Transmigration: The Farm Life of a “Fool”

This day was quite rewarding. Along with two full baskets of chili, Xu Ran had also harvested a basket of soybean, lots of potatoes in the bag. Liu Tong had hunted quite a few wild things. More importantly, he had found a roe deer which was still alive.

This kind of roe deer was much more expensive when it was. With its leg injured, it might be able to survive until tomorrow morning, so Xu Ran asked Liu Tong to sell it in the market tomorrow.

They got too many things and it was getting late so Xu Ran said to Liu Tong, “Tongtong, you take the kids home first. I’ll be here to keep an eye on our stuff. Maybe you can make a second run here to pick things up with me and we will go back together then.”

Liu Tong took a glance at Xu Ran. Without saying anything, he took the roe deer and brought their kids back home.

The two kids had their own little back-basket. They even managed to carry more than half of the back-basket with pepper in it.

The sun had just set, and the sky was not dark yet. Xu Ran got bored, so he picked up his hoe again and began to dig potatoes out.

He was worried that if others found this potato field, they would all scramble up here to have a piece of it. And that would be the end for their family’s own good. Therefore, it was better to make a faster move .

Liu Tong came back very quickly with sweat on his forehead. It was obvious that he made it here running.

Xu Ran walked up to him and wiped the sweat with his sleeve, “Why are you running in such a hurry? You are all sweaty.”

Liu Tong smiled shyly and didn’t say anything. He was just worried that Ran would be afraid in the mountains alone, but he did not say that out loud.

The two of them worked together. Xu Ran carried the soybean, while Liu Tong carried the remaining basket of chili pepper on his back with a bag of potatoes on his shoulder.

Seeing his man being so strong, Xu Ran felt that his ego as a man had been challenged.

Actually, his body was already fully recovered; he was not sick or painful at all. Except lacking a little bit of strength, everything else was fine.

When they went back, Xu Ran saw that Dahu and Yueya’er were also at their home.

Xu Ran put down the things and asked, “Oh, what brings you guys here?”

Dahu and Yueya’er came when Liu Tong made his second trip to the mountain. Seeing Xu Ran and Liu Tong came back, they greeted them immediately, “Uncle Xu Ran, Daddy Liu Tong, our daddy sent us to invite you for dinner.”

Xu Ran rubbed Dahu on the head, “Go back and tell your daddy, we are not going today. We have just come back from the mountain, and we got some food. We’ll go visit you in a few days.”

Looking at Xu Ran’s serious expression, Dahu knew that Xu Ran wouldn’t go with him. He didn’t say anything and left with Yueya’er.

“Dahu, wait a moment, take some potatoes with you!” Xu Ran stopped Dahu and asked Liu Tong to pack some potatoes for Dahu.

Dahu thanked him and went back with his little brother.

Xu Ran walked them to the door, “Be careful, watch your step! By the way, tell your daddy that Daddy Liu Tong is going to the town tomorrow, and he will wait for you guys at the entrance of the village tomorrow.”

“Got it.” Dahu turned back and shouted.

Xu Ran did not go back into the room until he lost sight of those two kids completely .

Liu Tong was already busy preparing their dinner in the kitchen. Tangtang and Guoguo were playing with those two rabbits. Seeing they were so happy, Xu Ran laughed, “Tangtang, let’s keep these two rabbits! What do you say? ”

Hearing this, Tangtang and Guoguo’s eyes lit up, “Really?”

Xu Ran smiled, “When did I ever lie to you? Tomorrow, daddy will make a cage for them. But now you have to take a bath first. You guys looks so dirty.”

“Alright, will do.” As he spoke, they ran to the kitchen.

Xu Ran went to get clothes for the two kids. The clothes were still the same ones as the ones they wore when they left the Xu Family. Later on, Wu Mei gave them some old clothes which once belonged to Dahu and Gouzi. Xu Ran felt sorry for his own kids and decided to make them something new as soon as possible.

Liu Tong heated up the water, and then Xu Ran led Tangtang and Guoguo to the bath. The two kids liked to play with water. Now since the weather was getting warm, Xu Ran had no need to worry about them catching a cold, so he just let them play as they wanted.

For dinner, Liu Tong stewed a pheasant with potatoes, served with lard oil rice. The whole family had enough.

When they went to bed at night, Liu Tong asked Xu Ran if he wanted to go to town with him. Xu Ran shook his head, “Nope, you just go by yourself and buy some stuff. I am no expert at this. Tomorrow, I think I’ll stay at home, making some chili sauce with soybeans and pepper as soon as possible.”

Liu Tong lay by Xu Ran’s side. Xu Ran still habitually wriggled into Liu Tong’s arms during the night, but for now, neither of them had the mood to have some extra fun in bed.