After being reborn, I have seven older sisters.

Chunsheng first warmed up with brick dumbbells and stone weights, and then practiced all the palm and leg techniques he had learned on the sandbag.

A few days ago, Chunsheng would have needed to practice for at least half an hour before he started sweating.

But today, I was already covered in sweat after practicing for less than 10 minutes.

He really regretted it; he should have just not warmed up.

When he went inside to get a towel and returned to the backyard, he found his mother and father each sitting on a stool under the eaves chatting.

Chunsheng immediately asked, "Why aren't you all staying inside?"

Mother Liu Yan'e sighed and said, "I don't know why, but it feels especially hot inside today. It's much cooler in the yard."

The father, Song Mantun, also complained, "The weather this year is really strange. It's not even May yet and it's already this hot."

Just as they were talking, Chunmiao and Chunzao came over.

Upon seeing their parents in the backyard, the two sisters immediately exclaimed with delight, "I thought it was just hot inside; turns out you've already come out to cool off!"

Liu Yan'e laughed and said, "What are you talking about, trying to cool off? It's only a few months now, people will laugh at you if they hear that."

Chunmiao pouted. "What's so funny? It's just really hot!"

Seeing Chunsheng with a towel around his neck, gesturing wildly in front of the sandbag, Chunmiao immediately asked, "It's so hot today, are you still going to train?"

Chunsheng hummed in agreement, then said, "It's only this hot now. Even in summer, we still have to train. Haven't you heard of 'training in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer'?"

"Practicing martial arts doesn't have to be time-sensitive; you can practice anytime you want."

As soon as Chunsheng finished speaking, he started hitting the sandbag repeatedly, which startled Chunmiao so much that she quickly backed away.

Liu Yan'e immediately called out, "Chunmiao, come over here quickly, don't disturb your brother's training."

Upon hearing this, Chunmiao took off running, joking as she went, "I dare not disturb him, or he'll use me as a punching bag if he goes crazy."

Looking at Chunsheng hitting the sandbag, Liu Yan'e whispered to her husband Song Mantun, "Have you noticed? Our boy has indeed become stronger than before."

Song Mantun took a deep drag on his pipe and couldn't help but laugh, "I knew it a long time ago, but I didn't say anything. Our kid is at the age where he's growing, so it's normal that he's gotten stronger than before."

"But I'm a little worried. He trains like this every day; he can't afford to not get enough nutrition!"

Liu Yan'e nodded in deep agreement, "That's what I thought too, which is why I put our hen in that shed to incubate the eggs."

After listening, Song Mantun said thoughtfully, "It would be good to raise more chickens! But I'm thinking, besides raising chickens, it would be even better if we could raise a sheep, so that Chunsheng can drink sheep's milk in the future."

Liu Yan'e frowned and said, "If it were possible to raise them, I would have done so long ago. Didn't the production team explicitly say that it wasn't allowed?"

"Even the number of chickens allowed was only allowed at the end of last year. The number of chickens has increased from 4 to 10. Otherwise, I would have increased the number of chickens in my family a long time ago."

Song Mantun smiled and continued, "This afternoon I came in through the city gate on the west side of the village. As soon as I got to Song Facai's house, I heard a sheep bleating coming from inside."

Liu Yan'e asked in surprise, "Did you hear me correctly?"

Song Mantun shook his head. "I was afraid I misheard, so I stood at their door for a while longer and listened. It was definitely the sound of sheep bleating."

Liu Yan'e clicked her tongue in confusion and said, "I know Sun Fengxia raises pigs, but I've never heard her mention raising sheep before."

Song Mantun chuckled lightly, "How could I let you know about this? If word gets out, the team will definitely confiscate it."

At this moment, Chunmiao, who had been listening to their conversation, immediately asked, "The village allows raising pigs, so why not raising sheep? Sheep eat much less than pigs. I think everyone should be allowed to raise sheep."

Liu Yan'e couldn't help but laugh and said, "What do you know? Once the pigs are grown up, the county slaughterhouse will come to the village to collect them, so that city people can have pork to eat."

"But sheep have so little meat on their bodies, and they grow slowly, so in order to save resources for the country, we don't allow sheep to be raised."

Upon hearing this, Chunmiao sighed and said, "If that's the case, if we want Chunsheng to drink goat milk, we'll have to raise him secretly."

"But our backyard is only so big, anyone who comes here can find it."

Song Mantun nodded and said, "This is indeed a problem. I'll think about it and see if there are any other solutions."

At this moment, Chunmiao said to her mother, "Mom, why don't you go and ask Aunt Fengxia how she raises them?"

Liu Yan'e quickly shook her head, "I won't ask. If she asks me how I knew her family raised sheep, what am I supposed to say? I can't exactly say that your dad overheard it at her doorstep, can I?"

Chunmiao turned to look at Chunsheng and said in a low voice, "Why don't we have Chunsheng ask Hongqin? Maybe that will work!"

Liu Yan'e immediately objected, "Let's forget about it. Don't let your brother get involved. I'll find a chance to visit Hongqin's house sometime, and if I happen to hear sheep bleating there too..."

Just then, a series of creaking sounds came from the city wall above them.

The family was so frightened that they immediately shut their mouths and didn't dare to breathe. Even Chunsheng, who was practicing with the sandbag, quickly stopped, looked up at the weeds covering the city wall, and began to search for the source of the sound.

However, when they all craned their necks to look, the sound disappeared.

A moment later, Chunmiao said somewhat nervously, "What was that sound just now? It was terrifying!"

Chunzao whispered, "It sounds like some kind of animals are fighting."

"Could it be a weasel?" Chunmiao grinned.

"It's possible..."

Before Chunzao could finish speaking, the voice rang out again, and it grew louder and louder.

Chunsheng darted forward and instantly pulled his parents and two older sisters up from their stools. He quickly took two steps back and shielded the four of them behind him.

At the same time, with a piercing creaking and groaning sound, something fell from the top of the city wall and landed right where they had just been sitting.

Chunmiao and Chunzao screamed and ran into the main room.

Chunsheng instantly grabbed an iron shovel from the window and used it to protect his parents behind him, his eyes fixed on the thing that had just fallen.

Although the sky was full of stars, under the moonlight, Chunsheng could clearly see that as soon as the object landed on the ground, it immediately dispersed and quickly darted towards the base of the city wall to the east.

With lightning speed, Chunsheng grabbed the iron spade in his hand and slammed it down on one of the objects...