Old Man Xia was very proud, and if Old Woman Xia dared to embarrass him, he wouldn't be polite. Despite their age, Old Man Xia had never been lenient when it came to beating his wife.

This is why Old Lady Xia only dared to throw a tantrum at home, but behaved herself outside.

Sure enough, as soon as they arrived home, the brigade leader's wife had already opened the door for them.

"Sister Tian..."

"Oh, it's good to be back, it's good to be back. This is the first snow of the year. I just turned on the kang (heated brick bed) in the house, and I've also boiled water in the kitchen. Quickly put the child down so she can wash up." Tian Dani quickly helped her take the sleeping little piglet Xia Yutang off her back. Seeing the little girl drooling in her sleep, she teased her with a smile, "What did this girl do last night? Why is she so sleepy?"

“Kids are always excited to go out and come home. They get up early this morning, but they get sleepy as soon as they get home… Sister-in-law, come in and sit down…” Liu Fangmei had just taken her little girl out when she was already asleep.

Because there was a small blanket, I didn't think about waking her up.

"Is this trip to visit relatives a reason for not coming back for the Chinese New Year?" It seems like there's no way to get a holiday for the Chinese New Year every year.

"Yes, he was supposed to come back for the Chinese New Year this year, but I don't know what got into him, he came back around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now, he can't come back for the New Year either. But I didn't plan to go back for the New Year either, this back and forth is exhausting." Liu Fangmei knew that she had a dream before she came back, but of course, this was something that others couldn't know, so she could only give a few perfunctory words.

After the brigade leader's wife carried the little girl into the house, she touched her and found that she was a little warm, so she put the little girl down and covered her with a blanket.

"You're getting hot, so I've put the little girl on the kang (heated brick bed). I had Da Shan's wife steam some cornbread at home; I'll bring it over for you in a bit." Tian Dani covered the little girl with the blanket, then came out, told Liu Fangmei, and prepared to leave.

"Sister-in-law, there's still some dry food left. I'll steam it in a pot later. This stuff has been sitting for two days; it'll spoil if we don't eat it soon." Liu Fangmei quickly reached out and grabbed Tian Dani's hand. It's so hard to get food these days. She couldn't help, but she certainly couldn't let the village leader's wife be put in a difficult position.

After all, they were a large family of more than ten people. Living together inevitably leads to some bumps along the way, and she didn't want to cause any trouble for the brigade leader's family.

"Are you sure..." The captain's wife knew that Xia Jixuan was a doting husband, and that there would definitely be some dry rations, but she wasn't sure if they had actually brought them back.

It's a bit unreasonable for someone to be cooking while covered in dust from their journey.

"Yes, yes, Brother Xuan bought extra food because he thought it would be late when we got home. It's alright, sister-in-law, sit down and have some water." This sister-in-law was very thoughtful; she not only heated their kang (heated brick bed) but also boiled hot water.

"Okay, since you brought it, I won't worry about it. I won't drink the water; I have to go back. The snow outside is getting heavier and heavier, and if it gets dark soon, I won't be able to see the road." Seeing how determined she was, Tian Dani didn't insist. However, she wouldn't drink the water. It was still dark outside, and it was snowing, so she had to leave immediately. Otherwise, if it got late and she couldn't see the road, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to find her way home.

“Okay, then take care, sister-in-law. Shi Tou will see your Aunt Tian off…” Liu Fangmei quickly told her son to hold an umbrella for her and give her some dried fish. These were fish they had caught on the beach earlier, which they had soaked in salt water and dried on the seashore.

"Shitou, help your aunt, sister-in-law, slow down..." Liu Fangmei watched them leave and closed the door first. Because it had just snowed, she was a bit disheveled and needed to wash up first.

Xia Yutang was unaware that she was fast asleep when they returned home.

Stone was very clever. After dropping the person off at home, he put the fishing rod on the stove before running off happily.

He was very fast; even the son of the team leader couldn't catch up with him.

Once home, Shi Tou immediately bolted the door and put up a doorstop. Since moving to the new courtyard, the main gate was a new solid wood door made by Grandpa Qiao, who thoughtfully added two sturdy bolts and a doorstop at the back.

Grandpa Qiao had the most experience in making doors, which is why he made such a sturdy defense for them, all to ensure the safety of the mother and her children.

"Good children, go back and take a bath first, take a bath to refresh yourself, and I'll cook for you." Not far after leaving the rugged path, she let the children out.

They had just arrived from their business trip when it started to snow lightly. It took them over an hour to walk home, and the road back to the village was also muddy, so it took them more than two hours in total.

The soles of their shoes were covered in a thick layer of mud, and the snowflakes that had fallen on them were soaked by the warmth of the heating system inside the house.

"Okay, let's hold your little sister, it's still too cold outside." Although the temperature was still warm compared to their usual winter temperatures, the little sister was in poor health and would get sick at least two or three times every winter.

All the little bit of weight I managed to gain was lost in these illnesses during the winter. With the family here this year, I hope my sister can stay safe and healthy.

"I understand, you can go back first." The stove was still burning, and it had to be burning, since they had just come back from outside and needed to heat the kang (a heated brick bed) and boil water for bathing.

If it breaks, someone will come to check, especially the brigade leader's wife and the village chief's old lady.

The two little ones returned to the Jade Space first, and Liu Fangmei also took her sleeping little daughter, who was sleeping like a pig, back to the master bedroom.

He arranged the firewood outside, added some water, and let him continue burning before going back inside.

First, I went to the kitchen to make a pot of pork rib congee, then steamed some big buns for my two sons, and prepared two dishes of pickles before going to see my little girl.

She had to wake the little girl up; she couldn't let her sleep forever, otherwise she wouldn't be able to fall asleep when it was time to rest.

These past few days, while she was at the beach, her husband also came out once, but he could only go as far as the beach.

He had originally planned to come and help them catch fish and go beachcombing when he had time, but on the third day after they arrived at the beach, he accepted a mission and went out.

During the mission, it was impossible for him to leave the group and come to the beach. However, he would occasionally write letters with his mind and place them on the living room table. This was their way of communicating when one of them was busy or when the other was too busy to enter the Jade Space.

After preparing the meal, Liu Fangmei went to the master bedroom, pulled her little girl out of bed, washed her face, and made her rinse her mouth before coming down.

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