Chapter 14 The Fruits from the Fertile Fields Are Sweet to the Heart
Aunt Wu is a great cook, and Yun Xia believed her without a doubt. She grabbed Xiao Jiang'an's hand and started to walk out.
The little child, surrounded by nothing but oil residue, became unhappy and refused to leave.
"An'an, this is a big, white, and crisp melon, do you want some? I searched all over the market and finally found it!"
melon?
An'an likes it!
The little boy's grape-like eyes suddenly lit up, and he grabbed Yunxia's arm, eager to walk out.
Upon hearing the word "melon," Jiang Chao frowned slightly, feeling a pang of jealousy. He had circled the market three times but couldn't find a melon. Where did this little drama queen buy it?
"Ah Chao, what are you daydreaming about? Watch the fire!"
"oh!"
In the master bedroom, Yunxia reached into her handbag and pulled out an extra-large melon, which she then proudly shook.
"Wow, what a big melon! Sister Yunxia, cut it open quickly, An'an can't wait!"
Yunxia was also very curious about what the fruits grown in the fertile fields of the space tasted like.
Wash the skin, cut it open and remove the seeds, scald it with warm water, and then hand it to Jiang An to prevent him from catching a cold.
The melon seeds weren't thrown away either. They were rinsed several times with clean water to remove the fluffy yellow fibers, and the plump seeds were selected to be used as seeds for the next batch.
Crisp, sweet, and juicy, a few chews fill your mouth with fragrance. The little child, with juice dripping from the corner of his mouth, exclaimed, "Sister Yunxia, it's so sweet! An'an has never eaten such a delicious melon before."
"Oh, really? I'll try it."
As soon as you take a small bite, the incredibly sweet juice flows down your throat. Both the sweetness and the taste are ten times better than what you find on the market.
Products from Space Fields certainly don't disappoint.
Bean Sprouts led Little Radish Head, and in no time at all, they finished eating the whole melon.
"Phew, I'm so full!"
Yunxia found a dry towel, wiped the juice stains from the corner of his mouth, and patted his little belly. "An'an, you're full. Lie in bed for a while, and you can eat fried pork cracklings when you wake up."
"Okay!"
Children fall asleep quickly. Once Jiang An was sound asleep, Yun Xia took out a large melon from her bag, washed and cut it, and took it to the kitchen.
"Aunt Wu, Jiang Chao, here, try the melon and see if it's sweet!"
No matter how fragrant lard is, it becomes greasy after being smoked for a long time. Refreshing melon is the perfect remedy to cut through the greasiness.
Aunt Wu declined for a while before taking two slices of melon. Jiang Chao didn't pretend; he took the plate with a straight face, placed it on his lap, and ate melon while warming himself by the fire, looking quite relaxed.
The little chubby hands had just touched cold water and were now freezing. With an open flame in the stove, how could they not be roasted?
Yun Xia, a woman of action, squatted down on the spot, warming herself by the fire while stealing glances at Jiang Chao.
The open flame, a natural lighting fixture, bathed the boy's handsome face in a warm, orange glow. He ate with elegance, his thin lips slightly parted, taking a small bite of melon, chewing it several times before swallowing it with a slight movement of his throat.
The welcoming pine's slightly upturned eyelashes trembled with each swallow, like butterflies dancing among fragrant flowers in summer, captivating the eye.
"You're so silly, should I take you to the hospital to get it checked out?"
Snap! The orange filter shattered into tiny pieces!
Why does such a perfectly normal young man have a mouth?
Damn it, I'm blinded by the filter. Jiang Chao is as awful as ever!
"You stinky Jiang Chao, give me back my melon! I wouldn't even feed it to a dog."
Jiang Chao, with a cold face, did not answer, but his eating speed increased significantly. By the time the chubby little hand came over to snatch it, only the white porcelain plate remained.
With puffed-out cheeks and a huffy expression, she successfully made him laugh. "Hey, you childish brat, you look like a pufferfish at a fish market!"
