Chapter 184 Xiao Fubao's New Pet
When Old Mrs. Wan returned home, her sons and daughters-in-law moved all the things to the kitchen, and Second Mrs. Wan and Shen started busy cooking.
Old Mrs. Wan quickly drove Shen out of the kitchen.
"Oh, I was too busy in town, so I asked you to help. Now that we're back home, how can I let you keep busy? Let's go to the house and have a rest, and let them do the work."
Old Mrs. Wan took Shen's hand and walked out.
Shen struggled to get rid of Old Lady Wan's hand and said with a smile, "Aunt, I'm fully recovered now. Please let me stretch my muscles. I've been recovering for a month or two, and my body is almost covered with grass."
Shen went straight into the kitchen and started working with Wan Ersao.
Old Mrs. Wan had a deep smile on her face. She glanced at Shen's back, then glanced at her eldest son who was busy building a cowshed in the yard. The smile in her eyes deepened. It seemed that good things were about to happen.
Old Mrs. Wan did not go into the kitchen again, but hurried into the house to check on her chicks.
After walking for these days, I don’t know if the little chicken has starved to death.
As soon as she entered the house, Mrs. Wan heard the chicks chirping happily. It turned out that when Liu left, she left enough food for the chicks.
But the chicks were too small to compete with the goslings. Several chicks were squeezed into a corner by the goslings. Only after the goslings were full and satisfied did they dare to come forward to eat and drink.
Old Mrs. Wan came in and put the geese on the ground. They staggered outside and soon ran to the yard to bask in the sun.
Soon the aroma of food came from the kitchen. At this time, Zhao also came to the Wan family with little Fubao and Wan Yirou.
"Aunt, this is the bacon my family prepared for lunch today. I brought it here to serve as a side dish for you. It would be a waste if I cooked it myself, so it's better not to waste the ingredients. You guys take care of it."
Zhao asked Wan Yirou to take the bacon to the kitchen. Wan Ersao did not refuse and took it with a smile.
Old Mrs. Wan quickly let Zhao into the house.
Little Fubao looked at the furry little yellow cats in the yard and struggled to go down to the ground.
As soon as the Wan family boys came back, they started playing around with the goose in the yard. It was their only playmate.
Zhao put little Fubao down, and he spread his arms and staggered towards the goose.
Old Lady Wan took a look and warned, "You guys, keep an eye on my sister. Don't let her fall or get hurt."
"I understand, grandma." Wan Wen was the oldest. He ran over and held his sister's hand and walked carefully.
Old Mrs. Wan smiled and pulled Zhao into the inner room and sat on the kang.
With the addition of little Fubao to the yard, the scene suddenly became more lively.
Little Fubao was like a bandit entering the village. When she saw the goose lying on the ground with its head buried under its belly to bask in the sun, she giggled and went over to it, stretching out her little claws, grabbed the goose's neck and was about to lift it up. Wan Wen was so scared that she hurried forward to save the goose.
"Sister, if you catch the goose like this, it will be killed. If it dies, you won't have anything to play with. Can we put it down?"
The goose was held in Xiao Fubao's hand, flapping its two paws and almost suffocating.
After hearing what his brother said, little Fubao half-believingly let go of the goose. The goose instantly fell to the ground, and rolled in the dust like a ball of goose yellow thread. After rolling a few times, it stood up in fear and ran away, screaming in fear as it ran.
The other two goslings also began to waddle behind this goose.
Little Fubao's attention was immediately attracted by the three goslings. She staggered behind and chased the three yellow balls that were staggering in front of her. The yard soon became a mess. Little Fubao's giggles seemed like a nightmare to the goslings and kept chasing after them.
The frightened cries of the three yellow balls spread far in the yard. The brothers kept standing in front of Xiao Fubao, fearing that she would really play the goslings to death.
"Hey, baby, what are you doing? You are sweating all over, go wash your hands and eat some meat."
