Meng Yan's Transformation

"Mom, I'm back. I have finished harvesting the soybeans today. Is there anything to eat? After dinner, I will pull the soybeans from the field to our small yard. It is not safe to leave them in the field at night. I'm afraid they will be lost." Zhan Yingying's face was covered with sweat. She scooped a small spoonful of water from the water tank and drank it while speaking.

Zhan Yingying wiped the sweat from her forehead and the water drops from the corners of her mouth.

Zhan Yu and Yun Qing stared at each other without saying anything.

Zhan Yingying noticed that the atmosphere was not right and felt that the two of them were full of gunpowder, so she asked, "What's the matter? In this busy season of autumn harvest, you two should stop getting angry and quarreling. I am not afraid of any hardship or fatigue, but I am afraid that Dad and Mom will always quarrel even if they are fine. I am so busy now that I wish I could split myself into several parts. One part of me goes to harvest beans, one part goes to harvest sorghum, and one part goes to harvest corn... But there is no part of me who can take the time to stop the quarrel..."

"Hehehe..." The laughter of Zhan Mengyan and Zhan Yue came from the room.

"Mom, who's in the room? Are there guests coming to our house?" Zhan Yingying asked Yunqing who was silent.

"Your third uncle's cousin Zhan Yue is here, and your sister Meng Yan is back too..." Yun Qing glanced at Zhan Yu who was smoking and replied.

Zhan Yingying looked into the house excitedly. She wanted to go see her sister, but was worried that her father and mother would quarrel again, so she said, "It was my cousin Zhan Yue who brought my sister Meng Yan back, right? My sister Meng Yan didn't come back, and my father and mother blamed each other and quarreled. They all blamed each other for forcing my sister Meng Yan away. Now that my sister Meng Yan is back, why are they still quarreling? My sister Meng Yan has been home for so long, and none of us is allowed to be angry. We must let her see that our family is harmonious and happy. No matter what the reason is, don't be angry or quarrel again. If you have to quarrel, you must wait until my sister Meng Yan returns to school. Because I have a strong ability to bear in my heart, and my sister Meng Yan is more fragile in her heart. Once you quarrel, she will cry endlessly. Mom, don't pay attention to my dad first. I'll go into the house and take a look at my cousin and sister Meng Yan and help you cook right away. After I'm full and satisfied, I still have to go to the field to pull beans."

"Zhan Yingying, why are you so long-winded at such a young age? Aren't you hungry? Hurry up and ask your sister to come out and help your mother cook. I'll go get some firewood to light a fire and cook. After dinner, we'll go pick beans together." Zhan Yu said in a slow tone.

"Guess who I am?" Zhan Yingying walked into the room, covered Zhan Mengyan's eyes from behind, and asked in the voice of an old woman.

Zhan Mengyan touched Zhan Yingying's rough hands and said, "You are Sister Yingying. You pretended to be someone else's voice, but I can guess who you are. I can tell by the touch of your warm and rough hands..."

Zhan Yingying let go of her hand, and the two sisters hugged each other tightly.

Zhan Yingying said with red eyes: "You talk to Sister Xiaoyue first, I'll go help mom cook."

"Sister Yingying, please chat with Sister Xiaoyue. I just talked a lot with Sister Xiaoyue. Sister Xiaoyue also introduced me to a job selling hawthorn seeds in a canning factory..." Zhan Mengyan said and went to the kitchen.

"I'm not a guest, I don't need anyone to chat with me. Sister Yingying, let's go to the kitchen to cook. Isn't it the same to work and chat at the same time?" Zhan Yue said as he pulled Zhan Yingying to the kitchen.

Several people came to the kitchen, and the two stoves were lit. Some were cooking rice, some were frying vegetables, and everyone was busy. Everyone was talking and laughing, and soon the meal was ready.

The food was placed on the table and everyone sat around it. Zhan Yu and Yun Qing looked at the three girls chatting and laughing and felt very happy.

"You still have to go to the fields to help Zhan Yingying pull beans in a while. No drinking. How can you work when you are dizzy?" Yun Qing snatched Zhan Yu's wine glass, trying to stop Zhan Yu from pouring the wine.

"Yunqing, give me the wine glass. You and your mother have cooked so many dishes today. If I don't drink a few cups, it would be unfair to such delicious dishes. I'll drink less so that I won't be late for harvesting beans in the field," said Zhan Yu.

"Mom, please let Dad drink less. After dinner, I will help Sister Yingying to pull beans." Zhan Mengyan said as she took the wine glass from Yunqing, poured wine for Zhan Yu, and handed it to Zhan Yu with both hands.