Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Bai Lotus’ face instantly turned even uglier, but Xue Xiaohua continued to bite the lean meat in her mouth as if nothing had happened. Finally, she threw it into Lotus’ bowl, Lotus’ face gradually turned from white to green.
She looked around, but no one looked at her. It seemed that no one knew what she had just experienced.
The bowl of rice was in her hand. She did not know whether to eat it or put it down.
“You eat mine.”
It was not that Xue Chang An did not see what Bai Wenjing had just done. He did not expect Bai Wenjing to be so thoughtful.
In the past, when he was at home, Bai Wenjing had always argued with the neighbors over trivial matters. This time, not only did she let the three children of her sister-in-law’s family eat at the table, but she also gave the meat in the bowl to the three children to eat.
So, has this woman really changed?
When Bai Lotus heard Xue Chang An’s words, her eyes suddenly shone with a strange light. Just as she was about to nod and throw her bowl to Xue Chang An, she saw Xue Chang An push his bowl in front of Bai Wenjing, then, he brought Bai Wenjing’s wild vegetable bran porridge to her mouth.
Bai Lotus bit her lips tightly and gradually tightened her grip on her chopsticks. In the end, she lowered her head and ate the rice.
It was not worth losing face now. After she chased this woman away and became Xue Chang An’s dignified wife, she would definitely teach these uncultured b*tches a lesson!
Bai Wenjing did not expect Xue Chang An to personally feed her. To be honest, even if it was wheat rice, she would not be able to eat it. However, wheat rice was better than wheat bran. At least, it was human food.
She did not want to accept this favor, but in the blink of an eye, Xue Chang An had already given her the rice.
Even if the bowl of rice was given to her, she would not be able to eat it. The three little girls all ate wheat bran, so she simply divided the food in the bowl to the three little girls.
As for her three little girls, they had already eaten enough. The bowl of bean stew was soft and tender. Whether it was thin or fat, it basically melted when it entered the mouth. Seeing Xue Xiaohua playing with her food while staring at the bowl… she knew that they had eaten enough.
In the end, Bai Wenjing ate some cold vegetables to warm her stomach.
Lee Guilan had asked Bai Lotus to clean up the bowls and chopsticks. The little ones went to the courtyard to play after eating. Because Bai Wenjing had been careless before, she did not dare to let Xue Bainian out alone this time, she dragged Xue Bainian to stand beside Xue Chang An.
“Husband, look at the weather today. I saw a lot of fish in the river a few days ago. It’s very fat. Do you know how to catch fish?”
Xue Chang An raised his eyes and glanced at her. He knew that this woman had nothing serious to do, but when he thought about it, the house was indeed poor and had no food at all.
As for Bai Wenjing, he did not really like this woman. It could be seen that she had been doing quite well recently. As a man, it was his most basic responsibility to support his family, so he was ready to agree immediately.
However, just as he was about to agree, he met Bai Wenjing’s eyes, which were full of anticipation.
This made Xue Chang An wonder what this woman was planning to do by being so attentive?
It should be known that he had only touched her last night and had almost been kicked off the bed. Therefore, Xue Chang An said lightly, “No.”
“What?”
Bai Wenjing thought that this man was going to agree, but Xue Chang An actually said no.
Bai Wenjing was anxious. This parent-child mission only had a time limit of 24 hours. If she did not finish it during the day, it would be even more impossible for her to go out and catch fish in the middle of the night, she immediately blurted out, “You don’t even know how to catch fish? That’s true. You have delicate skin and tender flesh, so it’s normal that you don’t know how to catch fish. To think that you’re still a farmer.”
Bai Wenjing’s last sentence was particularly soft, but Xue Chang An still heard it. He looked at her coldly and asked, “What are you talking about?”
“Nothing, nothing.” This man did not know how to catch fish, but she had to complete the parent-child mission no matter what, Bai Wenjing had an idea and asked again, “How about this, let’s go fishing. How about fishing? The three younger ones will definitely like fishing, right, Bainian?”
Xue Bainian shook his head unwillingly. Then, as he struggled, he clamored to get off the ground.
Bai Wenjing had a headache from Xue Bainian’s argument. She simply let him go, but Xue Chang An continued, “You can fish, but do you have a hook and bait? Without these, you won’t be able to fish.”
“I can do it, or I can dig!”
Bai Wenjing heard that there was a chance he would agree. Before Xue Chang An could refuse, she had already gone to Lee Guilan’s sewing basket to rummage through it.
Fortunately, the heavens did not disappoint those with good intentions. Bai Wenjing finally found a sewing needle in the sewing basket. Then, she took it to the fire and burned it red. She found a stone to bend it, and finally made it look like a fish hook.
As for the matter of digging earthworms, Bai Wenjing knew that the three little rascals were restless, so she simply handed the task over to them. In a short while, the fish hook and bait were all ready.
