On the way back, Xiao Guo asked Sister Yang if there were any carpenters nearby. "Sister Yang, is there anyone building a barn near us?"

Sister Yang found it strange. "The barn is very simple. No worker would take it because the money is not much, the construction period is short, and there is no profit. When there were men in the village before, the barns in the houses were all built by men."

Xiaoguo nodded, but this problem troubled her. What should she do if she couldn't find anyone? Seeing Xiaoguo frowning, Sister Yang seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, isn't your brother from your mother's family at home?" Sister Yang remembered that when she was chatting with Xiaoguo before, Xiaoguo said that there were not many men in Qinzhuang, her mother's family, so the conscription was not carried out there.

After hearing this, Xiaoguo remembered it, but she had no impression that she hadn't contacted her family since she got married to Taohua Village. The only time she contacted them was when the two elders of the Qin family passed away. She had the impression that she did have such a brother.

Xiao Guo was thinking about something in his mind while responding to Mrs. Yang, and they soon arrived home. After Mrs. Yang came in, Xiao Guo drove the donkey cart towards home.

Zhuangzhuang was lying in Xiaoguo's arms, too hungry to move. Xiaoguo comforted him in a low voice, "Open the door. I'll make you something delicious when you get home, okay?"

When Zhuangzhuang heard this, his eyebrows raised and he immediately became excited, "Okay!" He took the key from Xiaoguo's hand, jumped down, ran to the door in two steps, and opened it with the key.

Xiao Guo got off the donkey cart, pulled it into the house, took off the cart board, and tied it to the chicken coop. Xiao Guo stroked the donkey with his hand and whispered in its ear, "Once the shed is built, you won't have to sleep outdoors anymore."

The donkey seemed to understand and hummed and groaned towards the sky.

Xiao Guo thought it was fun and didn't stop. She turned around to wash her hands and cook. She had a hungry little ghost waiting for her!

While Xiaoguo was cooking, Zhuangzhuang first fed the grass to the animals at home. He took a handful of grass to give to the chickens and ducks, then ran to the corner of the wall and took a handful to give to the donkey. He also did not forget the cow in the house, because the vegetables in the yard had sprouted, and he was afraid that the cow would eat them if he let it out, so now it was kept in the house. But this was not a long-term solution, so it seemed that he had to hurry to Qin Village tomorrow to ask his brother to come and help him.

Xiaoguo skillfully stir-fried the pork belly. When the oil was cooked, she added the garlic. When it was cooked, she added salt and stir-fried it. Finally, she put in the pancake strips. There were three pieces of Xiaoguo pancakes left from yesterday, so she cut them into strips and ate them stewed.

He covered the pot and made a bowl of spinach soup. The noodles were cooked by then, so Zhuangzhuang carried them into the house.

After dinner, Xiaoguo asked Zhuangzhuang to take a nap, and she washed Zhuangzhuang's dirty clothes while the weather was good so that they could be hung to dry before dark.

Using the soap nuts I made myself, I put them on clothes and rubbed them, and foam came out. Xiaoguo checked the clothes after washing and found that they were relatively clean. It would be nice if they had a fragrance.

Thinking of this, Xiaoguo's eyes lit up. It would be nice if she could go out and pick some flowers next time and come back to make soap beans with floral scent. After making up her mind, Xiaoguo kept this matter in mind.

She washed her and Zhuangzhuang's dirty clothes, hung them on the rope, and stretched herself. There was nothing to do anyway. Xiaoguo saw that there was still a lot of grass at home and there was no need to cut it. She decided to go back to the house and take a nap with Zhuangzhuang.

The next morning, Xiaoguo cut a piece of pork and took two ribs in the space, intending to take them to her brother Qin.

Put the meat into the basket and go back to the house to see Zhuangzhuang.

Zhuangzhuang also went with him. He got up early in the morning and laid out the two sets of clothes that Xiaoguo had made for him on the bed. He looked at them in confusion, not knowing which one to wear. It was his first time meeting his uncle, and he felt a little nervous.

