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Big Wolf howled at the moon: "It's almost time, it's almost time, it's about to leave Zhoujiatun!"
The people, deep in their dreams, were startled awake by the midnight wolf howl, jumping up from their beds. Families with small children fared worse; Kid cried out in fear, unable to sleep at all.
Wolf Child was the first to rush towards Big Wolf, not to tell it to be quiet, but to join in its song.
Those who had just fallen asleep were once again startled awake by the distant and lingering howls.
The only one in the village unaffected was Yezi, who was busy meeting Xiaobinzi in her dreams, defending herself for her poor handwriting: "Ever since I got a computer and started printing, I haven't touched a pen, so of course my writing is still like that!" She spoke confidently, but in reality, she felt insecure after reading two letters from Xiaobinzi during the day.
As Yezhi thought during the day, she dreamed at night. The first thing she did upon waking was to reach for the letter under her pillow. The elegant handwriting on the paper struck her hard; she swung her fist in determination and secretly decided: from today on, she would practice writing and make sure it was better than Xiaobinzi's!
If Lin Haitao knew that Yezi was indifferent to his letters and instead resented his handwriting, he would surely have mixed feelings! (Yezhi: Hmph~ What feelings could he have? They were just two pieces of trivial writing. He even ended with "I miss you" in big letters; what about him? Hmph~!)
It wasn't until breakfast that Yezi noticed something was off. "Auntie, why do you all have dark circles under your eyes?" Xiao Fan yawned dramatically.
"Did Xiao Fan go stealing last night?" Yezhi teased.
Xiao Fan rubbed her sleepy eyes. "Sister Yezi, I heard ghostly cries last night; it scared me to death!" Yezhi understood; she had been afraid of ghosts when she was little too.
"Later, I heard Wolf Sister's voice and went with Dad and Mom to the vegetable garden. It turned out to be Big Wolf and Wolf Sister singing together for half the night."
Before Yezhi could respond, Xiao Fan tilted her head and asked, "Sister Yezi, didn't you hear it?"
Aunt Zhou chuckled, "Your Sister Yezi is someone who wouldn't wake up even if thunder struck; how could this little noise wake her?"
Aunt Zhou's teasing made Sister Luo and Elder Brother Yu laugh so hard they started coughing. Wolf Child, holding a pancake in one hand and pointing at her nose with the other, exclaimed, "Sleeping~ Goddess!" Yezhi's face turned red. "Sleeping Goddess," or "Sleeping Fairy," was a title given by One Egg, which meant that One Egg must have been saying bad things about her behind her back.
After sending off Aunt Li and Mei Zi, Yezhi decided to talk to Big Wolf. Today was the fifteenth day of the month; what if it howled at the moon again? That would keep everyone from sleeping well again, which wouldn’t do! Right now was a crucial time for villagers to plant grains and beans... and build the Oil Mill.
"Big Wolf!” Big Wolf lifted its eyelids and opened its mouth: “Another pill? Didn’t I just eat one two days ago?”
Yezhi tapped Wolf's Mouth, saying, "I'm not feeding you 'Nutrient'; I have something to discuss with you!"
The reason Yezhi was willing to give Big Wolf 'Nutrient' was to save on meat and to take care of its fur. It was said that good nutrition was essential for healthy fur.
Big Wolf, who had been lying down, sat up. "Big Wolf, why were you howling last night? You disturbed everyone!" Big Wolf glared fiercely, baring its teeth. Was there no justice in this world? Did it have to be monitored?
Niu Niu, who came to protect Yezhi, also glared at Big Wolf. Why was it being so fierce? Did it not want the newly grown fur? It must be said that Niu Niu's threat hit the mark; Big Wolf might not care about its life, but it cherished its newly grown wolf fur.
Big Wolf quietly muttered to Niu Niu, "Monster!" After lamenting how wolves were often bullied, it compromised!
