CHAPTER 111: CHAPTER 111 WHY DOES UNCLE YUANXIU KEEP LOOKING AT MY AUNT? (2)

"No need to worry, sister-in-law, I have new clothes ready for that day." Li Yuzhu said calmly.

"Isn’t it made by your mother consort? Handle your own matters!" Xue Family was inwardly sour, why did no one help her make clothes?

"No, I made it myself." Li Yuzhu replied without blushing or skipping a beat.

Xue Family squinted her eyes. Isn’t this little sister-in-law supposed to be unable to sew clothes?

"Alright, let me see your handiwork then."

"No problem." It will definitely blind you!

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After lunch, Prince Luling took his sons to the new house.

The Great Princess called Xue Family and the Second Princess away to continue digging for herbs.

Li Yuzhu washed the heads of two children, greeted the Princess Consort Luling, took the sprouting seeds, and went down the mountain with a shovel.

She planned to clear a small piece of land by the new house to sow the seeds first.

In the fields of the villagers, the spring seeds had already sprouted and flowered; she had to hurry up to catch up.

Seeds need to match the season; if you miss the season, you miss the harvest.

However, she hadn’t gone far when Li Jing ran up, "Aunt, wait for me! Aunt!"

The little guy was carrying a shovel too, running and panting heavily.

His hair had just been washed and wasn’t completely dry yet.

Water droplets glistened on his face, making his face look as beautiful as a jade plate.

The little tuft of glossy black hair on the top of his head was tied with a blue cloth strip by Princess Consort Luling.

Like it was growing a scallion.

A scallion swaying with his running movement.

Li Yuzhu couldn’t help but laugh.

"Jingjing, why did you run here?" She walked towards the little guy.

"I want to play with Aunt."

"Aunt is going to work, not to play."

"Then I’ll work with Aunt. Look, I even brought a shovel."

Li Yuzhu, "..." This kid!

Princess Consort Luling came chasing with Guoguo in her arms, "Yuzhu ah! Jingjing insisted on running to find you, can you look after him?"

Li Yuzhu held Li Jing’s hand and smiled at Princess Consort Luling, "I can take care, I’m just going to dig a small patch and scatter some seeds, it’s not particularly busy."

Princess Consort Luling nodded, "Alright, if you can’t handle it, ask your brothers for help."

"Got it, mother, you can go back!" Li Yuzhu waved at Princess Consort Luling and headed down the mountain with Li Jing.

Being able to go out and play, Li Jing was so happy that he skipped along.

But the little guy was just over two years old, his legs weren’t as strong as adults’, and after less than a mile, he plopped down on the ground.

"Tired, are you?" Li Yuzhu stopped and smiled at him.

"Not tired, Jingjing is not tired." Li Jing shook his head.

His little face was flushed from walking, yet he said he’s not tired?

If not tired, why sit on the ground?

Li Yuzhu walked over, squatted in front of him, "Come on, I’ll carry you."

"No, no, no, Jingjing is not tired. Grandma says Aunt’s foot hurts, Aunt can’t carry me." Li Jing waved his little hands.

"I’ll carry him." Mu Yuanxiu’s voice suddenly came from behind them.

Li Yuzhu turned to look and saw Mu Yuanxiu approaching from the path to South Mountain Slope.

He was carrying two fish traps.

"It’s okay, he’s small, not heavy, I can carry him." Li Yuzhu didn’t want to owe favors and refused.

But Mu Yuanxiu came over and, without a word, picked up Li Jing.

Li Jing even said with a grin, "I like Brother Yuanxiu carrying me."

"Call him uncle." Mu Yuanxiu corrected.

"Uncle Yuanxiu is really nice."

Li Yuzhu, "..." This little kid has quite the social skills!

"Your foot still isn’t completely better, why carry Jingjing?" Mu Yuanxiu looked at her foot and started walking forward with Li Jing on his back.

Carrying fish traps and a child, he’s quite burdened.

Li Yuzhu had no choice but to say, "Thank you. By the way, should I help you carry the fish traps?"

Mu Yuanxiu said, "Alright."

Li Yuzhu took the fish traps.

The bottom of these two fish traps each contained severed earthworms tied with hemp rope.

"Neighbor, where are you planning to place these fish traps?" Li Yuzhu looked at the traps, curious.

"In the marshland in front of your new house," he replied.

"What can you trap?" Li Yuzhu got interested.

"Fish, big shrimps, loaches, eels, you can trap them all."

"Do you catch a lot? How much have you caught lately?" Li Yuzhu asked again.

If he catches a lot, she might get some traps too, to catch fish and shrimps there so as to improve her family’s meals.

"Depends on luck. When it rains and the water rises, you’ll catch more; usually, it’s fewer, but it’s never an empty trap. You’ll get a fish or two, more or less."

"Sounds good, I’ll learn how you place the traps later." Li Yuzhu said happily.

In her previous life, before the family accident, she lived in the countryside with her grandmother.

She often watched villagers with traps catching fish and shrimps, and would go see their catches. However, she didn’t know the tricks of placing traps. Supposedly, if placed incorrectly, you’d catch neither fish nor shrimp.

Mu Yuanxiu looked at her, his eyes flickered slightly, "Alright, I’ll teach you later."

"Thank you for that." Li Yuzhu said with a smile.

Soon, they reached the foot of the mountain.

Everyone was busy at the new house, and no one stopped them to interrogate; the two walked past easily.

Li Jing also obediently stayed silent.

Upon reaching the marshland, Mu Yuanxiu put Li Jing down.

He took the fish traps from Li Yuzhu, found a spot where the water was slightly deeper, and placed the traps in.

Then, he found some sticks, tied the traps to them.

While placing the traps, he explained, "Remember, fish traps must be submerged below the water’s surface, or the fish and shrimp can’t enter. But don’t submerge them too much, or fish and shrimp will escape."

Li Yuzhu nodded, "Ah, so that’s how it’s done." She made a mental note.

After setting up the traps, Mu Yuanxiu asked Li Yuzhu, "What are you two doing down here?"

"My aunt wants to plant seeds." Li Jing answered first.

"Plant seeds?" Mu Yuanxiu looked at Li Yuzhu in surprise. She knows how to plant seeds?

Why does this young man have such a strange expression? Li Yuzhu wondered.

She said, "Yesterday I went to the village and bought some seeds from the village chief’s house, planning to plant them beside the new house."

"It’s the season for planting seeds," Mu Yuanxiu nodded.

The two reached the wall by the new house, where Li Yuzhu used a shovel to test the soil and found a softer area to start digging.

Li Jing also joined with his small shovel.

"I want to help Aunt." After digging a bit, he called out to Mu Yuanxiu, "Uncle Yuanxiu, aren’t you helping my aunt? Why do you keep looking at her?"

Mu Yuanxiu, "..."

Li Yuzhu looked up and saw his slightly embarrassed face, squinted her eyes, and asked, "Yes, what are you looking at me for?"

Such an odd young man.

Mu Yuanxiu awkwardly said, "Watching how you plant seeds."

"Do I have seeds on my face?"