"So that's how it is. Sometimes I forget about our two dogs, but Qianqian and Xiaolei never forget them. They think about them every day."
Wei Yuyan recalled that her two puppies seemed even more mischievous than steamed buns.
"Xiao Lei and Qian Qian are both kind children."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded.
When Wei Yuyan returned home, she found a thin quilt, a sheet, and two pillows, packed them up, and planned to take them over tomorrow.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, let's go to town to clean up tomorrow morning and stay there tomorrow night."
When it was time for dinner, Wei Yuyan gave her two children a heads-up.
"Sister-in-law, can you take Xiaohua with you? They have no one to feed them at home."
Qianqian's first thought was that her dog was going hungry.
"It's better not to take Xiaohua and Xiaohei with us. Let them stay home and guard the house. Brother Zhang will feed them when he comes back tonight."
Wei Yuyan felt that although the puppies were still young, it was time to start training them to protect the house.
"Okay then, I'll feel a little unaccustomed without Xiaohua."
Qianqian looked at the two puppies surrounding the table, feeling a little reluctant.
"Just for one night."
Wei Yuyan didn't want the children to become too dependent on the puppy.
Otherwise, they would be very sad if something happened to the puppy one day.
"Oh well".
Qianqian nodded.
"Everyone should bring a set of clothes tomorrow and leave them in town. Then you won't need to bring clothes when you go there in the future."
Wei Yuyan explained.
The village chief's house~
"Cuifang, how was your day?"
The village chief's wife didn't dare ask at the dinner table, afraid that if the village chief knew that his daughter was always going out and getting entangled with other people, he would definitely be angry.
I can only ask my daughter in her room after dinner.
He said he would give him another half month.
Liu Cuifang recalled what he had said today, and his mother still disagreed, so this matter was probably not that simple.
"Is he lying to you, honey? We can't afford to waste any more time. Half a year has already passed in the blink of an eye."
The village chief's wife didn't quite believe what he was saying.
"Ten days, give him another ten days. If he still hasn't come, I won't wait any longer."
Liu Cuifang thought that if he hadn't brought a matchmaker in ten days, she would definitely go to his door to confront him.
"OK".
The village chief's wife was relieved to see that her daughter was no longer arguing.
The next morning, Wei Yuyan got up without cooking porridge, since she was going to town that day and there wouldn't be enough porridge to eat.
After kneading the dough, I'll make noodle soup for the puppy later. The puppy loves this too, so Wei Yuyan made it separately for the puppy using cornmeal.
While the dough was rising, Wei Yuyan took a basket and went to the vegetable garden to pick chili peppers.
We picked chili peppers, eggplants, and green beans to dry, and took out all the mushrooms to take to town today.
After tidying up, the children got up to wash and brush their teeth, and Wei Yuyan started cooking noodle soup.
Add some tomatoes, greens, and eggs. Wei Yuyan also put chili oil in her bowl, making it taste delicious.
"Sister-in-law, we're all packed up."
After putting away the clothes, Xiao Lei came to the kitchen to see what to have for breakfast.
"Okay, I've made some noodle soup. Take it out to cool down, it's a bit hot."
Wei Yuyan was still cooking the puppy's food in the pot.
"OK".
Xiao Lei helped carry out the three bowls of noodle soup.
After everyone had finished eating, Wei Yuyan poured the dog's food for them, otherwise it would be too hot.
"Sister-in-law, I've put the steamed bun here too, otherwise it'll be a bit lonely at home."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua has arrived, bringing steamed buns.
"Okay, has it eaten yet? Little Flower and Little Black are eating dumpling soup."
Wei Yuyan is washing dishes in the kitchen.
"Has it eaten? Is everything cleaned up? The oxcart is outside."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua put the steamed buns down and then helped carry the things onto the car.
"It's all packed up. I don't know where Xiao Lei is off to do."
Wei Yuyan wanted to ask Xiaolei to wash the dishes while she went to help Sister Xiuhua move things, but she didn't see Xiaolei anywhere.
"Sister-in-law, my brother is feeding the chicks vegetables."
Qianqian ran over and replied.
"Oh, okay then."
Now that the chicks have grown up and it's summer, it's fine for them to eat raw vegetables.
It's better to cook it if you have time; if not, just shred it and throw it into the chicken coop.
After Wei Yuyan finished washing the dishes, Sister-in-law Xiuhua had already carried everything upstairs.
"Sister-in-law, is there anything else you've forgotten?"
Xiuhua poured herself a bowl of water and drank it.
"No, oh, I'll take two more rags."
Wei Yuyan realized that she couldn't clean without rags, so she took two clean rags down from the shelf.
"Let's go then, Xiao Lei, Qian Qian."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law called the children to get on the bus.
"Sit still."
Brother Zhang raised his whip and lashed the cow's rump, and the cow immediately started moving.
After arriving in town, Wei Yuyan and Sister-in-law Xiuhua cleaned the room first.
It's estimated that the previous tenants had just left, so the room wasn't too dirty.
After wiping it twice, Brother Zhang unloaded everything, and Wei Yuyan and Sister-in-law Xiuhua made the bed.
Then the two of them started cleaning the kitchen. The kitchen was a bit dirty, but luckily there was still some wood ash on the stove, otherwise they were afraid they wouldn't be able to clean it properly.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, you should rest for a while. I'm going to buy some grain with Brother Zhang. We need to buy quite a bit of white rice and white flour."
Wei Yuyan let out a breath; she was covered in sweat.
"Go ahead, there's nothing much to do, just sweep the front and back yards."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua can wipe the kitchen one last time.
Wei Yuyan came out and called out to Brother Zhang, who had just returned from getting the steamer from the carpenter.
"Sister-in-law, how much flour do you need to buy this time?"
Brother Zhang chatted idly.
"I'll buy enough for half a month. I don't dare buy too much, in case someone sees it and tries something."
After thinking for a moment, Wei Yuyan decided to buy enough for half a month.
"Okay, sure." Brother Zhang nodded.
Upon arriving at the grain shop, Wei Yuyan got out of the carriage alone and went inside to buy grain.
"Madam, what would you like to eat today?"
Wei Yuyan was already a regular here, and Afu came up to greet her with a smile.
He thought to himself that the shopkeeper was right; he had served this lady well.
She's a regular customer; she bought over 100 jin (50 kg) of grain last month alone, and she's already back at the beginning of this month.
"Today I want 55 catties of wheat flour, 10 catties of rice, and 15 catties of red beans."
Wei Yuyan took out her money bag.
"Wait a moment, the total is 465 coins. Since you're a regular customer, I'll give you a discount of 5 coins, so it'll be 465 coins."
Afu fiddled with the abacus for a couple of seconds before calculating the price, and then went to scoop out the flour.
Wei Yuyan's lips curled up slightly. This shop knew how to handle things; it was worth it for her to always buy from them.
"The money is here, I'll be waiting for you outside."
Seeing that he had already scooped the food onto the scale, Wei Yuyan went outside to wait, thinking about buying some meat dishes to celebrate.
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