The world is broken, the cubs mend it

"Hey Yo! What are you doing here?"

Wang Mazi overslept and walked slowly to the field with a sickle in his hand.

I saw a familiar figure busy in the fields from a distance, and when I got closer, it was indeed her.

"I'm helping Dad!"

The straw hat was so big that it covered Yuanyuan’s eyes, so she had to push the hat up when she looked at people.

"That's amazing! You're so sensible!"

Wang Mazi pressed her straw hat lightly and couldn't help but sigh.

They are both bachelors, so why don’t any children come to them and recognize them as their father?

The sun gradually sets, and a cool breeze blows occasionally, making the fields cooler. The sound of birds chirping can be heard from the distant forests.

Chen Jiahe rested for a while and then continued to work. The little guy no longer had the enthusiasm he had in the morning. After being busy for a while, he would sit on the stone and rest for a long time.

The father and daughter brought some water in advance. Yuanyuan drank a lot by herself and would feel thirsty after a while.

"Just sit and play for a while, we'll be back soon."

Seeing that she was about to come over to pick up the wheat again, Chen Jiahe raised his hand to stop her. It was getting dark, so she could just bundle up the remaining wheat and carry it back.

In the evening, a small tricycle came to the village, holding up a horn and shouting to sell things. The tricycle was filled with round, green-skinned watermelons.

Many people in the village went over to join in the fun, and the little kids rolled around and made a fuss, asking the adults to buy one to take home to eat.

"Dad, what are you shouting over there?"

Yuanyuan was standing in the yard with a branch of elm tree in her hand, and an old ox was gnawing on the leaves.

"It should be selling things, do you want to go over and take a look?"

Occasionally, there would be a small cart in the village selling fruits, vegetables, and groceries. They would stop and go as they went around several villages, and most of the things in the cart would be sold out.

"I want to go!"

Yuanyuan nodded, dropped the branch in his hand, and excitedly walked forward to hold his father's hand.

On the way, we met Wang Shuo and Yingying. The brother and sister were carrying a big watermelon.

"Yuanyuan, you guys hurry up, the watermelons are almost sold out."

Yingying pointed to the entrance of the village. As soon as the car arrived, many people gathered around it, and some families even bought several pills to take away.

"Dad, shall we buy some watermelon?"

Yuanyuan looked at the big round watermelon and couldn't help swallowing. From what Sister Yingying said, it must be delicious.

"Go see if there are any more..."

Chen Jiahe looked at the clouds in the distance, his mind full of money.

If the child wants to eat it, buy one. This kind of car only comes once in a long time, and it is not eaten every day.

"Okay, let's buy a small one."

Yuanyuan jumped twice with joy. A small one would be enough for her and her father. A small one shouldn’t cost a lot of money.

"..."

Chen Jiahe felt sad as she watched the child dancing happily.

If he could earn more money, he and his children wouldn't have to be so frugal.

The scene was not as exaggerated as Yingying described. Quite a few people went there, but there were still many watermelons that had not been sold.

The father and daughter stood in front of the cart selecting watermelons. The boss picked the biggest one and knocked on it: "Take a look at this one, it's guaranteed to be sweet."

"Uncle, we want small watermelons. This one is too big."

Yuanyuan waved his hands. The watermelon was so big, even bigger than dad’s head.

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It was the first time that the watermelon farmer heard that someone wanted small watermelons. Others would buy big ones with thin skins.

"What do you want with the little watermelons? I have all the best big watermelons."

"There are only my father and I in my family, so the small one is enough. The small one is cheaper."

Yuanyuan looked at the watermelons in the car and felt that each one was quite big.

"You still know how to save money? How old are you?"

The melon farmers thought the kid was quite interesting as he knew how to be frugal at such a young age.

"I'm almost four years old! Uncle, which watermelon is sweeter?"

"Every watermelon is sweet. I'll kill you a piece to try."

The melon farmer lifted the other half of the watermelon covered with sackcloth, and saw one that was cut in half. He picked up a knife, cut a piece and handed it to the little guy.

This little guy is cute and sweet-mouthed. He is very happy when everyone calls him "Uncle".

Yuanyuan took the watermelon and took a bite. Sweet juice overflowed from the watermelon. It was just as sweet as the watermelon farmer said.

"Dad, have a bite."

The little guy handed the rest to his father's mouth. Chen Jiahe was carefully selecting a watermelon and took a bite at the child's kind invitation.

"It's really sweet. Take this!"

He pointed at the watermelon in front of him, which was also quite big.

The melon farmer said, "Okay!" and was about to take it, but was stopped by Yuanyuan.

"Dad, we don't want to buy watermelons anymore."

"why?"

Chen Jiahe looked at her in confusion. Watermelons were ten cents a pound, so it wasn't too expensive to buy one to try.

"I just tried the free one, so I don't have to spend any money."

Yuanyuan ate the remaining pulp and held a small piece of watermelon rind in her hand.

"Little kid, this is really not very kind of you!"

The melon farmer's accent came out in anxiety. How could she say such cold words with such a cute face?

"What is kindness?"

Yuanyuan looked at him in confusion. Although she didn't understand, she knew he was a good uncle.

"The kid is just joking, just take this."

Chen Jiahe picked up the watermelon and handed it to the farmer for weighing, then took out a few dimes from his pocket.

"Dad, you don't have to buy it."

Yuanyuan repeated it again, she had already tasted what watermelon tasted like.

“Buy one, I want to eat it.”

Chen Jiahe didn't like his children being too thrifty, so his eyes fell on the scale in the melon farmer's hand.

"If Dad wants to eat it, just buy one!"

Yuanyuan took the money from her father's hand and handed it generously to the melon farmer.

"..."

The melon farmer weighed the melons and told the price. The moment he took the money from the child, he felt a strong sense of separation, as if it was not her who said she didn't want to buy it.

Soak the watermelon in well water for a while, then take it out and eat it to feel chilled.

Sitting in the yard at night, fanning yourself and eating watermelon is a very pleasant thing.

There are just too many toads in the yard in the summer. I don’t know where they come from, but they are everywhere. Occasionally, you can see a few land crabs.

The door of the main room was wide open, and the toad actually jumped into the room. Chen Jiahe could only use the fire tongs to throw the toad out.

Yuanyuan hates toads the most. When she sees one, she will immediately poke it away with a stick.

For this purpose, the little girl created her own set of toad-beating stick techniques, and she could hit a toad far away with one stick.

Before the heavy rain came, all the wheat in the fields was harvested.

Village chief Wang was worried that he wouldn't be able to finish the harvest. In previous years, he was not so diligent and was always several days slower than others. This year, there was a lot of rain, which made him very worried.

After harvesting the wheat, we waited until the rain stopped before threshing. We spread the wheat on plastic film and threshed it repeatedly with a bamboo yoke.

Yuanyuan also tried to help, but was completely unable to lift the huge yoke.

After threshing, the wheat is dried and stored, and the wheat straw is piled up for fire starter and can also be used as padding in chicken coops.