"Okay, let's go. I still prefer working in the mountains."
As soon as Brother Yun finished speaking, Brother Yun nodded in agreement.
Brother Yun San was more direct. He just carried a basket on his back, which contained the hoe and sickle he needed to go up the mountain.
Seeing this, Yun Yiyi hurried to get her stick.
"Third brother, wait for me, let's go together."
"Hurry up, Yiyi."
"Here I come, Third Brother."
In the blink of an eye, Brother Yun and the others disappeared.
After Yun the butcher who stayed behind helped Zhang clean up the bowls, chopsticks, and the table, he took out the dough board and continued kneading the dough.
Zhang cleaned the large iron pot, added half a pot of water, and covered the pot.
"Zi Rui, light the fire now. Call me when the water boils."
"I understand, Auntie."
Xie Zirui agreed obediently. Now he was a skilled fireman and didn't need help from anyone else.
So everyone was busy with their own things.
At Li Xiucai's house in the village, they were discussing inviting Yun Yiyi and Xie Zirui to dinner.
"Mom, why don't you invite them to our house for dinner? I'm worried they won't be able to relax and won't have enough to eat, which will be bad."
After hearing what Li Xiucai said, his mother thought for a moment and said, "What my son said makes sense. Besides, Yiyi also helped our family to rescue a mule cart and several bags of grain."
"If we don't express our feelings, we won't have to worry about it, even if others poke us in the back."
"My husband is right. Although Yiyi is young, she does big things. But she remains normal, which is rare."
"Oh, and there's Xie Zirui from his family. That kid is pretty good too. He's both brave and resourceful."
"Why are all the good children from other families?" Li Xiucai's mother muttered softly.
"Dad, Mom, if you don't want to treat us to a meal, let's just send some food over to express our gratitude."
Li Xiucai's wife sat aside. Although she didn't say anything, she was secretly listening with her ears perked up.
However, to be honest, she was also very envious of Zhang and Yun the Butcher. Not only were the Yun family's children well raised by them, but they were also very kind to them.
Even the adopted child, Xie Zirui, was well taken care of by them. Xie Zirui was a lot darker than when he first came, but he was taller and looked stronger.
"I think if we give them money, Zhang and Yun the Butcher will definitely not accept it. They are both very open and honest people."
"Although they keep a low profile in the village, they are not low-key people. Take this drought for example, when the poorest families in our village came to borrow food, they really lent it to them."
"Although the amount borrowed wasn't much. Only one family borrowed a few pounds of grain. But if we didn't have those few pounds of grain, there might be people in our village who would have starved to death."
"Old man, who says it's not true? I've observed carefully, and those children of the Yun family were also pale and thin back then."
"It's because those kids are born with larger frames and are taller than average kids that they look stronger."
"If anyone looks carefully, they'll see that the food they borrowed was all saved from the family's pockets."
"For this very reason, the village chief even said privately that when everyone is in trouble, we should understand and help each other. We shouldn't just take advantage of one family."
Li Xiucai laughed a few times, "It was only when the village chief went to deliver grain to those families that he realized they had all borrowed grain from the Yun family."
"The key is that the Yun family lent them the money. The village chief was also worried that the Yun family wouldn't have enough food, so he privately instructed the villagers."
"Dad, Mom, how about we steam some buns or stir-fry some meat sauce and send them to the Yun family? Food is the most scarce thing right now."
Li Xiucai's wife said cautiously.
"That's fine. But the gift is a bit too little. Add another pound of brown sugar." said Li Xiucai's mother.
"You two are the masters of cooking. I just want to say that for the meat sauce, put more meat and make more. Send a bowl to the Yun family, and save the rest for us to eat on the road."
"Don't worry, Dad. I'll definitely make more meat sauce."
"Oh, daughter-in-law, I remember we have two kilograms of brown sugar at home, right? And two kilograms of white sugar as well?"
"Mom, you have a really good memory. You're right."
"I was thinking, why not give the Yun family half a pound of brown sugar and half a pound of white sugar. That way, when we're steaming buns, we can make a pot of them with brown sugar."
"I remember my daughter-in-law's steamed brown sugar buns, which were praised by everyone in the village for being delicious. Besides, it's always embarrassing to give white buns to others."
"After all, Yiyi and Zirui have helped our family so much."
"What mother said makes sense. Then let's listen to her. I'll make the dough and steam a pot of brown sugar buns and another pot of white buns."
"Okay, wait, let's do it together. It's always faster when two people do it."
"My dear, that night, almost every household in the village had someone come to help. Shouldn't we show some appreciation as well?
"Dad is right. It wouldn't be nice to send the Yun family alone without sending the villagers. Everyone is helping us out of kindness."
"That's easy. I heard from the village chief's mother yesterday that the Yun family's children picked a lot of persimmons in the mountains."
"So I thought about exchanging some persimmons with the Yun family, and then giving one or two persimmons to every household in the village."
"However, we have to see how many persimmons the Yun family can exchange for us before making a decision. It is a thank you gift after all. Although it is small, it is also our thoughtful gesture."
"Okay, old woman. Let's do as you say. But when the time comes, ask the Yun family what you can exchange for persimmons. If that doesn't work, you can buy them with money."
"Don't worry, old man. I know what you're worried about. I won't take the Yun family's things for nothing. I will definitely exchange them for something."
"Okay, then you guys stay home and get busy. I'm going to take my son to collect firewood. We'll also cut some grass to feed the mule."
"Dad, let's go up the mountain now. It's getting hot later."
Li Xiucai and his father quickly carried the basket up the mountain. The remaining mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also hurried to mix and ferment the dough to make steamed buns.
During the drought, several families who came to the Yun family to borrow grain were also discussing this matter at home.
"Brother Feng, if the Yun family hadn't lent us those few pounds of grain, we would have starved to death. We wouldn't have been able to wait for the government to distribute grain later."
"We don't have much food at home right now, but I want to send some food to the Yun family."
"Wife, you're right. We should send something over. But have you decided what to send?"
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