Pig Killer

Chapter 141

The big bug looked at his mother with his round eyes and asked, "Is it because of running early in the morning or eating meat? That's why you have more strength."

"All of them!" Shen Hui'e said with a smile as she looked at his exposed arms. Unconsciously, they now had well-proportioned muscles.

"Let's go! Go home." Shen Hui'e said as she put away the hemp rope.

"I'll carry the plow." Cheng Donglai said.

"Okay! Be careful, don't touch it, the plow head is very sharp." Shen Hui'e said, pointing at the plow head with her index finger.

"I know." Cheng Donglai used a branch to scrape the soil off the plow, then picked up the plow and said, "Let's go!"

"Let's go home." Shen Hui'e looked at them with bright eyes and said, "I forgot to eat. Are you hungry?" Then she said, "We have buns at home. Let's heat them up and fill our stomachs first." She smiled and said, "What do you want to eat? Let's make it in the afternoon. I'm happy today."

"It's because the new plow worked very well during the trial." The cat slave looked at her with watery eyes.

"Yes! It's better than I imagined." Shen Hui'e said with a smile.

"Mother is so happy!" The tiger stared at her with eyes wide open, "She looks like she's about to jump up."

"Of course, anything that can increase production is worth my happiness." Shen Hui'e said briskly, "What do you want to eat?"

"There are so many varieties, I'm really dazzled." The big tiger laughed foolishly.

"Are you hungry?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with concern and asked, "Let's eat something that can keep you full."

"Noodles." Li Nu looked at her with his bright eyes and said.

"Well! Instead of cold noodles, let's fry some hot dishes." Shen Hui'e said to them with eyes as gentle as jade.

"I'll listen to my mother." Da Chong responded readily.

"Second sister!" Shen Changsheng ran over hurriedly, panting, holding his knees with his hands, breathing heavily.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I can't run." Shen Hui'e looked at him panting and said with amusement, "Look at the sweat all over my head."

"Uncle!" Da Chong, Li Nu, Cheng Donglai and the others all bowed in greeting.

The big tiger looked at him with his dark eyes and said, "What's your urgent matter?"

After Shen Changsheng's breathing stabilized, he stood up, looked at them and said, "I'm here for the new plow."

"We've tried it, and it works pretty well." The big bug's round eyes flashed with tiny lights as he looked at him and said, "Uncle, I can hold the plow, too."

"Does it save time and effort?" Shen Changsheng looked at her anxiously and said.

"I can't say that." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her gentle eyes and said, "You can take the old plow and plow the land together to see how it goes."

Shen Changsheng's eyes lit up when he heard this and said, "This is a good idea."

"If you think that some people have strong and some have weak manpower, find two cows and plow together. The results will be clearer." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her dark eyes and said, "Nothing I say is as intuitive as this."

"I'll go lead the cows and ask my third brother to help us plow the fields." Shen Changsheng said hurriedly.

"So anxious?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement.

"If the effect is obvious, I will go to Hedong County and Hezhong Prefecture and present it to the county governor." Shen Changsheng rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "This way it can benefit more people."

"Try the effect first." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her deep and penetrating eyes.

"You wait here, I'll go back to find my third brother." Shen Changsheng ran away.

"Mother, I'll wait here, you go back and cook!" Seeing this, the big tiger said with its black eyes rolling.

"Aunt, I'm here to accompany my little brother Dachong." Cheng Donglai put down the plowshare on his shoulder.

"Tell your uncle the details." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her dark and bright eyes.

"I know!" said the big tiger, laughing like a chick pecking at rice.

"Then let's go home and cook." Shen Hui'e walked towards home along the ridge of the field.

When Shen Hui'e got home, the stall had already been cleaned up.

First take the big buns out of the well and steam them.

Shen Hui'e began to knead the dough, let it rise, and then started to prepare the ingredients and make the stew.

When Da Chong and Cheng Donglai come back, the steamed buns will be ready, so eat one to fill your stomach first.

Shen Hui'e prepared the noodles with gravy and each person had a bowl and ate until they were full.

"Let's go and see the effect of plowing the land." Shen Hui'e stood up and said to them.

"You guys go first, I'll clean up the dishes." Cheng Donglai said as he cleaned up the dishes.

"Okay then." Shen Hui'e led Dachong and the others towards the field.

"Huh..." Shen Hui'e looked at the plowed land with her deep, bright black eyes and was a little surprised. She had plowed so much land in just one meal's time.

"Mother, the plowing oxen are still the most powerful." The big tiger looked at her with sparkling black eyes.

"Yes! It's much better than manpower." Shen Hui'e looked at them with a sincere look and said.

"Niang's new plow is much faster than the old one." said the cat slave, pointing to the plowed field.

"The contrast is too obvious." Shen Hui'e's bright peach blossom eyes completed the crescent shape and said, "It's even a little exaggerated."

"Uncle." Da Chong took off his straw hat and waved to them.

Shen Changsheng, who was driving the oxen, stopped and looked back at them. He walked over with big strides, a childlike smile on his face, and said, "This new plow is really good. It plows deep."

