บท 19: Chapter 19: Granny, you don't have to wait for me to grow up
บรรณาธิการ: Dragon Boat Translation
That night, the one who slept the most soundly in the entire Taoxi village was probably Qiqi.
In the middle of the night, she didn't know what kind of beautiful dream the child had, but she actually giggled.
In the sea of consciousness, the little egg man sat in front of the savings pool with his arms crossed, looking serious.
The pool in front of it had undergone a huge change.
The dense purple Qi covered the entire bottom of the pool in the middle of the night. There was still more purple Qi floating in from all directions.
This was the sincere gratitude of the villagers of Taoxi village to Qiqi.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a big surprise."
The little egg-man raised his eyebrows and looked at the little child sleeping without a care in the world. After a while, he hummed and laughed.
"Since that's the case, I'll help you again." With that, the little egg-man waved its hand, and purple clouds as thick as hair flew out of the bottom of the pool, falling into the fields of Taoxi village.
No one knew that from this night on, the barren land of Taoxi village began to change quietly.
In the end, the little egg-man's face darkened when he saw a small space at the bottom of the pool.
He was a little angry and felt that he had suffered a loss.
In any case, Taoxi village had profited from exchanging sincerity for good fortune.
He was initially here to collect luck points, but in the end, his savings pool had become a transfer station!
This was the first time he, as a prince, had done such a losing business.
No, he had been doing business at a loss since he was bound to the stupid cub.
Gritting his teeth, the little egg-man's figure flashed and flew out of the sea of consciousness. He floated to the sweet sleeping little cub's head, grabbed the two little braids with his noodle hands, and pulled them hard.
When he saw the child frowning and pouting in pain, he flew back to the sea of consciousness.
Well, his dissatisfaction had dissipated.
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Zhang Xifeng had planted two acres of sweet potatoes on the right side of the village entrance, facing the river.
These two mu of land were exchanged with her by the villagers. Because they pitied her for being unable to continue farming, they especially gave her a good position near the river.
It was convenient for her to get water to water the ground.
"Granny, are we going to clean the sweet potato field today? " Qiqi woke up in a refreshed mood and followed Zhang Xifeng like a little tail, helping her everywhere.
"Right, let's go and tidy up our sweet potato field." Zhang Xifeng chuckled. She brought the farm equipment and put a straw hat on the child's back. Then, she held the child's hand and walked out of the village. In the past, our family could make about a hundred Yuan a season. This year, we found a good way, and the price of sweet potatoes has increased. We can make a lot more. We have to take care of the sweet potatoes more carefully.
As she looked toward her home, Zhang Xifeng's eyes were full of light.
There was hope.
She was a widow. She could have lived her life like this if she could. There was no hope. She was just waiting for death.
But now that she had Qiqi, it was different.
While these old bones could still move, she had to save more money and raise her little doll well!
"Qiqi, can you stay at Granny's house from now on?" The morning sun rose from the East. The morning sun was bright and warm. Zhang Xifeng lowered her head and smiled in anticipation.
Qiqi raised her head. After a moment, she smiled brightly and nodded heavily. "Okay!"
Zhang Xifeng felt that she was alive and full of energy.
"Let's go. Granny will bring you to our land!"
Along the way, the fields by the road were already full of early-rising villagers.
When they saw Zhang Xifeng and Qiqi coming over, everyone greeted them from afar.
"Aunt Zhang, Qiqi, you're out too?"
"Why don't you let Qiqi sleep a little more? The little doll needs to sleep enough to grow up fast!"
"Qiqi, here, have these two roasted potatoes. Your granduncle made them this morning. They're very fragrant."
"Aunt Zhang, I'll help you tidy up the field after I'm done with my work here. Why don't you take Qiqi home to rest? I'll help you take care of your two mu of sweet potatoes!"
Under the morning sun, everyone's smiles were simple and warm.
Zhang Xifeng and Qiqi responded one by one. Unconsciously, their hunched backs straightened.
The villagers were thanking her Qiqi, and she had also benefited from it.
"I have nothing to do at home, so I brought Qiqi to look at our land and let her play there for a while. She can't be cooped up at home all the time. Zhang Xifeng raised her voice."
Someone immediately understood the meaning behind it. Acknowledging their land, didn't that mean that Qiqi and aunt Zhang would be a family in the future?
"Aunt Zhang is good! In the future, with Qiqi by your side, you will have a companion. Qiqi is a good girl. When she grows up, she will be filial to you!" Everyone was happy for Zhang Xifeng.
Hearing these congratulatory words, Zhang Xifeng squatted in her place and grinned from ear to ear.
Qiqi also smiled. While everyone was chatting, she was already squatting on the ridge and began to carefully weed and lift the vines for the sweet potatoes. Her technique was very skilled.
The people living near the Zhang family's territory were surprised to see Qiqi working skillfully.
Not only did a child at this age know how to weed, but she also knew how to vine sweet potatoes.
Zhang Xifeng naturally saw it too. She stopped Qiqi. "Granny is here. You don't have to do this work. Go play on the ground for a while. We'll go home when the sun gets brighter."
Qiqi turned around and continued to work. She smiled and said softly, "if Qiqi helps us do more, granny will do less. Granny, you don't have to wait for me to grow up. I can be filial to you now."
Zhang Xifeng was stunned and squatted there for a long time without moving.
She looked at the child's little figure in the ridge of the ground. As she looked at him, water vapor blurred her eyes.
Old Mrs. Li was close to the Zhang family's land and brought her little grandson to the fields.
As she busied herself, her little grandson was causing trouble at the side, plucking the sweet potato vines into a mess.
Old lady Li was annoyed. She pointed at Qiqi, who was two ridges away. "Look at Qiqi. She's two years younger than you and only knows how to help. You are instead always causing trouble!"
The youngest grandson of the Li family glanced at Qiqi and snorted. "I don't want to compare myself with her. She's just a little girl."
Old Mrs. Li was so angry that she ground her teeth. She raised her hand and hit her grandson's butt. "Li Doggie! You still dare to mock Qiqi? Let me tell you, your school fees for the second half of the year were all earned with Qiqi's help. If you dare to bully her, I'll beat you up!"
His butt didn't hurt, but little Li Doggie felt extremely humiliated.
Not only had he been spanked in front of the child, but his grandmother had even called him by his nickname!
His face flushed red, and he shouted at the pretty child looking at him from two ridges away, "my name is not Li Doggie. I have a big name. My name is Li Tiejun!
The pretty child was stunned for a moment. Her big black eyes curved up, and her voice was sweet and coy. "Brother Tiejun."
Li Doggie was speechless, "....", and he blushed.
Half an hour later, Qiqi had a little follower by her side.
"This is a grasshopper that my grandfather made for me. You can play with it! I won't give it to anyone else!"
"My grandma said she's in a good mood today, so she's making me some steamed buns. Do you want to come over to my house to eat? "
"I'm going to herd cows with Huazi and the others in the afternoon. We're just across the river. I'll take you to play!"
"Call me brother from now on. If anyone bullies you, I'll beat them up for you!"
The people working around them laughed behind their backs when they saw this scene.
Even Zhang Xifeng almost laughed until she was out of breath during the morning's work.
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