It was the same in previous years. Someone had to watch over the fields, otherwise everyone would go back and someone would steal the wheat bundles. Li Zhouzhou and his husband were walking back with the baskets on their backs, and they met their aunt and uncle who had already prepared the meal and were delivering it to the men at home.

　　There is no way at his house, so just be busy.

　　After returning home, they washed their hands and face, and then the husband and wife did it together.

　　Li Zhouzhou cooked a pot of dry rice. The weather was hot and he was working in the fields, feeling sunburned and thirsty. He just wanted to drink water and didn’t want to eat anything dry. But he couldn’t do without dry food as he had no strength. Multi-grain porridge and rice gruel were no use at the moment, so he had to eat dry rice.

　　I fried all four eggs that I had saved in the morning, and mixed them with meat slices and loofah. The loofah was grown in the backyard. It’s a bit early to pick it now, but it’s very tender, and you don’t even need to pick out the seeds. I fried a big pot of it all together.

　　When the meal was ready, the couple ate first, leaving some for their father, and then Gu Zhao said he would take it away, letting Zhou Zhou rest at home. Seeing that the water tank at home was running out of water, Li Zhou Zhou said that he would wait for his husband to carry the basket out, and then he took the pole and the wooden bucket and went out to fetch water.

　　Life on the farm is like this, there is always work to do during these busy days, so there is no time to rest.

　　Li Zhouzhou filled the water tank with water and without taking a rest, he locked the yard door and went to the fields.

　　Li Da was sitting on the field, holding a large jar to drink water. Next to Li’s field was Aunt Wang’s. Aunt Wang’s husband saw Li Da holding something he didn’t recognize, which was not a bowl but a much larger cup, so he said, “What is it?”

　　”My son-in-law figured it out.” Li Da covered the teacup with the lid and handed it to him for him to see.

　　Aunt Wang’s husband took it in his hand, opened the lid and closed it again, and handed it back while giving a thumbs up and saying, “It works well, it has a big stomach, and it’s clean. You don’t have to take a bowl to get water again and again.”

　　Aunt Wang happened to come to deliver food. Seeing her husband talking to Li Da, she interrupted and said, “It’s time to eat.” Aunt Wang’s eldest daughter-in-law also came, and both of them were carrying baskets filled with food.

　　A dozen pancakes, mixed loofah shreds, dry grain rice, and two boiled eggs.

　　Because of the issue of buying a stove for heating during the New Year, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family actually had a lot of grievances against her mother-in-law. Her son was crying because of the cold, but it was just a matter of ten cents, and they dragged their feet on it. In the end, she didn’t get a piece when she went to the town to sell firewood.

　　The eldest daughter-in-law was unhappy and kept it in mind, so the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became unharmonious.

　　”Uncle Li.” Wang’s daughter-in-law called out.

　　Li Da nodded without saying anything. Aunt Wang glared at her daughter-in-law, but the eldest daughter-in-law pretended not to see and served her husband food and water.

　　Aunt Wang’s husband was eating. Seeing that the family of Li had not come to deliver the meal yet, he casually asked Li if he wanted a cake, but Aunt Wang secretly twisted his hand. Li did not see the lawsuit between the Wang family and the couple, so he said no.

　　Here, the father and son of the Wang family were eating. They had not finished half of their meal when Gu Zhao came to deliver the meal.

　　”Dad, I’ve been waiting for a long time.”

　　”Why is Gu Shulang the one delivering the meal? Zhou Zhou isn’t here?” The man from the Wang family spoke up. He had never seen a man from any family doing the housework.

　　While serving food to his father, Gu Zhao said, “Zhou Zhou works better in the fields than I do. I can only do some errands. We are all family, so it doesn’t matter who does it.”

　　The Wang family man wanted to say something, but when he saw Li Da’s food, the pancakes in his hand suddenly tasted boring.

　　There is a pot of dry rice and a pot of vegetables, both of which are loofah. At home, it is served cold, mixed with lard and it is quite fragrant. But looking at the Li family, there is not much loofah. At first glance, there are yellow eggs and large pieces of meat. This is the loofah.

　　fragrant.

　　Li Da didn’t ask Zhou Zhou and Gu Zhao if they had eaten or not. He knew they had already eaten. He picked up the jar and scooped up the vegetables and rice, eating them in big mouthfuls. When he felt full, he drank some mung bean soup. Good!

　　People are afraid of comparison. Just now, the father and son of the Wang family thought that Li Da looked pitiful. At this time, there was no one in the house and no one came to deliver food. Li Zhouzhou was working in the fields and cooking, so he probably would do it casually. Unexpectedly, the food was delivered a little late, but the food was delicious.

　　You say that the Li family, it was understandable that they could eat like this before, as they didn’t have any big expenses. There were only the father and son, and they worked hard in the fields, so they had the energy to eat well. But from last year to now, they have been building a house, finding a son-in-law, and supporting a scholar to study. Logically, the money should have been spent a lot, and they should have lived frugally. So why are they still eating so well?