The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Although it seems easy for others to swing the hoe, it is different when she picks up the hoe. This work is really tiring. She even doubts how her son persisted. Thinking of this, Shang Xi seemed to have accumulated strength again. She picked up the hoe and dug hard at the wasteland.

One, two, three times, Shang Xi kept repeating in her mind. After a while, she was disturbed by the slightest movement around her and started to jump again. She asked Cheng Feng: "Cheng Feng, Cheng Feng, please stop and listen. What's that sound? Is there something calling? Do you hear it? It seems to be in the tree."

Cheng Feng stopped his hoe and comforted Shang Xi: "Don't be afraid, it's an owl."

"Is that how an owl hoots? It sounds like a crying child."

"It's an owl. Different owls have different hoots. I was hunting in the mountains before and I encountered an owl whose hoot sounded like a child's laughter. It was even creepier than this one's crying hoot."

"Can you stop it from barking?"

"Wife, are you meddling too much?"

Shang Xi stood close to Cheng Feng, holding Cheng Feng's arms with both hands, "Its barking makes me panic, think of a way to stop it from barking."

Cheng Feng didn't hesitate. He bent down, picked up a stone and threw it towards the one in the distance. It hit the tree with a bang, and then many things flew out from the tree, including more than one species of owl.

Although I don’t know where the owl flew to, it really stopped hooting.

In the next half hour, Cheng Feng stopped and started doing it, and he was tortured by Shang Xi.

Cheng Feng was completely defeated by Shang Xi. No matter what was jumping on the ground or flying in the sky, she would not let go. As long as there was the slightest movement, Shang Xi would ask Cheng Feng to stop and listen. Shang Xi seemed to have forgotten that Cheng Feng's hearing was far beyond her reach.

If this continues, Cheng Feng might not be able to complete the task of hoeing one acre of land tonight. Later, no matter what Shang Xi asked him, Cheng Feng was unwilling to put down the hoe in his hand. He thought that if he did more, his son would have to do less.

But Shang Xi was always suspicious. She suddenly grabbed Cheng Feng's arm and said in a trembling voice, "Cheng Feng, look, there's a wolf."

"Wolf? There are no wolves under the imperial city." However, Cheng Feng still stopped the hoe in his hand.

"Look, it's a wolf, and there's more than one. The wolf's eyes are glowing green." Shang Xi was trembling all over as she watched the green light slowly moving towards them. "Cheng Feng, let's run. If we don't run now, we won't be able to escape."

Seeing this, Cheng Feng pulled Shang Xi behind him and shouted at the top of his voice: "Who are you? Come out!"

Cheng Feng's shout seemed to have a deterrent effect. The green lights that had been moving slowly suddenly stopped. After a while, someone called out to Cheng Feng and Shang Xi, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

Judging from the voice, the person shouting is not very old, probably a teenager. This is too nosy.

"It's the wilderness, why do you care what we are doing here?" Cheng Feng was not afraid, but he also pulled out the dagger on his body. He fought back a few punches and kicks, but judging from the lights on the other side, there were about seven or eight people.

"This place is occupied. No matter what you are doing here, you must leave."

"Occupied? Who are you to mind your own business?" This place belonged to his son. When was it occupied? If his son knew that the wasteland he had worked hard to reclaim for three days had become someone else's, he would be ready to get out of bed and fight them to the death even in his dreams.

"I'm not lying to you. The field where you are has really been occupied by someone." At this moment, the person who spoke was replaced by a half-grown child.

"Whoever occupies it, ask him to reveal his name."

"He's the son of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Prince Pang's mansion. I heard that the child is the Crown Prince, but I don't know if it's true. You'd better not mess around in his fields. The child has a bad temper."

When Cheng Feng heard that someone was guarding the wasteland for his son in the middle of the night, and these people had not yet figured out Cheng Youning's identity, they only knew that Cheng Youning had a bad temper, Cheng Feng shook his head and sighed. His son's reputation was worrying!

Cheng Feng put away the dagger in his hand and shouted to the half-grown children: "We are one of you, go back."

"Who are you? What the hell are you doing there?"

"Nothing."

"Impossible! We've been observing you for a long time. If you don't tell us the truth about what you're doing, we'll go find the guards at the city gate."

"Alas, don't look for the petty officials, we are one of them."

"Then tell us your name, otherwise we can't trust you."

"I am the Crown Prince, and the one next to me is the Crown Princess."

"Ah? The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

A group of people came running with small lanterns in their hands. The green flames were like will-o'-the-wisp, floating slowly to the side of Cheng Feng and Shang Xi.

When I shone the light on them, I saw them all. The last one to arrive was the kid named Big Eyes.

"Are you really the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess? What are you doing with your hoes? Are you reclaiming the land?"

Cheng Feng smiled awkwardly, "You are still young and don't understand us as parents."

These were all half-grown children, the youngest being seven or eight years old, and the oldest being two or three. They understood a lot of things, "Prince, Princess, you are secretly helping your son reclaim the wasteland."

"I guess so. Well... just treat it as the food we ate tonight to digest it. Don't spread the word. We'll be leaving soon."

"Don't worry, we won't tell anyone. We were going to help him reclaim the land during the day, but unfortunately your son has a bad temper and can't be approached. He doesn't allow anyone to approach his land. Everyone is afraid of him."

"You don't have to be afraid of him, let alone pay attention to him. He has a bad temper, but... but he is kind-hearted and... upright." Cheng Feng couldn't find the right words to praise Cheng Youning.

"We know your son has a good heart. I've eaten his sparrows before, but I don't know why he hasn't roasted any these past two days."

Cheng Youning no longer had the heart to roast sparrows. The child was so tired that he couldn't even eat.

"Tomorrow... tomorrow the Crown Princess and I will bring you roast chicken from the city. It's tastier than sparrows and has more meat."

"really?"

"I'm not lying. Okay, go back to sleep, eh? Now that you've rented the land, where are you going to live?"

The child smiled and said, "There's a place to sleep, right at the edge of the field or by the road."

"Are there any bedding?"

"No, it's hot."

"You all plan to settle down in Fengqi, how can you do without bedding?"

"We can buy bedding and mats on credit, and when the grain arrives, we can return it to the court with grain of equivalent value."