction, "Good boy."

As he said this, he locked the gate to prevent them from running out after playing too much. He then went into the room where he was sleeping, put her to sleep, and went to the kitchen to help Chu Lifang.

Xinxin waited until Mrs. Chu entered the kitchen, then she said to Si Ya, "Sister Si Ya, shall we go look at the ants?"

Si Ya tilted her head, "Ant?"

Xinxin nodded, "Yeah, I saw a lot of ants behind the house yesterday!"

"Daddy said that those were ants moving."

Si Ya's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "Sister Xinxin, let's go and see it quickly?"

The two young ladies held hands and ran to the back of the house.

Because she was afraid of being late, Chu Lifang planned to make hot and thin pancakes. Coincidentally, Chu Tian's family had a thermos with a pot of hot water that had just been boiled earlier, so she quickly kneaded the dough. Just as she finished, she looked up and saw two people running past the kitchen door. She said to Mrs. Chu who was about to light the fire, "Grandma, Xinxin and Si Ya seem to have run towards the backyard."

Mrs. Chu nodded. "I guess they want to see the ant nest we found yesterday."

Chu Lifang frowned, "There's a well in the backyard, is it okay for them to go there?"

Mrs. Chu had already lit the fire. She looked up at Chu Lifang and said, "It's okay. The well in the backyard is covered with boards. Those two girls don't have the strength to lift it."

"As for you, can you please start rolling out the pancakes quickly? I've already started the fire."

Upon hearing this, Chu Lifang quickened her pace in rolling out the pancakes. "I'll have this pancake ready in no time."

Just as everyone was busy preparing, Xinxin ran into the kitchen with Si Ya and hugged Old Mrs. Chu who was lighting the fire. "Grandma, Xinxin wants to eat orange candy with Sister Si Ya!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chu took out a few orange candies she had packed before leaving the house from her pocket and said, "Eat them. After that, play well. Don't go near the well. Listen carefully to your brother's voice in the house. Tell Grandma when he wakes up."

"Okay, Xinxin will listen."

As she spoke, Xinxin took the orange candy. Seeing there were four, she stuffed one into Old Lady Chu's mouth first, "Grandma, eat first."

Old Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "Grandma thanks you, Wu Ya."

Then he pinched another one and walked over to Chu Lifang, tugged at her clothes and said, "Auntie wants to eat too."

Chu Lifang wanted to say no, but seeing her determined expression, she squatted down and ate one as well. "Auntie also thanks Xinxin."

Xinxin's eyes curved as she ran back to the envious Si Ya and gave her two of the remaining four. "Sister Si Ya, let's have one of the remaining two!"

Si Ya stuffed the orange candy into her mouth. It was so sweet and delicious that her eyes narrowed up. "Sister Xinxin, you are so nice..."

Seeing the two little girls running out to play hand in hand again, Chu Lifang couldn't help but smile.

"Xinxin is really well behaved."

Old Mrs. Chu nodded in agreement, "She is indeed very well behaved."

After a pause, he continued, "But your little brother Xiao Shi taught you well."

Chu Lifang smiled when she heard this. She didn't realize how partial her grandmother was to Little Tenth Brother. Before coming to Xinjiang, she realized it completely after coming to Xinjiang. In her grandmother's heart, Little Tenth Brother was the best. Little Tenth Brother was the greatest. Whatever Little Tenth Brother did was right...