One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
"You are greedy, and you are killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, you greedy little devil!" Old Mrs. Xu said while tapping Xu Ning's head gently.
"What? Grandma, a girl is just a girl. Why are you calling her a ghost?" Xu Ning pouted, his face full of grievance.
"Isn't a greedy girl a glutton?" Old Mrs. Xu said unhappily.
"Yes, yes, grandma, I want to eat it. I'm greedy. Will you make it for me?" Xu Ning hugged Grandma Xu's arm and said coquettishly.
"You!" Old Mrs. Xu shook her head helplessly, scratched Xu Ning's nose, and then asked about the progress of her work this time.
Xu Ning replied with a proud smile: "The progress bar is already 80% complete! Now there is only one last step left, which is to check whether there are any problems with the sound and picture quality of each camera. If there are no problems, then it's done!" After that, she put her hands on her hips, a proud smile on her face.
Old Lady Xu couldn't help but reveal a look of satisfaction as she gently stroked Xu Ning's little head. Xu Ning's hair had grown long enough to fall to his shoulders, but it was a bit rough from not being groomed for so long. Old Lady Xu's rubbing of it instantly made the already unruly strands tangled and tangled, like a small chicken coop.
Old Mrs. Xu looked at the messy hair in front of her and couldn't help but frown, with a flash of disgust in her eyes. She shook her head and turned to leave the scene. Xu Ning stood there, scratching his head in confusion, not understanding why his grandmother left so suddenly.
At this moment, Xu Yuan emerged from the woods and saw Old Lady Xu leaving. She asked with concern, "Ningning, is everything alright here? Has your mother come to see you? Is there anything she can help you with? If there's anything urgent, go take care of it first, and I'll take care of the rest."
Xu Ning quickly waved his hands and replied with a smile: "It's okay, don't worry. Grandma came just now and said she was going back to kill chickens and ducks and prepare lunch. You don't need my help with these things, let's continue. I have completed the inspection task here and found no problems. Next, we will go to grandpa's place to see the situation. As long as we use the drone to test the cameras above to ensure that they can operate normally, today's work will be successfully completed." After that, Xu Ning took Xu Yuan and walked towards the tent.
"Dad, have some water!" After Xu An came to the farm with a cart full of grass, he quickly ran back to the tent, took out a military water bottle, filled it with boiled water and brought it to Xu Da.
Xu Feng was already sitting in the shadow behind the cart to rest. He supported himself on the ground with one hand and held the military water bottle with the other, looking up and drinking from it in big gulps.
"Dad, come and take a break. Mom is out of space over there, so we can go slower." Xu Feng drank enough water and looked at Xu Da who was still busy mowing the grass under the scorching sun, and shouted loudly.
"Hey! Here they come!" Xu Da heard the sound, carefully turned off the generator, put the lawn mower in a cool place, and then walked to Xu An's cart and sat down.
"How's Daya doing?" Xu Da took the kettle, took a few big gulps, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and turned to look at the huge machine not far away that had never stopped.
"My sister said that the cameras have been installed and Aunt Yuan has also set the traps. They have gone to the farm to help grandma catch geese." Xu An took the water bottle that Xu Da had drunk enough and took a few more sips because he felt a little thirsty.
Like Xu Da, he looked at the big guy. No matter how many times he looked at it, he couldn't help but be shocked. There actually existed such an amazing person in the world who could design a machine that didn't need to rest.
Xu An secretly felt a desire in his heart, if only he could...
"Dad, do you think I can learn it?" Xu An suddenly spoke.
"What? What?" Xu Da was so engrossed in watching that he didn't hear what Xu An said clearly.
Xu Feng's thoughts were wandering. He clearly heard what his eldest brother said and immediately relayed, "Dad, my eldest brother said he wants to learn from that big guy!"
"What's the point of learning it?" Xu Da was puzzled.
Xu An looked at the giant in front of him with a firm and bright gaze, as if he wanted to penetrate the steel shell and see the mystery contained within. He whispered, "Dad, I want to master this power and create more things like this."
After hearing this, Xu Da fell into deep thought. He knew his son's character, and once he made a decision, he would not change it easily. But regarding this unfamiliar field, he was full of doubts and worries.
Xu Feng's eyes widened as he asked excitedly, "Brother, do you really want to learn this? This is the high-tech thing my second sister was talking about!"
Xu An smiled slightly and answered affirmatively: "I'll ask Ningning at noon. If it's possible, I'd like to learn."
Xu Da frowned: "Dabao, have you really made up your mind?"
Xu An nodded vigorously, his eyes flashing with determination: "Yes, Dad."
Xu Da sighed deeply, then patted Xu An on the shoulder to show his support: "Okay, since you are determined, go ask Daya. But remember, if Daya says no, we will give up."
Xu An nodded gratefully. A breeze blew by, bringing with it the sound of roosters crowing in the distance. Xu An turned his head and looked into the distance, as if he saw hope for the future.
"Aunt Yuan, hurry up, take the fattest one!" Xu Ning yelled, and then pounced on the largest duck like a cannonball. The duck seemed to sense danger, quacking, and then turned a corner, and Xu Ning pounced on the grass.
Xu Ning spat out a mouthful of mud, cursing the ducks in her heart. At this moment, a white duck feather fell from the sky and landed right on her nose. Xu Ning couldn't help but sneeze loudly, and then saw the ducks quacking and scattering.
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