In the book, I was fed by my sister

The seven of them sneaked down the mountain again.

At the same time, he did not forget to ask Da Mai to go back and ask Grandma Gu to fry the chestnuts.

As night fell, Song Ran was busy making pancakes, and the aroma filled the air. At this time, Grandma Gu came to her house with a big bag of chestnuts, followed by Barley with his head drooping.

"Where did you get so many shelled chestnuts?"

"That silly girl brought it back and told me to roast chestnuts. Oh, I don't know if it slipped into the mountains."

Song Ran immediately understood what was going on, and she shouted loudly: "Song Li!"

Song Li felt a little nervous when she heard her sister calling her full name.

She waved her hands and explained: "I don't know, I just went to play with Li Zi and the others this afternoon."

"I picked it up in the field!" Barley said loudly, with a protective look on his face.

Song Ran's eyes moved between Song Li and Da Mai, and then he asked Da Mai softly, "Which field did you pick it from? Da Mai, tell me, I'll go to the field to pick it up tomorrow too."

Barley was stunned for a moment.

Which field?

Li Rongrong didn't tell her.

Her eyes flickered, and she began to look at Song Li, "Song Li, you didn't tell me about that field."

"You!" Song Li was furious.

Then, Song Li was picked up by her sister's collar and said, "How brave you are! You dare to take people to the mountains. If you encounter wolves, you won't even have time to cry."

Just as Song Ran was looking for a handy tool to beat people in the yard.

Li Dongya's voice came from outside the door: "Sister! We have already plowed those three fields."

Song Ran glared at Song Li, then went to open the door.

Song Li followed closely behind her sister, staring at Li Dongya with unfriendly eyes.

Why did Li Dongya come to her house?

Li Dongya was a little scared by her gaze, so she had to get as close to Song Ran as possible and said carefully: "Sister, the land has been turned over, do you want to go and take a look?"

Song Ran looked at the four dusty children and asked in surprise, "That's almost two acres of land. Have you finished working on it?"

Li Dongya nodded and replied: "I've finished it, but I'm afraid that I won't be satisfied. Why don't you go and take a look?"

Song Ran and Li Dongya came to the field.

I saw that every stake had been pulled out and thrown beside the road, and all the ground had been loosened.

"Didn't you guys have a rest? Did you have lunch?" Song Ran felt a little sad. These children were so capable and sensible.

"I ate. I brought some steamed buns this morning. Sister, do you think we can do a good job?"

Song Ran nodded: "Okay, come home with me and I'll pay you your wages."

After returning home, Song Ran went into the house to get the money.

Song Li stared at Li Dongya.

Li Dongya scratched his ear and asked, "What's wrong, Immortal?"

Li Dongya always thought that Song Li was possessed by a fox fairy or a weasel fairy, which was why she was able to kill her mother.

"Don't shout, or my sister might hear you."

Li Dongya nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."

Song Li continued to ask: "What are you doing in my house?"

"I just need to find a job. There is no money at home, so I have to find a way to make money." Li Dongya explained everything.

Then he moved closer to Song Li and whispered, "Master, don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped. If you have any problems and it's inconvenient for you to come out, just let me know and I'll help you."

Li Dongya thought it through very thoroughly. Even if Song Li was possessed by a fox spirit, she did not harm Song Ran. After she knew the secret, she did not kill her.

Then Song Li is a good fox fairy! She won't kill innocent people!

She saw that Song Ran was already riding on the donkey, which further proved that this fox fairy could spit out silver.

Then she must hold this thigh tightly.

If you make the fox fairy happy, she might give her some silver.

At this time, Song Ran came out of the house, "What are you guys mumbling about? Here, Dongya, count out the forty coins."

Li Dongya took the money and said quickly, "I don't have two acres of land for today's work, sister! You gave me too much."

Song Ran smiled and said, "It's only a difference of one or two cents, take it. You all haven't had dinner yet, I'll get you all some bread."

Li Dongya quickly called her brother and sister over and said, "Thank you, sister."

Song Ran was touched. What a nice girl, and the child she raised is also sensible.

Li Dongya asked tentatively: "Sister, is there any land left? We will come again tomorrow."

"Also, come tomorrow and I'll show you."

The four of them went out with the cakes.

