Liu took the watermelon from her sister-in-law and explained in a low voice:
"Sister, we've had some troubles at home these past few years, and the harvests haven't been good. Your brother is proud and didn't want to cause you any trouble, so he hasn't had the heart to come over. Please don't blame us."
"I see."
Jiang Yue nodded, understanding the situation, and after sitting down, explained her changes:
"I've lived in a daze all these years, but thankfully I finally came to my senses this year. I used the pension money Sanlang left behind to rebuild our house..."
"Yes, if we hadn't asked the people in your village, your older brother and I wouldn't have dared to knock on the door."
Liu understood. Her sister-in-law had suffered a shock and had been living in a daze for years. Now that things had turned around, she had come to her senses and life would be better.
Jiang Nian looked at his sister with heartache, thinking that if their parents were still alive, they would be extremely gratified to see the changes in their sister.
"Auntie~ Where's your outhouse? My stomach hurts~"
After eating a piece of watermelon, Jiang Lei experienced severe stomach cramps and immediately interrupted his elders' long-winded explanations to ask them questions.
"Aunt will take you there. Elder brother and sister-in-law, please excuse me."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue stood up, and after speaking, led her eldest nephew to the south wing, to the bathroom on the side of Qingshan Mountain.
There's a difference between men and women; the bathroom in her side room is mainly for her and her daughter.
After quickly explaining how to use the squat toilet, especially emphasizing the need to flush, Jiang Yue left.
Jiang Lei, who was left behind, wouldn't have dared to defecate in such a clean place unless he absolutely had to...
In this short time, Qingyao had already turned all the medicinal herbs over.
Upon seeing her mother arrive, she reported to her:
"Mother, the medicinal herbs have all been turned over."
"Yaoyao, you're so great! By the way, Mommy's older brother and sister-in-law brought your cousins. Mommy would like to introduce you to them, okay?"
Jiang Yue praised her daughter and then inquired about her daughter's wishes.
"OK."
Qingyao nodded heavily. This was her mother's closest person, and also her family!
Sure enough, after Jiang Yue introduced her daughter to her brother and sister-in-law, her sister-in-law hugged Yao Yao and kissed her repeatedly, saying:
"Girl, Yao Yao looks just like you when you were little, you're both beauties!"
One sentence made Qingyao extremely shy; she understood her aunt's praise.
When Jiang Yu saw her mother hugging and kissing her little cousin, she felt a pang of sadness, and the candy in her mouth no longer tasted sweet.
Perhaps sensing her cousin's gaze, Qingyao politely greeted her and invited her to her room, saying she had some delicious candy for her.
Jiang Dian, who was already a big kid, wasn't so lucky. After eating a few slices of watermelon, his stomach started growling.
Just then, Jiang Lei returned, so he took his younger brother to the bathroom to experience it for himself...
The children quickly became friends, while the adults chatted about everyday things.
Both sides had a lot to say, and they went too far in saying it, even missing lunchtime!
"Hey, big brother and second brother, I'll cook some rice dumplings for you to eat first, so that we can have meat and vegetables for dinner after your three nephews come home this afternoon."
Through conversations with her brother and sister-in-law, Jiang Yue has managed to overcome the estrangement between them.
She understood what the original owner of this body had been so troubled by, sympathized with her brother and sister-in-law's hardships, and even thought about what her second brother and sister-in-law, who hadn't come, were afraid of...
"Okay, let's move the things we brought to the kitchen first. These are all grains grown in our fields: polished rice, mixed grains, cornmeal, mung beans, red beans..."
As Liu counted the sacks, she told her sister-in-law what was inside.
"Hey, sister-in-law, did you bring all the grain from home?"
Jiang Yue was touched to see that each item was in generous portions, but she was also worried that her elder brother's family might not have enough food left.
"No way, the harvest was good this year, and life is much better now. We originally thought your family was having a hard time, so your brother and I thought we'd bring you some of everything."
Liu explained with a smile, and the smile on her face showed that what she said was true.
Jiang Yue felt somewhat relieved and helped carry the items into the kitchen cabinet.
Of course, Jiang Nian and his son wouldn't ignore this, and quickly carried the heaviest sacks...
"My aunt's house is so beautiful, and the bathroom is so clean!"
When Jiang Lei saw the brand-new kitchen, he felt that it was different from his own home. The bathroom he had used was so clean that it was safe to sleep in!
"What restroom?"
Liu was completely bewildered. Where was this place?
"Mom, I've finished pooping. It feels so good. Auntie's bathroom is so convenient."
Having resolved the major issue, Jiang Dian also emerged, but his shouting was somewhat disheartening.
Hmm~
Now it wasn't just Liu who was curious; even Jiang Nian became curious.
Jiang Yue poured water into the pot and put thirty zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) in it, thinking that the zongzi would still be edible before Qingshan and the others got home.
Liu was skilled at starting the fire and adding firewood, so she took the lead.
Just leave it like that, don't worry about it for now.
Jiang Yue put the lid on the pot and greeted everyone warmly:
"Brother, sister-in-law, let me show you around my house~"
"Why."
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang did not refuse. Perfect timing! They wanted to see the house the girl had built, and see what a bathroom looked like. Once they had saved enough money, they planned to build one for their own home too…
Meanwhile, the three Wu brothers, including Wu Qingshan, also began to pack up their stall.
Sure enough, there were far fewer people in town today. Only half of the cold noodles were sold. The remaining half will probably have to be consumed by our own family tonight, otherwise we'll lose a lot of money if it goes bad.
Wu Qingyun only helped his brothers sell cold noodles for a morning before he became dizzy from the sun.
His back was soaked with sweat. It's hard to imagine that while he was comfortably studying at the academy, his older brother and mother were working hard to earn money behind the scenes...
Guilt, self-blame, sadness and other emotions surged in his chest.
"Qingyun, what's wrong? Are you suffering from heatstroke?"
After clearing away the tables and chairs, Qingsong noticed that his younger brother looked unwell, so he quickly came over to check on him and helped him sit down under a shady umbrella.
"I'm fine, Second Brother. You and Eldest Brother work so hard every day, while I'm studying under your wings. I'm really ashamed."
Wu Qingyun realized his mistake and apologized to his brothers with deep remorse.
"Don't talk nonsense. We are your brothers. An elder brother is like a father. It is only right for us to take care of you. Come on, drink this bowl of mung bean soup and you will be fine."
Wu Qingshan spent two coins to buy a bowl of mung bean soup from a nearby stall and carefully fed it to his pale-faced third brother.
He used to be a little jealous of his third brother, but now he thinks that they are brothers, and blood is thicker than water, so why make things difficult for his own brother?
"Thank you, brother."
Wu Qingyun gazed gratefully at his elder brother, and in a daze, he felt that his elder brother was very tall and imposing, much like the father he had imagined...
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