Chapter 68

In the early morning, Li Han was sleeping soundly, when his nose felt a bit itchy. He casually swatted at it, and with a loud cry, he was startled awake. He opened his eyes, shook his head helplessly, and saw the two little rascals. He caught one with each hand and pressed them down. "Wow, Uncle is so heavy, the baby is going to be crushed." The little girl stuck out her tongue, rolled her eyes, and acted quite convincingly. The innocent little Dudu was really scared and pushed his father hard, pulling the baby sister. "Ooh, Baby Sister, I'm crushed."

"Hehe, Dudu is so silly." Baby flipped over, revealing her big belly, and giggled. Dudu was unhappy, thinking Baby Sister was lying. Li Han smiled and pulled Dudu over. "Hehe, Dudu, Baby Sister and Dad are just playing. It's okay, let's get up."

The two little ones somehow got in, even though Li Han remembered closing the door. Well, it's time to get up. The two little ones obediently rolled from the head of the bed to the foot, jumped off the bed, and ran back to their own room. "Who taught them to roll around like that?" Li Han patted his forehead, wondering why these two little ones liked to roll around on the bed. He tidied up the bed, folded the quilt, put on slippers, and went to the bathroom. The two little ones were already there with their basins, toothpaste, and toothbrushes, and towels, ready by the sink.

In no time, Dudu and Baby were dressed. Baby proudly told Li Han, "Uncle, Baby dressed herself." "Good girl." Li Han helped Baby straighten her clothes, fixed a button that was wrong, and tied her shoelaces in a bow. Dudu wanted the same treatment, so Li Han had to serve the two little princesses. "Brush your teeth and wash your face, good girls. Dad will go start the car." Li Han planned to check the No. 3 pasture for pest damage and think about it carefully, as he couldn't wait too long.

Riding the four-wheeled motorcycle back, Li Han watched the two little ones sticking out their little bottoms and stretching their heads, trying to see who could spit the toothpaste bubbles the farthest. He gave them a light tap on the bottom. "Brush your teeth properly, no fooling around."

These two little ones were like one person at times, but soon they were in a tussle. They brushed their teeth, washed their faces, applied lotion, put on their little backpacks, which contained jars, and held small nets, chanting about catching bugs to feed the chicks and laying big eggs. They climbed onto the back of the four-wheeled motorcycle, sitting back-to-back.

"Uncle, you're so slow." "Yeah, Dad is so slow." Li Han was both amused and exasperated. The two little ones took a long time to get ready but still said he was slow. He gave each of them a light tap on the head, and then another to Baby, who had been influenced by Dudu. "Hmph, Uncle is a big bad guy. Baby will tell Grandma that Uncle is bullying her." "Baby, if you listen to Uncle, Uncle will make more tofu and ice cream, just for the good Dudu." "Mm-hm, Dudu is good." Dudu nodded vigorously, but Baby pouted, not satisfied, calling Uncle a big bad guy.

"If Baby listens to Uncle, Uncle will make more." "Baby is very obedient." Li Han laughed, the little glutton. He pinched Baby's nose and said, "Sit well, let's go." They rode along the irrigation channel, the wind was a bit cool, and the sun had not yet risen. The sky was just beginning to brighten. The two little ones chattered away, occasionally teasing the little Mi Li who followed the motorcycle.

"Wow, Uncle, Uncle, look, so many birds are stealing the fish from Uncle's home." Baby pointed to the water birds around the irrigation channel, there were quite a few, out to feed.

Dudu nodded, not understanding much, learning a lot from Baby Sister. Li Han smiled and said, "It's okay, Uncle has many fish, the birds can't eat them all." "Oh, the birds are Uncle's, but the birds don't come back to Uncle's home."

Li Han didn't explain much, as the two little ones were still young and didn't understand the difference between wild and domesticated animals. Just environmental protection alone confused them for a while. Fortunately, they arrived quickly, and Baby soon forgot her question and started talking to Dudu about the little black donkey and the little white-tailed deer, which had been injured but were much better now. As for the little black donkey, Baby had heard from someone the night before that the little black donkey could pull a small cart, and she pestered Li Han to make a little donkey cart, which gave him a headache.

Dudu said something, and Baby fell silent. Dudu was quite capable, and Li Han asked for a while, but the little one didn't say anything. Li Han was quite curious. After about half an hour, Li Han arrived at the boundary between the No. 3 and No. 2 pastures. He chose a spot and planned to count the number of grasshoppers in this area. Dudu and Baby, the two little bug catchers, were ready, but their clothes made Li Han speechless. A few days ago, the two little ones saw some children wearing Alale angel hats and liked them so much that they secretly bought them and hid them. The sister found them when she was organizing the clothes and gave them a stern lecture. But who would have thought that in the afternoon, the sister bought two complete Alale outfits, saying she wanted to buy one when she was young but couldn't afford it. The two little ones dressed up as Alale, and they really looked the part.

