"Grandma, why don't you go back first, Wanjin and I will play for a while."
"You go back with grandma. If you're not here, I'm afraid I'll fall into a pit on the way and no one will save me." Grandma Wu refused without thinking.
"How could that be? Where did the potholes come from on that road?"
"I think so." Grandma Wu grabbed Wu Tiejun and said, "Thank you for the treat, elder sister. I will learn how to make it and invite you to come and eat it."
"This is just plain food, how can it be called a hospitality? I just hope you don't mind..."
"Grandma, you've been tired all night. Don't stay up any longer. Go to bed early."
"Well, I don't want to stay up all the time." After Grandma Yuling left, she carefully wiped the table, various utensils, and the newly arrived sewing machine before she rested.
"Auntie, wait a moment. I'll make you a bowl of milk powder before you go to sleep. You need to start taking calcium supplements now. If you can find milk powder or something, just buy some and drink it."
"How does Yuling know so much?"
"Books are the golden house. If you read more, you will even know how to attack enemy planes if you don't have anti-aircraft guns!"
"Hey, what book talks so much about this?"
"A Hundred Thousand Whys! It would be great if you could find some time to buy a copy for my younger brothers and sisters to use as prenatal education."
"You are such a little adult. Come and drink with your aunt." Li Qingju pinched Qiu Yuling's face lovingly.
"I don't want to drink anymore. I just drank with grandma when you sent the guests out." Qiu Yuling hadn't drunk just now, but this was the easiest way to say it.
Whenever she returned to her hometown, she would often prepare milk powder for the family so that grandma and Mr. and Mrs. Qiu could drink it, and she would say that it was sent by her fourth aunt. Anyway, there were no telephones in those days, and even telegrams were sent very cheaply.
"Auntie will go in and lie down first. After you finish taking care of your million gold, go to bed early."
"Yeah, I know."
Everyone was asleep, and Qiu Yuling openly removed Wan Jin's bandage. After only one day and one night, she felt that her limp was no longer severe.
She applied some herbs and re-bandaged it. "Be good and don't run around these few days. I promise you'll be a bright dog in the future. If you don't listen, you'll end up as a cripple."
Wanjin was given a special nutritious meal. The little guy had never eaten anything good, so he was panting and eating with great relish.
Our Chinese Garden Dog is just so attractive! Good dog, I'll take you back to my hometown to chase rabbits.
Qiu Yuling carefully examined Wan Jin and found him more and more beautiful. He had a yellow body and white face. What's the old saying? A yellow dog with white face is worth more than gold!
We are worth more than gold!
After taking care of the dog, Qiu Yuling finished the cleanup work and went into the house to sleep.
However, Qiu Yuling slept very uneasily that night. Her dream was full of golden lights. She had picked up gold all night, all because of the name Wanjin.
"Is Yuling awake? I wonder where your Wanjin went to play. It's been quite a while and that bastard hasn't come back yet."
Oh no, it’s bad. Qiu Yuling had a dream. She overslept in the morning. Wan Jin is still locked up on the farm.
Qiu Yuling quickly got up, without even having time to wash her face or comb her hair. She hurriedly said that her dog had gone to the toilet and she would go and bring it back, then she ran away.
"Mom, you know what, Yuling is quite human-like and very clean. Even in such a hot day, she goes in and out of the house without any smell at all."
"Well, even though he's just a little puppy, he doesn't stink per se, but it's also because Yuling takes good care of him. Look, he eats, drinks, defecates, and urinates at regular times throughout the day, which really saves me a lot of worry."
Qiu Yuling walked around the house and symbolically went back into the red willow bushes. When she came out, they were alone with the dog.
"Is everything done? Then wash your hands and have dinner. Today we're going to build your aunt's tomato rack separately, otherwise it will get tangled up with the loofah vines."
"Well, I'll go check out some thicker poplar branches later." Upon hearing that, Qiu Yuling quickly washed up and ate a pumpkin bun.
"Eat another one, you've eaten too little." Grandma pushed the basket containing the buns forward.
"No, I ate too much yesterday and I'm still feeling uncomfortable now."
Since she really couldn't eat, her grandmother stopped trying to persuade her. Counting the days, they had been here for more than half a month, and her son-in-law still hadn't returned. She had to help with the chores she could see, otherwise it would be difficult for her daughter to take care of it alone.
Grandma and Fourth Aunt were still packing up. Qiu Yuling said hello and left first. She had to go to the woods to pick some thick branches first.
In fact, Qiu Yuling's original plan was to just give the group a walking distance. The walking forest on her farm has grown in size now, and just moving her fingers will be enough. But plans cannot keep up with changes.
It seemed like Wu Tiejun was waiting for her. Before she even crossed the river, Wu Tiejun bared his teeth and called her "Sister Yuling".
"Good morning, Brother Tiejun. What are you doing out so early?" It is a full hour later in the northern border than in the inland. They went out early today because they had work to do in the vegetable fields. The sun hasn't risen yet. I wonder what urgent matter has Wu Tiejun getting up so early every day?
"Well~ I can't sleep anyway. Once the bugle blows, I won't be able to lie down." Wu Tiejun just pretended that he was fine and didn't mention that he came here specifically to wait for someone.
"Sister Yuling, what are you doing here in the woods so early?"
"Pick up some branches and build a tomato rack." I didn't have to do any real work, but now I have to pick them up honestly.
"Hey! Come on, I'll help you."
Fortunately, in order to hide her tracks, Qiu Yuling always carried something to hold her things whenever she went out, either a basket, a cloth bag, or a backpack.
Today she thought she could just use a rope to tie up the branches, so she just carried a cloth bag with a piece of rope stuffed in it. Now it was bulging, which was just convenient for her to move things.
After rummaging around, he took out a hot boiled egg and White Rabbit milk candy and handed them to Wu Tiejun. It was so early, the child might not have had breakfast yet.
"Sister Yuling, eat by yourself. I'm not hungry." Qiu Yuling heard that he said he was not hungry, not that he had eaten, so she stuffed the food into his hand without saying anything.
"Eat quickly so you can help me after you finish eating. Otherwise, I will have to pick up the trash by myself for a long time."
"Hey, it's okay, I'm fast. Just follow me, I'll do it."
He swallowed the egg in a few bites, put the candy in his mouth, rolled up his sleeves and started to work.
Not everything on the ground could be used, so Wu Tiejun quickly jumped up the tree, broke off the branches and threw them down. Qiu Yuling picked them up below, laid out the ropes, and arranged them in order.
In no time, a small bundle was formed. "Brother Tiejun, that's enough. If you don't break them off, it will be a waste." It looked like not many tomatoes would be needed from that row of tomatoes when they came here, so Qiu Yuling felt it was about time to retreat.
"Sister Yuling, let me do it. I'm very strong." Qiu Yuling weighed it and found it was not very heavy and would not hurt anyone, so she did not insist and let him go.
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