Chapter 104 Persimmons and Taro

The three of them finished the roasted sweet potatoes but were still not satisfied, feeling a little unsatisfied.

Su Yun tidied up the extinguished fire on the ground, picked up his hoe, and said to the two who were still savoring the moment, "Let's go, there's more tonight~"

Little Feather exclaimed excitedly, "Really?! Do you still have roasted sweet potatoes?"

Su Yun: "Not only can we have roasted sweet potatoes, but we can also steam them and make sweet potato soup. Let's have a sweet potato feast tonight!"

Little Feather cheered, "Great!"

Night Breeze: "You can roast more sweet potatoes."

Su Yun: "Okay, no problem! After all, it's a great harvest!"

Actually, Su Yun was also a little unsatisfied. Roasted sweet potatoes are crispy, and the skin has a slightly charred aroma, making them much tastier than ordinary boiled sweet potatoes.

Little Feather: "Let's go home and eat roasted sweet potatoes!" Little Feather hoisted the hoe and couldn't wait to go home.

Su Yun: "Slow down, your wings aren't fully healed yet, be careful not to twist them again."

Little Feather: "It's okay, I'll be careful! I feel much better now, it doesn't seem to hurt anymore. When will these bandages be removed? The weather is so nice, I really want to fly!"

Su Yun: "It takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, and you've only been gone a short while. Behave yourself and don't hurt yourself again, or you won't be able to finish your work until next year."

Little Feather: "Okay..."

When I got home, the first thing I did was spread the sweet potatoes out in the yard to dry. The freshly harvested sweet potatoes were very moist, so they needed to be dried out a little to remove the excess water so they could be stored for longer. Otherwise, if they were just piled up in a corner, they would sprout in a few weeks.

"You've been busy all day, take a shower and rest!" Su Yun said as she neatly arranged her tools and saw Xiao Yu Mao still standing at the door.

"Ah, I saw that the persimmons by the pond are already red. I thought we were going to pick them today." Little Feather stood guard at the door, looking at Su Yun with longing eyes.

Su Yun: "You've only just made one or two famous, and you're already eyeing them. It's not your time yet, don't rush."

Little Feather said anxiously, "No, no, we can't wait! If we pick the persimmons too late, the birds will eat them."

Su Yun: "Isn't it you who's keeping an eye on things? Just do the same thing and lure them to the other side, right?"

Since the last time the vegetable garden was eaten by birds, Su Yun made several scarecrows, decorated them in colorful ways, and stuck them in the field.

It worked quite well at first; the birds sensed human presence and didn't dare to come near.

But as time went on, food became scarcer. With nothing to eat, the hungry birds gradually grew bolder. At first, they would take a few steps closer, and seeing that the scarecrow didn't react, they would slowly move a couple more steps and take a few bites...

The scarecrow still didn't react.

Finally, they became even bolder, even daring to ride on the scarecrow's head.

Su Yun had no choice but to tie a few more light strips of cloth, and in the end, the only way to scare them was when the cloth suddenly moved in the wind.

The rest of the time...

Little Feather came up with a bad idea: "Why don't I go somewhere further away and lure them away?"

Su Yun: ......

What a terrible idea! It would be much more convenient to just stand in the field and come over.

Seriously...

However, there really wasn't a better way. Su Yun had Little Feather try it a few times, and it had a little effect. At least, when Little Feather ran outside, the bird wasn't at home anymore.

But we can't stay outside all the time.

Although Little Feather is a lively child, she loves to roam freely in the mountains and fields, and when she comes back, she often brings back wild grapes, wild pears, and other things she's found...

Fortunately, it's almost autumn, and there aren't many vegetables left. In a while, the vegetable greenhouses and such will probably be set up.

My thoughts started drifting away again.

Little Feather waved her hand in front of her, "Can we pick persimmons now?"

"Oh, oh, oh!" Su Yun suddenly came to her senses. "Look, the persimmons are ripe, so we can pick them now. Just make sure to lure the birds away a bit, otherwise they'll spot the persimmons. But be careful when you go a little further away! There are wolves around here!"

"Yay! Finally, we can eat persimmons!" Little Feather jumped up happily when he heard Su Yun agree. He loved eating fruit the most, all kinds of apples, pears, peaches, wild berries... and sweet persimmons. He had been watching the persimmons in the pond for a long time, and finally a few of them turned red.

Su Yun agreed this time. He shook his head happily, his curly hair shimmering slightly in the golden sunlight. "I know, I have claws, I'm not afraid of wolves." As he spoke, he stretched out his palm and waved it, showing off his weapon—a pair of sharp hands.

Bird-like hands resemble those of birds, with thick, hard skin that looks like it's coated with a hard armor, and it does feel like a hard armor to the touch. In addition, the fingertips are also dark brown claws.

The entire claw was not only hard but also very sharp.

Not to mention the claws on its feet, which are thick, sharp, and can bend to grasp objects.

Su Yun had once seen this guy playing with a wooden stick with his foot when he had nothing to do.

