Watching Second Sister-in-law Zhou eating the pork belly with such relish, Eldest Sister-in-law Zhou found Zhou Daya to be an eyesore.

"You have no sense at all! You didn't even know to bring back a skewer of meat. I've raised you for nothing," Eldest Sister-in-law Zhou scolded, forcefully pointing her index finger at Zhou Daya's head.

Second Sister-in-law Zhou and the others couldn't care less about how someone else disciplined their daughter; they just finished eating and waited to have a good dream while sleeping.

Just as Auntie Li was preparing to go into her room to sleep, Li Haozi walked through the door carrying six racks of ribs.

"Mom, you haven't slept yet? That's perfect. Come, here are the ribs for you and Dad. Eat them while they're hot."

The six racks of ribs were all connected, so Li Haozi took a knife and cut them apart right there in the courtyard.

"Here, Mom, try it."

"It would be better to save them as a dish for tomorrow's lunch," Mother Li and Father Li said as they took a rack of ribs.

"Just eat it. It tastes best while it's hot. There's no need to save it for tomorrow. Don't skimp on eating the meat at home, and don't save any for me either. You can tell by how much weight I've put on recently."

Recently, Li Haozi had visibly gained weight; one look and it was obvious that his diet had improved quite a bit.

Sister-in-law Li and the others also smelled the aroma and came out. Seeing the two elderly people each happily gnawing on a rack of ribs, she spoke up.

"That's a lot of ribs."

"Yeah, my sister-in-law asked me to bring them back as a filial offering for Mom and Dad." The implication was: these were for his parents, so who would dare to eat them?

"It's just two racks of ribs, who cares?"

These weren't just any ribs; since he had cut them himself, there was plenty of meat left on them, with a thick layer still clinging to the bone.

"Daya, Dahua, come here. Uncle will give you some meat."

The two children looked at their uncle, then at their mother, and still walked over.

No matter how displeased Sister-in-law Li was, she wouldn't stop her daughters from eating meat. After all, it was still a benefit for her family.

However, seeing her two daughters gnawing away happily, she was still very angry.

Out of sight, out of mind; Sister-in-law Li simply went back to her room.

The next day, Eldest Sister-in-law Zhou and Second Sister-in-law Zhou worked together in perfect harmony to cook a meal.

Then, they took a few pieces of ribs and went together to eat under the banyan tree.

In the heat of summer, many people brought their rice bowls out to eat, chatting and eating together under the banyan tree.

"Guifeng, you're eating here too? Oh my, you're having steamed buns today!"

Xu Guifeng raised her head quite proudly, preparing to exchange some polite pleasantries.

Then she saw the very prominent ribs in the bowls of the two sisters-in-law.

"Did you go buy meat to eat?" Had the sun risen from the west?

Everyone under the banyan tree looked over in unison and indeed spotted several large pieces of ribs.

"These were a gift from our Third Sister-in-law. She gave us several racks of ribs!"

"I'm really envious of you! But it's true that your Third Sister-in-law is generous; she's willing to give you so much meat."

Indeed, the two sisters-in-law had come out to eat here specifically to show off that they were eating meat today.

It wasn't just them; every family in the village was like that. As long as they had something good to eat, they would bring their rice out to eat in public.

They wished for everyone to know they were eating something good today.

By the time Ba Yuejiao woke up, Zhou Rui had already left with Li Haozi.

Her cousin and his wife had gone to The Town on a date and said they wouldn't be back for lunch.

So, only Ba Yuejiao and the baby were left at home.

When she came out, she found Zhou Dahua in the courtyard cleaning up the things from yesterday's barbecue.

"Aunt, you're awake?"

"Yes, why did you come over so early?"

"It's Saturday today, so I came over to help sweep the courtyard."

"Did my cousin and the others go out?" Ba Yuejiao was washing up in the courtyard.

"Yes, they left a while ago. They said there's porridge in the pot and told you to eat it when you wake up."

The ground was very dirty after the barbecue, and Zhou Dahua was cleaning it up bit by bit.

After Ba Yuejiao finished washing up, she saw there was enough porridge for at least three bowls in the pot, so she dished out two.

"Dahua, come over and have some porridge. You can clean up later."

"Aunt, is one bowl enough for you?"

"I have another bowl inside, you eat this one."

"Thank you, Aunt."

After Zhou Dahua finished eating, she cleaned up the area where they had the barbecue and then went to help wash the dishes.

Finally, she even washed the clothes that Ba Yuejiao had left inside.

As for intimate apparel, Ba Yuejiao had already washed those last night right after her shower.

Seeing Zhou Dahua being so proactive, Ba Yuejiao didn't stop her.

After bringing the baby out to sunbathe, Ba Yuejiao went inside and brought out a wooden tub.

She poured hot water from two thermoses into it, added some cold water, and started giving the baby a bath.

It was hot now, and honestly, being at home alone with a baby meant she couldn't be idle for even a moment.

Waking up early in the morning, she had to wash his bottom and change his diaper.

Then wipe his face and clean his mouth.

Then she would eat her own breakfast, after which she would give the baby a massage, let him sunbathe, and give him cod liver oil.

Then she would feed him, followed by a bath and a nap.

In any case, throughout the day, there was truly never a free moment.

Sometimes he would have bowel movements many times a day, and washing his bottom became tiresome.

Fortunately, sometimes her Godmother would help look after him, so Ba Yuejiao wouldn't have to be with the child all day long.

Once Zhou Dahua went back, Ba Yuejiao took the child into the Villa.

The barbecue she ate last night felt a bit greasy today, especially since her mouth still had the taste of garlic even after brushing her teeth.

It tasted as delicious as it was, but today her mouth smelled just as bad.

Therefore, Ba Yuejiao didn't plan on eating lunch at all; she would just eat some fruit to cleanse her palate.

Ba Yuejiao cut a navel orange and ate it, then ate a box of strawberries.

The strawberries behind the Villa had grown quite a bit more, so Ba Yuejiao took an empty box and went to pick some.

After picking them, she thought about the vegetable planting she had mentioned yesterday.

Ba Yuejiao had searched on Taobao for quite a while before finding a way to buy in bulk.

It was labeled as a fifteen-variety seed package, meaning she could buy fifteen types of seeds for one Taobao usage.

After buying it once, Ba Yuejiao stopped for now. Even if it wasn't enough, she couldn't buy a second time, lest she get the same ones.

She would see what was missing once they grew.

Since she had free time now, Ba Yuejiao planted a little bit of each of the fifteen types of seeds.

After planting, she looked at her large orchard and vegetable garden. Ever since she had told Zhou Rui about her big Villa.

She almost never had to lift a finger for picking fruit or planting wheat and rice.

Furthermore, her husband was very thrifty; as soon as things grew, he would harvest them, fearing that if he picked them too late, the fruit production would decrease.

Therefore, there was now quite a bit of space taken up by boxes of harvested fruit.

However, her husband had already applied for long-distance driving next month, so these fruits would be sold off then.

Looking at the persimmons that hadn't been boxed yet, Ba Yuejiao suddenly craved some dried persimmons.

Since she had time, Ba Yuejiao simply made some dried persimmons right there in the Villa.

After she finished, her stomach rumbled.

But being in the Villa, was there any need to worry about not having food?

She went straight into the kitchen and ladled herself a bowl of fish maw chicken soup.

In this Villa, she had previously raised several chickens in a coop.

However, after her husband found out, he built a chicken coop in the furthest corner of the Backyard.

Now, they were raising twenty chickens.

Every day, she would feed them some soaked rice grains and green vegetables.

In the future, she would never have to worry about having chicken or eggs to eat.