Genshin Impact: Wherever you go, all wear and tear will be eliminated

Chapter 240 Roasted Wheat Ears

Shuqiuhu and his brother walked through several houses and arrived at the edge of a golden wheat field.

There were already quite a few people in the fields, harvesting wheat under the scorching sun, using machetes, but their craftsmanship was certainly far inferior to that of later generations.

"Come, brother, look, from that wider road over there to where we are standing now, there is a total of one acre of land." As he was speaking, Shu Qiuhu smiled to himself and said, "I don't know if you can understand what I'm saying."

"Well, never mind. Just watch me and follow me, okay?"

Shuqiuhu was afraid that he didn't understand and would be taken to other people's fields, scolded and disliked, so he gestured with his hands.

"That's it, let's get started." Hiiragi Qiuhu walked to the side of his field, picked up two machetes, and put the tips of the knives facing the ground.

Every household has this thing, so there's no need to hide it at home. No one will want it no matter where you throw it.

Taking the old knife, Mo Ran walked down to the field and harvested the wheat in an orderly manner.

At first, Shu Qiuhu was still a little worried. He stopped his work from time to time to watch his brother. After a few times, he finally put his mind at ease and concentrated on harvesting the wheat.

It didn't take the two of them too long to harvest one acre of land. They had harvested five mu of land, and the wheat ears with some straw were piled on the ground.

Lifting his sleeve to wipe the water, Shuqiuhu looked at his brothers who were walking towards the next place with swords in hand, and he smiled and walked to the next piece of land.

As they were harvesting, a voice came from the edge of the field: "Harvesting wheat, Boss Hiiragi!"

"Hey, why don't you come and lend a hand?" Hiiragi Qiuhu raised his head slightly and saw that the person calling out from the edge of the field was none other than Kamisato Sanqi.

"Then forget it, so you don't have to blame me!" Shenli Sangxi waved his hand, and caught a glimpse of someone harvesting wheat in the field next to him. He asked in confusion, "Why is this brother here?"

"My brother is happy to help, are you jealous?" Shuqiuhu raised his eyebrows with a provocative look.

"I'm afraid he was kidnapped by you, Boss Hiiragi!"

"Go! Get out of the way!"

"Haha, then I won't disturb your hard work. Goodbye."

"Let's go, hurry up." Shu Qiuhu turned around and continued to cut the wheat. He was very familiar with the people in the team. This kind of jokes were no different from eating and drinking.

Kamisato Sangxi left, no longer having the gentleness and comfort she had outside the hut. He looked like a lazy ronin. If he were in Liyue, he would be a ranger that everyone would follow.

When only wheat straw was left in the field, they burned it and used it as fertilizer for the next year. They didn't know who came up with this idea, but it was simple, practical and effective.

"Thank you, brother." Hiiragi Qiuhu wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeves and continued, "If it weren't for you, I don't think I would have finished receiving them until dark."

Mo Ran remained motionless, with water element power secreted on his forehead, disguised as sweat. Otherwise, it would be too eye-catching for one to be sweating profusely and the other to be relaxed.

Shu Qiuhu was just about to wipe the sweat off the brother who couldn't wipe it himself, but he immediately put his hand down and muttered to himself, "I just wiped this, it's all dirty."

Then, he grabbed Mo Ran's wrist and wiped the sweat off his brother's forehead. This was something Mo Ran did not expect, but he just let it go.

"Hey, it's almost done." Shu Qiuhu let go of Mo Ran's wrist, turned around, picked up a handful of wheat ears, and found a vacant space nearby to avoid burning people and fields.

Wheat ears can be burnt easily, so a very strong fire is not needed. Shuqiuhu went to pick up some dead branches and leaves. When everything was ready, he took out a tinder from his arms, blew it, stretched out his hand and touched it. A cluster of orange-red flames suddenly rose.

Shuqiuhu took the wheat ears and roasted them one after another. His hands moved very skillfully and it was obvious that he was a veteran in this business.

There were about a dozen wheat ears in a handful, and they could be roasted in no time. Shu Qiuhu rubbed one off and handed it to his brother beside him, saying, "Try it. Many people say that I roast it well."

After Mo Ran took it with both hands, he looked at it carefully in front of his eyes, and then looked at the pile of golden wheat ears with slightly black edges. There was no change in his calm eyes.

He picked up a small bit, put it in his mouth, and then kept putting the food into his mouth, as if he liked it very much. When his eyes fell on Hiiragi Kusanagi, there was a slight change, but not big.

Mo Ran's behavior made Shu Qiuhu very happy. He grinned and murmured, "It's good that you like it, it's good that you like it."

"Haha, it's getting late. I promised Xiaoying that I would take you home." Shuqiuhu stood up, kicked up sand with his feet to put out the fire, picked up the roasted ears of wheat, and walked back.

Residents met on the road would look back from time to time and cast envious yet jealous glances, because wheat was not something that ordinary residents could own.

Ordinary residents can only eat wild vegetables and weeds, but if they own a wheat field, they will want to own bigger and more wheat fields. They believe that what they cannot get is the best. People are always like this.

Shuqiuhu sent his brother home and did not stay. After saying goodbye, he returned to the fields to work on the harvested wheat ears.

Looking at the dinner on the table, Ying picked up a little and put it in her mouth, chewing slowly. She didn't know if it was because she had eaten too many rice crackers, but the roasted wheat ears tasted quite good.

