After Shen Lan left, Su Xiaoxia started to go over to help, mainly to spank the scalper's butt when it refused to leave, or to help pull out the wooden plow when it was deeply sunk.

Of course, Xu Yiyun was very strong, so she could do without her, but she wanted to work with a man and a woman so that he would not be tired, so that he would not have to find a topic in the future to accuse her of being lazy and not working.

There was more than an acre of land left, and she and Xu Yiyun worked hard until dark before going back, but in the end there was still more than an acre of land left to finish. But now not only did the sun go down, but it was also dark, and it was so dark that it was impossible to work there.

So I can only wait until tomorrow morning to see if there are any loaches in the fields, and catch some loaches and eels to eat at home. They will be good for making porridge then.

After a busy day, Su Xiaoxia was so hot that she had no appetite, so she ate a little quickly and took a shower and went back to the house. However, this time she dried her hair before going to bed.

When Sanbao returned to the west room from the east room, he still saw his mother lying down and asleep.

She looked at the door of the west room and wondered if her father would come over to sleep with her mother tonight.

After waiting for a long time without seeing her father, she closed the door, blew out the oil lamp, climbed into bed to find her own place, and finally fell asleep hugging her mother's arm.

But after Xu Yiyun lay on the bed, he didn't feel sleepy. He was obviously so tired today, but he just couldn't fall asleep. He didn't know why he was like this. He was not like his usual self at all.

"Dad, can't you sleep?" Xu Dabao's voice suddenly sounded.

"Yeah." Xu Yiyun nodded after responding, "Maybe it's not time to go to bed yet."

"I think it's because you miss her, Dad!" Xu Dabao said, with a hint of laughter in his voice.

Xu Yiyun looked embarrassed, which was not obvious in the dark night, but Xu Dabao still sensed the meaning of Xu Yiyun's guess from Xu Yiyun's sudden silence.

After all, he didn't say who it was, but his father was silent, so his father was thinking about Su Xiaoxia at this time!

"If you want to go over and sleep with her, then now is the right time. Sanbao should not be asleep yet. You can ask Sanbao to open the door for you." Xu Dabao put away his smile and said "I understand you" in his tone.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't say that!" Xu Yiyun was struck by his eldest son and suddenly felt embarrassed. After glancing at the moonlight outside the window, he turned his back to the window, "Go to sleep! It's getting late."

Xu Dabao, who was sleeping next to the window, heard this and did not continue. The moonlight was shining down, and if anyone saw it, they would definitely be able to see the smile on his face.

Shen Lan, who was still asleep, also heard the conversation between father and son.

As someone who has experienced it, Shen Lan certainly knows what Xu Yiyun's mood and mentality are now, but it is still what Xu Yiyun and Su Xiaoxia told her, not to force it, and to let nature take its course.

Although she was anxious, there was no better way than letting nature take its course.

When she thought about it, she stopped worrying and turned over to sleep.

…

The next day.

Su Xiaoxia and Xu Yiyun went out early to plow the last bit of land, and then went home to rest before noon.

"I'll return the scalper."

"Oh." Su Xiaoxia nodded, drying the mustard greens on the bamboo pole.

Tomorrow, I can blanch the mustard greens and put them in a clean jar. But now I don’t have such a big jar at home. I either have to go to town to buy some, or I can ask in the village who has some that I don’t use. Buy it back with a little money.

"Mother, what are you doing?" Sanbao came over holding the Sunny Day doll that Su Xiaoxia had sewn for her, with curiosity on her face, "Why is Caicai placed here?"

"Because my mother wants to make sauerkraut, but before making sauerkraut, the vegetables must be dried first," Su Xiaoxia explained.

Sanbao nodded, "Oh! So that's it!"

"Yes!" Su Xiaoxia also agreed. After turning over all the mustard greens, she said: "Sambo, go and ask your second brother if you want to go to the fields with me to catch loaches later. We can make loach porridge tomorrow morning.

"

Hearing this, Sanbao's eyes lit up, "Loach...can Sanbao go?"

"Okay, I just want to take Sanbao with me to watch my mother catch loaches!"

"Okay! I'll tell my second brother right now!" Sanbao turned around happily, looking like a butterfly dancing.

Su Xiaoxia added: "By the way, tell your elder brother that he hasn't taken care of his waist yet, so he can take care of it at home and study hard. He doesn't have to follow us to the fields."

"good!"

When San Bao entered the house, he told Xu Dabao and Er Bao about going to catch loaches in the afternoon.

When Xu Dabao heard this, he felt a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, Sanbao finally said what Su Xiaoxia had just said, so he felt better. At least Su Xiaoxia was not partial, and all three of them asked the question again.

"Brother, do you want me to go?" Erbao sat on the edge of the bed, shaking his thin legs, with confusion in his eyes.

He wanted to go, but he was worried that if he stayed with that bad woman, he would quarrel. After all, he liked to quarrel with bad women when he saw them.

"Do you want to go?" Xu Dabao asked.

"I... half and half." Erbao put his hands on the edge of the bed and stared down at his dangling feet.

"Then go."

"ah?"

"Since you want to go but don't want to go, then go. Once you go, you will know whether you want to catch loaches with Su Xiaoxia or not." Xu Dabao explained to his younger brother.

Hearing this, Erbao pursed his lips and said, "What if that bad woman causes trouble?"

For example, drown him in the field? After all, he and the bad woman hate each other.

If Su Xiaoxia knew what Er Bao was thinking, she would definitely roll her eyes and say with disdain: If I really wanted to drown you, I would have drowned the last time we went to the river to catch fish together!

"After all these days, have you ever seen her hit you? Have you ever seen her treat us like she did before? Whether she is real or pretending, we are all men, what is there to be afraid of?" Xu Dabao looked at her with disgust.

He glanced at his younger brother.

He doesn't even understand why his second brother is so cowardly. If you say he's brave, he's big. If you say he's small, he's really too small!

After hearing what Xu Dabao said, Erbao thought deeply for a long time until Sanbao said impatiently: "Second brother, do you want to go? If you don't go, I'll tell my mother."

"Go!" Erbao said. The eldest brother said it and went to see it first to find out that if a bad woman does something bad, he will definitely resist!

At this time, Su Xiaoxia was preparing things to catch fish in the afternoon. In fact, she didn't need anything, just a wooden bucket and an unused water ladle, and she could go to the fields.

After the peak season, there is no sunlight on the other side of the field and it is a shady area. This is the most suitable time to catch loaches.
Chapter completed!