Chapter 1161: Pig Farm
Originally, Tao Chunhe was someone who knew how to speak in a favorable way. Li Yungui was cheerful at the moment, so the two of them had a pleasant conversation.
The three siblings really liked the dinner at the Li Family; they didn’t grow up spoiled.
Qu Xiaoli’s stuffed flatbreads were indeed thin-skinned with a lot of filling, and there were fried peanuts as well as raw peanuts, which went perfectly with the flatbreads.
Qu Xiaoli wasn’t a stingy person, so every child in the family got a handful of raw peanuts.
The three siblings also found this way of eating very delicious.
"Auntie, your cooking is really tasty."
"Hehe, I’ve been cooking half my life, only know how to make rural home-cooked dishes."
After dinner, the three siblings helped clean up the yard before heading home, with Li Manjiang escorting Wang Menglin.
The Tao Family brothers and sisters intentionally left a little early, creating an opportunity for them.
Li Manjiang was not someone who talked much, and in front of his future wife, he really didn’t know what to say.
Wang Menglin was even more silent.
"Things aren’t very busy these days, how about we go out and take a look?"
Wang Menglin shook her head, "Tomorrow we have to harvest soybeans. I heard from the Captain that Xiao Zhen and I will pick peanuts."
Li Manjiang had worked in farming for many years. Picking peanuts was undoubtedly the best task because you could eat while doing it.
"Alright, once the autumn harvest is done, let’s go to the city. I was thinking, my dad, Master Wei, is going to the city tomorrow; we could go with him."
"Let’s go another time."
The two families weren’t far from each other, and they were already at the entrance to Tao’s house.
"You head home now, I’m going in to rest."
Li Manjiang stared at Wang Menglin for a while, suddenly grabbing her hand.
Wang Menglin didn’t struggle, feeling something placed in her hand.
She took a glance, realizing it was a military medal. It’s pretty impressive for a junior officer to have received such an award.
"It’s for you. In the future, I’ll give you more, trust me."
Wang Menglin felt a bit moved; she had grown up here, so of course she understood what this medal meant to a soldier.
So she held it tight, "Alright, give them all to me."
This made Li Manjiang smile; though it was night and hard to see, Wang Menglin could make out his big white teeth.
Li Manjiang watched as his wife entered the yard and locked the door before heading home, smiling all along the way.
Once inside, Wang Menglin carefully placed the medal in her jewelry box. The box contained no jewelry—only things she considered precious from childhood.
On the side, Tao Yanzhen was watching, finding it quite amusing. Among the siblings, their cousin had the best physical training.
But Grandpa cherished their cousin, not agreeing to let her join the army.
Wei Kaiyun and his family discussed matters related to Li Yungui during dinner.
Old Yang laughed and said, "Li Yungui has this good quality—he’s brave and daring."
"Hehe, as long as he can earn money, no matter how difficult, he’ll do it."
"Tomorrow, when you go to the city and visit home, give Old Han a call."
Wei Kaiyun understood Old Yang’s implication and nodded.
Jianbin heard about calling Dad and looked eagerly at Wei Kaiyun.
"Jianbin, do you want to make a call?"
"Uncle Wei, Uncle Yang, I miss my dad."
"Alright, I’ll take you with me."
"Dad, me too, me too, sister wants to go too."
Feifei, on the side while feeding Shi Xian, hadn’t expressed anything yet, but Shi Xian got anxious and kept calling Dad.
Wei Kaiyun laughed at his youngest son’s eager look, finding it amusing.
But he really couldn’t take him along; the older three could manage at home, but taking the little one wasn’t feasible.
Jiang Xinyu wouldn’t intervene in such matters. This was for Wei Kaiyun to sort out himself. Even if Wei Kaiyun looked for help, she wouldn’t do anything.
"Shi Xian, Dad will take you next time."
Shi Xian, understanding what was said now, realized he wouldn’t be taken, which made his tears fall more.
Old Yang just stood aside, laughing and watching the fun. Ah Bao, still little, had no idea what was going on and kept eating.
Even though Wei Kaiyun spoiled his kids, he had his principles, so crying and making a fuss was useless.
Shi Xian realized tears wouldn’t change Dad’s mind and cried even harder, but still ate while crying.
The whole family watched him, amused by how clever the kid was.
Jing Chu sat next to Shi Xian, "Oh dear, I want to go out and play too."
Shi Xian’s tears fell even harder with those words.
Guodong was speechless, looking at his sister as if to ask why she was teasing Shi Xian.
After crying for a while and nobody comforting him, Shi Xian felt even more aggrieved and looked eagerly at Mom.
Jiang Xinyu laughed looking at him, "Shi Xian, tears are useless."
"Xinyu, can Shi Xian understand when you say that?" Zhao Xiaoli was speechless, watching the little one cry as the family did.
This time Shi Xian found someone nearby immediately and cuddled up to Zhao Xiaoli, clutching her arm, feeling a sense of dependency.
"Shi Xian, don’t bother your parents, become Uncle Yang’s son instead." Old Yang teased.
Shi Xian’s head buried deeper into Zhao Xiaoli’s side.
Old Yang laughed heartily seeing this. If Shi Xian is raised well, he might become quite remarkable one day.
After dinner, Feifei took Shi Xian for a walk in the yard. Tingting still couldn’t walk, although they were already a year old and could stand up and remain standing for quite some time, but she just wouldn’t walk.
Ah Bao watched his siblings, reaching towards them eagerly, and Jing Chu picked him up, following Feifei and the sisters around.
After a while, the family enjoyed a large watermelon before starting their bedtime routines.
Shi Xian was very clever, still remembering Dad would take the older siblings out to play, so he tried to please Wei Kaiyun at night.
Jiang Xinyu lay on one side with her daughter, looking away from father and son, knowing Wei Kaiyun wouldn’t take Shi Xian. An adult needed to watch over them.
The elder three were different; they could manage themselves at home.
Tingting looked particularly cute in the shorts and vest Jiang Xinyu made for her.
Mom taught her daughter to speak, but she was a curious child—unwilling to walk, unwilling to speak. So, Jiang Xinyu talked to her every night.
Once the couple finally got the two kids to sleep, Wei Kaiyun hugged Jiang Xinyu tightly.
"Wife, Shi Xian is too stubborn."
"If he’s determined in the right way, it’ll be fine; if it’s only small schemes, he’s hard to manage."
This child is too naughty, too mischievous, and mainly too quick-witted. His education will really become an issue in the future.
"Tomorrow in the city, let’s check if there’s rock candy available, we should start preparing." Jiang Xinyu changed topics, knowing worrying wouldn’t help.