The younger sister-in-law falsely accused the sickly uncle and ran away with the baby

Yu Ruyue sighed deeply. At this moment, Shen Jiaojiao rushed in from outside. She smiled and took off her cloak, revealing the basket she was holding. "Ruyue! Come quickly! This is the sweet potato my mother just cooked. It smells so good! I took a bite and couldn't wait to bring it to you."

He Ye walked forward with a smile: "Miss Jiaojiao, is there a share for me?"

Shen Jiaojiao immediately took one out of the basket and threw it to He Ye, "How can yours be left out? Everyone gets a share."

"As long as you don't mind the heat."

He Ye took the sweet potato, poured it from her left hand into her right hand, and kept stamping her feet. She pinched her ears from time to time, "Sister Jiaojiao! This is too hot."

Chen Jiaojiao smiled and handed all the sweet potatoes in the basket to Hehua. She wrapped one in a cloth, walked in front of Yu Ruyue, and handed it to her, "I want you to still call me Miss Jiaojiao."

"It just sounds awkward."

"It's better to call me Sister Jiaojiao. It sounds more comfortable."

"Ruyue! You don't even care about He Ye. She eats more than you do. Look how fat she is now."

"You have a child in your belly, and it's not even as strong as a lotus leaf. How are you going to find a husband in the future?"

The lotus leaf peeled the sweet potato, revealing the steaming, golden flesh inside. She blew on it, took a big bite, and the sweet taste made her squint her eyes happily. After swallowing it, she said playfully, "It's so sweet!"

"But my lady said she would support me for the rest of my life."

"Besides! When the young lady and the young master are born, they will be the most noisy. If I don't eat more, how can I help the young lady share her worries?"

Yu Ruyue looked at He Ye's chubby little face and her playful expression. She couldn't help but reach out and pinch her soft face. "You! You really should eat less. If you continue to gain weight at this rate, by the time my child is born, you'll be as fat as a ball and won't be able to walk!"

Lotus Leaf hummed sweetly twice and took another bite. "Miss, how could you be so fat? Not only can I walk, I can even fly."

After she finished speaking, she jumped twice on the spot, as if she was about to fly.

But she had been eating too much recently, and her body was indeed round. Plus, she was wearing thick clothes, so she was a little out of breath after jumping a few times.

Lotus quickly supported her and said jokingly, "Stop jumping! You're going to smash a hole in the lady's house again."

When He Ye heard this, she immediately complained, "Miss, look, they are all bullying me."

Yu Ruyue was amused by these three funny guys and laughed. Suddenly, she thought of a good way to pass the time.

"Lotus! Go! Call Shu Sanchao over!"

Lotus suddenly felt a little embarrassed. "Miss, why don't you let Lotus go? That Third Master Shu seems to hate me extremely. Every time I talk to him, he runs away very fast. Haven't you seen the look on his face? It's like he's being followed by a ghost."

Hehua used to be a quiet and cautious person, but after being with Yu Ruyue for a long time, she started to tell Yu Ruyue everything that was on her mind.

However, as soon as she finished speaking, Yu Ruyue, Shen Jiaojiao and the others couldn't help laughing.

"Lotus! Shu Sanchao is extremely introverted. He won't talk to women, especially pretty women. You're so pretty, so naturally he'll stay as far away from you as possible. It's not that he hates you at all."

When He Hua heard this, a hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes. She raised her hand and unconsciously touched the scar on her face, "How can I be so beautiful when I still have scars on my face?"

Yu Ruyue noticed her disappointment and said, "The scars on your face have faded a lot now. As long as you continue to apply the medicine I gave you on time, the scars on your face will disappear completely. Besides, your scars are your medals of resistance against fate, so there's no need to feel inferior because of them."

"Go quickly! Call him over here, I'll get you something fun."

Because all the brick houses had been built, everyone did not continue to live together. The food they grew together and the charcoal they made were divided per person. As for the cotton and cloth that Yu Ruyue brought back from the foot of the mountain, they were also distributed to each family, enough for each person to make three sets of adult clothes!

Because everyone ate separately, except for the Yu family, the rest of the families only ate two meals a day to save food. When Hehua went to look for people, Shu Sanchao was helping his mother wash vegetables and prepare the afternoon meal.

"Aunt Tree!"

"Are you home? My young lady wants to ask Mr. Shu San for help."

When the tree lady saw Lotus, she was so happy that she wiped her hands on her apron and came out to greet her with a smile, "Lotus! You didn't wear more clothes in this heavy snow, Sanchao! Come inside and get a hand warmer!"

Lotus waved her hand quickly, "Don't bother, Auntie. I'm not cold, and our two families are so close. I'll be back soon."

The tree lady held Lotus's hand, smiled and nodded, "Your hands are indeed very warm!"

At this time, Shu Sanchao walked out of the house. Although Hehua said that she didn't need a hand warmer, he still took out one. After coming out, he lowered his head and put the hand warmer into Hehua's hand.

Lotus was not even given a chance to refuse.

However, although the road was short, the mountain wind was freezing cold, and she still felt a little greedy for this warmth...

The two walked in silence. The distance was very short and no one spoke.

When they got inside, He Ye immediately handed her the hand warmer back to her, only to find that she already had one in her hand. She smiled and joked, "Brother San Chao is so thoughtful that he even knew to get a hand warmer for Sister He Hua. See, I said Brother San Chao doesn't hate Sister He Hua!"

After saying this, He Ye winked playfully. Shu Sanchao was stunned for a moment and wanted to explain, but in the end he couldn't open his mouth.

Yu Ruyue saw Shu Sanchao's reaction, she just smiled, then picked up a pen and started drawing the blueprint.

"It's this thing, called Mahjong. You've always been good at it, so please carve three sets for me!"

"Just make it about the size I drew."

"But I won't let you help me for nothing. I'll pay you one ounce of silver for each pair."

Shu Sanchao lowered his head, not daring to look directly at the people present. "No need to pay silver. Miss Yu has already helped our family enough. The cotton and the pregnancy-preserving medicine my sister-in-law is taking now cost more than three taels of silver. If I accept your money today, I'm afraid my mother will break my legs when I go back."

After such a long period of training, Shu Sanchao no longer stutters when talking to women, but he still doesn't dare to look up, and sticks to the etiquette in the book!

"I'm giving you money, just take it. I'll need your help with many things in the future. Besides, this money isn't for you. I'm asking you to save it and give it to your future wife."

When Shu Sanchao heard the words "future wife", his face turned red instantly.

But he didn't say no after all. Although they seemed to be living well now, they really didn't have any money. Most of the money they had saved was exchanged for food, and the rest was taken away by the eldest brother...

If the war stops, not to mention getting married, even buying some daily necessities will require money.

They can't always rely on Miss Yu...