The pastoral life of the grass tribe chief

"Where?"

Lu Jijun, with a lollipop in his mouth, looked around for wheatgrass juice.

"I knew you wanted it iced, it's in the fridge."

"I just put it in the fridge a little while ago. I'm having tea and chatting with your brother."

Yang Meifen said.

"Bring it over next time after it's frozen."

Lu Jijun sat down on the mahogany sofa opposite Lu Yao, playing games as he spoke.

Defeat!

The moment the words were spoken, the sound effect of losing in the King of Glory game rang out.

"This lousy game made me drop from 100 stars again, and now I've lost all my icons."

"Today's teammates were all from the same county, the worst of the worst."

"Idiot, XXXXXX..."

Lu Jijun was so angry that he started swearing, which made the two old people frown.

"Don't drag me into this, I can still carry teams below 100 stars."

Lu Yaodao.

"Enough with the nonsense. Get me on a satellite TV channel, and I'll treat you to a big meal tonight."

Lu Jijun said.

"Your brother has to raise fish and weed broad beans, he doesn't have time to play games with you."

Lu Limin said.

"I don't have time now, maybe during the Lunar New Year holidays."

Lu Yao's close friends from university all play games. They are usually busy with work, dating, and blind dates, so they can't play five-player matches every day like they did in university. They only have time to play five-player matches for fun during the few days of Chinese New Year.

"Those guys are all fat and bloated now, and they don't do much fun. They just drag us down."

Lu Jijun used to play five-player games with Lu Ji's best friends from university, and she knew their skill level all too well; they were nowhere near as good as her.

"They're all still single, their hand speed is still there, and they'll get the hang of it after a couple of games."

Lu Yaodao.

"Okay, I didn't sleep much last night, I'm a little sleepy, I'll go upstairs and take a nap."

Lu Jijun stood up and left.

"Second Uncle, you need to rest too. I'll go back and rest for a while as well."

Lu Yao glanced at the time; it was already past 1:30, so he stood up as well.

"I am indeed a little sleepy."

Lu Limin smiled.

Come have tea whenever you have time.

Yang Meifen said.

Lu Yao came out of Lu Limin's house and ran into Lu Lide, who was standing at his door about to make a phone call.

"Yao, have you seen your mother?"

Lu Lide was about to call his youngest son to ask about his wife's whereabouts when he saw his son. He put down his phone and asked anxiously.

"Will you go to the vegetable garden?"

Lu Yao had never seen his father show any concern for his mother before, at least not on the surface.

Our parents are like that; they're not good at expressing their love, especially in front of their children.

He discovered that ever since his mother went to a major hospital in the city for major surgery, his father's way of expressing himself to his mother had changed significantly.

She would keep a close eye on her mother's whereabouts, and would become restless if she didn't see her for even a short while.

Normally, I wouldn't buy myself any good food, but now when vendors sell fruit and food, I'll pick out what my mother likes to eat, and when we go to the market, I'll ask her what she likes to eat.

When I was a child, my father was busy working to earn money, and my mother did most of the cooking at home. Only during holidays when there were too many people and my father was too busy would he cook himself. After his children grew up, they never even held a spatula.

After my mother underwent major surgery, my eldest and second sisters-in-law took turns caring for her. My father also told them to take care of their own families and personally take care of my mother's daily life.

"I checked, it's not there."

"I've looked everywhere she could have gone, but there's nowhere to be found."

Lu Lide said.

Women always put their children first.

Men always put themselves first, then their parents, children, and partners; some even think their friends are more important than their partners.

It was during the time his wife was hospitalized for major surgery that Lu Lide truly realized that the most important person in the world was his wife.

My spouse, my spouse, my companion in my old age.

Parents, children, and friends may leave you, but only your spouse, who has shared joys and sorrows with you, will stay by your side and care for you.

"I'll go look for it."

Just as Lu Yao was about to go look for them, Wang Xiurong and an older woman appeared at the intersection leading to their house, each carrying a colorful rattan handbag commonly seen in rural areas.

The father and son finally breathed a sigh of relief and went to greet him.

