After sitting for a while at Li Chuntao’s place, Xiaoxiao went home.

The Yang family’s farming work was finished early, because they didn’t have to shell all the corn, leaving a large pile stacked up in the courtyard.

The Yang family’s living conditions improved, and they no longer had to eat cornmeal every day, so their consumption wasn’t as large, unlike other families who needed to grind all their cornmeal for the winter.

Now, the Yang family has put all their energy into the fish pond, watching the plump fish being caught daily, busily enjoying themselves.

As soon as Xiaoxiao entered the courtyard, she saw her mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law sitting in the courtyard, doing needlework.

Xiaoxiao was a bit puzzled; the farm work was over, weren’t the sisters-in-law supposed to be helping at the workshop? Why had they come back?

Xiaoxiao walked over and asked, "Mom, what are you doing here?"

Yang Ming’s mother hadn’t replied yet when the second sister-in-law spoke first, "Sister-in-law, you’re back! Mom said Xiaoxia is due in a month, so she specifically asked us to come back to help make some quilts and little clothes for the baby."

Xiaoxiao had been so busy she forgot about this. It’s already been two months since she returned, and now Xiaoxia is due in just a month.

Time flies, a month will pass in a blink, and it’s indeed time to prepare since babies don’t always arrive right on schedule, they might come early. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The Guo family is such a big household, they must have prepared everything early on, and whatever mother-in-law is doing might not be necessary.

But it’s still a gesture from the maternal family, and it should be done properly without negligence.

"Mom, let me see what you’ve made?" Xiaoxiao leaned in to join the fun, knowing she couldn’t really help with this.

Little belly wraps, tiny clothes, pants, quilts, shoes, even rings have been prepared, and Xiaoxiao was thoroughly impressed.

Seeing Xiaoxiao approaching, Yang Ming’s mother spoke, "Third daughter-in-law, we’ve prepared for your Little Liufu too, it’s about to get cold."

"Yes, thank you, Mom."

It’s just early autumn, not yet cold, and Little Liufu is playing in the courtyard himself, while Xiaoxiao kept an eye on him and watched her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law doing needlework. Everyone chatted casually.

"I heard Li Chuntao returned?" The second sister-in-law broke the silence first, after hearing people talk on the way back when mother-in-law called them from the workshop.

Xiaoxiao nodded and replied, "Yes, she returned. I just came from her place."

"Why did she come back again?"

Xiaoxiao expected they would ask, since even family members were so curious, not to mention people outside, "Her family owns a lot of land, and we’re thinking about what to plant next year. Corn isn’t worth much, so we’re considering planting something more valuable."

"Can she decide on that land?"

"Yes, she can decide."

She could more than just decide; that land was intended as Li Chuntao’s dowry, but unfortunately, it wasn’t used.

This was just a casual excuse she gave to Li Chuntao, but thinking about it now, it actually seems feasible. If Li Chuntao’s land is only used to plant corn, it would be a waste. Eventually, they’ll need a large supply of cabbage and soybeans, and purchasing them in small quantities from villagers isn’t ideal, it’s better to have their own cultivation field.

After chatting for a while, Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered bumping into Yang Dong earlier, wondering why she hadn’t seen him, so she asked, "Didn’t the fourth come back?"