hotmtlnovel Chapter 1136 Is this still my home?
Chapter 1136 Is this still my home?
As the goods were moved, Shao Yun turned around and jumped onto the carriage. He gently raised the reins in his hand, and the two tall Shire horses started to stride towards his own pasture.
He sat in the carriage, gazing at the winding road ahead. Mavica's resolute look just now came to his mind again, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
Mavica is such a good leader who is ready to risk her life for Nata. What a pity...
This time she couldn't sacrifice herself for Nata as she wished. After all, once Capitano's fake death plan was implemented, it would not be her turn to fight for her life. By then, she would have become a hero who frightened fools.
Brother-in-law, you have to clean up and repay me! After all, you are the biggest beneficiary!
Thinking of this, Shao Yun shook his head lightly. Forget it. His brother owed him money, so he could ask his sister for it...
Then, he changed his mind, patted the sack full of coffee beans behind him, and decided to go home and make some coffee...
Just as Shao Yun collected his thoughts and prepared to greet the familiar pasture scene, the scene before him made him stunned for a moment.
In the originally spacious and tidy ranch yard, there were several rows of wooden chevaux de frise, with more than a dozen sharpened wooden sticks stuck in the ground interspersed between the chevaux de frise, as if they were fortifications ready to defend against foreign enemies' attacks at any time.
Is this a blast from the Undead Nightmare worldline? Are the dead resurrected? Is this a defensive fortification?
Or is it about chopping wood into weapons and rising up in rebellion?
Xavier brought Gunrair Pictures to his home to shoot a movie?
"Is this my home?" Shao Yun suddenly pulled the reins, and the Sharma pulling the cart stopped.
He rubbed his eyes, wondering if he had come to the wrong place. That's right, this is indeed his home.
Shao Yun was so confused that he didn't have time to think. He jumped off the carriage and walked quickly towards the yard.
How come the ranch became so heavily guarded just after I went out for a while?
At this moment, Shao Yun saw a familiar figure walking out from the path between the house and the vegetable garden. It was Shen He!
She was dressed in her "ranch girl outfit," with her sleeves rolled up to her forearms, revealing her slender but powerful arms. She was carrying some planks of wood over her shoulder, and in her other hand she held a hammer and a box of nails left over from building the stable.
It looks like they are going to nail wooden boards to the windows on the first floor to seal them up.
"Shen He, what are you doing? Wait a minute!" Shao Yun was so scared that he quickly strode forward and stopped him loudly.
He walked quickly to Shen He, looked at the planks and nails in her hands, and then looked at the fortifications in the yard, his tone full of disbelief.
"I was just out getting some coffee beans and soybeans. It only took half a day. How did you turn my house into a Liyue military camp?"
"What's going on with these barricades, these sharp sticks, and the way you're trying to nail down the window?"
When Shen He heard Shao Yun's stop, he immediately stopped and put the wooden board on his shoulder on the ground, fearing that the big movement would break something.
She turned around, looked at Shao Yun's incredible expression, and explained with a silly look:
"Protect the baby! I heard that Zhidong and Nata will go to war soon. What if the war spreads to the ranch and Xi gets hurt?"
"So I wanted to make some protective preparations so that it would be difficult for the enemy to get in."
She spoke very seriously, as if she really thought that the barricades and pointed wooden sticks in the yard could withstand thousands of troops.
However, those clear eyes were full of worry for the baby, which made Shao Yun's complaint, which was about to come out of his mouth, stuck in his throat.
Shao Yun looked at the wooden barriers scattered around the yard with a helpless smile, and then at the sharpened wooden sticks stuck in the ground, which were shining with a cold light.
Is this protective measure too abstract? Putting chevaux de frise in your own yard, who are you blocking? Is it blocking your home?
"Shen He..." Shao Yun took a deep breath and tried to make his tone sound gentler.
"I thought I was running a war fortress or some kind of arms shop."
"These things are really useless. Clear them all away, and don't nail the boards on the doors and windows. If a real war breaks out, this kind of defense won't stop the enemy at all, and it will only cause trouble for us."
As he said that, Shao Yun waved his hand helplessly, signaling Shen He to stop busying himself.
He really couldn't bear to tell Shen He that these "protective fortifications" she had painstakingly prepared were as fragile as paper in the face of a real war.
After all, during the Inazuma Civil War, it was he who broke through Inazuma's Kujo Jinya.
Those fortifications are no different from paper ones.
When Shen He heard this, the cute look on her face was instantly replaced by worry. She took a step forward, clenched her hands tightly, and asked in a low voice:
"Ah? But... what if the war really reaches the ranch? What if Xi gets hurt..." Thinking that the baby might be in danger, she became anxious.
