Chapter 68 Carrot Decoration is so tiring!
Quartz, the future laborer who was completely unaware that he had been targeted, was in his new room at the time, planning to have furniture made.
His mother, Perrin, didn't care about any of these things; she was fine with sleeping outdoors and wasn't picky at all.
His father, Caowu, squatted down, touched the smooth, hard "floor," and said thoughtfully:
"The ground is a bit hard; it might be uncomfortable to sleep on directly. How about we get some more grass and lay out a mat?"
Quartz felt a pang of despair at his parents' lack of imagination and quickly voiced his thoughts:
“I can make the kind of bed that giants sleep in, one big and one small, so I won’t have to squeeze in with you guys to sleep.”
A giant's bed... This kid has quite the ideas.
Pei Lan and Cao Wu exchanged a glance and nodded. "That's a good idea. Let's make a bed then."
Quartz happily agreed, wondering if he should find a few more stones to polish the wood...
The other little people hadn't thought of using wood to make furniture yet, but they all had their own ideas about how to decorate their rooms.
Xingxing and Guoguo, two little ones, mustered up their courage and discussed it, deciding not to live with their parents and to move out on their own.
They chose the wardrobe on the left, which is the second floor of the "left unit". From the height, it is a very safe room and it is also very convenient to enter and exit.
After confirming with the two girls that they were indeed planning to be "independent," their parents let them choose and decorate their own rooms.
The two little figures stood hand in hand in their "room," excitedly chattering away.
The first thing Xingxing thought was, "This room is so big! It can hold so many little flowers."
Guoguo thought for a moment, then quickly shook her head:
"Don't put too many flowers in, otherwise the smell will suffocate you when you go to sleep at night."
"Oh, that's not important. The most important thing is that we need to decorate and make the room look beautiful."
“Oh,” Xingxing nodded obediently, then asked, “So how should we decorate it?”
"Hmm, let me think..."
Guoguo looked at the pebbles, flowers, grass, and seashells around her and frowned in disdain.
If these are used to decorate the room, how is that any different from their previous tree hole?
I feel like we still need to find something "new"...
Guoguo's eyes darted around, and with stars in her eyes, she climbed out of the room again to find the all-purpose helper of this household.
Doraemon Ningjia looked at the two little cuties with a smile, "You mean you want some little things to decorate your room?"
"...Let me think about it."
Ning Jia put down the pen and paper she was using for bookkeeping, got up and wandered around for a bit, then placed the items she had found one by one on the desk.
"Bai Su said she doesn't need this straw basket anymore, you can use it as a bed. This box from Sanjiu Cold Medicine can be used as a cabinet or storage basket. And this glass... um, if you turn it upside down, it becomes a table..."
Ning Jia gestured and gave the two a few examples, and Guo Guo's imagination immediately ran wild, her eyes lighting up:
"Ah, I understand!"
"Sister Ningjia, could you please find all the things you don't need?"
Xingxing blinked her big eyes and asked very politely.
They generally don't touch things that don't belong to them, and they wouldn't just randomly take or touch things around the house.
Ning Jia thought for a moment, "Then I'll go look for some more. I'll put them all on the coffee table later, and you can choose whichever you like."
"Wow, Ningjia, you're so kind."
The two little ones had sweet words that motivated Ning Jia, and she actually managed to find quite a few unused items.
In no time, the coffee table in the living room was covered with medicine boxes, glass jars of pickled cucumbers, clean yogurt cartons, bowls, cups, old handkerchiefs left by the previous landlord... as well as binder clips and paper clips that Ning Jia thought the little ones might need...
"Huh, what's going on?"
The others, seeing a bunch of odds and ends suddenly placed on the coffee table, which weren't edible food, asked curiously.
Guoguo didn't hold back either, sharing the inspiration she got from Ningjia. Everyone was inspired and started brainstorming, using these little items to decorate their rooms.
As for Bai Su and the others' "wooden furniture," they didn't hide it from their clansmen. However, since Shi Ying was only a "junior" carpenter, and they didn't know when it would be their turn, many people simply gave up.
Is there any need for that wooden bed? You can sleep on anything.
Some people have no interest in decorating their new rooms, like Gancao, who was abandoned by her sister.
In the end, the lone Gancao could only live with two other boys in the clan who were almost adults, Sumu and Dongkui, in the boys' dormitory on the top floor of the right unit.
The room was spacious and had a great view, making it look very comfortable, but Gan Cao remained sullen and had no interest in decorating the room.
He chose a corner of the room, asked Ning Jia for a nearly empty tissue bag and plastic bag, pried open the narrow gap, laid out a sheet and a blanket inside, and made do with it as a sleeping bag.
The other two boys were still basking in the joy of moving into their new room and were unaware that Gan Cao didn't want to live with them.
They also thought the idea of using tissue bags as beds was fantastic, much more unique than Bai Su and the others' wooden beds, and they all followed Gan Cao's example and started sleeping in simple plastic sleeping bags.
This pleased Gan Cao, who was in a much better mood and even acted like an older brother, leading his two younger brothers to decorate the new room.
