Farming Space Makes Me Rich

Chapter 140: The News of the Scumbag

Translator: Lonelytree

The peanuts and soybeans were planted. The drunken men eventually got up and moved to the fields to help.

The last thing to do was plant the six Mu of vegetables. Xiao Lingyu didn’t build a shed for the vegetable fields. The vegetable farm was on her family land, and they were not at the same spot. There was five Fen here, another one Mu there. Other family’s lands were mixed in the middle, so in short, it was impossible to set up a shed.

Xiao Lingyu hired people to plant the vegetables for them too. Four Mu of land had been planted, so two Mu of land were left.

Xiao Lingyu and Liu Chunjiao worked at the peanut fields; Father Xiao and Xiao Mingyang were at the soybean field; Mother Xiao was at home cooking. No one was supervising the work at the vegetable fields.

The vegetable fields were different from the sand fields. The soil here was wet. Farmers had to take off their shoes or wear rainboots, or else it would be difficult to walk in the wetlands.

When they arrived at the vegetable fields, Xiao Lingyu told Xiao Lingye, “Little brother, you should take our guests to go play and rest.”

Xiao Lingye had no objections. The seven were already extremely tired from planting peanuts and soybeans. They had worked very hard. Furthermore, if they got down into the field, it would dirty their clothes. Their clothes were all branded and expensive. It would be a mess.

Gu Ziye knew that Xiao Lingyu planted her own vegetables. He assumed they were grown differently since they tasted so well. But now, he realized it was not so different. She was using ordinary methods too. He asked, “Lingyu, how many Mu of land did you plan for the vegetables?”

“Six!” Xiao Lingyu replied.

“Have you found a market channel for them?” Gu Ziye asked.

Xiao Lingyu shook her head and said, “Not yet.”

“Oh!” Gu Ziye did not ask further.

The men wanted to help, but the women in the field rejected them. One, they were afraid that the men’s expensive outfits would be ruined; Two, they had taken the money from the Xiao Family, it would be immoral for them to push their work to the outsiders; Three, they were worried that the men would cause trouble for them with their inexperience.

Planting vegetables was not as simple as planting soybeans and peanuts. Planting vegetables started with transplanting seedlings. This was a delicate job. If they were not careful, the seedlings might break.

The men stood on the ridge of the field for a while before leaving with Xiao Lingye. Ning Weiyi and his two friends had been to Taoyuan Village, but Gu Ziye and his gang had not.

Ning Weiyi and his two friends wandered to the other fields, taking in the beautiful view. The boys were curious about everything.

Xiao Lingye was a good tour guide to Gu Ziye’s group who hadn’t been to Taoyuan Village. He showed them many hidden natural groves. The men decided to follow Xiao Lingye and enjoy the treasures of nature.

After these people left, Xiao Lingyu took off her shoes, rolled up her pants, and waded into the vegetable fields. When the women saw Xiao Lingyu’s perfectly fair calves, they gasped. Someone joked, “Lingyu, you’re a standout even in the vegetable fields!”

Xiao Lingyu laughed, “Auntie Liu, why would you say that?”

“Look at your tender skin!” Auntie Liu joked. “Has it been around seven years since you last worked the fields?”

Xiao Lingyu thought about it, “I believe so!”

Xiao Lingyu didn’t come home much during her university days. Even during summer vacation, she had to work as a market vendor to enter her tuition. She would only come home during the winter vacation. Even so, it was only for a few days. When Xiao Lingyu was in university, she was only studying and working part-time to earn her tuition.