BXBX NOVEL Chapter 316 - 316: Wild
The children laughed out loud. Shui Sheng picked up the fish basket and shouted, “Everyone, come and take a look! I picked up a big fish.”
Everyone surrounded it and saw a foot-long grass fish, prawns, and an eel in the fish basket. The big grass fish kept jumping so hard that the aquatic fish basket was almost unstable.
“Wow! There’s really a big fish!” Everyone cheered and put the fish into a bucket. Shui Sheng said to them, “Don’t let the small fish go. Take it back and feed it to the chickens and ducks!”
“Got it.” Everyone scrambled to load the other fish into buckets.
Seeing that the rain had passed, Li Yu brought Yangyang out of the farmstead. The rice fields by the roadside emitted vitality, and there was a fresh smell in the air. When she walked to the side of the cornfield, crystal clear dewdrops hung on the tender green corn leaves. Under the sunlight, they became colorful.
Yangyang shook off Li Yu’s hand and chased after a dragonfly. Yanzi, Cao’er, and the other girls were cutting grass on the field beside the cornfield with backpacks. Cao’er looked up and saw Yangyang chasing after the dragonfly. She shouted, “Young Master Yangyang, Uncle Zou and the others said that there are big fish in the ditch. Brother Shuisheng and the others have gone to the ditch
to fish.”
When Yangyang heard about fishing, he lost interest in chasing the dragonfly. He ran back and pulled Li Yu. “Mother, I want to watch Brother Shuisheng fish.”
“Alright.” Li Yu brought Yangyang towards the ditch. Clouds and fog surrounded Mount Spindle in the distance. From afar, it looked like a fairyland.
Before they approached the ditch, they heard cheers from Shuisheng and the others.
When Little Loach saw Li Yu and Yangyang, he ran over and pulled Yangyang.
He pointed at the fish in the bucket and smiled proudly. “Young Master, look. It’s a big grass fish that Brother Shui Sheng picked up.”
“Wow! What a big fish!” He turned around and gestured at Li Yu, who was looking at the seedlings by the field. “Mother, come and see what a big fish it is!”
Li Yu smiled and walked closer to take a look. “This grass fish is really big and fat!”
The little stutterer looked at Li Yu and smiled shyly. He pulled Little Loach and pointed at the prawns. Little Loach understood. “Madam, there are your favorite prawns in the bucket.”
Li Yu saw that their faces and hair were covered in mud. She smiled and instructed Shui Sheng and the others, “Alright! Thank you. Be careful not to go deep into the water.”
The few of them replied in unison, “Madam, we understand.” The little stutterer pursed his lips and looked at Li Yu, who kept nodding. He and Little Loach held Yangyang’s hand and ran back and forth along the ditch. They followed Shuisheng and the others and helped pick up the fish to put them into buckets.
Li Yu played by the ditch with Yangyang for a while. Just as she was about to walk back, she saw two carriages driving towards the manor.
Madam Gao and Madam He lifted the curtain and looked at the busy workers at the construction site at the foot of the mountain. They saw that the houses in the manor had been completed. Craftsmen were building pavilions, and someone was building rockeries and corridors.
Madam He said to Madam Gao, “Sister Gao, I heard from Madam last time that she was going to open a leisure villa. I had thought that building it at the foot of the mountain would be too remote. From the looks of it, it’s more fun than playing in the city.”
Madam Gao looked at the construction site in front of her and thought about how Wu Tingxian had first said that Madam Li was a farm girl. However, ever since she interacted with her, she felt that Madam Li’s knowledge and bearing did not seem to be what ordinary farm girls had. Madam Gao thought again, “The Second Madam of the Wang family, Madam Lin, looks so similar to Madam Li. Could it be that Madam Li has some relationship with the Lin family of Qingzhou? Could it be…”
Madam He’s question interrupted Madam Gao’s guess. “That’s right! Madam Li has a unique vision. This place is only more than two hours away from the city. There will be many people coming out to play.”
“I heard that the farm is full of food and accommodation. There are also places to fish and climb mountains to pick fruits. When it’s fixed, we’ll come and play.”
“Yes! We’ll come out here and relax when the time comes.
After walking for a while, Madam He saw Li Yu standing not far ahead. She smiled at Madam Gao and said, “Sister Gao, look, Madam is in front.”
Madam Gao looked in the direction Madam He was pointing and saw Li Yu holding Yangyang’s hand. She smiled and said, “As expected, Madam is simply a natural clothes rack. One’s eyes would light up just looking at her.” When the two of them saw Li Yu looking over, they raised their handkerchiefs and waved at her.
When Li Yu saw the two of them, she said to Yangyang, “Yangyang, Auntie Gao and Auntie He are here. Let’s welcome them.”
When the two of them saw Li Yu walking towards them, they also got out of the carriage with a smile Onlv then did the two of them reali7.p that the road on
the farmstead was not muddy. There was a layer of sand and gravel on the road that was very flat. They did not know what it was paved with.
Madam Gao smiled brightly. “The mountains are beautiful and the foot of the mountain is cool and pleasant. Madam really knows how to enjoy herself.”
Li Yu smiled and said, “It’s indeed quite cool. Stay here for a few days before returning.”
“Sure! Then we won’t leave.”
Yangyang cupped his hands at the two of them. “Hello, Aunt Gao and Aunt He!”
Madam Gao smiled and picked Yangyang up. “Aiyo! Which family is such a handsome young man from?”
Yangyang replied loudly, “From Father and Mother’s family!” The three of them laughed when they heard that.
Madam He pointed at the carriage behind and smiled. “Madam, Sister Gao, we heard that you took in some old people and children and we brought something over for them. ”
Li Yu bowed and smiled. “I’ll thank you on their behalf.”
Madam Gao smiled and said, “The two of us only found some cotton and some cloth. It’s not anything good!”
Li Yu shook her head and smiled. “These are all practical good things. Sister
Gao, Sister He, thank you.”
Madam Gao smiled and said, “There’s no need to thank us! The two of us heard that you planted a crop called corn on your farm. Let us see it as a thank-you gift. ”
Li Yu pointed at the cornfield. “There’s a large area over there! Feel free to take a look.”
Madam He smiled and said, “Aiya! If we had known we could look around freely, we would have come empty-handed.”
The two of them saw Shui Sheng and the others catching fish in the ditch and said to Li Yu, “Are these the children?”
“Yes, they’re all good children. They raise pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese on the farm. They cut grass and feed them.”
“What hardworking children.” Madam Gao pointed at the field to look for ducks and geese. “Aiyo! If those ducks go into the field, will they eat the rice?”
Madam He pursed her lips and smiled. “Sister Gao, ducks don’t know how to eat rice seedlings. They only know how to eat rice.”
Madam Gao sighed and said, “I’ve made a fool of myself. These ducks were bullying me for not knowing anything.” The three of them laughed.
Ji Xiang returned to the city and went to the government office. He told Zhou Jia about the Wang family’s apology. “Madam suspects that Madam Lin will send her nanny to the West Mountain to gather information and is sending me to keep an eye on the Wang family.”
Zhou Jia said to Ji Xiang, “Alright, the weather is hot. Go back and get the summer medicine before rushing.”
“Yes, Master.” After Ji Xiang left, he went to the backyard to dress up and went to the Wang family..