Yun Mo took Zeng Fang into the first floor of the cabin, came to the corner, and smoothed away the messy pile of straw. Eight big, snow-white, round goose eggs suddenly appeared in front of them.
Zeng Fang's eyes widened, "Momo, Dabai and Erbai laid eggs!?"
"The egg was laid by Erbai, and Dabai is the gander."
It was only after Yun Mo learned that goose eggs also needed to be fertilized that she realized that Dabai was a gander.
Zeng Fang was as happy as a child seeing a toy. She stretched out her fingers and touched the eggshell lovingly. "Momo, hey, you haven't forgotten what you said before, right?"
"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten."
Zeng Fang smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into two slits, "Hey, so how many eggs are you going to give me?"
"Not a single one."
Zeng Fang's face immediately fell. "Why? Your Erbai has laid so many eggs. He will definitely lay more eggs later. I don't care. I want at least two."
As she said that, Zeng Fang wanted to reach out to take it, but Yun Mo quickly stopped her.
"Don't take it."
Zeng Fang thought Yun Mo was reluctant to send her off, and pouted, "Mo Mo, you promised me at the beginning, do you want to break your promise?"
Yun Mo pinched the other person's pouting lips with amusement, "Look behind you."
Zeng Fang turned her head and saw Dabai and Erbai standing at the door of the wooden house, two pairs of black eyes staring at her vigilantly.
Yun Mo explained helplessly, "It's not that I don't give it to you, but Dabai and Erbai watched too closely. When Lingchuan saw the egg for the first time, he said fry the goose egg and Erbai pecked his forehead."
Imagining the scene of Erbai pecking at people fiercely, Zeng Fang silently retracted her claws.
"Then I don't want it."
Yun Mo couldn't help laughing, "Although there are no goose eggs, but when the goslings are hatched in the future, I will discuss it with Erbai and give you two goslings to raise."
Zeng Fang's dim eyes suddenly brightened up again, "Really?"
"Cooked."
"I don't care, Momo, I'll remember what you said, two geese!"
As he said this, he made a two gesture.
Yun Mo laughed, "Why don't you consider being nicer to my Erbai from now on, bring her more delicious food and drinks, and build a good relationship with her. Maybe she will be so happy that she will give you two more geese."
“Good idea!”
Zeng Fang went home after having dinner in the courtyard. Yun Mo checked the doors and windows, added two coal briquettes under the boiler, and then went back to the house to study.
As the night deepened, it was quiet outside the window and only a few stars twinkled in the night sky.
After finishing the last test paper, Yun Mo put down her pen and suddenly felt a little hungry.
She glanced at the clock on the upper left corner of the desk. It was almost 11 o'clock.
Normally at this time, she would have already had her milk and supper, and was ready to take a bath and go to bed. Ling Chuan was not at home, so she had to do everything herself to make sure she had enough food and clothing.
I went to the kitchen, put the fresh milk delivered by the milk station into the pot and steamed it over low heat, then went back to the house, got my pajamas, and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
After taking a shower, Yun Mo held the cup of milk and drank slowly in the yard, silently counting the days in her heart.
A round trip to Urumqi takes at least three or four days. Lingchuan left on Monday and if all goes well he will be back by Thursday noon.
Today is Tuesday, well, there are still two days left.
In the small hotel room, Ling Chuan and Zhou Xiaowei were squeezed back to back on a single bed that was less than 1.5 meters long.
Zhou Xiaowei behind him was already snoring loudly. Ling Chuan silently looked at the photo of him and his wife, his eyes focused and gentle.
"Li, when are you going to go back?"
Looking at his daughter who was feeding eggs to his grandson, Zhu Hongping asked for the Nth time.
The daughter has been living in her mother's house with her grandson for more than a week. They have eaten a lot of rice, noodles and vegetables for three meals a day. Ling Jiale also has to eat an egg every day, and has to have meat every now and then, otherwise she will cry and make a fuss. The family is not rich to begin with, and now they have to feed two more mouths. She feels as uncomfortable as if a blunt knife is cutting meat every day.
