Six-Year-Old Child, Baojiao, is Busy with Kingdom-Building

back home,

Wang Zhuangzhi was handling pheasants in the yard, while Erya and Xiao Li squatted aside and stared eagerly. They were not afraid at all, but eager to try.

Liu Zhihua looked around but didn't see Jiaojiao, so she asked, "Hey, where is Jiaojiao?"

Wang Zhuangzhi pointed to the back, and said in a low voice: "This girl has been talking about picking herbs for Qiusheng since she came back, so why not go to the back of the house to pick weeds."

"Hey, no one is watching, what if I scratch my hand by pulling grass."

Saying that, Liu Zhihua handed the pheasant to Qiu Sheng behind him, turned around and ran towards the backyard in a hurry.

Looking at the pheasant in his hand, Qiu Sheng walked over and skillfully tied it with a soft tree stick and hung it in the shade, then rolled up his sleeves and went to collect firewood.

Erya saw the pheasant hung up by the eldest brother, so she knew that it was going to be kept and sold for money. She looked at the pheasant in Dad's hand.

After the chicken feathers were scalded off, the white chicken was exposed. A chicken only had two legs, one for Jiaojiao and one for Xiaodi, and then it disappeared.

She felt a little disappointed, she hadn't eaten delicious chicken legs for a long time, but when she thought of having chicken to eat, she licked her mouth, forget it, she would be happy if she had meat.

Xiao Li stared at the chicken in the pot, sucked his nose and licked his mouth, looked at his father eagerly and asked, "Dad, can I have two chicken legs?"

Before Wang Zhuangzhi could speak, Erya poked him on the forehead angrily, and scolded: "A chicken only has two legs, what should I do Jiaojiao if you eat them all!"

Xiao Li shrank his neck in fright, "Then, I'll eat one."

Wang Erya snorted, got up and put her hands on her hips and said, "Xiao Li, you are Jiaojiao's second elder brother, you have to share everything with Jiaojiao in the future, otherwise I won't beat you up!"

"Sister~ I understand." Wang Xiaoli shrank behind his father.

Seeing this, Wang Zhuangzhi sighed, and comforted him: "Good boy, next time Dad will kill a few more pheasants."

With such a comforting mouth, Wang Zhuangzhi's face was also a little worried.

There are too many hunters on the nearby hills, and there is nothing left. He has been unable to hunt prey for the past few days, and the distant hills are more dangerous. Several hunters in the nearby villages have gone and never returned. He has a wife and children to support. Don't dare to take the risk.

Seeing that it was time for Qiusheng's tuition to be paid, and the only money left in the family was not enough to cover the tuition fee, Jiaojiao was just recovering from a serious illness, and her body was already fragile, Dr. Li ordered him to eat some fine grains and meat...

Qiu Sheng brought Chai over, saw his father frowning, pursed his lips and said, "Father, our school is going to be renovated, I won't go to the school for the time being, and I don't have to pay this year's tuition."

Wang Zhuangzhi was overjoyed at first when he heard the words, but then he asked worriedly: "Qiu Sheng, if you don't go to the school, won't you be unable to study? Did the master say that you will teach in other places?"

Qiu Sheng shook his head, lowered his eyes and explained: "It's nothing, dad, just study at home."

Wang Zhuangzhi never became suspicious, his brows unknowingly relaxed, and he felt more relaxed when he was not in a hurry.

He smiled and got up and picked off the pheasant on the wall, and threw it directly into the hot water to deal with it. It happened to have four legs, one for each of the four children.

Erya's eyes lit up, and thinking of having chicken legs to eat today, she quickly rolled up her sleeves to help, "Father, I'll help you pluck the hair!"

"I also want!"

Xiao Li also started rubbing his sleeves to pull chicken feathers, Wang Zhuangzhi hurriedly stopped the two of them, "Oh, slow down, be careful of hot hands."

Qiu Sheng was hesitant to say anything, but his father was like this, I'm afraid his mother was angry again.

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backyard,

There is open space in front and back of the yellow mud house of the Wang family, surrounded by a strong wooden fence, there is a small log cabin in the front yard for cooking, and some sundries are placed in the yard.

