Chapter 613 (Page 1/2)
Huo Qingci keenly noticed that Lin Man's mood was gradually getting lower, so after finishing the meal and clearing away the dishes, he gently took Lin Man's hand and walked into his space together, hoping that this place would help her mood to ease.
The two sat side by side by the shimmering fish pond, fishing rods in hand, leisurely enjoying this moment of tranquility.
The breeze ruffled their hair, bringing a touch of coolness and comfort.
Huo Qingci was the first to break the silence, and gently said to Lin Man, "Manman, I've been transferred to Hai City this time. I guess it will be even busier than when I was in Jing City before. As a result, I'm afraid I won't have much energy to take care of this space."
Lin Man nodded slightly to show her understanding, but her eyes remained on the ripples on the water.
Huo Qingci continued, "So, we have to get rid of most of the livestock and poultry in the space. For things like chickens, ducks, and geese, leaving about ten of each will be enough.
As for the pigs, just keep two sows and one boar, and select four sheep as breeding sheep."
Lin Man turned her head to look at Huo Qingci and responded seriously, "Yes, that's true! You have to spend a lot of time every day just picking up chicken eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs. If there are too many, you will be too busy.
If you can sell those extra eggs, try to sell them! And don't rush to dig up the medicinal herbs in your space now. It won't be too late to dig them up in a few years when they grow better and are more valuable."
Having said this, Lin Man paused again and continued, "If you don't want to harvest all the fruit from the fruit trees in the space at once, you can pick them in batches according to your preferences.
If you are too lazy to collect them, just let them hang on the tree. They won’t go bad anyway.
As for vegetables, you don't need to plant them anymore. You can work peacefully. I have all the vegetables and fruits your family needs in my space.
Besides, I have chickens, ducks, geese, and sheep in my space, but I’m missing a pig.”
Lin Man didn't want him to be discovered in Hai City for selling space supplies. She and her grandfather were covering for him in Jing City. He was unfamiliar with the place and there was no need to sell the livestock and poultry raised in the space and the fruits grown for money.
They weren't short of money, so why take the risk? Just focus on your work and she wouldn't have to worry so much in Beijing.
Huo Qingci stared closely at the buoy that was bobbing up and down on the surface of the pond, and a surge of excitement surged in his heart.
I saw him shaking the fishing rod in his hand quickly, his movements were agile and powerful, as if he was having a fierce battle with the fish in the water.
After a while, he dragged a fat fish out of the water, splashing water.
Lin Man, who was standing by, saw this scene and quickly put down the fishing rod in her hand and ran forward in two steps.
She held a shiny stainless steel fishing net and steadily caught the fish that had just come out of the water into the net.
Huo Qingci carefully removed the hook from the fish's mouth, a delighted smile spreading across his face as he excitedly said, "I never expected this! The first fish I caught turned out to be a big carp. And judging by its size, it must weigh around three or four pounds."
As he said this, he happily threw the lively carp gently into the small water tank beside him.
Lin Man slowly put down the fishing net in her hand, picked up the fishing rod on the ground, and then stared quietly at the shimmering water in front of her, but her thoughts involuntarily drifted away.
Huo Qingci turned around, his eyes fell gently on Lin Man, he sighed softly, and said apologetically:
"Manman, if it weren't inconvenient for the children to transfer schools, I really want to take you all to live in Hai City for two years. That way, our family can be together every day."
Hearing Huo Qingci's words, Lin Man raised her head slightly, looked at him firmly, and comforted him softly, "Qingci, don't worry too much about home. I'll take care of the children and grandfather. Just focus on your work over there."
If you have time, remember to write a few more letters home to let us know that everything is going well for you outside.
Correspondence may be read by others, so please do not write anything about our space in the correspondence. If there is anything urgent, you can call Grandpa."
Huo Qingci nodded vigorously and replied, "Well, Manman, I'll buy you a phone when I get there, and I'll write you a letter when I miss you and the children."
To be honest, when he learned in the morning that the dean was going to send him to Hai City on business for two years, he was completely stunned.
If he really left home like this, all the affairs of the family would fall on the weak shoulders of his wife.
Just think about it, his wife not only needs to take good care of four young children, but also has to divide her energy to look after the elderly grandfather, and even the poor orphan he has been supporting has to rely on her to take care of him.
If his parents were to experience any physical discomfort, there was no doubt that the first person they would think of would be his daughter-in-law, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huo family. After all, in this large family, his daughter-in-law bore too many responsibilities and obligations.
