Chapter 34: The Secret of the Jiang Family

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Xiaomi was very happy as soon as she arrived in the field. This was a good opportunity for her to cheat!

Unfortunately, she had been lying on the bed and did not know what was planted in the field.

Just as she was thinking about how to get Erni to carry her, she heard her mother’s exclamation and Dawa’s anxious voice in the field.

Xiaomi was also anxious. She couldn’t see or hear anything. She didn’t know what was going on.

Fortunately, Erniang’s voice quickly calmed down and she told Erni not to worry.

Xiaomi heaved a sigh of relief too. She stretched out her arms to Erni and began to babble.

“What’s wrong, Xiaomi? Do you want to see Mommy?” Erni felt that there was no child who did not like their mother. She felt the same.

Besides, this was the first time Xiaomi and Bruiser were so far away from their mother.

That’s right, that’s right. Second Sister, carry me quickly. I want to see what Mommy is doing!

Xiaomi nodded excitedly. She was successful in getting Erni to pick her up.

Xiaomi squinted at the crops in the field. These seedlings looked a little familiar. They were not wheat or rice, but corn.

But they were very thin and did not look like the corn seedlings in Xiaomi’s memories.

Can it be because it’s a wasteland?

Yes, it must be!

Didn’t Daddy and Mommy say that the wasteland is very barren and the weeds have choked other plants here? The harvest of the crops in the first year or two will be very poor!

Xiaomi immediately took out a corn seed from her space. It was not that she did not want to take more, but her hands were too small to carry much.

Then she took advantage of the moment when she waved her hand excitedly and threw it out.

Because Erni was paying attention to her feet, she didn’t see Xiaomi throwing the corn seed. Instead, she carried Xiaomi towards her mother. Xiaomi took the opportunity to throw one at every opportunity.

However, she remembered not to sow too many seeds or she would be discovered.

Although she did not know what kind of corn was in the field now, from the sparse seedlings, she knew that the harvest would not be good.

But her seeds were high grade seeds that had been enhanced for several generations. A corn cob could grow as long as an adult’s forearm!

With excitement, Xiaomi imagined her parents’ happy and excited expressions when it was time for harvesting the corn.

Unfortunately, Erni carried Xiaomi around and put her back. “Xiaomi, be good. Lie down for a while. I’ll carry Bruiser to see Mother.”

She had to be fair to her younger siblings. If Xiaomi wanted to see her mother, Bruiser would definitely want to see her too!

Xiaomi nodded obediently. Okay, Sister.

In contrast to Xiaomi’s ulterior motives, Bruiser was simply curious and happy. The outside world was novel to him, so much so that he was even more excited than Xiaomi when Erni carried him out.

However, Erni was still young and had limited strength. After holding him for a while, she put Bruiser back. Bruiser refused to be put back and opened his mouth to cry.

However, as soon as he cried, Xiaomi patted his stomach twice and he immediately fell silent.

Erni watched the entire process and looked at Xiaomi in surprise. “Xiaomi is so awesome. Bruiser is so obedient.”

She thought that Bruiser was going to cry.

Xiaomi giggled. Of course. She fed Bruiser milk powder and spiritual spring water every day. Of course, Bruiser had to listen to her!

The few of them were busy for the entire afternoon. With Liu Yang’s help, their work progress was not slow. Liu Yang had said that he would come to help the next day, but Jiang Hu said that he would go to town tomorrow.

“Brother Jiang is so good to Sister-in-law. As soon as she’s out of confinement, you’re going to take her shopping.”

Jiang Hu smiled and did not say anything else. He only thanked Liu Yang.

Although it was only half a day’s work, this dung-picking was actually tiring. After only an afternoon, his shoulders had become sore.

On the way home, Liu Yang helped pick up all the three buckets so that Jiang Hu could carry his children and also bring the small bed back so that he wouldn’t have to make another trip.

On the way back, it was still Jiang Hu who was carrying Xiaomi. After all, he was strong, and Xiaomi was heavier than Bruiser. Xiaomi lay on her father’s shoulder and secretly threw corn kernels into the ground by the road.

This way, as long as many people grew different corn in their fields, no one would think that their family was special.

When they returned home, Xiaomi and Bruiser were placed in the kitchen. Erniang cooked and let Jiang Hu have a good rest. Dawa and Erni went to the fields to find weeds and worms to feed the chicks and hares.

“Erniang, I’ll go and plow the empty vegetable garden at the side. If this vegetable can be sold, we’ll buy some seeds tomorrow.”

After all, there was not much planted previously. Even if he could sell it, it would not last for more than a few days.

Erniang’s heart ached for her man. “We’ll do the plowing together tomorrow. You’ve worked hard in the afternoon. Take a rest now.”

“It’s fine. It won’t be long. I’ll have a good rest after dinner.” As he spoke, Jiang Hu had already stepped out with a hoe.

On the other hand, Xiaomi finally remembered something.

Oh no, Daddy, Mommy, there’s also spiritual spring water in our latrine!

At the thought that the water used to wash diapers could attract many insects, Xiaomi became anxious. Oh my God, Daddy and Mommy, don’t wait a few days before going to the fields to take a look. All the crops would have been eaten by insects!

Xiaomi felt stifled and anxious. It had been a mistake. A huge mistake. Why hadn’t she thought of this!

However, no matter how anxious Xiaomi was, it was useless now. She could not spit out the spiritual spring water that the insects had drunk.

Besides, if not for the spiritual spring water, the entire family would probably have starved to death. How could they have the chance to be anxious here?

Xiaomi blew a bubble. Sigh. She hoped her parents would come back tomorrow afternoon and go back to the fields to take a look. Otherwise, she would become a sinner.

“What’s wrong with Xiaomi? Why are you unhappy? Do you still want to play outside?”

Erniang pinched Xiaomi’s cheek. “It’s too late today. Go out and play tomorrow. Tomorrow, Daddy and Mommy will bring you to town. It will be even more lively.”

Xiaomi blew a bubble. Mother, that’s not what I’m worried about. Unfortunately, I can’t talk now.

They did not finish the hare meat at noon. At night, Erniang heated it up and cooked fish soup with lard and stir-fried some vegetables.

It was rare that they did not cook porridge but rice. Although it was the worst brown rice, everyone was especially happy. They finally did not have to eat porridge for every meal!

Dawa and Erni caught many more insects. The five chicks had also grown a lot. They fed them half of the insects, and would feed the other half tomorrow morning.

Now that everyone knew that they were going to town the next morning, they were very happy and excited.

Before going to bed, Jiang Hu still had to wash diapers, but in the end, Erniang chased him away to take a rest. She came to wash them, and the water to wash diapers was splashed on the empty land Jiang Hu had plowed that night.

It had been like this for a while. He went to the river to wash diapers during the day.

If he washed diapers at night, he would splash the water near the courtyard.

The villagers more or less knew about it, but no one said anything. After all, Jiang Hu had been feeding the chickens and rarely went to the mountains to catch prey.

At least on the surface, Jiang Hu had only sold the game meat twice. It was not enough to make people jealous.

However, they definitely did not know that Jiang Hu had sold a lot of game meat twice, unlike others who sold one or two preys.

Both times, he had left particularly early when he went to town. He also carefully explained to the eldest son and the second daughter that no one else knew about this.

This was a secret of the Jiang family!