Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

As the setting sun poured down like molten gold, Ji Nuan and the other two arrived home.

The Ji family's courtyard was spacious, with a tiled house built of adobe bricks. The main house consisted of three rooms, with the spacious center serving as the main hall. Ji's parents lived in the east bedroom, while his eldest brother and his wife and their family occupied the west. The east wing was occupied by his second brother and his wife, and there was also a storage room where his third brother occasionally stayed when he returned home. Ji Nuan lived in the west wing, adjacent to the kitchen.

When I pushed open the gate, I saw two sisters-in-law busy at work. One was skillfully stir-frying the vegetables in the pot, while the other was sitting on a low stool helping to light the fire. They looked particularly harmonious.

"Nuannuan, you're back. Mother was so worried at home!" The eldest sister-in-law turned around and said when she heard the voice.

The second sister-in-law also hurriedly dusted herself off and came out.

"I saw Qiu Niang around noon. Didn't you ask her to go with you?" He walked closer and asked, "Why are you injured?"

A warm feeling surged in Ji Nuan's heart. Since the apocalypse, her loved ones had passed away one by one, and she hadn't felt any care from them in a long time.

"I'm fine, just a few scrapes. Sister-in-law, do you have any hot water? I'll clean it up first and talk to you in detail while we eat."

"The hot water has been in the bucket for a while. It's just right for use now."

The second sister-in-law spoke quickly and acted quickly. As she spoke, she picked up the bucket by the kitchen wall and walked towards Ji Nuan's room.

Ji Nuan could only hurry to catch up.

When Ji Nuan changed her clothes and came out, Ji Yinzhu and his two sons were already sitting at the table, and the eldest sister-in-law was serving food to everyone.

The farmers were reluctant to light the lights, so the house was a little dark.

Ji Nuan watched the family sitting in a circle, chatting happily. Although the table consisted mostly of simple vegetables, the most substantial dish being scrambled eggs, their faces were filled with a sense of happiness and satisfaction.

Ji Nuan sat down at her seat and asked everyone to eat first.

As usual, Ji Yinzhu first picked up an egg for Ji Nuan with his chopsticks, then picked up an egg for Jin Douer with his chopsticks, and then started to eat his own meal.

The second sister-in-law looked at Ji Nuan and finally couldn't help but asked, "Nuan Nuan, what's going on with Qiu Niang?"

Ji Nuan looked around and finally decided to tell her family everything that happened on the mountain to prevent them from being deceived by her in the future.

"Buddha bless you! Fortunately, Nuannuan is back safely!" Jin Xiaomei clasped her hands together and bowed, her face full of relief for surviving the disaster.

Ji Yinzhu also looked indignant.

"That Qiu Niang always follows Nuan Nuan like a sister. I never thought she could be so cruel."

"It's a good thing that my younger sister never forgets to share any good things she gets with her." Ji Shan looked disdainful, feeling sorry for his younger sister.

"Stay away from her in the future!" Jin Xiaomei reminded.

"Mom, I remember!" Ji Nuan saw that everyone was in a bad mood, so she changed the subject and asked, "Sister-in-law, Yin Dou'er has been in Zhou Village for four or five days, right? When will you bring him back?"

The eldest sister-in-law replied, "When he left, his aunt said he would stay for five days and then be sent back. So it's only been these two days."

"The food is cold, you guys talk while eating." The second sister-in-law said.

The family chatted again about the eldest sister-in-law's family and her younger brother's wife's desire for a child. Her family lived in the neighboring village of Zhou Zhou, and her younger brother's wife had been married for almost two years and still hadn't gotten pregnant. Grandma's snoring baby, Yindou'er, was particularly adorable, and his aunt kept coming to borrow the child, saying she was hoping for a blessing and a baby as adorable as Yindou'er.

We had dinner until nightfall.

Finally, I spent some soybean oil to light the lamp.

In the silence, Ji Nuan sat alone by the window, gazing at the twinkling stars outside. She secretly vowed in her heart that she must use her own strength to protect this home for her original self and let her family live a better life.