On the way up the mountain, there was a huge group of people, including men, women, old and young, and it was very lively.

Cao Bamei and Xiuhong's mother and daughter were also among them. They brought dry food, water, hatchets, shoulder poles, straw ropes and other things.

In addition, the third boy was also sent to the old house by Cao Bamei early in the morning and handed over to the Jin family to take care of him.

Because she had to carry the second daughter's embroidery with her, it would be nice for the two of them to have a helper.

"Second sister-in-law, why are you two alone? Didn't Xiaowei and Xiuxiu come over to help?"

Zhao Liuer and Yang Yongzhi were also in the team. The couple came to open the mountain and sent their daughter to a Taoist temple to be looked after temporarily by her uncle Zhao Damao.

Seeing that they were a couple, Cao Bamei smiled and said, "How can Xiu Xiu be allowed to come to these places? Then she definitely won't be able to come!"

"As for Xiaowei..." Cao Bamei paused for a moment, "Xiaowei must stay at home to take care of Xiuxiu."

Yang Yongzhi is a straight man, and he must say what he thinks of.

He glanced in the direction of Lijiacun and said: "It's only a short month now, and we're not giving birth to a baby, so what can we take care of? Besides, we still have a mother-in-law and a sister-in-law at home. As a grown man, he can definitely take care of himself."

I came to help open the mountain..."

Before she could finish her words, Cao Bamei pinched her waist gently from behind.

Yang Yongzhi was stunned for a moment and turned around to find Cao Bamei winking at him.

Yang Yongzhi shut up, but it was hard to take back what he just said.

Cao Bamei's smile was a little awkward, but her words remained calm.

"Well, they came back to give gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival a few days ago. Xiaowei gave me all these instructions,"

“When you say you are going to open the mountain, you must inform us in advance so that you can come and help.”

"I was stopped at that time and asked to go back. I said, what can I do to help? There is still a pile of firewood in the firewood shed at home that has not been burned out!"

"When the time comes for the mountains to open, Xiuhong and I will follow everyone into the mountains and bring back a load of canes and branches to suit the occasion. Our family is not short of firewood."

"Ten thousand steps back, even if there is really no firewood, as long as you have money on hand, are you still worried about not being able to buy firewood? Then the Luo family never comes to Kaishan. When have they ever been short of firewood?"

Cao Bamei's chatter was so loud that Yang Yongzhi and Zhao Liuer were stunned for a moment.

Yang Yongzhi was muttering in his heart that this second sister-in-law, who usually didn't show off her personality, was talking a lot now. He just said a few words, and her chat box opened up.

Every word he said was either defending Li Wei and Xiu Xiu, or trying to flatter himself, as if no one could afford firewood.

He and Liu'er went up the mountain to chop firewood. It wasn't that they couldn't afford firewood, but that they had free firewood and wanted to get more to go back and store...

Next to her, Zhao Liu'er smiled and echoed Cao Bamei's words: "Second sister-in-law is right. If you have money in your hand, let alone firewood, what can't you buy?"

Cao Bamei nodded, "So, I told Xiaoweina at that time, I said you must not come to Kaishan. You can take good care of Xiuxiu at home. It is a great help and you have done one of the most important things."

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Zhao Liuer smiled with crooked eyebrows and nodded again, "Yes, second sister-in-law, you are absolutely right. Whatever is most important, you must have a sense of proportion. Right now, Xiuxiu mother and son are the most important thing!"

Cao Bamei was very satisfied with Zhao Liuer's performance.

But Yang Yongzhi didn't want to continue listening to Cao Bamei's covert words, so he said to Zhao Liu'er: "I'm going to discuss something with my third and fourth uncles in front."

Zhao Liuer said, "Let me go with you, so as not to get separated later when we reach the mountains."

Yang Yongzhi nodded, didn't bother to say hello to Cao Bamei, and headed to the front of the team.

Zhao Liuer said hello to Cao Bamei and chased after Yang Yongzhi.

When Yang Yongzhi and Zhao Liu'er were gone, Cao Bamei stroked her heart and let out a sigh of relief.

Next to her, the second daughter, Xiu Hong, tilted her head and looked at Cao Bamei in surprise, "Mom, you clearly didn't say those words to the eldest sister and eldest brother-in-law during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Why did you make up nonsense to the third uncle and the third aunt before?

Come and talk?"

Cao Bamei raised her hand to cover the second daughter's mouth, but the second daughter turned her face away.

Not only that, she also glared at her mother angrily, "Mom, what are you doing? You used your hand to blow my brother's nose when you went out. You didn't wash it all the way. Then you touch my mouth again. You're dead!"

The second girl spat on the ground a few times as she spoke, with a look of disgust on her face.

Cao Bamei rolled her eyes in anger, changed her hand and gently poked the other person's head.

"You little girl, you're so young and you already dislike me, my mother? I raised you in vain!"

Xiuhong twitched her eyebrows.

Cao Bamei retracted her hand, dragged the second girl up the mountain, and said in a low voice: "I said that to your uncle and aunt before, because it was my mother who wanted to save face."

"Just don't expose me, your mother, okay?"

Xiuhong shook her brows again, "Don't worry, I'm not a coward!"

Finally, she turned her face to the side and muttered: "I will suffer the consequences for the sake of saving face!"

When Cao Bamei heard the second daughter's words, she opened her mouth and wanted to retort.

When the words come to your lips, you back down again. How do you argue?

The second daughter is right, she doesn't just talk so much just to put some money on her face!

I don’t know what happened at that time, but my third brother and sister-in-law just asked casually, and I felt like a cat whose tail was stepped on, and my hair immediately exploded.

It seemed as if the other person was deliberately mocking someone by asking that question, and I felt like I couldn't save that face if I didn't say it perfectly.

So I fabricated a bunch of lies to prop up the scene. In the final analysis, what else can I do if I don't want to save face and suffer?

Let me admit it honestly: Yes, my son-in-law and others did not come to help this year!

Is it embarrassing to tell the truth?

Is it embarrassing?

After thinking for a moment, Cao Bamei nodded affirmatively, yes, it's embarrassing.

Therefore, I really want to save face and suffer the consequences!

By the way, what happened to Li Wei this year?

Xiuxiu didn't get married before, and she was very hard-working. She would run here almost every day and do whatever work was available.

When chopping firewood, if you don't want to chop your own firewood, you have to come here first to fill up the woodshed.

Do you really agree with that sentence, don't let the eagle fly when you don't see the rabbit?

Now that Xiuxiu is married, the rice is cooked and the rice is cooked, so you are slacking off?

But the problem is, even if Li Wei slacks off, Xiuxiu should urge him to come over and help, right?

The two villages are so close to each other. It is impossible that the village on the other side would not know about the news that the mountain is being opened here.

Many relatives and friends in the village heard the news, and many came to help.

Continuing to walk up the mountain, Cao Bamei met several village women with whom she usually had good friendships.
Chapter completed!