Chapter 150 (1/2)

Chapter 150

Chapter 150 - Weirdo

Xiaocao had a general and imperial envoy as her a new G.o.dfather, but there wasn’t much change to her current lifestyle . She had always kept a low profile when doing doings, so no one in Dongshan Village knew that Yu Xiaocao had such a powerful G.o.dfather, except for the Yu Family at the old residence and the Zhao Family .

At the beginning, Yu Hai and Madam Liu still acted very cautiously in front of General Fang . Later, under their daughter’s influence, they were also able to face him in a calm manner . Now, everyone had already treated the bold and unrestrained General Fang, who often came to eat at their house, as a relative .

In a blink of an eye, a month had already gone by . Under the warming weather and lovely spring days, the vegetation on the West Mountains radiated with vitality . In Xiaocao’s family’s three plots of farmland, the watermelon vines had extended, and the green leaves appeared as if they had been dyed . There were small, light yellow watermelon flowers on the melon vines . Some of the female flowers already bore tiny, green watermelons .

Yu Xiaocao carried a small wooden bucket and held a ladle in another hand . Yu Hang, who had already recovered, carried a load of water on his not-so-broad shoulders and followed behind his younger sister .

Xiaocao looked back and saw the dense beads of sweat on her older brother’s forehead . Her heart somewhat ached for him, “Older Brother, if you’re tired, take a break . I reckon we should just borrow Uncle Zhou’s wheelbarrow . We just need to make four or five trips and we will have enough to water the watermelon fields . Had Father not driven the donkey cart to the docks, we wouldn’t have to go through this trouble!”

“It’s not troublesome . Isn’t it just carrying a few loads of water? Our buckets are all a small size that was specially made by Father, so how heavy can they be? It’s so much easier than when I had to move timber!” Yu Hang smiled at his younger sister, and his handsome face showed a healthy glow because he was carrying water . What a handsome young man!

“Aiyo! Isn’t this Xiaosha and Xiaocao?! Are you guys going to water the fields again? Tell Uncle w.a.n.g, what exactly are you guys planting in your fields? The flowers look quite beautiful!” w.a.n.g Ergou, who had been forced by his wife to come water the fields, asked with a grin .

There was little rain this spring . Fortunately, there was a stream flowing through Dongshan Village, which flowed down from the West Mountains . Even in the dry season, the stream rarely stopped flowing . Thus, it was more convenient for the villagers of Dongshan Village to get water and irrigate their farmland than villagers of other villages .

The siblings were familiar with his personality . If they didn’t tell him, he might come back to visit their melon field tonight . Although there wasn’t anything to steal right now, she would be distressed if he trampled on the melon seedlings .

With a sweet smile on her face, Xiaocao said, “Uncle w.a.n.g, our family is growing watermelons, which is a kind of fruit . It’s very valuable! The flowers just started blooming now . Uncle w.a.n.g, your family lives closer, so please us keep an eye on them . Don’t let those naughty children harm them!”

w.a.n.g Ergou’s eyes darted around, and then he nodded solemnly, “As fellow villagers, even if you didn’t ask me, I would still help you guys look after them . Xiaocao, what does this watermelon thing look like? Is it tasty? Uncle w.a.n.g has never heard of it… Aiyo, who’s twisting my ear?”

He turned around and saw his family’s tigress glaring at him with her hands on her waist . The anger on his face disappeared in a flash and he smiled flatteringly at her, “Wife, why did you pull on my ear? Am I not working right now? I didn’t loaf on the job!”

Ergou’s wife looked at him from head to toe, and caused him to feel scared inwardly, before she said, “I know what you just p.o.o.ped as soon as you stick up your b.u.t.t! Tell me, why are you asking about their watermelons? What’s your intention? w.a.n.g Ergou, I’m warning you! No matter how good other people’s things are, we’re not allowed to keep thinking about them! If you repeat your old habits, I’ll bring our baby back to my parent’s house! I can’t let you teach bad things to our baby!!”

w.a.n.g Ergou immediately became well-behaved . He nodded his head very obediently and promised, “Wife, look at you! I’m just curious about what a watermelon looks like . What other thoughts would I have? Rest a.s.sured! I have changed! I have really changed!!”

w.a.n.g Ergou was nearly thirty when he finally got married . They had been married for almost five years, but there still wasn’t any good news . Recently, his wife had been vomiting everything she ate and gave him a terrible fright . Doctor You was away with his grandnephew and he didn’t trust Xiaocao’s medical skills, so he borrowed a cart and took his wife to see a doctor in town .

The old doctor took her pulse and immediately told him that he was going to be a father . He was so happy that he laughed like a fool and showed off whenever he saw someone, “My wife is pregnant! I’m going to be a father!” Ergou’s wife was so embarra.s.sed that she pinched the flesh on his waist until it was bruised .

When they returned, w.a.n.g Ergou treated his wife like she was a Bodhisattva, and would do his best to get whatever his wife wanted to eat . During the time when Ergou’s wife had morning sickness, she almost threw up everything that she eats . She vomited so much that she was about to spit out her guts .

Fortunately, when Yu Xiaocao found out, she sent them a few batches of greens, cuc.u.mbers, and tomatoes . At that time, w.a.n.g Ergou had even muttered in his heart that the Yu Family was stingy, to gift others with vegetables that every family had . Unexpectedly, after his wife ate a tomato, her morning sickness seemed to have suddenly disappeared and she ate everything with relish .

But, after Ergou’s wife finished the vegetables that the Yu Family sent over, she languished again . Ergou’s wife was also a diligent person . They also grew cuc.u.mbers in their vegetable fields, let alone green leafy vegetables . However, none of them suited her appet.i.te and her morning sickness started again!

w.a.n.g Ergou hastily went to the Yu Residence and bought tomatoes, cuc.u.mbers, and some greens . The Yu Family’s produce had always been two or three times more expensive than other sellers . But, since they were neighbors, the Yu Family not only didn’t request him to pay the higher price, but they also sold the vegetables at a cheaper price than normal vendors . So w.a.n.g Ergou and his wife were very grateful .

Ergou’s wife’s pregnancy was becoming more apparent now . After her morning sickness completely stopped, she gained back the weight that she had lost earlier . The competent Ergou’s wife could usually handle watering all their family’s farmland by herself . However, it was a crucial period for her right now . So how could w.a.n.g Ergou be willing to let his wife do heavy labor? Thus, he gritted his teeth and took over the task while patting his chest .