Chapter 440 Pitiable_1

An Lan fanned her face with one hand and waited a moment before walking in. Directly ahead lay a large courtyard that had fallen into disuse due to years of neglect, the land once planted with grapevines now barren.

"Xiaoxuan, go up the tree and pick all the dates for the little ones."

An Lan looked up at the heavily fruited date tree and gently patted Xiaoxuan's arm. Having grown up in the countryside, Xiaoxuan was a natural at climbing trees. He nodded, wrapped his arms around the trunk, and began to climb.

His movements were monkey-like, and in no time he had reached the canopy. He sat on a fork in the branches and began to gently shake another fruit-laden fork. Dates fell like rain, scattering across the ground.

"That's enough, Xiaoxuan!" An Lan saw Xiaoxuan was about to keep going, put her hands to her mouth like a trumpet, and shouted in his direction. Xiaoxuan then stopped and quickly climbed down from the tree.