The backyard is used to dry clothes on weekdays, and a small chicken coop is built in the corner, with only three chickens in it.

now,

Liu Zhihua was picking eggs from the chicken coop, and told Jiaojiao who was in the distance: "Baby, don't come here, just stand there and wait for mother."

"Well, I see."

Jiaojiao was wearing a small pink cloth shirt, holding a few unknown tree roots and grass leaves in her hands, her small face like white dough was full of flesh, and her round black eyes like grapes were full of curiosity.

The old hen clucked and clucked, and the mother actually took out two eggs from under it.

It turns out that the hen lays eggs like this, and these are the candied eggs that mother made for her every day.

Liu Zhihua groped under the other two chickens for a long time, but she didn't find any eggs. She picked up the two chickens, looked at the bare meadow, and scolded angrily: "You guys don't live up to your expectations, you live all day long!" I didn’t eat less, but I didn’t even lay a single egg, I’ll just kill you all!”

"Cluck..." The old hens scurried around in the coop, clucking in fright.

Liu Zhihua looked at the two eggs in her arms and sighed, this was enough for Jiaojiao to eat.

There is not much oil and water in the house, and three meals a day are sweet potato soup and pickled vegetables. Fortunately, the head of the family killed two pheasants today, and the rest can only be exchanged for eggs and fine grains in the market, so as to supplement Jiaojiao and Qiusheng. body.

Seeing that her mother was distracted, Jiaojiao walked over with small steps, and softly called: "Mother~"

Liu Zhihua hurriedly patted the chicken feathers on her body, walked over with the egg, and picked up her daughter who was on the ground with one hand, "Oh, baby, go out with your mother, be careful that these chickens peck you."

Baojiao put her arms around Mother's neck obediently, and said as she walked outside: "Mother, I'm picking medicine. Let's cook medicine for elder brother later."

As a ginseng essence, she knew all these medicinal materials. She heard Grandpa Li talk about their efficacy that day, and she remembered them all. Adding her hundred-year-old beard, her elder brother's illness would definitely be cured.

Liu Zhihua glanced at the tree roots and grass leaves held by her daughter's little hands, shook her head and smiled, and coaxed casually: "Okay, after lunch, I will cook it for you."

Jiaojiao smiled and nodded, "Yeah."

Liu Zhihua walked out with Jiaojiao in her arms, and seeing Erya and Xiaoli holding a naked chicken, she was almost pissed off!

Jiaojiao saw that her mother's complexion was not right, so she subconsciously covered her ears.

Seeing her daughter covered her ears in fright, Liu Zhihua suppressed her anger again, took a deep breath and coaxed, "Don't be afraid, Jiaojiao, mother, don't speak loudly, let elder brother take you back to the house to play with clay figurines, okay?"

Hearing the bright eyes of the clay figure Jiaojiao, she nodded obediently and said, "Okay."

"Qiusheng, take Jiaojiao back to the house." Liu Zhihua shouted.

Wang Qiusheng patted the sticks of firewood sticking to his body, stepped forward to take the little sister from his mother's arms, and said softly, "Hold me, brother."

Qiu Sheng saw that his mother looked unhappy, so he explained for his father: "Mother, there is no rush to pay this year's tuition, that's why father wants us all to eat chicken legs, don't blame father."

Liu Zhihua became even angrier when she heard that, and said angrily: "Your father is a deadhead, isn't chicken leg and chicken both meat! Children are ignorant and he is ignorant, our chickens don't lay eggs, and there is no oil and water in the house, Jiaojiao is seriously ill Chuyu is all supported by eggs, and he was thinking of exchanging that chicken for some eggs and fine grains, but now he has messed up everything by his mindlessness."

"Ahem, mother, don't be angry. If I don't go to school, I will copy books for bookstores when I have time. A copy will cost 300 Wen. I can make money to subsidize my family." Qiu Sheng coughed while covering his lips and tilting his head.

Jiaojiao slid down from her elder brother's arms, tugged at Mother's skirt, looked at Mother with dark eyes and said seriously: "Mother, don't blame Father, Jiaojiao will also learn to make money to subsidize the family."