Kaoshan Village, Liang family.
When a group of people entered the village, it was already late in the evening.
The Liang family’s place was too small, and suddenly squeezing in all these folks from the Dong family made it somewhat cramped for sleeping.
Fortunately, the weather was not too cold at the time, and Yixuan soon came out with a few cotton quilts as he saw everyone arriving.
"Dad, Mom, you guys can sleep here tonight."
In the eastern room, Dong Huiying was helping to spread the bedding. Dong Feiyan, Xu Wenzhou, and both Er Yuan and San Nian were all there.
The bed in the eastern room was large, so even if the entire Dong family slept there, it wouldn’t be crowded at all.
The chubby Dong Xinyuan then sneakily approached Dong Huiying, "Big sister, have you decided which brother-in-law you are going to choose?"
"Huh?" Dong Huiying was momentarily stunned.
With his eyes gleaming mischievously, Dong Xinyuan couldn’t help but snicker when he saw his big sister freeze from his question. "Come on, I think you and the brothers-in-law need to spend more time together to bond. I’ll take you to their room!"
"Oh, come on, there’s nothing to ’but’ about!"
Dong Xinyuan was pushing Dong Huiying’s shoulders and heading outside.
So, after a short while,
As she looked at the several brothers in the room, her face suddenly heated up like it was on fire.
Liang Zhichen walked over with a smile, "Baobao, no need to be shy."
He led Dong Huiying towards the small earthen bed.
This small earthen bed could barely fit three people. Because the bed was so small and could not accommodate everyone, the brothers often had to take turns sleeping on the floor.
Now, there were three sets of bedding on the bed. Shu Yu was seated stably at the head of the bed, Dong Huiying’s place was in the middle, and the big brother’s place was at the foot of the bed.
In this way, Baobao ended up being sandwiched between the big brother and the second brother.
"I’m sorry you have to squeeze in tonight," Liang Zhichen said, holding her hand as if he felt guilty, blaming himself for not being able to provide a better life for her.
The Liang Family Brothers weren’t the type to rely on a woman for everything.
In other families, women took on the responsibility to earn money and support the family, but the Liang brothers could also bear the heavy burden of their family.
Their simple house was indeed too shabby.
As he thought this, he didn’t realize Dong Huiying felt even more upset.
"I’m sorry..." she looked at the small earthen bed and then glanced at the floor, which also had three sets of bedding laid out, belonging to Haoming, Yue Ning, and Yixuan.
Since there were many people in the Liang household, this small room simply couldn’t accommodate everyone.
"Tomorrow I’ll send our parents back to Daliu Village, and then I’ll tidy up this place. We can switch back, I’ll stay here, and you guys move to the eastern room, okay?"
Liang Zhichen was momentarily stunned,
At that moment, the second brother, Shu Yu, chuckled lightly, "Baobao is thoughtful."
He took off the outer shirt he had on, folded it neatly, and even repeatedly smoothed out every crease with his hands.
Big brother Zhichen frowned and glanced at Shu Yu, his expression seemingly helpless.
Yet Shu Yu spoke as if nothing was wrong, "Make the best use out of everything. I’m not well, and you guys never let me sleep on the floor, always sparing me, but it’s already autumn, and in a few months, it will be winter. I’m also worried about you guys always sleeping on the floor, getting cold."
Liang Zhichen suddenly gripped her hand tightly, but he managed the pressure well; it was firm but didn’t hurt her. "Don’t worry too much, this house is just old. I’ve been thinking, in a little while, we’ll build a big house."
Anyway, conditions at home had improved significantly, and building a big courtyard, even if built like the Dong family’s with three sections, would only cost about fifteen silvers.