"Sister-in-law, you're awake?"
When Qianqian saw that her sister-in-law had gotten up, she immediately came over.
"Yes, did you eat all the chicks?"
Wei Yuyan watched Qianqian playing house in the yard.
"Yes, my brother fed it to me. He went to water the plants."
Qianqian went back to playing house.
"good".
Feeling refreshed, Wei Yuyan took out the fabric she had bought and prepared to start making summer clothes.
I'll do something whenever I have a spare moment, little by little.
"Qianqian, Xiaolei, come here, let me take your measurements."
Wei Yuyan took out a carbon stick, measured the children's measurements, and then wrote the dimensions on paper with the carbon stick so they wouldn't forget.
"Xiao Lei has grown a lot taller, and Qian Qian has also gained a lot of weight."
Wei Yuyan noticed that Qianqian's height was growing slower than Xiaolei's, probably because she hadn't reached the age where she could grow taller yet. Xiaolei, on the other hand, really grew taller in just two months.
It seems we'll need to improve our family's nutrition in the future.
"Has your sister-in-law grown taller?"
Qianqian asked.
"My sister-in-law has gained weight, but hasn't grown taller, hahaha."
Wei Yuyan didn't realize it until she touched her stomach, which had become noticeably fatter than before.
"Knock knock knock~ Sister-in-law~".
Xiuhua's sister-in-law's voice rang out; she was knocking on the door.
"They've arrived."
Wei Yuyan didn't expect that the products would sell out so quickly today.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, Brother Zhang, you've worked hard, have some water."
Xiao Lei ran over to open the door, and Wei Yuyan went to get water; she must have been thirsty all morning.
"Sister-in-law, let me tell you, there are still too few red bean paste rolls."
Brother Zhang carried the buckets and baskets in, and Sister-in-law Xiuhua couldn't wait to share them with Wei Yuyan.
"Really? How many more do you think we should add?"
Wei Yuyan figured that since it was Sister-in-law Xiuhua who was selling it, it would be better to take her opinion into consideration.
"I think adding thirty more would be about right."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought for a moment and decided that adding thirty more would be enough; she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to sell any more.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. Next time we go to the market, we'll add thirty more."
Wei Yuyan supports Xiuhua's sister-in-law's idea.
"Sister-in-law, this totals four hundred and fifty coins. Count them yourself."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law handed the money bag to Wei Yuyan.
"Okay, you can have lunch at my house. I'll cook."
Wei Yuyan took the money and put it in the room before heading to the kitchen to cook.
"Sister-in-law, no need, really, let's go back and eat."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua refused, but Wei Yuyan insisted on holding her back.
"The original agreement was that meals would be included, but I didn't have time to cook. Now I have time to cook."
You all rest here for a bit. I'm cooking now. Eat and then have a nice good night's sleep.
I cook very quickly, in 15 minutes. Xiao Lei helps me start the fire.
Wei Yuyan checked the time and realized it was almost lunchtime, so she quickly put the rice into the pot.
There was no meat at home today, so I kept it simple: a big plate of stir-fried eggs with chili peppers, a dry-fried green bean dish, a cucumber salad, and stir-fried water spinach.
"Brother Zhang, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, dinner is ready."
When Wei Yuyan came out, she found that her sister-in-law Xiuhua was helping her with the clothes she had just made.
"Sister-in-law, you've made clothes for the children again. Have you made any for yourself?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law put down the winnowing basket.
"I bought fabric for myself, but I haven't had much time to make it lately."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua, if you have any free time lately, please come over and help me out.
Wei Yuyan thought that the weather would get hot soon, so she had to finish quickly, otherwise she would have nothing to wear.
"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, I'll have time to make clothes for you recently."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua quickly ate her meal, went home, and went to sleep; she was so sleepy.
"Yes, eat more, so you can sleep better."
Wei Yuyan served food to Brother Zhang and his wife.
"Sit down and eat together. Don't serve us any food. We just want to sleep now, but we'll sleep longer if we eat our fill."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law said that sleeping is more comfortable than eating, but if she sleeps without eating, she might wake up hungry later.
"That's right. After you finish selling the steamed buns, I'll prepare a meal early and wait for you. You can eat and sleep as soon as you get back."
Wei Yuyan decided that since the agreed-upon work included meals, the breakfast portion was too small, so from now on, lunch would also be included.
"Sister-in-law, that won't do. If your family has a lot of food and can't finish it, it would be reasonable for us to help you eat some."
"You all spend money to buy food now, but we can't do that."
Xiuhua felt really bad that her younger brother's family had less land than her own. They didn't have enough to eat, and Xiuhua felt bad that they ate refined grains at her younger brother's family's house every meal.
"You know what, Sister Xiuhua, have you seen our rice? How is it growing? It'll be ready for harvest in two months."
When Wei Yuyan heard Sister Xiuhua mention grain, she suddenly realized that she hadn't checked on her own rice fields and didn't know how the yield was.
“I saw it. I glanced at it during those two days when the rice seedlings were being planted.”
"They grow so well, I doubt you can find such a high yield anywhere else in the whole village. The ears of grain are especially plump."
Brother Zhang chimed in, his expression slightly exaggerated.
"Really? That's good. That's why my family is short of food for the next two months. After the harvest in two months, we really won't be able to finish it all."
Wei Yuyan was confident in her rice-growing skills.
"If we had known, we should have planted two crops on these two acres of land. We were just too timid."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought about how she only had one mu of land and had planted two seasons of rice, which was a bit of a pity.
"Xiuhua, you should be content. We planted an acre of double-cropping rice, so we can eat as much rice as we want this year."
Brother Zhang is more open-minded than Sister-in-law Xiuhua.
"That's too extravagant, I can't afford it. One meal of rice a day is enough."
Xiuhua's family doesn't eat rice every day anymore. Sometimes they have porridge for breakfast and dinner, or cornbread to eat with it.
"Alright, next year, you can plant double-cropping rice on all three mu of land, and you won't be able to finish all the rice you eat every day."
Wei Yuyan thought that even if they had children in the future, there would definitely be enough food to eat.
"Thank you for your kind words, sister-in-law."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua is truly full of expectations for the future.
After they finished eating, Wei Yuyan didn't keep them any longer and told them to go home and sleep.
Wei Yuyan had already slept in the morning and didn't feel like sleeping much. After washing the dishes, she started making summer clothes.
After working like this for about two hours, Xiao Lei finished making one of his shirts.
Wei Yuyan put the things back in the room. She had been working for so long, and her eyes needed a rest.
And today we have another important task: making soybean paste.
Wei Yuyan put the soaked beans into the pot and started cooking.
After the water boils, simmer over medium heat for 15 minutes. After removing from heat, cover the pot and let it sit for a while.
Drain the soybeans and then prepare a clean, dry bowl lined with a clean gauze.
Place the cooked soybeans in a bowl, cover with a cloth and a lid to seal and ferment.
The temperature is quite high now, so it should be able to open in about five days.
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