Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11804

After eating and drinking his fill, Xiao Hei played with his younger siblings for a while longer until the sun began to set, at which point he prepared to head back to town.

Throughout the process, Yang Huamei sat beside Xiao Hei, watching and asking him about things at home.

Xiao Hei told Yang Huamei, "Mom, don't worry, Grandpa taught me how to take care of crops. This basket of mine contains the newly harvested rice from this season, as well as the cotton I planted."

"I packed fifty catties of rice for you to try, and ten catties of cotton for you to make a new cotton-padded coat."

Yang Huamei had already seen the contents of the basket, and now, after hearing Xiao Hei's description, she confirmed that these things were all grown by her son's own hands. Yang Huamei's joy was beyond measure.

She praised him, saying, "My Hei'er has really grown up and can support himself now. Mother can finally rest easy."

Xiao Hei squatted on the ground, protecting his younger sister Sanjin in his arms.

Although he also found Wujin and Sijin fun and liked them, he was even more fond of his younger sister Sanjin.

It was as if she wasn't his sister, but his daughter.

In a moment of impulsiveness, he turned to Yang Huamei, who was smiling at them, and said, "Mom, I've thought it over. If I can't find a wife, I won't get married. You can adopt Sanjin into my family, and I'll be Sanjin's godfather."

puff!
Yang Huamei had just taken a sip of tea when she heard this, and she spat it out immediately.

"Oh my god, don't talk nonsense. Sanjin is your sister. You are of the same generation. You can't talk like this with your peers."

"Huh? Hehe, then never mind," Xiao Hei smiled sheepishly, picked up Sanjin, and gave Sanjin a big kiss on the face: "My sister is so beautiful and so fun. I won't get married in the future. I'll just cherish my sister. When I go back, I'll work hard to grow crops, grow food for my sister, grow more cotton, and make new clothes for her."

Yang Huamei laughed as she listened, and couldn't help but gently pinch Xiao Hei's arm: "You silly boys, a sister is a sister, and a wife is a wife. You may like your sister, but that can't stop you from getting a wife."

"Once you get married, I'll have your wife give you a bunch of daughters so you can spoil them to your heart's content."

After having lunch, Xu Yuanming went back to his room and lay down for about half an hour before getting up.

He went to the next room and saw the mother and her children laughing and talking happily, which put his mind at ease.

He called out to Yang Huamei, "Mei'er, you talk to Hei'er for a bit, I'm going out for a bit."

Yang Huamei was surprised. Today was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the two of them had originally planned to take a day off. Ever since the roast duck shop opened, Xu Yuanming had never taken a day off.

"Old Xu, where are you going?" Yang Huamei asked.

Xu Yuanming didn't answer, but just smiled and said, "I'm just taking care of a small matter and will be back in a bit."

Seeing this, Yang Huamei didn't dare to ask any more questions and had no choice but to go with him.

Xiao Hei stayed there for a while longer, and seeing that the sun was about to set, he said to Yang Huamei, "Mother, I want to go back."

Yang Huamei held his hand, reluctant to part: "Can't a man stay for one night after coming all this way? Your grandmother and the others have all gone back to the village, there are rooms for you to sleep in."

Xiao Hei hesitated for a moment, but quickly shook his head: "The town and the village are not far apart, about ten miles. I'll be there in no time."

"It's a holiday today. When I went out this morning, I ran into my sister-in-law. She invited me to have dinner at the new house tonight. Grandpa will be there too. I'll come see you and your younger siblings again next time."

Yang Huamei had tried to persuade Xiao Hei to stay, partly because she missed her son and wanted to spend more time with him, and partly because she felt sorry for him going back alone. It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, a time when every family, rich or poor, valued reunion. Her son would be alone in the old house, feeling lonely and desolate, which pained her. That's why she tried so hard to persuade him to stay.

But now, hearing Xiao Hei say that they can drink Da Bai and Hong Bai wine at night and have dinner with Wang Hongquan and the others during the festival, Yang Huamei felt somewhat relieved.

Although Da Bai doesn't acknowledge his remarried mother, he is at least willing to acknowledge Xiao Hei as his younger brother.

that's enough.

"Are you hungry? I'll cook you a bowl of noodles so you'll have the energy to keep going."

"Mom, I'm not hungry. I ate a lot at noon. I ate a whole roast duck!"

"Then you should wait a little longer until your Uncle Xu comes back, and I'll have him take you there."

"Mother, I'm all grown up now, you don't need to see me off..."

"I'm back."

Xu Yuanming's voice came from the doorway. The mother and son turned around and saw Xu Yuanming carrying a lot of things in both hands as he entered.

"Old Xu, what's this?" Yang Huamei greeted him.

Xu Yuanming held up what he was holding for Yang Huamei to see. "I went to the pastry shop and bought some mooncakes. I also went to our shop in Washi and brought back the two roast ducks that we didn't sell yesterday, so that Xiao Hei can take them back and eat them slowly."

Yang Huamei was deeply moved when she saw these things, so she helped put them into the empty basket that Xiao Hei had brought, covered them with a cloth, and the couple, carrying the three little children, saw Xiao Hei out of the courtyard.

The three little ones, Sanjin, Sijin, and Wujin, cried when they saw their older brother, Xiaohei, leaving. Sanjin, in particular, struggled out of Yang Huamei's arms and stretched out his little arms to Xiaohei, wanting to go with him.

This softened even the usually carefree Xiao Hei Xin, and his eyes reddened. "San Jin, be good. Brother will come to see you again next time and buy you something delicious."

And so, Xiao Hei walked away, turning back every few steps, vowing in his heart that when he got back he would take good care of the farm work, raise more chickens and ducks, and raise pigs next year. Then he could sell the eggs and the pigs, and have money to take his younger siblings to the shops in town to buy delicious food and fun toys...

The couple watched Xiao Hei until it disappeared from their sight before turning their attention away.

Xu Yuanming sighed, "Xiao Hei has really grown up. I was worried that he would never grow up, but I didn't expect him to change so quickly, it's only been about half a year!"

Yang Huamei thought for a moment, "It hasn't been more than half a year. It has to be counted from when your daughter Xu Qiaohong didn't want him anymore."

Although Yang Huamei's expression was normal when she said this, there was a subtle difference in her tone.

Xu Yuanming noticed the dissatisfaction in her tone when she mentioned that Xiao Hei had been abandoned by Xu Qiaohong.

Xu Yuanming was also in the wrong, but since things had come to this point, he could only say, "Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Let's not talk about the disadvantages, but we've seen the advantages as well."

"Xiao Hei has become so sensible, down-to-earth, and hardworking now. He won't have to worry about finding a good wife in the future. I'm just afraid that the one who will regret it is my daughter who has such high aspirations!"

Yang Huamei didn't dwell on the matter any further, since Xu Yuanming hadn't criticized her for her previous sarcastic remarks about Xu Qiaohong.

If things aren't going well, it's time to call it quits!
"Now I just hope he can settle down and find a girl who truly loves him to be his companion. If he has enough to eat and drink, I will be at ease."