"What are you doing when you go out? Mom made your favorite braised pork."

"I'll go find Sun Lihua and ask him something about it. I'll come back soon and come back for dinner without delay." Song Shunli quickly walked out of the room.

"Go early and go back early." Sun Yufeng shouted at Song Shunli's back, watching her son turn down the stairs, she turned around and glanced at Zhou Dujuan's room. She didn't walk in, but asked Zhou Dujuan to have a good rest.

The Sun Lihua mentioned by Song Shunli, they grew up together since childhood. Sun Lihua lived in the yard behind his house. His father was a deputy section chief of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. After Sun Lihua graduated from the Technical College, he also came to work at the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.

Song Shunli went to buy a bag of apples first, and then went to Sun Lihua's home and explained his purpose. Sun Lihua agreed. Recently, many people in the county town have started business. For Sun Lihua, they are familiar with these licenses. He told Song Shunli to go to him with a house rental contract, and he was there from Monday to Friday.

Song Shun left Sun Lihua's house smoothly and went home. Zhou Dujuan was already busy in the house. Sun Yufeng was rarely holding a child and feeding porridge.

"So smoothly, you're back, everyone is waiting for you to start dinner." Sun Yufeng greeted, then lifted the pot, and brought out a plate of braised pork and a plate of sweet and sour pork ribs from it.

"Why haven't Dabao and my dad been back yet?" Song Shunli looked inside the house, and it was rare to be quiet.

"A colleague of your father picked up his daughter-in-law and took Dabao out for dinner. Xiao Wang from the second floor came to pass the message, telling us not to wait for them." Sun Yufeng picked up a piece of oily pork belly and stuffed it into her mouth, with a satisfied expression on her face.

"Dujuan, fold your clothes after dinner, come quickly." Song Shunli greeted.

Seeing that his son felt sorry for his daughter-in-law so much, Sun Yufeng curled her lips, but when she thought of what Zhou Shuilian brought, she also said, "Dujuan, come and have a meal, it will be cold in a while."

When Zhou Dujuan heard Sun Yufeng's words, she stopped pushing her back. She sat down with the child in her arms and started eating.

It was not until night that everyone had fallen asleep that Song Shunli came to the bed and whispered to Zhou Dujuan.

"Du Juan, when my mother goes to work tomorrow, I will go find out if there is a suitable house."

"Okay, you can find a few more companies and use the money carefully." Zhou Dujuan reminded.

"I know, don't tell my mother about this. When we make money, we will move out." Song Shunli was so conscientious that he was so careful that he actually wanted his own space.

Zhou Dujuan naturally nodded in agreement. The two of them looked forward to the future for a while before they went to bed.

Chen Xuhui drove the ox cart, Zhou Shuilian and Mu Xiu, and rushed back home before dark. After returning, Mu Xiaocao happened to prepare the meal. Everyone washed their hands and sat down to start eating.

"Xiu, do you think this business is easy to do?" Zhou Shuilian said worriedly.

"As long as my aunt and uncle are not lazy people, I can support myself no matter what I do." Mu Xiu knew that it is the early stage of reform and development, and as long as I do these small businesses, I basically make money.

"Don't worry, your aunt has been diligent since she was a child." Zhou Shuilian couldn't guarantee anything else, but she dared to make promises about diligence.

"As hardworking as our mother." Mu Xiaocao joked beside her, and everyone laughed.

"Mom, my aunt gave birth to three sons, so she should be harder in her in-laws' house. Why did she become more obedient as she lives," Mu Xiu asked suddenly.

"You are still young and don't understand. My aunt has given birth to three children now. She is a yellow-faced woman when she goes out, and no one wants it. Besides, after becoming a mother, she feels sorry for the child. She doesn't want the child to be bullied by her stepmother. She has no ability to make a living, so she must be even more obedient." Mu Xiaocao replied with deep emotion.

After hearing Mu Xiaocao's answer, Zhou Shuilian's eyes turned red. Song Shunli was still honest at least. Thinking of Zhou Dujuan, her life was so bitter...

In the following days, Mu Xiu's family cleaned up the pigpen and painted it with cement and lime. Mu Xiu asked Mu Shu to build a small kang inside. After a few days, he moved all the fungus and mushrooms over. From now on, this small room will be a mushroom room.

On the other side of the greenhouse, all the wooden boards laid on the vegetable garden soil were peeled off. After fertilizing the soil below, vegetables such as spinach, rapeseed, cabbage, as well as eggplant, beans, and zucchini are easily stored off-season.

After doing all this, Mu Xiu calculated his days and it was time to go to the county town to meet Song Shunli. During dinner, Mu Xiu said, "Mom, I'll go to my aunt's house tomorrow morning to see how things are going."

"Okay, I'll go with you." Zhou Shuilian nodded.

"Mom, I'm riding a bicycle by myself, going early and returning early." Mu Xiu prefers to be alone, which makes it easier to do things.

"Yes, mom, if you go there again, you have to bring something over again. Why don't you just go to Mu Xiu and ask for a message and come back." Mu Xiaocao felt sorry for what he brought every time.

"You kid..." Zhou Shuilian was speechless to Mu Xiaocao.

"Mom, that's it." Mu Xiu put down his bowl and went to pack up what he would bring tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Mu Xiu had breakfast and packed several snacks that had been prepared. He rode his bicycle to the county town. At nine o'clock, he arrived near Zhou Dujuan's house. Mu Xiu found a secluded place, put the bicycle into the space, and then walked over.

Up the stairs, Zhou Dujuan's door was lightly closed. Mu Xiu knocked twice and pushed the door in. Zhou Dujuan was changing one of the children's diapers, and the other was lying on the bed, eating his fingers with his eyes open, very well-behaved.

"Auntie, I'm here." Mu Xiu said hello.

Zhou Dujuan was so busy that he didn't even know that someone had entered the room. Hearing Mu Xiu's voice, he raised his head and said in surprise: "You are here."

"Where is my uncle-in-law?" Mu Xiu looked around and didn't see Song Shunli.

"I'm going to make rice porridge. The child is going to drink it later. You sit down first and he will be back soon." Zhou Dujuan was busy with his hands.

As he was talking, Song Shunli walked in with a small pot.

"Hello uncle." Mu Xiu shouted politely.

"Mu Xiu, you are here, I'll pour you a glass of water." Song Shunli hurriedly put the pot on the table, picked up the thermos bottle and poured Mu Xiu a glass of water.

"Uncle, please feed the baby to dinner."

"Sit down first, I'll tell you after I finish my work." Song Shunli turned around and put two bowls of rice in the pot, brought it to Zhou Dujuan, picked up the spoon, stirred it to the appropriate temperature, and then handed it over.

"Just let me feed you, go and greet Mu Xiu." Zhou Dujuan took the bowl and fed the child quickly.
Chapter completed!