The Grandmother Qian wanted to help Zhang Liu prepare dinner, but in the spring, she had to use a stove first, so Zhang Liu was only preparing ingredients. She didn't need anyone's help, so the Grandmother Qian was immediately chased by Zhang Liu to the courtyard to take a breather, and in the end, they saw Dou Wang doing this kind of work, which she knew how to do, and immediately came to help.
"Let me do this for you. I know how to wash vegetables, okay?"
On the other hand, Zhang Liu had to clean up the pheasant, only then did she realise that Little Spot was lying in the basket, it was too quiet.
It could only be like this, Lin Chunnuan didn't know how to treat the little cheetah, but Dou Wang immediately stood up and went into the house, wanting to see how Little Spot was doing. Unexpectedly, Chun Xiao, who was searching through the grass with his sister, heard his mother's shouts and entered the house first.
Thanks to Dou Wang who followed behind Chun Xiao into the house, he was able to hold on to Little White easily. Little Spot stuck out his head and licked Chun Xiao's face, causing Chun Xiao to laugh out loud as he hugged Little Spot and ran out.
"Big sister, big sister, Little Spot came back. He missed me. He even licked my face just now."
When Lin Chunnuan heard his brother say that Little Spot licked his face, goosebumps popped up on Lin Chunnuan's skin again.
"Don't worry, Little Spot is not sick. It's possible that he was scared by so many people in his family, the two of us did not even notice, and when we saw Chun Xiao, we became happy."
Dou Wang knew very well that Lin Chunnuan was worried. He first went to the kitchen to inform Lin Chunnuan about the news.
"Go and tell Chun Xiao not to let Little Spot lick his face."
As Lin Chunnuan worked, she told Dou Wang to take care of his brother. Dou Wang smiled.
"It's just a small animal, don't worry about it. Since the little leopard doesn't have a hand, it can only use its tongue to express its goodwill. Could it be that it wants to use its claws to grab Chun Xiao?"
Lin Chunnuan was so angry that Dou Wang stopped talking and ignored him.
When Dou Wang saw her temper, he didn't get angry with her. He knew that she was really afraid of being intimate with animals, so he decided to be more careful in the future. Don't let the animals lick her.
"Then I'll go outside to wash the mint. I'll put the bamboo plaque for the tea leaves in your case. If it's inconvenient for you, just call me."
Dou Wang had once made tea with Warm Spring, and he knew that he might not be able to do it alone while he was poking the tea out of the pot.
"Got it, you go and busy yourself first, I'll call for you in a bit."
When Dou Wang heard the warmth of spring returning to her body, he knew that she wasn't really angry. He turned around and went outside to continue washing the mint. Today, he would wash the mint to dry, or else it would be difficult to wash it when it wilted tomorrow.
Everyone was busy doing their own things in waves. Ming Zi, noticing that Chun Jiao was still rummaging through the weeds non-stop, called the little girl back.
"Chun Jiao, stop flipping, later on, let your Soybean do it. Look at your face, it's already red, don't ruin it later."
Hearing aconitine call Chun Jiao, Dou Zhu suddenly remembered that ever since she heard what she had arranged, she had always been doing it seriously. She was moved by this little girl's tenacity and was angry that she had forgotten about her.
"Chun Jiao, come in. Wash your face with cold water, then go inside the house to cool off."
After Beans walked out of the courtyard, she brought the little girl in. Chun Jiao was still a little unwilling to part with her.
"I'm not hot, you guys all work, I can't stay here idly either."
Beans are very rare for such a hardworking girl.
"How can you be idle? You've been working all afternoon, better than all of us. If you don't believe me, ask your mother if you've done well."
Beans watched as Chun Jiao washed his face and brought him to the house.
When Zhang Liu saw his daughter, she suddenly remembered that his daughter told him to go buy a chick cub.
"That's right, I don't have a job right now. Your sister is in the kitchen, so I'll have to wait a bit before cooking dinner. Why don't we go to the village and buy some chicks?"
Hearing that his mother was going to the chick cub, Chun Jiao was very happy.
"Mom, I'll go with you."
The little girl looked eagerly at her mother, hoping that she would agree.
Mother won't take you there, because I want to go to the old elder's house along the way and ask him about the land opening. Your sister also said that we have to open some land, so we can't always rely on others. It would be a waste to spend all our money to buy food.
He didn't care whether his little girl understood what he said or not, as this place had to be opened, he had to beg the Old Village Chief to give this piece of land to him. In any case, no one came here to fight with him for it, as long as the Old Village Head agreed, he could take it as his own, and he would also have to tell the Old Village Head about the house.
