Adorable Kids in Space: Lucky Wife is So Carefree

Chapter 26: The eldest brother came to plow the fields, and the old man brought the books.

When her elder brother came to plow the fields, he told Ruxiu that her father's legs had improved a lot. He used to have difficulty standing for long periods of time, but now he could even have Gao Shi accompany him for a walk around the village entrance morning and evening. The effects of the spiritual spring water were significant, and Ruxiu also felt a lot of it. Her body was getting better and better, but unfortunately, it didn't bring her any superpowers.

To help her father's leg recover as quickly as possible, Ruxiu would brew a large pot of medicine for her older brother to take home every night after work. She told him that it was all nourishing medicine and that it would be best for Gao Shi to drink it together to strengthen her body. Her older brother naturally drank a lot of the spiritual spring water at home, and after a few days he was full of energy and didn't complain of being tired.

During the few days she spent on the mountain with her older brother, Ruxiu searched for medicinal herbs several more times on Dama Mountain. Perhaps because it wasn't a deep mountain, besides finding a few Panax notoginseng and Angelica sinensis plants, they only found common herbs and nothing better. However, these were all hemostatic and nourishing herbs, which was not bad. It was just that the chance of getting rich overnight was impossible. Ruxiu still planted them all in her space. These herbs could be used for minor illnesses and injuries. If she planted a lot, selling them would be enough to make ends meet.

The scenery in the mountains is beautiful and the air is fresh. Standing on this land and looking ahead, you can see the west side of the village, the Qinghe River flowing through Qinghe Town, and the streams flowing down from the mountains. There are relatively few households at the west end of the village, with only a few houses scattered around.

Every day, Ru Xiu would find an opportunity to enter the space, pick a few bunches of vegetables, and catch a couple of fish to bring back to her older brother. She would say that they were from her own family's river and that her older brother didn't mind that they were given to him by his own sister. Since they weren't bought with money, he happily took them home.

I learned from Gao that Ruxiu was teaching her children their early education. Ruxiu's father had also picked out a lot of books suitable for early learning and brought them over for her eldest brother. Some of these books were recommended by the scholars at the bookstore, which saved Ruxiu a lot of money. There were also a few travelogues, a book about medicinal herbs, and a book about agriculture and climate. Naturally, her father's writings were very practical.

The father also sent a message through his eldest brother, saying that if Ruxiu felt that her early education was difficult, she should send the child to him and he would take charge of her education. The parents' devotion was evident to all. However, Ruxiu felt that there was no need for this at the moment and that she could not let her parents be exhausted by the little devils.

The children feel very comfortable studying and living together now. There is no harassment, no beatings or scoldings, and not much pressure. They occasionally help their mother with what they can. They don't want to leave their mother.

After all, it's mountainous terrain. The soil looks good from a distance, but there are a lot of rocks, grass roots, and tree roots crisscrossing the area. The plowing progress is slower than expected. What was originally planned to be a three- or four-day job took eight days to complete.

The eldest brother could plow less than an acre of land a day, and Ruxiu was also very slow in cleaning up after him. Several piles of grass roots and tree roots were piled up, and the stones were of different sizes and irregular shapes. They were simply stacked high to divide the land from other people's land.

Finally, Sister Shi and Brother Le came to help, and it took them two days to almost finish cleaning up. Tan Jiaqiang was still worried, so he plowed it again and helped pick up the rubble once more. They only went back after burning the grass and tree roots.

During this time, many villagers with mountain land came up to see what was going on at Ruxiu's house. However, seeing how much time and effort it took to clear such a small plot of land, and how many stones there were, they gave up on the idea of ​​clearing the land. Anyway, they all had several acres of fertile land, and they weren't as desperate as Ruxiu, who was forced to take refuge in the mountains because she had no rice to cook.

When my older brother returned home, the padded jackets for our parents were already finished. Sister Shi is very filial and remembers the kindness of the elders. She also made a pair of shoes for Grandma, Grandpa, and Little Sweetie. Little Sweetie's shoes are made of red satin with two kittens embroidered on them. Little Sweetie must be overjoyed to receive them. I can almost picture her kicking her legs happily.

After plowing the land, they waited for spring to plant. Ru Xiu breathed a long sigh of relief. From now on, their family would be considered landowners. She washed her hands and poured some spiritual spring water into the small pond. Then, she, along with Le Ge and Shi Jie, went down the mountain, each with one arm around the other.

Along the way, Sister Shi happily reported on her needlework achievements: the padded jackets for several people were finished, and Aunt Er was still sewing cotton quilts these past two days, and next they could make cotton clothes.

