Father Wang looked at them and muttered under his breath, "All of you talk as if I'm the bad guy here. Since no one has any objections, then you can do as you please."
"Stop smoking and come help," Mother Wang said before she went to check if she forgot something.
Seeing his wife was happy and his daughters-in-law had no objections, Father Wang no longer worried and went to help them tie up the bamboo baskets.
When the sun rose in the eastern horizon, the Wang family set out for Xie village.
At the same time, Song Li and his son stood outside Li Chenmo's house. Not long after, the gate was opened.
Dong Li and Dong Huang looked at them and greeted them, "Uncle, Cousins."
Seeing them carrying their school bags, Song Li asked with a smile, "Xiao Li, Xiao Huang, are you going to school?"
Dong Li nodded and said, "Uncle, we are leaving now. My father said he would wait for you and my cousins in the backyard."
Hearing this, Song Li nodded and said, "Then we will go inside by ourselves. You should go or you will be late."
"Okay," Dong Li nodded.
After they entered the house, Dong Li closed the gate and locked it.
Inside the house, Song Wen and Song Min looked at the closed door with longing in their eyes.
It would be a lie to say they didn't feel envious when they saw their cousins going to school. Unfortunately, their family's condition was not as good as their aunt's and it would be impossible for their parents to pay the tuition fee.
Song Li noticed his sons' gazes and felt guilt in his heart. But, he couldn't say a word of comfort nor give them an empty promise.
The three of them walked to the backyard and saw Li Chenmo folding the sacks and checking his tools.
Seeing them coming from the window, Lu Jueyu came out of the kitchen holding three packages, a thermos flask, and three waterskins.
"Cousin, have you eaten? There is some breakfast in the kitchen, do you and the children want to have some first before leaving?" she asked with a smile.
"Yuyu, we have eaten at home," Song Li replied with a smile.
Lu Jueyu looked at the bamboo tubes hanging from their waists and knew they hadn't brought any food. Since they were going to harvest the grains, how could they work without eating?
With this thought, she placed the food and water prepared for her husband into a bamboo basket before she went back to the kitchen.
When she came out again, her husband had already finished checking everything and said, "Wife, we are leaving now."
Lu Jueyu handed four big packages wrapped in oil paper to him and said, "Husband, I packed more food for you, my cousin, and my nephews. Take a break when you are tired, don't overdo it."
It took them two hours of walking before they finally reached a flat surface. Turning around, they could see the villages in the distance and could roughly guess their location. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
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