Chapter 175 Big Brother, what are we eating today? Who's your big brother?
An Fusheng arranged for Ji Fengnian and Li Tianle to pull up the corn stalks, while the group of little ones under his knees pulled up the tomato trees. He then prepared to tidy up the trellises that were originally used for supporting vines and vegetables such as beans, pumpkins, and loofahs, and discovered that Bai Miaomiao had also arrived.
An Fusheng found it strange that Bai Miaomiao had become so obsessed with sewing machines since she got one that she had forgotten all about the world.
She was reluctant to spend her weekly allowance, and every weekend she would go to the wholesale market with her friends to buy all kinds of materials. After returning, she would bury herself in her room and never come out again. Recently, An Fusheng has rarely been able to see her.
An Fusheng asked, "Why are you here? Aren't you making skirts today?"
Bai Miaomiao seems to have been learning to make dresses lately. A couple of days ago, she wore a big, puffy dress she made herself to show everyone, which made her little ones' eyes light up. They kept praising her: "Sister is so pretty!", "Sister is a princess!", "Sister is a fairy!"
Bai Miaomiao said, "I have no inspiration."
An Fusheng asked in bewilderment, "Does making a dress also require inspiration?"
Bai Miaomiao: "Of course."
An Fusheng: "Aren't you still learning? Aren't you just copying what others are doing?"
Bai Miaomiao: "Of course not, I designed it myself."
An Fusheng exclaimed in surprise: "You're so amazing! You can design dresses all by yourself in just a few months?"
Bai Miaomiao: "I haven't mastered all the techniques, but I can still make skirts. Beautiful skirts don't necessarily require a lot of techniques."
An Fusheng exclaimed in genuine admiration, "You're amazing! You've learned to make your own designs so quickly just by studying on the weekend."
Bai Miaomiao chuckled shyly, "Big brother, I'll make you a suit when my skills are more advanced. A British-style elegant gentleman's suit would definitely suit you."
An Fusheng: "Suits must be hard to make, right?"
"It's a bit difficult, but I think I can do it, big brother. I'll definitely make you a well-fitting suit before you go to high school. Thank you for the sewing machine." Every expression on Bai Miaomiao's face was full of confidence when she talked about what she liked.
Bai Miaomiao has changed a lot. When An Fusheng first arrived here, Bai Miaomiao always quietly helped with chores at home, didn't like to talk, and was somewhat self-conscious because of her poor grades. She had a very low profile among a group of lively children.
Over the past year, she made friends without knowing when it started. She wasn't afraid that her friends would look down on her if they knew she lived in an orphanage. She even brought her friends to visit the orphanage. Later, she was depressed for a while because of her uncle's situation, but she quickly became strong again. Later, she got a sewing machine and would often make small things to give to her younger siblings. She accepted their praise without hesitation.
Although she now isolates herself in her room every day, she is becoming happier and more confident. Occasionally, she will boldly wear out a beautiful dress to show it off to everyone, and she will confidently say, "I will definitely make you a well-fitting suit before you go to high school."
She became more and more vibrant.
“Alright, then I’ll wait and see.” An Fusheng said, handing Bai Miaomiao a bamboo basket. “You’ll be in charge of picking the fruits and vegetables left on the ground today.”
Bai Miaomiao smiled brightly: "I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"
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The little rascals had absolutely no idea of their own abilities. An Fusheng sent them to the tomato planting area and told them to pull up the tomato trees. One by one, they picked up the trees and started pulling, but after all that groaning, the tomato trees didn't budge.
An Fusheng didn't expect them to be of much help, but he still gave them plenty of face, saying, "Good luck, this whole area of tomato trees depends on you guys pulling them out."
An Shisi: "Big brother, we will definitely do it."
Wen Xingmou: "I did it too."
Wen Xinglan: "I did it too."
An Fusheng: "..."
After sending the little ones away, An Fusheng felt relieved enough to tidy up the various shelves.
