Shen Jialuo was flustered and quickly tried to comfort her: "How could that be! Fifth Brother loves Lili the most!"
"Zun Du?" Li Li looked up at him with teary eyes, her expression a perfect blend of hesitation and trepidation.
Shen Jialuo hardened her heart. If her older brother had done it, then it must be something she couldn't do.
Dry!
"Fifth Brother will play with you!"
"Waaaaah, Wu Guoguo is so good!" Lili rushed towards Shen Jialuo, covering her triumphant smile.
……..
A few days later, Old Mrs. Shen and Old Master Shen went to the city together.
It only takes a little over an hour to get from Xinghua Village to the town by oxcart, but to get to Liucheng, which belongs to the same area, you have to change to a horse-drawn carriage in the town for about three hours.
Because of the long journey, Old Mrs. Shen and Old Mr. Shen got up before dawn.
Yang packed the wild vegetable cakes she had made for the two of them to eat on the road, and then brought over two baskets of dried mushrooms that she had dried. Old Shen quickly carried one on his back and the other on his shoulder.
Old Mrs. Shen opened the basket in front of her, carefully put the Ganoderma lucidum wrapped in a piece of cloth inside, then put the dried mushrooms back on, and deliberately spread the shiitake mushrooms out a bit.
"Don't wait for us to eat tonight, just heat up some food on the stove," Old Mrs. Shen instructed.
"Hey, Mother and Brother, be careful."
Old Mrs. Shen nodded, picked up a basket of vegetables from the ground, and was about to leave when she suddenly heard Lili's sleepy murmur behind her: "Grandma~"
Lili rubbed her eyes and took her short legs out of the main room.
That was close, I almost missed it.
These past few days, she and Shen Jialuo have been sneaking off to the fields. After several days, they finally managed to scatter all the soybeans, but her short legs are almost worn out.
Two-year-old Lili has endured too much (facepalm and wry smile).
However, she had a sudden inspiration and said that she would have a contest with Shen Jialuo to see who could spill more soybeans. Whoever lost would have to kiss the other. This inspired Shen Jialuo to have a great fighting spirit and he was like a wind-up toy. Most of the soybeans were spilled by Shen Jialuo.
Now that I've become a child, I need to sleep more. I almost couldn't get up, and I'm still sleepy.
Yang hugged the obviously sleepy little dumpling and asked, "It's not even dawn yet, why are you up? Did your father wake you up?"
Firstly, Yang was worried about Shen Lili because she was still young, and secondly, they were fond of their new and precious daughter, so the couple temporarily kept Lili in the house and slept with her.
Because Old Mrs. Shen and Old Master Shen left early today, Madam Yang got up early to prepare food for them. She got out of bed quietly so as not to wake them, so she assumed it was Old Master Shen who did it.
Damn it, my precious daughter is so young and needs to sleep, how dare Shen Laosan disturb her sleep?
Yang looked furious. Lili hugged Yang and rubbed her face against her, saying, "Lili, wake up!"
Yang's anger subsided immediately. She pinched Lili's little face and asked in confusion, "Why did you get up so early? Are you feeling unwell?"
Lili was still taking the medicine prescribed by Doctor Zhu, and Yang was afraid that Lili's cold had not yet healed.
"I want to go with Grandma."
It was early in the morning, and the little dumpling was clearly still half asleep. How could Madam Yang let her go out?
Besides, Mrs. Shen and Mr. Shen went out on important business today. How could they do things well with a little kid in tow?
If Yang had gone with them, that would have been fine, but since Yang wasn't going, they felt embarrassed to ask the two of them to bother with her anymore.
Yang immediately refused, saying, "Grandma and Uncle have to go to work and can't play with Li Bao. How about Li Bao stays home with her mother?"
Old Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up. That's right, how could she have forgotten about this pear?
Taking Li Bao along might make things go more smoothly!
Old Mrs. Shen raised her hand to stop Yang: "I think it's fine, Li Bao, go with Grandma. Grandma will buy you candied hawthorns, okay?"
Lili happily replied, "Okay!"
Madam Yang hesitated for a moment: "Mother, this..."
Old Mrs. Shen knew that Madam Yang was worried about the child. After a moment's thought, she said, "Let's ask Jiahao to go with us. That way, he can focus on watching over Lili."
Madam Yang waved her hand: "No, Mother, I was just afraid that the child would delay your business."
Old Mrs. Shen glanced at the little dumpling and smiled mysteriously, "Delay? Not bringing him would be a delay!"
"ah?"
Old Mrs. Shen scooped up the yawning little dumpling and interrupted Yang, who was about to say something, saying, "Alright, alright, I know what I'm doing. Go and wake Jiahao up."
Yang had no choice but to wake Shen Jiahao up as instructed. She quickly heated up a few more pancakes and said to Shen Jiahao with concern, "Jiahao, please take good care of your sister on the way."
Shen Jiahao easily took Lili from Old Mrs. Shen's arms and picked her up, grinning, "Third Aunt, it's no trouble at all, my little sister is so well-behaved!"
Lili obediently wrapped her arms around Shen Jiahao, patting her chest and promising, "Don't worry, Mommy, Lili will be a good girl!"
Madam Yang looked worried, but she also knew that her daughter was no ordinary child, so she had to tell herself to relax: "Listen to Grandma and Uncle on the way, and don't cause trouble for your brother, understand?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Alright, alright, third son's wife, what's there to be afraid of with Jiahao watching over things?" Old Mrs. Shen was the first to leave the courtyard. "Jiahao, take your sister and follow!"
"Hey!" Shen Jiahao said to Yang Shi, "Third Aunt, we're leaving now. Don't worry, Third Aunt, I'll definitely take good care of Li Bao!"
"Bye-bye, Mommy~"
Shen Jiahao, carrying the little dumpling, caught up with Old Mrs. Shen and Old Master Shen. Yang could only watch her daughter leave with a heavy heart.
Old Mrs. Shen led everyone to the village entrance, where Village Chief Ma was already waiting in his oxcart.
The Ma family is one of only two households in Xinghua Village to own an oxcart; the other one is Grandpa Zhang from the village.
A few days ago, Old Man Shen went to Village Chief Ma to handle Lili's household registration. When Village Chief Ma learned that they were going to the city that day, and since he himself was also going to town to buy things that day, he offered to give them a ride.
As soon as Old Lady Shen approached, she handed over what she was carrying, smiling and saying, "Village Chief Ma, it's really kind of you to go to so early in the morning. These potatoes aren't worth much, but they're all homegrown. Please take them and have some!"
Village Chief Ma is a middle-aged man who looks very honest and kind. According to seniority, he should call Old Lady Shen "Auntie".
Seeing the basket of potatoes, she quickly waved her hand and declined, saying, "Oh, Auntie, it's no big deal. I'm going that way anyway, what's wrong with giving a few people a ride?"
Old Mrs. Shen insisted on placing the basket of potatoes directly next to him, and said sternly, "Why don't you want it? You helped my Pear Baby get registered a few days ago, I should be thanking you!"
Village Chief Ma then accepted the potatoes: "It's nothing, it's nothing."
In small towns and villages, such matters are usually decided by the village chief. Since Lili was abandoned and adopted by the Shen family, it's not a difficult matter.
Village Chief Ma looked at the little bundle of joy that Shen Jiahao was holding, a look of amazement flashing in his eyes, and said with a smile, "This must be Li Bao, right? I've been hearing from the villagers these past few days that a little fairy has come to the Shen family. I never expected that she would actually be as cute as a fairy!"
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