After working in the rain for a day, Mao Mingzhu was still unwilling to leave when it was completely dark.

In the end, Wang Qingshan yelled at her and said, "If you don't go, why are Xiaosui and the others going to follow suit?"

Mao Xiaosuixin said you can do it yourself.

"Let's go." Mao Xiaosui also said, "I can't even see. I'm very tired after a day."

It is no exaggeration to say that she wanted to fall on the floor and sleep.

She and Li Yunshan felt the same as they did during the autumn harvest the year before, even more tired and cold.

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When we got home, both children were asleep, with tears on their faces. The little rabbit who was usually not allowed to get on the kang also fell asleep on the kang.

She sighed and didn't make any noise. She went to the kitchen to cook the porridge and boil water to take a hot bath.

Li Yunshan was exhausted from running back and forth so many times. After sitting for a while, he became less limp before going to the backyard to feed the pigs.

After scrubbing and changing into dry clothes, Mao Xiaosui took some eggs and fried them.

When the rice was cooked, Li Yunshan was still washing it. She took the rice to the main room and woke up the child to eat.

Li Ruyi cried when she opened her eyes. She cried loudly while holding her, and Li Ankang also cried hard.

She felt so distressed that she sat down on the stool holding each of them in one hand. After coaxing them to calm down for a while, Li Yunshan also came back from washing.

After dinner, Mao Xiaosui fell asleep without even washing the pot. He didn't know how long he slept.

There was a loud knock on the courtyard door, and there was the sound of Mao Mingzhu shouting outside.

Li Yun went down the mountain and called back. When he came in, Mao Xiaosui asked him, "Are you ready for the rain?"

"Light rain."

Mao Xiaosui stretched and went to the kitchen to cook first. Li Ankang and Li Ankang woke up while they were washing.

After dinner, while Mao Xiaosui was peeling the eggs, Li Ruyi started crying, squeezed into her arms, grabbed her clothes tightly, and shook her head in tears, "If you don't leave, mother won't leave..."

Li Ruyi cried for a while and Li Ankang also started crying and held her tight.

Mao Xiaosui coaxed and said, "Mom will be back in the evening, and daddy will be back in a while, please be obedient."

Li Ruyi started to cry and scream, grabbing her clothes and refusing to let go.

The Wang family was already waiting at the intersection. Mao Xiaosui coaxed him for a while, but Li Ruyi still held on.

Mao Mingzhu heard the noise and shouted. Seeing Li Ruyi's disobedience, she became angry. She raised her hand and slapped her on the butt, and pulled Li Ruyi away hard.

Mao Xiaosui felt a little uncomfortable and his face became gloomy.

Li Yunshan saw her and said quickly, "Auntie, let's go first, we will come later."

Mao Mingzhu wanted to pull Li Ruyi away, but Li Yunshan stopped him with his hand and said in a tougher tone, "You go first."

Mao Mingzhu slapped her again before leaving in a hurry.

Mao Xiaosui took Li Ruyi into his arms and rubbed his butt.

Li Yunshan said, "Auntie is anxious."

"I know." Mao Xiaosui said this, but his discomfort did not diminish at all.

Originally, it was distressing to see the baby cry like that when she came back last night, but Mao Mingzhu was so harsh.

The work in the fields was really important, so Li Yunshan said, "Come back early in the evening."

Mao Xiaosui nodded. This was her original plan.

After coaxing her for a while, Li Ruyi cried and let go after agreeing to buy candied haws on a stick and coming back early in the evening.

Li Ruyi started crying as soon as the two went out.

Fortunately, the door to the main room was also locked, otherwise I might have run out.

I walked down the slope absentmindedly and almost fell.

When they arrived at the fields, they were already busy. Ding Wenxiu called Li Yunshan across the slope, "Come over and help the family. Why are you helping others?"

Li Yunshan ignored her, and Mao Mingzhu cursed angrily, "What do you mean by others? Why don't you help the Yunshan family when they are in trouble? Who are they..."

Mao Mingzhu scolded her hands without any pause.

As usual, he didn't go home at noon. He ate cakes in the fields and continued working until it was almost dark. When Li Yunshan and others were carrying beans on their backs, Mao Xiaosui said, "I'm leaving too."

Mao Mingzhu said, "I can work for a while longer and wait until they come back before leaving."

Mao Xiaosui ignored her words and just said, "I want to see the child."

Mao Mingzhu wanted to say something else, but Wang Qingshan scolded her, "How can Ankang and Ruyi stay at home like Shi'er?"

Mao Mingzhu then said, "Then you should go back quickly."

Mao Xiaosui followed them down the slope without carrying anything on his back.

It was already dark when we got home, and the two children were indeed crying.

When Mao Xiaosui opened the door, Li Ruyi started banging on the door, and he cried for a while after hearing the sound.

She was wet but still picked up the two babies and coaxed them.

After coaxing him, he changed his clothes and then went to the kitchen.

Li Yunshan would be back soon, so she was not in a hurry to cook. She took a shower and changed into dry clothes, then lit the brazier, brought in the fish-killing pole, washed the clothes and hung them up for baking.

She only prepared to cook when it got completely dark.

I dug a bowl of millet flour, kneaded it and cut it into slices, washed a pot of mushrooms and prepared them for frying.

After everything was cleaned up, I went back to the house and sat and waited.

After waiting for a long time, Li Yunshan came back. He was covered in mud and looked like he had fallen.

Mao Xiaosui asked him as he walked to the kitchen, "Did you fall?"

Li Yunshan said "Yeah" and said, "My uncle fell and I was kicked down by him."

"Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt." Li Yunshan went to the side room with water. Mao Xiaosui fried the fungi, poured the water in and burned it. He gave him clean clothes and washed and baked his body.

While eating, Mao Xiaosui asked him, "Can it still be finished tomorrow?"

"The ones at my aunt's house are fine, but the ones at my cousin's house haven't been done much. It will probably take two days."

Mao Xiaosui felt as if he was tired and paralyzed in advance.

After dinner, I went to bed. I didn't hear Mao Mingzhu knocking on the door the next day. When I woke up, it was already bright and the sun had come out. Li Ankang and Li Ruyi had woken up long ago, but they were too late to find out.

Mao Xiaosui stretched himself and said to himself: It's great, finally I don't have to roll in the mud anymore.

The sun is always hot after a rain, and the yard has dried out a lot after being exposed to the sun all morning and afternoon.

Beans were drying in the Wang family's yard, and Mao Mingzhu and others were sitting on stools with dustpans to peel the beans.

Mao Xiaosui asked them, "Are you going to the field tomorrow?"

"The day after tomorrow." Mao Mingzhu finally had a smile on her face. It would be easier to pull her back directly by car.

Mao Xiaosui nodded and gave the knife to Li Yunshan.

Li Yunshan heard what they said and said, "Then I will find time to go to a market tomorrow."

"Mao Xiaosui nodded. He has children at home and eats a lot of eggs, so he mainly sells rabbits.

After killing the rabbit, she didn't cook it. Instead, she chopped it into pieces and fried it in lard until the surface turned brown, then poured the mushrooms in. Finally, she added water and spread the millet on top to simmer.

Mao Xiaosui asked him, "Should we buy a donkey this year or next year?"

"It depends on the situation." Li Yunshan said, "Definitely not before the autumn harvest."

The Wang family has planted all the beans this year, and now they have no time to clean up. They will definitely not sit idly by during the autumn harvest in August. As long as it is not too tiring, she will not worry about whether it will be sooner or later.

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