Chapter 32

The night breeze is gentle.

Zhou Yubai carried Shen Qingli back to the room and went to Hehe.

At this time, the atmosphere in Li Qiushou’s home was extremely solemn.

“That little bitch didn’t open the door for you?” Zhao Dahua was so angry that she wanted to smash the bowl.

“Well, I just said a few words and the big black dog they raised ran down the mountain, so I came back. The dog is taller than me when it stands up, so I have to feed the dog if I run slower.” Li Qiushuo said while rubbing his legs.

He fell twice when he ran back. What bad luck he had.

“What should we do? Our boss has fallen in love with Xu Lai Di from the next village, and now he’s trying to make her his life or else we can’t be controlled by the Xu family. They insist that we give them 5 yuan as a betrothal gift. Why don’t they just rob us?” Zhao Dahua cursed angrily.

Sometimes he scolded Shen Qingli, sometimes he scolded Xu Laidie’s whole family.

He cursed everyone who remembered him, saying that except for his beloved son Li Yong, everyone else was a bad person.

After a while, Zhao Dahua got tired of scolding and said, “Old man, what should we do?”

“Let’s find another opportunity tomorrow. Zhou Yubai is working at the brick factory. Shen Qingli and those two brats are easy to deal with.” Li Qiushou coughed a few times. “Let’s go to bed first. It’s late at night. I’m hungry again if we talk.”

“It would be great if that little bitch died tonight.” Zhao Dahua cursed.

They both went to sleep.

Early the next morning.

Shen Qingli got up, holding her waist, and looked at Zhou Yubai with resentment. She begged for mercy last night and did what Zhou Yubai asked, but this man always said nice things to her.

In action…

snort!

Bad guy.

Zhou Yubai looked at Shen Qingli’s lively little appearance, his eyes became more gentle, he raised his hand and pinched Shen Qingli’s little face.

“Still bullying me.” Shen Qingli widened her eyes. The little girl was already pretty, and now she looked so adorable with her pouting lips.

Zhou Yubai bent down and kissed her on the lips. Her lips were so soft that he wanted to kiss her again. He almost… accidentally fired a kiss last morning.

“Stop messing around. I’ll go make breakfast. You have to go to the brick factory later. The work there is hard and you can’t go without food.” Shen Qingli said with her hands on her chest, panting.

In front of the male beauty, she actually didn’t want to push him away…

However, labor is the most glorious and we have to do it even if we don’t want to.

Zhou Yubai picked up Shen Qingli and gently placed her on his shoes.

Shen Qingli patted him twice to vent her anger before going to the kitchen.

Niu Niu and Gou Wa have already woken up. In order not to disturb their parents’ rest, the two children are writing and drawing in the room. They are very well-behaved.

Seeing Zhou Yubai and Shen Qingli go out, Niu Niu came out to wash, and Gou Wa also came out to wash with a stick.

Gou Wa’s leg injury has recovered well and now he doesn’t feel any pain when he moves.

“Good morning, Mom and Dad.” Niu Niu and Gou Wa greeted them with a smile.

“Good morning, Niuniu, Gou Wa.” Shen Qingli said with a smile, “I’m going to make breakfast now. You must be hungry.”

“Mom, we’re not hungry yet. We ate a lot last night.” Niu Niu patted her little belly, looking very cute.

Shen Qingli was amused.

The morning sunshine is beautiful and everyone is in a good mood.

For breakfast, Shen Qingli steamed four bowls of egg custard. The eggs were bought by Zhou Yubai yesterday. She also made a cold salad of shredded cucumber, and the staple food was cornmeal pancake.

The small grinder that Shen Qingli made herself is now usable. She re-grinded the originally rough cornmeal, and it became as fine as Fuqiang flour, making the pancakes delicious.

After breakfast, Zhou Yubai went out to work.

Before he left, Shen Qingli brought him four cakes and a pot of water.

“The weather is hot, so drink more water and work slowly. If you are hungry, eat some biscuits. I will bring you lunch at noon.” Shen Qingli said.

“The brick factory is quite far away, so don’t bother.” Zhou Yubai didn’t want Shen Qingli to get tired.

“It’s okay, I’ll walk over slowly. To do such heavy work, you must eat well.” Shen Qingli insisted.

