Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 48 I thought you'd been kidnapped.
Xiao Wu choked, "This?"

Damn it, should he answer whether it tastes good or not?
To be fair, Li Niangzi's cooking is really delicious; yesterday he almost licked the plate clean.

Oh, no, it should be called licking the bowl.

Li Ruru's family doesn't use plates; they use broken bowls to hold the food. Each bowl is big, and the portions are generous and the food tastes delicious.

Xiao Wu scratched his head, wondering if the master would be very angry if he said it was delicious.

If people knew that the county magistrate's delicacies were inferior to the peasant woman's simple meals, where would the magistrate's face be?

Seeing that Xiao Wu couldn't utter a sound for a long time, Magistrate Chu understood.

It must be that the food at Madam Li's house is better. If the food at the manor was better, would Xiao Wu be in such a difficult position?

He sighed and said, "Alright, you can continue to mooch meals at that Li Niangzi's house with the young master. Take good care of the young master, bring him plenty of things, and don't let people look down on us."

He may seem to have many demands as a father, but ultimately all he wants is for his son to be safe and healthy.

But it would be even better if they could be more ambitious.

Xiao Wu received the order, nodded happily, rushed into Chu Xiu's room, packed up and took away a lot of things, had some tables moved, and rushed to the kitchen to take a bunch of ingredients.

After he had looted a lot of things, he prepared to drive his carriage to catch up with Chu Xiu.

Suddenly a voice came from inside the carriage, "Let's go."

Xiao Wu was startled. "Young Master? Young Master, when did you get into the carriage?"

Chu Xiu said impatiently, "Just now, let's go."

The carriage soon arrived at Chenjia Village.

Li Ruru has already prepared the konjac tofu for tomorrow, and now she is planting vegetables in the corner with her three maids.

Seeing Chu Xiu enter, she looked up and said, "Where did you run off to? You didn't even tell me when you left? I thought you'd been kidnapped."

Chu Xiu could hear the concern in her scolding words.

His eyes sparkled. If Lady Li didn't care about him, why would she care where he went?

She must be terribly worried about him since he's not here.

He smiled and said, "I went home for a visit and brought some things back with me."

Xiao Yishan offered to help move the things. When Li Ruru saw the large and small bags, she put some of them at her own house and moved the rest to Xiao Yishan's house.

She asked, "Young master, did you empty your house? Aren't you tired?"

Chu Xiu was almost in tears. "Waaah, Madam Li cares about me so much. She's worried that I'm tired."

"Not tired, hehe." He laughed like a fool.

Xiao Wu, who was busy moving things around: "..."

Young master, am I just part of your game? Doesn't Xiao Wu get tired?

Waaah, Xiao Wu was only sad for a second before she came to her senses.

He almost forgot that he was a servant. Servants are born to work, so how could they get tired?

He patted his head and said, "Xiao Wu, you need to recognize your place."

It's no wonder Xiao Wu was confused. Everyone has to work at Li Ruru's house. There are no social classes here. Being able to work makes you a good kid.

Even Qiqi has become much more obedient. Just now it wanted to eat chicken and duck, but now it's lying by the fence. If anyone tries to escape, it will swat them down with its paw.

After several rounds, the chicks and ducklings were completely subdued.

Rabbits are naturally timid, and now they've burrowed into their burrow and dare not come out.

Xiao Wu was still moving things when Chu Xiu came over to help Li Ruru carry water.

Li Ruru asked Daya to go with him, fearing that this young nobleman might fall into the well instead of getting water.

Da Ya said, "Brother Chu, let's fetch water from the backyard. There's a stream there."

Chu Xiu wasn't interested in the stream, but he was very interested in the old well in the yard. He opened the well cover, poked his head out, and saw a pool of water about ten meters deep, forming a circle.

The blue sky and white clouds are reflected in the well, which is a particularly pleasing sight.

He exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "This is a well! It's truly amazing."

Regardless of whether it was magical or not, Daya threw the bucket with the iron chain hanging from it directly into the well.

After fetching the water, Chu Xiu rolled up his sleeves and said, "Let me do it."

He carried the bucket for a few steps, swaying unsteadily, and half a bucket of water spilled out.

Xiao Wu ran over to help, but Chu Xiu pushed him away.

By the time the water was brought to Li Ruru, only a little over half a bucket remained. Li Ruru frowned and said, "Young Master is really careless when he works. He needs more practice and can carry a few more buckets."

Chu Xiu nodded vigorously. Li Niangzi was so kind; she not only gave him the opportunity to practice but also comforted him, telling him to take it slow.

"Madam Li, what kind of vegetable is this?"

Li Ruru's large basin contained many vegetable seedlings, many of which had already flowered.

Chu Xiu had never seen anyone grow vegetables before, but he thought that they should plant seeds first. Why did Madam Li start by planting seedlings?

Li Ruru felt a little guilty and touched her nose.

She took these seedlings from her spatial dimension, and lied to the children, saying she dug them up from the back mountain.

“Zucchini, pumpkin, loofah…” Li Ruru rattled off more than a dozen vegetable names in one breath.

These are varieties that can produce a large harvest from a single plant, more than you can eat.

"Why are these melons... um... vegetables planted in the corner?" Chu Xiu asked.

"These are all plants from the Cucurbitaceae family. They can climb up the wall, saving space."

"Oh." Chu Xiu nodded, seemingly understanding, "Are they planted in that corner too?"

"We'll plant some fruit, but not vegetables."

Seeing that Chu Xiu was still confused, Li Ruru pointed to another large basin and said, "There are watermelons, pears, cantaloupes, and honeydew melons in that basin..."

More than a dozen names appeared. Chu Xiu exclaimed, "Wow, there's watermelon! I love watermelon the most!"

Li Ruru: "..." So after all she said, he only remembered the watermelon!

However, the fact that he didn't ask any further questions meant that all these types of melons were currently available at Da Tang.

At this moment, Xiao Yishan brought over the third large pot. Before Chu Xiu could ask, Li Ruru said directly, "These are all flowers. Plant some at the entrance and right inside the door. They will look beautiful when they bloom."

All the plants that Li Ruru dug out of the space were covered with thick soil, so there was no possibility that they wouldn't survive.

Chenjia Village is located neither in the south nor the north, with a suitable climate, allowing plants from both the south and the north to take root here.

The people of Chenjia Village eat both rice and noodles, and they eat them together.

Er Ya pointed to the pot and said, "These are sunflowers. Planting a row of them would look beautiful, and you could even eat the sunflower seeds."

Li Ruru nodded, "And these are sunflowers, growing towards the sun. This is night-blooming jasmine, opening in the evening. This is..."

The flowers Li Ruru chose were all common varieties in the village. In her mind, she already had a small courtyard filled with the fragrance of fruits, surrounded by flowers, and with so many vegetables that she couldn't eat them all.

It's so exciting to think about! This must be the joy of farming!

Chu Xiu nodded while sighing inwardly.

Li Niangzi is so kind; she knows so much. I wish she were my real mother.

Amidst the peaceful atmosphere, Granny Hua's voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Madam Li, are you home? We're coming in."

Granny Hua led Zhang Laizi through the gate, and Zhang Laizi immediately declared, "Madam Li, I've thought it through. I don't mind your situation, and I'm willing to marry you!"

(End of this chapter)