Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 211 Warm Life

An Nian pointed at the moon and asked An Yue, "Sister, do you think there are people living on the moon?"

An Yue suddenly remembered that she had asked the same question when she was a child in the 21st century. At that time, her grandfather told her the story of "Wu Gang Chopping Trees". Now she could learn and put it into practice.

She planned to use the story her grandfather told her to fool An Nian and Chun Zhi.

"It is said that this moon is called the Moon Palace. In the Moon Palace lives a fairy named Chang'e. She is as beautiful as a flower. Although she is beautiful, she is not allowed to leave the Moon Palace."

The story had just begun. Chunzhi and Annian pricked up their ears and listened carefully to An Yue telling them the story.

The three of them looked up at the night sky. The moonlight was bright and the breeze was refreshing, which complemented the story told by An Yue. At this moment, the night was peaceful and beautiful.

An Yue continued, "There was a general named Wu Gang who guarded the South Gate of Heaven. He had been in love with the fairy Chang'e for a long time, and the fairy Chang'e also loved him. It was a pity that the fairy Chang'e could not leave the Moon Palace."

"So, he often went to the Moon Palace to visit the fairy Chang'e, to entertain her and chat with her. As a result, one day, Wu Gang neglected his duties at the South Heaven Gate and brought great trouble to the Heavenly Palace. The Jade Emperor was furious."

Chunzhi couldn't wait to ask: "And then what?"

"Sister Chunzhi, don't be anxious. I'm telling the story." An Nian felt that Chunzhi had interrupted the story and reminded her quickly.

"Then, the Jade Emperor punished Wu Gang by sending him to chop down the laurel tree in the Moon Palace. If he failed to chop down the laurel tree, he would not be allowed to leave the tree, let alone meet Chang'e."

"So Wu Gang chopped at the laurel tree with all his might, but no matter how hard he chopped, the tree would not break. Every time he chopped it down, as soon as Wu Gang picked up the axe again, the chopped laurel tree would heal itself again."

Chunzhi held up his chin and asked, "Will Wu Gang be trapped under the laurel tree in the Moon Palace forever?"

An Yue gestured to Chun Zhi and An Nian to look at the moon and said, "Look at the gray part on the moon. Does it look like a tree?"

Chunzhi and Anyue rubbed their eyes, took a closer look, and answered in unison: "Similar!" "Very similar!"

"That's Wu Gang chopping trees..."

An Yue stood up and said, "Okay, the story is over, let's go back to the house and rest!"

An Yue secretly laughed in her heart: [Haha…When my grandfather told me this kind of story when I was a child, I would have all kinds of wild dreams. Now it’s their turn to daydream.]

As the night deepened, the oil lamps in and outside the village began to gradually go out.

An Yue went back to her room and lay on the bed, thinking that she had finished her farm work in recent days. Apart from watering the fields, picking some mulberry leaves and cutting grass for pigs every day, there was nothing else very important to do.

She felt that although vegetables were planted in the yard now, the whole yard still lacked some vitality overall.

This is like the tongue licking the tip of the nose - it's still a long way from the farmyard in An Yue's mind.

So, she wanted to take advantage of her free time now to do some simple decoration.

As I thought about it, I suddenly saw the rose that was about to bloom in the rock pit.

Thinking of roses, I suddenly remembered Bai Juyi's "On the Mountain Pomegranate Flowers", one of the lines is: "Rose has thorns, so it is lazy to climb it, and lotus grows in mud, so it is difficult to play with it."

It means that the whole rose plant is covered with thorns, which makes people afraid to approach it.

If planted under the courtyard wall, firstly, it can prevent thieves from climbing over the wall to enter the courtyard. Secondly, the roses are in full bloom, always in clusters, bright and beautiful, and extremely ornamental.

Furthermore, if you raise bees in the yard and the roses in the yard are in full bloom, it will be a happy paradise for the bees.

It is the season when roses bloom recently. I plan to plant rows of roses under the courtyard wall after bringing the bees back.

At this time, An Yue was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, her mind already imagining the roses blooming in the yard above the wall.

In the dead of night, the frogs croak incessantly.

An Yue imagined the dreamlike farmyard and fell asleep peacefully without realizing it.

Day two.

Everyone got up early. An Nian was reading in the room, Chunzhi was making breakfast in the kitchen, and An Yue was continuing to weave beehives in the yard from yesterday.

An Yue wanted to weave the beehive as soon as possible so that she could bring the bees back early to avoid any further complications.

If someone finds it and takes it away, it will be a huge loss.

Not long after, breakfast was ready.

An Yue stopped what she was doing and shouted to An Nian's room, "Niannian, get ready to come out for breakfast."

"Okay, I'll be right there." Then An Nian ran out of his room.

After a while, the family started to sit around the octagonal table and eat a simple breakfast.

After breakfast, An Nian went to school again, and An Yue went to the east ear room to feed the silkworms. An Yue cleaned the bamboo dustpan and put in the new mulberry leaves picked yesterday.

After feeding the silkworms, she returned to the yard to continue weaving the beehive.

Chunzhi washed the dishes by herself, and then fed the piglets.

Most of the beehive has been woven, and I think it will take less than an hour to finish.

She was thinking about how to bring the bee back.

An Yue remembered that in the 21st century, she had seen others use beeswax from beehives to lure bees, and she had also seen her grandfather use melted sugar to lure bees, and some even let them go directly into the wild and collect honey on time.

An Yue wanted to lure the bees back, but it seemed that she could only use the first two methods.

Now there is no sugar or beeswax at home. What should I do?

Suddenly I remembered that Qin's family had some candy. Why not go to her house and borrow some to try, and then buy some and return it to her when I go to town another day.

"Chunzhi, take a break after you're done with your work, and then go water the fields. I may have to go to the village chief's house at the west end of the village." An Yue said to Chunzhi who was feeding the piglets.

"Okay, okay, okay. Half of the wasteland in the east has been watered. It will be finished in two more days." She responded to An Yue with a smile, then lowered her head to watch the piglets eat.

"You may have to work hard to water the fields by yourself these two days, Chunzhi. I will be busy taking the bees home."

Chunzhi carried the wooden bucket of pig feed and walked to the eaves outside the kitchen door. She smiled and said to An Yue, "Miss, just do your job. In the future, you must not talk to Chunzhi about hard work. Chunzhi is happy to do anything with you."

After saying that, she turned and walked towards the kitchen.

An Yue was deeply touched when she saw Chunzhi working diligently.

She secretly rejoiced in her heart: [But I was able to pick up a treasure. The matchmaker really suffered a heavy loss this time. ]

After Chunzhi finished her housework, she went to the main hall to drink some water and sat under the eaves to play with Bashi.

Soon, she was walking towards the wasteland with a wooden bucket and a ladle, and An Yue was already finishing the beehive in her hand.

The beehive is hollow and cylindrical, and An Yue even made a special lid for it.

An hour later, the finishing touches were completed.