Looking at the busy Bai Wenjing, Xue Chang An finally confirmed that Bai Wenjing was no longer the same Bai Wenjing as before.
Since everything was ready, Xue Chang An slowly stood up and took the bamboo basket for the fish. He also found a long bamboo pole and strong cotton thread under the eaves. Finally, he used a wheat straw to make the fish float, tied the hook, and put the baits on.
But after doing all this, Xue Chang An put the things aside and said lightly, “We’ll go in the afternoon.”
After saying that, he stood up and said to Xue Baijun, “Baijun, come with me.”
Xue Baijun saw his father calling him and was immediately happy. He was his father’s precious child. He vaguely remembered that when he was young, his father loved to hug him and hold him up high. Now that he called him, something good must have happened.
Therefore, he ran out like a wisp of smoke.
Bai Wenjing was stunned. What were the father and son doing? Xue Xiaohua called her big brother out the moment her father came back. She felt depressed. She knew that her father had not come back for a few years. This time, he must have brought something good with him, but he did not bring her! Bad father!
Xue Bainian also stood up happily and was about to follow the two people. However, he was pulled back by Xue Xiaohua. Xue Bainian took two steps back and knocked the back of his head against the corner of the table. He immediately howled again.
Then, he saw her mother run over and roll her eyes.
Bai Wenjing did not know what Xue Chang An was going to do. She only felt that he was mysterious. Now that Xue Bainian knocked the back of his head again, she could only hug the little guy in her arms and coax him.
But in her heart, she was still wondering what the father and son wanted to do.
At this moment, Xue Baijun happily followed his father to the backyard. Initially, he was still smiling, but when he saw his father’s cold face, he immediately felt that something was wrong.
He wanted to escape, but before he could run away, he heard his father coldly shout, “Stand properly.”
Xue Baijun’s legs and stomach went soft, and he was so scared that he did not dare to breathe.
Seeing Xue Baijun standing there obediently… Xue Chang An then softened his tone and said, “Do you see the pile of wheat in the yard?
“Come here, father will teach you how to make it into wheat grains. Previously, your mother was reluctant to let you work, but you are not young anymore. You are a man in the family, a man who can stand up to the heavens and the earth. I will teach you now. You watch carefully.”
After saying that, Xue Chang An took apart the wheat and spread the wheat in the same direction in the yard. Then he took out the sickle and started to beat the wheat. Every time he beat the wheat, the wheat grains would be scattered, after a few rounds, Xue Chang An handed the sickle to Xue Baijun.
“You want me to beat it?”
Xue Baijun was extremely unwilling. When his hand touched the sickle, he did not expect it to be so heavy. He tried to beat it. He looked at Xue Chang An with eager eyes, but he did not dare to say anything because his father was standing at the side, therefore, he could only brace himself and continue to beat.
After a few sickle wheels, it did not take long for a layer of wheat in the yard to be finished. Xue Baijun felt that it was quite interesting. It turned out that farming was not as tiring as he had imagined.
“Are you tired?”
Xue Chang An tidied up the wheat straws and asked. Xue Baijun thought that his father would definitely praise him, so he immediately said, “I’m not tired. It’s quite fun to beat wheat.”
“Yes.”
Xue Chang An answered faintly. Then he took out two bundles of wheat and smoothed them out. “Then let’s continue.”
This round of fighting was not as easy as before. Gradually, Xue Baijun felt that his wrists, arms, and waist were starting to ache.
It was not that Xue Chang An did not notice the change in Xue Baijun’s expression, so he asked again, “Are you tired?”
Xue Baijun nodded and said, “A little, but I can still persevere.”
He thought that his father would definitely praise him after he finished beating him. Then, he gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and picked up his sickle to continue beating him.
After he finished beating him, he wiped his sweat and grinned at Xue Chang An again. “Father, I’m done.”
“Okay.”
Xue Chang An nodded. Just when Xue Baijun thought that was enough, he saw Xue Chang An carrying another two bundles of wheat on the ground. Xue Baijun’s mouth was wide open, and he said with extreme reluctance, “Father, again…”
“The last two bundles.”
When Bai Wenjing came out of the house, she saw this scene.
Father and son, each with a sickle, were beating wheat in the courtyard.
She could not help but be shocked when she saw this. It seemed that Xue Chang An really had some tricks up his sleeves. He actually ordered little tyrant to do farm work.
This made Bai Wenjing unable to help but feel curious about what this man was going to do next.
Xue Baijun’s small face was flushed red. Every time he raised his arm, it was as if it was going to break. There were a few times when his small body swayed as if he was going to fall down. “Father, I can’t fight anymore. I really can’t fight anymore.”
“Clench your teeth again and insist on finishing it.”
“Okay…”
Finally, the father and son finished the last wave of fighting.
