Jiang Yue only asked Yuan Zhuangtou to pull out the dead flower roots and newly grown weeds in the backyard for firewood. The rest of the place was left untouched. Now it was just the right time for the two of them to tidy up themselves and kill time.
Jiang Yue imagined that when the child was one year old, he could still take his first steps in the grass. How wonderful it would be.
There used to be a decades-old locust tree outside the courtyard, which they had added when they rebuilt the wall. The leaves had fallen, but the branches were strong, so new leaves would eventually grow, and when they did, the swing would be set up under this tree.
Jiang Nian dug dozens of holes along the back wall, planting a row of pears on the left and a row of apples on the right. In April next year, watermelons can be planted under the trees.
Not only did Jiang Yue burn some wood ash and spread it on the ground to fertilize it, he also dug out some black soil from the space.
One morning, just after dawn, Jiang Nian gathered everyone outside the yard to move the fruit trees.
Jiang Dashu walked over and touched the fruit trees. They looked fresh, as if they had just been dug up. They were so big. If they were planted in the ground, they might bear fruit next year if the weather was good.
"Boss, where did this fruit tree come from? It looks so beautiful!"
Jiang Nian still had no expression, but his tone of voice had become much gentler than before. "I asked a friend to buy it for me. It was delivered overnight and just arrived. Thank you for your hard work in moving it back."
It would be faster to just carry it into the yard by hand than to load it onto a mule cart, but it would be a little heavier.
There was no need for the owner to remind them, as they knew that these were expensive fruit trees, so four or five of them carefully carried each tree, and they even felt very sorry for the fallen branches and leaves.
The landlord alone easily carried one tree and walked with ease. They were extremely envious of his strength.
Jiang Yue went out to dig trees in the early morning, and then was sent back to bed by Jiang Nian to catch up on some sleep. When Jiang Yue woke up again, most of the fruit trees in the backyard had already been planted.
Although Jiang Yue did not announce her pregnancy, the Yuanzhuangtou family who worked in the courtyard must have known about it.
Aunt Yuan originally wanted to water the fruit trees with some diluted manure water, but she thought that her wife was suffering from morning sickness and it would be bad if the stench lingered in the yard, so she didn't water them.
Jiang Yue thought about it and realized that fruit peels and rice washing water were also good fertilizers. It was a pity that the porridge Aunt Yuan and the others drank was almost mixed with wheat bran, so how could there be rice washing water? That was the best rice soup...
There's nothing we can do about it. After a while, when her appetite improves, we'll ask Aunt Yuan and Aunt Zhang to put some chicken manure on the fruit trees.
After planting the fruit trees, it was already mid-May.
Jiang Yue sat on the swing, her left hand resting lightly on her lower abdomen. The skin on her abdomen was tight, but not yet protruding. She knew that the baby probably hadn't felt it yet, but since she found out she was pregnant, she always subconsciously touched her belly.
In it, she and Jiang Nian's child is included. Over the next few months, the child will slowly grow limbs and facial features, which is quite miraculous.
She watched from afar as Jiang Nian, shirtless, used a hoe to clear the grass bit by bit, his muscles bulging as sweat dripped down his body.
I don't know what kind of father he would be. He would be indifferent to outsiders, but would smile more with his close family, right?
She was lost in her own fantasy, feeling the breeze and feeling a little drowsy, when a shrill scream brought her back to reality.
"aim!"
Jiang Nian turned around immediately and shot him a sharp look.
Jiang Yue was also startled and looked up at the corner.
A kitten was hanging on a nail on the courtyard wall, apparently scratched by the nail. It looked at Jiang Yue with a pair of wet eyes and meowed softly, asking her for help.
Jiang Yue had no choice but to stand up.
Jiang Nian had already walked towards him, stood by the wall, looked up, and stared at the stupid cat speechlessly.
The kitten met his mocking gaze, pursed its lips and remained silent.
A breeze blew by, and the man and the cat sat in silence for a while. Jiang Nian finally moved, raised the hoe in his hand, and leaned it against the wall.
The kitten limped onto the hoe and was slowly lowered down.
He didn't even look at Jiang Nian and ran towards Jiang Yue happily.
She ran to the front, jumped onto the swing, stretched out her pink tongue, licked her bleeding hind legs, and said, "Meow~"
He seemed to like the swing very much. He swung on it and his voice became softer.
Jiang Yue stepped forward and began to examine his hind leg. He found a finger-long cut, but it wasn't deep, so no medicine was needed.
She took out a fish that was bigger than his cat's body and put it on the ground.
Sure enough, his eyes lit up and he jumped off the swing. He licked the fish with his pink tongue, then opened his mouth and bit the fish head.
The cat shook its head and exerted force with its front legs, as if he wanted to grab the fish and put it on the swing, but the whole fish was bigger than him when it stood up. He dragged the fish with difficulty and circled it twice in place.
Jiang Nian couldn't bear it and helped him.
Pulling the fish's tail with one hand, the kitten's teeth were deeply embedded in the fish's body and it couldn't let go, so it was put on the swing with the fish.
Jiang Nian turned around and went to weed again.
Jiang Yue pulled a small stool over and sat down, watching him devour the entire fish bite by bite, licking the bones clean. His belly was almost swollen. He had quite a big appetite, probably because he was hungry after running all this way.
"You came here by yourself?"
"Look~"
Jiang Yue could imagine him throwing a tantrum in the store and asking for dried fish, probably being suppressed by Fan Bai and Fan Mo.
A small shop doesn't have very prosperous business, so it really doesn't need three people.
He must have been very bored, wanting to eat but unable to. Jiang Yue did not suppress his nature, letting him play as he pleased, and did not even give him monthly wages.
Besides, many of the treasures in Jiang Yue's hands were obtained thanks to him.
She smiled and said, "Jinjin, you stay here and help us catch mice. I'll give you fish every day, okay?"
The rats on the farm would never die out, and the thought of it gave her goose bumps.
The kitten looked up at her and felt a little moved.
"I've never lied to you, have I? Seriously, you love eating rats, don't you? Here, there are plenty of rats every day, so you don't even have to go out hunting. And I have plenty of fish, all delicious! Even better than in the store!"
"I see you love fruits too. I have sweet pears and apples, as well as melons and loquats that you haven't tried. I'll also plant many different new fruits in the future..."
Jiang Yue's words were full of temptation, and she was planning to lure the child step by step. At this time, Zhaocai came over from the front yard.
She and Jiang Nian both liked to have plenty of private space, so most people stayed in the front yard and rarely went into the backyard.
Zhaocai half-bent his body, his voice a young man's hoarse voice, "Madam, there is a prince outside the courtyard who wants to visit."
Prince Wang?
Jiang Yue thought of those gentle eyes. Wang Wenxuan was a sensitive and intelligent person.
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