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Lin Chengqian: "Large beans."

Shi Wen smiled and gently tossed the potatoes in her hand into the basket, "I still think they look like eggs."

As they were talking, the little ones ran over and, imitating them, started pulling the potato seedlings upwards with their mouths in their mouths.

Gong Jiang looked at the dogs. "Weren't they out herding livestock?"

"They just got vaccinated yesterday, and Sikewell said it's best to keep them home for a day and not let them out, so we didn't let them graze today." Shi Wen gestured for the Wolf King to move away, then dug with a hoe. "Besides, digging potatoes is such a lively activity; if we don't call them, they'll definitely be angry when they come back."

An Wa, who had come closer, seemed to understand, and looked up at Shi Wen, barking loudly, "Woof!"

Shi Wen pushed the dog's head away from him. "Don't cause trouble."

An Wa wagged her tail and started digging for potatoes, just like the other dogs.

The black soil here is so soft that the little guys use their teeth to pick up the stems and leaves and pull up the potatoes. After pulling them up, they don't stop there. With a gentle scratch of their paws, they dig the potatoes out.

Shi Wen them being so enthusiastic, so I just ignore them.

They've dug up marmot burrows before, so digging up a potato is no problem for them; it won't hurt their claws, so we don't need to worry about them.

The dog worked incredibly fast on this side, and then two horses, camels, brown cattle, and other animals came over as well.

The horses were nibbling on potato sprouts. Shi Wen saw this, went over and tapped them on the head. "Don't nibble on them, potato sprouts are poisonous."

Yan Shi, unconvinced, pawed at the soil beneath with its hooves, making a "hissing" sound.

Shi Wen chuckled and pinched its ear, "You never listen to good advice. If you eat potato sprouts and get diarrhea, I'll call Sikewell over to give you a shot."

Yan Shi hissed at him and spat all over him, and was immediately spanked.

After getting a beating, Xiao Ma behaved himself and went to dig potatoes.

Shi Wen looked at Yan Kexing, "Why do I feel like their rebellious phase is starting earlier than I expected?"

Ge Yue, laughing loudly, chimed in. "You guys don't..."

Raising children

"Even keeping pets doesn't guarantee you'll escape the fate of managing a rebellious teenager, right?"

Yan Kexing looked at Ge Yue: "Aren't you all like you're going through a rebellious phase? You're always unwilling to do what I ask you to do, but you're exceptionally eager to do what I forbid you to do."

So, just like the little horse that had been beaten, Gong Jiang and the other two didn't dare to utter a sound and went to a corner to dig potatoes.

The red-skinned potatoes were quickly dug up, and then it was time to dig up the purple-skinned potatoes.

Purple-skinned potatoes are large potatoes, and their seedlings grow exceptionally tall, looking just like corn seedlings.

This time, it was impossible to pull the potatoes up by grabbing their seedlings; the only option was to slowly dig out the large potatoes underneath with a hoe.

Shi Wen casually dug one out, and the purple-skinned potato underneath was as big as a watermelon. He had to hold it with both hands to lift it up.

Shi Wen, "Goodness, anyone who didn't know better would think we were growing watermelons!"

Yan Kexing carefully examined the large purple-skinned potatoes below. "They're even bigger than I expected."

"It must be because they gave us plenty of fertilizer." Shi Wen carried the potatoes into the basket. "I wonder how big the biggest potato in this patch will be?"

Before he could finish speaking, Heiwa rushed out first, placing his paw on a potato sprout. "Woof woof!"

Shi Wen: "You mean, the potatoes under this potato plant are the biggest?"

Heiwa: "Woof woof!"

Shi Wen chuckled and rubbed his lower back, "Then go ahead and dig."

The other dogs were not convinced and ran off to find what they thought was the biggest potato.

The same goes for the little foxes.

Shi Wen skillfully carried a bowl of water and said, "Then each of you dig up one plant and see who digs up the biggest potato."

After hearing this, the little ones made all sorts of noises, insisting on digging out the biggest potato for Shi Wen see.

Only Cong Zai stuck out his tongue and licked his paws, quietly squatting next to Shi Wen, intently watching him dig potatoes.

Looking at the well-behaved Cong Zai, Shi Wen couldn't help but pat its head. "The potatoes I dug up are yours."

The potatoes here are so easy to dig up, even the big purple ones are easy to dig up.

Around 10 a. m., he dug out all the potatoes.

The largest potato was as big as a millstone. It wasn't dug up by Shi Wen, nor by any of the little creatures, but by Yan Kexing himself.

Lin Chengqian exclaimed, "If there were a potato competition, this potato would definitely win an award!"

Shi Wen, "Forget about the size of the competition, let's try the potatoes first."

Shi Wen turned to look at Yan Kexing and blinked.

Yan Kexing smirked, "You guys move the potatoes to the warehouse, I'll go cook now."

Shi Wen, "I want to eat stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar!"

Yan Kexing waved his hand. "Okay, I'll cook it for you."

Yan Kexing carried a small basket of potatoes to the kitchen; there were both red and purple ones.

Shi Wen they would move the potatoes to a warehouse for storage.

They planted about three acres of potatoes, and with so many potatoes piled up here, there must be at least 10,000 jin (5,000 kg).

With so many potatoes, it was impossible to carry them all by hand. Shi Wen brought over a tricycle used for transporting materials, loaded the potatoes onto the vehicle, and then transported them to the warehouse.

With so many of them, loading the truck was relatively easy; however, it would still take until the afternoon to unload all those potatoes.

After working for more than an hour, Shi Wen realized it was almost lunchtime and told Ge Yue and the others to go back and eat first.

Yan Kexing was cooking something in the kitchen, and the aroma wafted out in waves, making everyone's stomachs rumble. Even the dogs standing nearby couldn't help but open their mouths and bark loudly.

Shi Wen walked inside, she shouted loudly, "It smells so good! What delicious food have you made?"

Without turning his head, Yan Kexing replied, "Lunch isn't ready yet. I made you mashed potatoes with sauce; try some first."