Wan Ersao saw several children having a lot of fun playing in the yard, especially the little girl, who had rosy cheeks, bright eyes, and was sweating from running. She looked particularly cute and adorable.
She reached out and picked up little Fubao from the ground. When little Fubao heard that he was going to eat meat, he immediately shifted his attention.
"Eat meat, meat..." She was anxious and wanted to run into the house in Wan Ersao's arms.
At noon, Wan Ersao stir-fried pork belly with cabbage, stewed a pot of meat with vermicelli, steamed a pot of egg custard, and made a pot of mixed grain rice.
In addition, two portions of food were packed in a basket and covered with a quilt. After Wan Lao Da and others finished their meal and went to the fields, they would take the food to Wan Jinshu and his son.
After the family had eaten and drunk their fill, Wan Ersao, Wan Laoer and Wan Laoda drove the ox cart to the fields together.
The ox cart was pulling a load of farm tools such as plows and hoes.
After the last few days of spring rain, the land is still moist. This is what farmers call a good harvest. Farmers are taking advantage of this rare spring rain to sow seeds quickly.
Wan Laoer drove a ox cart to the wasteland he had bought. Along the way, he saw many people working in the fields. However, everyone was relying on hoes to plow the soil and sow seeds, which was far less efficient than using oxen to plow the fields.
"Brother Jinshu, why don't you take a break? We've brought you food, eat it while it's hot."
Boss Wan took the basket from the ox cart and carried it to Wan Jinshu's field. In the past few days, Wan Jinshu and his two sons have reclaimed a lot of land. His family bought a total of five acres of land, and in the past few days, two acres of land have been reclaimed. Although Wan Jinshu still feels a little awkward using the farm tools with one hand, it is obviously much better than before.
When Wan Jinshu heard Boss Wan's voice, he quickly stopped what he was doing, stood up straight, tucked the hoe under his armpits, wiped the sweat from his head, and watched Boss Wan coming over.
"Brother Jingui, why are you the one delivering food to us? Where is your sister-in-law?"
Boss Wan laughed, found a relatively flat place to put the basket on the ground, and raised his head while lifting the cloth on top and answered: "Sister-in-law is chatting and doing embroidery with my mother at my house. We are on the way, so we brought it directly. Sister-in-law doesn't need to make another trip. Come and eat quickly."
Wan Xingchen was a young boy who was so tired that he could not even lift his arms. However, seeing his father still gritting his teeth and persevering, he could not fall behind and kept trying to keep up with his father's pace. The father and son worked hard for the whole morning and were not only hungry but also had sore backs.
Wan Xingchen stood up, holding his waist, and did not forget to help his father sit down.
"Come, eat quickly." Boss Wan helped Wan Jinshu serve the food and handed it over, and then he served the food to Wan Xingchen.
Wan Jinshu didn’t have a table outside and couldn’t eat alone.
Wan Xingchen quickly put down the food in his hand, took over Wan Jinshu's bowl and fed him mouthful by mouthful.
Wan Jinshu pounded his waist with one hand and sighed, "This kind of farming is much more tiring than fighting in a war. Farmers really have a hard time."
Boss Wan smiled naively, "We are used to it. Fighting relies on brains. We only need strength. You are really good. Enjoy your meal. My second brother and I helped you to open up the land. We bought a cow, which can save a lot of effort. You just watch from the side."
After saying this, Boss Wan patted his butt and stood up, and Wan Jinshu also quickly stood up.
"Brother Jingui, that's not necessary. I see that we have opened up a lot of land in the past few days, but you still have more than half to open up. In addition, you have been delayed for a while in the past few days. Don't you think you will miss the spring plowing?"
"It's okay. We didn't plan to finish all the crops this year. We can just take our time and plant something else later. We don't have to plant crops. Your family only has this. We can finish it in half a day. You can take a rest."
As Boss Wan said this, he strode away to drive the cattle regardless of Wan Jinshu's attempt to stop him.
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