Chapter 525: Your Unique Brotherhood
The Winter Solstice is not a serious festival.
But the village chief insisted that the farm had been conspired against and was unlucky, and that the village middle school had just started, so they had to seize this opportunity to have a good time, one to get rid of the bad luck, and the other to celebrate.
The villagers went there spontaneously, and as usual, Sang Zhixia asked people to bring out a lot of eggs and meat from the farm to make up the feast.
When they arrived, the dumplings boiling in the pot rolled into circles along with the bubbling hot steam, hitting people's noses and dispelling the coldness in the air, making people's hearts so warm that bubbles were popping.
The village chief gasped at the scalding white dumplings, then swallowed them in big gulps, pulling at his beard. Then he said through gritted teeth, "It was a lot of trouble, but it's finally done."
"Now that the school has teachers and books, the village boys and girls have somewhere to go every day. Reading a few more pages seems much better than rolling in the mud. They can look like decent people when they are brought out."
"Maybe in ten years or so our village will have some talented people, waiting for those monkeys to bring honor to the family."
The teachers in the school were selected by the old man himself, and they are very reliable in terms of both talent and character.
The children of all ages who went to the school were also very competitive. In order to earn some tips based on their abilities, they competed with each other in everything from learning to read to memorizing and practicing calligraphy. They were afraid of falling behind and then having to eat bamboo stick fried meat from their parents when they got home. Their spirit of studying was excellent.
In such an atmosphere, the sound of reading aloud from the school every day can be heard on the wind.
The villagers passing by couldn't help but smile knowingly when they heard it, as if they saw the bright future of these children in the near future, and gradually felt a burning anticipation in their hearts.
The village chief praised his grandson with a few words of praise, then said with a chuckle, "Also, thanks to Xu Yu's friends, the security around the farm has been strengthened a lot since it was rebuilt. There will definitely be no more mistakes in the future!"
This fire served as a wake-up call to Sang Zhixia, and made everyone realize that the farm had been lax in its precautions in the past.
Therefore, based on the suggestions of Mr. Qi, Wu Lian and others, more or less checkpoints were added around the farm, and several inspection procedures were added.
Old Qi even wanted to set up a mechanism and poison array in the farm that would kill people if it was not done properly. In the end, he was stopped by Sang Zhixia and had to give up with regret.
In short, with these overt and covert preventive measures, the safety of the farm has been greatly improved.
After waiting for the village chief to express his feelings, Sang Zhixia smiled and said, "By the way, has Brother Wu's injury healed completely?"
Wu Changgui was also seriously injured on the day of the incident, but Sang Zhixia was in a hurry to go home to give birth and didn't have time to ask in detail.
The village chief waved his hand and said, "Brother Wu is a tough guy. Don't worry about him. He's already recovered."
"Xu Yu has been sending him so many good medicines and supplements, but he's still gained nearly ten pounds at home. It's not good to keep him like this. Is he trying to ascend to heaven?"
Sang Zhixia held back her laughter and said nothing.
The village chief finished the last dumpling in his bowl with reluctance and sighed, "After all, everyone has learned a lesson this time. From now on, no matter if they are the people we find or their relatives, we must verify them thoroughly before using them. No one's intercession will be of any use."
Many people who came to the farm before relied on acquaintances, and those in charge turned a blind eye to it, fearing that it would ruin the relationship and not investigate it in detail.
But after this incident, the control over personnel has become much stricter, with clear rules and regulations, which have completely eliminated the possibility of further incidents.
Sang Zhixia thought this was a good idea. Human feelings are no different from the law, but the law should always be above human feelings.
She was thinking about copying the charter drafted here and sending it to Shu and Lingnan, but before she could think about it, a round dumpling appeared in her bowl.
Sang Zhixia said with a helpless smile: "I can't eat anymore."
When she arrived, she didn't dare go near the table, but she was fed so much that her stomach was as full as a dumpling.
Xu Yu, who came to feed the baby, blinked mysteriously and said in a low voice, "Aunt Wu specifically told you this."
Specifically said...
Sang Zhixia flipped over the dumpling wrapper with her chopsticks and saw the eye-catching red dot on it. She burst out laughing: "Hidden copper coins?"
