Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 308: Housekeeper and Strict Wife

Translator: 549690339

The young man’s eyes lit up immediately!

“Sister-in-law! If you say so, I… I will be waiting for your good news! You must not forget about your little brother here.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t forget about you.”

Liu Sisi was also happy, and then she lifted the curtain and went to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, she and her family members were eating together. Elderly Mr. Di still sat at the head of the table, eating silently.

Since they moved to live with Third Child, their living conditions had improved a lot, and their spirits had lifted. Although his hands and feet were still not very agile, he could take care of himself.

For example, at this moment, although he ate slowly, he held the soup spoon steadily, taking one spoonful at a time into his mouth.

“Mom! Come and sit here!”

As soon as Ying’er saw her mother enter, her eyes brightened!

“Mom, Xuan’er will get you some more rice.”

Di Xuan also got up quickly.

“Good, mom sit next to our Ying’er.”

Liu Sisi saw that there was still a lot of food in the bowl, so she sat down next to Ying’er: “Everyone, have more! There’s still a whole afternoon ahead. If you don’t eat enough, you’ll feel hungry.”

As she spoke, Di Xuan handed Liu Sisi a bowl of rice.

“Xuan’er, be good and sit down and eat.”

Today, Liu Sisi was really hungry. Without any hesitation, she started to eat the food on the table.

On the other hand, Liu Zhi’er was not hungry at all, and she could hardly eat with her bowl and chopsticks. After she managed to finish half a bowl of rice, she put down her chopsticks and watched Liu Sisi eat with relish.

Liu Sisi’s appetite was not big either. After eating more than half a bowl of rice, she also put down her bowl and chopsticks.

Everyone else had already finished eating, so she quickly started to clean up the table.

“Mom! It’s too noisy at home, so I want to go to Zhang Yun’s house to study in the afternoon.” Di Xuan said hesitantly.

Liu Sisi agreed without even thinking about it.

“That’s fine! It’s too crowded at home for you to study. Just remember to take care of Ying’er, okay?”

“Alright, mom. I’ll go cut some grass for the rabbits and then go.”

Xuan’er was quite happy.

Liu Sisi paused as she was cleaning the bowl and chopsticks: “It’s still snow-melting outside; it’s too cold for you to go cut the grass. Why don’t you just go to Zhang Yun’s house first, and I’ll go cut the grass later.”

“Mom, it’s not cold. Besides, Xuan’er won’t go far and will be back soon after cutting the grass.”

As Di Xuan spoke, he had already picked up a basket and a sickle and left the house.

“Brother, I want to go play too!” Ying’er also hurriedly followed suit.

“Ying’er, don’t go, it’s cold outside—”

But Liu Sisi’s call was slower than the children’s shadows; Ying’er had already followed Di Xuan’s back out of the yard.

“Why do these kids run so fast?”

Liu Sisi couldn’t help but grumble. When she came back to her senses, she saw that Liu Zhi’er had actually started helping with the dishes!

She hurriedly stepped forward: “Second Sister, you are a guest and a patient, please go rest. I am used to doing these chores, and I will be done in a while.”

“It’s just washing dishes, not tiring at all. Besides, it’s hot water.”

Liu Zhi’er didn’t stop her movements: “I wonder how they’re doing with their meal? Do you want to go over and check?”

Only then did Liu Sisi rush to the hall to clean up the table.

Everyone in the hall had already left, and they went back to the roof to continue working.

In the afternoon, Guihua and Zhang Peng also came to help.

“This morning, we were working on the woodshed next door. If it weren’t for your brother Zhang, I would have asked him to shovel some accumulated snow. He kept saying it was fine, but last night half of the woodshed collapsed, scaring all the chickens inside. On top of that, two lambs are missing.”

Guihua became angrier as she spoke.

“How did that happen? You should have let Zhang Yun know. I would ask Ye Lei to help. It’s easier when there are more people to work.” Liu Sisi said reproachfully.

“It’s not a big deal, we were able to fix it quickly. The lambs though, I don’t know if someone took them or if they got lost on their own. They haven’t returned yet.” Guihua was worried about the two lambs.

“Don’t worry! If the lambs can’t find food, they will return on their own.”

Liu Sisi said with a smile.

“That’s what I thought too, so I told the children to be alert. If they hear the lambs cry, they should go out and check.”

Guihua laughed and then turned to Liu Zhi’er: “This must be Second Sister, right? You two sisters really do look alike.”

“I am indeed Sisi’s Second Sister. Sisi mentioned you before, saying that you helped her a lot when she first got married. If it weren’t for your support, my younger sister, who tends to be disorganized, wouldn’t even know how to start a fire.” Liu Zhi’er said with a light laugh.

Guihua waved her hand quickly: “Sisi might have worked it out on her own. She’s not as helpless as you described. By the way, Sisi has forgotten her family matters because of her high fever. Why don’t you tell her more about them, so to see if she can remember?”

Guihua was sincerely concerned for Liu Sisi.

“That’s easy. I remember her childhood quite clearly.”

Liu Zhi’er thought for a moment and then began to recount.

Not long after, Ms. Xin came over and also brought Di Ah-bao with her to help.

“Ah-Bao! You stay here and help your Third Brother fix the house. I’ll go inside and help Third Sister-in-law cook. You can’t be lazy, all right?” As soon as Ms. Xin arrived, the scent of her perfume filled the courtyard.

Seeing Ms. Xin’s back disappear at the kitchen door, Di Ah-bao finally shouted: “Cui’er, don’t worry! I will do my best.”

Everyone knew about Di Ah-bao’s character, and they were surprised he was actually listening to Ms. Xin.

As soon as he came over, everyone looked at Di Yelei in confusion.

Di Yelei couldn’t help but frown slightly, and even Elderly Mr. Di, who had mobility issues, didn’t say anything.

The white-haired fellow villager, who had more experience, quickly called out to Di Ah-bao: “Since you are here to help today, just help carry the wooden boards.”

It was an easy task, and hopefully, he wouldn’t cause any trouble.

More and more women were gathering in the room, laughing and chatting.

Although tonight’s meal was even more sumptuous than the one at noon, it was quickly prepared without much effort due to the number of people.

While no one in the room was paying attention, Ms. Xin leaned close to Liu Zhi’er and complained non-stop.

“Ah! This is my fate. In such weather, these daily problems linger on and on. It’s endless. What can be done about it?”

Liu Zhi’er didn’t suspect anything and casually answered: “Do you have any symptoms? Is it because of the cold? Sometimes I have the same issue. But when I was younger, my mother said to eat ten or so peppercorns, swallowing them with warm water. Do that for two days, and these daily troubles usually go away.”