Those frames were all made of bamboo. Back then, to make them stick deeper into the soil, the bottoms were all sharpened. Those little kids had an unstable base and stumbled with every step on the uneven ground. Every three steps they would inevitably end up face-planting in the mud. If they had followed along, they might have gotten hurt.
When An Fusheng left, the little radish boys each hugged a tomato vine and cried out in pain. When An Fusheng returned with a bundle of bamboo strips, he found that they had actually learned to cooperate. A string of children hung from a long tomato vine like gourds, still crying out in pain, but the tomato vine had actually been pulled out. Several vines had already been knocked down behind them.
But... Wen Xinglan was entangled in the pile of tomato vines that had been pulled up and left haphazardly, and couldn't get out...
An Fusheng placed the bamboo he was carrying under the eaves of the tool shed before leisurely going over to pick it up for Wen Xinglan.
"Wow! You guys are amazing!" An Fusheng praised without reservation.
This trick always works on preschool children. After being praised like this, the little ones are all like they've been injected with chicken blood, plucking one tree after another.
...
After tidying up the shelves, An Fusheng had to go cook.
He's on vacation today, so the restaurant must be incredibly busy. He won't go get any ready-made food to avoid adding to their workload.
Although the restaurant's kitchen is large and well-equipped, An Fusheng still prefers his home kitchen. He can see the vegetables growing in the backyard through the window and watch everyone working in the fields, chatting away. This ordinary, everyday atmosphere is very heartwarming.
An Fusheng was quick and efficient; soon the kitchen began to fill with delicious aromas.
One by one, people working in the backyard drifted into the kitchen.
"Big brother, what are we having for dinner today?"
An Fusheng turned his head and saw Li Tianle standing next to him, grinning with his big white teeth.
An Fusheng: Who is your elder brother?
Actually, there were a few more standing below, but they were too short for An Fusheng to see at first glance.
"Take them to wash their hands, then they can eat."
"Yay! Come on, brother will take you to wash your hands." Li Tianle carried two children in one hand and four children in the other, and strode away.
An Fusheng thought to himself: It's a good thing he's tall, so the teacher didn't send him to learn weightlifting, otherwise Ji Fengnian would definitely have lost to him and gone home with a long face.
...
There were many people today, and everyone had worked all morning, so An Fusheng cooked all kinds of dishes, including chicken, duck, fish, and meat. The table was filled with large bowls of food, making it even more lavish than a New Year's Eve dinner.
The meal was ready, and Wen Min and Lou Lan returned.
This morning, Wen Min went to a meeting, while Lou Lan took Wen Xingrui to a rehabilitation center for a trial class.
After undergoing so much treatment in the hospital, Wen Xingrui's meridians and bones have been mostly restored. The most important thing now is to practice diligently. Since his family isn't a professional, Lou Lan arranged for him to join a rehabilitation center.
When Wen Xingrui returned from class, he still looked heartbroken, but seeing a large group of people at home celebrating happily, he pouted and felt too embarrassed to cry.
An Fusheng went over to take Wen Xingrui, "Aunt Lou, give Xingrui to me, go wash your hands, the food is ready."
As soon as Wen Xingrui got into An Fusheng's arms, she wrapped her arms around his neck, rubbing her wet face against his neck, "Big brother..."
An Fusheng patted his back: "It's alright, come on, your big brother will take you to eat something delicious."
Wen Xingrui: "Okay."
Wen Xingrui can now say many words, but he can't string them together; he can only say one or two words at a time. However, this is already a qualitative leap.
The whole family arrived and sat down to eat.
Wen Min said, "Let's eat."
The atmosphere instantly became heated.
The clanging and clattering of the bowls, chopsticks, and spoons was as dense as the sound of a drum set.
The table full of food was quickly emptied.
After a brief struggle, some people finally stopped, touching their bellies.
Li Tianle: "Big brother, your cooking is so delicious. I'll come and help you with chores again in the future."
Loulan couldn't help but laugh and said, "What are you saying? Does it mean that if you don't come to work, you won't get a bowl of rice?"
Li Tianle exclaimed in surprise, "Really? We can come and eat even if we don't work?"