Although Xuecao decided to live with her sisters, she kept a close eye on her younger brother's situation. Seeing that Gancao had overcome her dependence on her, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Sigh, I wonder how my parents are doing now? I really hope they can meet a great giant like Ning Jia.
Snow Grass thought sadly.
She tries not to think about being separated from her parents after moving to the city, since it's not the only family to have experienced something like this. Bringing up the matter before finding her relatives will only cause them more trouble.
Today was just a day of moving, and seeing that Bai Su didn't want to live with her parents and siblings, I was suddenly overcome with emotion.
In case... I and Gancao will have to truly learn to be independent.
"No, Chief Canglan assured me, everything will be alright." Xuecao suppressed her unease and told herself firmly.
Canglan has also prepared her own private room.
She was the last one to choose a room, and everyone tacitly reserved a separate cubicle for her on the second floor of the right unit.
She didn't bother with any furniture, just placed a few small wooden bottles for medicine, and made a small hammock out of face masks. She would lie in the hammock to relax whenever she had free time, which was very pleasant.
Emerging from the new room, Canglan climbed the vines to the windowsill of the second bedroom. Looking at the bright sun outside, she realized how much time had passed and reminded herself:
"Everyone, take a rest. We'll be making new sachets this afternoon."
The little figures, who were decorating a room for the first time, had recovered from their initial excitement and were all quite tired.
Renovating this room is exhausting! But many things in the world of giants seem just as tiring, like work, and like studying!
Soon, the noisy second bedroom quieted down, and the little ones slept contentedly in their newly renovated room.
Ning Jia gently closed the door, turned off the air conditioner in the living room, and went back to her bedroom for a nap.
By the way, I won't need to turn on the floor-standing air conditioner in the living room at night anymore. I can just turn on the wall-mounted air conditioner in the second bedroom, which will save a lot of electricity, hehe.
Before going to sleep, Ning Jia suddenly had this thought, and then closed her eyes with satisfaction.
...
Perhaps because they were not used to the new rooms, many people did not sleep well during their afternoon nap, and when they woke up, they rushed to visit the rooms of other tribesmen.
Canglan's mask hammock gained a lot of popularity because it was simple and fun, and everyone rushed to imitate it.
Anyway, masks aren't expensive, and small adhesive hooks are cheap too. With Ning Jia's friendly sponsorship, the two packs of masks at home quickly became the new beds for the little people.
Just as the little ones were happily swaying back and forth in the hammock, Ning Jia suddenly pointed to the light blue mask hammock and said:
"Actually, this mask comes in other colors and patterns; it would look even better as a hammock."
What? So my hammock is the most basic style of face mask?
The new hammock suddenly lost its appeal, and a little figure immediately jumped down from under the blue hammock, stood by the railing, and shouted:
"Ningjia, can you buy me a green mask next time? I think I prefer green to blue!"
The other little figures also started making a fuss, standing by the railing and talking all at once:
"Ah, I want a pink bed!" "I want one with little flowers!" "Do you have one with a big tree pattern?"
"Stop arguing."
Canglan squinted as she crawled out of her room and stood on the table by the window, saying something.
"Human greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Since you all dislike the current beds so much, then give them all back to Ning Jia."
After Canglan said this, the other little people immediately fell silent. Well, actually, this blue bed is... quite nice.
He Meng also chimed in:
"Exactly, we already have so many good things, why are we still being so picky? What if there's an even better bed out there?"
Canglan, Xuecao, and Baisu looked at Hemeng in surprise. How could this guy say something so reasonable?
Unexpectedly, He Meng's next line was:
"Don't waste your time on this furniture, it's more important to eat something good."
Ning Jia chuckled:
"Speaking of which, to celebrate everyone officially moving into the new dormitory and to reward everyone for their hard work, I'm going to prepare some new dishes for dinner tonight."
"Wow, yay! There's delicious food again!"
The little people couldn't help but lick their lips and cheered.
With the carrot of "a big dinner tonight" dangling in their mouths, the little ones perked up again. After drinking some milk, they enthusiastically continued what they were doing:
Some were making sachets, some were studying, and some were doing nothing... But they didn't continue being idle. At Ning Jia's request, they began to organize the odds and ends that the little people didn't need for the time being.
He Meng, along with several little figures, very carefully placed the items one by one into the cardboard box, then dragged it to the second bedroom with straw rope and moved it into the empty lower left corner of the wardrobe.
"We'll clean these up ourselves after we're done using them."
When Bai Su and Xue Cao saw He Meng about to pack up their papers and pens, they immediately put down their books and ran over to say something.
"Then you must get it done in time, so as not to delay our work progress."
He Meng, as the person in charge, spoke with an air of arrogance, accompanied by two assistants.
"Strange, isn't He Meng the one who hates cleaning the house the most? Why would she be willing to do this?"
And he even looked happy?
Something was definitely amiss when things seemed out of the ordinary. Xuecao looked at Hemeng, who was unusually "diligent," and something just didn't seem right...
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