Traveling Through Farmhouses: Taking the Baby on a Famine Escape

The next day, Zhang Xixi asked Wang Daniu and the others to dig a ditch from the riverbank to the field.

Fortunately, the land wasn't far from the river, and it was dug up in half a day. By the afternoon, the river water had reached the land and irrigated the fields planted the day before.

The villagers saw Zhang Xixi watering the fields and assumed she was loosening the soil for cultivation, so they didn't pay much attention. They were just envious of the many workers on her land.

Although they were envious, no one dared to gossip, because everyone remembered Zhang Xixi's help to their family during their escape from famine.

Besides, she's already gained so many benefits by following Zhang Xixi, and might even get some more benefits in the future. Only a fool would offend her!

Zhang Xixi was unaware of the villagers' thoughts; she was currently struggling with the cow grass.

Recently, her cow's appetite has increased, and it eats a lot of grass every day. However, there is no good grass for cattle within a ten-mile radius of the village, so she has to go to a more distant place to cut grass every day.

"System, are there any special seeds in the store, such as those that grow quickly?"

"Host, the seeds in the store are all high-quality seeds, but they don't have any special functions. If you want them to grow quickly, you can only use plant growth nutrient solution."

It seems that if I don't want to come and cut grass for the cows, I'll have to use up my luck points. "I need ten buckets of nutrient solution."

"Okay, deduct five thousand luck points!"

After returning home, Zhang Xixi placed the nutrient solution by the river as before and had Wang Daniu and the others dilute it and water the fields. This time, there wasn't enough nutrient solution, so the pasture should sprout the day after tomorrow.

After watering the land, Wang Daniu asked Zhang Xixi if he could go home to see his family. Zhang Xixi gave them four days off and then paid them their wages for the previous month.

The next day, Wang Daniu and the others took their wages and left early in the morning. They were going to town to find Ma Yaren to pay their commission for the month, and then buy some things to take back to their families.

That day, Zhang Xixi's family also put martial arts training on the agenda. The night before, Zhang Xixi had already told the two Bao and Zhou Yujie that they would get up at 7:00 a.m. sharp, run first, and then practice stick techniques.

After getting up in the morning, Zhang Xixi first went to the kitchen to cook the white fungus soup, and then went to get Da Bao and the others up.

"Get up! Get up now!"

Upon hearing their mother's (eldest sister-in-law's) voice, the two children and Zhou Yujie immediately got up, quickly dressed, and came out.

Once everyone was there, Zhang Xixi led them to run around the yard. It had been a long time since they had exercised, and they were quite tired!

The yard is about 200 meters around. I should be able to jog around it seven or eight times every morning!

Da Bao couldn't keep going after only three laps. "Mom, I can't run anymore!"

Zhang Xixi ran breathlessly to Da Bao's side, "Even if you can't run, you have to run! You want to be a general, can't you even handle this little bit of hardship!"

Becoming a general was Da Bao's lifelong pursuit. Da Bao gritted his teeth and started running again, encouraging himself in his heart as he ran. Everything was for the sake of becoming a general, everything was for the sake of becoming a general!

After running, I practiced the stick techniques a few more times before ending my morning workout.

"From now on, practice like this every morning. Now go wash up first, and then come to the kitchen for breakfast."

After Zhang Xixi finished speaking, she went to the kitchen. She had done a lot of exercise and was really tired. She would have to buy a cook another day so that someone could share the housework in the future.

After breakfast, Erbao saw that Dabao was still slowly feeding the chickens and urged him, "Dabao, hurry up, Niudan and the others must be getting impatient!"

"Okay, don't rush me, Big Mouth will be full soon!" Da Bao said without looking up.

Erbao glanced at Dabao, pouted, and went to the stable by himself.

When Da Bao saw that Er Bao didn't respond, he turned around and saw that Er Bao had already gone out by himself. He quickly grabbed Da Zui and chased after him, calling out, "Er Bao, wait for me!"

Zhang Xixi was extremely gratified to see her two children so happy and lively!

It seems she does have some talent for being a mother!

Look how cute her two babies are!

Zhou Yujie has already gone to help at the Zhou Clan Ancestral Hall. When the ancestral hall was being built, there were no strong laborers in the family to help, so Zhang Xixi contributed one-third of the money.

Today is the day for raising the main beam of the ancestral hall, so the male members of the family still need to go.

When Zhou Yujie returned, he said that all the houses in the village had been built and the ancestral hall had been repaired. Zhou Dashan and the clan elders decided to hold a ancestral worship ceremony the day after tomorrow and asked each family to send someone to discuss the arrangements the next morning.

Zhang Xixi thought to herself that the clan had no money or food, and tomorrow they would definitely need money and food.

Sure enough, the next day, in addition to explaining the rules for ancestor worship, each family was asked to contribute five catties of grain and twenty coins to buy a pig from the clan to worship the ancestors. The rest was up to each family's wishes, and the location was set up at the place where the tents had been set up before.

After discussing the matter, the villagers went home to get their food and money. Zhang Xixi asked Zhou Yujie to take five jin of rice and about five jin of wild venison left at home, along with twenty coins.

The next day, everyone put on their best clothes and tidied themselves up. Led by Zhou Dashan, they began to worship their ancestors. After the worship, the women led the children out of the ancestral hall, while the men placed the ancestral tablets of their families inside the ancestral hall in order.

After Zhang Xixi came out, she went for a walk in the field. She could see a green expanse from afar. The grass had already sprouted and was growing well. It would be ready to be harvested for the first time in a few days at most.

The soil conditioner works well; the soil quality should improve in a few months.

On the flat ground at the village entrance, everyone was busy at work. The person in charge of cooking was recognized as the best cook in the village, and Chen was among them. They were arranging for the young wives to wash vegetables and dishes.

Because the villagers had brought not only grain yesterday, but also leftover dried meat from their own homes, including wild boar, venison, and wolf meat, plus a pig bought from the village, Chen and his family used their ingenuity to prepare eight dishes, four meat and four vegetable.

When the feast began, everyone was very excited to see so many dishes. The children cheered loudly, saying that they had never eaten so much meat before!

On the men's side, the village elders were also very happy; they could finally live a peaceful life.

Some people even brought out their private stash of old wine. There wasn't much, just a small cup for each person. Everyone took a sip of wine and ate a big bite of meat. What a comfortable life!

Everyone ate until the afternoon before heading home. It was a rare day when everyone was happy, and no one went to work in the fields.

After finishing her meal, Zhang Xixi still went to find grass for her strong laborer (Brother Niu) without complaint.

Over the next few days, Zhang Xixi and her children continued their morning exercise routine. After breakfast, they went about their own business, and the grass in the field grew rapidly, changing every day.

In the village, a school is under construction, everything is on track, and the children's education needs to be prioritized!