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Having already been cutting down trees and feeling sore all over, Li Xingdao was still exhausted after a morning of exercise, even though he had a good lunch and only cut down two trees.

When he arrived home, he saw that lunch had been prepared again, untouched, waiting for him.

He only said "I've eaten" before asking Zhang Cui to fetch water for him to wash his towel. After wiping his sweat, he lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

Li Lai, who was lying in bed with his leg broken and had not yet recovered, was somewhat displeased by Zhang Cui's submissive and obedient manner.

But he didn't say much more.

After learning about his third brother's situation, he understood that his family did indeed need to do this kind of work. Knowing that Li Xingdao was doing it for his third brother, he was no longer so angry.

Therefore, seeing that he had stopped eating, Li Lai started eating as well.

Zhang Cui washed Li Xingdao's sweat-soaked clothes and found him a clean set to change into.

Of course, whether it was the clothes Li Xingdao changed into or the clothes Li Lai wore before, they were all Li Lai's.

This made Li Lai even more unhappy to see his clothes being worn by Li Xingdao and his wife being ordered around by Li Xingdao.

After finishing his meal, he lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

After Zhang Cui finished tidying up, she finally lay down on the bed to sleep.

Li Xingdao was exhausted this time, and he slept until mid-afternoon.

Even after waking up, I remained lying in bed, not getting up.

Anyway, he had stretched his muscles before having lunch at Li Xiaohua's house, and he had stretched them properly. So even though he was still sore after waking up, he was just resting and not doing anything, which did not hinder his recovery.

When you're feeling sore, stretching and resting is the best way to recover.

However, while resting in bed, Li Xingdao noticed that his body's energy seemed to have been replenished somewhat, but it was still not quite full.

Coupled with muscle soreness, he didn't rush to add the 0.2 attribute points he had just received, and just rested until dinner time in the evening before getting up.

When he arrived, he saw Zhang Cui had brought all the food to the table. He sat down at the table, and when he saw Li Lai pick up his chopsticks, he started eating right away.

"The third brother just came by and said you're willing to cut down trees for them and work at the brick kiln. Is that true?"

Seeing Li Xingdao eating, Zhang Cui moved closer to him, cracked an egg for him, and put it in his bowl, smiling gently at him.

She reached out her smooth hand to stroke his hair, and asked with a puzzled look, "Chopping firewood for the brick kiln is no easy job. It takes a whole day to chop, and you only get one extra egg for each tree you cut down."

"I've made up my mind. Li Nao said that if I cut down 10 trees for the brick kiln, in addition to eggs, I'll also get an ounce of pork belly."

"I thought that if I went to cut down trees for them, I could save some food for my family, earn some eggs, and eat some pork belly to nourish my body, so I agreed."

When Li Xingdao heard Zhang Cui say this, he understood that Li Nao must have come by while he was eating.

Without any hesitation, he ate the egg that Zhang Cui had peeled in one bite, swallowed it, and then nodded, smiling as he looked at Zhang Cui and said:

"If we earn more eggs, we can save more things at home and make your life a little better."

"Xingdao, you really know how to take care of people."

Hearing Li Xingdao say this, Zhang Cui's face flushed with tears. She couldn't help but reach out and hug him, then looked up at him with concern and said:

"But cutting down trees is tiring, and you haven't recovered yet. We'll be harvesting the crops in about ten days. Don't overwork yourself. How about we don't go for now?"

"Hmph, woman's kindness, all talk and no action! Go cut down trees for the brick kiln, you don't need him to carry the wood, just cut it down, and he can rest when he's tired."

Seeing Zhang Cui discussing things with Li Xingdao like a young wife, Li Lai inside snorted and spoke with dissatisfaction:

"Cutting down trees at the brick kiln can help you exercise, eat meat, and earn eggs. Isn't that great? By the time you finish cutting them down, you'll be stronger, and you'll have more energy to harvest grain later, so you won't be too tired to work."

Then, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he looked at Li Xingdao with a light laugh:

"Go for it! Keep up the good work! With your physique, I'm sure you'll earn a whole bag of eggs."

"When the harvest comes, you'll eat eggs every day, three times a day. Tomorrow morning I'll have Zhang Cui cook you a chicken so you'll have the energy to work."

Hearing Li Lai say this, Li Xingdao chuckled.

After doing the math, I realized that it had been almost 15 days since I came to Li Lai's house.

Seeing that he was about to go to work at the brick kiln, it was only natural for Li Lai to spend some money and bring out the chicken for him to eat early.

With that thought in mind, a smile appeared on his face: "Okay, thank you, Uncle Lai. I'll definitely cut down trees for the brick kiln properly."

"You look like someone who can do it."

When Li Lai heard Li Xingdao's honest words, a smile appeared on his face, but that smile concealed a coldness.

After saying that, he lowered his head and ate his meal expressionlessly, then touched his mouth and slowly moved back to the inner room to sleep.

Before leaving, there was still one fish left in the bowl.

"When you go to cut down trees, be sure to conserve your energy. Don't exert yourself recklessly. Your body is your own responsibility; don't overwork yourself, understand?"

Seeing this, Zhang Cui pursed her lips and handed the fish to Li Xingdao, looking at him with gentle eyes: "I'll get up early tomorrow and stew the fish for you so you can get some nutrition."

"Understood, Zhang Cui, don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Li Xingdao smiled and unceremoniously picked up the remaining fish from the bowl and ate it directly.

After eating, I patted my stomach comfortably, rinsed my mouth, did some light exercise, and then lay down to sleep.

While Li Xingdao was stretching, Zhang Cui had already cleaned up the dishes, taken a bath, and changed her clothes.

Seeing him resting in bed, Zhang Cui smiled, took a fan, sat down beside his low bed, and fanned him to help him fall asleep.

As Li Xingdao lay comfortably on the bed, enjoying the cool breeze from Zhang Cui's fan, he thought about Li Lai's eagerness to have him go to the kiln to cut down trees, and his heart stirred with anticipation.

"This brick kiln was run by the seven Li brothers, so he must have a share in it."

"My going to work at the brick kiln is probably a good thing not only for Li Nao, but also for Li Lai; otherwise, he wouldn't be so happy to let me work there."

"After all, if he doesn't recover well, and his crops aren't harvested properly, and his land isn't cultivated well, he'll be the one who suffers the loss."

Li Xingdao had a thought in his mind, realizing that the profits from the brick kiln were probably more important to him than the grain harvest from Li Lai's family.

However, as he pondered the thought, he chuckled lightly, unconcerned.

Let him make money. Once he's improved his career and skills, whatever he earns will be for him.

With this thought in mind, Li Xingdao enjoyed the cool breeze from Zhang Cuishan and slowly fell asleep.

Li Lai, who was sleeping on the bed in the inner room, felt somewhat displeased as he watched Zhang Cui fanning Li Xingdao to help him sleep.

He was getting tired of fanning himself, so he put the fan down by the bedside and asked Zhang Cui to fan him when she came over.

Zhang Cui fanned him for a while, then said she was sleepy and lay down on the bed to sleep.

Li Lai also lay on the bed with his lips pursed and slowly fell asleep.