The world is broken, the cubs mend it

"Dad, when are we going to go further?"

Yuanyuan has seen houses made of cement. There are cement houses in the town, and the hospital in the city is also a cement house.

"do not know…"

Chen Jiahe had never thought about leaving here before. What could he do if he left here?

When he got home, he took the child off the cow's back, tied the cow in the yard and poured water for it to drink.

In April, the old hens had started to sit on brooding eggs, and he began to select eggs to hatch chicks.

I heard that the one with two rounder ends is a rooster, and the one with a more pointed end is a hen.

Chen Jiahe picked out some more pointed eggs and put them into the chicken coop, then took good care of the two hens.

It takes about twenty-one days to hatch the chicks. Yuanyuan goes to the back eaves every day to see if the chicks have hatched.

About a month later, the yard was filled with the chirping sounds of chicks, and the old hen with her wings spread walked in front to protect her chicks.

Yuanyuan doesn't go to herd cattle every day. When Chen Jiahe is not busy, he will cut a bundle of grass and put it in the side shed.

Before going to work in the fields, he specifically told his children not to provoke the old hens.

As a result, the little guy forgot about it as soon as he turned around. The furry little chicks were so adorable.

Yuanyuan grabbed a handful of crushed cornmeal and put it in a small plate, then sat on the doorstep with her hands in her pockets, watching the chicks pecking at the food.

The old hen ate a few bites and then left with the chicks. The little guy followed with his short legs and stretched out his little hand to touch the chicks.

Before her hand touched the old hen, it suddenly turned around, spread its wings and ran towards her unsteadily.

"!!!"

Yuanyuan was frightened by the old hen's fierce attack and turned around and ran away.

"what--"

"what--"

Unfortunately, she couldn't outrun the old hen and was pecked on the butt four or five times. She lay on the ground, covering her butt and crying.

The old hen chased her all the way to the side shed before letting her go. She left with her chicks proudly, her chest puffed out.

"Woooooooo..."

Yuanyuan was leaning against the old ox, covering her mouth and crying quietly. An old hen passed by the side shed and poked her head to look inside, which scared her so much that she dared not move.

In the fields——

After Chen Jiahe finished fertilizing the vegetables, he seemed to hear a child's voice. Without taking a rest, he carried the dung basket and walked back.

There was no one in the yard, so he put down his carrying pole and hurried into the house to look for someone.

Finally, he found the crying child in a side room. He was so scared that he rushed forward and picked up the child.

"What's going on? Who bullied you?"

"Daddy, my ass, the chicken bites my ass."

Yuanyuan turned sideways so that he could see her, crying loudly with her mouth open.

"Didn't I tell you not to touch the chicken? Why don't you listen?"

Chen Jiahe knew what was going on without asking. He pulled down his pants and saw several red marks, one of which had turned blue.

The aggrieved Yuanyuan did not get any comfort, but was questioned by her father instead. She stared at him with tearful eyes for a few seconds, and her mouth pouted even more.

"Ahhh... Daddy is partial to the old hen. The old hen is Daddy's favorite child, right? Woo woo woo..."

"what?"

Chen Jiahe didn't understand what he had said wrong to give the child such an illusion.

"My butt is chewed up and my dad doesn't care about me."

"How can I not care about you?"

"You said I...ahhhh..."

"I didn't say you..."

"..."

Faced with the condemnation of his children, Chen Jiahe could not clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

The child doesn't cry very often, but once he starts crying it's almost fatal. You have to say all the nice things to coax him into crying.

"Dad, I can hatch a chick of my own this way, right?"

Yuanyuan held an egg in her hands with tears in her eyes and looked at him seriously.

"..."

Chen Jiahe nodded woodenly. That’s right, the secret to coaxing a child well is to promise her to hatch a new chick.

He was overwhelmed by the child's crying and had no choice but to agree to the request.

"Then I'll give it a try..."

Yuanyuan turned around and went back to the room, moved a small stool and placed it in front of the bed, stepped on it, climbed onto the bed, and carefully placed the eggs on the bed.

"What are you going to do?"

Chen Jiahe had a bad feeling and quickly followed.

Seeing the child put the egg on the bedding, he wanted to coax the child into covering it with the quilt, and then catch a real chick and put it in to replace it later.

But his mouth was always one step behind the child, and the little guy sat on the egg and smashed it into pieces.

"The egg...is broken again..."

Yuanyuan waved her little hands up and down, not knowing whether to cover her mouth and cry first or wipe her pants first.

"Don't cry, don't cry yet."

Chen Jiahe covered the child's mouth first. Compared with coaxing the child, what's the big deal of washing one more sheet?

"..."

Yuanyuan originally wanted to cry, but after being interrupted, she couldn't cry anymore. She moved her butt and stood up, no longer shouting for hatching eggs.

Because when the old hen sits on the eggs, the eggs won't break, but when she sits on them, the eggs will break into pieces.

"I'll catch you one later to play with."

Chen Jiahe didn't dare to approach the chicks easily. Now was the time when the old hen was protecting her chicks, and anyone who got closer would be pecked.

"Really?" Yuanyuan's eyes lit up and she clapped her hands excitedly: "Dad, you're so nice!"

"I won't let you touch the eggs next time."

Chen Jiahe looked at the egg liquid on the bed and felt like he was going to die. It would be better to eat it than to spill it on the bed.

While the weather is warm, take off the sheets and wash them. The quilt is also covered with two sheets, fixed to the cotton mattress with needle and thread.

Yuanyuan squatted beside the washing basin, rubbing the soap on the sheets with her two little hands. She didn't have many entertainment activities normally, so she would tease her father when she had nothing to do.

How can the little brat wash clothes? He can only waste soap and make bubbles.

This soap bought at the market is white, like a brick and lasts a long time.

Chen Jiahe has been using this piece for almost half a year, and it is still as big as a fist.

It is a pure waste to rub soap in water. The child smeared a small piece of thick white paste on the sheets.

"Go play somewhere else..."

Chen Jiahe took the soap from her hand. If he continued rubbing like this, he would lose another piece of soap.

"Dad, let me help you wash. It's too tiring for you to wash alone!"

Yuanyuan tried hard to help pick up the sheet, but the wet sheet was extremely heavy.

Chen Jiahe, who was originally feeling sorry for the soap, felt warmed at heart after hearing the child's words. He raised his hand and flicked a few drops of water on her face to tease her.

"Go and take a rest. I'll wash my clothes myself."

"I'm not tired. I'll wash daddy."

Yuanyuan wiped the water droplets off her face. She had nothing else to play with anyway.

"Don't worry about washing it now. When you grow up, you will have to wash your own clothes."

Chen Jiahe pulled off the sheet she was holding in her hand, mainly because she couldn't wash her clothes properly this way.

"Good!"

Yuanyuan let go of his hand and stood aside. Then he suddenly remembered something and squatted down to scoop up the water and splash it on him.

The soapy water splashed all over Chen Jiahe's coat and trouser legs. He stood up and lifted his clothes reflexively.