fictionpage Chapter 3319 The Sun Shines Brightly
Chapter 3319 The Sun Shines Brightly
Chapter 3319 The Sun Shines Brightly
The sun was about to set, and Xiaobai and his three companions had been working for more than ten minutes.
"so tired……"
Robin plopped down on the ground.
Xiao Bai wiped his sweat and said, "We can't rest! It's getting dark, we need to clear this area at least today."
Just then, a familiar voice came from the courtyard gate: "What are you doing?"
It's Durian here.
She ran over curiously, saw the tools and seeds on the ground, and then looked at the rather disheveled Xiaobai and the others. She immediately understood and turned to leave, saying, "Oh dear, I just remembered that I still have something to ask Teacher Xiaoliu."
As she was talking, she tried to slip away, but since everyone knew each other, Liuliu went ahead but was stopped by Xiaobai, and then Dudu grabbed her clothes.
Xiao Bai smiled secretly and said, "Liu Liu, don't go. Perfect timing! We're doing something big. Du Du, tell Liu Liu about our plans and give her a little shock."
After saying that, she winked at her little niece, who looked on with innocent, naive eyes and asked, "What, Auntie?"
Xiao Bai was speechless. He picked up another spare shovel and put it in Liu Liu's hand, saying, "Take this first and listen to what Du Du has to say."
They went on and on, explaining their plans for the vegetable garden, inevitably making grand promises along the way.
She and Xiwawa are a planning duo, the best at planning, which made Liuliu very tempted.
Xiao Bai concluded, "Liuliu, you need to think about it. You're putting in the effort now, so when the fruits ripen, you'll get a share and you can eat them too. Otherwise, you'll just be watching us eat them in the future."
Liu Liu hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you want me to do?"
Xiao Bai said, "You can rake the weeds with Xiwawa."
For the sake of a better life in the future, Liuliu reluctantly agreed to stay and work.
Many hands make light work.
With Liuliu joining us, the progress has sped up a little.
The five of them divided the work: Xiaobai and Dudu were responsible for turning the soil with hoes, Liuliu and Xier cleared away stones and weeds, and Robin was in charge of logistics, handing everyone water, wiping away sweat, and carefully putting the earthworms they found back into the soil.
"These are beneficial insects; they can loosen the soil," Dudu said earnestly.
Liu Liu wailed, "Can't we take a break? I've been working for so long, I'm so tired, I want to lie down now."
Zhang Tan came downstairs to call them for dinner, and everyone put down their tools and decided to stop for today and continue tomorrow.
When Liuliu heard about food, even though she had already eaten, it didn't stop her from going over to see what they were having.
As evening fell, the lights of Little Red Horse Academy gradually came on, and the sounds of children playing could be heard from the courtyard.
The wasteland, which had been cultivated for an evening, still had fresh soil exposed, gleaming with a dark brown sheen under the lamplight, and was quickly discovered by the children.
"Wow—what are they doing? Are they planting vegetables?"
Little Weiwei was the first to come over, her eyes sparkling as she stared at the six-square-meter patch of land.
She is well-informed and observant, serving as the information hub of Little Red Pony Academy.
Liuliu appeared immediately, proudly saying, "This is the vegetable garden we've cultivated. We're going to plant vegetables, sunflowers, watermelons... we can grow lots of things!"
Xiao Meng gestured excitedly, "I think we can plant carrots! Rabbits love carrots, maybe that will attract real rabbits!"
Little Li also started dreaming: "Grow corn! Roasted corn tastes so good."
Not wanting to be outdone by Little Li, Liuliu said, "I think we should plant a plum tree instead. Then we'll have more plums than we can eat, and I can eat 10 in one sitting."
Leonardo DiCaprio retorted, "You should eat less. Look at your belly, it could fit a rabbit."
Liuliu retorted, "Did I eat your rice?! I didn't eat your rice, why are you being so nosy!"
Little Li said, "You may not have eaten my family's rice, but you did eat rice grown by farmers. Every grain is hard-earned, and it's such a waste for you to eat so much!"
Liuliu said, "Being able to eat is a blessing. You can only grow fast if you eat more. If you eat little, you'll be as thin as a monkey. You'll fall over when the wind blows, and you'll have to hold onto the wall to walk even when the wind isn't blowing."
The two chattered back and forth, making quite a scene. Everyone was used to it; they let them argue as they pleased, continuing their own conversations and chattering away. It was as if all sorts of fruits and vegetables had already sprouted above the wasteland.
