"I'm going too!" The other little ones also followed happily.
"No need, I can do it by myself, you guys go and play!" Wen Jiuyue shouted to the children from behind.
Although Wen Jiuyue is now 56 years old, her body has been well maintained by Leng You. Her physical strength is even better than many young people, and she looks very young. These ten acres of land are really nothing to her.
"Auntie Wen, we are here to help, you don't have to be polite." Aunt Liu also walked towards the cornfield.
Although she lived in the county town, she could do farm work and was very good at it. After her husband passed away, she would go to help others earn a living during the busy farming season every year.
Uncle Xiang had already gone to the fields to start working after parking the car.
Xiaoling was the weakest among all the people, so she sat next to the cut corn vines and peeled the corn cobs.
Leng You was not too polite and asked Wen Jiuyue, Liu Ma, Hu Laosi and others to sit there and peel corn cobs while she and Xiang Shu, Hu Lao Da, Hu Lao Er and Hu Lao San cut the rice seedlings.
With so many people added at once, the labor efficiency increased sharply. In addition, with the addition of Leng You and Xiang Shu, two people with extraordinary strength, all the corn seedlings had been cut down by the time it was getting dark.
Wen Jiuyue went back first to prepare dinner, and when everyone entered the house, the food had already been placed on the table.
The boys were already hungry, but they were too embarrassed to stop because they saw Leng You waving his sickle and moving forward quickly.
"Eat quickly!" Leng You saw that the little ones were all looking at her eagerly, and she started talking after Wen Jiuyue started eating first.
The moment the words fell, several pairs of chopsticks began to fly up and down.
Wen Jiuyue made braised roe deer meat, spicy rabbit cubes, braised pheasant meat, deep-fried quail, sweet and sour pork tenderloin, garlic spare ribs, spicy and sour potato shreds, and fried tofu.
Knowing that these kids have big appetites, each dish is made in huge portions.
The little ones ate until their mouths were full of oil. Finally, the plates were empty and they leaned back on the kang, patting their stomachs.
Half an hour later, Leng You called the little ones out and had some fun playing with them under the moonlight until they digested their food.
Because there are only three rooms, one of which is the kitchen, and only two can be used for sleeping.
Before this, Leng You had been living in the east room with Wen Jiuyue. Tonight, because there were so many people, they slept in two rooms separately according to gender. The women slept in the east room, and Uncle Xiang and the four brothers of the Hu family slept in the west room.
Wen Jiuyue got up early the next day to make dumplings. When Liu Ma heard the sound, she also got up and helped Wen Jiuyue.
Although it was the first time the two met, they were able to chat very well after getting to know each other. They were both efficient at work, and soon, two pots of Wen Jiuyue's signature steamed buns with roe deer meat in sauce were ready.
Even though they almost had indigestion last night, the kids still drooled after smelling the delicious food. Boss Hu finished twelve buns as big as an adult's fist by himself.
Even Hu Lao Er, Hu Lao San and Hu Lao Si each did eight in a row, which really shocked Wen Jiuyue.
Xiaoling was embarrassed at first, but when she saw how fierce the Hu brothers were, she completely let go and actually ate four of them.
Among all the people, Leng You had the smallest appetite. He only ate one meal and drank a bowl of corn residue and sweet potato porridge.
After dinner, everyone went to the cornfield together again, despite Wen Jiuyue’s dissuasion.
Leng You was responsible for driving the carriage to transport the peeled corn cobs back, while the others continued to peel the corn cobs while chatting and laughing.
There is strength in numbers. By lunch time, all the corn and hazelnuts had been transported back home.
Although it was a little late, Wen Jiuyue made lunch more sumptuous:
Fried roe deer jerky, dry-pot spicy rabbit head, Beggar Mountain pheasant, boiled pork slices, braised pork elbow, sweet and sour pork, dry-fried crispy pork, pickled fish, chopped pepper pheasant eggs, and fried celery with vermicelli.
The little ones were eating with their bellies bulging and couldn't bend down.
They have been working since they arrived yesterday afternoon. In the afternoon, Leng You took the kids to climb the mountain.
Being young, they recover their strength quickly, and within just a meal's time the little ones are full of energy.
"Boss, I want to ride a horse." Boss Hu looked at Hongzao who was following Leng You and was eager to try.
"You can discuss it with it!" Leng You said lightly.
"Ah? Can it listen to me?
Okay! I’ll try.”
Boss Hu had long known about the violent nature of red dates, so even though he had thought about it countless times over the years, he never dared to try it.
"Can Hongzao understand?" Xiaoling looked at Lengyou with questioning eyes.
"Red dates are the smartest and most human-like, so they will definitely understand." Hu Laosi rushed to answer.
"Brother, you try it. If it works, I want to ride it too." Hu Laosan also looked expectant.
"I want to try it too." Hu Laoer also jumped forward.
"Hongzao, let's talk about this. You see, I have always been nice to you. Every time you went to the county town, I fed you good grass and good food. Just let me ride on you once!" Boss Hu had a flattering smile on his face and was extremely humble. He wanted to get closer to Hongzao, but seeing its unfriendly look, he had to keep his distance.
"Hiss...Tut!" Hongzao glanced at Boss Hu, raised his neck, and rolled his eyes at him.
"Hiss!" The five Mao guys surrounding Leng You also bared their teeth and rolled their eyes at Boss Hu.
Leng You: “…”
He couldn't control the twitching corners of his mouth and looked up at the sky.
Boss Hu: “…”
Can it be more humiliating?
The other little ones: "..."
Who do they look down upon? Boss Hu, or all of us except Boss Hu?
A group of human beings were not only humiliated by a horse, but also had their faces rubbed on the ground by five dogs. Where is justice?
"Wow! This valley looks so deep and scary!" Xiaoling lay at the edge of the valley. The dizzy feeling caused by the thick fog and the bottomless depth made her shrink back quickly.
"I don't know what it's like inside. I really want to go down and explore." Boss Hu also muttered as he stood at the edge of the valley.
"Forget it! Why explore this place? It's just a valley. What else can there be? Just rocks!" Hu Laosan wasn't interested at all.
"Who knows, there may be rivers, tigers, lions and various flying birds below!" Hu Laoer has quite an imagination.
"That's impossible! Even birds wouldn't dare to fly into such a deep valley, let alone tigers and lions. Even if there is a river, it might be a very deep rapid that can suck people in."
Xiaoling felt terrified at the thought of people going down to such a deep place.
Leng You listened quietly to the discussion of the little guys without saying a word.
Apart from her, Xiang Wentian, Xiang Huaixin, Bai Changpu and Wen Jiuyue, the secret of this deep valley was only told to Uncle Xiang.
Ever since Uncle Xiang went into the valley with her once, he would often go down there hunting alone. He would also go to dig medicinal herbs for her, and then dry them at the bottom of the valley according to Leng You's habit.
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