The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 194 Keep working hard
The field mouse squad and the monkey squad, lined up in a row, immediately ran towards the wasteland ahead, each doing their own job: some burrowed into the soil, some pulled weeds, and some moved stones. The division of labor was very clear.

Yu Da: ? ?

Yu Da: !!!
The man stood there dumbfounded, his face filled with astonishment.

—Dreaming, it must be a dream. Haha, how could a monkey possibly help pull weeds and move stones?

He raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face, making a crisp "smack" sound.

"pain!"

The pain was ever-present. Yu Da covered his reddened cheeks, looked up at the busy monkeys not far away, and his mind went blank.

These are actually true!!

Stone turned to look at him. Was this guy out of his mind?
“You…this…monkey…” Yu Da gestured incoherently at the stone, unable to utter a coherent sentence for a long time.

Stone, growing impatient, slapped him across the face, saying, "Speak properly."

Great, now both sides of my face are symmetrical.

Yu Da took a deep breath and asked, his cheeks flushed, "What's going on with these monkeys and field mice?"

"It's just what you see here," Stone said, picking up his hoe and beckoning him, "Come on, let's turn the soil over."

Yu Da subconsciously picked up his hoe and followed, but after a few steps he turned back to look at the baby on the wolf's back.

He had always thought the wolf's affection for the baby was because of the powerful woman, but now it seemed it was all the baby's own doing.

A little child who can make wild beasts obey—if those noble people knew about this… countless thoughts flashed through his mind, making his heart beat faster involuntarily.

With this little baby in hand, wouldn't wealth and glory be within easy reach?
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"Yu Er, come out here." Xiao Huan called out from the courtyard, carrying a bamboo basket of dried astragalus.

Inside the room, Yu Er impatiently rolled over on the kang (a heated brick bed), trying to pretend he hadn't heard. But remembering Yu Da's instructions and their plan, he still forced himself to get up, leaned on a wooden stick, and limped out.

He looked impatient and asked gruffly, "What?"

“Cut these astragalus roots.” Xiao Huan pointed to the large cutting board and sharpened machete under the eaves, and took out a few slices from the bamboo basket to show him. “Like this, make sure they’re all the same thickness, don’t cut them badly.”

Looking at the large bamboo basket of astragalus, Yu Er pointed to his injured leg with dissatisfaction, indicating that he was injured and could not have it cut.

"Your leg is injured, not your hand, so hurry up and cut it." Xiao Huan put the bamboo basket next to the cutting board. "You're not allowed to eat lunch if you don't cut it."

"What did you say?" Yu Er glared fiercely at Xiao Huan.

That fierce look of his would scare anyone with a weak heart to tears.

Xiao Huan wasn't intimidated at all. She pulled out a kitchen knife from her waist, its gleaming blade reflecting the sunlight, making Yu Er close his eyes.

"Chop, chop, chop!" Yu Er raised his hand to block his eyes and said irritably, "Put the cleaver away, it's blinding me."

Xiao Huan put away the cleaver and watched him chop.

Yu Er reluctantly sat down on the small stool, his long legs tucked together in a contrite manner, and picked up the machete to start chopping.

Sun-dried astragalus is more difficult to cut than fresh astragalus, but the lower moisture content after drying makes it easier to control the thickness and shape when slicing. The resulting round slices are also more regular and have a better appearance, which allows them to fetch a higher price at medical clinics.

Although Yu Er is a martial arts practitioner, his leg is injured, but his strength in his hands is still there.

He kept cursing about how difficult it was to cut while slicing away.

"It's too thick, make it thinner."

"Cut it at a slight angle."

"Don't chop it up."

Xiao Huan's voice rang out from time to time, and Yu Er gritted his teeth inwardly, venting all his anger towards Xiao Huan on Huang Qi.

It's just cutting astragalus root, he just keeps cutting and cutting!

Once this woman falls into his hands, he will definitely cut off her head!

"That's it, make sure the slices are even. I'm going to the kitchen to marinate the meat. You cut it carefully, I'll come back to check in a bit." Xiao Huan felt that having an extra helper made things much easier, so she dusted off her hands and went back to the kitchen. Yu Er waved his wood-chopping knife at Xiao Huan's back, wishing he could throw it at her.

A small pebble suddenly hit him on the head and rolled to the ground with a "plop".

"Who hit me?" Yu Er looked up and saw a little boy sticking half his body out from the small platform, making a face at him.

Chu Xu: "Hehehe~"

"Hey, you brat!" Yu Er stood up, carrying a wood-chopping knife, ignoring his leg injury, and was about to use his light-footed skill to rush forward.

Another head popped out, and Shang Wan stared at him intently. "Who are you cursing?"

Yu Er felt a reflexive pain all over his body, gripped the wood-chopping knife, silently sat back down, and continued chopping.

Chu Xu hummed softly, "Bullying the weak and fearing the strong."

They didn't care at all that they were the "soft" one.

Shang Wan patted his head, "You don't need to go up there. Go down the ladder at the back and find your uncle in the study."

"Copying books again?" Chu Xu genuinely resisted.

Shang Wan looked at him and asked, "What are you planning to do if you're not copying books?"

Chu Xu chuckled, grabbed Shang Wan's arm and shook it, saying in a coquettish tone, "I want to go play with Yuan Yuan."

Shang Wan thought about it for a moment and realized that copying books was just to give the child something to do. At such a young age, let him play if he wants to.

He nodded in agreement.

Chu Xu cheered, opened his little arms and hugged Shang Wan tightly, then climbed down the bamboo ladder to find Yuan Yuan to play with.

As the child passed by, he reached out and touched his nose, making a funny face like a little pig.

"A little bit~"

Yu Er: "..."

Dead kid!
At the foot of the mountain, two people and a group of monkeys were working enthusiastically.

This morning, the field mice had already finished their work by clearing only one acre of land. Since Yuanyuan had paid them in advance, the field mice did not linger and scattered away.

Shi Tou and Yu Da were turning over the soil with hoes. As they worked, Yu Da discovered that Shi Tou was not only stronger than him, but he could also turn the soil faster. He couldn't stand it!
The two men were like competitors, intently turning over the soil, their hoes dancing in the air, leaving afterimages.

The monkeys gradually lost their purpose and began to sit and watch from the sidelines.

Yuan Yuan dismounted from the gray wolf's back and squatted down like a monkey to watch. From a distance, she looked like a round little ball of dough.

When Chu Xu arrived, he saw this bizarre scene. He struggled to find Yuan Yuan among a group of squatting monkeys, quickly walked over, squatted down, and successfully blended into the crowd of onlookers.

As the sun rose higher, the monkeys waved goodbye to Yuan Yuan and returned to the forest.

The two men, who were having a hoe-wielding contest in the field, stopped, still not quite done. Each had half an acre, so it was a tie.

Yu Da grabbed the hem of his shirt and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He looked back at the ground he had turned over and thought to himself that he might have been possessed by an evil spirit.

Shi Tou tossed him a water pouch. "Well done, keep it up."

Yu Da: "..."

What's the point of working hard at something like this?

At noon, the hardworking duo had a much better meal, with vegetables and meat—they were truly happy.

The two brothers continued eating inside the house, exchanging messages as they ate.

"Brother, does that kid really have such great abilities?"

"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes." Yu Da pointed to his two eyeballs.

"I never expected to find such a treasure hidden in this nook and cranny." Yu Er grinned sinisterly. "Once we send this family to the underworld, the baby will be ours."