Shao Yun looked at Shen He who was wholeheartedly trying to protect his home and baby. He knew that Shen He had good intentions, but this method was really used in the wrong place.
"Oh, forget it..."
Shao Yun sighed in his heart, looking at the girl in front of him who had protecting "home" engraved in her bones, he still couldn't bear to criticize her. After all, you are the godmother of my child, what else can he do?
Let's serve it cold.
"Listen to me, stop wasting time on these useless things."
In order to divert Shen He's attention, Shao Yun pointed to the carriage full of supplies behind him.
"This time I went out, I brought back coffee beans from Xumi, and the Liyue soybeans you mentioned before."
"Haven't you always wanted to make soy milk for everyone? Now that we have the beans, it's a good time to try it."
When Shen He heard the words "the Liyue soybeans you mentioned before", his eyes lit up instantly.
She had just casually mentioned to Shao Yun that she wanted to make fresh soy milk, but she didn't expect Shao Yun to remember it.
Is this what home feels like? Someone remembers your wishes, someone cares about you. It's so warm.
"Okay!" Shen He nodded immediately, the worry on his face disappeared, replaced by full of anticipation.
As she spoke, she turned around impatiently, wanting to cross the wooden barricades in the yard and help unload the carriage.
"Wait, don't rush to move the sacks." Shao Yun quickly reached out to stop her and pointed helplessly at the messy yard in front of him.
"Look at this yard, it's full of barricades and wooden sticks. It's hard to even walk, let alone move things. Let's get rid of these things first and clean up the yard. It won't be too late to unload the goods later."
Shen He looked in the direction of Shao Yun's finger and found that the yard was indeed a mess because of him. There was almost no place to step.
She scratched her head embarrassedly, her cheeks slightly flushed, and whispered, "I'm sorry, Mr. Shao Yun, I didn't expect to cause you trouble... I'll go move the barricades now!"
As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and walked towards the nearest barricade with great enthusiasm.
The originally tense "war preparation atmosphere" in the yard instantly turned into a "spring cleaning scene".
Shao Yun also followed... After all, things like cleaning up your own yard are more fun when the whole family works together.
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Shao Yun bent down and picked up a wooden barricade, weighed its weight, and didn't know where Shen He got so many barricades from.
Forget it, no matter what the source is, let’s move these things aside first, and then move all the sacks on the carriage into the basement.
Then check whether these chevaux de frise are borrowed. If not, chop them into firewood, so it won’t be a waste.
"By the way, what's the situation at home now? Where did everyone else go?" Shao Yun suddenly asked Shen He beside him while moving the barricades to the corner of the yard and stacking them up.
He had been out for most of the day and hadn't had time to ask about the situation at home, so he was a little worried.
Shen He was effortlessly holding up a row of barricades. When he heard Shao Yun's question, he stopped and carefully sorted out the movements of his family members in his mind, counting them one by one:
"Miss Ying, Paimon, and Miss Jade left early this morning; Mr. Kong and the housekeeper Yuan Shang also left. Before they left, they said they would be back for dinner, but they didn't specify what they were going to do."
After hearing this, Shao Yun paused what he was doing.
"So you're the only one taking care of my daughter at home?"
He really didn't expect that everyone else in the family had gone out, leaving Shen He alone at home to take care of the children. This was too worrying.
Although Shen He is a girl with super strength, it is normal for her to worry about her family.
Shen He didn't feel anything unusual, his face was still calm, and he said casually:
"Yes, the baby was very well behaved today. He slept for a long time this morning and didn't cry much after waking up. After feeding, he played with his toys by himself. It was very worry-free."
Shao Yun was completely speechless after hearing Shen He's casual answer.
Forget it. Once we're done with the Fatui and the situation stabilizes, Yuan Shang will probably have some free time. By then, I'll have to let Yuan Shang share more of the household chores and don't let Shen He work so hard all the time.
Shao Yun looked at the sky. It was almost afternoon and the baby should be waking up soon.
He stopped what he was doing, turned around and said to Shen He:
"You should rest first. I can handle the remaining barricades in the yard myself. There are only a few left."
"After that, I'll unload the things from the carriage and move them into the basement myself. You go take care of the baby first and see if she's awake. Don't leave her alone for too long."
When Shen He heard Shao Yun asking him to take care of the baby, he did not try to be stubborn and say that he would continue to help clear the barricades. After all, the baby was the most important thing.
She nodded and agreed obediently: "Oh... Then I'll go check on the baby first. If you need any help, call me."
After saying that, she dusted off her hands, turned around and walked towards the house, obviously thinking about the children in the house.
Shao Yun watched Shen He's back disappear at the door, smiled helplessly, then picked up the remaining rows of barricades in the yard and sped up the clearing.
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