Whose farming family has the male protagonist giving three piglets as a gift at the beginning?

Su Ziling pushed the cart and looked at Bai Shu, who was sweating profusely. His clothes were patched, especially around the shoulders and knees, but they were washed very cleanly.

He held the carrying pole with one hand and held Yaya with the other. Yaya was only one year younger than A Xiu. She was nine years old this year, but looked only six or seven years old.

She was small, with dry and sallow hair, and her clothes were ragged and ill-fitting, probably leftover clothes from one of her brothers.

Seeing Su Ziling looking at her, she tightened her grip on Bai Shu's hand and shrank behind him. Not knowing what she was thinking of, she soon came out again and timidly called Su Ziling "Sister".

Su Ziling was stunned for a moment, and when his eyes fell on her feet, he saw that her exposed toes were curled up unnaturally.

"Let's go, have some food and then go back."

Bai Shu shook his head. "No, we brought lunch with us. We thought we wouldn't be able to sell anything today, so we brought lunch with us, hoping to sell more for a while. We didn't expect you to help sell all of it as soon as you came."

"We won't eat. Let's walk back slowly. If we get hungry on the way, we can just eat a few bites."

Su Ziling raised her eyes to look at him, her eyes calm and almost indifferent, "You can eat cold rice, but you want Yaya to eat it with you? How old is she this year? If I remember correctly, she is only one year younger than Xiu, right? If she stands with Xiu now, I'm afraid she can't even reach Xiu's shoulders, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Bai Shu grabbed the carrying pole tightly with his hands, looked down at the skinny and little Yaya, and was speechless for a long time.

Su Ziling stretched out her hand towards Yaya, "Yaya, come here, I will take you to see your aunt, okay?"

Yaya glanced at Bai Shu, wanting to go but not daring to.

Until Bai Shu sighed and said to her, "Go."

Only then did she let go of her hand and walked towards Su Ziling, following closely beside her.

Bai Shu put the empty flower basket on the cart and took the cart from Su Ziling, "Let me push it."

Su Ziling didn't argue with him. He simply gave the car to him and walked in front with Yaya in hand.

"Why don't you send the melons to the restaurant if you can't sell them? I told you when we planted them that we would be responsible for recycling them."

Bai Shu didn't say anything for a while. Su Ziling tilted his head slightly and asked, "Are you afraid of causing trouble for us?"

He didn't say anything, and Su Ziling knew that she guessed right.

They brought the father and daughter to the restaurant. It was dinner time and the restaurant was crowded. The three of them went in through the back door, parked the cart, and Su Ziling took them to the backyard. He cooked a bowl of noodles for each of them, added a lot of meat, and also laid an egg.

Then he went into the kitchen to take over Bai Wei's work, "Aunt San, I'll take over for you for a while. Yaya and her father are here. They are in the yard. You can go and talk to them."

Bai Wei was stunned for a moment, but still put down the kitchen knife in her hand. As soon as she walked out of the door, she saw Bai Shu gave all the meat in the bowl to Yaya. She turned around and cut a bowl of meat and took some vegetables and pickles.

The father and daughter were eating when they suddenly noticed three more dishes on the table. When they looked up, they saw Bai Wei. Yaya's eyes lit up, "Auntie!"

Bai Wei smiled and patted her head, "Eat quickly."

Seeing her sit down, Bai Shu stopped eating. "We didn't expect her to come. It was Xiaoqing who went over to help sell chayote, and then..."

Bai Wei nodded, her voice soft and gentle, "I know, just eat it. If it's not enough, I'll cook more."

Maybe it was because the brother and sister had talked it out at Maodou’s full moon party last time, so now they don’t seem so unfamiliar with each other.

Looking at Yaya's clothes, Bai Wei frowned slightly, then got up and went back to the house. A moment later, she came out of the room with two bags, one large and one small.

"This is the clothes Ah Xiu wore. She's grown taller now and can't wear them anymore. Although they're a little old, they're not torn. Take them back and share them with Yaya and the others. Each of them can get two sets."

"This small one is for Yaya alone. There are several pairs of shoes in it."

Bai Shu put down his chopsticks and said, "I can't have this. I planted thirty or forty chayote trees this year. I took good care of them. One tree can produce three or four hundred fruits. Xiaoqing can help me sell them for one penny each. I estimate that after selling all the fruits, I can get at least ten taels of silver. Then I will buy one for each of the siblings."

"Take them. They are all old clothes and shoes. Xiu can't wear them now. Shi Liu and Mao Dou are both boys, so they can't wear them either. If you don't want them, they will be thrown away."

After hearing her say this, Bai Shu had no choice but to accept it.

Bai Wei didn't ask about the family or how everyone was doing. The brother and sister just chatted with each other nearby, and after dinner, Bai Shu and his daughter went home.

Before leaving, Su Ziling packed some pork heads, drunken bean paste, and pickled vegetables for them, as well as a whole basket of miscellaneous items.

After Bai Shu and the others left, Su Ziling went to the county government office again. He didn't see anyone along the way. Su Ziling frowned and asked, "Where is your young master?"

She happened to see the guard delivering tea and asked.

"Miss Su, you are here?" Seeing her, the guards' eyes lit up, "The young master is in the study. He hasn't left the study for a few days. He is so busy that he has no time to eat. He also rests in the study at night. You are here, so you can persuade him. We can't persuade him."

Su Ziling frowned. "The grain production data of various places have been processed. Shouldn't he have the most free time now? Could something have happened?"

The guard shook his head, "We don't know either. I guess only Lord Changce knows."

Su Ziling took the tea from his hand and said, "Give it to me. I'm going to the study."

"Thank you, Miss Su." The guard breathed a sigh of relief, handed her the tea, and left impatiently.

Looking at his hurriedly running back, Su Ziling was still a little confused.

It wasn't until she reached the study door that she realized why he was running so fast.

There was a knock on the door, and Shen Xingye's furious voice came from the room, "Get lost! I told you not to disturb me."

As soon as he finished speaking, something hit the door with a "bang". Su Ziling was stunned, his heart beating "boom, boom, boom", and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"it's me."

The room was quiet for a long time, and after a while, Shen Xingye's voice was heard urging Changce to pack up.

From time to time, the sound of ping-pong could be heard from the room. "Sister Xiaoqing? Please wait for me for a moment."

"Here, there, there, collect them quickly."

Just by listening to the noise, one could tell that the two of them must be in a hurry. Su Ziling knocked on the door again, "Don't clean up, open the door quickly."

“It’s a bit messy in there.”

"Open the door first, I have something to tell you." Su Ziling urged.

After a while, the door creaked open.

Shen Xingye scratched his head, with a bit of embarrassment on his face, "Sister Xiaoqing, why are you here?"

Su Ziling walked in with tea, looking at the books and memorials on the floor, and tried to find a place to step.

Shen Xingye followed behind her, kicking the books and memorials to the sides as he walked.