Daddy Academy

Chapter 3317 Little Red Horse's Vegetable Garden Plan

Chapter 3317 Little Red Horse's Vegetable Garden Plan

While waiting for dinner, Xiaobai and his two friends were already meticulously planning the wasteland in Little Red Horse Academy, intending to plant vegetables and fruits, and were full of confidence in looking forward to a bountiful harvest.

The coffee table in the living room was completely cleared out and replaced with four sheets of A4 white paper.

Xi'er was lying on the coffee table, drawing on a piece of white paper.

Before long, a hand-drawn picture appeared before everyone's eyes, made up of four A4 sheets of paper.

At this moment, the wasteland of about twenty square meters was drawn by Xi'er to look like a small kingdom, and fences and paths were drawn around it with colored pens.

Xiao Bai couldn't help but praise, "Xiwawa, you're really good! You draw very well. Robin, you should learn to draw from your sister Xi'er and learn useful things from useful people. Don't always follow Liuliu around."

Robin readily agreed, especially since it was her aunt's word. She nodded solemnly and promised, "Don't worry, Auntie, I promise I won't follow Liuliu around anymore. I'll follow Sister Xi'er around instead."

Xiaobai nodded and said to Xier, "Xiwawa, my chief designer, come and tell us about the vegetable garden plan."

Robin, though small in stature, was already quite adept at handling situations. She chimed in, "My chief designer!"

Xi'er was overjoyed and laughed out loud. What could make her happier than being called the chief designer!

She was full of confidence and had the air of someone who could command an army. Pointing to the center of the hand-drawn map, she said, "Xiaobai, Robin, look, this is my plan. We'll plant watermelons here! Watermelons need a lot of space so they can climb."

“Xiwawa, you’re right, I agree. That way, we can plant chili peppers and tomatoes on both sides. Chili peppers like sunshine, so we should plant them on the south side.” Xiaobai marked it with a pencil.

The clueless Robin sighed, "Why do chili peppers, like Li Baibai, both love to bask in the sun? Could Li Baibai be a chili pepper spirit in disguise?"

Xiao Bai said, "Then Liu Liu must be a watermelon spirit in disguise."

Xi'er laughed loudly, unable to stop, as the words unintentionally tickled her funny bone.

Robin laughed along with them, but then stopped laughing, just like her aunt, quietly watching the doll laugh to its heart's content without disturbing it.

Finally, Xi'er slowly stopped, and Xiaobai immediately said, "Xi'er, you have such a beautiful smile, let's continue."

Although she was more concerned about the planning of the vegetable garden, she still had to praise Xiwawa when necessary.

Robin leaned over the edge of the coffee table, craning his neck to look, and pointed at the map, asking, "Where are my cucumbers and eggplants?"

Xiao Bai said, "Cucumbers are planted next to watermelons so they can share a trellis. Eggplants are afraid of the sun, so they are planted on the north side where they get shade in the afternoon."

As Xiaobai wrote, he explained that these were all experiences he had accumulated from doing farm work.

Robin asked in surprise, "Eggplants are so dark, how can they be afraid of the sun?"

Then, a thought struck him, and he said with a grin, "Could Chengcheng be an eggplant spirit? Chengcheng is also afraid of the sun."

Xi'er said, "Go ask Chengcheng tonight."

Robin laughed, "I won't ask. Chengcheng will be unhappy and won't tell me stories anymore. Humph! I won't fall for it. I'm smart enough."

It was truly a stroke of good fortune; Robin was exceptionally clear-headed at that moment.

The three of them discussed the vegetable garden plan while joking around, filling the room with laughter.

They sat close together, engrossed in their discussion, oblivious to Zhang Tan calling them to dinner.

"Eat first! You'll have the energy to work when you're full!"

At Xiaobai's command, he reluctantly led Xi'er and Robin away from the map and sat down around the dining table.

Teacher Jiang's braised chicken with chestnuts looked incredibly tempting, the chicken was stewed until tender, and the chestnuts were sweet and soft.

Robin, his mouth glistening with oil, still managed to plan: "Once we grow tomatoes, we'll ask Grandma to make braised chicken with tomatoes! Hehe~ Hahaha~"

"That's scrambled eggs with tomatoes," Xi'er corrected her. "Actually, tomatoes with white sugar taste even better."

“You can also roast chicken! Put it in and roast it together, it will definitely taste good!” Robin doesn’t know how to cook, but she knows how to stick to her principles.

Xi'er laughed and said, "We can try it and see if it tastes good. Maybe it will taste good too."

Robin also laughed.

While eating, Xiao Bai pondered: "Clearing wasteland requires hoes, shovels, and we also need to buy seeds and fertilizer... We'll go to the seed shop this afternoon! Oh, by the way, old man, do we have a hoe at home?"