Xiaoguo also knew Zhuangzhuang's anxiety. Xiaoguo had been married for more than three years, and except for the time when Qin's parents passed away, she had never contacted him at other times.

Xiaoguo didn't know why. During the Chinese New Year and other festivals, the custom was for the daughter's parents to come and pick her up, but Qin's parents never came to pick Xiaoguo up.

Thinking of this, Xiaoguo couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Mom! Mom! Which of my clothes do you think looks good?"

Zhuangzhuang's voice woke Xiaoguo up. After listening to Zhuangzhuang's words, Xiaoguo looked at the bed and saw two pieces of clothing neatly placed on the bed. "Well, let's take this one!"

Xiaoguo pointed at the light blue set and said to Zhuangzhuang.

Zhuangzhuang just listened to Xiaoguo. After Xiaoguo said that, Zhuangzhuang changed his clothes obediently. Even the shoes were picked by Xiaoguo.

Zhuangzhuang attached great importance to meeting his uncle for the first time. He had heard his mother mention his uncle before, but he had never met him and didn't know whether he was easy to get along with.

Along the way, Zhuangzhuang excitedly asked Xiaoguo questions about his uncle. Xiaoguo answered them one by one, feeling a little worried. His impression of his brother was a little vague. He hadn't seen him for a long time. He didn't know how he was doing or whether he was doing well.

With the original owner's memories, I felt a little sad. When I met her, I actually wanted to ask on behalf of the original owner why her family no longer contacted her and whether they didn't want her anymore.

But the love in the memory is not fake. When there is no food at home, the last bite of food will be given to the original owner. They would rather not eat a single bite, but let Xiaoguo eat enough.

Thinking of this, Xiaoguo couldn't help but frown.

Zhuangzhuang noticed Xiaoguo's abnormality and asked, "Mom?"

Hearing Zhuangzhuang's cautious voice, Xiaoguo sighed, relaxed her brows, and said softly, "Mom is fine, it's just that I haven't seen uncle for a long time."

The mother and son were moving forward in the donkey cart. Xiaoguo saw the familiar small bridge from a distance. After crossing the bridge, they would reach the entrance of Qinzhuang village.

Xiaoguo looked at the familiar road in his memory, and felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart. Maybe it was because he was homesick.

As soon as we approached the village, we met a group of people, both men and women, each carrying a hoe on their shoulders, and it seemed that they were going to work in the fields.

One of the women saw Xiaoguo and was shocked. She then pointed at Xiaoguo and whispered something to the man next to her. The man listened to the woman, looked up at Xiaoguo, and turned around to talk to the person next to him.

The people around him listened to the man's words and looked up at Xiaoguo, whispering to each other.

Xiaoguo saw them, but didn't care and walked towards the door in his memory.

Not long after walking, someone called Xiaoguo from behind.

"Xiao Guo? Is it Xiao Guo?"

Hearing an uncertain voice, Xiaoguo stopped the donkey cart and turned around to look.

A woman wearing a robe of unknown color called Xiaoguo. Xiaoguo looked at the person and said uncertainly, "Second aunt?" It turned out that she was the neighbor across the street from the Qin family.

The woman came up to him, looked him up and down, then looked at Zhuangzhuang in her arms, "Hey, it's me. Why are you back today?"

"Ah, let's come back and take a look today."

Second Aunt exclaimed, "I don't know if your brother is at home right now. If he is not at home, he must be lying in the ground." Second Aunt reminded enthusiastically.

Xiaoguo responded repeatedly, but seeing that she wanted to keep chatting, Xiaoguo quickly said goodbye.

Second Aunt didn't say anything else and told Xiaoguo to go quickly.

After Xiaoguo left, Second Aunt stood there and watched Xiaoguo's back as he left. Soon people gathered around.

"Auntie, why is Xiaoguo back?"

"Yeah, it's been a while since you came back, why are you back today?"

"Have you heard about his brother?" one of the men said.

The others hesitated. "That shouldn't be the case. How could she hear it?"

"Who knows?"

"Qin Anming is quite pitiful. He lives alone and has no one to take care of him when he is sick."

“That’s right.”

Everyone was guessing why Xiaoguo came.