It was rare for Brother Le to come out to keep watch, and he was so happy that he swayed his head and recited the Three Character Classic to Ru Xiu all the way. They had been too busy lately, so Ru Xiu only taught them to recite it and then let them practice writing on the sand table with the book in mind. She would give them a simple explanation of the meaning when they got back in the evening. Brother Xi was in charge of everything, and there was no time to check their progress.

Unexpectedly, they did not slow down their pace. In just eleven or twelve days, they had memorized most of the text and recognized more than half of the characters. Brother Le had a proud look on his face, as if to say, "Praise me!" which made everyone laugh.

At this rate, they should be able to start the next book in another ten days. The children's hard work and dedication have paid off, considering that it takes a whole semester to finish just one book in a private school.

"Let's take a day off today and relax. Mother will cook you a good meal! Also, tonight we'll all sleep in one room, and I'll reward you with a story." A balance between work and rest is essential for achieving twice the results with half the effort. Even in later generations, there are two-day weekends. We should still give the children holidays occasionally. If it weren't for Xige's inconvenience in going out, Ruxiu would love to go on an autumn outing.

"Wow, really? Is it really possible? That's great!" No one was happier than Brother Le.

"Mommy, that's great! Oh, I really love you so much!" Ge'er smacked Ruxiu with a mouthful of saliva, earning a rub from her mother in return. She still really liked the fun of having several people squeezed together; it was so lively!

"Mother, what do you want to cook? I'll help you." Sister Shi smiled and, worried that her mother would get tired, always found things to do herself, and usually insisted on starting the fire.

Xige was overjoyed. Being alone in bed all the time was too uncomfortable; finally, he could sleep in the same room with his younger siblings and their mother again. But though he didn't show it, he still held a pen in his hand, practicing his characters on the sand tray with increasing skill. Every day, they would practice writing with their pens for a while, writing very carefully and not wasting a single sheet of paper.

The fish in the space have grown quite a bit. For dinner, Ruxiu plans to make sweet and sour fish, stewed pig's feet, and pork bone soup. We've been eating these for several days, and everyone is getting a bit tired of them, so we'll have tomato and egg soup. Those two old hens lay eggs every day, and we've accumulated quite a few eggs. If we don't eat them soon, they'll go bad. We'll also stir-fry some vegetables made in the space, and that should be about it.

I bought a big pig's trotter at the village entrance, and then brought back a large carp that I had a lot of space.

It was only late afternoon when my second aunt had already burned off the hair and stewed the pig's trotters. In ancient times, there were no pressure cookers, and stewing pig's trotters used too much firewood, so the price wasn't expensive. She was sure that my second aunt and the children would love to eat it once it was stewed until tender. It is said that after the estrangement, there was no food that the children would not like to eat.

Ru Xiu boiled a large pot of water, wanting to give Xi Ge a proper hair wash and bath. Some time ago, because the wound on his head had not fully healed, Xi Ge could only wipe his body. Ru Xiu wiped his head several times with a damp cloth. It turned out that there was blood and medicine on it, so it was never clean. His hair was matted and he often complained of itching. Ru Xiu felt sorry for him.

Second Aunt specially added two pieces of ginger to the water to ward off cold and evil spirits. Ru Xiu added half a bucket of spiritual spring water. When the bath tub was carried into the room, Xi Ge refused to let Ru Xiu help him and insisted on washing himself. In the end, she compromised and let Le Ge in.

The family waited outside, telling Le Ge to scrub hard, shouting to use the soap pods again, carrying water, pouring water, everyone was united in their determination to take a bath, making a lot of noise, and someone who didn't know better would think there was a tug-of-war inside!

First, he washed his hair. The water that came out was dark and murky. He changed the water twice, and it took about half an hour for him to come out clean and refreshed. His hair was still dripping wet. Sister Shi had already brought a dry cloth and was waiting to help her brother wring it out. She was very loving and didn't want Ru Xiu to interfere.

The stewed pig's trotters were so tender they melted in everyone's mouth, and even my second aunt ate quite a bit; the sweet and sour fish was a first for everyone, and the children loved its sweet and sour flavor; the tomato and egg soup was specially cooked with pure spring water, and everyone had a bowl, with Ge'er especially enjoying it and finishing off the rest herself; the stir-fried vegetables were crisp and sweet, and my second aunt kept asking why hers wasn't as delicious.

After eating, everyone could only walk around the yard for a few steps to digest. Since the food wasn't hard to digest, it wasn't too uncomfortable.

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