"There are few mushrooms and few wild fruits, so we can only gather more firewood," Zhou Erfu said listlessly.
"Why don't we go catch loaches by the stream tomorrow?" Zhou Sanfu said.
"If too many people try to catch loaches and eels, they'll all be caught. It's better to gather more firewood and store it for winter." Yegou Village also gets snow in winter, although not as much as in the north, but it's just as cold.
It's damp and cold in the south, so we'll stock up on firewood. We've already built three earthen beds at home, which we'll use to keep warm.
"Not necessarily. If the stars went together, the result might not be the same," Zhou Sifu casually reminded him.
"Fourth Brother, be careful. Didn't Mother say that we should say such things less often, and especially not let outsiders hear them?" Zhou Wufu always kept his sister's words in mind.
Seeing that the whole family was looking at him, Zhou Sifu touched his nose and immediately admitted his mistake, "I didn't mean it. There are no outsiders in this house. If there were outsiders, I definitely wouldn't have said anything like that."
"Don't say things like that at home anymore. If you say them too often, you'll get used to it, and then it'll just slip out of your mouth," Zhao Guihua warned seriously.
“I wouldn’t talk nonsense,” Zhou Wufu said, trying to take credit.
"Even after Mother reminded us, we didn't say anything," Zhou Dafu, Zhou Erfu, and Zhou Sanfu said in unison.
Zhou Laoda was like a taciturn person outside, never talking about family matters. Zhao Guihua was too lazy to give him special instructions, but her sons did remind her.
"Xingxing won't say it again." Xingxing listened to everyone and knew they were talking about her. No one could say that she was the one who found it. Her mother said that outsiders would have bad ideas if they heard it, and Xingxing had to learn to protect herself.
“That’s right, if we have meat, we should eat it behind closed doors; if we have money, we should earn it quietly, so that outsiders won’t be envious and might do something to us then.” Zhao Guihua patiently taught the children.
“There are many bad people outside. If they find out, they will come and rob us. Xingxing, listen to your mother and don’t tell anyone.” Xingxing knew that there were many refugees outside. Refugees had no homes and no food, so they would steal other people’s things. She kept Zhao Guihua’s instructions in mind.
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