Chapter 14: Digging Out the Chicken Coop
When Wu Yuetang sat down at the dinner table, everyone else picked up their bowls and looked at the shredded pork wrapped in golden oil with their eyes wide open.
The dish is so delicious that it's almost deadly just by smelling it. As for when my younger sister developed such good cooking skills, I have long forgotten about it.
"By the way, Dad, why do Grandma and the others come looking for us even though we've split up? Logically, all the assets should be unrelated after the split."
Wu Yuetang asked while eating the few candied sweet potatoes left for her.
The original book rarely wrote about the cannon fodder's family, so she could only grope for some of the original owner's remaining memories.
Hearing this, everyone silently stopped what they were doing, and then they heard Li sigh softly.
"It's because in the entire Wu family, only your second uncle's second son is enrolled in school, and everyone is counting on him to bring honor to the Wu family."
As she spoke, Li slowed down her eating. Seeing this, Wu Qingeng put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Wu Yuetang very seriously.
"Before you were born, there were only me, your second brother, and your second uncle's son, Wu Qingtian, at home. My grandparents said they could only afford to send one child to school, so they invited a fortune teller from town to come and tell us our fortune. He said only Qingtian had the talent for education."
Having said that, even if Wu Yuetang didn't continue, she knew the reason. She rolled her eyes and silently ate the rice in her bowl.
"These days, studying isn't necessarily the only way to succeed."
Although the sound was loud, everyone else heard it. The whole yard was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"Tang'er, what do you mean by this?"
Li's eyes lit up and she stared at Wu Yuetang intently. Wu Yuetang looked at Li and then at his father, also with expectant eyes.
After thinking for a moment, he put down his chopsticks. "I went to the town today and saw the government announcement. In half a month, the town will summon all villagers to migrate south to the provincial capital. Um... in other words, to escape the famine en masse to the south."
Then he repeated what he saw on the bulletin board word for word, and the originally solemn atmosphere became even more oppressive.
I saw Wu Shoutian turn around slightly and look towards the outside of the house. There was the location of his own four acres of land. His eyes were full of reluctance. Although it was a small piece of land with little yield, it had supported his family for so many years. It would be a lie to say that he was reluctant to leave.
"Well, let's just flee the famine. We can't hold out for long guarding these few acres of land. The village head hasn't notified us yet, so we should pack up our things while we still have time so we don't have to rush when we leave. Starting tomorrow, the eldest and second sons will come with us to harvest all the crops we can from the fields."
Wu Shoutian made the final decision and continued eating with his bowl in hand.
"Well, let's start packing tomorrow. The embroidery work of my eldest and second daughters-in-law needs to be finished quickly. If we go to town and sell it early, we can save some money for the trip."
Li just responded to Wu Shoutian's words, and no one spoke during the meal.
After dinner, Wu Yuetang returned to the house, locked the door, turned around and entered the space. She took a nice bath, changed into comfortable pajamas, and then came to the two acres of farmland. She saw that the seeds she cultivated had grown roots and rhizomes, and some of them had even grown some fruits.
"This growth rate is quite good. It has grown so much in just one day."
Wu Yuetang observed and felt a sense of accomplishment. He had no idea what the seeds he cultivated during the experiment were, but looking at the parts that grew out, there were quite a lot of them.
"System, can you tell what crops are growing in the fields now? How long until harvest?"
"Host, the crops currently being planted in the farmland are: red-coated corn, yellow watermelon, asparagus and broccoli, purple potatoes, Zhongyou 909 rapeseed, chili peppers, and tomatoes. The estimated harvest time is in eighteen hours."
After hearing the system's reply, Wu Yuetang jumped up happily.
Red-cobbled corn! Asparagus and broccoli! Purple potatoes! What does this mean? The hybrid seeds I cultivated back then were a success! I'm filled with both surprise and anticipation! There are even chili peppers and tomatoes!
I can finally taste the authentic spicy flavor! Wu Yuetang was so excited that she almost rolled on the ground twice.
"System, system, how many upgrades do I need?"
"Host, you are still 105 experience points away from reaching level 4. Once you reach level 4, you can unlock a chicken coop."
I don’t know why, but now I feel that the system’s voice is filled with joy.
"I still need the experience of making a meal, so let's get up and make breakfast tomorrow morning. Hehe."
Wu Yuetang walked back to the bedroom with a smile, lying on the bed with her legs spread out, her mind still whirring.
In the novel, the people of Qingshi Town fled famine collectively for nearly three years. I remember that they went directly south to Pingyang County, but Pingyang County refused to accept the refugees and even blocked all the roads and entrances.
It is said that there was a riot among refugees at that time, so Pingyang County refused to accept refugees. It happened that they were encountered by the original owner and his group just when they blocked the road. It was quite unlucky.
After that, it seemed that they had to climb mountains and take a detour, and even passed through snow-capped mountains, which were then blocked by heavy snow. They lived in the snow-capped mountains for about a year before they safely left the mountains and arrived at Tianying Prefecture.
The hero Jing Chen in the book only appears on the road to escape famine. We don’t know what he looks like yet. If he looks good, we can help him on the road and do him some favors. After all, he is the future emperor.
What if I need his help in the future?
With her mind full of things, Wu Yuetang fell into a deep sleep. Because she went to bed early, she woke up before dawn the next day.
Wu Yuetang got up with a messy hair, washed up, put on his clothes, left the space, walked straight out of the house and went to the kitchen.
He scooped a bowl of rice, washed it, and put it in the pot. He imitated his third brother's steps in making a fire. It didn't take him long to light a fire and cook the porridge. Then he took some semolina and rolled ten thick pancakes, which he placed on the edge of the stove to bake.
He lit the stove again, cut a piece of lard and put it in the pot to refine the oil. Then he turned and went to the corner of the yard and took out seven or eight eggs from his own chicken coop.
This digging caused the whole chicken coop to be in chaos. The old hens flew away while clucking, and one of them even flew over Wu Yuetang's head and was grabbed by the hoe.
When the family was woken up by the crowing of chickens, they saw Wu Yuetang covered in chicken feathers, standing in the chicken coop with eggs in both hands. Wow, his hair originally looked like a chicken coop, but now it really is a chicken coop.
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