At noon, Tian cooked a large pot of mixed grain rice and several meat dishes, and Erni and her family were particularly happy to eat. The rice, which was originally enough, was eaten up to the last drop, and the two little ones looked small but had big appetites.
"People say that little brats can starve me to death. I'm worried about how to provide food for my two grandsons all day long. Unlike you, brothers, your children are grown up." Zhang Youkuan smiled embarrassedly.
"Our Pan'er is one year younger than Chong'er. Children eat more when they grow up."
"Sister-in-law, Pan'er is just a girl, how can she compare with a boy?"
Yan Dahe had a mouthful of rice stuck in his throat, and Chun Xiao hurriedly handed him a bowl of soup, "Second brother, eat slowly."
Dahai felt better after drinking some soup. He glanced at Yan Erni who was talking, rolled his eyes, but finally held back and didn't say anything.
After dinner, Yan Bingfa accompanied his family up the mountain, where they had already been the day before.
Chunxiao pulled Zhou, "Mom, I'm going over first. Please help me stop them. If you can avoid going over there, don't go there. You know, there are a lot of things over there."
"I know. Go ahead. Didn't you buy a lock? Then you and your second sister-in-law will take the braised meat to the utility room and lock the door."
Chunxiao took the opportunity to sneak to the end of the village.
Sure enough, the little ones were sitting in the yard playing.
"You guys are good at hiding away."
"I'm not going anywhere. If I start a fight with Zhang Chong, my mother will spank me." Shu Duo pouted, "Aunt, when are they leaving?"
"If they don't leave today, you won't be able to hide."
"Ah, if you don't leave, where will you stay?" Shufeng looked at Chunxiao with a frown.
"Your grandma said there are two beds in your room, so she asked them to stay in your room tonight. You can stay at my place tonight. You sleep with me, and Shuwen and Xiaoqi sleep in my utility room. Shuwen, remember to pick up Xiaoqi later."
"Live in our room?" Shuwen suddenly became nervous. "It's over, it's over."
"What's wrong?" Seeing him so frightened, I didn't know what went wrong.
"Aunt, I put the money you gave me during the Chinese New Year in the cabinet. There's no lock on it. Zhang Chong and Erbao love to rummage through things."
"Then you have to go back quickly. They are going up the mountain now. I'm afraid they will go into the house to rest after they come down."
"I have to go back and collect it just in case." Several children ran away.
Chunxiao shook her head in amusement. She went to the kitchen to see Zhang. Zhang was so engrossed in braising the meat that she had no idea what was happening outside. Seeing Chunxiao, she looked behind her and said, "You didn't follow me, did you?"
"Dad accompanied them up the mountain."
"That's good. Every year after going up the mountain, I just sit for a short while, grab my things and then leave." She wondered whether she should go over and say hello.
"They said they wanted to stay one night, in Shuwen's room."
Zhang was horrified. "What about the delivery tomorrow morning?"
"Just send it as is. Just don't let anyone see it. Don't let Dad go to receive it tomorrow. Anyway, we've already gone today. We can do whatever we want. There's nothing to be afraid of."
Zhang heaved a sigh of relief. "I didn't go over there, and I hope my aunt and the others didn't say anything."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. We will make it right. It's not your fault." She looked outside. "Where are Brother Wangzu and the others? Did they come back for lunch?"
"They were supposed to be weeding in the fields, but I was afraid that my aunt and the others wouldn't be able to explain the farmhands clearly, so I sent them up the mountain to chop firewood. After dinner, Shuwen and the others went to call the people."
"Okay." Her second sister-in-law was actually quite thoughtful, but she just seldom expressed her opinions.
Chunxiao went to the cotton field to weed in the afternoon. With so much land and so many people weeding, it would take several days. He thought the day would pass like this, but who knew that at the end of the afternoon, Yan Bingfa came with his whole family, and naturally brought Yan Erni with him.
"My God, Chunxiao's place is really big. The whole front is planted. It's really capable."
She heard her uncle's sigh from a distance, and hurried out from the field, "Aunt, uncle, you have finished worshipping the mountain." She walked up to them and glanced at Zhou inadvertently. Zhou also looked helpless.
"Cousin, this is my first time here. Can I take a look around?" Mrs. Xu looked at her. "What are you growing in this field?"
"Cotton. The soil here is not good, so I can only grow cotton."
"There are a few households in our village that grow cotton. Although the cotton price is good, the yield is too low and we can't make much money."
"It's better to make some money than to make no money at all." Chunxiao invited them into the yard and glanced at the kitchen with some worry.
"Oh, this is the well you dug, right here in the yard. It wasn't there last time. It's so convenient to get water here. Unlike us, we have to run far away to fetch it every day."
"Aunt, we also need to carry water." Tian reminded.
"I smelled it as soon as I came in. What's that smell? It's so fragrant, it's making my head spin." Yan Erni looked back and forth towards the kitchen. The two little ones had already run to the door and started knocking.
Yan Dahe hurriedly took the two of them back to the yard, "You can't go there. Your second aunt is working in there. No one is allowed in when she's working. Even I can't go in."
"Why can't I go in? They must be cooking meat in there. Grandpa, Grandpa, I want to eat meat."
"The meat at lunch isn't enough for you guys. If you keep making trouble, I'll beat you up." Zhang Youkuan put on a serious expression, then smiled and looked at Yan Bingfa, "Your rules are too rigid. You won't even let our own people in."
"Uncle, I made this rule. I'm afraid others will reveal my business practices. I finally have a job to make a living. If I lose it, I won't be able to live in the future."
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