Chapter 474 Simply put, don’t hit too hard

“Wuwuwu…”

"Awooo, big brother, I was wrong..."

"Brother, I really know I was wrong. I won't do it again!"

Xu Mingyang hung his head like a dejected little rooster, facing the wall and thinking about his mistakes. He whimpered and begged for mercy, crying miserably and pitifully.

Yet everyone present felt he deserved it.

He rashly entered the forbidden area deep in the back mountain, where children were not allowed to set foot, without the knowledge of his parents, and even dared to dig out the tiger's den and bring it home.

All the above mentioned things are enough to make Xu Mingyang, this fearless brat, suffer a lot today, and absolutely no one will feel sympathy for him.

Xu Minghui angrily scolded Xu Mingyang, then turned around and looked at the tiger cub who was sleeping with its paws flapping after eating and drinking, and his head suddenly ached.

"Sister-in-law, these two tiger cubs..."

"Sending it back is definitely not going to work."

Sang Zhixia said with a smile: "The tiger cub that has been contaminated by human energy has a different smell. If you send it back, it will be bitten to death by the mother tiger."

"Didn't Song Liu find a dairy sheep? Why not just feed it first and see if we can raise it up? It will also be a way to find some work to feed the little ones at home."

The tiger cub has a high acceptance rate for goat milk, and there is no apparent problem feeding it with a spoon.

Jiang Yubai said that he had seen wild wolves being tamed, and Old Qi also said that cubs that had not yet opened their eyes could be fed, so there shouldn't be any problem.

The destination of the young tiger has been temporarily decided, but the trouble caused by Xu Mingyang cannot be let go.

We just went up the mountain to dig out the tiger's den today, so won't we have to pick up a knife to chop up a wolf tomorrow?

This kid is only thirteen years old!

Xu Minghui knew that Sang Zhixia couldn't bear to see Xu Mingyang being beaten, so he simply grabbed Xu Mingyang by the back of the neck with one hand and took him away.

"Sister-in-law, I'll trouble you to clean up the mess here first. I'll take this kid back first, so he won't cry here and annoy others."

Sang Zhixia wanted to say that she wasn't really bothered, but then she thought that Xu Mingyang was really too bold. She could only give a helpless smile to Xu Mingyang, who was looking at her with pleading eyes, and turned her head away, unable to bear to look at him: "Okay."

"But Xu Mingyang is still young, so be careful when you attack him."

Simply put, don't hit too hard.

Xu Mingyang's face was filled with misery as if a disaster was about to happen. He looked at Sang Zhixia with tears in his eyes and wanted to ask for help.

Unexpectedly, Xu Minghui had foresight. He raised his hand and roughly covered Xu Mingyang's screaming mouth. He forced a smile and said good-naturedly, "Sister-in-law is right."

"I'll consider the scale."

Xu Mingyang was carried away like a chick, begging for mercy all the way.

Seeing the horrible look on his face, Xu Yanran shook her head and carefully touched the sleeping tiger cub in the basket. She looked up and said, "Sister-in-law, will these two little tigers be raised in our house from now on?"

They have seen people raising cats and dogs, but this is the first time they have seen a ferocious wild animal like a tiger!

Not to mention Xu Yanran, even Sang Zhixia, who had visited the zoo in her previous life, had never been in such close contact with a tiger cub.

Sang Zhixia reached out and tapped Xu Yanran's nose, then laughed and said, "Yes."

"Mingyang has brought the cub back home, so we have to raise it."

"Yanran, I can't stand the smell of goat's milk for the time being. I'm sorry to trouble you during this period. Can you bring Mingxu and Jinxi to help me feed the baby?"

Although the tiger cubs are not a threat at the moment, they are still ferocious beasts after all.

The old man is old and can't afford to deal with these things.

Xu Wenxiu and Aunt Xu had never seen the tiger cubs yet. Just hearing the word "tiger" made them tremble with fear, let alone getting close to feed them.

These two little ones can only stay in the North Courtyard.

Xu Yanran had never seen how mighty and domineering a grown-up tiger could be. All she could think of was the furry and adorable tiger cub in front of her. After hearing what Sang Zhixia said, she nodded without thinking and agreed.

The feeding problem was solved, and Sang Zhixia no longer had the energy to continue making trouble.

