At the dinner table, Bai Shibao looked rather dejected.

I broke the steamed bun in half but didn't finish it.

"Bozi, try to think positively," Deng Min comforted him, handing him the remaining half of Bai Shibao's steamed bun. "How can you not eat?"

Their family is doing much better now; they can eat as much white flour steamed buns as they want.

"Sister-in-law, that's enough."

Bai Shibao felt a tightness in his chest and a blockage in his throat, making it impossible for him to eat anything.

Bai Zhiman said from the side, "He's so capable now, Xiaomin, don't worry about him. If he gets hungry, just take him to Wangjiazu for a meal."

Now that Bai Zhiman knows Bai Shibao won't go there again, he dares to make such sarcastic and mocking remarks.

Bai Shibao's face was burning. He couldn't eat to begin with, and his father's words made him get off the bed.

“Dad, Bozi is already in a bad mood because of what you’re saying.”

Deng Min was a little worried, but Bai Zhiman didn't care: "What's wrong with him going hungry for a meal? He's really grown up. He doesn't know who he is anymore after going out to do some business. He even dares to hide things like blind dates from his family."

After Bai Zhiman said that, Deng Min had nothing more to say. After everyone finished eating, she kept the half-eaten steamed bun warm in the pot so that Bai Shibao wouldn't have to eat something cold if he got hungry.

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As the weather gradually warms up, it's the busiest time of the year for farming. The land used for crop rotation needs to be planted with potatoes and corn, especially corn, which is a favorite coarse grain that can fill your stomach.

Planting corn is quite simple. Plow the land into rows, make a slit in the middle, scatter corn seeds in the slit, and tamp down the gaps in the middle to cover the soil and measure the spacing. Just be careful not to bury the seeds too deep. Once corn is planted and watered enough, it doesn't need much management. You don't even need to weed, since it will grow tall and big, and those weeds simply can't compete with it.

However, large-scale, close-quarters sowing is quite labor-intensive, and almost half of the village's workforce is devoted to this task.

Bai Jiaojiao was still free, so she went to the back mountain to pick mushrooms early in the morning.

Shen Heng has returned from the dock in Xiangyang Village. Bai Jiaojiao said she was afraid of snakes in the mountains, so he followed behind her.

There was a lot of rain in early spring, and the mushrooms grew very well. There are few varieties of mushrooms on the mountain in Shili Village, so as long as you don't pick the oddly shaped ones, there won't be any problems.

Mushrooms always grow in clusters. Bai Jiaojiao squatted down and said, "Brother Heng, didn't you say you were going to set a trap? Go ahead, I'll be right here. I'll call you if anything happens."

"Then you keep an eye out for things."

Now is the time when those snakes are coming out of hibernation and becoming active, which makes Shen Heng uneasy.

The mountain is small, and there aren't many poisonous snakes, but he can't guarantee there aren't any.

Non-venomous snakes are even more frightening; they're thick and large, and Bai Jiaojiao, with her little heart, would be scared to death.

Shen Heng didn't go far. There was a bush next to where Bai Jiaojiao was picking mushrooms. He started setting traps there, hoping to catch a rabbit or a pheasant in three or five days. There was nothing else on this mountain.

Bai Jiaojiao had picked a basket of mushrooms and hadn't seen a snake. She was happily preparing to go home when she suddenly noticed that Shen Heng's expression was very serious.

"Heng-ge, what's wrong?"

Bai Jiaojiao didn't dare to move and gripped Shen Heng's sleeve tightly.

Shen Heng slowly pulled Bai Jiaojiao closer to him, his careful movements making Bai Jiaojiao afraid to breathe.

Could there really be a snake?

Bai Jiaojiao was terrified, clutching Shen Heng's clothes with great worry.

"Don't move."

With a serious expression, Shen Heng led Bai Jiaojiao to a tree. Bai Jiaojiao nodded heavily and asked softly, "Brother Heng, where's the snake?"

My eyes kept glancing around, trying to spot the snake.

Suddenly Shen Heng laughed: "Just kidding," he said with a smug look, and wrapped Bai Jiaojiao's arms around the tree.

"Shen Heng!"

Bai Jiaojiao stepped on Shen Heng's foot, but Shen Heng didn't react at all.

"Want to try it here?"

His face was all smiles, and Bai Jiaojiao nudged Chen Heng twice with her elbow: "Serves you right for talking nonsense! Serves you right for talking nonsense!"

Bai Jiaojiao was almost scared out of her wits by Shen Heng just now. This guy is really something, now he actually dares to shamelessly talk to her about this.

"Jiaojiao..." Shen Heng held Bai Jiaojiao's hand and kissed her neck affectionately.

"Brother Heng, let's go back quickly, it's not worth getting bitten by a snake."

Bai Jiaojiao spoke kindly, and Shen Heng stopped arguing with her. He picked up a basket from the side and said, "I can't force you if you don't agree. Let's go."

He spoke rather reluctantly, as if he had swallowed his grievances.

Bai Jiaojiao gritted her teeth and followed behind him.

There was no other way; she was genuinely afraid of being in such deep grass unless she was with Chen Heng!

Shen Heng pulled Bai Jiaojiao down the mountain. The grass on the mountain grew along the mountainside. There was a type of grass with long leaves that hung down close to the ground, making it easy to slip if you weren't careful.

With a stable chassis, I was afraid my wife might slip off lightly.

Bai Jiaojiao muttered to herself, "You keep scaring me like this. You'll scare me to death one day. Is teasing me really that fun..."

"Shhh."

Shen Heng suddenly interrupted Bai Jiaojiao. Seeing his serious expression again, Bai Jiaojiao said, "You're going to lie to me again."

"Jiaojiao, don't speak."

This time, Shen Heng was serious. He looked around and said, "Jiaojiao, move closer to that big rock and figure out how to climb up yourself."

Shen Heng released Bai Jiaojiao's hand, gently put down the basket in his hand, and looked into a bush not far from them.

Even if Bai Jiaojiao were teased by Shen Heng again under these circumstances, she would still have to believe him.

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