Dudu has finished dinner and come downstairs. She's with Xiwawa, acting as a "planting consultant" for everyone, pointing at the land and saying, "Plant watermelons here, plant peppers there! The watermelons have to be big, and the peppers have to be spicy!"
Xi'er smiled and corrected, "Banana peppers aren't spicy, Robin can eat them too."
Robin was squatting by the pit, carefully burying a small stone, muttering, "This is my wishing stone, may it bless our vegetable garden with a bumper harvest."
Although Xiaozhou couldn't see, she could still imagine the scene from Xiaoxiao's description. She whispered, "Let's plant some herbs. We can put some in when we cook. It tastes amazing. That's how my mom uses them."
Suddenly, Xiaomi said, "Let's give the vegetable garden a name!"
"Call it Little Red Horse Farm!"
Robin was the first to jump up and loudly express his opinion.
Xiao Bai said, "This name is very good. Let's keep it for now and think about it some more."
Upon receiving his aunt's approval, Robin immediately raised his head high, like a proud little rooster.
Xi'er said, "Let's call it Firefly Farm, because we started planting it at the same time the fireflies came out."
Xiaomi raised her hand in approval: "That's great! Firefly farms sound very promising."
Everyone agreed, and even Robin thought the name Firefly Farm sounded nice.
……
The more they talked, the more excited they became, as if they could eat the fruits of their own labor the very next day.
Xiwawa and Xiaoweiwei almost simultaneously pulled out their notebooks to record everyone's suggestions. Although many of the ideas were far-fetched and even extremely unreliable, such as Liuliu wanting to plant a tree that would produce ice cream, everyone was immersed in the shared anticipation.
As night deepened, the wasteland, illuminated by lamplight and the children's chatter, seemed to foresee a future of winding vines and abundant fruit.
The next day, as soon as the school bell rang, Xiaobai was the first to rush out of the classroom, urging the dawdling Liuliu to hurry up.
Liuliu was slowly packing her schoolbag when she heard that she was going to work at the firefly farm. Suddenly, she felt weak all over and her vision went black.
Xiao Bai tempted, "Food's included! Liu Liu, come to my house for dinner tonight, I'll ask Grandma to make extra! There'll be your favorite roast chicken."
The darkness before Liuliu's eyes vanished instantly. Full of fighting spirit, she quickly packed her schoolbag, dragged it along, and followed Xiaobai outside, singing an rousing song:
"The sunlight is golden and bright"
The rooster crows three times
The flowers have woken up
Birds are busy getting ready
The magpie builds a new house
Little bees collecting honey
Where does a happy life come from?
We must rely on labor to create.
......"
Singing as she walked, she attracted the attention of many elementary school students along the way. However, Liu Liu had already entered her own protective barrier and was completely oblivious to the outside world's gazes. She sang with increasing fervor, her entire body gleaming gold, and she only wanted to wield a hoe and wreak havoc! She vowed to change the world!
Wu Mei's homeroom teacher watched her from a short distance, the principal stood at a distance and paid his respects, the security captain Sun Kang looked on with admiration, and the math teacher looked on with disdain...
After meeting up with Dudu, Xier, and Xiaomi, everyone returned to Little Red Horse.
For the next five days, after school every day, Xiaobai would promptly gather Liuliu, Xier, Xiaomi, and Dudu to form a "land reclamation team".
Liuliu always starts off full of fighting spirit, almost ready to change the world, but after less than five minutes, she starts complaining of being tired.
However, despite complaining of being tired, Liu Liu didn't slack off. Instead, she shared the hardships with everyone and worked really hard. She also ate three big bowls of food! She even ate each bowl twice!
After all, Teacher Jiang prepares a sumptuous dinner every night: braised chicken with chestnuts, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, smashed cucumbers... Liu Liu ate until her mouth was full of oil. She had clearly decided not to come tomorrow before dinner, but after seeing the dinner, she quickly patted her chest and promised that she would come again tomorrow.
But the reclamation work was indeed more difficult than expected.
The weeds and roots were intertwined in the wasteland, and pebbles were hidden everywhere. Everyone's little hands quickly developed blisters.
Old Li often comes to give tips, and Zhang Tan has prepared gloves and protective gear for everyone.
On the evening of the fifth day, after the last patch of turf was removed and the soil was carefully raked, a neat vegetable garden finally appeared before everyone's eyes.
The 20-square-meter plot of land was divided into several squares, with small paths for planting flowers left along the edges.
Exhausted, everyone sat down on the ground, looking at the fruits of their labor, their faces beaming with pride.
Liu Liu started singing again:
"The sunlight is golden and bright"
The rooster crows three times
......"
Everyone started singing along.