It was right to not tell Qian Jiyun about herself and the two little ones. If Qian Jiyun took the two children back with him, how would they live with a stepmother like Xue Ling?
That woman could be ruthless to Qian Yiyun—let alone the two children!
…
After asking Qian Yiyun to stay home with the four children, An Jiuyue went into the mountains to reclaim land again in the afternoon. When she returned home at night, she saw Qian Yiyun gutting a fish under the tree.
"Where did the fish come from?" she asked, approaching her.
"I caught it," Qian Yiyun looked up at her and replied.
"An auntie from the village came by today to ask you to catch some fish in the fields at the foot of the mountain. You weren't around, so I went. I caught several fish! I placed them all in the vat. Sister Jiuyue, can you rear fishes in that vat?"
An Jiuyue looked in the direction she was pointing at. It was the water vat that she used to collect rainwater.
