Chapter 1675 - 1675 Fish
1675 Fish
Xia Fan and Xia Xing were stunned to the spot. Xia Fan kept rubbing his eyes with his small hands. He could not believe what he was seeing. Why were there so many sunflowers in front of him in the blink of an eye?
Could it be that he was asleep right now and everything in front of him was just part of a dream?
Qiao Mei walked up to the two children and said, “Don’t be afraid. Mom is actually a fairy! I know magic! However, no one knows about this. If they find out, Mom will be seen as a monster and taken away. You don’t want Mom to be taken away, right?”
Xia Xing immediately pouted and wanted to cry. Qiao Mei quickly pinched Xia Xing’s mouth shut and said, “Mom is still here! Mom won’t go away! Mom just wants to tell you that I know magic. Can you keep a secret?”
Xia Fan and Xia Xing quickly nodded vigorously at Qiao Mei. This was their mother and they could not lose her.
“Then can you help Mom keep it a secret? Can this be a secret between the three of us?” Qiao Mei said patiently.
Xia Fan nodded solemnly. Xia Xing shouted excitedly at Qiao Mei, “Wow!”
Qiao Mei was not sure if the children would still remember this incident when they grew up. After all, the intelligence level of the two children was still a mystery to her and she did not know how much they could actually understand.
It was better to make a pact with them first and then to see how it went later. The two children still did not know how to talk now so Qiao Mei was not that worried. After the two children grew older, Qiao Mei would have to avoid using her ability in front of them.
Qiao Mei asked the grass and the bushes to work together to pull off the flowerheads of the dwarf sunflowers, but they had very limited strength. Qiao Mei had no choice but to scatter some vine seeds on the ground and grow vines to break the stems of the dwarf sunflowers. Then, she asked the grass to transport the flowerheads into the warehouse.
As for the sunflower roots that were left behind, Qiao Mei made them wither and then used them to nourish the plants growing in this area. The grass absorbed the energy of the dwarf sunflower roots and became even greener than before. If there were big trees growing here instead of grass, the trees might be able to turn into tree spirits and be able to speak.
However, grass was a plant with low spiritual senses after all and could only live for a while, following the rhythm of the four seasons. Grass only had a lifespan of one year, growing out in spring and dying in winter.
Qiao Mei pushed the pram into the warehouse and dehydrated the sunflowers, turning them into plantable seeds. As for the flowerheads, Qiao Mei could not deal with them now. She would let Xia Zhe’s comrades thresh them later. There was really not enough time for her to do it now.
Qiao Mei turned to look at the children again and said, “Remember what you promised Mom~ Otherwise, you won’t have a mother~”
Xia Fan and Xia Xing nodded at Qiao Mei again. They were brave little warriors who could protect their mother and they would definitely make sure that Qiao Mei was safe! They would not let Qiao Mei be harmed!
Qiao Mei then brought back some dry firewood that could be used to start a fire later. After she was done, she slowly made her way to look for Qiao Qiang.
“Are you done tidying up?” Qiao Qiang said meaningfully.
Qiao Mei nodded and said, “Yes, it’s all done. When Chi Ze and the rest come back later, we can start making roast lamb!”
Qiao Qiang smiled and said, “Not bad, not bad. We also caught a lot of fish today. I guess no one ever comes here so the fish are all very stupid. They will take the bait not long after we throw the hook into the water!”
There was a pile of both carps and grass carps on the shore. The two men had caught more than 10 fish during this period of time! It was definitely enough for the big group to eat.
“Then we’re in for a treat today!” Qiao Mei said happily.
“Fish!” Xia Xing shouted as she pointed at the fish on the ground.
“Oh my! Yuan Yuan, what did you say just now? Say it to Great-grandfather again!” Qiao Qiang looked at Xia Xing excitedly.
Xia Xing pointed at the fish on the ground with a serious expression and repeated, “Fish! Fish!”
Qiao Mei realized that Xia Xing could pronounce a couple of tones quite accurately even if she could not pronounce the exact word. Xia Fan usually did not speak much and Xia Fang said that this was a small matter. Every child started speaking at a different age. Some children started sooner and some children started late. This was a common occurrence. As parents, they only needed to guide the children well and leave the children to learn the rest by themselves.