Daddy Academy

Chapter 3316 Planting Plan

Chapter 3316 Planting Plan

In the sycamore grove, the sign of Little Pine Tree Night School shines quietly under the warm yellow light. Two weeks after its opening, the school has gradually found its own rhythm.

It was another evening, and the children arrived one after another.

Junjun would still do his homework first, but when he got tired, he would go to the puzzle area and challenge the starry sky puzzle with the two boys who joined later.

Xiaoyu became a little teacher of origami corners, teaching different children to fold frogs, boats, and origami cranes every day, and was very popular in the school.

Dongdong has a student who can do somersaults. A little boy named Doudou always follows him around and learns from him. They practice on the mat. Doudou always falls over and tumbles, but his laughter is always very loud.

That wall covered with pine tree paintings has now become the symbol of Little Pine Tree Academy.

Later children would also add their own touches, and now the mural has many interesting additions, such as pine trees with schoolbags hanging on them, pine trees with wings, and so on.

The walls are getting fuller and fuller, yet strangely harmonious.

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It was evening again. After school, Xiaobai, Xier, and Robin hurriedly climbed upstairs. Instead of going home, they went straight to Teacher Jiang's house.

Teacher Jiang was cooking dinner in the kitchen when the three of them filed in, sniffing the air.

"Wow~ It smells so good! Grandma, what are you making? Let me see." Little Bai leaned closer to see.

“I want to see too, Grandma,” Robin said, standing on tiptoe to join in the fun.

Xi'er stood at the kitchen doorway, peering into the pot.

Teacher Jiang smiled and said, "It's braised chicken with chestnuts. The chicken was brought over by your uncle, Xiaobai. He said it was a free-range chicken."

Robin exclaimed in surprise, "Free-range chicken? Chickens that grow up eating soil?"

Xiaobai ignored the childish question and went to the stove. She saw that the chicken pieces in the pot were golden brown. She took a deep sniff and smelled it so good.

"Can we eat now?" she couldn't help but ask.

Teacher Jiang said, "Not yet, it's only been frying for a little while, it's not cooked yet. You guys go do your homework for a bit."

Xiao Bai and the other two left the kitchen, but Xiao Bai didn't stay. Instead, she walked straight out and stopped Xi'er from speaking, quietly signaling everyone to leave.

After the three left Grandma's house, Xi'er asked, "Xiaobai, where are you going? Didn't Grandma tell us to do our homework for a while?"

Xiao Bai chuckled secretly, "You come on then."

The three returned to Xiao Zhang's house, but Xiao Zhang was not home; they didn't know where he had gone.

As soon as Xiaobai entered the door, he cheered and rushed into the living room, threw his schoolbag far away, then tossed himself onto the sofa, picked up the remote control, and turned on the TV to watch TV.

Seeing this, Robin laughed out loud, threw away his yellow duck backpack, and then, like an airplane, dashed into the sofa.

Xi'er didn't follow suit. Instead, she put down her own schoolbag, then helped Xiaobai and Robin pack theirs before sitting down on the sofa.

An animated film was playing on TV, and the three of them were watching it with great interest while sitting on the sofa. Not long after, they heard the sound of the door opening. Xiaobai quickly pressed the remote control to turn off the animated film, then changed a channel before daring to turn her head to look at the entrance.

Zhang Tan has returned.

Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief and was about to switch back when he saw a natural science program on TV talking about planting.

Robin was thinking about the cartoon, and seeing that his aunt was not moving, he reminded her, "Auntie, auntie, the cartoon."

Xiao Bai stared at the TV and replied, "Don't rush, this is also quite interesting."

Xi'er said, "We can plant them too. Xiaobai, didn't you plant chili seedlings last year? Why aren't you planting them this year?"

Xiao Bai said, "Of course I'll plant them. I'll plant them tomorrow."

Xi'er said, "You must protect it well this year, so that no one can tear it apart again."

The thought of this made Xiaobai furious. She vowed that if anyone dared to pull up her chili seedlings, she would not let them get away with it. She would find them and plant them in the sand pit.

Robin said seriously, "Don't worry, Auntie, I will definitely help you protect our chili seedlings!"

