Chen Jianmin was helpless when facing his parents. They always thought about helping their family, but they didn't consider whether they had the ability to do so or not.
Noticing his annoyance, Dong Li said, "Don't argue with your parents over this small matter. After breakfast, let's go to the mountain foothills. I will help you gather more firewood. With more people, we should be able to get enough today."
When he heard this, Chen Jianmin said, "Thankfully, I have you."
He glanced at his brother and said, "Jianguo, you should stay at ho later. Even if your body has recovered, your immunity still isn't as good as ours. You should stay ho and avoid catching a cold."
Chen Jianguo was aware of his own health, so he didn't pretend to be strong and nodded. "Brother, I understand."
When they finished cleaning up the pen, the three of them transported the pig manure to the mountain and helped Dong Li gather so dried leaves to make into fertilizer.
They didn't stay to watch how he mixed the fertilizer and pushed the cart back. When Dong Li returned to the pig pen, they were already helping his uncles and father cut the bamboo. Seeing this, he quickly joined them.
Four hours later, they finally finished all the work. Checking the sun, Li Lingyun said, "It's not early anymore. Eldest brother, Third brother, I will go back first."
After he said that, he picked up his tools and walked back ho.
"Third brother, I will go back too," Li Chenze said.
Before he left, Li Chenmo said, "Eldest brother, please wait a mont."
"Third brother, what's wrong?" Li Chenze asked.
"Eldest brother, my wife said it's almost ti for your wife to go into labor. Do you plan to have a midwife visit your house or go to the hospital?" Li Chenmo asked.
"We plan to go to the hospital. But if we go, we might have to stay there for a few months until my wife finishes her postpartum confinent. So, we decided to invite a midwife instead," Li Chenze replied.
Hearing this, Li Chenmo nodded and said, "Eldest brother, if you need any help, just let know."
Li Chenze smiled, patted his third brother's shoulder, and said, "I will."
After he left, Dong Li said, "Father, I will go to the mountain foothills with Jianmin later to gather so firewood."
"No need to go to the mountain foothills. Just take the firewood at ho," Li Chenmo said.
Dong Li and Chen Jianmin exchanged glances at his words. Since his father had said so, Dong Li nodded and said, "Okay."
"Thank you, Uncle Li," Chen Jianmin said.
Li Chenmo nodded and said, "Let's go ho."
When they arrived ho, Lu Jueyu and Dong Huang had already finished cooking breakfast and were waiting for them. After Li Chenmo and Dong Li finished their shower, the family had breakfast together.
At the sa ti, Chen Jianmin and his family were also having their breakfast. As they ate, he said, "Father, Mother, I will go visit Uncle Li's house after breakfast."
Hearing this, Wu Yahui asked curiously, "Ah Min, didn't you just co back from the pig pen? Why are you visiting them again?"
Chen Jianguo swallowed his food and replied, "Mother, my brother plans to collect more firewood. We don't have enough to get through the winter, and if we don't collect it now, it will be dangerous to go to the mountain foothills when the weather gets colder."
"Then Father will go with you," Chen Gang said.
Chen Jianmin shook his head and said, "Father, you still have work to do. I can manage. Uncle Li told to take the firewood from his house, so I don't have to go to the mountain foothills."
When he heard this, Chen Gang asked, "Ah Min, if we take their family's firewood, what will they use later?"
"Father, don't worry. My master knows what he is doing. Since he told to take it from his house, then he must have a plan," Chen Jianmin replied casually.
Seeing how his son trusted Li Chenmo, Chen Gang felt complicated inside.
While he was delighted to see his son having a good relationship with the Li family, he also felt that his position as his father was losing out compared to his master in his son's heart.
Noticing his father's gaze, Chen Jianmin said, "Father, no matter how close I am to my master's family, you are my blood-related family. You are my only father. I will never choose others over you and our family."
After hearing this, Chen Gang felt relieved but also embarrassed that his thoughts had been seen through by his son.
He picked up so pickled vegetables and put them in his son's bowl while saying, "Eat more and stop talking nonsense."
Chen Jianmin grinned at his father but said nothing. Adults liked to save face, so he wouldn't expose his father's jealousy.
After breakfast, he went to Li Chenmo's house with a bamboo basket on his back. Inside were cotton hats made by his mother for Dong Li and Dong Huang.
His family had received a lot of things from Li Chenmo's family, so it was only right for them to return the kindness. While the value of the items differed, the thought counted.
When he arrived, Dong Li was already loading the firewood into the carts. Seeing him outside, Chen Jianmin walked over and said, "Ah Li, you should have waited for . It's so cold outside."
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Dong Li said, "I'm not cold. I had nothing to do, so I thought I would load the firewood first."
Noticing the bamboo basket, he asked, "What did you bring?"
Chen Jianmin took out the hats from the bamboo basket and said, "My mother made these for you and Xiao Huang."
Receiving the hat, Dong Li said, "Thank your mother for and my sister."
After he said that, he put on the hat and no longer felt his head freezing. The cotton was thick, and it made him feel warm.
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