Aunt Jiang sold the remaining green vegetables for about thirty yuan. Xiao Man and Grandpa rushed to till their vegetable patch and sow new seeds. Noticing they didn't have any chives, Aunt Jiang dug up some seedlings from her own backyard and planted a small patch for them. By next spring, they would have tender chives to eat.
After planting the winter vegetables, the weather turned sunny again.
Although Aunt Jiang had generously offered to supply sweet potato vines for the piglets, after a few days, Grandpa and Grandma began to feel embarrassed. Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang had only been living on their own for a few years, raising four children and a flock of chickens, ducks, pigs, and geese. The couple was diligent and hardworking, and building up their household hadn't been easy. Unwilling to keep taking advantage of their kindness, Grandpa and Grandma told Xiao Man to start gathering pig feed after school.