Zhou Yubai knew that he couldn’t refuse Shen Qingli’s decision, so he nodded and said, “You take Xiao Hei with you.”

“No need. What could happen in broad daylight? Xiao Hei stays at home with Gou Wa and Niu Niu. I’m worried about them. We’re not at home. I don’t know if Mrs. Li and the others will come to cause trouble.” Shen Qingli said in a low voice.

Although the relationship has been severed, some people have no bottom line.

Zhou Yubai frowned, one dog was not enough… He had to go and urge the matter of the military dog. If it didn’t work, he would send a telegram, quickly.

The two talked for a few more words before Zhou Yubai went out.

Niu Niu and Gou Wa were also sent to the gate.

Zhou Yubai walked away for a distance and looked back. Shen Qingli, Niu Niu and Gou Wa were still standing there.

This is the feeling of home, there is someone who cares about you, and you also have someone to care about.

Zhou Yubai felt warm in his heart; he was finally not alone anymore.

Shen Qingli and the others returned to the yard only after seeing Zhou Yubai walking away.

Xiao Hei slept in the yard last night and got up early in the morning to run to the mountains to look for food.

“Mom, I can go to the foot of the mountain to collect firewood today.” Niu Niu said. She felt like she hadn’t worked for a long time and was so happy that she felt a little flustered.

“Niuniu’s family still has enough firewood, so there’s no need to collect firewood for the time being.” Shen Qingli smiled and braided Niuniu’s pigtails.

“Then I’ll help mom wash clothes.” Niu Niu raised her little hand.

“Mom, my legs don’t hurt anymore. I can’t do heavy work, but I can collect grass for pigs.” Gou Wa also said that he could work.

“We don’t have any pigs at home, so why would we cut grass for them?” Shen Qingli asked with a smile, “But now that you mention it, I think when we build our house, we can leave space for a chicken coop in the backyard and raise two chickens.”

“Great, I can catch insects and feed the chickens every day!” Niu Niu was so happy that she almost jumped up.

Gou Wa’s eyes are also sparkling.

“When Yu Bai comes back in the evening, I will ask him to borrow elementary school textbooks from the captain’s grandson. I will first take a look at Gou Wa’s level. When your leg is healed, you will be able to keep up with him when you go to school.” Shen Qingli said.

Gou Wa was stunned. It was true that he was asked to go to school!

Shen Qingli chatted with the two children for a while and then went back to work.

There was still some cloth that hadn’t been dyed, so she dyed two more pots today and finally finished dyeing the five pieces of white cloth she had bought earlier.

After finishing dyeing the cloth, it’s time to prepare lunch.

At this time Xiao Hei came back with a pheasant in his mouth and ran straight into the yard.

“Mom, Xiao Hei brought back a pheasant!” Niu Niu shouted excitedly.

Shen Qingli went out and used her mental power to check around. There was no one around, so she stepped forward and rubbed Xiao Hei’s head. Xiao Hei was simply a lucky dog, and he was omnipotent at home and hunting.

“Xiao Hei is awesome!”

Xiao Hei wagged his tail happily.

Niu Niu rushed over and hugged Xiao Hei. Xiao Hei didn’t hide either. He played with Niu Niu and the yard was filled with joyful sounds.

Shen Qingli cleaned the pheasant neatly, fried it in the pan, and prepared some green vegetables. She made potato sauce with animal oil, and the staple food was two kinds of rice, a mixture of rice and brown rice.

Be careful when eating out.

The weather was hot, Shen Qingli thought for a moment and cooked another pot of mung bean soup, saving the rice and soup for the two children.

She filled two lunch boxes and a military kettle with mung bean soup, and carried the basket to go out.

“Gou Wa, come here and lock the door. Niuniu, you can’t go out until mom comes back. After you’re full, play with Xiao Hei for a while, then take a nap.” Shen Qingli warned.

With Xiao Hei at home, she can go out with peace of mind.

Xiao Hei barked twice, as a reminder for Shen Qingli to rest assured.

“Mom, please go and bring food to Dad. I will take good care of Niu Niu.” Gou Wa said.

Shen Qingli smiled and nodded, then went out, making sure Gou Wa had locked the door before heading towards the brick factory…