Opening a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 288: Picking cotton in the hills behind the tavern, playing with cats and dogs

Yuyu's eyes lit up and she shouted excitedly, "Oh right, Mom, let's go to the mountain behind the tavern and take a look!"

Xiaoyu smiled and nodded: "Okay, maybe there will be something new."

They all walked towards the back of the mountain. When they reached the mountainside, Yuyu suddenly opened his eyes wide, pointed ahead and shouted, "Wow, look, the cotton has bloomed!"

Cheng Chumo was also surprised and hurried forward to check: "Really, I forgot there was cotton here, this is really good."

Qin Huaidao echoed: "Yes, it's freezing cold, and this cotton appears at the perfect time. It can be put to great use."

Xiaoyu's face was filled with relief. She reached out and gently touched the cotton flowers. "It seems like God is kind. He knows that the soldiers on the border are suffering from the cold, so he sent us such good things."

Li Hao nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, yes. Now we have coal stoves to keep warm in winter, but heat alone is not enough. We also need to make some cotton-padded jackets to wear so that we can feel warm and comfortable."

Yuyu came over happily, her eyes sparkling: "Then let's get started quickly and collect all the cotton and make beautiful and warm cotton-padded jackets."

Cheng Chumo smiled and responded: "Haha, Yuyu is just anxious, but she is right. Let's get busy now and try to make sure everyone has a new cotton-padded jacket for the winter."

After that, everyone started picking cotton. While picking, they discussed what style of cotton-padded jacket to make, whether to make a long one for adults or a small and cute one for Yu Yu.

In this way, everyone worked together to pick cotton, and they were busy from daytime to evening. Everyone's hands and bodies were covered with some cotton wool, which looked quite interesting.

Li Hao straightened up, pounded his aching back, and said, "Okay, let's stop here for today. We've been busy for so long, and everyone must be tired. Let's take a break."

Xiaoyu also breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the cotton piled to the side, her face was filled with the joy of harvest. "Well, today's harvest is quite a lot. Let's continue tomorrow and try to make all this cotton into warm cotton-padded jackets as soon as possible."

Yuyu clapped her hands. Although her face showed a little fatigue, she still said excitedly: "Today is really interesting. Picking cotton is so fun. I can't wait to see what the cotton-padded jacket looks like."

Cheng Chumo smiled and joked, "Yuyu is so energetic, I'm afraid she'll dream of a new cotton-padded jacket tonight."

Qin Huaidao also laughed. While laughing, everyone packed up and walked down the mountain together to have a good rest.

On the second day, just after daybreak, everyone excitedly rushed to the back mountain to continue the unfinished cotton picking work of the previous day.

Everyone's movements became more and more skilled, and their hands moved quickly among the cotton bushes. Cotton flowers were picked lightly and piled aside. Soon, the cotton on the back mountain was almost picked.

Li Hao stood up and looked at the cotton that was piled up like a small mountain. He said with satisfaction, "The cotton on the back hill has been picked almost completely. Let's go back to the house and see if we can continue picking the cotton there."

Everyone nodded, packed up their tools, and headed back to the house with the harvested cotton.

When they arrived at the house, everyone dispersed and searched every corner carefully.

On the way back to the house, Yu Yu was holding the freshly picked cotton. As she walked, two local dogs came up and were chasing and playing with each other. A husky was lying next to them, sticking out its tongue and lazily basking in the sun.

Not far away, a Pomeranian and a Bichon Frise were huddled together, rubbing against each other, looking so cute.

Looking down at the wall next to me, I saw a calico cat taking a nap with its eyes closed.

Yu Yu suddenly became interested. She put down the cotton and ran over to use the cotton to tease the cats and dogs.

She first waved the cotton in front of the local dogs. The dogs were immediately attracted and kept circling around Yu Yu. They jumped up from time to time, trying to bite the cotton. Yu Yu was amused and laughed.

Then, she took the cotton and provoked the husky. At first, the husky just raised his eyelids lazily, but when he saw Yuyu shaking the cotton so vigorously, he also became excited, stood up, opened his mouth wide and pretended to grab it. Frightened, Yuyu quickly stepped back, but still shouted: "You can't do this."

The Pomeranian and Bichon Frise also came over, wagging their tails, and sniffed around Yu Yu and Cotton. Yu Yu happily touched their heads and gave them Cotton to play with for a while.

Even the calico cat that was taking a nap was woken up by the noise. It opened its big round eyes and looked at the lively scene curiously.

Xiaoyu watched Yuyu having so much fun from behind and shouted with a smile: "Yuyu, don't play too long, we have to go back to the house quickly."

Yuyu listened and said: "Okay, Mom, these cats and dogs are originally ours. I just want to play with them for a while. Now let's go back."

As she spoke, she bent down and picked up the pile of cotton. She then patted the heads of the little animals one by one and said softly, "My dears, I'm going back to the house first. I'll come back to play with you when I'm done."

The two local dogs seemed to understand what Yu Yu said. They wagged their tails and rubbed her legs. The Husky also barked twice, as if in response.

Pomeranian and Bichon Frise followed Yu Yu for a few steps before stopping.

The calico cat stretched, then lay back down and continued to doze off with its eyes closed.

Yuyu turned around and ran towards Xiaoyu and the others, with a happy smile on her face, muttering, "Mom, our little animals are so interesting. When I finish making cotton-padded jackets, I will make a few small cushions for them to keep them warm too."

Xiaoyu touched Yuyu's head lovingly and said with a smile, "Okay, Yuyu is such a caring and kind child. Let's speed up and make the cotton-padded jacket."

Cheng Chumo smiled and looked at Yuyu, then said to Qin Huaidao, "Brother Qin, look at Yuyu, how happy she is playing with these cats and dogs. Yuyu is so interesting, and it makes people happy just watching her."

Qin Huaidao nodded in agreement and responded, "Yes, Yuyu is so innocent and lovable. Having her along along the way has made the cotton picking experience much more interesting."

Cheng Chumo continued, "Once all the cotton is made into cotton-padded jackets, we'll be able to spend this cold winter comfortably. Sitting around the fire, wearing warm clothes, and watching the fish and the little animals playing, those days will be so beautiful."

Qin Huaidao laughed heartily: "That's right, but making this cotton-padded jacket will take some effort. We have to help Brother Li and the others work hard together and strive to wear this new cotton-padded jacket as soon as possible."

As they talked, they followed the crowd towards the house.