novelaction Chapter 191 Helper
Chapter 191 Helper
Shitou slapped his head and thought, yes, his sister only wanted two free laborers and never thought about paying them.
He was anxious, "What about the money for the medicine?"
"Remember this first and find a chance to make up for it." Xiaohuan patted the grass leaves on her skirt, stood up, and went to the well to fetch water to change the water in the small pond in the garden.
The little turtle lay leisurely on the boulder and nodded its head at her in a friendly manner.
In the evening, the sky is filled with colorful clouds.
Before dinner, Yu Da took the initiative to go to the kitchen to find Xiaohuan and said that servants have their own rules and cannot eat at the same table with the master. They will eat after the master has finished eating.
He wanted to do this, and Xiaohuan didn't stop him. She only mentioned it to Shang Wan.
"Sister, do you want to make some food for them separately?"
"No need." Shang Wan thought about it and shook her head. She didn't believe that Yu Da was really so aware. Since he wanted to follow the rules, then just do it. Eating the leftovers was a good way to avoid waste.
So, at dinner time, there were only family members at the table.
The weather was too hot and no one had much appetite, so Xiaohuan cooked a pot of porridge, cut the salted duck eggs in half and placed them on a plate, and also made two cold dishes, one meat and one vegetable.
The salted duck eggs are salty and fragrant, the cold dishes are refreshing and delicious, one dish is sour and spicy, the other is salty and crispy, and they are perfect with porridge.
Chu Xu couldn't eat spicy food but insisted on trying hot and sour food. His mouth turned red from the spiciness, his cat-like eyes were full of moisture, and he gulped down cold water from the cup.
Shang Wan was worried that he would have diarrhea, so he asked him to follow Yuanyuan and eat non-spicy food.
Yuanyuan secretly reached out her little hands to the cold chicken in front of her several times, but was always caught by her father. She didn't get to taste any soup at all, and her little mouth pouted in displeasure.
Lu Chengjing pretended not to see it and patiently crushed the duck egg yolks into the porridge and fed it to his daughter.
We ate and talked as the meal gradually came to an end.
Shitou spat out the chicken bone and glanced at the dining table.
The salted duck eggs were all eaten, and only some soup was left in the two plates. There was still porridge, but it would be difficult for two grown men to eat it.
After thinking for a while, he reached out and pulled Xiaohuan's sleeve, and whispered: "If it's gone, it's gone. Don't be so kind as to help them cook. It's not tiring enough."
Xiaohuan nodded.
So, Yu Da, who was waiting to eat the leftovers, got a bowl of porridge.
Yu Da stared blankly at the porridge on the chopping board. How come there were vegetables and meat at noon, but only porridge at night?
This bowl was not enough for him alone, not to mention Yu Er who was injured and had not eaten all day.
He looked around the kitchen, thinking about making something with the ingredients, but he found that the kitchen was very clean. Not to mention meat, not even a vegetable leaf could be seen.
Yu Da: “…”
Xiao Huan was standing by the chopping board, kneading dough, preparing to eat noodles tomorrow morning. Seeing him standing there stupidly, she turned to look at him, "Don't stand here blocking the light, are you going to eat or not?"
Yu Da suppressed his anger and went back to his room with the bowl of porridge.
In the side room, Yu Er had already woken up. Seeing Yu Da coming in with a bowl of porridge, he frowned and asked, "Is this what we're having for dinner?"
Yu Da nodded and handed him the bowl of porridge and chopsticks.
Yu Er felt bitter in his mouth after drinking the medicine. He looked at the porridge in front of him and had no appetite at all. He raised his hand and overturned the bowl of porridge, "I don't want to eat it!"
Yu Da was caught off guard and the porcelain bowl fell to the ground, breaking into several pieces. The warm porridge splashed onto his trouser legs, making a yellow patch.
It was already depressing to have to keep a low profile all day, and when he saw the dirt on his trouser legs, he suddenly couldn't suppress his surging anger.