"Sister Xia."

"Aunt Xia."

The father and son greeted the old lady warmly.

The old lady's name is Wang Guixia, and she is Wang Xiurong's best friend who grew up together.

Her husband was a good friend of Lu Lide. It was she who introduced Wang Xiurong to Lu Lide and facilitated their marriage. Therefore, her whole family respected and loved her.

"Why didn't you tell us you were going out? We were all worried."

Lu Lide then blamed his wife.

"We went to offer thanks to the gods, and I told Xiu Rong not to tell you."

Wang Guixia apologized.

"Tell us to take you there."

Lu Yao was speechless.

He should have realized that this wasn't the first time these two sisters had done this.

He has always been an atheist, but he has no prejudice against people who seek divine intervention or worship Buddha.

If you believe it, there will be nothing.

Personal choice.

Especially for mothers of their generation, living and medical conditions were extremely poor back then. Childbirth was done via artificial insemination, and many mothers experienced the pain of losing their children, praying to heaven and earth in vain.

In that helpless state, they could only place their hopes on nonexistent deities.

They are not superstitious, but rather it is a form of spiritual sustenance.

Whenever Lu Yao went on a long trip, his mother would ask for a talisman for him, which he would carefully keep.

To many, it was just an ordinary talisman that couldn't bring any power. But when it was imbued with the mother's love, it became more than just an ordinary talisman; it could bring power to people in many situations.

He has always only worshipped his ancestors.

"My sister and I like to chat as we walk, but you men just keep nagging and urging us on, like you're trying to seduce someone. It's so annoying."

After Wang Guixia said that, the father and son dared not say anything more.

Lu Yao and his parents stayed with Wang Guixia for a while longer before heading back to Wumutang. Lu Jiqun would drive Wang Guixia back.

Lu Yao took a short nap and then got up to work.

Broad bean seedlings typically have a growth period of over 90 days, but Lu Yao's seedlings, irrigated with water mixed with spiritual spring water, had their growth period shortened by half, already reaching the budding and branching stage.

However, while broad beans grow quickly, weeds also grow quickly.

Lu Yao was exhausted, while Yu was enjoying the fruits of his labor.

However, the thought of getting a good price for the fish made Lu Yao feel better.

"Ah Yao, what fertilizer did you use on your broad beans? Or did you use some kind of growth promoter? They're growing so fast and so well."

Lu Yao was busy weeding when Lu Liguang's voice came from the edge of the field.

"They sprinkled a lot of grass ash and brand-name fertilizer."

Lu Yao stood up and faced Lu Liguang, who had his hands behind his back.

He truly is an experienced old farmer.

People without farming experience have no idea about the growth period of broad beans, and they wouldn't be surprised if they changed drastically every day.

He only sprinkled some grass ash, didn't use any chemical fertilizers at all, and it's a brand name product, too.

However, spiritual spring water is also a kind of growth promoter, so it's not wrong to say that it's like being injected with a growth promoter.

He wouldn't be foolish enough to admit to using growth hormones. People are very sensitive to this kind of technology these days, and who knows what kind of rumors would circulate if it got out.

"These southern clematis plants are growing very well."

Lu Liguang never expected that an honest man like Lu Yao would try to outsmart him.

"They are naturally very resilient, and the places where they are planted are suitable for their growth, so they grow wildly without much care."

Lu Yaodao.

"Ah Chong is planning to quit his job again. You should talk to him about it. Jobs are hard to find these days. Tell him not to quit."

"It's tough, but it's only right for young people to endure some hardship."

Lu Liguang said.

"I told him."

Lu Yao did not entirely agree with Lu Liguang's words.

It's probably true that no one in this world wants to suffer; everyone is forced by life to endure hardship.

Those who say that you can live a good life by enduring hardship are just talking without understanding the pain. If you asked them to endure hardship, they would probably complain more bitterly than anyone else.

"Go inside and make some tea. I'll finish my work in a minute."

Lu Yaodao.

"No, I'll just wander around."

Lu Liguang turned and left after saying that.

Lu Yao lowered his head and continued working.