Zhang Tan said, "Yes, but those are for adults; you kids can't carry them."

Robin immediately became unhappy, put down his spoon, rolled up his sleeves, and said with a stern face, "We're very strong, don't underestimate us kids!! Humph!"

Zhang Tan said, "Then after you finish eating, go and take a look. Robin, I think you're strong, you can definitely lift that shovel."

Robin nodded with a stern face, trying hard to keep his expression serious, and said, "I'm a little happy that you said that."

Zhang Tan and Teacher Jiang both burst out laughing.

At this moment, Xi'er raised her hand and said, "My sister knows the owner of the flower and bird market. We can ask my sister to help us contact the owner and get a discount!"

Xiao Bai asked, "How does Sister Jin'er know the owner of the flower and bird market?"

Xi'er said, "We have flowers growing at home, and we bought them from that shop owner's store."

Robin immediately said, "Happy Doll, I also have flowers in my room."

Xiao Bai corrected, "You can't call her Xiwawa, you have to call her Sister Xi'er."

Robin immediately called out "Sister Xi'er," and then asked, "Would you like to come to my room?"

Xi'er said, "I've been there. Your yellow flower is very pretty, but it's a fake flower."

Robin chuckled twice, but then her laughter died down. She wanted to argue, but the flowers in her room were definitely fake, and she couldn't tear them off, so she could only bury her head in her food, utterly exasperated!

Xiao Bai made the decision: "Then let's do it this way! We'll go ask the old man for the tools first. Xiwawa, you contact your sister and have her contact the boss. Robin, you... are in charge of supervising!"

"Supervise what?" Robin asked, tilting his head.

Xiao Bai said earnestly, "Make sure we don't slack off! Farming is a long-term job; you can't work only sporadically. You also need to protect our vegetable garden and not let anyone damage it!"

Robin immediately puffed out his chest and nodded seriously: "Leave it to me! I'll keep a close eye on you! And also on those bad guys!"

After dinner, the three of them followed Zhang Tan to find tools.

Zhang Tan rummaged through the storage room and pulled out an old hoe, a shovel, and a small rake: "These can all be used, but can you lift them?"

"I can carry it! I'm very strong!"

Xiaobai snatched the hoe and could indeed lift it. She swung it a few times, but she didn't have enough strength and couldn't hold it for long. She didn't say anything, but her face turned red from holding it in.

Xi'er chose the shovel, while Robin picked up the small rake.

These two are complete novices; they're more like toys for these tools.

Zhang Tan held a grudge: "Strongman, you need to pick up this little rake and clear away those weeds. Hold it tight and don't drop it."

He forcefully shoved the rake that Robin had just put down back into Robin's hand.

Robin: ╰_╯~

Xi'er laughed and took the little rake away.

Zhang Tan then let Robin Xia go, saying, "It's too heavy. I'll take you to buy a smaller one, one specifically for children."

No sooner said than done, the group immediately left the academy and found a shop in Huangjia Village that actually sold such tools.

The three children were overjoyed, having each bought a handy tool.

Since they were already there, Xiaobai went to check out the Jianbing Guozi shop. At this time, there were many customers, and Malanhua was extremely busy. Bai Jianping was also helping out in the shop, mainly assisting Malanhua.

The three of them didn't go into the store, but stood by the roadside and shouted, "Uncle! Aunt! Look!"

Malanhua and Bai Jianping looked over when they heard the noise and saw Xiaobai and the others, as well as the mini farm tools in their hands.

"What are you trying to do?" Bai Jianping asked.

Robin, with his conspicuous little bag, quickly answered: "Uncle, it's like this..."

She rattled off the whole story, but instead of praising her for being so eloquent, her uncle snapped, "Who are you calling uncle? I'm your grandfather!"

The customers in front of the jianbing guozi shop burst into laughter and all looked over.

Robin was annoyed. He sternly said, "That's going too far! That's going too far! You're my grandpa, so why are you shouting like that? Everyone heard you!"

Bai Jianping was speechless.

Malanhua glanced at her, remained silent, but seemed to be itching to make a move.

Xiaobai and Xier were coaxing Robin when Xiaobai asked, "Uncle, when are you free?"

Bai Jianping asked, "What for? Want to go to the zoo? I'll be free in a couple of days."

Xiaobai and Robin had mentioned to him that they hoped he would take them to the zoo, mainly because Robin wanted to see the monkeys.

Xiao Bai said, "I'm not going to the zoo. I want to ask you to help us with farm work. Didn't you used to say you could do farm work like the wind? That you could plow the fields better than an ox! Now I'm giving you a chance to prove yourself. I can pay you..."

Before she could finish saying these outrageous words, a small hand covered Xiaobai's mouth from behind, telling her to stop talking!