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n105 The Head of the Family

nShe used her spiritual power to check the other shed and made sure that Li Xiao had returned. Only then did Lin Xiaoyue feel relieved.

nShe was glad that Li Xiao had built the shed and allowed them to move out of the house. Otherwise, they would not be able to sleep in this heavy rain.

nLiu Shi also woke up.

nShe got out of bed and found some clothes to cover Lin Xiaoyue and Lin Xiaozhi to prevent them from catching a cold due to the rain and the drop in temperature.

n“It’s a good thing that Xiao’er set up the shed, otherwise we would be in trouble in this storm,” Liu Shi sighed.

nLin Xiaoyue smiled and patted the bed, signaling her mother to come back and continue sleeping.

n“The sun is not even out yet, so you can’t cook at this time. Come back and sleep for a while more.”

nThe stove was built in the open, so it couldn’t be used if the rain didn’t stop.

nFortunately, all the kitchenware had been kept in the shed last night, so she didn’t have to worry about getting wet.

n“Yes.” Liu Shi responded.

nShe got on the bed and leaned against the head of the bed, next to Lin Xiaoyue.

nHer sleepiness was gone, so she chatted with her daughter.

n“It’s probably not easy to walk in such heavy rain. Are we still going to transport bricks today?” Liu Shi asked.

n“Yes. We have to bring them back in advance so as not to affect the construction progress.” Lin Xiaoyue smiled and looked at Liu Shi. “Summer rain comes and goes quickly. When the sun comes out, the ground will soon dry up. It won’t be too bad.”

n“Only the road out of the village might be muddy. Even if there was a storm on the main road, it would not affect us too much.”

nLiu Shi nodded.

n“Go to the town today and buy some cloth for me to make two bed sheets and two thin quilts.” Liu Shi looked at Lin Xiaoyue. “The weather looks hot, but it’s still a little cold when it rains at night. Qing’er is still sick after all.”

n“Sure.”

nIt was rare for her mother to say she wanted to buy fabric.

nIn the shed next door, Li Xiao and Xiao Qing, who were lying on the straw, had also woken up.

nXiao Qing was sleeping beside Li Xiao, so he wasn’t cold. When he heard the voices from next door, his eyes moistened.

nLi Xiao’s expression was normal, but his heart felt warm.

nAunt Liu really treated them as family.

nThe storm finally stopped after daybreak.

nLin Xiaoyue let Liu Shi rest and went out of the shed to start a fire to cook.

nLi Xiao checked the condition of the shed and then went to the old house to look at the ox.

nAfter he left Fourth Uncle Lin in the mountains last night, he felt that it was going to rain, so he moved the ox and the cart to the old house.

nTherefore, it did not suffer much even though there were pools of water in the house.

nWhen the ox was brought out, Li Xiao was still thinking that he had to build a shed for the ox.

nSince she was in a hurry to go to town, Lin Xiaoyue only fried ten eggs and then cooked a pot of noodles.

nEach of them had a bowl of noodles with two eggs and Lao Gan Ma seasoning. It was a satisfying meal.

nAfter the meal, Liu Shi cleaned the table and washed the dishes.

nLin Xiaoyue brought her prey with her and rushed to town with Li Xiao on the ox-cart.

nAfter the heavy rain, there was indeed mud on the road.

nFortunately, there weren’t many people leaving yet, so it wasn’t that difficult to pass through.

nWhen they arrived at Qingshi Town, Li Xiao sent Lin Xiaoyue all the way to the back kitchen of Ruyi Restaurant. After he told her that he would pick her up on the last trip in the afternoon, he then went to the brick kiln in the west of the city to transport bricks.

nLin Xiaoyue entered Ruyi Restaurant and exchanged her prey for money.

nAfter that, she greeted Liang Chengcai and went to the street.

nShe had an appointment with Liang Chengcai at 10 o’clock, so she had more than two hours to walk around town.

nLin Xiaoyue wanted to understand the town more, so she went to the dock this time.

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