Li Jinbao stood next to Li Dongya and said in a pleading tone: "Good sister, can you give me a penny or two?"

Li Dongya got angry when she saw the man with the same appearance and expression as her father.

She slapped Li Jinbao on the head without hesitation and said sternly, "Li Jinbao, let me tell you! If you stay out of the house like you did this morning, watch out for your skin."

After saying that, she snatched Li Jinbao's pancake, cut half of it into two and handed it to Qiuhua and the others.

"You've been lazy today. Lazy people don't need to eat so much."

Li Jinbao looked at the half-full cake in his hand, tears welling up in his eyes. He lowered his head and bit the cake fiercely, hatred in his eyes that could not be hidden.

Li Dongya, just wait! When I grow taller than you, I will definitely do you a favor.

After seeing Li Dongya off, Song Ran grabbed Song Li's ear and warned her again not to enter the mountain.

"Someone from the neighboring village went into the mountains and was eaten by wolves until not even a bone was left. I should have asked you to go and see him so that you wouldn't have to worry about him every day. You're just a kid, and the wolves could have eaten you in one bite."

Song Li didn't dare to talk back. She could only accept whatever her sister said.

"Winter is coming. If the wolves can't find food, they will go down the mountain. They usually play farther from the mountain pass."

"understood."

Seeing her admit her mistake, Song Ran's heart softened. "Want to eat roasted chestnuts?"

Song Li looked up, knowing that her elder sister was no longer angry, and quickly hugged her, "I miss you!"

*

The autumn sun shines on the Song family courtyard.

At this time, two strong men were standing on the roof, holding tiles in their hands and skillfully laying them one by one on the wooden supports.

The pieces are closely connected, as densely packed as fish scales.

Next to him, a craftsman was holding a blueprint and standing next to Song Ran. He pointed at the window on the blueprint and said jokingly, "This window has been modified so big that the wind will blow in in the winter and we will all turn into popsicles!"

Song Ran laughed and responded, "No problem, Master, just follow my instructions."

The craftsman gave all the necessary reminders for the job, but he still added, "Okay, but we have to add two pillars, otherwise the window will be too big and the front won't bear enough force."

Song Ran readily agreed: "You decide."

Three bricklayers came, and it is estimated that they can complete the re-roofing of the two houses within one day.

By the way, you can also redo the corner of Song Ran's room that is leaking.

The two plasterers we hired enlarged the windows of the room facing the backyard and built a stove next to the side of the house.

Song Ran estimated that it would take him two days to build the stove.

They also thought that Song Ran had a strange idea of ​​building a semi-open-air wood stove in the backyard for no reason.

Song Ran has already decided to raise a pig in the future. He will use the wood stove in the backyard to cook the pig food.

The animal pen in the backyard also needed to be replanned, and Song Ran invited Li Kun's family to help build the animal pen. Li Kun's family raised many animals and they had a lot of experience in this area.

In total, seven craftsmen came to her house to do the work.

According to custom, Song Ran is responsible for preparing meals for lunch and dinner.

Everyone came to work, and no one asked for a high price. They just asked Song Ran to give them money, and Song Ran was not stingy with the meal money.

Because of the house renovation, Song Ran temporarily moved the mushroom basket to the kitchen.

The kitchen was unusable, so she built a simple stove in the yard using the leftover bricks from repairing the house.

Since there were so many people, they used wooden barrels to steam the rice at Grandma Gu’s house.

This month, we don't have many vegetables at home, mainly pumpkins. There is some open space in the backyard, so we planted some taro.

Therefore, Song Ran went to buy lotus roots and water melons (茭白) one day in advance, and went to the neighboring village to reserve today's pork offal and pork bones.

Song Ran bought a whole piece of pig offal. It was more cost-effective to buy the whole piece than to buy them individually. On this day, the pig offal could be kept for two days after being washed and trimmed.

She planned to stew the bone soup first.

Use a hatchet to split the bones, blanch them in water, and then take the lotus roots and large bones to Grandma Gu's house.

Put lard in a large pot, add ginger slices when the oil is hot, stir-fry the large bones until fragrant, then add three scoops of water.

"Grandma, when the soup is boiling, add the lotus root. I'll trouble you to keep an eye on the rice and soup."

Grandma Gu smiled and replied, "It's okay, leave the fire-making to me, you can go and do your own thing."