After dressing Ze'er, Xu Han put him on the building block mat and let him play by himself.
Ever since Ze'er learned to crawl, everything that could be put away in the room has been put away, and Xu Han has also laid out tanned cowhide on the floor so that both children can play on it.
When Mu'er saw her younger brother come down, she hurriedly protected the building blocks she had just built and then threw Ze'er's toys to him.
After being reprimanded by Mu'er several times, Ze'er no longer dared to push the blocks that her brother had built.
Xu Han didn't interfere at all when Mu'er was disciplining Ze'er; in fact, it could be said that Xu Han instigated it.
At first, when Ze'er took Mu'er's things, Mu'er would give in to him, but after a while, Mu'er got annoyed and could only endure it.
Finally, Xu Han couldn't stand it anymore and said to Mu'er, "If someone bullies you, you can bully them back, even if it's your younger brother. You can hit them, but you can't hit them hard, and you can't hit them on the head."
At first, Mu'er felt sorry for her younger brother and couldn't bear to hit him, so she only dared to pat him lightly. But in Ze'er's eyes, his older brother was just playing with him.
After several times, Mu'er couldn't take it anymore and hit him, but Mu'er listened to Xu Han and didn't hit him hard.
Xu Han felt somewhat relieved when she saw Mu'er fight back. At first, Xu Han and Lu Chuan were really afraid that Mu'er would be weak, and that she would definitely be bullied in the future.
However, as time went on, the two realized that Mu'er didn't hit her brother because she loved him, but fortunately, she changed later.
Xu Han guessed that it was because Ze'er went too far that Mu'er retaliated.
Xu Han put Ze'er's dirty clothes into the laundry basket and said to her eldest son, "Mu'er, you watch your younger brother for a while, I'll go prepare breakfast for you."
"Okay, we won't let the little brother climb out."
"Keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn't bump his head," Xu Han said before walking outside.
First, I went to the backyard to soak Ze'er's dirty clothes in water, and then I fed them to the livestock.
After they finished doing all that, Lu Chuan and the others returned, and Xu Han took out the breakfast she was going to eat that day from her spatial storage.
While eating the tea egg in his hand, the Taoist priest said, "The corn stalks that have been cut down have all been tied up with straw. Girl, you can carry them to the back of the house in a bit. A while ago, they cleared out a space there, which is just the right size to put them in."
"Okay, I'll go get it in a bit. It's so hot outside, let's stop after a little while, otherwise we'll suffer from heatstroke."
This morning, Xu Han was worried that everyone would get heatstroke while working, so she didn't give them porridge for breakfast. Instead, they drank mung bean soup that she had prepared in advance to help them cool down.
After drinking a bowl of mung bean soup, Lu Chuan got up and poured himself another bowl. He was really thirsty after working all morning.
After finishing the mung bean soup in his bowl, he said, "Okay, I'll stop after a little while. There's not much work to do anyway, and the weather has looked pretty good these past few days. It shouldn't rain."
Xu Han continued, "I've spread out all the corn in the backyard to dry. We can just peel it at night with the lights on."
The Taoist priest looked at Grandpa Zhao and said, "Old man Zhao, don't go for a while. Stay home and take care of the children. Don't let them suffer in the fields in this heat."
“It’s not too hot yet. I’ll go pick some more corn and bring them back when it gets warmer.”
"That's fine too. Let's finish early so we can get some rest."
After having breakfast and resting for a while, everyone went back to the fields to pick corn. They worked until about 10 a.m. before gradually going home to rest.
The Taoist priest shook the fan in his hand and said, "There is no shade at all in the courtyard. Although there is ice in the house, it still feels very stuffy."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han served everyone several bowls of ice jelly and said, "Have a bowl of ice jelly to cool off. We planted two trees in the yard this year, and they will provide shade next year when they grow bigger."
"Aren't two trees enough? Why don't we plant another one?"
Xu Han explained, "No need. We'll plant a few grapevines in the fall, and then build a trellis in the yard next year so the vines can climb up it. That way, we'll have a place to cool off in the yard next year."
"This is a good idea; we can eat grapes and have a place to cool off at the same time."
"In a few days, when the temperature cools down a bit, we'll start propagating grapevines by cuttings. We'll plant a few under the trellis, and in no time they'll cover the entire trellis."
The group chatted for a while longer, and after lunch, they all went back to their rooms for a nap.
Everyone slept until around 3 p.m., but it's still a bit hot to work in the fields now.
So the group stayed in their rooms, doing their own things or cleaning.
Around five o'clock, people gradually entered the wasteland to continue picking corn.
The four of them worked very quickly, and finished picking all the corn in one day.
The main reason is that Xu Han's spatial ability helped, which saved the transportation process. Without the spatial ability, the four of them might not have been able to finish collecting everything in one day.
Even after dark, no one rests; they're not too sleepy after their midday nap.
So the group lit torches again and went to the backyard to peel corn husks.
The corn harvested today was all broken off directly from the corn stalks, with the outer husk still attached.
Now the group needs to peel off all the outer husks of the corn so that it can be laid out to dry faster tomorrow.
As Grandpa Zhao quickly peeled the corn husks, he said, "The night breeze is so refreshing; it's much more comfortable than staying indoors."
"I told you a long time ago to sleep in the yard at night, but you insisted on staying inside because you didn't want to be bothered by mosquitoes."
"When there are more mosquito-repelling herbs in the mountains next year, I'll dig some up and plant them outside the yard to keep mosquitoes away. That way, I won't get bitten by mosquitoes every night."
"Yes, you can also upgrade the mosquito coil that the girl made. The current one isn't very effective; it won't kill mosquitoes that are far away."
"Okay, I'll try to make some next year."
Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest said with ill intent, "If you can't make a medicine with better effects, I will look down on you for being a doctor for so many years."
Grandpa Zhao couldn't stand it, and immediately threw the corn in his hand at the Taoist priest's face. "Except for you, everyone else calls me a miracle doctor."
The Taoist priest nimbly dodged the corn that Grandpa Zhao threw, and said with a grin, "Why are you still angry?"
The two old men chatted and joked, while Lu Chuan and Xu Han just watched silently, occasionally interjecting a few words.
The group chatted and joked with each other while quickly peeling corn.
"It's getting late, let's call it a day. We need to get up early to harvest beans tomorrow."
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