C34 (1/2)

Zhang Guihua exchanged the kernels that Liu Xiaolan had embroidered for fifty pieces of copperplate, then took the money to buy some new plain handkerchief, leaving her with twenty pieces of money. This was the money that Liu Xiaolan had earned from this handkerchief, so she carefully put the copper coin into her arms and carried Liu Chunxiang out of the embroidery manor.

When Liu Dao Xiang followed her mother to look for Old Wang's car under the locust tree, she was already there waiting.

”I understand.” Li Cuihua was only a fool if he gave her a name.

Li San-mei felt that Liu Dao Xiang's temper had improved a lot recently. Furthermore, she was always more quick-witted than her daughter, so she reached out to her and said: ”Just laugh it off, Dao Xiang's days are not too good. If you can help in the future, help out a little.”

”Mother, you don't need to say it, I love to play with Dao Xiang the most. She never scams my snacks to eat, nor does she circle around like the others, just playing with the few of them that are good at it, even if I want to play with them I wouldn't let myself.”

Cui Hua was raised by her mother and father to be a little round and beautiful, thus, it was very crowded for the girls from the normal families in the village, only Liu Dao Xiang never pushed her, and was very willing to play with her.

On the car returning to the village, the Madame Zhao boss stared at Liu Dao Xiang with her triangular eyes.

Liu Dao Xiang's body was rough and thick, and completely ignored her.

After getting off the carriage, Li San-mei took the initiative to help Zhang Guihua hug Liu Chunxiang, saving her a bit of effort.

There was a family of neighbors between the Li and Liu families. However, this family did not live in the village and had gone out to work.

Arriving at the Li Family residence, Li San-mei handed Liu Chunxiang over to Zhang Guihua and comforted her in a small voice, ”Your Dao Xiang is very clever, your family will slowly get better, and maybe even get a chance to part family.”

The first part of their conversation had been filled with pure consolation. The two knew that since Liu Qi was so spirited and didn't work very well, he wouldn't die of old age so quickly.

”Her Third Aunt really gave you trouble.”

Li San-mei immediately laughed until his eyes were unable to close: ”It's no trouble, it's no trouble, my daughter is made of a spinning top, she can't even stand steadily for fifteen minutes. Not only does Dao Xiang help me clean the courtyard and chicken coop, he also allows my family's little girl to calm down and learn embroidery, killing two birds with one stone.”

She still liked Liu Dao Xiang a lot, and realised that she was becoming more and more sensible.

”Third Aunt, I'll have to trouble you to give these chickens some water first. I'll feed them later.”

Liu Dao Xiang remembered that the breeding manual in her spatial space had said that chickens that were just bought could not be fed immediately. They had to be fed some clean water to let them breathe slowly.

Li San-mei agreed readily. Her family's chickens had already hatched a nest a few days ago, so she didn't need to go to the town like Liu Dao Xiang, to buy ready-made chickens.

Liu Dao Xiang looked at the ten chicks. She reckoned that one chicken could be sold for at least a hundred gold coins.

Next year, her family would be able to eat anything they wanted.

When the three of them returned home, Liu Qi was sitting on a chair on the stairs. Seeing that Zhang Guihua had returned, he said, ”Gui Hua, go clean up the stove house. Also, vegetable garden should also clean up and plant all the rapeseed seeds, otherwise, there won't be any to eat in the summer.”

”Understood, Mother.” Zhang Guihua gave the items that he had bought, as well as the 20% of money that Liu Xiaolan had earned, to Liu Qi.

Liu Qi took the money and counted it, then looked at the things Zhang Guihua had bought, then entered the house to weigh them. Seeing that Zhang Guihua did not secretly throw in the money, his complexion became better.

She raised her head to look at Zhang Guihua. Seeing that she did not seem to be very tired, although she had some doubts in her heart, it was only a fleeting thought.

With Zhang Guihua as his main worker, Liu Qiuxiang finally did not have to busy herself for the whole day until nightfall. At this time, she was not at home and was sent by Liu Qi to the back of the mountain to gather pigweed.

Mrs Liu only asked Zhang Guihua to go to the stove room to fry the oil first, but she was afraid that Zhang Guihua would eat something, so she usually took the initiative to help Zhang Guihua light the fire.

And Liu Xiaolan was not outside the room, so when she heard her faint voice from the West Room, he guessed that she had gone to pester the little gongzi again.

Liu Dao Xiang silently lit three sticks of incense for the handsome little gongzi in her heart.

She placed Liu Chunxiang, who was sleeping soundly, on the brick bed while Liu Qi's wife was working as a supervisor in the kitchen and lit a fire in the brick bed, making it slightly hot. Then, she went to the back of the house to make some rice to cook.