On the 6th, all the wheat at home was finally planted, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They had been working non-stop for a while and were all very tired. Finally, all the important things were done.
Chunxiao decided to give them all a day off tomorrow so that they can have a good rest.
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to come tomorrow. Take a good rest at home for a day. I'll braise the remaining meat. Xiaoqi has no one to spend time with him these days during spring break. The children have worked hard, and so have our parents. We can pick up the meat for tomorrow the day after tomorrow. Second brother will have to work harder, but he still has to finish delivering the goods before he can rest." She smiled and looked at the two farmhands, "You can take a day off too."
"Sister Chunxiao, I'm not tired, I don't need to rest. I've already agreed with my uncle to go up the mountain to chop firewood tomorrow."
"Rest while you can. There's plenty of time to chop wood. You don't get a chance to rest for a whole day." She looked at Shuwen again, "Tomorrow your parents will be home. Ask your brothers and sisters if they'd like to come over. Auntie has several stories waiting for them."
When Shuwen heard this, his eyes lit up. "Aunt, you have to tell us a story. It's been a long time since you told us a story. I will definitely come tomorrow."
Tian also smiled and said, "Why don't I come over? Braising meat couldn't be easier. Just watching the pot and the firewood is like taking a break. I'll also come and listen to my little sister's story."
"Sister-in-law, you should take a break too. Take advantage of the fact that you have nothing to do tomorrow and go for a walk around town with your brother. You've been busy for so long. See if there's anything missing at home. Go to town and have a good look around. If you want anything, ask your brother and the others to buy it for you. Don't be stingy, brother."
"Why would I be stingy? She manages all the money, and I have to ask your sister-in-law for money if I need it. So tomorrow, let your sister-in-law go with me to deliver the goods, and I'll take her around town. I'll buy her any rouge or powder she wants, okay?"
"You're the one who wants to buy rouge and powder. I don't want any of them. I'm old and I don't want to buy useless things. But I do want to buy some cloth to make some spring clothes for you and the children."
"Then, sister-in-law, I'll go with you tomorrow. I also want to buy some cloth, so we can choose together. We should also buy some oil for the house."
"Then please bring me some lamp oil tomorrow. We don't have much at home and I forgot to buy some." Chunxiao thought about it again and made sure that there was nothing else to buy at home.
After we said we were going on holiday, everyone went back early.
Chunxiao slept in the morning. Not long after she got up, the five children came and stared at her with smiles on their faces.
"Aunt, what story are you going to tell today?"
"Auntie, I haven't heard a story for a long time. I want to hear a longer one."
"Xiaoqi taught us new characters yesterday. He said that the teacher never told them stories, he only slapped their hands."
Chun Xiao chuckled and patted Yan Qi's head, "Did the teacher spank your hand?"
Yan Qi quickly shook his head. "I've completed all the homework the teacher assigned me. He never beat me. Among us, Zhou Yihang from Zhoujia Village is the only one who gets beaten with a stick the most. He never gets to recite when asked to."
"Xiaoqi is really great." She looked at the other children and said, "Wait for Auntie to light a fire and cook the meat. We can tell stories while we cook the meat."
Chunxiao prepared the pot and started to light a fire to braise the meat. Shuwen moved a bench from the main room, and the five children squeezed onto the bench.
Chunxiao began to tell them about a funny cartoon she had seen before. Perhaps the story was too long and she told it in detail, so she hadn't finished it by noon. She cooked rice in another pot and didn't want to stir-fry another dish, so she steamed a big bowl of steamed eggs and cut some braised pig's trotters and large intestines and put them in the rice when it was almost done. That was how she had a simple lunch. After dinner, Chunxiao asked them to play outside for a while and then continued the story when she changed to the next pot.
Shuwen took a few children out to play, but Shufeng stayed behind.
"Why don't you go out and play?" Chunxiao looked at her.
"Auntie, let me help you with the work. I'm not a child anymore, but you treat me like one."
If you are under 13, then you are a child. Chun Xiao smiled and said, "Then help your aunt water the two orange trees in the backyard. Then find a basin and chop up the vegetable leaves in the corner to feed the chickens."
Shufeng went to work happily.
Shuwen saw Shufeng working outside and ran in, "Auntie, have you cut the grass for the cows?"
Chunxiao shook her head. "I plan to go later after I finish my work. There's still some hay next to the cowshed that your brother Dongsheng cut yesterday."
"Then I'll take them to cut some fodder for later use."
"Then you should go back early and don't stay out too late. If you do, I won't tell you."
Shuwen left with a hatchet, a backpack and a few children.
Chunxiao soon changed the second pot, and Shufeng added firewood to the stove, "Aunt, mother said that Qingming Festival will be in a few days."
"Yes, it will be Qingming Festival in a few days. After Qingming Festival, the weather will be fine. It won't rain all the time like it does now. Auntie doesn't like rain."
"Aunt, what I want to say is that my aunt and her family are coming again during Qingming Festival, and our grandma and grandpa are going to quarrel again, ah" she sighed for a long time.
Chunxiao's alarm bells suddenly rang. Yes, her aunt and others were coming to visit during the Qingming Festival. She had wanted to borrow money before the New Year but hadn't. Now Xiaoqi at home was in school, and she had two more wells. If people found out, she didn't know what would happen. What should she do?
Shufeng suddenly laughed at the side, "Aunt, when you talk about my aunt, your expression is the same as my mother's. Our aunt is scary."
Chun Xiao poked her forehead in annoyance and said, "You're still laughing, but you won't be able to laugh when it comes."
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