Not long after, Xue Da arrived. He said he was going to walk around, but he just sat down in the courtyard.
Xue Yifu, Li Hehua, and Liu Guixia went back to the fields to continue their work, hoping to sow the soybeans by the afternoon.
However, compared to yesterday’s exploration, the three of them were much more excited today. Xue Dafu and the others had gone to buy land. When they return, their family would have a few acres of land in their hands. No matter how they thought about it, their hearts would be at ease.
Because Xue Wufu had sprained his foot and hadn’t recovered yet, the scratches on his body were not suitable for him to move too much, for the time being, so he was forced to lie down on the brick bed by Xue Da.
Yu Hongyan was still at home. Since Xue Yan was not around, she was the one taking care of Jiang Yue. Xue Da was there too, so he naturally helped to look after Jiang Yue.
Jiang Yue was very calm as she was being watched by two people while Xue Wufu was in the room.
She knew that when Xue Yan was alone, she could still do her own things because Xue Yan would cover for her. However, now that Xue Yan was gone, her plans to replace the corn seedlings in the cornfield this morning changed to another time.
Xue Da sat on the bamboo chair, chuckling, his face kind, and he looked very affable.
Jiang Yue sat on the wooden horse beside Xue Da.
Li Hehua had spent a lot of effort to find this wooden horse. She said that Xue Yifu had once learned from an old carpenter for three months, but because the old carpenter had passed away, he had stopped learning and only focused on farming at home. However, because Xue Dafu had brought Xue Yan back, Xue Yifu crafted this wooden horse to make his younger brother happy.
Even though the wooden horse’s workmanship was a little rough, it was extremely sturdy. It was still intact after being used several times. It was clear that Xue Yifu had put a lot of effort into making this wooden horse.
No one else in the village had one except Xue Yan. Other children could only be envious from afar. Of course, that was when Xue Yan was very young.
Later on, Xue Yan stopped riding it when he was older. Other kids wanted it, even Dabao and Xiaobao from his eldest uncle’s family wanted it, but Xue Yifu could not bear to give it to them. He planned to give it to them when they had children in the future.
Now that Jiang Yue was in this house, Xue Yifu and Li Hehua had been talking about this matter since last night. Then, they found it for her this morning and let her ride it for fun.
Li Hehua had also mentioned that when Xue Yifu returned in the afternoon, he would make her a bamboo dragonfly to play with.
Jiang Yue couldn’t help but look up at the sky in shame.
It was only this morning that she found out that the tables, chairs, boxes, folding stool, and anvil in the house were all made from wood that Xue Yifu had found on the mountain.
They were also quite rough and couldn’t be compared to the ones bought from other carpenters, but they were strong and sturdy. As long as they were strong, they would be good for home use.
“Jiang Yue, why don’t you ride the horse? It’s so much fun. We didn’t even have this to play with when we were young. It’s all thanks to Yifu’s skillful hands.” Xue Da said to her kindly. His eyes were cloudy as he recalled, “I remember that when your brother was younger than you, he could ride this horse from one place to another.”
Xua Da’s finger was pointing from the kitchen to the yard. To be honest, she didn’t expect Xue Yan to be so lively. In fact, she couldn’t imagine that Xue Yan would ride such a child’s ride.
Maybe it was because she now knew that Xue Yan had been reborn and he was more mature than he seems.
However, in order to make the old man happy, Jiang Yue still cooperated and quietly moved the wooden horse from the side of the bamboo chair that Xue Da was sitting on to the other side…