Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

"Okay, then we'll go first!"

The next morning, as soon as Zhang Xixi got up, she heard Da Bao's excited voice coming from the west wing.

"Dad's awake!"

"Mother, Father is awake!"

Zhang Xixi and Zhou Yujie immediately ran over.

As soon as they entered, they saw Zhou Damu helping Zhou Yuhao lean against the headboard, with Da Bao watching them from the side.

"Dad, you're awake! That's wonderful!"

"Brother, you finally woke up!"

Zhou Yuhao smiled as he looked at them. They're finally back!

Seeing Zhou Yuhang's pale face and weak appearance, Zhang Xixi stepped forward and asked, "Are you feeling any better?"

Zhou Yuhao nodded at her, "Much better!"

"That's good. I'll go make you some tonics."

After speaking, Zhang Xixi left, leaving Da Bao and the others surrounding Zhou Yuhao.

Given the situation, we have to cancel today's exercise activity.

Zhang Xixi went to the kitchen, took out a small piece of ginseng from her storage bag, and handed it to Sun Xiuxiu.

"Sister Xiu, kill a chicken and stew it with ginseng later."

"Okay, boss."

Zhang Xixi looked around as Sun Xiuxiu took the ginseng and prepared to wash it.

Breakfast was ready, including steamed buns and mantou, and millet porridge was cooking in a pot. She went over and added some spiritual spring water, which made it taste even better.

Once the porridge was cooked, Zhang Xixi first brought a bowl to Zhou Yuhao.

This time, he didn't need to be fed. Zhou Yuhao took the porridge, thanked the owner, and started drinking it himself.

Zhang Xixi called out to everyone, "Let's go have breakfast first!"

After breakfast, Zhang Dacheng and his wife, along with Zhang Wenbo, arrived.

As soon as Chen entered the door, she asked, "Daughter, how is your son-in-law?"

"She's awake!"

"Really!" Chen exclaimed in surprise.

Zhang Xixi nodded. Would I lie to you?

"Then let's go in and take a look."

As soon as the words were spoken, the three members of the Chen family went to the west wing to inquire about each other's well-being.

Zhang Xixi took out the pig intestines from yesterday and soaked them so they would be easier to clean later.

By the time Sun Xiuxiu finished preparing the ginseng and chicken, the sun had already risen.

"Sister Xiu, boil some hot water before washing. When you wash, be sure to add plenty of wood ash and salt so that it will get clean."

"Oh, I see!"

Zhou Fu and his two sons then led their oxen and horses out. They hadn't been using the oxen for plowing the fields lately, so they brought them up the mountain to let them roam freely.

“Zhou Fu, bring the cattle back at noon, and you don’t need to go back in the afternoon. Do the same for the next few days.”

After a year of hard work, take a break during the Chinese New Year holidays!

In the west wing, Zhou Yuhao saw Chen and the others enter and quickly called out, "Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, Brother-in-law!"

Da Bao and the others greeted them as well.

She was truly awake. Chen clasped her hands together in gratitude to God, thanking Him for His protection.

Zhang Dacheng and Zhang Wenbo went straight to the bedside. "Yuhao, how is he?"

"It's nothing serious, thank you for your concern!"

Madam Chen also spoke up, saying, "Son-in-law, take good care of your injury. Let me know what you'd like to eat and I'll make it for you."

Then they chatted idly, with occasional bursts of laughter coming from inside the room.

After a while, Chen came out of the house and saw Zhang Xixi and the others scrubbing their large intestines with wood ash, so she went to help.

"Mother, are you managing all the work at the shop today since you didn't go?"

“I asked your sister-in-law to help. Your second sister-in-law can also make cakes, so it shouldn’t be a problem. She’s home today, so I’ll go back this afternoon and make a lot of candy and cookies. It’s almost Chinese New Year, so there will definitely be a lot of people buying them.”

"Then we'll go help you this afternoon."

"Row!"

Zhang Xixi put the pig intestines, which had been rubbed with wood ash, into another basin, poured in some salt, and continued to scrub them.

Fortunately, the pig intestines were turned inside out and rinsed last night, so the smell wasn't too strong; otherwise, I would have had to wear a mask while scrubbing them.

It took several people a while to clean the large intestine. After cleaning it, Chen even took a whiff of it.

The smell of pig manure is completely gone, but washing it with salt is such a waste. I even used fine salt. My daughter is as extravagant as ever!

Zhang Dacheng and Zhang Wenbo also came out of the west wing, deciding not to disturb Zhou Yuhao's rest!

Under Zhang Xixi's direction, Chen Shi and Sun Xiuxiu cut the meat and mixed the seasonings, while Zhang Dacheng and the others helped stuff the meat into the intestines.

It was almost noon when everything was ready. Sun Xiuxiu went to prepare lunch, while Zhang Xixi brought the ginseng chicken soup she had cooked to Zhou Yuhao.

"This is good for your health, drink more!"

Zhou Yuhao took the chicken soup and looked at his wife, who was even more beautiful than last time.

"Thank you for your hard work during this time!"

"It's not hard work, it's all thanks to Damu taking care of you!"

Zhou Yuhao looked at Zhou Damu again, "You've all worked hard!"

Zhou Damu waved his hand and told Zhou Yuhao everything Zhang Xixi had done during this time, praising her to the point that she felt ashamed.

"You guys chat, I'll go check on the kitchen!"

After saying that, Zhang Xixi went out.

The thought that this was the original owner's husband made her feel awkward, and the idea of ​​separating from him resurfaced in her mind.

After lunch, Zhang Xixi went back to the Zhang family home with Chen and the others to help peel walnuts and make walnut candy.

I didn't go home until after dinner.

As soon as he entered the house, Erbao saw Zhang Xixi and quickly said, "Mom, Dad wants to talk to you about something!"

"understood!"

What could be wrong with this man?

Zhang Xixi entered the west wing and saw that only Zhou Yuhao was lying on the bed staring straight at her; the others were not there.

It's just him and me, isn't that even more awkward?

The two spoke at the same time:

"What do you find me for?"

Are you avoiding me?

Zhang Xixi gave an awkward laugh, "I wasn't avoiding you!"

Zhou Yuhao smiled and said, "That's good, after all, we're going to spend our whole lives together."

Zhang Xixi ignored that sentence and asked, "You called me here just to say this!"

"No, I want to have a serious talk with you. There's no fighting at the border now, so I plan to stay home and not go out."

This is really bad news! Zhang Xixi thought to herself.

Seeing that Zhang Xixi didn't speak, Zhou Yuhao continued, "I know you have some reservations about me, and we don't really understand each other, but I hope you can give me a chance to support this family and protect you. I've also acquired some businesses in the Northwest over the past few years, and I plan to sell them after the New Year and then buy some more land to become a wealthy man."

Having come this far, Zhang Xixi finally spoke her mind.

"Actually, I'm not ready to be a wife yet. I'm used to living alone and not used to having another person in my territory. So I hope we can treat each other as friends and not overstep any boundaries. Of course, if you meet a woman you like in the future, you can divorce me and marry someone else."