CHAPTER 1639: CHAPTER 1461 EPILOGUE

Brother Ye and Nan Feng’s land was just over an acre, but in those days there was no machine transplanting, and everyone had to insert several seedlings together, so having a few people work on this acre was quite a challenge.

That morning, Brother Ye and Nan Feng got up early. Usually, they wouldn’t wake the children so early, but because the task of transplanting was heavy, Nan Feng started a fire and was cooking porridge while she went to wake Xia Dabao.

Xia Dabao knew they needed to transplant seedlings and had already gotten up, so as soon as Nan Feng knocked on the door, Xia Dabao immediately came out.

"Go call Axian. As for Xiao’ai... let him sleep, he’s a guest, there’s no reason for him to start working as soon as he arrives," Nan Feng said.

"Mom, have you forgotten what Xiao’ai said yesterday? He will definitely help today, I’ll still call him!" Xia Dabao said.

She knew, Long Aixi was never slick with words; he always did what he said. But he must have not woken up yet.

Yet, before Xia Dabao even reached Long Aixi’s room door, he had already opened it and was looking intently at Xia Dabao. He had changed into old clothes previously worn by Brother Ye and his hair was tied up with the simplest of bands, which he had borrowed from Brother Ye the night before. Now, aside from being cleaner, he looked no different from a local villager.

"Mountain lad, good morning!" Xia Dabao greeted him quickly, then dashed to Axian’s room and had to call for a while before Axian groggily got out of bed.

"Good morning, Sister, Brother Aixi," Axian was always a polite child.

"Morning, Axian. Brother Aixi will take you to wash your face, and after that, you won’t be sleepy anymore," Long Aixi said and then took Axian by the hand.

Usually, Xia Dabao did these tasks because she found Axian too slow and always ended up doing more for him than necessary.

Watching Long Aixi carefully help Axian wash his face and hands, Xia Dabao went to help Nan Feng in the kitchen. After eating their porridge, they could head to the fields.

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It was still early, but the rice fields near the village entrance were already bustling with people greeting each other, cracking jokes, and chatting while working, making it quite lively.

Xia Dabao took off her shoes, rolled up her trouser legs, and her snow-white legs were immediately exposed. Then she pulled Axian by the hand into the paddy field.

Walking inside the paddy field wasn’t like walking on the shore. The mud inside was too thick; it was easy to step in but sometimes hard to pull your foot out, and the mud was slippery, one could easily slip. Just after Xia Dabao let go of Axian’s hand, he fell and got his pants covered with mud, which made Xia Dabao laugh heartily.

Axian felt a bit embarrassed, so Xia Dabao pointed at Uncle Wang’s youngest son, "Look at that Egghead, he’s about your age, running around bare-butt, you could too."

"No way!" Axian said, but he then turned back to tell Long Aixi, "Brother Aixi, be careful not to fall."

Long Aixi was initially very cautious, but after walking a distance, he got the hang of it and started to move more freely.

Meanwhile, Nan Feng and Brother Ye had already organized the seedlings in piles throughout the field so that when they reached a spot, they could just pick up the nearest seedlings and keep planting without having to go back to the seedling area.

Xia Dabao first taught Axian, and Long Aixi watched from the side. After teaching Axian, Long Aixi naturally learned as well, although initially he was slow but clearly very meticulous.

Xia Dabao would usually find planting tiresome, but now with Long Aixi present, she found herself glancing at him from time to time. Though she always said she hadn’t thought it through, she felt an indescribable affection for Long Aixi, always feeling that even if they couldn’t become husband and wife, they were still kin, so naturally she paid him more attention.