The voices of Zhao Yuanlan and He Ju came, and they seemed to be arguing about something.

Zhao Yuanle and Yao'er walked out and saw the two people pulling each other outside the door.

When Zhao Yuanlan saw Zhao Yuanle coming, she quickly asked her for help.

"Second sister, my mother is going to steal the remaining money from me, please help me quickly."

Zhao Yuanle hurriedly walked over and grabbed He Ju.

"Sanniang, give her the rest. She said she would keep it and won't use it randomly."

He Ju carefully protected her basket of eggs and said angrily: "What are you doing for her? Then she will spend it again."

Zhao Yuanle: "But I have already agreed. I can't keep my word."

Zhao Yuanlan also hummed in agreement from behind: "That's right!"

He Ju reluctantly let go and couldn't help but glare at Zhao Yuanlan.

"Don't use it indiscriminately!"

Zhao Yuanlan stuck out his tongue and snorted.

He Ju ignored Zhao Yuanlan. She put the basket in the cupboard, covered it with a piece of cloth, and then went into the kitchen to prepare for cooking.

Zhao Yuanle suddenly remembered that he had not fed the chickens yet, so he quickly got chicken food and fed the chickens.

After she came back, He Ju's voice came from the kitchen.

"Go and drive the duck back."

Zhao Yuanle nodded, turned around and went out, and Yaoer followed behind her, swinging his short legs.

"Sister, I'm with you."

The two walked one after another on the field ridge, crossed a path planted with rows of dwarf plum trees, and arrived at the pond full of floats.

Since the pond couldn't be fished by floats and couldn't raise fish, it had to be planted with lotus roots. At this time, the lotus leaves were quite lush and the lotus flowers had not yet been seen.

Zhao Yuanle held a long bamboo pole in her hand and shouted, and the ducks came up in the direction she was driving. One by one, they followed the big duck in the front and swayed toward home.

These ducks know their way around, so the people who drive them away don't have to worry too much.

Zhao Yuanle walked behind carrying a bamboo pole, followed by a Yao'er.

When passing by the row of dwarf plum trees, Zhao Yuanle flattened the bamboo poles as usual before walking past.

Yao'er raised his head, pointed at the branches of the plum tree, and jumped up happily.

"Guoguo."

Zhao Yuanle raised his head slightly and could see the little plums on it.

She thought the tree was quite nice. It was short and produced a lot of fruits. It would be easy to pick them when they mature.

At this time, Yao'er ran a few steps and picked up two small plums that fell from under a tree.

He held one in each hand and observed it carefully.

Zhao Yuanle: "That one is bad."

Yao'er: "I know, I want to use this to play with a slingshot."

Zhao Yuanle was very curious about this.

"Why?"

Yao'er: "It doesn't hurt if you hit someone."

With a thud in his heart, Zhao Yuanle asked, "Which one do you want to fight?"

Yao'er immediately covered his mouth, glanced at Zhao Yuanle secretly, and then quickly shook his head: "I won't hit anyone."

Zhao Yuanle snorted.

She won't ask further questions now. When the time comes, she will tell Xiaolan to pay attention and see who her brother wants to hit.

The two of them were driving the ducks home and passed by the entrance of the village.

The old ladies at the entrance of the village choose vegetables, chat and work there every day, and there are other girls and wives nearby.

Zhao Yuanlan was holding his empty hands at this time and was choosing vegetables and talking with Xiu'er.

When she saw Zhao Yuanle and Yao'er coming back, she said loudly to them: "Sister, wait a few days and we can eat cherries."

Xiu'er hurriedly hissed at Zhao Yuanlan.

"Don't say it yet, there are many people here." By then, those people will also come to her house to eat cherries.

Zhao Yuanle's eyes lit up.

It's rare for her to eat fresh fruit here, so it would be great to have cherries.

Zhao Yuanle: "How many days do you have to wait? Where are you going?"

Zhao Yuanlan caught Xiu'er's look and coughed.

"I'll tell you then."

Zhao Yuanle and Yao'er passed by. Xiu'er smiled at the two of them, took out a handful of sangpaoer from his pocket and gave it to Yao'er.

"Take it home and eat it. Xiaolan and I met it on the road today."

Zhao Yuanle: "Keep it for your younger brothers and sisters to eat."

Xiu'er: "What my brother ate, this is for Yao'er to eat. Sister, you can eat it too."

Yao'er grabbed a handful with his little hands and gave it to Zhao Yuanle.

Zhao Yuanle took one and threw it into his mouth and took a bite. It tasted good, purple and black, and sweet enough.

She remembered that she had seen these things at her grandmother's house when she was a child, but her grandmother told her at that time that they were crawled by poisonous ants and should not be eaten.

Later she found out that her grandmother would not let her eat mulberry trees because they were always planted on the edge of the fields and were easily swept away by pesticides.

There are no pesticides at this time, so you can eat mulberries.

After thinking about it, she looked at Zhao Yuanlan: "You picked them together, have you finished eating them?"

Zhao Yuanlan: "I didn't eat a few pills. I gave them all to her. She even left them specially for you."

Zhao Yuanle smiled and said thank you to Xiu'er.

Yaoer also obediently said thank you to Xiuer.

The two of them wanted to continue going home with the duck, and she asked Zhao Yuanlan when he would go back.

Zhao Yuanlan: "Go back after eating."

Zhao Yuanle glanced at the smoke coming from the back of his house and reminded her: "It's almost time."

Zhao Yuanlan: "I know."

When Zhao Yuanle and Yaoer went back, Xiuer couldn't help but ask Zhao Yuanlan: "Is your sister really going to a big place? Will she buy you new clothes?"

Zhao Yuanlan raised her chin and nodded arrogantly: "Really, she keeps her word."

Listening to this, Xiuer's eyes were filled with envy.

She asked again: "Tell me, when will your pigs give birth?"

Zhao Yuanlan didn't know this.

"I have to ask my sister, but it should be done soon."

Xiu'er: "My mother said that your pigs grow very fast. They may gain three to four hundred pounds a year. She also wants to catch a white one and raise it."

Zhao Yuanlan patted her chest: "When the time comes, I will tell my sister that our two families have such a good relationship, you must have a share in it."

Xiu'er dug into her purse again and took out the remaining mulberries.

"Here's for you to eat. Go back soon. Your mother will scold you again later."

Zhao Yuanlan didn't ask for it.

"You can eat by yourself now. Your brother eats the rest every time, and your sister eats the rest. You don't even have to eat. You are so thin, much shorter than me."

Xiu'er's expression suddenly changed.

She stopped moving her hands and told Zhao Yuanlan about her marriage.

"My mother is telling me that she will marry me off before I turn fifteen."

When Zhao Yuanlan heard this, he was concerned about who Xiuer would talk about.

"Don't marry far away. It will be very difficult for me to find you in the future."

Xiu'er glanced at the pink sky, her eyes were very dim.

"I don't know. She didn't say where she was looking for her. She just said she wanted someone who could afford the bride price."
Chapter completed!