This time, she can rest for four days before selling steamed buns. Wei Yuyan decided to go chop firewood tomorrow, as the family really doesn't have enough firewood.
If we don't chop firewood tomorrow, we won't have any to burn the day after.
"Sister-in-law, when are we going to bring our puppy home?"
Wei Yuyan was pondering the matter of firewood when Qianqian suddenly brought up the puppy.
"Oh dear, I had forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. I couldn't remember the puppy. Let's go now, Xiao Lei, let's go together."
Wei Yuyan asked Xiao Lei to go with her.
"good".
When Xiao Lei heard that he was going to hug the puppy, he immediately stopped making his slingshot and ran out.
"Let's go to Sister Xiuhua's house first and ask them to come along."
Wei Yuyan locked the door and took the two children to Sister-in-law Xiuhua's house.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, go catch the puppy."
Xiao Lei ran quickly to Sister Xiuhua's door, which was already open.
"Hey, Xiao Lei, look, I've completely forgotten about this. It's been ten days already. If we don't go soon, the puppy will run away."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua ran out as soon as she heard Xiaolei's words.
"Yes, it was Qianqian who reminded me today. Sister-in-law Xiuhua, let's go now."
Wei Yuyan took Xiuhua's arm.
"Okay, I'll close the door. Your Brother Zhang isn't home."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law closed and locked the door before leaving.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, we're really out of firewood. We need to go gather some tomorrow. Do you want to come?"
Wei Yuyan thought that if Brother Zhang went, it would be much more convenient to have an oxcart for transportation.
The main reason is that steaming buns now requires a lot of firewood, so we need to prepare more.
"Go ahead, we're out of firewood too. Let's go tomorrow afternoon."
Tomorrow at noon, we'll finish our lunch early and go chop wood until it gets dark before coming back.
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought that the morning was shorter and the afternoon was longer.
"One afternoon might not be enough; it will take two afternoons."
Wei Yuyan wanted to cut a lot at once, enough to burn for at least a month.
"Really? Okay, then your brother Zhang and I will help you with it the day after tomorrow."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought that since she and her husband were working for Wei Yuyan anyway, it was only natural for them to do so.
"Then I'll give you extra money."
Wei Yuyan felt that the work that Sister-in-law Xiuhua and her husband had done for her had long exceeded the originally agreed-upon four hundred coins.
"If you say that, I don't want to work anymore. We've arrived at Aunt Guihua's house."
Hearing these words warmed Xiuhua's heart.
"Grandma Osmanthus~".
Qianqian ran in first, eager to see her little puppy.
"Oh, it's you guys! You've finally arrived! I've been talking about you these past few days. Why didn't you come yet?"
You wouldn't believe it, the puppy has learned to walk! Oh dear, I'm so worried about it every day.
I'm afraid one of them will fall into the latrine, and I'm also afraid the other will fall into the fire pit.
Aunt Guihua's words caused everyone to burst into laughter.
“We almost forgot about it, but we just remembered and came to take the puppy home.”
As Sister-in-law Xiuhua was speaking, a small dog stumbled out of the kitchen.
“It’s my little black dog.”
Xiao Lei ran over and picked up Xiao Hei, whose round eyes looked exceptionally clever.
"I'll hold the remaining two, otherwise I'm afraid the mother dog might protect her puppies later."
Aunt Guihua went to the kitchen alone and soon came out with a little spotted dog and a little white dog.
"Thank you, Grandma Guihua."
Qianqian stepped forward and hugged the puppy in her arms. The little puppy stayed still and obediently.
"Aunt Guihua, we'll head back now."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law accepted the white dog with satisfaction.
"Alright, take care. You must treat this dog well. I'll have to take the mother dog to see them when I have time."
Aunt Guihua saw everyone to the door, reminding them not to mistreat the puppy.
"No problem, you're welcome to come and see."
Wei Yuyan smiled and said goodbye to Aunt Guihua.
"Sister-in-law, may I put it in my quilt tonight?"
Qianqian even boldly declared that she would sleep in the same bed with her dog.
"No, Qianqian, it's dirty because it hasn't taken a bath. You take a bath every day."
However, you can find an old piece of clothing from your childhood and put it by your bedside so you can see it as soon as you open your eyes.
Wei Yuyan felt that sharing a blanket was not a good idea, as it would attract fleas.
"Okay then, I'll make it a really comfortable nest."
Qianqian couldn't wait to run home.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, see you tomorrow at noon."
At the fork in the road, Wei Yuyan said goodbye to Sister-in-law Xiuhua, hoping that the sun wouldn't be too strong tomorrow, otherwise she would get a tan.
"Okay."
Qianqian and Xiaolei ran home and started rummaging through drawers and cabinets looking for old clothes to make a doghouse for their little dog.
Wei Yuyan wanted to have the two puppies live together so they could keep each other company.
"Sister-in-law, my doghouse is finished, take a look."
Qianqian pulled Wei Yuyan to her room to see the doghouse.
"That's great. Sister-in-law, go and make them something to eat. They've run out of milk and need to eat."
Wei Yuyan thought for a moment and cooked some porridge, adding a little wheat flour and a little cornmeal to it.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, bring your little dog out for dinner."
Wei Yuyan found a plate with a broken corner, but it was still usable for feeding the puppy.
When I have time, I'll have Carpenter Gao make a wooden bowl for these puppies that won't break.
"Here she comes, Little Flower is here."
Qianqian named her puppy Xiaohua.
"Little Black is here too."
Xiao Lei ran out carrying Xiao Hei.
"They'll eat here from now on."
Wei Yuyan brought out a plate of porridge, sprinkled with a few grains of sugar; the taste was definitely superb.
"Sister-in-law, could you please put the puppy's bowl in my room to eat?"
Qianqian was worried about what would happen if the puppy got hungry in the middle of the night.
"Well, not for now, because there's only one bowl right now. If we put it in your room, it won't be convenient for Xiao Hei to eat."
In a couple of days I'll go to Carpenter Gao and have him make a bowl for your puppy, okay?
Wei Yuyan thought this little dog was quite troublesome, but it was also quite lucky to be able to use a custom-made bowl.
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Qianqian watched the puppy eat intently, and the puppy ate with great relish.
"We've already eaten. It'll get dark soon, so come on over."
Wei Yuyan heated up the leftovers from lunch.
After they finished eating, the two of them carried the well-fed puppy inside, just like a little baby.
"These two kids have finally found something to do. Luckily they got two dogs, otherwise how would they have divided them?"
Wei Yuyan muttered to herself as she washed the dishes.
The next day~
Wei Yuyan picked the first loofah of the year, a loofah she had been looking forward to for a long time.
There weren't many vegetable seeds left at home, especially only three or four loofah seeds.
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