Zi Qing saw the sadness in Wen San's eyes and thought that with a family like his, there were many things that couldn't be shared with outsiders. So she didn't delve deeper into the conversation. Instead, she used some rustic anecdotes to liven up the atmosphere. In the peach grove, they picked a few peaches with red tips, instructed them to collect all the chicken coops and bury the chicken manure under the trees with small iron shovels, etc. Zi Qing saw Wen San's smile growing more and more, and then took them on a trip to the melon field. Unfortunately, after picking for half a day, they still couldn't find any ripe watermelons, so they had to give up.

  Three people played for half a day, only to think that the serious matter of catching chickens had not been done yet. Zi Qing went back to find some bran, mixed it with leftover rice, and scattered it on the mountain. Lin Kangping and Wen San's movements were very agile, and when asked, they knew that both of them had practiced martial arts since childhood, which was really a waste of great talent for catching chickens.

  When Zhou Zhuang came to find him, Wen San still had some unfulfilled intentions, with fine sweat on his forehead and bright eyes. He stood in front of Zi Qing and asked: "Can I come to your house to find you next time? I really had a great time playing today."

  Koizumi looked at the little boy in front of her, his black eyes staring straight at her. Koizumi felt like she had to say something to refuse him, but the pleading look in those eyes seemed to be drowning her. Forget it, she thought, I'll just humor him instead. She nodded and said: "Of course you can come, but only when you don't have classes, absolutely no skipping school or sneaking out on your own. You must get permission from your family first, and it's best if someone comes with you."

  Just after sending them away, Tian Shi accompanied Xia Yu and Qiu Yu to come over. It turned out that Qiu Yu was also pregnant and wanted to eat something sour, so she asked Zi Qing to pick some peaches. He Shi heard this and hurriedly said: "Congratulations to my sister-in-law! This year is really a great year of joy, three joys are coming to the door! My sister-in-law can't wait to hold her grandson and great-grandson."

  "It's not just a casual remark, I'm borrowing the auspicious words of my sister-in-law. That's all I've been thinking about, and it really came true. Especially with my two daughters, they haven't had any children for three years, it's been worrying me to death. And my eldest daughter-in-law is already at that age. If she doesn't give birth to a son soon, who knows what kind of trouble will arise?" said Tian Shi.

  Ziying picked the peaches and came back, Zeng Ruixiang brought Zi Shou and Zi Xi into the house. Zi Xi was already three and a half years old, and the household was busy. Zeng Ruixiang often took him to school to listen in on classes, to get a feel for the atmosphere of studying ahead of time. Unexpectedly, he could really sit still and wasn't noisy at all, which greatly pleased Zeng Ruixiang.

  Zeng Ruixiang saw his mother and sister, especially knowing that Qiu Yu was also happy, he was so busy arranging to keep the meal. He also wanted to give Qiu Yu a sheep, Qiu Yu said: "Second brother, I don't want the sheep, I won't be able to milk it, besides, I haven't separated from my family, and it's not convenient for me to go cut grass and feed it, taking it back home is really inconvenient. Since we live close by, I can just go back home every day and drink a bowl of milk from second sister."

  Zeng Ruixiang had no choice but to give up. Mrs. Tian wanted to hurry back to cook for her two grandsons, and Xia Yu and Qiu Yu smelled the delicious bone soup from the kitchen. So they stayed behind. At the table, Zeng Ruixiang watched his two sisters eating with gusto. He smiled and asked, "Looking at you, can't you usually eat your fill?"

  Xia Yu listened silently, He Shi saw her taking Zi Yu out, Qiu Yu said: "We haven't separated yet, we're all one family living together. Their household conditions are not as good as ours, what's there to eat? I remember when my husband came back home to transplant rice, he smelled some meat flavor. His younger brother and sister have grown up, it's the right time for them to eat well. I could only sneak back to my mother's house to eat something secretly. Nowadays, we've raised Da Mao and San Mao, you also know your sister-in-law's temper, one child doesn't come out, two people eating more than our four people combined. When they see good food, they grab it. If mom wants to make something delicious for us, she has to do it when they're not home."

  Ziying listened to Anshuang and thought it was no wonder that everyone said, "What goes around comes around." It seemed that Autumn Jade was now experiencing the same grievances that her own mother had suffered in the past. However, judging from her attitude, she didn't seem to have reflected on her own actions, as Ziying only heard complaints from her mouth, but no apology.

  Zeng Ruixiang also fell silent, probably thinking of the grievances Shen's family had suffered in the past. At this time, the doorbell rang, and Shen's family brought Zi Fu into the house, with big bags and small bags, exhausted, fortunately, Zi Qing knew that the two aunts were happy, and lunch was prepared more abundantly, which saved trouble at this time.

  He told Shen that Qiu Yu had good news, and Shen smiled and said: "What a wonderful day this year is! You two are going together." After finishing speaking, she took out walnuts, red dates and dried longan from the big bag, gave half to each of them, and said: "These walnuts were brought by Zhou Zhuang from the north, saying that they are good for supplementing the brain, so I bought some. The longan and red dates were originally bought for Xia Yu to nourish her blood, she is weak, and now that she is pregnant, she must pay attention to it. Since Qiu Yu is also pregnant, you two can take them away and share them, it's just a little thought from your sister-in-law."

  "Thank you, Second Aunt, I've troubled you again. Every time I come to see you, Second Aunt, you always give me so many things." Xia Yu's eyes turned red.

  "Shen said with a pat on her back: 'This is nothing, don't take it to heart. What's important is that you take good care of yourself.'"

  Zi Qing listened and smiled: "Yes, Second Aunt, you love to cry so much, always shedding tears. Be careful that the little nephew born from your heart is a crybaby."

  Shen's family laughed and scolded Zi Qing a sentence, drove her away, the three of them were still talking in the house for a while before coming out.

  After seeing them off, Shen returned to the house to tidy up. Zeng Ruixiang came in and hugged her tightly. Seeing his low mood, Shen asked him what was wrong. Zeng said: "Today I saw Xiaomei's appearance, thinking that when I wasn't at home, Mother doted on several younger sisters, and Eldest Sister isn't a person who can tolerate others, you must have suffered even more grievances, my heart aches for you. Thank you for still treating them like this."

  "To be honest, I'm not without complaints either. But people have to look forward, and I've managed to get by myself. Of course, I can understand them even more now that our family's days are relatively comfortable. Second sister has a kind personality, and after getting sick, her husband is also understanding. So naturally, I'd be more partial to her. As for Chunyu, the farther away she is from me, the better - don't blame me, you know how it's been all these years, I've had enough of her being so disagreeable. Your younger sister has a calculating mind and some silver on hand, so she won't be at a loss; it's just that she hasn't split off from the family yet, so she can't take out the money for now. Just put your mind at ease and worry about Fu'er's exam in the provincial capital instead. When are you planning to set off?"

  "After Dragon Boat Festival, let's go find a place to live and settle down." The couple chatted some more about other trivial matters.

  Who would have known that Zifeng had found out that Wen Sanlang had come today, and was even catching chickens with Ziqing in the back mountain. He had a bad premonition in his heart, thinking left and right, and still went to find Shen Shi.