Life with children was busy and fulfilling. This winter, Juhua was no longer as idle as she used to be. In the past, she could tuck her feet into a foot warmer and do needlework with some snacks by her side. Now, however, there was hardly a moment of peace. She was either changing Banli and Cong's diapers or nursing them. She could only steal moments to do some needlework and teach Pu Pao some chores and her own way of doing things.
In the eleventh month, both the Zhang family and the Zheng Family bought dozens of mu of wasteland. They took advantage of the newly cold weather to hire people to clear it, tilling the soil so the freezing cold would kill the insects deep within the earth. Come next spring, they would till it again, add some fertilizer, and then they could plant a season of Shanyu or corn.
