Chapter 177-3
[Part 3/4]
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"Big brother! Let's play!!"
After our family of 3 gathered around the hearth and ate our lunch of rice porridge, Shirona asked excitedly. The little white fox girl ran over with a bright smile, looking for attention.
"...Mother, how's the progress on the straw sandals?"
The first thing I asked was about the work at home. My sister let out a dissatisfied "Ugh," but I patted her head to comfort her.
"Well, you know... we've used quite a bit of straw, so I think we'll have enough time before the next buyer comes."
Mother replied after checking the remaining straw from the autumn harvest and what we had bought for work at home. Shirona had helped a bit, and I had also worked on it while waiting at home for a few days, so we were ahead of schedule compared to previous years. It seemed like we would be able to use up the remaining materials in time. I even thought we should have bought a little more.
"Hehe. Shirona, you've been working extra hard because you want to play with big brother, right?"