"Manman, I'm afraid you will have to work hard in the next two years." Huo Qingci said guiltily.
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Hearing this, Lin Man sighed softly: "When your second brother went abroad to study, didn't your sister-in-law also go through the same thing?
Fortunately, our children are growing up now, so I don't think I will be too tired."
Huo Qingci suddenly seemed to remember something, and he added: "Manman, Ningning, Anan, and Wenwen are all boys, so they can share more of the heavy work at home.
As for Xinxin, she is a girl after all, so we can’t let her do those heavy work!”
Hearing this, Lin Man suddenly burst out laughing and said jokingly, "Although we treat Xinxin like a little princess, we can't really spoil her into a delicate young lady who never touches water in her life, right?
Xinxin will eventually get married! So, you can let her do less housework, but she must learn how to do it, and she must also learn other necessary skills!
Whenever Huo Qingci thought about his lovely and well-behaved daughter growing up and marrying into another family to work like a slave and take care of the housework, he couldn't help but feel sad and uncomfortable.
He frowned and said to Lin Man worriedly, "Manman, we have to save a generous dowry for our precious daughter Xinxin!
When she grows up and gets married, we can hire a few more nannies to take care of her. That way, she won’t have to do all the big and small things at home herself.”
Hearing her husband's words, Lin Man smiled and nodded gently in response: "Yes, husband, I understand this matter."
As soon as the words fell, the two looked at each other tacitly, each other's eyes filled with deep love and care for their daughter.
Then, the two smiled at each other and refocused their attention on the quiet and peaceful fishing time in front of them.
In fact, hasn't the thoughtful Lin Man thought about this issue?
But even if they could prepare a large and expensive dowry for their daughter, deep down she still hoped that her daughter could master some necessary survival skills.
After all, in her opinion, if children just bury their heads in studying and ignore the development of other abilities, then even if they enter society in the future, it will be difficult for them to truly live independently.
Therefore, she does not want all her children to only study hard but not have the most basic ability to take care of themselves.
The youngest twins are almost seven years old. They should be taught to take care of themselves, wash clothes, wash dishes, clean, and do simple cooking, such as making fried rice with eggs.
After fishing for half an hour, Lin Man caught several small crucian carp as wide as fingers, and Huo Qingci caught a big carp and a bighead carp.
Lin Man suspected that she was in a low mood, so the big fish was affected by her mood and didn't want to take her hook.
After fishing for half an hour, Lin Man didn't want to fish anymore. She followed Huo Qingci to the chicken coop to pick up eggs. After entering the chicken coop, the two of them acted quickly, picking up the eggs on the ground with nimble hands and feet and putting them into the basket.
Soon, a basket full of eggs was collected. Then, they rushed to the duck house next door to continue collecting duck and goose eggs.
After completing the egg collection, the two took a short rest and then walked towards the pigpen and sheeppen together.
As they entered the pigpen, a strong smell hit them, but they didn't care.
Huo Qingci skillfully grabbed six twenty-pound piglets and put them into the cage, then pointed to another huge pig weighing two hundred pounds.
"Manman, please put these pigs into the space first, so that you won't be short of meat when I'm gone."
Lin Man used to dislike the strong smell of pigs, so she never raised them in her own space. However, in order to eat meat, she could still reluctantly endure it.
She smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll send them into the foggy space first."
After saying that, she sent seven pigs, one big and six small, into the space and locked them in the sheep pen, and then returned to Huo Qingci's space.
Then they walked to the sheep pen, and Huo Qingci led out three fat sheep.
"Manman, take these three sheep into your space as well."
Lin Man couldn't help but ask curiously, "Don't I already have sheep in my space? Why do you still give me so many?"
She threw all the chickens, ducks, geese and sheep that she had raised in the villa space back into the foggy space. The chickens, ducks and geese could be eaten, but the sheep still needed to be raised for a few more months.
Huo Qingci smiled and explained, "You can kill the sheep in your space next year. These three will be kept with you for now. You can kill one whenever you want to eat them."
Lin Man asked back, "What about the New Year?"
"I'll try to come back during the Chinese New Year. If I can't, you can bring the kids and grandpa over! I plan to buy a Western-style building in Hai City, so when you come, you'll have a place to live."
Lin Man's eyes lit up, "If there are really people selling houses in Hai City, just buy two more and I will give you money and gold."
Lin Man knew that once someone wanted to sell a house, they would definitely not ask for all the money. Some people would only accept gold because it was convenient to carry.
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