"Why go back? This is my home. Jiale and I will live here from now on."
Li Li pretended to be strong, but she was actually panicking.
She originally thought that Ling Jiang would come to pick her up within two days of her returning to her parents' home, but more than ten days passed in a flash and there was no sign of Ling Jiang.
But she couldn't bear to be asked to take her son back like this.
Her husband used to listen to her and did whatever she told him to do without saying a word. But now, Yun has instigated him to lose his temper and even dared to file for divorce. She said she would teach her husband a lesson! She would never go back unless Ling Jiang came to admit his mistake and apologize in person! Li Li didn't think there was anything wrong with her living in her parents' home for a long time, but Zhu Hongping didn't think so.
A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. My daughter is now the daughter-in-law of the Ling family. It’s okay for her to bring her grandson home occasionally, but she can’t stay there forever.
After breakfast, Zhu Hongping used the excuse of going to the town to buy something, but actually took a motorcycle to the city.
Since her daughter refused to leave, she had to go find her son-in-law and ask him to take the mother and daughter back home.
When Zhu Hongping arrived at the Ling family, he saw the door was closed. He asked someone and found out that his son-in-law had gone out to do business.
She was unwilling to make a wasted trip, but also didn't want to stand at the door and wait, so she shamelessly went to the neighbor's house next door, thinking that if her son-in-law hadn't come home at noon, she could still have a free lunch and avoid returning to the countryside hungry.
Time flies and it's time to cook lunch.
The neighbor couldn't just ask him to leave, so he politely reminded Zhu Hongping, "Your son-in-law usually doesn't come back until the evening. It's useless for you to continue waiting. You might as well go home and have lunch first."
Anyone who knew the situation well would have taken the initiative to say goodbye and leave, but Zhu Hongping was thicker-skinned than a city wall and sat there without even lifting his butt.
"It's okay. My son-in-law is not here. I will have lunch at your house. You can cook whatever you want. I'm not picky."
After saying that, he went into the kitchen and said he wanted to help cook. In short, he refused to leave.
The neighbor had no choice but to cook for her as well.
At this time, in the old street alley, Ling Jiang was pushing a bicycle and leading a beautiful woman of about 34 or 35 years old towards home.
Ling Jiang usually doesn’t come back for lunch. He just buys a steamed bun outside and eats it with boiled water.
Today was an exception. The woman who went home with him was the owner of a jewelry store. She came to Ling Jiang through a friend's introduction and wanted to buy some goods from him, but Ling Jiang didn't take many goods out, so she followed him to see the stock Ling Jiang had at home.
"Boss Wei, please come in. I haven't had time to clean up recently, so the house is a bit messy. Please don't laugh at me."
Wei Qiaolan was a business woman with sharp eyes. She noticed at a glance that there was no woman taking care of the small compound. She chuckled and joked, "Is your wife not at home?"
"She went back to her parents' home."
Seeing Ling Jiang's embarrassed expression, Wei Qiaolan tactfully did not ask any more questions and instead started talking about business.
"Brother Ling, although this is the first time we have dealt with each other, I am a straightforward person and don't like those empty words. Tell me the truth and tell me the lowest price you can give me. If it is suitable, I will buy goods from you in the future."
After doing business for a while, Ling Jiang's mind and speaking skills have become much more agile than before.
"Boss Wei, the price is negotiable. Take a look at the items first, and then we can talk slowly, okay?"
"Okay..."
Ling Jiang was chatting about business with Wei Qiaolan at home, while Zhu Hongping next door was so angry that he was about to explode.
Through the two walls, she could only hear her son-in-law and a woman talking and laughing, but she couldn't hear clearly what they were talking about. She thought that her son-in-law had brought a woman home to have an affair while her daughter was away, so she rushed over with murderous intent.
Good night~ (End of this chapter)