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After collecting the cabbage seeds, the Field became even livelier with sorghum, corn, and soybeans being planted. Jiajia was busy as well. Zhou Village Head led the strong men of the village to cultivate rice fields, then transplant seedlings, and now they were leveling a piece of land behind the team to build an Oil Mill.
As the head of the transport team, Cart Master frequently traveled between the city and countryside with his small team. Not only did they deliver rice and vegetable seeds to the city, but they also brought back a truckload of Piglets. This delighted the village Aunties, who were thrilled yet found it hard to meet demand. Villagers had some extra money and had long planned to raise pigs; this was just perfect timing!
Aunt Zhou arrived a bit late and missed out on getting Piglets. She sulked all night at home and rushed over to Cart Master's house the next day, asking him to bring back two more.
The Peach Seedlings on the barren slope were growing well, but the weeds were sprouting too quickly. Yezhi really didn't want to waste every day pulling weeds. She asked Xiao Fang to order a weeding device online, but Xiao Fang instead ordered a can of something called 'Delay Spray.'
When Yezhi received the item and saw "Plant Version" printed on the can of 'Delay Spray,' she questioned, "Xiao Fang, is this useful?"
Before Xiao Fang could respond, she continued, "What good does it do if it just grows slowly? I still have to pull them by hand!" Yezhi felt a bit dissatisfied; recently, business for Earth's Rarity had been good. Although there weren't any large transactions, money from Cosmic Records had come in. Did Xiao Fang really need to be so frugal?
"Master, high-end weeding machines cost two or three million each and cannot be disassembled. Custom ones can be disassembled but are twice as expensive!"
"Master, actually 'Delay Spray' is cheap and effective; you should give it a try!" Xiao Fang said sweetly.
Spraying each plant would take time; it seemed she needed to head out early and change into hiking shoes. Just as she was about to leave, Xiao Fang cheerfully asked, "Master, you’re not thinking of spraying each one individually, are you?"
Yezhi replied irritably, "If not spraying each one individually, can I spray them in bulk?"
"Master, you can use the Flying Automatic Sprinkler for nighttime work!" Yezhi thought about it and realized that as long as the Flying Automatic Sprinkler could identify the weeds around the Peach Seedlings and replace the water tank with 'Delay Spray' set for measurement, it could be automated!
“Xiao Fang, it turns out you are quite insightful!” Xiao Fang scratched his head and chuckled foolishly.
With some free time, Yezhi went to the kitchen to make sweet mung bean soup. Once it was ready, she served three bowls for Wolf Child, Zhou Xiaomu, and Xiao Fan, who were studying calligraphy in the house.
Elder Brother Yu had drunk a large bowl of medicine in the morning, filling his stomach with water. Yezhi didn’t advise him and told him to serve himself when he felt hungry.
After pouring the sweet mung bean soup into a large wooden tub, she called over Black Treasure. Black Treasure came running with its food bowl, but Yezhi told it to lie down and then placed a wooden frame on top of it.
There was more to move, but that was fine; it had great strength. However, why did “Mama Bear” put delicious food on its back without letting it taste any first? Where was it supposed to take it?
Ignoring Black Treasure's protests, Yezhi led it toward Team.
In the courtyard of Team, besides the sounds of the kids studying, there were also rhythmic pounding noises. Yezhi couldn’t help with building the Oil Mill, so she could only prepare something to comfort everyone.
Zhou Village Head wiped his sweat and cheerfully told everyone to take a break. Yezhi ladled the sweet soup into clean bowls while Black Treasure watched eagerly, drooling.
Wednesday gulped down a bowl in one go and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. “Leaf Sister’s sweet soup is a magical elixir! As soon as I drink it, not only does my fatigue vanish, but I also feel full of energy!” Yezhi had heard that eating sweets could lift one’s spirits, but Zhou San was exaggerating too much.
Zhou Village Head nodded seriously. The people of Zhoujiatun, who had suffered from poverty and hardship, longed for sweetness just as they longed for life itself—“a sweet life.” After all, who wouldn’t want that?
The Oil Mill, rice fields, and Duck House… they were all our honey pots!
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