"That's fine. I'm not afraid of it!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at him with curved eyebrows.

"Second sister, second sister." Shen Penglai ran over, "This new plow is amazing. Did you see it?"

"I see, I see." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her jade-like eyes and said, "After trying the oxen, we need to try human labor. Most people can't afford to buy oxen."

"Okay! Let me try pulling the plow." Shen Changsheng turned and walked towards the plow.

"You have to do it now!" Shen Hui'e raised her voice and called out to him.

"Strike while the iron is hot." Shen Changsheng said happily without turning his head.

"Okay!" Shen Hui'e said with a shrug.

The contrast effect was also very obvious. Shen Changsheng looked at her curiously and asked, "Why?"

"How would I know that?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with feigned ignorance and said, "It's OK as long as it works well." Her dark pupils rolled around as she said, "Perhaps you can go to Hezhong Prefecture and find a craftsman who can give you the answer."

"Craftsmen?" Shen Penglai raised his eyebrows slightly, "What do they know?"

"He is an expert!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with pure eyes.

"Brother, you think too much. It would be great if you can use it." Shen Penglai said carelessly, holding his stomach and said, "No wonder I'm hungry. The sun has already set."

"Let's go! Go home." Shen Changsheng said with a smile, and walked forward to lead the plowing ox.

Cheng Donglai carried the plow and they walked home.

"The test has shown the effect. I'll get ready and go to Hezhong Prefecture." Shen Changsheng said as he walked.

"So anxious?" Shen Hui'e looked at him in surprise.

"It's early. This new plow can be used earlier and won't delay the sowing of winter wheat." Shen Changsheng said to her with his dark eyes.

Facing such an active Shen Changsheng, Shen Hui'e could still say, "Have a safe journey, and come back early."

"I'm going to Hezhong Prefecture, and I'll leave the house to you." Shen Changsheng looked up at his third brother who was walking in front with a cow.

"I know, I know." Shen Penglai raised his hand and waved.

"Dongla, take the plow home for big brother." Shen Hui'e looked at Cheng Donglai and said.

"Hey!" Cheng Donglai nodded slightly in response.

"Is there anything you need?" Shen Changsheng asked her with his deep black eyes.

Shen Hui'e looked at him with a slight movement in her eyes and said, "I don't think there is anything I want. We have everything we need at home."

"What about you!" Shen Changsheng said, his eyes falling on the big tiger.

"No." The big tiger blinked his round eyes and shook his head.

"Then I'll make the decision." Shen Changsheng looked at them with amusement and said.

Shen Changsheng led the cow and sent his sister and her family home before turning around and leaving.

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The next day, Shen Changsheng drove his carriage to Hezhong Prefecture in a hurry.

Shen Hui'e just lives her life the way she should.

The unbearable summer is finally over, the autumn weather is clear and refreshing, and the nights are finally cool enough for us to have a good sleep.

The corn in the field bore heavy ears and turned yellow day by day.

"Come on, come on, have some edamame." Shen Hui'e brought the cooked edamame to the dining table.

"Mother, please cook it for us!" The big tiger said to her, blinking his black eyes.

"I've cooked them all." Shen Hui'e took a strainer and put the cooked edamame into the basket.

"You are so willing to do that." The noodle shop owner looked at her in surprise and said.

"It doesn't matter what you eat. It goes into your stomach anyway, so it's not a loss." Shen Hui'e looked at her while holding the colander and said politely, "You should have some too."

"No, no." Nian, the noodle shop owner, declined politely and reminded, "It's getting cold, save some soybeans for bean sprouts."

"I know." Shen Hui'e looked at her with a smile on her face and put all the edamame boiled in salt water into the basket. "Bring it in!"

"Hey!" the big tiger said excitedly, raising his voice, "Mother, come on, let's eat together."

"I'll be right there." Shen Hui'e calmed down her anger, turned into the yard, sat down at the wooden table and said, "Why don't you do anything?"

"Mom isn't here yet!" said the cat slave, sitting obediently in front of the wooden table.

"Eat it!" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them while holding the edamame. "Be careful, it's hot!"

"Delicious!" The raccoon pursed his lips and said, "The more I chew, the more delicious it becomes. It's soft and chewy."

"If it tastes good, eat more. Soon, you won't be able to eat it even if you want to." Shen Hui'e said slowly.

Shen Hui'e glanced at the children. Da Chong and Li Nu were eating the edamame one after another the fastest.

Cheng Donglai and his friends were just like him, eating slowly and savoring their food.

He was afraid that if he ate too much, the big insects would have less to eat.

Shen Hui'e's dark eyes flashed when she saw this. Next time, she would cook the edamame and put it in a bowl, one bowl for each person, so they wouldn't be reluctant to eat it.

"Autumn is great. There are so many delicious foods." said the big insect happily.

"Let's go pick hawthorns in the afternoon." Cheng Donglai said excitedly.

"You can't eat too much hawthorn, it's too sour." Li Nu pursed his lips and said, "It will break your teeth."