Xiao Lei looked at the clean plates; there were still some in the kitchen, he'd feed them that afternoon.
"Your dog eats well, and you even cook it separately? My dog just eats our leftovers."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was slightly surprised.
"They are still small, and it's not good for them to eat too much salt, so we cook some porridge for them separately. When they get a little bigger, they can eat leftovers."
Wei Yuyan felt that if she didn't have time, she could just make do, but if she had time, she could cook them separately.
After dinner, Xiao Lei washed the dishes, while Wei Yuyan went to get water to take a bath, her clothes all dirty.
After taking a shower, Wei Yuyan lay down on the bed to rest for a while. She wasn't sleepy, but just a little tired and wanted to lie down.
After resting in bed for about an hour, Wei Yuyan got up again; the clothes at home hadn't been washed in the past two days.
When I went outside, I found that the children were not at home. When I went out of the yard, I saw Qianqian playing with Xiaohua at the door.
"Qianqian, where's your brother?"
Wei Yuyan did not see Xiao Hei and Xiao Lei.
"He took Xiao Hei to play with Fatty."
Qianqian calls Xiaopang "Fat Brother".
"Well, don't go too far, just stay and play around nearby."
Wei Yuyan gave a brief instruction and then went to do the laundry; the clothes were thin these days and easy to wash.
"Sister-in-law, I've come to help you make clothes."
After Wei Yuyan finished hanging up her clothes, Sister-in-law Xiuhua arrived.
"Sister-in-law, why don't you rest a little longer?"
Wei Yuyan was a little embarrassed.
"You've rested, you took a nap before coming. You haven't rested much either, you've already washed all the clothes."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua is also someone who can't sit still. Now that Brother Zhang is at home, he helps with many things, so she comes to help Wei Yuyan.
"Okay, let's do it together."
Wei Yuyan brought out the fabric and needles and thread.
"I'll sew it for Xiaolei. I can sew it more sturdily than you. Boys are just too naughty."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law took Xiaolei's fabric.
"That's exactly what I was thinking too."
Wei Yuyan handed over the needle and thread and began to cut Qianqian's clothes herself.
"Sister-in-law, I have something to tell you."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law looked mysterious.
"What is it? Tell me."
Wei Yuyan stopped what she was doing.
"Your brother Zhang and his wife came to my house today. Guess why?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua kept everyone in suspense.
"What's wrong? I can't guess. Is it about transplanting rice seedlings?"
Wei Yuyan guessed that it was Brother Zhang and his wife who came to ask them to help with transplanting rice seedlings.
"They say that the whole village has been talking about you and..."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law hesitated at this point.
"What did they say about me? Sister-in-law, just say it. I have a very good mental fortitude."
Wei Yuyan's appetite has been whetted.
"You're having an affair with my family."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua was too embarrassed to say it.
"Ah~ I've only known Brother Zhang for a few days, and he's only been resting for a few days."
"We've only been working together for a short time, and yet there are already such rumors circulating. It's absolutely absurd."
Wei Yuyan found it hard to believe; these people were really good at spreading rumors.
"That's right, we had a long explanation to our older brother and sister-in-law today."
I don't know which idiot made this up.
If I find out, I'll definitely pull out her tongue.
Sister-in-law Xiuhua is no pushover; if I find out, I'll definitely make her pay.
"Achoo~ Achoo~".
Liu Cuifang sneezed twice.
"Could it be that Sun Wei is thinking about me?"
As Liu Cuifang embroidered the sachet in her hands, she imagined Sun Wei's expression upon receiving it.
"In my opinion, the villagers are just jealous of how much money we're making, and they're spreading this rumor to disgust us."
Wei Yuyan, however, felt that this was done on purpose.
“That makes sense. If you ask me, you should go out for a walk with your Brother Zhang every day from now on, and make them furious.”
Sister-in-law Xiuhua felt she needed to show them that she wasn't afraid of such rumors.
If you stop helping your younger siblings with chores because of such rumors, you're just letting their evil scheme succeed.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, are you trying to make me laugh to death?"
As long as we prove ourselves innocent, that's enough, don't you think? In time, everyone will understand.
Wei Yuyan felt that ignoring such rumors was the greatest contempt for those who spread them.
"Yeah, that's true. We can just ignore it."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded and chatted with Wei Yuyan while doing needlework, looking quite content.
"I have nothing to do tomorrow, so I'll rest at home. The day after tomorrow, Brother Zhang doesn't need to go buy meat; I'll go buy it myself."
Wei Yuyan thought that there were still some things she hadn't bought at home, so she decided to go and browse around at her leisure.
At home, we need salt to pickle vegetables and make soybean paste, and we also need to make vinegar to make cucumber salad.
"That's hard for you to carry, it's seven or eight pounds of meat."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law thought that if her sister-in-law wanted to avoid suspicion, she could go along with her.
"Then let Brother Zhang come with me. After we buy the meat, I'll have Brother Zhang come back. I want to take my time to look around."
Wei Yuyan just wanted to stroll around at a leisurely pace.
"Okay, I can tell you're someone who likes to join in the fun. You can't stay still at home and just want to go out for a walk."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law joked.
"That's right. The main problem is that such opportunities are actually rare. There are so many things to do every day these days."
Wei Yuyan longs to travel, but with Xiao Lei and Qianqian at home to take care of, she can't go too far and can only walk around the town.
“That’s easy. If you want to go to the county town for a stroll or something, I can take care of Xiao Lei and his sister for you.”
Sister-in-law Xiuhua felt that Xiaolei and his sister were so well-behaved that taking care of them for a day was actually very simple.
"If I had such an opportunity, I would definitely bring my children along so they could broaden their horizons."
Wei Yuyan thought that if she took the children to the county town, it would be enough for them to brag about for years, since very few people in the whole village had ever been to the county town.
"Sister-in-law, how can I put it? You treat Xiaolei and Xiaoqian like your own children."
As Sister-in-law Xiuhua spoke, she felt a pang of sadness, remembering that she didn't have a biological child of her own.
"An elder sister-in-law is like a mother."
If Wei Yuyan were to compare Xiao Lei and Qian Qian to her own children, she couldn't do it because she had never given birth.
However, she treated them both as her own younger brother and sister.
The next day, Wei Yuyan didn't go out; she stayed home making clothes, and her sister-in-law Xiuhua came over to help in the afternoon.
"After breakfast tomorrow, go to the village entrance and wait for your brother Zhang. Our two families should eat breakfast at about the same time."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law explained.
"Okay, I'll buy some meat tomorrow morning. We haven't had meat at home for several days."
Wei Yuyan was actually craving fish and was thinking that she would go to the stream to catch some fish when she had time in a few days.
"Children need to eat more meat as they grow."
Even though Xiuhua's family earns several taels of silver a year, they can't bear to buy meat.
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