"Alright, Ah Chao, watch the fire. Stop teasing Xia Xia. If you make her cry, can you comfort her?"
"Her! Cry? Ha! Even a ghost wouldn't cry!!"
He made a few sarcastic remarks, then stuffed the fire tongs into the stove, fiddled with them a few times to let the ashes fall in, and added a few more pieces of dry firewood.
Then, he sat upright in a chair, comfortably warming himself by the fire, as if the mournful little man beside him were nothing more than air.
Her small hands gripped the edge of the plate tightly, veins bulging, eyes narrowed, and she snorted coldly, thinking to herself, "You stinking Jiang Chao, you forced me to do this."
The chubby little hand, smeared with melon juice, pinched the boy's cheek hard, and while he was still stunned, made a few funny faces and then... ran away from the kitchen.
"You know, you never know when to stop teasing people. Look, you've really angered them!"
Jiang Chao's face was gloomy as he rubbed his aching cheeks with his palms. "I wasn't teasing her; I was telling the whole truth."
Wu Lifang knew her son's character all too well. Hearing this, she shook her head helplessly, bent down to scoop up the cracklings with a strainer, ladled the lard into an earthenware pot, and repeated the previous steps to cook the next batch.
In the evening, after boiling 10 jin of oil, the thoughtful Yunxia alternately pounded Aunt Wu's lower back with her small fists. When her wrists got sore, she switched from pounding the lower back to massaging the shoulders.
Dinner was stir-fried cabbage with pork cracklings, cornbread, and sweet potato porridge. After a long day of work, everyone was tired. After dinner, we washed up and went to bed.
However, the little drama queen Yun Xia was pretending to be asleep. Her consciousness had only been lying down for a short time before it entered the spatial field.
With money in their pockets, they upgraded their farming tools, turning chopsticks into small shovels.
To improve sowing efficiency, Yunxia abandoned the method of planting three seeds per hole, squatted on the ground, stuck the shovel diagonally into the ground, and walked backwards.
Backwards from one end of the field to the other, then stuffs the seeds into the crevices, patting the soil flat with the palm of the hand. Repeat this process until all 45 packets of seeds have been sown, then clap your hands to let your consciousness return to your body.
Overwhelmed by drowsiness, Yunxia tucked herself in and quickly drifted into a deep sleep.
The next day, Yunxia, having had a good night's sleep, had just opened her eyes and hadn't even had a chance to yawn when she saw three pairs of eyes—one worried, one disgusted, and one curious—staring at her, which startled her.
"Why...why are you looking at me like that?"
"Xiaxia, where does it hurt? Tell your auntie, don't hide it from me, it will be bad if you delay your treatment."
Yunxia: ? ? ?
"Hey, Yunxia, why didn't you sleep until 10 o'clock before getting up!"
Before dawn, he already had a stern face. As expected of Jiang Chao, the little girl turned her head slightly and glared back at him.
"Sister Xiaxia... Shame on you, you're such a lazybones, you don't get up until 8 pm, you can sleep even longer than a little piglet!"
8 o'clock?
It's still nighttime?
I looked out the window suddenly, and it was pitch black. It wasn't that it wasn't dawn yet, but that the sun had already set!
"I...slept for almost a whole day and night?"
Jiang Chao snorted coldly and said impatiently, "Otherwise what? Get up and clean up, I'm waiting to wash the pots!"
"Ah Chao, how can you talk to your sister like that?"
"Disobedience and causing trouble deserves to be disciplined!"
After saying that, he turned and went to the kitchen to start a fire and heat up the food. His actions alone clearly revealed his personal grudges.
"Xiaxia, let's go to the hospital for a thorough check-up, okay?"
After sleeping soundly all day, I must have been exhausted in the space. When I woke up, I felt refreshed and had inexhaustible energy. It seems that the green mist lingering above the fertile fields also has the effect of improving human function.
But right now, he can't explain the existence of the space to her.
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