Before Pei Ji could remind Min Yueqing that Xiao Wei didn't eat wild fruit, Xiao Wei, that two-faced guy, had already happily started eating it from Min Yueqing's hand.
Pei Ji: ......
Stone was already used to Wei's preferential treatment and didn't find it strange at all.
In Stone's view, Little Serena is quite interesting. Not only does it discriminate against people, but this discrimination is clearly hierarchical.
It is closest to Min Yueqing. Even if Min Yueqing beats it, it will only let out a loud "howl" at most, and it doesn't dare to make a loud noise. And even now, Xiao Wei still only eats the food that Min Yueqing feeds it.
Next is Pei Ji. Although Xiao Wei isn't as close to this young master as it is to Min Yueqing, at least the young master can get close to it. You have to understand, that's already quite an achievement.
In the courtyard, ordinary people simply cannot get close to Wei.
Its senses and reactions are so sharp that it will immediately dodge away if someone gets even slightly close, and will turn around and glare at the person with a fierce look.
As a result, the servants and waiters in the courtyard would consciously avoid it, no one wanted to be stared at by its deathly gaze, the feeling of which was simply terrifying.
Next was Pei Han, a point that had puzzled Shi Tou for a long time.
Although Xiao Wei and Pei Han didn't spend much time together, since Pei Han usually went to the front yard during the day, Xiao Wei wasn't too wary of Pei Han. At least, Shi Tou had never seen Xiao Wei glare fiercely at Pei Han.
Later, after observing carefully for a long time, Shi Tou guessed that Xiao Wei's attitude towards people was not only related to the time spent together, but mainly depended on who Min Yueqing was close to.
Shi Tou discovered that Xiao Wei would treat anyone close to Min Yueqing differently.
Even he, Amei, and Azhu benefited somewhat from Min Yueqing's influence; Xiao Wei was much more tolerant of them than he was of the others in the courtyard.
After feeding Xiao Wei a bunch of wild grapes, Min Yueqing stood up and said, "It's almost time, let's go back."
Pei Han nodded, then said to Min Yueqing, "I'll take these wild grapes."
Min Yueqing happily handed him the wild grapes in her hand, then took her little cub's hand and walked towards the patrol office.
Back in the courtyard, Shi Tou quickly fetched water and washed all the wild grapes thoroughly. Besides giving some to Amei and Azhu, he put the rest of the grapes into a plate and took it to Min Yueqing's room.
Min Yueqing gestured for Shi Tou to sit down, and the four of them sat around the table and happily ate wild grapes together.
Min Yueqing would eat a few bites herself, and then feed a few to Xiao Wei, who was sitting next to her, to prevent the "child" from getting jealous.
Little Wei was indeed charmed by this, its long tail wagging playfully, clearly showing that it was in a very good mood.
The next day, after breakfast, Min Yueqing said to Amei, "Go and call Laifu over here."
Upon hearing that Min Yueqing was looking for him, Lai Fu hurriedly followed A Mei.
As soon as Lai Fu entered the door, he bowed respectfully to Min Yueqing and greeted her, "Madam!"
Min Yueqing smiled and waved her hand, then asked, "Have you eaten?"
Lai Fu quickly replied, "I've eaten, Madam. What do you need? We'll do it right away!"
Min Yueqing smiled and said, "Alright, take a few people and go into the mountains to look for an oak tree."
Oak is hard and heavy, with beautiful grain, a smooth surface, and is wear-resistant. Min Yueqing thought it was a high-quality material for making building blocks.
Lai Fu agreed without the slightest hesitation.
While in the capital, Lai Fu worked as a shop assistant in a furniture shop. Although he had never learned how to make furniture, he was quite familiar with all kinds of wood.
Min Yueqing then took out the building block blueprints she had drawn and explained the production method to Lai Fu in detail. Then she asked, "This job is not difficult, it just takes a lot of time. Can you do it? If not, then we'll have to hire another carpenter to do it."
Lai Fu immediately said, "We can do it!"
Lai Fu thought that it was just a matter of making a bunch of oddly shaped little wooden blocks. Could that really stump a dozen of them? If that were the case, they would be too incompetent.
Min Yueqing instructed, "I believe you can handle the rest, just remember to polish the cut surface smooth at the end. This is for the young master, and it wouldn't be good if any small pieces of wood got stuck and hurt him. Also, keep it a secret, don't let the young master see you doing this."
Lai Fu readily agreed.
He thought this would be easier, since the young master never entered their back room, and they just needed to be careful to keep their voices down.
Seeing that Min Yueqing had no further instructions, Lai Fu took his leave.
In the middle of the month, the potatoes that the mountain people had been waiting for finally ripened, and every household in Sanping County was busy digging potatoes in the fields.
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Wutong Village
Aunt Cui was stunned when she dug up the potatoes under the first seedling.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "Good heavens! No wonder this little thing is called a potato, it really can grow like a bean! One potato tuber can actually grow into more than ten potatoes!"
Wu Si'er had just put down his hoe when he heard Aunt Cui's words. He immediately ran to her side and squatted down. "What? Did you miscount?"
Aunt Cui's brows furrowed immediately, and she said angrily, "You're the one who miscounted! The potatoes were just dug up, they're right here, count them yourself if you don't believe me!"
Wu Si'er, that blockhead, actually squatted there and counted again. This time, he was also shocked and muttered, "Lord Pei really never lies. Judging from this situation, this precious thing can probably really yield a thousand catties per mu!"
Aunt Cui was utterly audacious to dare question Lord Pei's words. She swiftly grabbed Wu Si'er's ear and spun him around. "What did you say?"
Wu Si'er cried out in pain, completely bewildered, and asked, "What did I say?"
Aunt Cui glared at him fiercely, "Use your brain and think it over! If it weren't for Lord Pei, would you have been able to harvest any grain in the dead of winter? And now, you're even suspecting Lord Pei, are you?"
Wu Si'er was just saying it casually, but his wife overheard it.
He hurriedly and incoherently defended himself, saying, "No, no, how could I dare? I really didn't mean that!"
Aunt Cui sneered, "It'd better not be. If anyone hears you saying such heartless things, you'd better go over there yourself!"
Wu Si'er wished he could slap himself in the face, and dared not speak again, so he obediently shut up and started digging potatoes.
This area has several plots of land, and everyone is enthusiastically digging potatoes. They don't feel cold or tired, and their faces are full of smiles that they can't hide.
Aunt Cui had been digging a basket of potatoes without stopping. Just as she was wiping her sweat, she suddenly heard a familiar voice.
"Mom, I'm back!"
Aunt Cui turned her head in disbelief and saw Xiao Tong running towards her happily.
"Xiaotong, why are you back? Isn't it not your day off yet? Did you walk back by yourself?" Aunt Cui was both happy and surprised, and asked three questions in a row.
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