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With the Peach Seedling, Zhoujiatun was swept up in a nationwide peach planting frenzy. Yezhi's family lacked strong laborers, and everyone was worried she wouldn't manage it, promising, "We'll come help as soon as we're done!" One Egg, Dogzi, and Er Zhu, this group of little kids, didn't believe in her abilities and clamored to come help her plant peaches on Sunday.
Yezhi held the Shockwave Power Gloves, the Flying Automatic Sprinkler, and the Crop Health Monitor. How could she possibly be stumped by planting peaches? The more she reassured everyone, the more she patted her chest to guarantee she could do it, the more Aunt Zhou, Sister Luo, and Elder Brother Yu worried, feeling she was just putting on a brave face.
Sure enough, the whole family rushed to the barren slope to plant Peach Trees.
"Yezhi, did you dig all these holes?" Aunt Zhou looked incredulously at the numerous pits scattered across the slope.
Luo Fengjuan was surprised and gave Yezhi a pat on the back. "Yezhi, you really did it!" Yezhi pouted; Sister Luo was such a "fallen" bird. Why did she learn to be so "rude"? Was this a family trait? Surely not—she felt increasingly uneasy.
Yu Jianhua had keen observational skills. After walking around and squatting down to inspect for a while, he looked at Yezhi with confusion.
"Elder Brother Yu, what's wrong?" Yezhi felt uneasy under his gaze and anxiously asked.
"Yezhi, these holes are all the same size and shape. How did you dig them?" Upon hearing this, Yezhi inwardly cursed. She had used the Shockwave Power Gloves to calculate the force and blasted them out one by one; they were too uniform! What a huge flaw! How could she explain?
"Um... um...!" After thinking for a long time, Yezhi couldn't come up with a decent response.
"Sister Yezi, can we start the picnic now?" Little Fan rushed into her arms with a flushed face. Wolf Child bounced over with Black Treasure in tow, while Niu Niu looked particularly pleased as it lay comfortably on Black Treasure's big furry head.
"Yezhi, let's eat!" Wolf Child wanted to get that golden baked pudding Yezhi made into his mouth as soon as possible.
Yezhi quickly set down her backpack and took out the flower-patterned cloth that Xiaobinzi had given her last time to spread on the ground. This action made Aunt Zhou's heart clench painfully. "Oh dear~ my good girl!" Wasn't this just wasting things?
Yezhi deliberately lowered her head, busying herself with taking things out of her backpack, but inside she was secretly relieved to have Xiaofan and the two gluttons, Wolf Child, to distract her; otherwise, she wouldn't know how to respond to Elder Brother Yu.
When Yezhi, multitasking, heard Aunt Zhou's words, she felt a bit shy and said, "Aunt, as long as I know it's good in my heart, why say it out loud? It's kind of embarrassing. Look, Elder Brother Yu and Sister Luo are laughing at me!" As soon as Yezhi finished speaking, Yu Jianhua and his wife laughed even louder, while Aunt Zhou patted her chest, feeling both amused and helpless.
The April breeze was slightly cool. Xiaofan was happily squinting her eyes while eating a sweet and soft cake roll. Yezhi drizzled slightly bitter caramel over the soft orange pudding. The first bite was sweet and tender with a hint of bitterness—very adult-like. No one in the family liked it except for her; perhaps it was because they had experienced too many hard times, and everyone preferred sweet flavors.
"Yezhi, this is Western pastry, right?" The food at Yezhi's home was renowned not just in the village but also in the city. Now they were even making Western pastries. Yu Jianhua looked at Yezhi with a serious expression, wanting to ask something, but the sweetness in his mouth made him ultimately smile instead.
Aunt Zhou and her husband devoured the pudding from the eggshells. "Girl, you've been busy making this since early morning. It's really delicious! Let's make a few more to send to your Barefoot Aunt and Madwoman when we get home." While speaking, she cleaned up the tiny bits of pudding left in the eggshells as if she wanted to swallow the shells too.
"Aunt, there's still more!" Yezhi handed a pudding to Aunt Zhou, who shook her head. "Save it for Xiaofan, Wolf Child, and Black Treasure!" Aunt Zhou's simple words made Yezhi stubbornly insist on giving the pudding to Aunt Zhou, wanting her to eat it. Knowing that her daughter cared for her made Aunt Zhou feel sweet inside.
Suddenly a big furball came over. "Get away! What are you doing here with your big belly? Just eat one to taste it!" Yezhi pressed down on the "Pet Communicator," scolding Black Treasure for drooling.
Black Treasure used the spoiled tactics taught by Niu Niu Brother. First, it threw a pitiful look at Mama Bear and then affectionately sat next to Mama Bear, rubbing its fur against her face. "Mama Bear, I want more!"