Aunt Xie, who seemed invisible, saw this and walked up to me and whispered, "You didn't take a nap today. How about I bring dinner over so you can eat in your room and go to bed early?"

Sang Zhixia didn't want to be treated specially, but the physical fatigue was really unbearable, so she simply asked Diancui to go out and tell Xu Wenxiu and the others, and took the few little ones who stayed in the north yard to have dinner together.

At the dinner table, Xu Mingxu silently took out a large bowl, and after getting permission from Sang Zhixia and Xu Yu, he distributed some of the dishes on the table and even took out two steamed buns as big as an adult man's fist.

Sang Zhixia guessed what was going on after just one glance, and said with a smile, "Who is Mingxu leaving this for?"

Xu Mingxu, a small man, sighed with an air of old age: "Who else could it be left for except Third Brother?"

"Sister-in-law, you don't know, but Second Brother has been getting more and more violent in dealing with Third Brother in the past six months. He usually doesn't allow him to eat, but Third Brother can't stand being hungry the most."

The little brat is going to eat me to death.

Xu Mingyang was in the critical period of growth. He ate twice as much for three meals a day, and was always woken up by hunger in the middle of the night to go to the kitchen to look for food.

Whenever Xu Mingyang skipped a meal, his eyes would be dull and his steps would be unsteady the next day. He would look even more miserable than someone who had been hung on the door and beaten for a whole day.

It was almost a habit that as soon as Xu Mingyang finished cleaning up, the rest of the family would quietly leave some food for their meal.

Xu Minghui knew this very well, but never stopped him.

After a while, it became an unspoken understanding.

Anyway, Xu Mingyang never went hungry for a single meal, and he could always eat his fill when he was punished.

Sang Zhixia found it funny after hearing this.

Xu Jinxi ate at her own small bowl and sighed deeply, imitating Xu Mingxu's expression: "But Third Brother always makes mistakes."

"Grandfather said that he only remembers food and not beatings, and forgets about it once he's full."

If Xu Mingyang had a little more memory, he wouldn't have to wait until dark without getting punished.

Xu Yu's expression was subtle after hearing this. He placed the boneless chicken in his bowl into Sang Zhixia's and said calmly, "Then remind him to use his brains next time."

"It saves you from secretly bringing him food every day."

Xu Mingxu nodded in agreement, and his adult-like demeanor made Sang Zhixia laugh.

After dinner, the little ones, unwilling to be lonely, gathered around Sang Zhixia and joked and laughed.

Seeing that it was almost dark, Xu Yu sent the little ones away like chicks, and helped Sang Zhixia, who was enjoying the cool under the grape trellis, into the house.

"The wind is cold in the late autumn night, so don't blow too hard."

"If you feel bored and don't want to sleep after entering the room, I will read you the Poison Codex for a while?"

Due to the tasks assigned by Mr. Qi, Sang Zhixia always had to advance the progress of the Poison Codex by a few pages every day.

At night, Xu Yu didn't want her to strain her eyes, so he simply held the book and read to her.

Sang Zhixia yawned and said, "I won't be reciting the Poison Code today. Can you read me the debt collection in the experimental field?"

"Let me see how much has been set aside for seeding in those places this year, and how much is there in total."

Sang Zhixia has been feeling sleepy lately, and the farm is filled with smoke and dust during the autumn harvest season, so he has no time to go over and check it out.

However, Xu Yu knew her temper very well, and had already ordered people to sort the grain produced from each field and send some unhulled rice to her in small bags. Sang Zhixia could tell the quality of the rice by opening the bags at home.

Xu Yu nodded good-naturedly.

After entering the house, Sang Zhixia lay on the bed, clutching the quilt lightly. Xu Yu's unhurried whisper rang in his ears: "I planted six acres of green stalk rice I brought back from the south, and the total harvest was 1,200 kilograms."

"I followed your wishes and didn't sell the rice. I kept it for myself to eat at home."

"I planted pearl rice on 32 mu of land, and 30% of it was damaged by insects. I harvested 7,600. The good ones were placed in the east warehouse, and the remaining 5,300 was sold to Jiang Yubai."

"And the red-stemmed rice you mentioned for planting. The yield per acre is around 400. Aside from the 1,000 we kept for ourselves, Jiang Yubai took the rest away..."