Early in the morning, Mu Dashan went to the school.
He opened the school doors, tidied up the desks and chairs for the students, and cleaned the school premises.
Then he welcod the students who ca to attend school.
Nowadays, Mu Dashan has gotten used to his position as the school steward, and his collaboration with Luo Bai is going very smoothly.
However, it’s also the season for village sowing now, and soon Mu Dashan will head to the fields to work.
After having breakfast, Yu Si Niang will also go to her own paddy field.
In a few days, it will be ti for spring planting. She needs to irrigate the field and start plowing a plot of land for sowing once the water supply is sufficient.
When April arrives, it will be nearly ti to transplant rice seedlings.
During the spring planting, she also has to take care of sowing her family’s cotton seeds.
It can be said that March is the busiest ti for farrs.
"Mom, Fengzi and I should only spend half an hour in Tie Dao Village, check on Xiuxiu and San Dan, then co back to help you dig a plot of land and sow cotton seeds."
After finishing her porridge, the first thing Mu Shuangshuang said was to Yu Si Niang.
Yu Si Niang shook her head: "There’s no rush with that. We’re not sowing cotton today. Since you’re going to Xiuxiu’s house, make sure to enjoy yourself there. Co back for lunch."
"No worries, Xiuxiu is taking care of her baby. I am still a young unmarried girl and don’t know how to care for children."
"Anyway, you should do less work. Leave the heavy and tiring tasks to us!"
Yu Si Niang is a woman who has endured hardship for most of her life.
Now that she can finally enjoy life, Mu Shuangshuang doesn’t want her to keep toiling.
After tidying up the kitchen, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng headed to Tie Dao Village.
In Tie Dao Village, quite a few people knew Mu Shuangshuang, so when she went there, she could chat with them for a bit.
Lu Yuanfeng followed behind her, not speaking much, but when the villagers asked questions, he would reply.
His humble yet confident attitude made the villagers of Tie Dao Village like him very much.
People generally prefer n who are down-to-earth, don’t speak much, but when they do, it’s all essential and to the point.
Not a single word is wasted.
They went straight to Ge Sandan’s house, and in the Ge Family yard, Xiuxiu was playing with her baby.
At this ti, the baby was standing on Xiuxiu’s lap, wobbling adorably.
Seeing Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng, the baby got so excited, babbling words they couldn’t understand.
"Oh, why are you here?"
Xiuxiu stood up holding her daughter.
She exclaid sharply.
Mu Shuangshuang smiled slightly, saying, "We just ca to see you, and the baby is so cute!"
Lu Yuanfeng called out "Sister-in-law!" from the side.
Talking about the child, Xiuxiu was also very happy.
"She’s so mischievous, her little arms and legs love to move around."
The so-called maternal glory is like this.
Whenever it involves children, it’s like a glowing pearl that makes people stop and appreciate.
"By the way, Shuangshuang, are you looking for San Dan? He’s inside; I’ll call him." Xiuxiu said, holding the child and heading indoors.
Mu Shuangshuang stopped her.
"Xiuxiu, no need to bother. We’re not looking for Brother Sandan. My cousin bought Old Liu’s house and land in your village.
He’s planning to raise pigs here. I ca today to see when he’ll start work. Maybe he’ll need help from us."
"Also, we’ll check the pond Fengzi and I dug earlier this year. It’s ti to buy fish fry."
After hearing what Mu Shuangshuang said, Xiuxiu didn’t head inside.
However, Lu Yuanfeng placed sothing by Xiuxiu’s feet.
It was a bamboo basket, and inside was a chicken with its legs tied.
It was one of the two wild chickens Lu Yuanfeng caught yesterday.
"Why did you bring sothing? If you’re just visiting, why bring a gift? It’s a chicken; we’re not short of those. You’d better take it back!"
Aunt Ge raised Ge Sandan by selling chicks.
Even though Ge Sandan can support his family now, Aunt Ge hasn’t stopped working.
Their backyard, just like Xiuxiu said, didn’t lack chickens.
Especially hens.
"This one is different; it’s a wild chicken. The at is tender. You can make soup with it, no need to add cinnamon or anything, even for the baby. It’s very nourishing."
Mu Shuangshuang said.
Xiuxiu noticed that the chicken was indeed different from ordinary chickens, and not knowing what to do, she called Ge Sandan out loudly.
In just a short while, Ge Sandan ca out.
When Xiuxiu called him, he was inside sorting rice seeds. Hearing her voice, he ca out.
So at this mont, Ge Sandan’s sleeves were still rolled up, looking hurried, much like he was ready to fight.
"Xiuxiu, what’s wrong?" Ge Sandan shouted, spotting Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng, and hurried over.
"Fengzi, why are you here?" Ge Sandan shouted loudly.
Xiuxiu explained briefly from the side.
Ge Sandan raised the bamboo basket, trying to hand it to Lu Yuanfeng.
"It’s enough for you to co; there’s no need for gifts. You and Shuangshuang are still young; you also need to nourish yourself."
"And since you and Shuangshuang found Brother Xiuxiu a good job, it’s us who should be gifting, not you."
Ge Sandan was talking about Yu Dahai.
Earlier, Yu Dahai ntioned the tavern job and asked if Ge Sandan was interested in working there.
At that ti, Ge Sandan thought if he went out, his mom might say sothing to Xiuxiu, and he wouldn’t be ho to help.
Xiuxiu wouldn’t even have soone to complain to, so he refused.
"Brother Sandan, this is just a small token from Fengzi and , nothing more. We already ate one wild chicken yesterday, and with Fengzi’s skills, you know it’s not difficult for us to eat wild ga from the mountains." Mu Shuangshuang said.
"Yes, Brother Sandan, it’s really no big deal, just accept it. We have other things to do, so we’ll head out now." Lu Yuanfeng said.
Unable to refuse, Ge Sandan reluctantly agreed.
But he also said, "Let’s have chicken for lunch and get Da Lang over; we should gather together."
"Brother Sandan, there’s really no need." Mu Shuangshuang responded.
This ti, Ge Sandan insisted toughly.
"I don’t care, we’ll cook your al, and if you don’t co, we’ll just not eat."
After exchanging a few polite words, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng had to go find Mu Dalang.
Old Liu’s house was relatively remote in the village.
There were no neighbors nearby, which is why back then Chen Hong and Mu Danian easily stole all their chickens without anyone noticing.
But now, it’s actually convenient for Mu Dalang and Mu Shuangshuang to set up their pig farm.
Old Liu’s house is still in decent condition.
So there isn’t a problem with living arrangents; it’s just about turning his vegetable garden into a pigsty.
Outside Old Liu’s house, Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng saw Mu Dalang removing weeds in the vegetable garden with a hoe.
The grass, half a human high, was lush and green, and with each hoe strike, the soil was overturned.
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