The Tempting Educated Youth Married to a Rough Man-Chapter 247 - 243: Beating Kids on a Rainy Day, Nothing Else to Do Anyway
No matter how hard Songzhu tried, its mouth was just so small, it couldn’t match Hetao and Old Wolf, who, with a quick lick of their tongues, would see the water level visibly drop.
By the end, the water in the bowl was gone, Songzhu’s fur was drenched, and it lay satisfied in the water bowl.
Hetao looked at Songzhu, stuck out his tongue to lick his wolf muzzle, then crazily opened his mouth at Songzhu.
Wen Ran: "!!!"
For a moment, her heart was about to jump out.
Damn!
After all, it was a lively specialty she brought from the Northwest, even though it looked like a little pig, and had an appetite like a pig.
But after raising it for so long, she had grown attached to it.
If Hetao swallowed it in one bite...
"Ahhhh, let go of your mouth!"
Wen Ran went to pry open Hetao’s mouth.
Hetao cooperatively spat out the squeaking Songzhu.
Then, just as Wen Ran breathed a sigh of relief, it quickly sucked Songzhu back in.
Wen Ran: "..."
By this time, no matter how dumb Wen Ran was, she realized what Hetao was up to.
It seemed to have no interest in Songzhu’s plump body at all.
Sucking it in and out, was purely for the sweetness on its fur.
Wen Ran was silent.
Damn it.
Did she treat these creatures too harshly?
Since it wasn’t life-threatening, Wen Ran didn’t want to intervene.
Anyway, if she took it out, it would just suck it back in again, a waste of time.
Hetao meticulously licked Songzhu all over.
By the time it felt it had licked enough and spat out Songzhu, Songzhu had already lost its soul.
It looked like a mango pit.
Wen Ran: "..."
Tsk, how to put it, it was a pitiful sight.
Whether Hetao’s saliva was dirty or not, she didn’t know, but it really stank.
Songzhu dry-heaved while laying on the ground like a carcass.
In the end, Wen Ran couldn’t bear it any longer, and disdainfully picked it up by the tail, tossed it into the basin, and carefully scrubbed Songzhu with soap.
Alright.
A wash, and it’s still good.
Naturally, the mischievous Hetao got a big slap on the head from Wen Ran.
Hetao had already turned into a rubber-faced smirk.
In other words, shameless.
After the slap, it had the audacity to laugh and dared to snuggle up to Wen Ran. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
The sun gradually set in the west.
The sky was adorned with glistening clouds.
"Creak~"
Hongguo’s voice sounded joyfully, "Sis, you’re back!"
"I’m back," Wen Ran was scattering dried noodles into the pot, "I made something delicious for dinner. Go call Uncle, Auntie, and Chenxing over, let’s all eat together for convenience."
"Okay!"
When it came to asking Hongguo to do a task, she never refused.
She turned and ran off.
In less than twenty minutes, everyone had returned. Although exhausted, they were in good spirits.
"Wow, what are we eating tonight?"
"It’s mutton and cabbage stew with vermicelli, with some mutton broth left, I made noodles," Wen Ran beamed, "hurry and wash your hands, I’ll turn up the heat."
"Okay!"
The mutton soup, with a bit of spicy mutton oil, topped with garlic sprouts and cilantro, the flavors just soared.
After a day of work, everyone’s stomachs were growling with hunger.
At this moment, smelling the aroma, everyone rushed forward.
Everyone got a big bowl of mutton noodles, finishing it up in just a few bites.
Fortunately, Wen Ran made a lot, each had two or three bowls, their bellies round.
"Oh my~" Mrs. Xiao patted her round belly, sighed, "Life is so much better now, coming home, and having a meal cooked by my precious Da Bao.
Back then, we didn’t have this privilege."
Mr. Xiao helplessly, "You weren’t lacking back then either."
"Not the same," Mrs. Xiao boasted, "the meals back then weren’t as comforting as today’s."
"Alright, alright," Mr. Xiao got up, silently began tidying up.
"No need," Hongguo quickly interjected, "Uncle, you sit and rest."
Chenxing stood up too, "Dad, let us do it."
Because they were young and still students, their chores were much lighter.
The sisters hand in hand went to clear the dishes, Mrs. Xiao sighed with emotion, "With a life like this, even if Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad wanted to trade with me, I wouldn’t do it."
Mr. Xiao chuckled helplessly, "You, you’re drunk before even drinking."
"You know nothing, I’m just happy!"
"Who says otherwise?"
This life~
We should be this content!
The moon rose above the trees, the Xiao Family returned, and Wen Ran tidied up before quickly going to bed with Hongguo.
The night was silent.
The rain began to fall again in a gentle drizzle.
The chickens quickly huddled together, dozing off to avoid the rain.
Hetao lay in the doghouse, sleeping in all sorts of positions, while Old Wolf gave it a disdainful glance, staring silently through the doghouse at the fine, dense rain outside.
Its deep green eyes flickered in the night, filled with too many emotions.
Eventually, under the washing of the rain, it all became silent and soundless again.
The next morning, Wen Ran reasonably slept in.
She had brought two hundred and fifty chickens to the brigade, so what was wrong with taking it easy?
Perfectly reasonable.
Wen Ran turned over and continued to sleep, Hongguo drowsily opened her eyes, "Sis, it seems to be raining."
Wen Ran struggled up from her dreams, scratched her head, "Is it raining?"
She slipped on her shoes, pushed open the window to have a look, and sure enough, there was a light rain falling outside.
The rain wasn’t heavy, but they still had to work.
As they got dressed and freshened up, the rain stopped outside, and just as Hongguo was about to go out, it suddenly turned into a torrential downpour.
Hongguo: "?"
Was this a sign for her to rest as well?
Wen Ran didn’t go back to sleep but held up an umbrella to fetch the bewildered Hongguo back inside.
Even though the umbrella was big enough, they still got half-soaked due to the sudden heavy rain.
"Sis, do you want to wash up? You’re all wet."
"It’s okay," Wen Ran pulled her, changed clothes once inside, "Now it’s good, with such heavy rain, no need to work."
She joked on the surface, but inside Wen Ran was a bit worried.
This rain wasn’t like the usual.
If it delayed the spring planting, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The rain poured down for a whole day, causing the creek to swell.
The dense rain pelting down, left the creek lacking oxygen.
Fat, plump fish leaped out, and those wearing straw raincoats to check the situation noticed this.
He went to find the brigade leader.
Upon hearing this, the brigade leader slapped his thigh, "Let’s go! It’s raining anyway, idling is idling, why not do something."
On a rainy day, even spanking the kids beats idling.
The brigade leader called everyone to catch fish, actually giving those mischievous kids a way to pass the time.
Wen Ran originally didn’t want to go, but when they mentioned the lively crowd...
She just had to go have a look.
The two of them donned straw raincoats, locked up, and headed off to join the main group.
Of course, if Wen Ran had known she would encounter such a ridiculous event just by trying to join the fun, she would have surely stayed away.
Pity, there’s no "if" in the world.