Xiao Bai said, "We'll plant chili seedlings now, and when it gets hot in the summer, they'll grow bright red chilies! Then Auntie will make chili sauce to mix with noodles, hehehe~~"

Xi'er's eyes sparkled as she said, "The chili peppers are so spicy! Xiaobai, can we grow something that isn't spicy? Like a watermelon!"

She gestured as she spoke, "In the summer, we would sit under the big mulberry tree, holding half a watermelon, scooping it out with a spoon, hehe~ so cool and sweet~"

It's mainly sweet.

Robin immediately raised his hand in agreement, shouting, "Grow watermelons! Grow watermelons! I love eating watermelons! Grandma says watermelons are summer's best friend!"

After saying that, she wiped her mouth, making a drooling sound.

Xi'er said confidently, "The watermelons we grow will definitely be sweeter than the ones we buy!"

Robin nodded vigorously: "Yes! We go to see it every day, watching it grow from a small seedling into a big watermelon, just like watching a firefly emerge from its pupa!"

Xiao Bai said, "Growing watermelons requires a lot of land. Where would we find such a large plot?"

Xi'er pointed to the backyard: "There! There's a patch of unkempt grass there! We can ask for it to grow watermelons."

The patch of grass was about 20 square meters, overgrown with weeds year-round, and also piled with some miscellaneous items.

Xi'er continued, "Besides chili peppers and watermelons, we can also grow tomatoes! Stir-fried tomatoes with eggs is so delicious, and my sister's tomato and egg noodles are really good! But the best thing is cold tomato salad, with a big spoonful of sugar—wow—"

Robin added, "And cucumbers! The cucumbers are crunchy, and Grandma made me some smashed cucumbers yesterday."

"Eggplant! Braised pork with eggplant is delicious too!"

"How about planting some flowers? Sunflowers! They turn towards the sun, they're so pretty!"

"Plant a grape vine, and you can enjoy the shade under the grape trellis in the summer..."

The two little ones became more and more excited as they talked, planning their bright future. One idea after another popped up, as if they wanted to turn that wasteland into "Little Red Horse Farm," where all kinds of fruits and vegetables would grow for them in an endless stream! They could never finish eating them all.

Xiao Bai had to take out his notebook and pen and carefully write down: "Chili peppers, watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, sunflowers, grapes... There are so many, so many!"

Robin, already feeling smug, said, "Not much, Auntie, not much at all! There are plenty of us, including Weiwei, Meng, and Li! If we all plant together, we'll finish quickly!"

Xi'er was already lost in her daydreams: "When summer comes, we'll have endless watermelons, tomatoes, cucumbers... We can also pick chili peppers to make chili sauce, pick eggplants to cook with, and when the sunflowers bloom, we'll sit under the grape trellis, eating watermelon while listening to Chengcheng tell stories... hehe, just thinking about it makes me so happy~"

No wonder you're a planner, your ideas are truly brilliant!

Xiaobai was also moved by the scene, but she was more pragmatic: "Don't get your hopes up too high. We need to ask the old man first to see if he'll let us plant. We also need to plan where to plant what, we can't just plant randomly."

Xi'er immediately said, "I've already planned it out. I'll plant the ones we just mentioned."

Xiaobai, who knows a lot about farm work, said, "To plant so much, we first need to cultivate that wasteland, but that's not easy. We have to turn the soil, weed, and fertilize... We can't do it ourselves, we need to ask an adult for help."

At this moment, Zhang Tan, who had come out of the study and was passing through the living room, interrupted and asked, "What are you talking about? Doing to turn the soil, weed, and fertilize?"

Little White held up his notebook and said, "Old man, we want to grow vegetables and melons in that meadow over there! We want to start a small farm!"

Zhang Tan looked out the door in the direction she pointed. It was a wall in the house, but he roughly knew where Xiao Bai was referring to.

"The idea is good, but farming is not just about sowing seeds; it's hard work."

"We're not afraid of hard work!" Xiao Bai patted his chest. "Homegrown food tastes the best!"

Xi'er nodded vigorously: "Godfather, our teacher told us that labor is the most glorious thing!"

Robin is already in character: "I love working! I'm in charge of patrolling! To prevent bad guys from stealing our melons!"

Zhang Tan smiled and said, "Alright, then you guys make a detailed plan first and show it to me tomorrow. You can't just do things on a whim; you need a plan. I can only agree to it if the plan is feasible."

"Great!!" the three cheered, as if victory was already assured.