"They might bring firewood over in early spring or early summer. Could you please open the door for them so they can put the firewood in the small storage room?"
Also, I left a pig bucket in the kitchen and asked Chu Chun to clean it. I'll settle the wages with her when I get back this afternoon.
Fang Yan trusted Aunt De like she would her own elder, and left her the house key with her.
Aunt De took the keys and said, "You can go do your business with peace of mind. If Chu Chun and Chu Xia come over later, I'll talk to them."
With Grandpa Niu's departure time fast approaching, Fang Yan quickly led Xiao Yuzai and Qi Bei toward the village entrance.
Unexpectedly, before even reaching the village entrance, they saw Li Ermei sneaking around by the roadside again.
Upon seeing the other person's expression, Fang Yan knew that she was definitely waiting for her.
Sure enough, Li Ermei, who was acting suspiciously and hiding from someone, immediately waved to Fang Yan and her son and Qi Bei as soon as she saw them.
She hid in a secluded corner, seemingly unwilling to come out.
Fang Yan pretended not to see it, carrying the large iron bucket in one hand and telling Xiao Yuzai, "Stay close to Mommy and walk faster, or Grandpa Niu's oxcart will leave."
Little Fish doesn't like the Zhang family, including the son born to Zhou Dashu and Li Ermei.
Not to mention Zhou Dashu and Li Ermei.
So when they saw Li Ermei waving at them from the dark corner, and then looking up at Fang Yan, they saw that her mother didn't want to pay attention to Li Ermei.
He imitated his mother, pretending not to see Li Ermei, and desperately tried to keep up with Fang Yan's pace with his short legs. "Mom, look, I'm walking so fast."
Li Ermei was shaking her hand so hard it almost broke, but Fang Yan didn't even glance at her out of the corner of her eye.
Left with no other choice, she could only call out softly, "Third brother's wife! Third brother's wife!"
He still ignored her.
Li Ermei then turned to call for Xiaoyuzai, "Gou Dan! Gou Dan!"
The little fish was furious!
Since Qibei arrived, he finally knows what Gou Dan is.
He doesn't want to be called Dog Egg.
So ugly!
Mom said he was a clever and agile little fish, and now he's called Little Fish!
It's not Dog Egg!
Little Fish was furious and turned to confront Li Ermei, but Fang Yan stopped him, saying, "Don't look around, hurry up and leave."
Startled by Fang Yan's sudden shout, Xiao Yuzai couldn't retort and could only glare angrily at Li Ermei.
Then, with his short legs, he hurriedly ran forward.
Because Fang Yan sped up, if he didn't jog, he wouldn't be able to catch up with his mother.
To protect the baby fish, Qibei followed at the back, keeping a steady pace.
Li Ermei saw that even after she had called for Fang Yan to leave, she still couldn't get her to come over.
It seems she's determined not to talk to me.
But I can't ignore her.
Thinking of her son who was running a fever, Li Ermei could only grit her teeth and rush towards Fang Yan, blocking her way. "Third brother's wife, didn't I warn you before to be careful? If you had listened to me, how could something like that have happened yesterday?"
Li Ermei is really not a bit muddled; she knows Fang Yan doesn't like her.
She didn't waste a single word; she just poured out what she wanted to say, like pouring out beans.
Fang Yan frowned and looked at her coldly, "Are you done?"
"Get out of the way after you've finished speaking, don't delay my business."
She was carrying a large iron bucket and didn't want to take a detour.
But the "dog" blocking the way refused to budge an inch. You can't fight a vicious dog, can you?
Fang Yan then picked up the large iron bucket and tried to walk around her.
Li Ermei didn't know what was wrong with Fang Yan.
She is a mother herself, and she cares about anything related to children.
Fang Yan, however, seemed completely uninterested in the news she brought.
It seems like it was the same last time.
Has Fang Yan stopped caring about Xiaoyuzai again, just like before?
No, Fang Yan wasn't indifferent to Xiao Yuzai before; she just would hit him when she had an attack.
As soon as her illness subsides, she will hold Little Fish and feel so remorseful that she wish she had killed herself, crying uncontrollably.
Moreover, Fang Yan now dotes on Xiao Yuzai even more. I heard that she took Xiao Yuzai and Qi Bei to the hospital by herself yesterday.
How could she not care about Little Fish?
Not believing Fang Yan wouldn't be interested in Xiao Yuzai's matter, Li Ermei chased after her again and whispered urgently, "You have to be even more careful from now on."
Fang Yan suddenly stopped, put the large iron bucket on the ground, and turned to look at Li Ermei.
"That's all I can say. You can decide for yourself."
Before Fang Yan could even speak, Li Ermei ran far, far away as if she had seen a ghost, as if she was afraid that Fang Yan would find out some flaw in her story.
Fang Yan stared at Li Ermei's hasty and disheveled retreating figure, her eyes gradually narrowing slightly, and a cold light quietly rose in the depths of her eyes, which were half-hidden by her eyelids...
A guess was about to emerge in her mind.
But what is that?
As soon as Fang Yan put her mind to it, that tiny glimmer of hope that was about to emerge would shrink back.
Grandpa Niu's oxcart was about to leave, so Fang Yan decided to suppress all her speculations for now.
Picking up the big iron bucket, we called Little Fish and Qibei, and hurried towards the village entrance.
"Third brother's family, I was thinking of asking if you're not going to the county town to sell braised food today."
Fang Yan, leading Xiao Yuzai and Qi Bei, had just walked a few steps toward the village entrance when they saw Grandpa Niu approaching them.
Grandpa Niu quickened his pace and stepped forward to help Fang Yan lift the iron bucket. "Are the child and Qibei alright?"
He had also heard about how Little Fish and Qibei had been bitten by the Red Spear Green Snake.
It was too late last night, and since he's a man, he didn't go to check on the child.
"She had several IV drips at the hospital yesterday, and she's much better now, jumping around like a baby," Fang Yan said, pointing to Xiaoyuzai and Qibei who had run ahead.
"Third brother's wife, we thought you weren't going to sell braised food today."
Several villagers who usually ride in Uncle Niu's oxcart to do business in the city also came over to help carry the iron bucket when they saw Fang Yan.
The first oxcart, as always, carried only a few businessmen.
The seating arrangements have almost all become fixed.
So there was no need to fight for a seat. Everyone just sat in their usual spots, put their things down, and then sat down. Grandpa Niu would swing the thick rope in his hand to urge the big yellow ox to move forward.
The mountain road was uneven, and the oxcart swayed back and forth.
Because of the injury under its armpit, Qibei didn't run as fast as usual, but it still followed Huang Daniu at a leisurely pace, urging it to run faster.
Suddenly a small commotion arose...
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