The two 'Alale' bug catchers, either squatting or sticking out their little bottoms, were excited every time they caught a bug, waving their little hands. The bug-catching work was actually a bit tedious, but with these two playful little ones, it was much more lively, and time passed quickly. In no time, they had searched a small area, and Li Han poured the bugs into the net, counted them, and found that there were dozens of grasshoppers in this small area, not counting the ones that escaped. Li Han was calculating the pest damage in the pasture, while Dudu and Baby were already tearing off the wings and legs of the grasshoppers, pinching them and putting them into small bottles. Grandpa said fried grasshopper legs were delicious.

The two little ones finished and waved their nets, chasing the grasshoppers. Li Han rubbed his chin, thinking for a while. There were too many grasshoppers, and the drought had not eased. Unless a large number of natural enemies of the grasshoppers appeared to eat or drive them away, there was no solution.

He called the two busy bug catchers, and it was getting late. Li Han planned to go back and harvest the hay early.

Dudu and Baby put on their backpacks and climbed onto the four-wheeled motorcycle. Mi Li was holding them, and the little ones had been chasing the grasshoppers, getting quite tired. On the way, the two little ones discussed frying the grasshopper legs, and one of them mentioned it, so they remembered it and ran home to ask their father to fry the grasshoppers. Li Han had never eaten this before, but when he coated the grasshoppers in flour and fried them, the aroma was rich and crispy, a bit like frog legs, but the meat was too little.

Most of the small dish went into Dudu and Baby's bellies, and Li Han and the other adults tasted it. After breakfast, they went to the dairy barn to milk the cows, and Li Han promised to make cream cakes and ice cream for the two little ones, as he didn't want to deal with a fuss.

With cake to eat, Dudu and Baby skipped off to play. The farm was quite safe, and there was no need to worry, especially with Little Red Date and Niu Niu and Xiao Bai following them. Li Han planned to exchange for a Tibetan Mastiff, but the price was too high. A royal-level puppy required 1,000 energy crystals, which was too expensive. Although the royal-level gene was perfect, a royal-level Tibetan Mastiff could easily handle four or five so-called purebred Tibetan Mastiffs, with high intelligence, about 50% higher than the best border collies, equivalent to the intelligence of a child around ten years old or older. A well-trained adult royal-level Tibetan Mastiff could probably take down one or two lions, but the price was too high, equivalent to 1,000 carats of pure diamonds, which might cost over ten billion dollars to buy.

Li Han could only drool over it. A low-level puppy, a basic border collie, was not bad, but it required ten energy crystals, which Li Han was reluctant to spend. A regular energy crystal was not worth much, and he was truly helpless. "Let's go see Will first and talk about the pasture problem."

Li Han called first, then rode the four-wheeled motorcycle to Ronald's house, unexpectedly meeting Haley and Chris.

"Hi, Han." Haley gave Li Han a light hug and greeted him with a smile.

"Hi, Haley, Chris." Li Han paused slightly and smiled.

"Han, Haley, I have something to do, I'll leave first." Chris seemed to have something on his mind, and his face was not good. Haley told Li Han, "Han, I'll take Chris. Will is at home, see you later."

Li Han nodded and went to Ronald's farm. "Will, what's wrong?" "Han, that damn guy." Will said angrily, and Li Han blinked, full of confusion.

It turned out that Chris's family wanted to buy the farm, and they had their eyes on several good farms, including Ronald's and Marbury's. This was not unreasonable, as large companies and families had been eyeing farms for a long time. But Haley actually spoke up for Chris.

This made Will unhappy. The price Chris offered was fair, market price, but it was still lower than before the economic crisis. "Will, Haley is not wrong. After the drought, the possibility of a pest outbreak is high. I think Uncle Ronald and Uncle Marbury will consider this."

"Han, I know, but Haley shouldn't have helped Chris. It's hard to accept." Li Han patted Will's shoulder to comfort him. "Maybe, Will, you should think about it from another angle. Haley is afraid this family will suffer a big blow."

Li Han had a beer with Will. When Haley returned, Li Han shrugged and gave her a look. They were both his friends, and neither Haley nor Will was wrong. The siblings were having a disagreement, and Li Han stayed a bit longer to keep the peace.

Ronald walked into the living room with a serious face, and Li Han stood up and greeted him. "Han, I have something to tell you. Wang's farm started spraying pesticides around the farm today. All the big companies are preparing. The pest outbreak is coming." Ronald sighed, and Li Han's face changed. How could it be so serious? They said it was just a small area with more bugs. Li Han's heart sank, thinking about his newly opened pasture, which would be very vulnerable to a pest outbreak.

"Han, are you okay?" Will and Haley saw Li Han's face turn pale and asked with concern. "I'm fine, Uncle Ronald, I have something to do, I'll go back first." "Han, it's okay. If you need help, call me." Ronald said.

"Thank you, Uncle Ronald, I will. Will, Haley