Chapter 26: I Want To Hatch Goslings
“Daddy, you’re so hard.”
After a few seconds, the spoiled child opened her eyes and mumbled.
Xie Chong: … She’s sleeping comfortably in his arms, yet she complains about him being too hard to sleep on.
Xie Chong was a bit speechless.
Even though she complained, the little one still fell asleep leaning against him.
He stroked Qin Wanwan’s hair.
When he returned, the little one had just finished bathing and drying her hair, wearing a small bellyband and pink shorts. Her arms were like lotus root sections, and her skin was very fair.
Her hair was already dry.
The night grew cooler, and after she fell asleep, Xie Chong carried her to the bed, covered her with a quilt, and left.
The Qilin clan’s legacy is vast. Generally, young Qilins only receive their legacy from the Great Qilins in their tribal lands after they come of age.
This is because only the souls of adult Qilins can withstand the impact of the legacy.
However, it’s not a problem to unlock just a small portion.
The legacy of Shennong’s planting methods is of little importance to the Qilin clan, as they do not make a living by farming.
Qin Wanwan used a hundred merit points to have the Heavenly Dao help her unlock a portion of the memory related to the Shennong clan’s planting techniques.
It’s only a portion because, in the mortal world, many magic spells and formations related to planting are not useful.
There were no earth-shattering anomalies; she simply slept, and a new memory appeared in Qin Wanwan’s mind.
That memory was like a video, detailing the planting methods for different crops and how to fertilize them.
Qin Wanwan lay on the bed, her eyes closed, organizing the memories for a long while.
“There’s so much.”
She decided not to think about it; it was too taxing on her brain.
“Isn’t it enough to just scatter the seeds on the ground?”
“Forage grass seeds, yes, after all, they are resilient and will grow anywhere they take root in the soil.”
As for other seeds.
Qin Wanwan looked at the wheat, and the planting method for wheat automatically appeared in her mind.
She also needed to fertilize, weed, water, and deal with pests…
Qin Wanwan felt dizzy looking at it all.
Could she just scatter the seeds and not bother with the rest?
With Lu He’s help, she put on a clean little skirt, which was a tender green today.
A red ribbon was added to her hair, making her look even more lively.
Her hairstyle today was different from yesterday; there were pigtails.
Stepping outside, she looked at the seeds she had scattered yesterday, which had already sprouted today.
The clear tender green was particularly striking on the originally barren land, adding a touch of vitality to the entire courtyard.
“Miss, these seeds sprout so quickly, it’s only been a day.”
Qin Wanwan, eating a fragrant pear, also smiled as she looked at the vibrant green.
She suddenly felt that planting was quite fun.
However, the courtyard was covered in mud, making it easy to step in mud when going in and out.
Qin Wanwan: “I want a path so I don’t step in the mud.”
Lu He nodded in agreement: “Miss’s idea is excellent. Shall we find some stones to pave a path?”
Qin Wanwan, who was halfway through her fragrant pear, nodded her little head firmly.
There weren’t many people in the General’s Mansion. Everyone set out to find stones to pave a path.
Three servants brought a tiny, snow-white baby doll.
Qin Wanwan was quite picky; she wanted pretty stones.
So, they were taken to the riverside.
“Miss, do you think these stones will do?”
The riverbed had pebbles, some only as big as a palm.
These stones were of no use to anyone, and over time, quite a pile of pebbles had accumulated by the river.
Qin Wanwan ran to the riverside and picked up a round pebble.
“Yes, they’re pretty.”
The fair and beautiful little lady held up the stone, her eyes curved into a smile.
The group then began searching for pebbles with nice shapes.
Qin Wanwan also searched. Her hands were small, so she needed to hold even slightly larger stones with both hands.
As she searched, she picked up a snow-white, oval-shaped ‘stone’.
“Huh? Keke, this stone is so strange?”
It wasn’t as heavy as a stone, and she felt like there was life inside it?
Keke: “This isn’t a stone, it’s an egg!”
Qin Wanwan realized, no wonder this stone felt strange.
“It looks like a goose egg.”
Keke circled the white egg: “I wonder whose big goose came here to lay an egg.”
Not only did it lay an egg, but the egg was quite resilient. In the nest, it seemed the sunlight it received during the day had caused some life to begin hatching.
It was just very weak.
If they had found this egg a couple of days later, the life inside would probably have perished.
Qin Wanwan wiped the mud and sand off the egg’s surface with a handkerchief, then carefully held it close to her little belly.
Holding the egg, she stopped looking for stones.
“Lu He, look, I found a goose egg.”
Qin Wanwan ran to show off the goose egg, holding it out to Lu He.
“Wow, Miss is amazing!”
Qin Wanwan tilted her chin up slightly, looking proud.
The corners of her mouth turned up.
“I want to hatch a little goose.”
After showing it to Lu He, she ran to find the young man.
“Lang Ya, look, I found a big goose egg.”
Lang Ya couldn’t speak, so he just nodded to show he understood.
“Aunt Zhang, look, I found a big goose egg! It can hatch a little goose.”
The young lady’s sweet, cheerful voice echoed by the riverbank, and the three looked at her with great affection.
As the three carried the pebbles back, Qin Wanwan, holding the goose egg, didn’t ask for help. She trotted along beside them with her short legs.
“Isn’t it heavy? Do you want to rest?”
“These stones aren’t heavy, Miss.”
They returned to the General’s Mansion in one go, planned a path, and began laying the pebbles.
Qin Wanwan found a small basket, lined it with a handkerchief, and beckoned to Keke.
As soon as Keke flew over, she grabbed him and placed him on the goose egg.
Keke: …
“Son, what are you doing?”
Qin Wanwan: “Keke, be good and keep the baby goose warm.”
Keke: … He suddenly regretted being so talkative.
On the way back, Qin Wanwan asked him how the little goose would come out. He had explained it to her, but he didn’t expect to shoot himself in the foot.
Keke protested: “I’m a parrot, I don’t hatch goose eggs!”
Qin Wanwan looked at him eagerly, her eyes filled with pleading.
“Keke~”
Keke couldn’t stand her like that and finally compromised.
Qin Wanwan pecked Keke on the head and happily ran off to help lay the stones.
As long as there were enough pebbles, paving a path in the courtyard wasn’t a problem.
Lu He and the others made three trips to the river before they finally gathered enough pebbles.
After paving, Aunt Zhang went to cook. Qin Wanwan found a spot in the corner, dug a small pit with her little shovel, and took out a peach pit.
Yes, this was the peach pit left from eating a peach on the way.
She had carried it with her the whole way, hoping it would grow into a big tree and bear lots of fruit.
Besides the peach pit, there were also apple seeds and fragrant pear seeds.
But these seeds needed to be kept for a while, to be planted after nurturing them with her spiritual charm.
