Severed ties and living in a dilapidated house? No worries, the poor thing has a space.

"You silly child, you came all this way, why did you bring anything?"

The village chief's wife said that, but she was quick to take the mooncakes.

Fang Yu said with a smile, "I've troubled Grandpa Village Chief quite a bit these past few days, but it's all homemade, so please don't look down on it."

The village chief's wife pulled Fang Yu down to sit: "Just tell me what's wrong. We're all from the same village, no need to be shy."

Fang Yulai had something important to say: "I would like to ask Grandpa Village Chief to help me choose an auspicious day soon."

The village chief suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, we should choose an auspicious day for raising the roof beam."

The village chief took out the almanac and looked it over. After a while, he said, "The next auspicious day won't be for another seven days. What do you think, Sister Yu?"

"As long as it's seen by Grandpa Village Chief, it's fine."

"There's one more thing," Fang Yu said after thinking for a moment. "I bought a large plot of land in the next village. I want to use it to grow vegetables, but my family doesn't have enough manpower. I'd like to trouble Grandpa Village Chief to gather everyone together to grow vegetables for my family. The wages will be calculated as before."

The village chief seemed a little taken aback: "Once the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, winter will be here in the blink of an eye. I'm afraid it won't be easy to grow vegetables now?"

"I know, Grandpa Village Chief, don't worry. Just help me gather the villagers together. If possible, we can start tomorrow."

Everyone has witnessed what happened to Fang Yu's family during this period. Although the village chief doesn't understand Fang Yu's intentions, she is benefiting the villagers, so the village chief will do his best to help her.

When Fang Yu returned home, before she even got there, she could see wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys above the courtyard. She knew without a doubt that Fang Xin had prepared a large feast.

As soon as I opened the gate to the yard, I heard the sounds of laughter and chatter coming from the small kitchen.

Fang Yu thought it was Fang Xin and Li Shi in the small kitchen, but when she got closer, she could only hear Fang Xin laughing heartily, without a trace of Li Shi's voice.

"Hahahaha." Fang Xin shaped a piece of dough into a human figure, drew a face on it with vegetable juice, and placed it next to Fu Ju's face for comparison: "Wow, it looks just like you."

Fu Ju frowned slightly, looking at the big beard drawn on the dough in her hand. He seemed a little confused, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at her with a gentle smile.

Fang Xin poked at the dough with her pen, put the pen in her mouth, glanced at Fu Zi, and poked at the dough again.

After a moment, she nodded in satisfaction: "This makes you look even more like you."

She drew very seriously this time. Although it didn't resemble Fu Fuju at all, she was all smiles and her cheeks were rosy.

Apart from a slight, shallow smile, his expression was like that of a block of wood.

Fang Xin used the tip of her pen, stained with red vegetable juice, to draw a line on his nose: "You look better when you smile, can you smile for a second?"

Fu Ju slowly raised the corners of his lips in agreement. Fang Yu put down his pen, poked his fingertip in the flour, and then poked it on his face.

She was having a great time playing by herself, while Fuju just stood by and let her do whatever she wanted, laughing along with her.

Fang Xin's movements were too abrupt, and her skirt brushed against a small bowl of water on the stove. When she realized what was happening, she stepped back to avoid it, her back pressed against Fu Zhou's chest.

She hurriedly turned around and tried to back away, but in her haste, she stumbled and stepped on her own skirt, causing her to lose her balance and lean backward.

Without thinking much, Fu Ju reached out and grabbed her waist. Due to inertia, she bumped into his arms again.

Both of them froze at that moment. A fleeting image flashed through Fang Xin's mind: the scene of her bumping into his arms when she was startled by the lightning.

Fu Ju seemed to have realized this as well, and he immediately released his grip and stepped aside, saying, "I apologize, Second Miss, I did not mean to offend you."

Fang Xin lowered her eyes, not daring to look at him at all, because her mind was filled with that image, and the clear scars on his body.

Fang Xin's cheeks suddenly turned bright red. She lowered her head and ran out.

Fang Yu was standing right at the door, but she didn't even see her. You can imagine how anxious she was.

Fu Ju was blushing, but when he looked up and saw Fang Yu at the door, his expression returned to normal almost instantly: "Miss Fang, you're back."

Fang Yu glanced at the ingredients prepared in the kitchen, remained silent for a while, and then asked, "Where did my mother go?"

Fu Ju: "Madam went to Aunt Jiang's house to deliver mooncakes."

Fang Yu nodded and turned to leave.

Fu Zhou, still standing there, was a little at a loss. He was certain that Fang Xin had seen what had just happened between him and her.

He thought Fang Yu would warn him not to forget his identity, but she didn't.

Fang Yu's idea was actually very simple. According to the local customs, Fang Xin was of marriageable age, and she should be able to distinguish between what she liked and what she didn't like.

Therefore, she doesn't plan to get involved in Fang Xin's affairs.

Fang Yu stood at the door of Fang Xin's room, and could almost hear Fang Xin's disordered and rapid breathing through the door.

This girl.

Fang Yu gently knocked on the door: "Xin'er, I bought some roasted chestnuts. Do you want some now?"

Upon hearing Fang Yu's voice, Fang Xin immediately patted her cheeks, took a deep breath to calm her wildly beating heart, and then went to open the door.

She smiled naturally and said, "Sister, you're finally back."

She was given a roasted chestnut and quickly took one out to peel. In a flash, she glanced at the hairpin on Fang Yu's hair.

"Sis, did you just buy this hairpin? It's so pretty."

Fang Yu forgot about the matter, but an inappropriate image surfaced in her mind.

She casually explained, "Yes, I passed by a jewelry stall, thought it looked nice, and bought it."

Fang Xin nodded: "It looks great, and it suits you very well."

When Li returned, Fang Yu told her the truth about buying a large plot of land in the next village.

After a long silence, the shock in Li's eyes quickly turned to sadness: "Yu'er, you've worked hard."

"No, that's not true." Fang Yu held Li's hand and said, "Mother, our lives will only get better and better from now on. We will also leave Xishan Village to see a wider world."

Fang Yu was just testing the waters with Li Shi to see how they would react if they knew they would leave Xishan Village in the future.

Madam Li glanced at Fang Youfu's memorial tablet beside her and nodded calmly: "Yes, as long as you two sisters are willing, your mother will accompany you to see the world outside."

Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief as long as Li Shi didn't resist.

After finishing the roasted chestnuts, Fang Xin went back into the small kitchen as if nothing had happened.

Fang Yu was in the courtyard, looking at the pond. She had secretly filled it halfway with spiritual spring water, and all she needed to do was raise some koi.

The sky wasn't completely dark yet, but the moon on the horizon was growing ever rounder.