Qian Xiao quickly slipped away. These past two days and two nights had completely drained her. Scientific researchers really work hard. It seems she can't take this hardship anymore. It would be better for her to go back and get a good night's sleep.
After Qian Baozhu finished speaking, he looked around for Qian Xiao, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find Erdan. He shook his head with amusement, thinking that the girl was afraid he would grab her and talk to her.
"Uncle, you should go back and rest. Everything is fine for now, but you'll still have to worry about things in the future, so you can't overwork yourself."
"Good, good, good, this is the most important thing in the village right now."
"Don't worry, I'll arrange for someone to keep a close watch on this place, day and night."
When Qian Xiao returned home, there was no one there. She didn't want to say a word, so she took off her coat, crawled into bed, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.
The two eggs jumped merrily in the space, feeling that their host was incredibly awesome, able to do so well without having learned these things. It would be even better if their host could be more ambitious.
For the rest of the time, Qian Xiao just ate and slept, planning to stay home and laze around until he achieved results. He even skipped his favorite hunting trip, mainly because the weather was unbearably hot.
However, people from other villages came over to inquire about the waterwheel. Qian Xiao simply handed over the blueprints and pushed her second uncle out, so she wouldn't have to take the lead.
"A young person with no experience can't do anything well." Most people would find it hard to believe that someone so young could handle this. Why would she bother? In this sweltering heat, it would be more comfortable to stay at home.
It was impossible for anyone to stay in the house, so Qian Xiao put a small straw mat under the only big tree in the yard and lay down on the ground to see if any cool air could come out from the ground to cool her down.
He waved a large palm-leaf fan in his hand, fanning himself idly, the breeze he created carrying heat. He thought for a moment, then got up and drew a basin of water from the well. He soaked his feet in the cool well water and unconsciously let out a comfortable sigh.
If only she were still a child, she would definitely be so cool sitting in a big basin!
"Erdan, you seem to be enjoying yourself quite a bit," Gouzi said enviously when he came in and saw Qian Xiao's smiling face.
The river was crowded with people, and he felt embarrassed to go there to soak in the water; after all, he was a big kid now.
"Why did you come alone? Where's Erhua?"
"Erhua said her mother wouldn't let her go out so she could learn needlework."
Qian Xiao nodded. In the village, girls of her age were already quite skilled at sewing and mending. She and Erhua were two exceptions. She was even better than Erhua. At least she could sew a patch, while Erhua probably couldn't even thread a needle.
"You're going to the county town to check your grades tomorrow, right? How did it go? Are you confident?"
Qian Xiao glanced at Gouzi and said, "Who do you think you are? Who am I? I'm the smartest kid in our village. Getting into university is a piece of cake for me."
"Right, right, who is our Erdan! If you can't even pass the exam, what chance do others have!"
There's no need to exaggerate like that.
"Why did Grandpa let you out? Didn't he say he'd keep you at home to study hard?"
Speaking of studying, Gouzi gets a toothache. "My grandpa went to the riverbank. I've been locked up for days. Don't you believe me? Oh, and my grandpa also said you should give me a lesson."
Qian Xiao closed her eyes and pretended to be dead, but come on, she'd rather teach the village's big yellow dog than the dog next to her. That guy could definitely turn you into a fire-breathing dragon in an instant.
He can even confuse you with addition and subtraction within 100, and I almost led her astray several times.
The dog was unhappy: "No, what do you mean? I don't want you to teach me either," he said, "if I don't learn, I'll really get slapped, and it'll hurt more than my dad hitting me."
"What do you mean? Can't you see? I'm ashamed that you're my student. No, you're not that stupid. You care so much about food, so why can't you learn anything?"
The dog also sighed, "How can I know? I feel like the things in books are just incompatible with me. I get sleepy as soon as I see words in a book, and my brain feels like mush. Do you think I'm just not cut out for studying?"
"I guess I'll have to go back to the village and farm in the future." He did want to study hard, but he just couldn't learn it. What should he do?
"It's not that bad. As long as you don't drop out of school and get a junior high diploma, you can take over your dad's job, right?"
"We'll see when the time comes. How old will my dad be by the time I grow up? Erdan, what do you think about me joining the army in Changchang?"
"Would my fourth uncle and aunt agree?" Dog's family only has one son. Would they be willing to let Dog do that dangerous job?
"If my parents try their best, maybe they can give me a younger brother. Once I have a younger brother, I think my parents won't stop me from joining the army."
Qian Xiao…“Then good luck.”
She could imagine that when Gouzi went home and told his parents about it, he would definitely get a double beating from both his parents.
"However, if you really want to join the army, you can't keep working sporadically. You have such a good teacher as my great-grandfather, why don't you cherish him?"
This guy started practicing martial arts with her, but he just coasted along. Despite having such convenient conditions taught by his own grandfather, he only had a three-minute attention span for everything except playing and eating.
The dog glanced at the bright white sky and said, "I'll start training properly when it cools down in autumn."
Qian Xiao... Pah! Someone like that wants to join the army? Dream on!
"Hey, shall we go up the mountain and get some meat to eat?"
"No, it's too hot. Eating meat in this weather will make you feel hot and bothered." She wouldn't go. She gets sweaty even without moving, and it would be even more uncomfortable if she moved. She loves going up the mountain, but she doesn't want to suffer.
"Mom, the way you're talking makes it sound like you eat meat every day and are already tired of it."
How could that be? She's just lazy and afraid of the heat. It's not even the hottest time yet, and the real famine hasn't even started. How are we going to get through the next few years?
"Why don't you go yourself? It's so hot, I'm not going."
"If I could get meat to eat by myself, would I need to come to you?" The dog was quite self-aware.
"You know you won't have meat to eat without me, what are you thinking, daring to talk to me so rudely?" This kid has gotten so bold in such a short time.
The dog immediately put on a fawning smile: "Hehe, don't be angry, it's just that the weather is hot and I'm a little irritable."
Qian Xiao is a person with quite a temper: "No, it's so hot, I don't want to move at all."
"I won't go then," he said, not wanting to move unless he was really craving meat.
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