432: The watermelons are ripe.

Xiao Niannian suddenly thought of something.

She had been training Shen Yan for the past few months, and Shen Yan had indeed made some progress.

If they used The Monkeys to train Shen Yan, with a few monkeys fighting him, it would definitely increase Shen Yan's combat power. By then, when Shen Yan fought people, taking on three to five wouldn't be a problem.

Of course, The Monkeys would also need to be careful not to seriously injure Shen Yan.

Seeing Sister Xiao's gaze fixed on him, Shen Yan immediately felt something was off. What kind of look was that from Sister Xiao? Could it be that he had done something wrong, and Sister Xiao wanted to teach him a lesson?

Brother Lu always looked at him with that kind of gaze.

"I'll go chop firewood."

Grandma Xiao cooked mung bean porridge. Gu Yuan and Gu Jin were as filial to her as if she were their own grandmother, and Aunt Gu, her Niece, was also incredibly kind to her. Now, she regarded all these people as her own family.

"Grandma has cooked mung bean porridge. It'll be chilled for a while. Come and eat later..."

"Thank you, Grandma Xiao."

Grandma Xiao looked at Gu Yuan and Gu Jin. If her own Grandsons were found, they would probably be as excellent as Xiao Yuan and Gu Jin.

Xiao Niannian wanted to go chop firewood, but her Older Brothers and Shen Yan all refused.

"Sister, go read your book."

"We'll do these chores."

"Sister Xiao, go do something else."

Xiao Niannian smiled upon hearing this.

In one day, the firewood in the backyard piled up to fill a corner. With another day's work, there would be enough firewood for the entire winter.

Xiao Niannian went to the back mountain. Here were the vegetable plots dug by Grandma and Aunt Gu, where many pumpkins were planted. These pumpkins were growing incredibly well, so many that they couldn't be eaten all. The Monkeys would occasionally come to pick some, throwing the seeds into the back mountain, where those seeds also grew, thriving without even needing fertilizer.

Looking around, all she could see were pumpkins.

Not far away, Xiao Niannian also saw sweet potatoes, and the sweet potato leaves were growing very well.

Xiao Niannian decided to pick some sweet potato leaves to stir-fry and eat.

Every year, Grandma would pick sweet potato leaves and dry them; they were also delicious when stir-fried.

Xiao Niannian heard The Monkeys' calls and saw many monkeys running towards her.

The Monkeys chattered excitedly.

"You mean, there are many more fish in the pond on the back mountain?"

"The sweet potatoes and pumpkins on the back mountain are also growing very well?"

Xiao Niannian knew that The Monkeys had brought sweet potatoes and pumpkins to the back mountain, but she hadn't expected that because a large portion of the sweet potatoes and pumpkins came from her space.

She hadn't expected these varieties to be so good, taking root and sprouting like this. She could mention this to Tenth Grandfather; the village could go to the back mountain to harvest the pumpkins, and as for the sweet potatoes, they could be harvested once they ripened.

The land behind her house's courtyard was originally cultivated by her father, and many thorns grew around it, perfectly enclosing this area. To get in from the outside, one would have to cut down those thorns... After picking some sweet potato leaves, Xiao Niannian discovered that there were Termite Mushrooms in the cornfield here.

She had also planted quite a bit of corn in her space, but she hadn't paid attention.

Every year from May to October is when Termite Mushrooms appear in large quantities!

Xiao Niannian quickly walked forward, picking rapidly. In a short while, she had gathered a large pile.

She took a basket from her space and put all the Termite Mushrooms into it.

"Sister Xiao, it's time to eat."

Shen Yan's voice rang out.

Xiao Niannian heard footsteps and knew Shen Yan had run over.

"Sister Xiao, what is this?"

"Termite Mushrooms, they taste very good."

Hearing the words "taste good," Shen Yan became excited.

"Then I'll pick some too."

Shen Yan saw many Termite Mushrooms in the cornfield and immediately squatted down to pick them.

Xiao Niannian saw Shen Yan's happy expression and didn't stop him.

After more than ten minutes, they carried a large bag and a basket of Termite Mushrooms towards home.

"Sister."

Gu Yuan and Gu Jin also came to call their sister for dinner. They didn't know why Shen Yan was calling their sister for dinner, and she wasn't coming back to eat.

"These are Termite Mushrooms?"

"Brother Gu Yuan has such extensive knowledge," Shen Yan praised.

"We just picked these; Sister Xiao discovered them."

Gu Yuan and Gu Jin were also extremely surprised to see so many Termite Mushrooms.

"So many."

They had stayed in the Southwest before and knew that Termite Mushrooms were abundant during this season, especially after rain.

"Now we're in for a treat."

"If it weren't time to eat, I'd go pick more."

Shen Yan said with some reluctance.

"After dinner, we'll go together," Gu Yuan said with a smile.

Hearing this, Shen Yan nodded vigorously.

Back home, Grandma Xiao and Aunt Gu were also pleasantly surprised to see so many Termite Mushrooms.

"So many Termite Mushrooms!"

"That's really great."

Grandma Xiao said with a chuckle.

"Grandma will make them into Termite Mushroom sauce, jarred in glass bottles, and then give each of you a bottle..."

Grandma Xiao decided to go back to the cornfield later and pick more. When her Granddaughters started school, each could take a bottle to school, and it would last them half a month.

"Thank you, Grandma."

Grandma Xiao stir-fried two plates of the Termite Mushrooms and also made a soup.

"It's really fresh."

"The taste is too good."

Everyone tasted it and couldn't help but praise it.

After eating and washing the dishes, Shen Yan immediately called out that he wanted to go to the back mountain to pick more.

Xiao Niannian and her Older Brothers carried baskets and buckets to the vegetable patch.

There were Termite Mushrooms not only in the cornfield but also in the sweet potato field, and everyone brought back a bucketful.

Xiao Niannian and her Older Brothers cleaned all the Termite Mushrooms, and Grandma Xiao made them into spicy Termite Mushroom sauce. The aroma was incredibly fragrant.

"If you add a little of this when eating noodles, it would be absolutely delicious," Gu Jin commented.

"If you add a little of this when eating noodles, it would be absolutely delicious."

"Thank you, Grandma Xiao, you've worked hard..."

Gu Yuan, Shen Yan, and the others all expressed their gratitude.

"You're welcome. You picked them yourselves, and you cleaned them yourselves. Grandma didn't do much..."

Grandma Xiao looked at the children with a smile.

She felt that with so many children at home, her mood was better than usual.

With them at home, no matter how much work she did, she felt motivated, and seeing them chat and laugh in front of her made her happy.

During these few days at home, Xiao Niannian and her Older Brothers pulled all the weeds in the family's vegetable patch and completed all the necessary chores.

Not only the firewood pile and the weeds in the vegetable patch, but also every corner of the house was swept very clean.

Although every corner of the house was already very clean.

"Niannian, the watermelon seeds you gave me before, the watermelons are quite big now. They're in the backyard vegetable patch; go pick some..."

"Okay."

These watermelon seeds came from her space. Xiao Niannian not only gave them to Grandma but also to the Cooking Squad. Those Comrades-in-arms planted quite a few acres, and by her calculations, the watermelons should be almost ripe now.