Lou Lan: "Of course!"
Li Tianle: "Ahhh! Aunt Lou, I love you! You're like my own mom! I love you to death!"
Lou Lan: "..."
After lunch, Lou Lan urged everyone to take a nap, but they were all too excited to sleep, so An Fusheng had no choice but to lead them to continue working.
The large weeds and tree trunks in the field had already been pulled out by morning, and the small weeds could be handled by Tie Niu without needing to be pulled, so An Fusheng brought out Tie Niu.
An Shisi spent the whole morning bragging to everyone about his family's Iron Ox. Although Iron Ox wasn't as strong as him and couldn't beat the Tomato Tree, he was still the second strongest, which made his friends' expectations for Iron Ox skyrocket.
As soon as An Fusheng pushed Tie Niu out of the tool shed, a group of children surrounded him.
Touching this and that, they discovered that the Iron Bull was indeed made of iron, and their eyes were filled with admiration.
"Hoo! Da da da da!"
The tractor engine starts.
"Wow!!!"
"Tie Niu is really amazing!!"
An Fusheng helped Tie Niu start plowing the field. A group of little kids—no, there was also a big one—Li Tianle, stood out conspicuously among the group of children who didn't even reach his waist. He and the other children followed An Fusheng closely as they watched Tie Niu plow the field.
An Fusheng told them to stay away, but they followed him and came closer. An Fusheng was really afraid of accidentally hurting them, so he pushed Tie Niu to plow the field where sweet potatoes had been planted before.
Sure enough, just as Tie Niu unearthed a few clods of soil, someone discovered sweet potatoes inside.
Wow! There are sweet potatoes here!
Wow! Let me see! Wow! It really is a sweet potato!
Wow! There's one here too!
Wow! There's one more!
An Fusheng: "Slow down, you're all out of it. If you fall flat on your face, someone will start blowing horns."
The children ignored them and continued to run wildly after Tie Niu.
Wow, another one has come out, and it's huge!
An Fusheng: "Quickly pick it up, let your second brother and Tianle roast it for you."
Li Tianle's voice was incredibly loud: "Really? Can we roast sweet potatoes? Where do we go to roast them?"
Ji Fengnian: "Dig a pit in the ground, burn corn stalks and broken bamboo in the pit, burn them to ashes, and then bury the sweet potatoes in the ashes. They will cook very quickly."
Li Tianle: "Wow! This is so cool! I want to roast, I want to roast, let's go, let's go make a fire and roast sweet potatoes."
"Me too, me too."
"Let's go, let's go!"
An Fusheng instructed Ji Fengnian: "Be careful when you're tending the fire, and don't let your younger siblings get too close."
Ji Fengnian: "I know."
Bai Mangmang was so excited he almost jumped up: "Big brother, plow over there again, potatoes were planted there, there must be potatoes hidden in the soil. And over there, there are peanuts."
An Fusheng: "Okay, one piece at a time. You go help your second brother move bamboo to start a fire. Once the fire is lit, come back and collect everything."
Bai Mangmang: "Yay!"
...
Ji Fengnian was skilled at starting a fire and quickly got it going. The flames shot high, and Xiao Luotou was amazed for a while before being ordered to find sweet potatoes.
An Fusheng has finished plowing the sweet potato field and started plowing the potato field. The little ones can enjoy searching for treasures in the sweet potato field.
The vegetable garden was planted with many kinds of crops, so each plot was not very big. However, An Fusheng was not available during the harvest, so Ji Fengnian led the group of clumsy children to harvest the crops. As a result, the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and peanuts buried underground were not completely harvested, and now the land is full of treasures.
The loose soil crumbled as soon as it was turned over, and the sweet potatoes couldn't hide at all. The little radish heads dug around in the soil, finding more and more as they dug, getting more and more excited.
They were all shouting until their throats were about to burst.
Wow! I found another one!
"I found one too, I found two!"
"I don't have enough hands to hold them all!"
“I have more than you; I have some in my pocket too.”
"I have one too!"
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