When Zhang Liu said these words, she had already walked to the courtyard.
"I'll go with you. I'll be your companion."
Grandmother Qian listened to her son learning about Zhang Liu's family. She was afraid that Zhang Liu would be bullied in the village.
"Rest for now. I can take care of myself."
Zhang Liu was afraid that Aunt Qian was tired. After hearing from Mingzi that her health was not good, she did not want her to worry too much.
"It's just a matter of a few steps. It's not like we're just doing nothing. Let's go."
Grandmother Qian got up from the small stool. Zhang Liu hurried over to support her.
"Then let's go, the two of us are going to the village."
As they walked, Zhang Liu pressed the purse in front of her chest, feeling slightly more confident.
The two of them held each other's arms as they headed towards the village. They directly went to the old elder's house.
"Is the old chief at home?"
Zhang Liu walked to the old village chief's house and knocked on his door. Although Zhang Liu did not often go to the village, she still recognized the old village elder's house since he was the only official in the village.
"Who is it?"
The old woman's voice came out from the courtyard. Zhang Liu heard what seemed to be the voice of Village Head Wife.
"Aunt, it's me, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin Clan, the village head, from the west."
Afraid that if he said his name, the other party wouldn't know who he was. Zhang Liu still reported his name to Lin Family Mansion first, and wanted to enter the courtyard to explain his name to his aunt.
"Oh, the Daqing family. Come in."
The big door opened, it was indeed the Village Head Wife.
"Aunty, sorry to bother you. I came today for a favor from the Old Village Head."
Hearing that Zhang Liu had something to ask of the Old Village Chief, the Village Head Wife finally remembered that Zhang Liu had left.
"Oh, I remember now. I heard that you left Daqing and the children all went with you? "You sure are bold."
Even though he knew that the Lin Clan's old granny was a formidable person, it wasn't easy for her to bring her child out on a one-on-one trip.
"Zhang Liu is here, come, sit over here, why are you looking for me?"
The old Village Chief had already heard the sounds coming from the courtyard and came out. Although the people in the village could not read, and did not need to write any documents, and could only tie cloth strips outside the door, they still had to report this to the Village Chief. Therefore, the old Village Chief knew Zhang Liu's name.
Old Village Head, it's like this. I'm currently living with my child in a good home in Dou Wang. That child is kind and took in all four of our mothers, but we can't stay in his house forever.
Hearing Dou Wang's good name, the old elder let out a sigh. That child was quite pitiful, but there was nothing he could do about it, all he could do was to help him. Now that there was someone who didn't mind him and was willing to stay with him as his neighbor, the old elder naturally felt happy.
That's just an empty space, it's empty even if it's empty. You can build it, do you need me to find some villagers to help you? A woman like you with a few children might not be able to build this house.
The old elder was kind. When he heard that Zhang Liu wanted to build a house, he asked the village people to help him.
"There's no need. Old Village Head, thank you for your kindness. I've already invited the workers over. Everyone in our village is busy. Besides, I'm afraid they don't want to go over there."
Even if Zhang Liu did not say it, the old elder still knew what Zhang Liu meant. The people of the village despised Wang Lang, and no one was willing to walk that way, it was only because he had asked the people of the village to help Wang Wu build the house that he had forced himself to beg and threaten them with did he manage to build the house.
"Oh, I've hired a job. That would save me the trouble of listening to some nonsense."
It wasn't just Dou Wang, there were also people gossiping behind Zhang Liu's back now that she was gone. Although Li Li and him didn't sound as bad as giving up on each other, but in the end, she had been dumped by a man. Moreover, the Lin Family still had a Old Lady Lin and a Second Aunt Lin, how could they talk to Zhang Liu lightly?
"Come, make a handprint here to prove that I agree to your use of that piece of land."
Although he could not read a word, the Old Village Chief had his own method of memorizing the contents of the book. He took out a thick book and wrote down a few symbols with his pen, then had Zhang Liu to press her hand on the book behind him.
"Is this a handprint for building a house? Or do you want to use the handprint from that piece of land? "
Zhang Liu wanted to ask more clearly.
"It's a handprint for building a house. If you press your handprint, you will be able to build a house there, and the house will belong to you."
After Zhang Liu heard the Old Village Chief say this, she pressed a hand seal onto it and then continued to speak about his requirements.
"Old Village Chief, there's still one more thing that I want to do. Otherwise, my entire family will starve to death. Can't you just open your shop at the back of our house?"
Hearing that, the old elder hesitated for a moment.
It's a little hard to open up. Oh, it's not that I don't want you to drive it, but I'm worried that our village will have more land to open up there. Even if you do, you might not even get a good harvest in the first two years.