A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 63 Not Afraid of the Crying Wolf

The rest of the Shen family also arrived.

After opening the door, Yun Xiaowu and the others happily led Yun Jiao inside.

"Jiaojiao, our family planted watermelons this year. Shall we go pick some later?"

Upon hearing the word "watermelon," Yun Jiao's eyes lit up, and she licked her lips and nodded quickly.

Of course I'll go.

"Jiaojiao, come and have some sweet soup."

In such rural areas, sweet soup is already the highest level of hospitality.

“Grandma is so nice.”

Grandma Shen smiled and patted her head: "You're such a good girl."

This little baby is so cute!

Back then, she was very opposed to her daughter and son-in-law raising a baby girl they had taken in.

The family was already struggling financially, and the couple already had five children. Adding another one would be an enormous burden.

But after seeing Yun Jiao, she couldn't bring herself to say anything against it.

Such a pretty little girl, it's heartbreaking to see her get bullied.

As Yun Jiao grew up, she became more and more beautiful, and she was also very sweet and gentle. When she called her grandmother, it was so endearing.

Let them keep them; at worst, they can save some food and send it over.

"Why did you bring so much stuff!"

The two old men looked at the contents of the basket and couldn't help but scold them.

"With so many children to raise, you've emptied the house! What, are you trying to make a living?"

Yun Linhai explained, "Now we've bought our own boat, and the harvest is pretty good. These fish are all caught and dried by ourselves, so they're not worth much. We still have some at home."

Shen Yunlian nodded, "Mother, these were all prepared by my mother-in-law. Please accept them as a token of her goodwill."

Although Grandma Shen complained, she couldn't let them take it back.

She turned to the children and said, "Are you tired from walking? I'll cook you some noodles."

While her maternal grandmother and aunt were cooking noodles, Yun Jiao was playing with her brothers in the yard. She was even picked up by her uncle and carried on his shoulders, which made her very happy.

"Uncle, I want to ride a big horse too!"

Shen Liangping: "Look at how old you are, still wanting to ride a big horse? Do you want to crush your uncle to death?"

Yun Jiao has grown taller, and she reached out her two chubby little hands to pick a pear she could reach.

Yun Xiaowu: "Jiaojiao, you're getting hungry again. It'll taste better when it's fully ripe."

Yun Jiao responded vaguely, "Now, it's also delicious!"

Shen Liangping laughed heartily: "Jiaojiao still likes to put everything in her mouth. The plums, peaches, and bayberries in our mountains are ripe now. Stay home for a couple more days and go play in the mountains."

Yun Jiao nodded: "Okay, okay."

"Picking watermelons."

She was still thinking about the watermelon.

"Okay, after we eat the noodles, let's go pick watermelons."

The noodles cooked quickly, and Grandma Shen even poached an egg.

Of course, there weren't that many. Only the younger ones had some; the two older cousins ​​didn't.

Yun Jiao slurped her noodles, quietly moved next to her cousin, and shared some of her eggs with them.

"Cousin, eat."

Shen Xiuyuan was so moved that he wanted to lean in and kiss Yun Jiao's face with his greasy lips.

Yun Jiao was so frightened that she ran away as fast as she could.

"No, it's too oily."

She is a clean little fish.

The older cousin, Shen Kuan, glared at his younger brother.

There was also a dish of cold cucumber salad on the table, which was very refreshing to eat with the noodles.

After eating and drinking her fill, Yun Jiao strolled around the yard, squatting by the chicken coop made of branches to watch the fluffy little yellow chicks following behind the mother hen looking for food.

One of the clumsy ones ran too fast and fell down near her.

Yun Jiao reached in and petted the fluffy, chirping little chick.

"Jiaojiao, let's go pick watermelons."

Yun Jiao turned her head, stood up, and ran over with her short legs.

"I'm coming."

My older cousin, Shen Kuan, carried a basket on his back. Without any adults with him, a group of teenagers ran outside.