"Shhh."
Xu Yu suppressed a laugh and said, "There's only one dumpling hidden among thousands, and those kids are still busy eating it, betting on who can chew out a copper coin. You better be quiet, or they might hear you and come to steal it."
This lucky piece among thousands of dumplings was delivered to Sang Zhixia's mouth through secret operations.
The copper coins that Sang Zhixia found in her food were washed by Xu Yu, tied with a red string, and hung neatly on his wrist.
Sang Zhixia turned her wrist and said with a smile, "Only little kids wear it like that."
“You can wear it when you grow up.”
Xu Yu took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention and nibbled on Sang Zhixia's wrist bone. He pulled his sleeves down to cover the red string and chuckled as he said, "Pray for peace and success. May we be together day and night."
“I wish to follow people’s hearts, regardless of size.”
Even though this is obtained by cheating, it will definitely work if you eat it.
Sang Zhixia made a sound of laughter and tears. Before she could say anything, Sang Yanyou, who came after her with a bulging belly, asked, "Sister, did you see who found a copper coin in their food?"
Sang Zhixia moved her wrist, letting the copper coin hang down from her sleeve, and said calmly, "Why do you ask that?"
Sang Yanyou couldn't help but burp, and muttered with a bitter face: "Aunt said the copper coin was in this pot of dumplings, but we ate too much and didn't taste anything."
"Do you think Xu Mingyang will eat it? If he eats out the copper coins, won't I lose?"
Sang Zhixia didn't know what the bet was. Just as she was hesitating, Chen Yun rushed over with a bowl and said, "No, he didn't get any either."
Chen Yun pointed at Xu Mingyang, who was still trying hard to open his mouth, and said in a loud voice: "Look, Xu Mingyang's mouth is open as if he wants to bite the pot. The copper coin is definitely still in the pot!"
Sang Yanyou suddenly realized what was going on, grabbed the chopsticks and ran towards the pot again, with a bunch of small radishes chasing after him, looking very aggressive.
Xu Mingxu had somehow made his way to Sang Zhixia's side, his little hand tugging at the tiny bit of red string peeking out from under her sleeve. He looked up and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, there's a copper coin hidden in the dumplings for the winter solstice, right?"
Sang Zhixia, who was suspected of being caught cheating, forced a dry smile and said uncertainly, "I think so?"
"Have you asked the aunties who make dumplings?"
Xu Mingxu tucked away the small piece of red string he had pulled, and said with his bulging belly, "I asked, and my aunt said there was only one."
"That……"
"Then I won't eat with them."
Before Sang Zhixia could feel embarrassed, Xu Mingxu said with a smile, "They won't win. I'm relieved."
Sang Zhixia: "..."
"Mingxu, you..."
"Shhh."
"Sister-in-law, don't talk, let them eat!"
Xu Mingxu saw through the inevitable outcome at a glance. Grabbing his chopsticks, he looked at the jokes of Xu Mingyang, Sang Yanyou and the others with a grin on his face. From behind, he looked like a little fox wagging its tail, with the tip of its tail swaying.
Sang Zhixia stared at the red rope that was stuffed tightly around her neck in astonishment, muttering, "Xu Mingxu is such a mean kid..."
Xu Yu felt the scrutiny in Sang Zhixia's eyes and said decisively, "Zhizhi, don't you think this guy looks like Xu Minghui?"
"Xu Minghui has always been like this. He has never been a good person since he was a child!"
Sang Zhixia was silently pulled away from the battlefield by Xu Yu. At the same time, Xu Minghui, who was far away in Lingnan, sneezed uncontrollably.
Jiang Yubai paused while speaking and asked cautiously, "Are you okay? Did you catch a cold?"
Xu Minghui smiled faintly: "It must be Xu Yu who slandered me at home again. Hasn't he slandered me to you before? That shouldn't be the case, right?"
Jiang Yubai was probably shocked by this unskillful mutual slander. His throat choked up, and after a moment, he silently applauded with indescribable admiration: "Your unique brotherhood is truly extraordinary."
"Amazing, really amazing..."
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