"Yes, yes, our melons sell exceptionally well because they're so sweet! Even my dad was amazed; it's the first time we've ever grown such sweet melons in this field!"
"Wow, your family must have made a lot of money selling melons this year!"
"No, there's not much left after the government levies taxes. It's Shuang'er's tiger that really makes money!"
"I heard that the tiger accidentally ate some poisonous wild game, so its flesh was poisonous, and even its bones were poisonous. It didn't sell for much money at all."
"Yeah?"
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The most difficult time at noon passed amidst everyone's laughter and chatter. In the afternoon, Ye Shuang resumed her routine of picking up wheat ears and digging potatoes. With her divine sense, she could always easily find those easily overlooked wheat ears and potatoes, and soon her basket was full again.
"Father, Mother, Shuang'er!" A familiar voice came from afar.
Ye Shuang turned around in surprise. Li Wenyi? Why is he back again? Is the yamen so idle? Why does it let a county magistrate like him run around all day for no reason?
Unfortunately, this complaint didn't slow Li Wenyi down. He rushed into the field and picked Ye Shuang up in his arms: "I heard you were trapped on the mountain last night? Are you alright? Were you scared? You're not allowed to go into the mountains again. What if something happens?"
Ye Shuang tilted her head, and an unbelievable thought slowly surfaced in her mind: "Did you only rush back because of this?"
“Otherwise what?” Li Wenyi’s eyes were full of seriousness. “I only heard about this from those yamen runners today, so I rushed over here. Did you hear what I just said? Listen to your brother. From now on, just play in the village and don’t go into the mountains anymore.”
Li Mantian had already walked up to Li Wenyi, and upon hearing this, he couldn't help but slap the familiar spot on his face: "You brat, you never come back, and the first thing you do is lecture your sister. Who taught you to talk like that?"
When the familiar pain returned, Li Wenyi's pained expression inevitably resurfaced: "Father, I'm worried about my sister. Shuang'er is a girl, young and frail. If something happens to her, it will be too late to regret it."
Li Mantian sneered: "You were sick every day when you were a kid, but I never saw you skip a single trip to the mountain. Alright, now that you're back, hurry up and help. Don't just stand there; you're not even as good as your sister!"
Li Wenyi looked at Ye Shuang, who was smiling at him from his arms, and said irritably, "I was worried that you got beaten up, and you're still laughing? You little brat, you're getting more and more heartless, aren't you?"
Ye Shuang broke free from Li Wenyi's embrace and quickly ran behind Li Shi: "Mother, my brother bullied me again, how annoying!"
Li looked at Li Wenyi, who was still standing there in a daze, and nodded seriously: "Shuang'er is right, your brother is really annoying. Let's go, let's ignore him."
Ye Shuang nodded in agreement and continued picking up the ears of wheat.
Li Wenyi quickly realized what was happening. Seeing his family already busy in the field, with no one paying any attention to him, he could only sigh resignedly, pick up an empty basket from the edge of the field, and follow Ye Shuang to pick up ears of wheat.
No matter how hard he picked them up, he couldn't collect as many or as fast as Ye Shuang. Could it be that he'd ruined his eyes from staying up late reading official documents these past few days?
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