A Small Farmer Girl 's Story of Making a Fortune by Farming

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The fruits and vegetables in the vegetable garden have long since shed their flowers and formed fruit.

　　The tomatoes were still green and unripe, and the tender cucumbers were not even as long as chopsticks.

　　After watering the vegetables, Mrs. Wu thought about it and decided to pick two cucumbers from the trellis.

　　After returning home, Mrs. Wu took out a cucumber from the basket, washed it at the well, and then handed it to the two sisters.

　　It's crispy, tender and juicy when you take a bite.

　　It's just too tender, with a green smell and a little astringent.

　　As soon as the two sisters finished eating cucumbers, Zhang Hua came to call Shen Hongmei to go play. Shen Hongmei wanted to take her sister with her, but Shen Yao shook her head and refused.

She has to go to Si's house in a while.

　　The Shen family's house was at the innermost part of the village, close to the bottom of the mountain. The Si family's house was not in the center of the village either, but on the high ground at the edge.

　　Shen Yao climbed up the slope with his short legs, panting. When he reached the door of Si's house, he squatted down to catch his breath and rest, while looking around the Si family's house.

　　Although the Si family's house was not as spacious and beautiful as those in the city, it was built with blue bricks and covered with green tiles. The blue bricks on the door were also carved with various auspicious animals and flowers.

　　This kind of house is unique in Dalui Village. Compared with those yellow mud houses, it is indescribably majestic.

　　Only after resting enough did he step into the Si family’s house.

　　In the countryside, the door is always open as long as there is someone at home during the day.

　　As soon as Shen Yao stepped into the door, before he asked if anyone was there, he saw Mr. Si - Si Huaizhen, watering the flowers in the yard.

　　Shen Yao guessed that the old man sweeping the floor behind Si Huaizhen was probably their family's servant named Chen.

　　"Hello, Grandpa Si, I'm the daughter of the Shen family, and I'm here to play with brother Xuanzhi." Shen Yao first greeted him, then explained her purpose with a smile.

　　He had met the daughter of the Shen family twice on the road. The little girl was likable, sensible, polite, and eloquent. Everyone in the village praised her.

　　But this is my first time coming to his house.

　　I heard that this little girl doesn't usually play with other children, so it's rare that she came to look for his grandson today.

　　His grandson was also a quiet person who didn't like to go out. He stayed in the house all day reading books, which made him feel distressed. Children should be energetic and go out to play more. If they stayed in the house all the time, they would get moldy.

　　A few children had come to look for Si Xuanzhi earlier. Although Si Xuanzhi did not drive them away, he always had a stern face, did not talk much, and did not play those little games with other children.

　　As time went by, no children came to look for him anymore.

　　Si Huai had tried to persuade him, but his grandson simply didn't listen and stayed in his study room all day. He was almost worried about this.