Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space-Chapter 780 arrangement

At this moment, Xiang Dong happened to pass by, stopped at the field’s edge, and ran over. "Second Uncle."

"Hmm, are you tired?"

"I’m okay. Lai Fu and I take turns."

"Here, these are pancakes your second aunt made for you. I’m leaving now. Work well. Once this field is done, if I haven’t returned, head straight to Zhengjiazhuang. I’ll go check on Chaoyang and the others."

"Alright, I got it." Xiang Dong didn’t stand on ceremony, directly unwrapping the parcel and taking out a large pancake, eating it in big bites.

Li Yungui looked at his skinny, dark nephew, feeling a pang of heartache and thinking about going up the mountain to find some meat for the kids.

Wang Shulin felt a bit embarrassed, deciding to have his wife send more food next time. Even if it wasn’t fancy, the kids needed to eat their fill.

Li Yungui instructed Wang Shulin to get some firewood for his nephew. He rode off on his bike and went to Sun Family Village. Sun Shengli got the news that Li Yungui was coming and hurried to the fields to find him.

"I was just about to look for you."

"What’s up?"

"Our village is getting an extra 200 acres of land."

"Old Sun, you know that’s not feasible. Two other villages are waiting."

"Sigh, it’s my fault; I didn’t mention it earlier."

"Alright. Once the two villages are done, if there’s time, we’ll come back."

"Okay."

"Old Sun, it’s getting cold now. Prepare some firewood for them. If it gets too cold, they can at least warm themselves by a fire. I’ll bring them bedding tomorrow; just coats aren’t enough."

"Alright, I understand. I’ll take good care of your nephew."

Li Yungui rode back home, hitched the ox cart, and asked the three families to prepare bedding for their children, which he would deliver together.

"Xiao Li, what food do we have at home? The kids have gotten much thinner."

Qu Xiaoli was also in a tight spot. "There’s nothing much left at home; just 20 eggs. I’ve boiled them all for you to take back."

"Alright. It’s better than nothing."

Qu Xiaoli felt sorry for her son and nephew, but she couldn’t deny the remaining two, so she decided to give four eggs to each.

The other three families came to send some bedding. Seeing Qu Xiaoli boiling eggs, they hurried back to boil some themselves, each providing twenty eggs, enough for the kids for a few days.

Li Yungui drove the cart, delivering the bedding and eggs to the kids. Upon returning, he began shelling corn.

This task wasn’t tiring but quite tedious. The whole village, regardless of age or gender, was shelling corn at the threshing floor.

Jiang Xinyu didn’t go over, as she couldn’t handle it. Her hands hurt.

She thought it would be great if there was a corn sheller.

"Feifei, have you ever seen a threshing machine, the kind that doesn’t need electricity?"

Jiang Feifei shook her head. Everything was mechanized in her time, and she wasn’t familiar with machinery.

Jiang Xinyu found Wei Kaiyun and shared her idea.

She squatted by the bicycle, turning the pedals. "Look, if the chain wheel here is full of iron nails, and there’s a corn-sized adjustable entry in front, you put in the corn, turn this side, and the corncob rotates downward, shedding the kernels. The corn cob falls out from here, won’t this save a lot of work?"

Wei Kaiyun squatted down and asked his wife to explain it again.

"Haha, my wife is amazing."

Jiang Xinyu felt shy from the praise. In her past life, she used to shell corn at home herself.

"Wife, I’ll go to the city and get back a corn sheller for you."

"Okay, looking forward to your good news."

Wei Kaiyun was very excited and went inside to draw up the design. An hour later, he showed the design to Jiang Xinyu, who approved of it.

He went to find Li Yungui to tell him about his plan to go to the city, which was not rejected, and he got a letter of introduction.

He then eagerly cycled to find Old Yang.

If the corn sheller really gets made, it could earn them a reward.

Old Yang was working in the field, and seeing Wei Kaiyun approach with a grin, he asked.

"What good news?"

"Let’s go, we’re heading to the city, I’ll explain on the way."

Old Yang found Wang Shulin and informed him. Although Wang Shulin was anxious, he couldn’t stop Old Yang.

Wei Kaiyun bought over ten corncobs from Wang Shulin for fifty cents.

Wang Shulin didn’t want to take the money, but Wei Kaiyun insisted. They were for experimentation.

Old Yang then went to the threshing floor to find Zhao Xiaoli, informing her about going to the city. "I’m not sure how many days I’ll be gone, but it won’t be more than a week. Just stay at home; there’s no one to take care of you if you come along."

"Okay, I understand."

"If you feel uncomfortable, come home straight away."

Zhao Xiaoli nodded. "I know, I’ll take care."

All the women at the threshing floor were envious of Zhao Xiaoli. Finding a husband like that in this lifetime was considered good fortune.

Zhao Xiahe’s eyes widened with envy, but her mother was watching beside her and had already warned that if she misbehaved, she’d be married off to some far and poor place.

Old Yang went home, took a bath, and then left with Wei Kaiyun.

"Here, these are the blueprints for the corn sheller. Can you understand them?"

Old Yang glanced over and set them aside. "I can’t understand them. Are you going to the city to make this?"

"Yes. Find a blacksmith, and we can make it together."

"Alright. I know someone who used to run a blacksmith shop. He has good tools."

"I’m just not sure if he still has his equipment."

"He surely does, don’t worry.

Once the machine’s made, what’s your plan?"

"In our names, we’ll give it to Li Yungui’s older brother, Li Yunqiao, the Vice Mayor.

Not only can he advance, but we won’t be busy in vain either."

"Alright, you arrange it as you see fit. But don’t involve me; I don’t want public attention. Otherwise, I might attract unwanted scrutiny."

"There’s no need to worry. This is a way to protect you too, just trust me."

"Alright, you take care of it."

"Old Yang, you don’t always have to stay in the shadows."

"What’s on your mind?"

"I haven’t completely figured it out yet, but I want to give you some security. It’s even better if you don’t need it; if you do, then it’s valuable."

"Okay, will the leaders agree?"

"They definitely will. This time, we’re going to seek them out, try to meet with them, and then decide."

"Alright." Old Yang usually let Wei Kaiyun take the lead when they were together.

The two reached the city, and Old Yang went to the restaurant to buy some good food. They took some wine and went to find the blacksmith Old Yang knew.

That night, Jiang Xinyu felt quite uncomfortable. Used to being together daily, she felt something was missing with his sudden absence.

The two little ones were especially well-behaved today, so she had nothing much to do and decided to organize the box Wei Kaiyun had brought back, sorting half gold, half silver, and some jewelry.

Jiang Xinyu categorized them simply and put them away.