"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, your sister-in-law's foot is better now, she can walk again, but only for a short time. Hurry up and wash up and have breakfast."
Wei Yuyan explained.
"It's been so long since I've had my sister-in-law's fried eggs, they're so delicious."
Qianqian shook her head as she ate.
These are the twenty eggs that Sister Xiuhua bought for me before, and we've almost finished them.
Wei Yuyan plans to go to town tomorrow to buy some meat and treat everyone to a meal. Her family hasn't had meat for over ten days, but luckily they have eggs.
"Tomorrow your sister-in-law will go to town to buy you some meat. Are you two going?"
Wei Yuyan plans to sell all the medicinal herbs in her house tomorrow, and use the money to eat better food.
The rice seedlings will be transplanted at the beginning of next month. After we finish eating, Wei Yuyan will start cultivating the seedlings by soaking the rice seeds in warm water. They will sprout in about three days.
Once the seedlings sprout, they are taken to the field to be cultivated as seedlings. After about ten to fifteen days of cultivation, the seedlings are ready and can be transplanted.
Before transplanting rice seedlings, the paddy fields need to be fertilized. Speaking of her composting pond, Wei Yuyan has Xiao Lei pour rice water into it every day, so it should be very fertile.
"Come on, sister-in-law, let me help you carry your things."
Xiao Lei thought that his sister-in-law's legs were not very mobile, and it would be even more tiring for her to carry the basket on her back.
“I’ll go too, I want to help my sister-in-law.”
Xiaoqian quickly stepped up to perform as well.
"Alright, alright, I'm not seventy or eighty years old. You're carrying things and supporting me."
Tomorrow, my sister-in-law will take you two with her to buy you pastries or sweet candy.
Wei Yuyan herself was craving candy, but she felt like there was no taste in her mouth and no oil in her stomach.
"Yay!"
Xiaoqian clapped her hands happily.
After the family of three finished their meal in a lively atmosphere, Wei Yuyan started soaking the rice seeds.
The water for this grain cannot be cold. If the water temperature drops, it needs to be changed to warm water. I also told Xiaolei and Xiaoqian to remember this with me these next few days.
The brother and sister both patted their chests and said there was no problem.
When Wei Yuyan had some free time, she quickly finished making shoes for the brother and sister. The weather was getting better and better, and it would be so comfortable to wear new shoes.
In the afternoon, Wei Yuyan was also busy, collecting and washing some dirty clothes that hadn't been noticed in the past few days.
These past few days, Xiao Lei has been washing the siblings' clothes, while Wei Yuyan has just been sitting around doing nothing.
I didn't change my clothes much. Sometimes my sister-in-law Xiuhua washed them, and sometimes I washed them myself while sitting down.
"Sister-in-law, is your foot better?"
When Sister-in-law Xiuhua came in with a handful of sunflower seeds, she saw Wei Yuyan sitting by the well washing clothes.
"Yes, Sister Xiuhua, please sit down. Xiaolei, pour some water for Sister Xiuhua."
I was saying I'd come find you after I finished washing the clothes, and here you are."
Wei Yuyan asked Wu Lei to pour her some water, but Wu Lei hadn't gone out that afternoon because he was weeding in the vegetable garden.
"No need, Xiao Lei, your sister-in-law can do it herself."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua no longer considers herself an outsider; she gets her own bowl and pours herself water.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, I was going to ask you what time Brother Zhang goes to town this morning. I also want to go to town tomorrow, and my two children will go too."
Wei Yuyan was thinking of taking Brother Zhang's oxcart to the oxcart the next day, and then spending three coins to ride back with the children.
It wasn't entirely to save money; on the one hand, she didn't want others to know about her collecting herbs, as the villagers were naturally gossipy.
"Okay, I'll go to town tomorrow too. I'll leave around 5 a.m. You can come to my house to find us after you've washed up in the morning."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought that her husband had worked hard, so she bought some meat for him to eat.
"Okay, by the way, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, you and Brother Zhang can come to my house for dinner tomorrow night."
He wasn't home at noon, so please come to my house for dinner tonight, mainly to thank you for taking care of me during this time."
Wei Yuyan needs to give advance notice, otherwise Sister-in-law Xiuhua will cook too many dishes for lunch tomorrow.
"Oh, sister-in-law, you're too kind. Alright, since you've said that, you won't give up if I don't come. I'll definitely come tomorrow night."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought that if she didn't come, Wei Yuyan would definitely object, so she might as well just agree to come directly.
"Yes, that's right. I have to get up early tomorrow morning to heat up breakfast for my husband, otherwise he won't have the energy to work in the morning."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua usually doesn't get up early. It's usually Brother Zhang who gets up, heats up his own food or pancakes, eats them, and then goes to town.
"Once my foot is healed, I'll make time to go up the mountain to catch rabbits next month."
Wei Yuyan was still thinking about the rabbit.
"Sure, I can go with you then. I don't have much to do at home every day."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua had been looking forward to the arrival of a child, thinking that it would keep her from being bored. But all these years, the child has yet to arrive.
"Okay, I'll call you then."
While the two were talking, Wei Yuyan's clothes were washed and ready to be hung up to dry.
"Sister-in-law, let's go out and have some fun."
Before it got dark, Xiao Lei took his younger sister outside to play and catch some insects for the chicks to eat.
"Go on, but be back before dark."
Wei Yuyan gave a brief instruction, then quickly sat down to drink some water, as she had been thirsty for a long time.
“Sister-in-law, have you ever thought about what would happen if Wu Chen didn’t come back…”
Sister-in-law Xiuhua realized halfway through her question that it might not have been a very appropriate question.
"I've thought about it, of course I've thought about it. Even if he doesn't come back, I'll still wait until Wu Lei grows up to be a real man."
That's when I'll consider leaving. Maybe I won't leave, but I can't bear to leave you, hahaha~.
Wei Yuyan spoke frankly, there was nothing to hide.
"Sister-in-law, sigh, it must have been so hard on you. Luckily, Xiaolei and Xiaoqian are sensible and well-behaved."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua knew that Wei Yuyan was having a hard time, but she couldn't say anything. She couldn't possibly advise her to leave, as that would be immoral. She could only say that she would help her as much as she could with what she had to offer.
"Don't worry, Sister Xiuhua, things will get better and better for us."
Wei Yuyan is now full of sunshine for life.
"That's good. Oh, I was just getting a drink of water in the kitchen and I noticed you were soaking rice seeds in your basin. You started soaking them now?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua was puzzled. "Where can it be so early? Usually, seedlings are started at the end of April and rice seedlings are transplanted in early May."
"Sister-in-law, my eldest sister told me that there is a way to grow rice in their area, so they can grow two crops a year."
I'm going to try it out this year. If it succeeds, just imagine, two seasons a year.
Then my family has enough rice to eat, so we don't need to switch to whole grains. We might even have more than we can finish it.
Wei Yuyan wanted to persuade her sister-in-law Xiuhua to plant the crops with her, but she felt that Xiuhua wouldn't believe her.
"Such a good thing? Sister-in-law, aren't you afraid of messing it up?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law began to consider the veracity of this matter.
"I'm scared, a little scared, but my older sister successfully grew it last year, so I've decided to give it my all this year."
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