Xue Baijun wiped his sweat and looked at the pile of wheat in front of him. Although he felt tired, he was also extremely happy. It turned out that he could also be so capable. It seemed that among the three siblings in the family, he was the most capable.
Unexpectedly, just as he finished his words, he saw Xue Chang An take a lighter and burn the wheat that Xue Baijun had finished.
“Father?”
Xue Baijun was so angry that his chest rose and fell violently. His eyes were red as he protested, “Father! It was not easy for me to finish it. My arm is sore. Why did you burn it?”
Bai Wenjing already understood what Xue Chang An wanted to do. It turned out that he wanted Xue Baijun to do this because he wanted to teach him a lesson.
“When I came back, I heard that you had burned the wheat from the Yao family, and what I’m burning now is only ten percent of what you burned. It takes as much effort and time to grow the wheat. This time, I’m just teaching you a lesson.”
Xue Baijun finally could not help but burst into tears. As he cried, he said, “I worked so hard to make them. You burned them…”
“Are you angry now? Are you sad?”
Xue Baijun nodded. How could he not be angry? Although there was not much wheat, this was the first time he had done such a beautiful job!
“Do you know what kind of process a bunch of wheat goes through to ripen?”
Xue Baijun was still angry that Xue Chang An had ruined the fruits of his labor. He was panting and did not want to pay any attention to Xue Chang An.
Xue Chang An continued speaking, “These wheat are planted bit by bit. Before they are planted, the ox has to pull the plow to turn over the land properly. Each seed is like planting a child.”
“Watching the wheat sprout and grow into small, green sprouts, you will feel very happy. You will be even happier than when you finished harvesting the wheat.”
“When winter comes, heavy snow will drown all these wheat. You will be worried that the wheat will freeze to death by the snow. Then spring will come and the wheat will be safe and sound, but you will still have to weed, fertilize, and ear the wheat until summer comes. You will have to brave the scorching sun to harvest the wheat…”
Hearing Xue Chang An’s words, Xue Baijun was gradually attracted. He even imagined that he had planted the wheat himself.
“But, you burned the wheat of the Yao family and destroyed their half a year’s worth of achievements. How sad and how angry do you think they are?”
Hearing this, Xue Baijun was instantly stunned. He suddenly understood why the Yao family members were so sad at that time.
He was so sad and angry that half a day’s work had been ruined, not to mention the results of the Yao family’s hard work for half a year…
Bai Wenjing smiled slightly when she heard this. It seemed that after this incident, Xue Baijun would not do something like burning the Yao family’s wheat dumps again.
At this time, Xue Chang An also saw Bai Wenjing in front of him. He said to Bai Wenjing who was standing at the side, “Pack up and get ready to set off. Didn’t you say that you were going to catch fish?”
“Okay, okay.”
If not for the reminder, she would have almost forgotten that she was going to catch fish. She was surprised that Xue Chang An did not only work quickly, but he also had his own way of educating children.
It was just a waste of the burned food.
Speaking of catching fish, the atmosphere became lively. Buffalo Bay was surrounded by water on three sides. Basically, the dolls in Buffalo Bay were all water ducks. There might be a lot of harvest in a while.
“Let me help you take it.”
Seeing Xue Chang An take out the fishing things, Bai Wenjing reached out her hand to help Xue Chang An take it, but the man avoided her. Her fingers accidentally touched the man’s calloused palm, which gave her the feeling that Xue Chang An was a farmer.
Because she accidentally touched Xue Chang An’s hand, Bai Wenjing’s face was inexplicably red to the root of her neck. Fortunately, the man did not pay attention to her and just walked to the river with the three children.
“Mother, why is your face so red? Did you buy the rouge I mentioned last time?”
Xue Xiaohua had unknowingly run to her side and raised her head to ask her. This made Bai Wenjing even more embarrassed, she quickly sent Xue Xiaohua away and said, “Go away, go away. Do you still want to eat fish? If you catch too many fish with your father today, I will cook delicious grilled fish for you tonight!”
“Really?”
Xue Xiaohua blinked and then said, “But fish have thorns. I want my mother’s rouge. It’s red and beautiful.”
Bai Wenjing was speechless. She really did not want to continue discussing this issue with Xue Xiaohua. She hurriedly strode forward and followed closely behind Xue Chang An and the others.
Seeing them walking toward the river, Bai Lotus also hurriedly followed behind them. She looked like a little old lady in an old lady’s clothes. No matter how one looked at it, it was comical.
When they reached the river, Xue Chang An found a big rock and sat down. He put on the fishing hook and threw it into the river. He quietly sat by the river and waited for the fish to bite.
Today, Xue Chang An was wearing a black and gray short tie and long pants. He looked like a real farmer.. Bai Wenjing felt that this Xue Chang An looked somewhat down-to-earth.