Chapter 108: A Little Problem Cropped Up
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
The next morning, Su Ying woke up and brought Number One and the rest to the farmland together with Cheng Ming.
Before long, Qiao Yang came over with a cart full of tools.
“Madam Su, I’ve brought you all the things.”
Su Ying walked over to take a look. The cart was full of shovels, hoes, and sickles. Although they looked quite old, it was better than nothing.
“It’s been hard on you.”
Qiao Yang smiled happily when Su Ying showed concern for him. “It’s not hard, it’s not hard at all. It’s not hard to climb a mountain of swords or jump into a sea of fire as long as I am with Madam Su.”
Su Ying raised her eyebrows. “Are you sure?”
Qiao Yang was caught off guard momentarily. “Huh?”
The corner of Su Ying’s lips curled up in a smile as she said, “Follow me up the mountain later.”
Qiao Yang came back to his senses and his face was filled with joyous surprise. “Yes, yes, yes! There’s no one on the mountain. There are many trees on the mountain. It’s easier to do things on the mountain!”
Su Ying ignored him and asked Number One and the others to get their own tools.
Cheng Ming was holding the blueprint that he had discussed with Su Ying the night before. He was gesturing in the field, and after confirming everything, he allowed Number One and the rest to start digging.
Meanwhile, Su Ying led Qiao Yang up the mountain.
Su Ying stopped when she reached a spot with tall grass under a shady tree. “This is the spot.”
Qiao Yang looked around and sure enough, there was no one around. He swallowed his saliva in excitement.
Su Ying turned around and saw that he had removed his belt.
“What are you doing?”
Qiao Yang paused. “Madam Su, I know it’s hard on you to be with that cripple. Don’t worry. As long as you come with me, 1 promise I’ll still treat your two little ones as my own.”
Su Ying’s eyes twitched momentarily. Had she bumped into an idiot?
“If you take off your pants, I’ll cripple you!” Su Ying tossed a hoe to him. “Get rid of all these weeds.”
Qiao Yang froze as he looked at Su Ying’s departing back profile. He was stunned. So, Madam Su didn’t ask him here to comfort her in her loneliness?
Su Ying came to the stream. Today, she had to open a canal and direct the stream water to the field.
She found a slanted opening by the stream, from which she could make an opening for the water to flow down. She just had to dig a channel from here.
“Is there a flood season in the northern wilderness?”
Qiao Yang was digging gloomily when Su Ying returned.
He raised his head dejectedly and said, “I don’t think so. The rain every year is quite adequate. There hasn’t been a flood in the past ten years.”
Su Ying nodded. “Other than this small stream, are there any other rivers in this area?”
“Yes. The water from this stream flows into the Mother-and-Child River, but the Mother-and-Child River is still some distance away from us.”
“Mm-hmm. Continue digging.”
Su Ying squatted down to check the ground and found that this mountain was mostly made up of large rocks. This sort of rock was not easily eroded, and it was the best material to use to build canals.
Seeing that there was no one around, she zipped into her interspatial store and picked out some handy tools.
Digging a canal was a huge project, and she couldn’t afford to be careless. Su Ying surveyed the rack and realized that there weren’t many tools that she could use. When she came out of her interspatial store, she only had an electric saw in her hand.
Su Ying started the electric saw and cut down the trees around the canal.
When they went up the mountain just now, they had chosen the shortest straight line. This way, they could use the shortest distance for the irrigation canal.
For the next few days, Su Ying followed Cheng Ming to dig a canal in the field. When Su Ying embedded the last big stone firmly at the water entry point, the irrigation canal was finally completed.
Su Ying released the stone door at the water entry point, and the bubbling stream water flowed into the canal and continued down the mountain in a cascading flow.
Cheng Ming stood in the field, looking at the stream water flowing down. He was so excited that his eyes became red-rimmed.
“Water’s coming down. There’s really water coming down!”
Su Ying walked down the mountain and smiled when she saw Cheng Ming dancing with excitement. Once they had plowed the land, they could plant the grain seeds that Tiger Might had sent someone to buy.
When Cheng Ming saw that there was water in the canal, he seemed to have received a shot of steroids. He immediately grabbed a hoe and began to plow the ground.
Number One and the others followed suit.
Su Ying wasn’t a hands-off boss either. Instead, she arranged all the wood that had been cut down from the mountain and placed them by the field.
This field was so big that someone would have to guard it if crops were to be planted. The wood could be used to build a guardhouse.
The group of people worked until nighttime before they called it a day and went back.
Su Ying could smell the aroma of food as soon as she reached the courtyard.
After washing up, she sat down on a chair in the courtyard. She looked at the orange-red sky and felt that the days of starting work at sunrise and returning at sunset were very satisfying.
Just as Su Ying closed her eyes to rest, someone knocked on the courtyard gate.
She opened her eyes, stood up, and looked through the peephole before opening the gate.
“Madam Su, I’m here to tell you something today. 1’11 go back after I’m done. There’s a problem with the batch of seeds that Big Brother got someone to buy, so it might only arrive later.”
Su Ying frowned. “What’s the problem?”
Qiao Yang replied vaguely, “It’s not a big problem. Don’t worry, Madam Su. We’ll get the seeds for you in five days at the latest. I still have something to do, so 1’11 take my leave first.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he ran away without looking back.
Su Ying closed the gate. Since he said that she would get the seeds in five days at the latest, she would just wait.
“Mistress, it’s time to eat.”
“Coming.”
If there was anything Su Ying was most enthusiastic about, it was eating.
Bai Shuang and Lin Zhuyu carried a large basin of food into the house. Su Ying’s mouth was about to drool when she smelled the aroma of the food.
“What did you cook today? Why does it smell so good?”
“Uncle Hea said this is smoked meat. We’ve been smoking it with the stove smoke these few days, so there’s a smokey smell when we eat it. But it’s especially fragrant when mixed with rice.”
After everyone was seated at the table, Su Ying couldn’t wait to grab a piece of smoked meat to eat.
After taking a bite, her eyes lit up. This meat was just like what Bai Shuang had said. With one bite, she could taste a faint smokey taste. With another bite, her mouth was full of grease. Coupled with a mouthful of white rice, it was simply amazing!
Su Ying couldn’t stop eating.
Uncle Hea had also added some wild scallions he had picked in the mountains to the smoked meat, making it even more fragrant when he stir-fried it.
Number One and the others were holding cornbread in their hands. Just as they were about to choke, Uncle Hea carried a big basin and placed it in front of them.
“Eat. When you have eaten your fill, you will have more strength to work for Mistress.”
When they smelled the aromatic meat, they were on the verge of tears.
Number One picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He felt that he had never eaten such delicious meat in his life!
The day’s work had made everyone tired. After eating and drinking their fill, everyone returned to their rooms and prepared to sleep.
Su Ying lay on the bed with the two little ones in her arms and slowly closed her eyes.
Just as everyone was slumbering deeply in dreamland, the sound of horses galloping could be heard from outside the courtyard suddenly.
A moment later, a series of urgent poundings on the gate rang out..
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