"The yellow earth, green grass grows, my home baby girl is fat and round, fat and round..."
Listening to Mother's gentle, elongated tones.
If nothing unexpected happens, Jiang Mianmian falls asleep again.
When she wakes up again.
It was already dark.
In the familiar wooden basin.
A little hungry.
She slowly stretched her fingers to her mouth and started sucking her fingers. There was spring water, and a little salty...
After sucking for a while, she felt the urge to poop. Her face flushed red. She wanted to cry out a warning first, but her throat and butt exerted force at the same time...very smooth.
"Waah, waah, waah!"
She used her crying to cover up the sound of her farting.
Her sister Jiang Yu was in front of her, holding her nose and said, "It's said that children's poop doesn't stink. Why does my sister's poop stink so much!"
Although disgusted, she still swiftly changed her diaper.
Jiang Mianmian looked innocent, and was also a little dizzy from the smell.
Jiang Mianmian felt her legs being lifted up. Sister was very careful, wiping more gently than Mother.
After wiping, she didn't feel her butt would stick either, it should be wiped very clean.
The freshly wiped little Mianmian sucked her fingers again. Her fingers were actually saltier this time? Yuck!
Mother finally appeared. She contentedly fed on her food. Today's food was relatively abundant (there was more poop). She was happy again after eating and couldn't help but grin.
She couldn't control her expression. She just grinned foolishly.
She went out today and saw the world, now she was a little spirited. She wanted to hear more gossip from her parents again. What was the follow up to the missing medicine ingredients? She waited and waited until she fell asleep without hearing anything.
She pooped another pile. Very smooth, and another day passed.
Early morning, someone knocked on the door.
"Maple's Mother, are you home?"
A woman, holding a bunch of wild vegetables, leaned against the door.
Mother held her and also leaned against the door.
In Mother's arms, Jiang Mianmian also found a comfortable posture.
"Have you heard? Sixth Aunt fell last night on her way to the latrine and broke her leg. Don't know which naughty kid actually dug a big pit in the middle of the road."
Jiang Mian Mian then heard Mother ask in surprise: "Didn't Sixth Aunt say her family's chamber pots were all made of old sandalwood? Why did she still have to go out to poop?"
"Who said no? The strangest thing is that the latrine Sixth Aunt went to was not her own family’s latrine, but Old Liu's latrine. Don't you think it's strange?"
Then Mother's round face became animated. She widened her eyes and whispered, "What's going on? Sister, tell me the details. I have plenty of time..."
"Cui's Mother heard from someone that being a maid for the Master of the Prefecture pays eighty taels of silver. Sixth Aunt only gave ten taels, wanting to cheat seventy taels. She went and made a scene. You know Cui’s Mother’s mouth, she scolded vulgarities, making trouble at Sixth Aunt's house for an afternoon. As a result, Sixth Aunt broke her leg at night. Sixth Aunt had people carry her to Cui’s Mother’s house to continue making trouble..."
Jiang Mianmian's body swung along with Mother's nodding rhythm.
Mother and daughter listened attentively to the gossip.
Jiang Mianmian listened enough, was hungry, wanted milk, and started howling.
After drinking her fill for two days, she felt vigorous.
"This kid's cry is so loud. Feed the baby first. I just came along to pick vegetables on my way back to cook." Auntie left satisfied after sharing the gossip.
Jiang Mianmian puckered her butt, getting ready to eat.
...
At night the family gathered.
Apparently everyone had heard about today's gossip.
At dinner, sister Jiang Yu happily said, "Cui's Mother made a scene insisting that the Master of the Prefecture gave eighty taels. She demanded Sixth Aunt pay her those seventy taels. Sixth Aunt said she didn't have it. Because of the money, Cui’s Mother is not going to the Prefecture anymore."
Big brother Jiang Feng curiously asked, "Wasn't it fifty taels? Eighty taels would kill Sixth Aunt."
Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but chime in: "Yiya yiya, eighty eighty." (Mother said, mother said, eighty taels, eighty taels.)
"Who cares. It's vicious consequences for vicious actions. Whoever dug that pit, I heard Sixth Aunt's leg is broken badly. Even lying for a hundred days won't heal it. Let's see if she still dares to go out and harm people." Jiang Yu happily ate the bitter vegetable soup feeling it was fragrant.
Jiang Mianmian also chimed in: "Yiya yi ya, dig dig dig." (Mother dug, mother dug, dig dig dig.)
Then her little face was pinched by big brother.
"Mother, why do I feel like my sister can understand our words? It seems like she's talking."
"Go easy with your strength. What could she understand? She's just happy seeing you all happy." Qin Luoxia said while feeding the little Mianmian a spoonful of soup.
Bitter! Yuck!
Jiang Mianmian's whole face wrinkled. Not tasty. Her mouth pouted as if about to cry.
Mother held out the spoon again. She tightly shut her mouth, refusing to open it again. Nasty. Reject.
Seeing this, Qin Luoxia and Jiang Changtian laughed.
This child is so clever.
Late night.
Jiang Mianmian hazily heard Mother say: "Husband, do you think anyone would suspect that I dug the pit?"
"No. Sixth Aunt usually does things carelessly. Many people dislike her. If she didn't go to Old Liu's house she wouldn't have broken her leg. It's her own fault. Go to sleep."
Jiang Mianmian slept at ease. She soon started snoring softly.
In her dreams she was still digging pits: dig dig dig...
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