Chapter 40: Chopping Trees on the Mountain to Make Fences



Zhuangzhuang burst into laughter. Seeing this, Xiaoguo pulled Zhuangzhuang to look at the things she bought, "Come on, Zhuangzhuang, see what good things mother bought."

The first thing Zhuangzhuang saw was the empty barrel. He looked at Xiaoguo happily and said, "Mom, are they all sold?"

Xiaoguo nodded happily, "Yes, I made a lot of money from the sales, and mom also bought you a lot of things."

Zhuangzhuang excitedly ran to Xiaoguo and helped her unload the truck. Xiaoguo let the chickens and ducks out first. As soon as they came out, they ran around the yard and jumped up and down. The cows were frightened and ran away. The donkeys on the side started to moan. The yard suddenly became very lively. Zhuangzhuang had never seen such a scene before, so he was scared and ran to hide behind Xiaoguo.

After Xiaoguo comforted Zhuangzhuang, he went back to the house and threw out all the remaining grass. A group of chickens, ducks, cows and even donkeys calmed down and slowly gathered together to eat the grass. Finally, they quieted down, and Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang breathed a sigh of relief.

After moving the things I bought into the house, I handed the books to Zhuangzhuang first, "Look, here are the books I bought for you, as well as the rice paper, brush and ink."

Zhuangzhuang was overjoyed. He didn't expect that his mother would actually buy it back. "Thank you, mother."

Xiao Guo patted her head in satisfaction, "You're welcome. I'll teach you how to read when I have time."

The fonts of this era are basically Xishu, so it is not difficult for Xiaoguo to read, and it is also possible to teach Zhuangzhuang to learn it.

Zhuangzhuang carefully put the book away and touched the cover with his little hands. Although he didn't recognize what was written on it, he was still very happy and couldn't get enough of reading it.

Xiaoguo called Zhuangzhuang helplessly, saying that he was going back to the room to put his books away, but he hadn't come out for a while, and he had bought other good things. Zhuangzhuang ran out and looked at the cloth Xiaoguo took out, touching it happily, "Mom, is this for me?"

"Of course, wait for mom to make you clothes."

Zhuangzhuang nodded repeatedly, and Xiaoguo showed him the meat again. Zhuangzhuang screamed several times. He had never seen so much meat before. His mother was so amazing.

Xiaoguo asked Zhuangzhuang to take the cloth shoes back to the house, and she carried the rest back to the kitchen. The rice in the pot was still hot. Xiaoguo planned to eat this at noon and make something delicious in the evening.

While Zhuangzhuang was not back yet, Xiaoguo put the meat into the refrigerator in the ring, leaving only the lard outside to prepare for use in the afternoon. Zhuangzhuang also came over and helped Xiaoguo pour the rice and flour into the jar. Xiaoguo was afraid that Zhuangzhuang would get hungry, so she put the rest aside and prepared to eat first.

The two of them finished all the rice in the pot. Xiaoguo asked Zhuangzhuang to take a rest first. He returned the donkey cart to Mrs. Li and walked out of the door with the donkey cart. In fact, there were other reasons for this trip. Xiaoguo held the three taels of silver in his pocket and discussed whether he could buy the donkey. One reason was that Xiaoguo needed to go to the market frequently, and the other was to reduce the pressure on Mrs. Li's family.

After she expressed her idea, Mrs. Li agreed without hesitation. Three taels of silver was enough for her family to live frugally for several years.

Xiaoguo led the donkey home and cut a cartload of grass on the way. There were more food to eat at home, so they had to prepare more grass. When they got home, Zhuangzhuang was still sleeping soundly. Xiaoguo took out the vegetable seeds he had bought and planted them. All the vegetables he bought were in season, and now was the perfect time to plant them. The vegetable plot was not big enough, so Xiaoguo expanded the surrounding area.

Xiaoguo was quick and efficient and finished planting in a short while. Zhuangzhuang also woke up. Xiaoguo called Zhuangzhuang and went up the mountain together to cut trees to build a fence to enclose the chickens and ducks.

Zhuangzhuang was sitting on the donkey cart, holding a basket in his little hands. He also held a small sickle, but the sickle was taken away by Xiaoguo. In order to avoid hurting him accidentally, they only left him with a stick. He was still happy like this.

Xiaoguo walked down the mountain, holding the donkey rope. They came to the foot of the mountain. There was no need to go into the mountain, as there were many short tree branches that were just the right size to make a fence.


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