Two fierce quarrels were heard from the room.
On the platform at the corner, Shang Wan was enjoying the cool air while resting his chin on his hand and listening to the excitement.
Chu Xu sat next to her, holding his chin with his two little hands, and also tilted his head to listen attentively.
Shang Wan looked at him, "What did you hear?"
"The quarrel is so fake." Chu Xu curled his lips, looking quite disdainful.
Shang Wan smiled and rubbed his clever little head. "How did you hear that?"
Chu Xu said, "There are a lot of quarrels in the military camp. The grown men would fight directly after a few words. They are nothing like them. They quarrel like they are performing an opera."
Shang Wan then asked: "Why do you think they pretended to quarrel?"
Chu Xu tilted his head and thought, his eyebrows twisted into earthworms, "They want to trick us?"
Shang Wan: "What did you lie to us about?"
Chu Xu: "They lied to us that their relationship is not good."
Shang Wan: "What good will this do for them?"
"Benefits..." Chu Xu scratched his head, frowned and tried hard to think, but he still couldn't think of anything when the quarrel in the room subsided.
The child tilted his head and rubbed Shang Wan's arm, his cat eyes full of curiosity, "Auntie Shang, what's the benefit?"
Shang Wan pinched his cheeks and asked, "What do they want to do most?"
"Escape." After answering, Chu Xu said "Ah", "They are preparing to escape."
Shang Wan nodded and rubbed his clever little head again.
"Auntie Shang, what should we do?" Chu Xu showed an eager expression.
Shang Wan lowered his eyes to look at Yu Da who slammed the door and walked out, the corners of his lips slightly raised, "Wait and see what happens."
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Early the next morning, Yu Da got up early, cleaned the yard on his own initiative, and waited at the kitchen door for instructions.
Xiaohuan remembered Shang Wan's instructions and did not make things difficult for him. While cooking noodles, she also cooked a bowl of noodles for the two brothers.
After breakfast, Shitou took Coolie No. 1 to open up new land.
Yuanyuan rode on Little Gray's back, tilting her head to look at Yu Da from time to time, blinking her big black eyes as if she was curious.
Yu Da glanced at the gray wolf fearfully, and seeing that the baby on the wolf's back kept looking at him, he took the initiative to talk to Yuanyuan.
Perhaps because she didn't often talk to strange uncles, Yuanyuan was quite happy to talk to him. The two of them chatted until they arrived at the field.
Yu Da was very conscious of being a hard laborer, so he took his hoe and asked Shitou which piece of land he wanted to dig.
Shitou waved his hand, "No hurry, the helpers haven't arrived yet."
Yu Da looked at himself. Wasn't he here?
Of course, the helper that Shitou was talking about was not him. He made a gesture towards Yuanyuan.
"Fly!" Yuanyuan stretched out her little hand and patted the wolf under her. The wolf raised its neck and said, "Awooo——"
"Ouch——"
"Ouch——"
Three consecutive wolf howls echoed from the sky.
A series of chirping sounds suddenly came from the nearby forest. Yu Da looked over and saw a group of brown-haired monkeys swinging out from the trees.
He opened his mouth in surprise. How could the wolf's howl attract monkeys?
No, where do all these monkeys come from?
Just as he was about to ask Shitou what was going on, he suddenly felt a weight on his feet, as if something was pressing down on them.
He looked down, and instantly met the gaze of several pairs of dark eyes.
—Voles! Lots of voles!
He was not afraid of such little things, but a large number of ants could kill an elephant, let alone a large group of field mice.
Yu Da subconsciously took two steps back, looking at the field mice warily, ready to swing the hoe at any time.
"Helpers are here." Shitou stood up and brushed off the dust on his butt. "Let's get started."
"What?" Yu Da thought he was talking to him and looked at him in surprise.
Shitou ignored him and looked at Yuanyuan.
Yuanyuan nodded her little head, a strange light flashed in her big eyes, and she waved her little hand forward, "Go!"