Although they were a little tired and had less to eat, they could at least live in peace and not worry about freezing or starving to death. Gao, in particular, thought that her parents would send her two sons to school. When her son passed the imperial examination and became an official, she could leave the countryside with him to enjoy a better life and no longer have to endure the old woman's anger.
Only she, as his mother, can enjoy the blessing of her son. If that old woman wants to enjoy the blessing of her son, she can just dream on!
Over at the old house, the roof of the main house had been repaired before dark, mainly thanks to the help of Ma Xiaomai, who jumped around on the roof like a monkey, extremely agile.
At first, Jian Ning was worried that he would miss a step and fall, but later he found that the boy actually had some martial arts skills and was good at finding a foothold. In a few moves, he helped Ding Youtian remove the collapsed and broken bamboo strips and replace them with new ones. Under Ding Youtian's guidance, he also pressed the tent cloth flat. After Ding Youtian spread the woven straw strips on it, he helped to tie them tightly layer by layer, and the repair work was completed.
Ding Youtian rubbed his hands with excitement as he gazed at the brand-new roof. Previously, he'd only been responsible for weaving the straw, having never done anything else. Today, he and Ma Xiaomai were tasked with completing the work. He realized it wasn't as difficult as he'd imagined, and the look in his wife's eyes, which was noticeably different, invigorated him.
When cooking in the evening, just like when they lived in the old house, Jian Ning was in charge of cooking and Ding Youtian was in charge of making fire. In the past, he and Lao Liu always liked to help Jian Ning with the work, and he was often scolded by Meng for this.
It was the first time for the four little ones to see their parents cooking together. They crowded around the stove and chattered excitedly, because not only would they have rabbit meat to eat in the evening, but their mother also made a big pot of white rice for them, and they would have rice soup to drink soon.
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