He ate five or six in a row, glancing at the person sitting next to him from time to time, as if he had something to say.

Mo Ran's mind moved, and he established a voice transmission bridge, saying, "Is there anything that is worth you looking at me while you are eating?"

"After these three months, you really don't feel annoyed at all!"

"That's right."

"Can't you just use your ability to find out? Why do you have to go through so much trouble?"

“Watching and experiencing it are two different things. Only by trying to empathize with others can we develop better.”

"But I feel very annoyed. When can I leave? I want to go home."

"It will take some time to leave, but changes should start to occur soon. Can you bear with it for a while?"

"Just bear with it!"

When night fell, Zhencai slowly returned to her residence. She could naturally feel the gazes cast on her. Those greedy and burning gazes were very nauseating.

After bolting the door, Zhen sat upright beside the table and chuckled, "Today we have roasted wheat ears to eat!"

"Uncle Hiiragi sent it to us. My brother went out to help today." Although his tone did not change, Ying's face was full of annoyance.

"I know. I just heard it from Uncle Hiiragi." Zhen looked at Mo Ran, and was then pulled into the sound transmission bridge.

"We have already figured out the structure of the entire village. There are ten guard captains like Uncle Tong, which means there are at least ten guard teams, and each guard has at least one piece of wheat land."

"Ordinary residents can only solve their food problem through distribution in the village or by going out to find game. For example, the rice cakes mentioned earlier should actually be special food for the families of the guards."

"But that Uncle Hiiragi really values ​​my brother's kindness to him, which is probably why he always asks me to go to his house to get rice cakes."

"For this reason, he seemed to even go so far as to tell people nearby not to tell the truth."

Mo Ran said: "No matter what, he has been very good to us in our current status, and it is worth our efforts. We should be better for his future development and his descendants. Of course, we should handle it according to the law."

Zhen nodded, also understanding this, and then told the possible situation: "We have been in this village for three months, but the leader still has no intention of summoning us. There are only two possibilities."

"He is not very averse to outsiders, or he is waiting for something to happen to us, preparing to be a jackal."

"It's possible. It seems the peaceful days will not last long."

"Don't worry about it. Whoever comes will die anyway!" Ying put one hand on his sister and entered the sound transmission bridge.

"If only it were that simple. Isn't the purpose of our trip to test our learning results and find a village?"

"If I were like you, the world would be destroyed!" Although Mo Ran's expression did not change, it always made people feel that he was rolling his eyes.

Zhen also advised: "Wait a little longer, Ying, it really won't be long. After we get rid of all the termites, we will be relieved."

Ying heard the pleading tone in her sister's voice transmission, put down her hands, remained silent, lay on the table, and pretended to fall asleep.

The remaining two people blew out the candles on the table, and the room, which was not bright to begin with, became completely dark. However, since both of them were extraordinary, they could naturally see clearly.

Shinichi pointed at the straw couch and looked at his brother.

Mo Ran shook his head, tiptoed to the door, sat against the wall, and indicated that he would sleep here.

Zhen smiled helplessly, put Ying, who had not slept at all, on the straw couch, and lay on the table himself.

The room, which was not big to begin with, was now fully occupied by three people. Their bodies, which were not cold to begin with, felt a little warm in the hug, and it was the same for all three of them.

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On the other side, Shuqiuhu moved the wheat ears to his home. After more than ten trips back and forth, he finally finished moving them.

After putting down the last bit of wheat, he clapped his hands, turned around and saw his son with open arms, wanting to hug him. Shu Qiuhu smiled faintly, touched his head and said, "Daddy is dirty, hug him later, later."

"Yeah." The three or four-year-old child nodded, and then followed beside, waiting for his father to change his clothes.

A pretty woman took a piece of cloth and gently wiped his face, saying softly, "Thank you for your hard work today."

"It's okay. Today is a relaxing day." Hiiragi Qiuhu took the cloth and wiped the sweat off his face. The family sat at a table in front of the same stone and ate roasted wheat ears and rice cakes.

The child sat aside, tasting the food bit by bit. He loved both the roasted ears of wheat made by his father and mother. He was not picky about food.

Shuqiu Hu was whispering to his wife, biting her ear.

"What's wrong with you today? Why are you smiling so happily?"

"Come with me today, my brother, and go to the fields to harvest wheat, hehe."

"Is it Kujo, or Kamisato? I've never seen you so happy before... Wait, is it Makoto's brother?"

"Yes, today, we harvested an acre of wheat in just one afternoon!"

"It's so fast!" Although she already knew it when she saw him counting, she still looked very surprised.

"Of course, I am your husband. In terms of strength, how many people in the village can compare with me? Hahaha."

"Really, the best thing to say is harvesting wheat."

"Ahem, that, um..."

"What's wrong? Is Mr. Qiu Hu still shy sometimes?"

"No, it's just that I want to invite that brother to come to my house as a guest. Do you agree?"

"Of course, he is your brother, which means he is my uncle. You pick a day and I will clean the house thoroughly."

“Young Soo, you’re so kind!”

"No, this is what I should do as Qiu Hujun's wife."

Hiiragi Qiuhu was smiling, and his wife Hiiragi Yingxiu was also smiling. The family was very happy.

"Dad, Mom, I have divided the wheat ears!" said their child, the fruit of their love.

The couple looked at their child and their smiles became even brighter...