"Baby, your sister is worried you might get diabetes. Besides, you're already so fat and strong; eating more would be a waste!" The milk and cream bought online were both expensive and scarce. Just letting you taste it is already generous; when I have some money again, I'll let you eat your fill.
Having eaten Smart Beans made Black Treasure quite clever but not clever enough to understand what "diabetes" meant. As for being "fat" or "strong," it always took those as compliments. It proudly patted its big belly and shouted confidently, "How could that be wasteful? It tastes great and helps me grow strong!"
Yezhi felt a bit dizzy; could Black Treasure also be from another world? How could it know advertising slogans? Meanwhile, Xiaofan was amused by Black Treasure's words under the influence of the Pet Communicator. Niu Niu couldn't bear to watch his little brother's silly antics and covered his eyes with his fluffy paws.
After sharing baked pudding and nibbling on cake rolls and pickled rice balls while finishing off yam and red date peanut sweet soup, Yezhi patted her slightly bulging belly and lay back against the wind, feeling quite relaxed.
Aunt Zhou, Sister Luo, and Elder Brother Yu decided after circling around their own barren slope that they would plant peach trees tomorrow morning.
Yezhi pinched her nose, truly at a loss on how to face the fact that the latrine was getting fat. Holding a long spoon, she really didn't know how to start.
"I'll do it!" Luo Fengjuan said with a laugh.
As soon as Yezhi heard this, she immediately threw away the long spoon and ran away quickly. It wasn't that she was afraid Luo would change her mind; she was about to throw up!
"Sister Ye, what's wrong?" One Egg hurried over, asking with concern.
Yezhi squatted by the roadside, gagging. After a hard struggle to suppress the nausea, she turned to One Egg and said, "What are you doing here? Have you learned to skip school? Just wait until I deal with you!"
"Don't... ah~ Sister Ye!"
"I ran into a lady looking for Sister-in-law Wu on my way to school, so I was showing her the way!" One Egg covered his aching head with one hand and pointed at the figure behind him with the other.
Yezhi looked back and couldn't help but widen her eyes. Wasn't that Zhao Yueying? This was truly a case of enemies crossing paths!
Zhao Yueying spotted Yezhi from afar. How should she put it? They were rivals; even just seeing her back, she recognized her. Besides, this was in Zhoujiatun; it was only a matter of time before they ran into each other.
"You threw up!"
"So what if I did?"
Zhao Yueying's expression was a bit strange, nostrils flaring as she huffed lightly, "Little girl, could you please?"
"Oh, over here!" One Egg pointed the direction to Zhao Yueying and shouted concernedly to Yezi, "Sister Ye, I'll take the others to Fifth Brother's house. If you're not feeling well, just rest. Don't tire yourself out. We'll help you plant the Peach Tree, so don't worry!"
Yezhi found it amusing. When did it become the children's responsibility to worry about adult matters? It seemed she had been too indulgent lately and needed to motivate herself!
Yezhi went back inside to find a handkerchief, tied it around her nose, rolled up her sleeves, put on plastic bags for her hands, and rushed back outside to the latrine, snatching the long spoon from Sister Luo's hands.
"Sister Luo, I'll do it!"
Luo Fengjuan looked at Yezhi, fully armed, and cheerfully said, "Then it's up to you!"
"Mm! Mm!"
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Little Fan and Wolf Child placed each Peach Seedling into the fertilized soil pits while Black Treasure buried them under Niu Niu's direction. Elder Brother Yu was busy delivering food and water, running back and forth from the mountain without any sense of being a patient. Yezhi and Aunt Zhou were equally worried; he didn't reflect on his condition or say anything but kept shouting not to treat him like a patient.
Luo Fengjuan, who was working hard, came over without saying a word and took a towel to wipe the sweat off Yu Jianhua's forehead. Yezhi smirked, "Auntie, let me wipe your sweat!" Aunt Zhou cooperated enthusiastically, "Girl, then I'll wipe yours!" The two of them were just putting on a show. They then turned to shout at Sister Luo and her husband, "Jianhua (Elder Brother Yu), you should wipe your wife (Sister Luo) too!" Luo Fengjuan wasn't as thick-skinned as Yezhi and turned bright red, causing Yezhi and Aunt Zhou to burst into laughter.
"Sister Yezi, Zhou Mama, Mom, Dad! Why are you all slacking off? Wolf Sister and I are almost done with this row!" Little Fan stood with her hands on her hips, clearly dissatisfied with the adults' work attitude.
Under Little Fan's supervision, the adults began to get busy!
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