Elm-Bump was about to talk to Oak-Barrel after hearing this, but as soon as he was about to get up, his leg started hurting so badly that he cried out in pain.
Oak Barrel wasn't stupid; he quickly ran behind Adelaide.
Just then, Carly stepped forward from the corner. "Blockhead, I know you!"
"Huh? How do you know my name?" Elm-Block looked at Carly intently. He did recognize the name, but he just couldn't place it.
Carly smiled at Elm Gumball. "I not only know your name, but I also know his name is Oak Barrel." Carly pointed to the child behind Adelaide.
"Hmm, how did you know?" Elm-Block scratched his head, thinking about Carly's words.
Carly didn't answer him; instead, Oak Barrel, who was behind Adelaide, spoke for her.
"You're such a blockhead, that's what you just said."
It seems the little oak barrel has grown quite a bit in the six months since I last saw it.
"Oak Barrel, once my leg heals, you'll see if I'm a blockhead or not."
"Hahaha"
Everyone burst into laughter, including Elm-Block himself.
"What's got you so happy? Come out and have a cup of hot water!" Iris's voice broke the somewhat comical atmosphere.
The three girls and three children said goodbye and left the room.
"Physician Sophia, thank you so much. This child used to live with everyone, but after the lord built the house, he came to live with us. His father only came recently; we all thought his father had passed away."
"It's alright. Did you tell his father? His leg problem shouldn't be too serious." Sophia felt it wasn't a big deal, but she would still come to check on him again, afraid of making a mistake, since no one could see the condition inside his leg.
"I've already sent someone to inform him. I just said he fell and asked him to come and check on him so he doesn't need to worry."
"Okay, that's best. We'll head back now and come back tomorrow."
The three of them stood up and walked towards the door, with Iris seeing them off to the roadside.
"Go back now, Aunt Iris." Adelaide waved.
The new houses of Taoyuan Village lined both sides of the road, and everyone in the houses was waving to Adelaide.
This also includes Oak, who now manages the farm and goes to the castle more often, seeing Adelaide more frequently.
The oak tree, fresh from the ranch, happened to run into Adelaide, who was on her way back.
"Miss Adelaide, are you heading back? Do you still need the milk? I recently made some new parchment; I heard you might want some?"
"It's oak! Milk doesn't keep well! Let me ask the master how to handle it? If there's too much, you should send it to the Peace Hotel! Yes, I happen to need some parchment. You can bring it to me when you go to the castle."
What's Adelaide going to do with the parchment? Wrap cookies! This parchment is just the right size for cookies.
"Yes, Miss Adelaide." Oak was very happy now. The first thing he did after finishing his work every day was to go home, because their house was now better than the one in Upper Peach Blossom Village. They now called this place Lower Peach Blossom Village.
Unfortunately, the lord has issued a decree to stop building houses for families, and from now on, they will have to build such houses themselves.
They are the luckiest group right now; some of the people who came with them are still living in makeshift shelters. Building a house like this would take many years of work.
But it doesn't matter, now they all have land, and they even get some copper dragon coins for working at the breeding farm, so even if it's hard work, there's something to look forward to.
"Oak, we're leaving now. We'll visit your house next time. Is there a place to sit when I get there?" Adelaide joked.