Xiao Xi Tian, with her hands clasped in front of her, sat in her mother's embrace, her clear, bright eyes fixed on Jin Shan.
She could already sit and crawl.
"Why hasn't the fever gone down? Mother, what exactly did you give my son?" Liu Cui Rong wailed.
Gu Shi was annoyed by the shouting, "Jin Shan is my grandson, would I harm him?"
Besides, these strange medicinal tablets were all sent by her little daughter.
She couldn't possibly poison her own nephew!
Old Man Yun began to usher them out, "You all go back to your rooms and sleep. Jin Shan will stay here tonight to sweat it out!"
Yun Er Man and Liu Cui Rong, still worried, stayed by the heated brick bed.
Da Man's family went back to rest.
In the latter half of the night, Yun Jin Shan woke up.
"Grandma, I'm thirsty!" Yun Jin Shan weakly pushed himself up.
Gu Shi, who had just dozed off, quickly got up to pour water.
"Ah! My son is awake, my son is fine, sob sob sob!" Liu Cui Rong cried, tears streaming down her face.
Yun Er Man also smiled, "If it weren't for our little sweet treasure, Jin Shan would have lost his life. Son, why don't you quickly thank your aunt!"
Yun Jin Shan: "???"
What was going on? Did his little aunt save him?
The sweet treasure, feeling warm, kicked off her quilt with a leg, revealing her fair little belly.
Yun Jin Shan covered her with the quilt, making a solemn vow in his heart.
In this life, even if he had to give up his own life, he would treat his little aunt well.
Farming in the north started late. Around the Qingming Festival, they first planted wheat, and only around May Day did they begin planting corn.
But before that, the villagers would plow the land, turn the soil, and bury the base fertilizer in advance.
For families with little land, it would be done in seven or eight days.
However, the old Yun family had thirty mu of land, so even working from dawn till dusk, it would take more than half a month.
The family had no large livestock and relied entirely on people to plow the land.
After a day's work, Da Man and Er Man's shoulders were raw and bloody from the ropes.
Before the wounds could heal, they were torn open again.
"This won't do!" Old Man Yun felt sorry for his two sons, "We must buy a large animal, no matter what!"
"Father, Big Brother and I are fine, we can endure it!" Yun Er Man said with a smile.
Old Man Yun took two puffs from his pipe and frowned, "That still won't do. If the family had a horse, it would be convenient for running errands or making quick trips."
Yun Da Man sighed, "Father, a horse is not cheap. I heard they cost fifteen or sixteen taels of silver."
If they remembered correctly, the remaining silver in the house didn't seem to be much.
After the New Year, money only went out and never came in.
They had food and drink, but no money!
"You two stay here, I'll go back and discuss it with your mother!" Old Man Yun stood up and walked towards home.
The ice and snow melted, and the fields and ditches were covered in green.
Walking on the small path, with just a gentle inhale, the air was filled with the fragrance of the earth.
Xiao Xi Tian, wearing a small floral jacket, was learning to walk in the courtyard.
Her small body swayed unsteadily, babbling incoherently, which delighted Gu Shi.
"Daughter, come to Mother!" Gu Shi clapped her hands.
"Mm... Mm!" She could already say single words.
Taking small steps, Xiao Xi Tian pounced into her mother's embrace, giggling.
"Give me a kiss!" Gu Shi picked up her daughter and offered her face.
Xiao Xi Tian, with her little hands gripping her mother's collar, gave a 'smack' kiss.
"Old woman!" Old Man Yun walked in just as he saw this scene.
"Daughter, kiss Father too!" Old Man Yun leaned in, carrying a faint scent of dried tobacco.
Xiao Xi Tian raised an eyebrow, refusing to kiss.
Old Man Yun rubbed his daughter's head and looked at Gu Shi, "Old woman, I want to buy a horse!"
Gu Shi was stunned for a moment and didn't speak.
She also felt sorry for her son, but the family could only come up with ten taels of silver and some loose copper coins, which was not enough to buy a horse.
In the entire Da Shui Village, only the village chief's family had a mule.
It was also old and sickly, unable to do heavy work.
Otherwise, Old Man Yun would have borrowed it to help with plowing.
"How about we buy a donkey? Ten taels of silver should be enough!" Gu Shi said lightly.
Old Man Yun tapped his pipe, took two puffs, "That will do too. Tomorrow I'll go to the county town and bring back a donkey!"
Xiao Xi Tian heard every word her parents said.
It wasn't difficult to send a horse from her space base.
She could even bring a tractor.
But she was afraid of being suspected by the villagers.
Before, she had sent a large dairy cow to herself, which was for survival. Moreover, all the villagers in Fei Yan Village had fled.
No one suspected them.
She had to find a way to let her family earn money openly.
Xiao Xi Tian secretly closed her eyes and started to scheme.
Yun Da Man plowed another furrow, sweating profusely and staggering as he walked.
"Big Brother, let's rest for a while!" Yun Er Man poured him a bowl of water.
Yun Da Man gave a wry smile, "Having too much land is also a worry. Back when our family was in Fei Yan Village, I finished plowing those few furrows in a day."
Yun Er Man nodded. Just as he was about to say something, he heard rustling sounds from the woods.
The brothers exchanged glances, "What is it?"
As soon as the words fell, two large antlered deer rushed out and began fighting in front of the brothers.
These were two male deer, plump and strong, sturdier than calves.
With every collision of their intertwined antlers, there was a 'crackling' sound.
"Deer, Big Brother, it's deer!" Yun Er Man was so excited he was dancing.
Yun Da Man gripped his hoe and rushed forward, swinging it.
The two antlered deer were so engrossed in their fight that they were completely unaware of how dangerous humans were.
Before they could determine the victor, they fell in a pool of blood.
"Hahaha, we're rich, we're rich!" Yun Er Man laughed uncontrollably.
They were worried about not having money to buy a horse, and now the money had come.
A mature antlered deer could yield over two hundred jin of meat alone.
Moreover, everything on a deer was a treasure: antler velvet, deer blood, deer penis, deer hide – how much silver would these sell for!
"This must be a gift from our sister!" Yun Da Man wiped his sweat, revealing a row of big yellow teeth.
Besides the old Yun family, who else could get such a great deal?
Du Lao San, with his two sons, was stunned when he saw the scene.
"Wow, these deer are quite large!" Du Lao San came closer and squeezed a deer's butt.
His two sons must have saved the moon in their past lives.
Good luck's mother opened the door for good luck; it was truly good luck arriving at their doorstep.
Yun Da Man smiled and said, "Du Lao San, don't just stand there, quickly help us carry the deer back. I'll give you a bowl of deer blood to replenish your body later!"
"Sure thing!"
The old Yun family became lively again.
The old and young men from the village all came to watch.
It had been so long since they had seen such large deer.
"Oh dear, it's hot now, this venison won't last!"
"Old Man Yun, how much are you selling this venison for? Cut me two jin!"
"I'll buy two bowls of deer blood."
"I want the antler velvet, to soak in wine when I get back!"
"......"
Old Man Yun beamed with joy, "We are not selling these two deer!"
He still wanted to take them to the county town to exchange for silver.
Gu Shi walked over, holding Xiao Xi Tian.
The little girl had her hair in two buns, tied with pink ribbons, looking adorable and cute.
Her plump little face was full of smiles.
"Deer... deer deer!" Xiao Xi Tian smiled, revealing a small dimple.
The villagers' hearts melted, and they all nodded in unison, "Yes, they are deer deer!"