They still had to walk up the mountain. Afraid that Yun Jiao would get tired, Shen Kuan asked her, "Jiao Jiao, do you want to get into the basket? I'll carry you up."

Yun Jiao was somewhat tempted, but after looking at herself, she still refused.

"Heavy."

Even a three-year-old child has some weight to them.

"not heavy."

Shen Xiuyuan pinched her armpits and easily lifted the soft, white girl into the basket on his back.

"It's not even as heavy as the sweet potatoes we're carrying."

After Yun Jiao got into the basket, she leaned forward a little and rested her whole body on her older cousin's back to reduce his weight.

Is it heavy?

She asked in a soft voice.

Shen Kuan shook his head: "It's very light. Jiaojiao, you should eat more."

Shen Kuan carried Xiao Yunjiao on his back and still walked briskly, proving with his actions that she was indeed not heavy.

"Little Jiu, do you want your second cousin to carry you?"

Besides Yun Jiao, the younger Yun Xiao Jiu also received special care.

Yun Xiaojiu shook his head: "No, I'm a man, I'll walk my own path."

The group chatted and joked as they went into the mountains. Yun Xiaowu carried a tree branch and whipped the wildflowers and weeds along the roadside.

Yun Xiaoliu suddenly said, "I remember there are houses over there on the mountain, and they keep several very fierce big dogs."

He had been frightened by that big dog when he visited his grandmother's house before and went up the mountain.

Yun Xiaowu stood tall and proud: "What's there to be afraid of? I can beat even a wolf if it comes to me, let alone a dog!"

Yun Xiaoqi: "That's right, we're not afraid even if the wolf comes! Fifth Brother, go first, Cousin, go second, I'll follow behind, and Jiaojiao will cheer us on!"

As soon as Yun Xiaoqi finished speaking, the person walking in front suddenly stopped.

"What's the matter?"

Yun Xiaoqi looked up and saw three large dogs standing on a field ridge in front of them, staring at them menacingly.

Yun Xiaoqi swallowed hard: "Run!"

Instantly, everyone turned around and ran away in a panic.

The three big dogs behind them barked and rushed up.

For a time, chaos and commotion ensued.

"Aaaaaah... Fifth Brother, didn't you say you weren't afraid of the boy who cried wolf? Go for it!"

Yun Xiaowu: "If none of you come, I can't take it on by myself!"

The group, who were spouting nonsense just a moment ago, were now being chased by three dogs and were in a very sorry state.

Yun Jiao: What happened to my promise to cheer you on?

"Put me down, I want to fight them!"

Yun Jiao, with her sweet, childlike voice, spoke aggressively, even turning her head to bare her teeth at the three dogs.

Unfortunately, no one listened to her.

Fortunately, the three dogs were guard dogs, and they didn't chase after the dog for very long before returning home.

They were able to catch their breath.

Shen Xiuyuan: "Let's take a different route. That family has a strange temper and doesn't interact much with the villagers. I heard they used to be hunters, which is why they have so many dogs."

Yun Jiao climbed out of the basket on her back and headed back aggressively.

"I'm going to fight them and get revenge!"

Shen Kuan quickly hugged the person.

"Don't be like that, little ancestor, you're not even as tall as that dog."

Yun Jiao said earnestly and stubbornly, "I can win."

"No, let's go pick watermelons."

Fortunately, the watermelon distracted her, and Shen Kuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

This is truly a case of a newborn calf not fearing a tiger; you wouldn't guess that this soft and cuddly little dumpling is actually a fighter.

They took a detour to the watermelon field.

Yun Jiao's eyes crinkled with laughter as she looked at the plump, round watermelons.

"This watermelon is so big, and this one is so big too..."

She couldn't take it all in; every watermelon looked incredibly delicious.

The dog incident suddenly came to mind from my childhood memories. Back then, it was just the three of us siblings who went up the mountain. Thinking back on it now, it was quite a fun time.

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