Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

"Keep your voice down, they've already rested."

"sorry."

Lao Zong moved quickly, piling the timber in a corner to make sure it wouldn't get wet before turning his attention back to the house.

But just as he reached the door, Gu Yu stopped him.

"Let me ask you something. If you got married, would you watch her be bullied by her mother-in-law and not be there for her when she gave birth?"

"How could that be! If I had a wife, I would never let anyone bully her, and having children is an even more important life event."

"Even though I can't go inside, I'll stand at the door so my wife can see me as soon as she gives birth."

As if thinking of his parents, Lao Zong turned to look at the bright starry sky behind him, and as if seeing his future wife, he revealed a kind smile.

When I turned around again, I found that the door behind me was locked, and I couldn't get in no matter what I tried.

"Brother Zhao?"

After calling out a few times and finding that the person wasn't going to respond, he sighed, turned around, and started tidying up the yard.

After he had dressed and tidied himself up, he turned around and looked at the woodshed, where he made do for the night.

Since there were no bedding in the woodshed, he got up without saying much, lit the stove, and boiled a pot of water.

I drifted off to sleep right next to the warm stove.

Shang Qing woke up naturally, and before she could even move after opening the door, she saw him almost fall headfirst into the stove.

"Lao Zong!"

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Instinctively, I opened my eyes, but before I could even see my surroundings clearly, I felt dizzy and lightheaded, and I sat down on the ground with a thud.

Shang Qing hadn't expected this. He immediately reached out and pulled the person up, then looked at the tightly closed door, as if he understood something.

My initial slightly better opinion has shifted again.

"Go wash up first, then have a bowl of brown sugar and egg soup, and go to your room for a nap while it's warm."

"Thank you."

Lao Zong had no choice but to fill a basin with hot water and go to the corner of the yard to wash up.

When I returned, there were several bowls of steaming brown sugar water on the stove, with several hard-boiled eggs floating in them.

"They've only been raised for a few days, and they're already laying eggs?"

"Those are all old hens, it's normal for them to lay eggs."

Lao Zong hesitated slightly, but when he saw the chicken start clucking as if it was about to lay an egg, he didn't say anything more.

Not long after they finished eating, the child who had woken up in the room also pushed open the door and came out.

"Mom, it smells so good! What did you make today?"

"I've boiled a few eggs. You all hurry up and wash up, or they won't taste good when they get cold." As if remembering something, she handed another bowl to Lao Zong, "Could someone please take this in, so it doesn't get cold from the wind and taste fishy?"

Lao Zong nodded and then quickly walked inside.

When the two children returned after washing up, they saw two large eggs in the bowl and looked at Shang Qing nervously.

"Mom, where did we get these eggs?"

"We caught so many chickens, we're bound to find some."

"But did we really find it? Why do I have no memory of it?"

Gu Pan'er looked at her mother with a puzzled expression, and after a while she looked away and then looked at Gu Nian'er standing on the other side.

The other person clearly didn't know about this either. After noticing Shang Qing's expression, they didn't say anything more and obediently ate the eggs in their bowl.

After finishing one, she noticed that Gu Pan'er was trying to find out where the egg came from, and reached out to touch her sister's bowl.

Although they were curious, they held tightly to the hard-won egg, not letting anyone take it away.

"What are you doing, little sister? You haven't finished eating yet, and you're trying to take mine?"

"I saw that my sister wasn't eating, so I thought she didn't like it."

"How could that be? I love eating eggs, but I just feel that there shouldn't be so many eggs at home."

"So what do you think a house should have?" Gu Yu, who came out to put down the bowls, suddenly asked her from behind.

Gu Pan'er was quite bold; she wasn't scared at all, and instead answered the question seriously.

"Of course, it's those mushrooms, and things you can pick from the mountain, but there will definitely be no eggs."

"But isn't it winter now? The grass is all withered, so it's normal to see those chicken coops."

Hearing Gu Nian'er say this, Gu Pan'er was stunned for a moment, but then thought it was normal. She nodded and quickly drank the slightly cool sugar water in her hand.

Gu Yu was not so easily fooled. He stared at Gu Pan'er for a while, but was eventually blocked by a beam of light.

Turning his head, he saw Gu Tiancheng standing not far away, with Gu Tianyou, who had been captured, and Gu Heng, who was looking for someone, standing at the door.

"Who are you looking for?"

It seemed that because Gu Yu acted too much like he always had, even to the point of being completely open about his actions, Gu Heng felt a sense of familiarity and therefore did not offer much resistance.

"Hello, I'm looking for Madam Shang. I don't know where she is now?"

"What do you want with her?"

Sensing the wariness in Gu Yu's words, Gu Heng frowned slightly, but then thought it over and realized it was nothing, so he raised his hand and pointed to the back mountain.

Knowing that he wanted to know about his work that day, his expression softened slightly.

"We know where Mother is, let's follow."

Gu Pan'er glanced at Gu Tiancheng, who was chatting with Gu Nian'er from time to time, and then quickly ran towards the corner.

It turned out that Shang Qing had just seen the firewood placed in the corner and was worried that it would get wet from the heavy rain or dampness, so he and Lao Zong moved the things into the woodshed.

Seeing the two children running behind him, he took another egg from the henhouse and stuffed it into Tiancheng's hand.

"I can't take it, I'll save this for my sister."

"I've already eaten today, you can take this and eat it."

Nian'er looked at Gu Tianyou, who was about the same age as her, sighed helplessly, and stuffed the things into his arms.

Unable to refuse, he had no choice but to nod and carefully put the eggs into his pocket.

But he felt that wasn't safe enough, so he carefully patted the pocket to make sure it wouldn't break before looking at Shang Qing again.

Not understanding the meaning in those eyes, she was about to ask when she heard a soft cough from behind her.

"this is for you."

"Why should I give it to you? Isn't this the wages I paid you yesterday?"

That's right, Shang Qing secretly gave Gu Heng his wages yesterday morning.

The reason for doing it secretly was that they were worried that Gu Tianyou, who was more like family, would tell others.

But what was unexpected was that yesterday that guy actually wanted to use his wages to buy pork.

Gu Heng glanced at the money again, then turned and walked outside without looking back.

Unable to understand what the other person meant, Shang Qing could only run forward quickly, but before she could speak, she heard a heavy sigh.

"I'm sorry, Tianyou stole your meat yesterday."

"When?"

She never left, so how did she let that guy's hand go?

Shang Qing couldn't understand it at all, but Gu Heng didn't respond. He just picked up the tools he had used yesterday and walked out.