"Sister-in-law, I'm here. I didn't expect you to be here so early. The rice seedlings have already been pulled up."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua arrived wearing old clothes.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, we just arrived and haven't started planting rice yet. You've come at the perfect time."
Wei Yuyan rolled up her trouser legs and began planting rice seedlings. Wu Lei also skillfully rolled up his trouser legs.
He learned how to plant rice last year, and he and the original owner of this body planted these two acres of paddy fields together last year.
"Let's work harder and try to finish it one day at a time."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua is a skilled worker; she can transplant rice seedlings faster than Wei Yuyan.
And so, the three of them just kept planting rice seedlings without chatting. When the seedlings were almost gone, Wei Yuyan asked Wu Lei to pull them out.
At the end of the 9-11 PM time, Wei Yuyan called Wu Lei back.
"Xiao Lei, go back home and rest for a while. Cook some food, you and Qianqian eat first, then take a nap. We'll go back for lunch."
Wei Yuyan thought she would try to finish planting this acre of paddy field before going back to eat.
"Sister-in-law, Xiao Lei has grown up, and you have it much easier now. Look at him, he can plant rice seedlings and cook."
Xiuhua comforted Wei Yuyan.
"Who can argue with that? Both children are very well-behaved and easy to manage."
Wei Yuyan gave a reply and then began planting rice seedlings seriously again.
Seeing that the paddy field was almost finished being planted, the two of them worked faster and faster, finishing the planting in one go.
"Oh, that's great! If we work harder this afternoon, we can finish inserting them."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua also stretched.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sister-in-law Xiuhua. Let's go back and have dinner."
Wei Yuyan was already very hungry.
"Okay, there will definitely be meat to eat, right? You said you wanted to buy meat the day before yesterday."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law joked.
"Of course, I'll make sure you eat your fill at noon today."
Wei Yuyan swallowed hard, thinking of the braised pork at home.
The two returned home chatting and laughing, and the two children were already in bed resting.
Xiao Lei obediently prepared the meal, ate it, and went to sleep, since there was still a tough battle to fight in the afternoon.
On the stove, a meat dish and a vegetable dish were kept warm: braised pork belly and stir-fried greens.
"Wow, this is pork belly! It smells so good!"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua smelled the aroma and went over to take a look.
"Let's eat here, Sister-in-law Xiuhua. After you finish eating, lie down and take a nap."
Wei Yuyan took out a bowl, filled two large bowls with rice, and sat down at the stove with her sister-in-law Xiuhua to eat with great relish.
After finishing her meal, Wei Yuyan didn't wash the dishes. She was too tired. She didn't feel it while she was in the paddy field, but as soon as she rested, she felt like her bones were about to fall apart.
"I'm so full, sister-in-law, this pork belly is so delicious."
After eating her fill, Sister-in-law Xiuhua didn't want to move anymore and lay down on a recliner in the yard.
"If you like it, that's fine. Let's sleep for a while and go again in half an hour."
Wei Yuyan thought that sleeping for half an hour was fine, but she couldn't go to bed because she had some mud on her body.
She had no choice but to lie down on the armchair and fall asleep, just like Sister-in-law Xiuhua.
"Sister-in-law, it's time to go."
Wei Yuyan woke up again when Sister-in-law Xiuhua woke her up; Sister-in-law Xiuhua seems to have a very accurate biological clock.
She woke up after sleeping for about that long.
"I feel much better after a good night's sleep."
Wei Yuyan felt much better after getting up, as her sore waist and arms had eased considerably. She decided to work hard this afternoon.
"Wash your face."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua has already prepared the water.
"Hey, where did Xiao Lei go?"
Wei Yuyan wanted to go to Xiao Lei's room to call him, but found that he was not there.
"Really? Did you go to the outhouse?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law went over to check the outhouse, but no one was there.
"He didn't go to plant rice seedlings all by himself, did he?"
Wei Yuyan made a bold conjecture.
"That's actually quite possible."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law and Wei Yuyan walked out of the house, guessing that Xiaolei must have gone to work.
Sure enough, when they arrived at the field, they found that Wu Lei had already pulled up the rice seedlings and was transplanting them.
"Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Wu Lei was a little surprised that they had arrived so early and hadn't slept for long.
“You’ve had enough sleep. You’re up so early too. Let’s work harder this afternoon and make sure we finish this paddy field.”
Wei Yuyan took the basket from Wu Lei, quickly tossed the seedlings in, and the three of them continued planting rice.
However, quite a few villagers came to watch the spectacle in the afternoon, mainly because it was unusual that rice seedlings were being planted at this time of year, which was unusual as it was only early April.
No one asked any questions because Wei Yuyan was not familiar with them and did not take them seriously, focusing only on her work.
Finally, it was completed before dark, at the beginning of the 5-7 PM.
"Sister-in-law, I'll head back now. Your brother Zhang will be back soon. I'm going home to cook."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua walked in front.
"Hey, hey, hey, you said my family would provide meals, why are you running away? Call Brother Zhang and come eat with us."
Wei Yuyan grabbed Xiuhua's sister-in-law.
"Oh, sister-in-law, why are we being so polite among family? I'm just saying this because of the leftovers from last night's meal."
If we don't eat it today, it will go bad, and it will be a waste. We'll eat it at your house next time.
Sister-in-law Xiuhua waved her hand, insisting on going back.
"Then make less tonight, and I'll have Xiao Lei deliver the steamed buns later."
Wei Yuyan confessed.
"Don't send it."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua waved her hand and went home with cheerful steps.
When Wei Yuyan got home, she first steamed some buns. There were some leftovers from lunch, but not enough for dinner.
Wei Yuyan steamed nine buns. She will eat four herself, give five to Sister-in-law Xiuhua's family, and have eight left for breakfast tomorrow morning.
I was originally planning to invite Sister Xiuhua over for steamed buns, but since she's not coming, sending them over is the same thing.
"Qianqian, take five steamed buns to Sister Xiuhua's house and come back right away, it will get dark soon."
The main reason is that both Wu Lei and I were exhausted today, otherwise we wouldn't have asked her to deliver it.
"Sister-in-law, I understand."
Qianqian obediently took the bowl and went to do it.
"Xiao Lei, there's hot water now, would you like to take a shower first?"
I just steamed some buns and boiled a pot of water. I'll take a shower before eating, and then I can rest.
"good".
After Xiao Lei finished speaking, he went to his room to get his clothes. Wei Yuyan carried the hot water to the bathroom next door, which had bamboo flooring.
There's no water pooling in the showers, so it's quite convenient for them to shower here. However, Wei Yuyan finds it too dark at night, so she usually takes a bath in her room using a soaking tub.
We're just missing a bathtub. I'll have to find a carpenter to make two tomorrow, one for the two of them and one for myself.
Xiao Lei went to take a shower, and Wei Yuyan heated up the food. Each person received half a bowl of rice, two pieces of meat, and some potatoes.
There was still some broth left in the bowl of braised pork, so Wei Yuyan decided to save it to cook noodles the next day.
"Qianqian is back, let's eat."
Wei Yuyan brought out dinner: four steamed buns. Qianqian ate one, and she and Xiaolei each had one and a half.
"Xiao Lei, sleep in tomorrow morning. You've done so much work today, you'll definitely be sore all over tomorrow."
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