Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

Not long after, Lu Fanghai came back with Qiao'er.

Lu Fanghai was carrying half a bag of millet in one hand and a piece of tofu and two small cabbages in the other.

Qiao'er was holding a small bamboo cage in her hand and following her brother with a happy look on her face. There were shadows in the cage and chirping sounds could be heard.

Lu Fanghai went into the kitchen carrying millet. After all, his son was closer to him, so Fang followed him in and started to light the firewood. When she opened the lid of the water jar, she found that the water was empty.

"I'm an old woman, I can't lift so much water..." The son started making a fuss after he came back. Now he is hungry and wants to eat, but there is no water in the water tank.

Fang felt distressed and guilty, and she kept mumbling with a sullen face.

Lu Fanghai smiled, said nothing, picked up the bucket and carrying pole at the door and went out.

Qiaoer ran into the house happily carrying the chicken coop and held it up to show Du Wenxiu, who was lying on the kang: "Sister-in-law, look, my brother bought a lot of chicks. From now on, we will have eggs to eat!"

Seeing Qiao'er's smile, Du Wenxiu also laughed: "How much did you buy? We must take good care of them so that we can eat eggs as soon as possible."

"Yeah, I will be more diligent in cutting grass and catching insects for them to eat in the future. I won't be lazy."

There was a gleam of joy in Qiao'er's eyes, and her face had the expression of a little girl of her age.

"Your husband has bought you food and has come back, but you still have the nerve to lie on the kang like a corpse. I wonder who married such a lazy woman. You are so unlucky..."

"Puff" Du Wenxiu couldn't help laughing out loud. Qiao'er pulled her worriedly. She looked at her with sparkling eyes and said softly: "You married a lazy woman like me..."

Qiao'er also opened her mouth to laugh, but remembering that her mother was angry, she quickly covered her mouth with her hand, gestured to Du Wenxiu with her other hand, and tiptoed out.

Du Wenxiu also cheered up. No matter how loudly her stomach growled, she had to go to the kitchen to help. She was not used to lying down and being served by others.

The water hadn't arrived yet, and the firewood hadn't been burned yet. Ignoring Fang who was throwing things around, Du Wenxiu first opened the bag of rice and took a look. This little amount, how much would it last for a few days?

Take the cabbage again, break off the leaves that have wilted or have worm holes and throw them away, put them in a bamboo basket and wash them when water comes.

"Oh my, you spendthrift woman, you threw away such a good leaf. How big a fortune can you squander like this, huh?"

After hearing this, Du Wenxiu hurriedly smiled and tried to explain, but before he could stand up, he was slapped on the shoulder.

She had just managed to escape with her life, and was already weak. Fang's attack was too heavy, so she lost her balance and leaned against the wall.

A strong hand reached out from the side and grabbed her arm, and she managed to stand still. It turned out that Lu Fanghai had returned with fetching water.

He carried two full buckets on one shoulder, held the shoulder pole with one hand, and held Du Wenxiu with the other hand, and he still stood steadily.

Oh, it seems he has some kung fu skills. Du Wenxiu turned his head to look at him, and this was the first thought that came to his mind.

"Mother, Xiuniang has just recovered from a serious illness, and you shouldn't ask her to work."

Lu Fanghai didn't even look at his mother's ugly face and poured the water into the water tank.

"Besides, she is a daughter of a scholar. She doesn't do any housework at home. If there is anything she doesn't know, her mother can teach her. Why hit her?"

Seeing her son protecting Du Wenxiu, Fang just frowned and muttered a few words, then added water to the pot and put firewood underneath to light it.

Two buckets of water were poured in, but they were less than half full. Lu Fanghai took the buckets and was about to go out. Seeing Lu Wenxiu still sitting in the kitchen, he winked at her.

"There was a vendor selling chicks in the village. He sold three chicks for one cent. I bought one for ten cents, and he gave me two chicks and a chicken coop. Go and keep an eye on them, don't let Qiao'er kill the chicks."

When Lu Wenxiu heard this, she knew that he was afraid that she would be beaten by Fang again if she stayed in the kitchen. She smiled, lowered her head and went out.

Since it was her son's idea, Fang didn't say much and just kept pulling the bellows, making a whirring sound.

Qiao'er was squatting in front of the chicken coop, teasing the chicks with grass leaves and having a lot of fun. Du Wenxiu went over and squatted beside her, looking at the tender yellow chicks in the cage.

It is furry and small, pacing back and forth in the chicken coop, so cute.

What girl doesn't like these little animals? Her eyes lit up as she stared at them: "Qiao'er, what do they eat?"

"There are a lot of things to eat, such as vegetable leaves, big caterpillars, and they can eat anything that people eat." Qiao'er was having a great time and answered casually.

"Oh." Du Wenxiu suddenly realized and stuffed the leaves he had just picked into the cage.

In the past, we only knew that any animal had to be fed feed. Now, in this ancient time when there is no technological condition at all, we just feed it whatever can keep it alive.

"Is Mrs. Fang at home?" At this time, a woman with thin shoulders and a crooked mouth poked her head in to look.

When Qiaoer saw her, she stood up and greeted her politely. "Hello, Aunt Lu. My mother is cooking in the kitchen."

Aunt Lu snorted and ignored Qiao'er. She pushed open the gate and walked in, her eyes constantly looking at Du Wenxiu.

Du Wenxiu felt a little annoyed by her wanton gaze, but he still forced a smile and nodded.

"Oh, Sister Fang, you are so lucky. I thought you would have a good rest after your daughter-in-law came home, but you were busy in the kitchen with smoke and fire while your daughter-in-law was playing in the yard."

As soon as Aunt Lu leaned against the kitchen door and spoke, Du Wenxiu frowned.

What's going on? Is this guy here to cause trouble?

"I don't have a good life at all. Not only was I born poor, but my son also married a jinx and asked me to serve him. I might as well die early and go down to the underworld to find his father, rather than getting angry every day."

"Who said it wasn't true? They say that a man forgets his mother after marrying his wife. I told you to marry my Yulan, but you insisted on waiting for Fang Hai to come back. Now you have no right to make decisions."

After Aunt Lu finished speaking, Fang laughed dryly a few times but didn't say anything else. It seemed that there must be some hidden story behind this.

At this time, Lu Fanghai came in with two more buckets of water. Seeing Aunt Lu standing at the kitchen door, he frowned slightly.

"Aunt Lu, please move aside. Be careful not to spill water on your clothes." She shouted, but her steps became faster. She accidentally staggered when she reached the kitchen door.

Aunt Lu couldn't dodge in time, and the splashed water soaked her feet completely.

"Oh, Fang Hai, you are so old, but you are still so impatient. These are new shoes I just made, but they are rare and good materials that Sulan brought back!"

Aunt Lu was so anxious that she jumped up and down, cursing.

Fang Hai didn't mind her harsh words and laughed, "I haven't worked for a long time, so I'm a little rusty. Please don't blame me, Aunt Lu. The water just spilled on your shoes. Go back and wash and dry them quickly so you don't have any trouble wearing them."

Aunt Lu had no choice but to go home cursing.

Seeing Lu Fanghai punishing the annoying Aunt Lu, Du Wenxiu felt that this man was a straightforward person who would take revenge immediately, which was more to her liking.