She finally sighed in relief.
âWife!â With a magnetic and pleasant male voice, she was hugged by a man.
Xiao Yuchuan held her, seeing her hands covered in mud, he said with heartache, âWhy are you hoeing? I could do that.â
As he spoke, he didnât mind her dirty hands, his clean big hands brushed the mud off her hands.
âThird Brother is back?â She glanced at the mud on his hand, âYour hands are so clean, now theyâre dirty from the mud on mine.â
âItâs okay,â he said, âIâve already delivered two carts of dried fern. Come back for lunch, and from noon until evening, Iâll rush to deliver two more carts.â
Yishan, a tall figure, also walked into the courtyard, holding a white cloth bag in his hand, âWife, leave the planting work to Third Brother and me.â
âYou guys do your own thing, I should also do something.â
âYouâve done enough already.â Yishan loved and cherished her diligence, âWeâve bought the locks.â
He took out a lock from the cloth bag and hung it on the courtyard door, âFive keys for the gate lock, and three keys for each of the twelve locks on the other doors.â
âOkay.â She nodded, âFor now, just lock the main gate, then when the furniture is all ready in the new house, weâll lock each door.â
âAs my wife decides,â said Yuchuan, kissing her cheek.
Su Qingyue glared at him, and he grinned in response.
âFourth Brother has prepared lunch, Third Brother, letâs eat quickly, we have to deliver goods in the afternoon.â Yishan said.
âAlright.â Yuchuan pulled Su Qingyueâs hand, âWife, letâs go have lunch.â
Upon noticing the footprints on the wall, he became furious, âSome damned animal from the village went into our new house to kick the walls! Theyâre not afraid of breaking their legs!â
Yishanâs expression darkened as he followed Yuchuanâs gaze, âNo wonder our wife asked Fourth Brother to buy locks. Itâs frustrating, we put so much effort and energy into building the new house. Yet before we even moved in, so many footprints were left on the walls.â
âIt must have been done by people with jealousy issues.â Yuchuan said in anger, âIf I find out who it is, Iâll break their rotten legs!â
âWell, if we donât catch them, itâs alright. They are taking advantage of our absence. Itâs just a minor issue, letâs forget it.â Su Qingyue said, and the two men let it go.
After locking the new houseâs gate, the three went home for lunch.
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Su Qingyue gave each family member a key to the new houseâs gate, the extra key and other door locks were put away for now.
She returned to the new houseâs yard, holding a hoe, loosening the soil first and then digging small holes in the ground to bury the seeds.
Since she was in the yard, the gate was left open.
A figure entered the yard. Su Qingyue was crouching to plant seeds, she looked sideways and saw Li Gui from the village, âWhat are you here for?â
âTo see you. Is that okay?â He closed the courtyard door.
Yesterday, he had come to see the Xiao familyâs new house. It was as well-built as his own house, however⦠it was more spacious and had more rooms.
Seeing him closing the door, Su Qingyue frowned, âLeave the gate open. Get out of the yard right now!â