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n“Bunny, bunny, catch.”

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nLu’er’s eyes reddened when he saw that she was ignoring him.

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n“Catch?”

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nAn Jiuyue was stunned. She turned and looked around, spotting something white amongst the grass.

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n“A white rabbit? Alright, I’ll catch one for you.”

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nQian Yiyun had placed her two wooden buckets under the rocks to collect the water flowing from them when she heard that her sister-in-law was going to catch a rabbit.

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nShe hurried over. “Sister Jiuyue, let me carry Xiao Lu’er.”

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n“Uncle, are you growing flowers here? Not vegetables? I think it’s better to grow vegetables. We can eat them when they grow up. Mother won’t have to go to the mountains to gather wild vegetables then.”

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nQian Jiyun had completed building the fence.

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nHe even turned over the soil within and around the fence to plant vegetable seeds.

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nThe ring of soil within the fence would be used to plant vegetables and fruits. Meanwhile, the ring outside would be used to plant flowers, according to his wife’s wishes.

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n“Your mother wants to plant sunflowers, instead of vegetables, outside,” Qian Jiyun explained as he picked up Zheng’er and Rong’er.

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n“What’s a sunflower?” Zheng’er asked.

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nThey had never heard of it.

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nWhat’s a sunflower? Is it pretty?

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n“A sunflower is… a very beautiful flower. They’re very big and beautiful. When the flowers wither in the autumn, there will be sunflower seeds. Have you eaten sunflower seeds?” Qian Jiyun asked.

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nThey thought for a moment, then shook their heads. “No.”

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nQian Jiyun chuckled. He forgot that the two little ones were still young. They would definitely choke on seeds and nuts.

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n“Then you’ll be able to eat it in the future. Are you happy about that?” he asked.

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n“I’m happy.” Zheng’er nodded and clapped.

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n“Can you sell the seeds?” Rong’er asked.

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nQian Jiyun turned around silently and looked at Rong’er. He could tell that Rong’er would grow up prudent with money.

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nHe did not even think about eating the sunflower seeds—he was thinking about how to earn money off them!

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nMoreover, they had yet to plant the seeds.

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n“We can. But there won’t be many since I can only plant them outside the fence. I’ll have to plant a lot more if you want to sell them for money,” he said.

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nWe have to nurture his talents well. He’ll definitely be able to enter the Ministry of Revenue in the future, right?

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n“I see.”

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nWhen Rong’er heard that there were too few melon seeds to be sold, he immediately wilted visibly.

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n“Little rabbit, little rabbit, Mother.” Zheng’er jerked in Qian Jiyun’s arms suddenly, excitement written all over his face.

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nQian Jiyun turned around and saw An Jiuyue carrying Lu’er, who held a snow-white rabbit in his arms.

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n“Be careful. I’ll let you down. You can go and find Xiao Lu’er yourself.”

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nHe squatted down and put them down, following behind as they ran over.

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n“You were there for so long just to catch rabbits?” he asked.

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n“Mhm,” An Jiuyue replied softly and placed Lu’er down so that he could walk on his own.

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nHe was now walking steadily after a few days of practice. He could catch up to Zheng’er and Rong’er as long as they did not run too quickly.

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n“Rabbits with white fur are rare on this mountain. It’ll be great if we can catch a few more. I’ll try my luck in the deep mountains tomorrow and make you a shawl,” Qian Jiyun said.

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