It was probably so that they could easily catch their prey, lift it into the air, and then drop it to its death...

Well, comparing yourself to others will only make you miserable.

Su Yun looked at her own delicate little hands and silently told herself that she couldn't compare herself to them; they were not ordinary people!

Su Yun sighed: "Okay, then be careful. If there's anything you don't recognize, bring it back first, but don't eat it randomly."

"Okay, I know!" With that, Little Feather picked up a small bag and ran off in one go. You could hear him chattering away all the way, accompanied by a strange melody.

Birds began to flutter their wings and fly up from all directions, following the direction of the little feather.

Watching the flocks of birds in the sky, flapping their wings and beginning to fly intermittently in the same direction, was quite a sight.

Su Yun stood there watching for a while until Ye Feng finished heating the water and brought it out.

"Little Feather went out again? Isn't she going to take a bath?"

Su Yun thought, "Anyway, I'll go out and have fun after taking a shower, and I'll still have to shower when I get back. Oh well, I'll just wait for him to come back and then shower myself."

"Okay, I'll carry the water to the shed for you. I'll go feed the chickens first. You can wash up first."

"Okay~ Thank you, Night Breeze." Su Yun couldn't help but hug and kiss the big cat. Her cat was becoming more and more affectionate; how could there be such a wonderful cat?

Food (hunting), lodging (roof repair), and even bed warming (cough cough)...

She doesn't like to smell bad, so she usually takes a shower as soon as she gets back from work. That's why Yefeng prepared hot water early on.

Night Breeze turned her head shyly. Because of Little Feather's presence, she was too embarrassed to be too intimate with this single dog, so the two of them deliberately reduced the frequency of their kisses. But now that Su Yun suddenly pounced on her, she suddenly felt a little shy in broad daylight.

But the girl in front of him was soft and fragrant, and he couldn't control his tail, so he couldn't help but wrap it around her waist again.

"Um...is it okay in the yard?" He lowered his head slightly and began to respond to her kisses cautiously.

A passionate and ardent kiss.

What's this about "can" or "can't"? You've already kissed, why are you asking?

As Su Yun was being kissed until she was dizzy, she couldn't help but mutter to herself...

Little Feather didn't get home until the afternoon.

"Look! I found this!" Little Feather walked in excitedly, holding up a dark, murky object.

"What is that? Soil?" Ye Feng looked over when he heard the voice and saw that the person was covered in mud and holding up something that looked like soil.

Little Feather: "No! It's taro!"

"Taro?!" Su Yun was cooking in the kitchen when she heard Xiao Yu's voice and rushed over to see what was going on. She saw that his fingers were covered in mud and he was all dirty. What was he holding up?

Su Yun looked closely and exclaimed, "Wow, it really is taro! Where did you find it?"

Little Feather chuckled, "I was thinking of luring the birds away, so I went south. There was a patch of taro growing by the pond over there, so I dug up a few. I almost didn't have time to pick the persimmons."

Su Yun looked down again and saw that the bag was full of persimmons, some deep yellow, some light yellow, and some even greenish.

"Wow, so many persimmons! Can you finish them all?"

Little Feather chuckled, "I was thinking of eating with everyone~"

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Go take a shower now, it's time to eat!"

"Okay, I'm coming right now. By the way, are you cooking taro tonight? I haven't had it in ages!"

Su Yun stared at the two large taro roots covered in mud, and thought that it had indeed been a long time since she had eaten them. "Okay, I'll cut them up and cook them right away."

"Yay, that's great!" Little Feather, a true foodie, jumped up excitedly when Su Yun agreed. "It was worth digging for so long! This taro is buried so deep... It's not convenient to dig with a stick... Let's bring hoes to dig it another day. I remember taro can be kept for a long time, and roasted taro is also good... Su Yun, Su Yun, when are we going to dig taro?"

Su Yun: "The sweet potatoes in the backyard and outside haven't been harvested yet. We'll harvest the sweet potatoes tomorrow and then go the day after. The taro is buried deep, so if there are a lot of them, we probably won't be able to harvest them all in one day."

Little Feather nodded, gesturing: "Lots and lots, such a huge patch! It seems like nobody's been tending to it for ages...enough to eat for a long time..."

"That's really great." Ye Feng was also very happy. Although he had never eaten this thing called taro before, as soon as he heard that there was a lot of this kind of food, he said enthusiastically, "I can get up a little earlier tomorrow. There aren't many sweet potato fields left, so I can finish them in no time."

Children who have experienced hunger always cherish food. Su Yun smiled and said, "Alright, if we have time tomorrow, let's go while the sun is still high. It wouldn't be good if autumn came early..."

These past few days, Su Yun has been closely monitoring the weather, fearing that autumn rain might suddenly fall.

Because the next period is harvest season, sweet potatoes, persimmons, taro, and leftover peppers all need to be dried in the dry and intense autumn sun so that they will be safe for winter.

Author's Note:

My wife was very busy at the beginning of the month.