"There are few people in my family, so the children also have to work. There are many adults in your family, so you don't have to force the children to do a lot of work. However, it is also a good thing for children to do more work in their daily lives." Zhang advised.

"In the past, when my husband and his family went hunting in the mountains, if they stayed for a short time, they would also bring my eldest grandson with them. The remaining young ones really didn't do any work."

"It's all the same. In my family, as long as the two of us can handle the work, we won't ask the children to help. However, helping to take care of the children doesn't count." Zhang said embarrassedly.

"Haha, there's nothing to be embarrassed about, sister-in-law. In the countryside, every child grows up slowly with the older ones looking after the younger ones. I remember when I was little, I also grew up on my eldest sister's back."

"I am the youngest in the family. My mother was already quite old when she gave birth to me. At that time, my eldest sister was already ten years old, so she has been raising me since I was a child. I remember that when I could speak, I even called my eldest sister "mother". Haha, now that I think about it, that was so many years ago."

"Sister-in-law, you are so funny. Haha, I want to laugh again." Zhang bent over with laughter.

"I was young at that time and didn't understand. My mother didn't take good care of me. Later, when I grew up and became sensible, I stopped calling her." Li said indifferently.

"Sister-in-law, look at my Yiyi. She has been following her brothers around for the past few years and her personality has almost become like a boy. She is carefree all day long and doesn't care about anything. She just eats and sleeps like an idiot. It really proves the saying that a child becomes like the one who takes care of him the most."

"There's nothing we can do about it. There's so much work at home and we're always busy. My two little granddaughters are at home helping to take care of their younger brother every day. You know what, they really do a good job of taking care of him." Li couldn't help but praise.

"Yes, they are all good kids. It will be fine after we get through those few years. For example, Yiyi has grown a little this year, and I feel relieved. Children are really like saplings, changing every year, and they grow so fast." Zhang sighed.

"Yes, we have to be well too. The children need to grow up and they still need us." Mrs. Li smiled and looked at the children not far away.

"Sister-in-law, you should think about what you want to buy in advance when you go to the city this time. It may not be so convenient to buy things later."

"Why is that? Don't we stop when we reach the county town?" Li asked in confusion.

"I heard the head of the family say that the weather will get colder, which will affect our travel speed. So, the villagers thought that we should buy almost everything we need this time, and then we will travel at full speed in the future."

"I heard that some sections of the road ahead will be dangerous. The villagers still think it would be better to arrive as soon as possible." Zhang explained in a low voice next to Li.

"So there is such a saying. I really didn't know that. Thank you for reminding me today. I will go back and discuss what to buy with my two daughters-in-law."

"Sister-in-law, thank you so much for these past two days. To be honest, when we joined Yunjia Village, we were a little worried at first. Because most villagers would bully outsiders."

"I didn't expect that Yunjia Village is so united and friendly, and I didn't expect to meet you who get along so well with my family. I feel very fortunate." Li said excitedly, holding Zhang's hand.

"Sister-in-law, this is all fate. But our village is indeed great. Otherwise, the whole village wouldn't have come out together to escape famine."

"If you feel that we are happy together, then let's do it more often in the future. We have a long time to live together, so let's take our time." Zhang also said with deep emotion.

"Of course I will. By the way, my wife said that when your family buys a car, she will let you go to my house to pick out some furs. Don't worry, I will definitely leave you some good furs."

"Sister-in-law, we are using it for our own use, so it's practical. We don't need expensive fur. When the time comes, I will pay you according to the market price." Zhang said hurriedly.

"Let them talk about the money. You just go and pick the furs. When the time comes, we'll discuss it. My carriage will also have to be re-decorated. Otherwise, it will be too cold to bear."

"Yes, the children at home are not big. We really need to make the carriage warmer. Normally, we would heat the kang in winter at home, so we never felt too cold. This year we are fleeing from famine, and there is no kang. I don't know how cold it will be." Zhang said a little worriedly.

"Oh, sister-in-law. We have a village doctor in Yunjia Village. He can treat common diseases. So, we don't need to buy medicine when we go to the city this time."

"However, ginger is used more when the weather gets cold. You should buy more for your family. Also, if you come across vegetables, whether it's pickled vegetables, fresh vegetables, or dried vegetables, you should buy more."

"It's cold in the winter, so we have to eat vegetables with rice. Otherwise, our bodies will be broken and we will get sick easily."

"Okay, I've got it, sister-in-law. If you have anything else to tell me, tell me now. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Even though I have a big family, we usually just eat until we are full, and we don't really have much requirements for the taste." Li said in a low voice embarrassedly.

"Haha, that's nothing, it's a very normal thing. As for me, I also learned cooking skills from my mother for more than ten years before I got married. After I got married, I also cooked for myself, so I know so much."

"Especially since my kids are picky eaters, the more I cook, the tastier it gets."

"Sister-in-law, ask your brother to buy more fat meat, and you can secretly refine it into lard. When it is inconvenient to cook meat, eating lard can also supplement nutrition." Zhang said in a low voice.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't know this was possible. My family usually eats peanut oil. I've never made lard before. When I buy it, you have to teach me how to make lard."

"You're right. Once lard is refined, it won't have any smell. It's also convenient to eat. Why didn't I think of it before?"

"Sister-in-law, you don't know. We didn't cook any meat at the gate of the city before. There were too many people there, and no matter what we did, we would be discovered. In order to reduce trouble, we all ate vegetarian food."

"Later, I left the city and fled with a large group of refugees. On the one hand, I was in a bad mood and didn't have the mood to think about food. On the other hand, there were too many refugees around and I couldn't cook meat."

"The last time we made meat dumplings, it was the first time we had meat in a while. Together with the meat you gave us today, it's the second time we've eaten meat. I was used to eating meat every day, but I didn't expect that my family would go such a long time without eating meat." Li said with emotion.

"Sister-in-law, the head of my family used to be a butcher. So, we usually eat a lot of meat and lard. It was only during the famine that we had less food."

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