Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 44 Beaten to Death (2)
The village chief glanced at Feng Bao, then swept his gaze over the remaining few, huffed heavily, and left with a flick of his sleeves.
Those who were there for the spectacle, seeing that the fight had dispersed, realized there was nothing more to see and scattered, heading home in groups.
Under the blazing sun, it was already noon. Feng Xuxu saw that the four acres of fields were almost tended to, with just the finishing touches remaining, so she called everyone to head back for lunch.
The yard was bustling with people coming and going; thankfully, those building houses came back just to pick up food and vegetables, so they didn’t crowd the yard. The rest had a big bowl of vegetables and two fist-sized mantous per person, enough to fill them up. The workers, hearing that there was enough to go around, ate to their heart’s content and cheerfully praised Feng Xuxu.
Days always passed quietly, and in a blink, three days had gone by since the rice planting.
Early that morning, someone knocked on Zhang Hui’s door. Zhang Hui opened the door, and the person grabbed his arm urgently, "Hui brother, is Feng Xuxu at home?"
"Feng Guang, what’s the matter with you? Come into the courtyard, don’t worry, I’ll call Xuxu over."
"Ah, Hui brother, how can I not be anxious? I went to the field early this morning and saw that the rice seedlings had turned yellow. This time, it looks like it’s all over," he lamented with a frown and a sigh.
"What, really? That won’t do, I have to call Xuxu." Before Zhang Hui could call her, Feng Xuxu came out from the house. Seeing the two of them with tense expressions on their faces, she could guess what had happened.
"Xuxu, I..."
"Uncle Guang, I know why you’ve come. Are the crops in the fields turning yellow?"
"Yes, girl, what do we do about this?" Seeing Feng Xuxu, Feng Guang looked as if he saw a lifesaver, his eyes shining as he stared at her.
"Xuxu, what’s going on?" Zhang Hui also eagerly asked Feng Xuxu from the side.
Feng Xuxu figured that the yellowing of the rice happened later than expected, which meant the space had also altered the nature of the rice. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"Uncles, don’t worry, this is a normal phenomenon. It will recover in a few days. Just let some water out of the paddy fields, and apply some more fertilizer afterwards, and it should be fine."
"Really? You aren’t just fooling us, are you? The rice looks dead, how can it still come back to life?" Feng Guang asked with a puzzled frown.
"Uncle Feng Guang, you can rest assured, I’m positive. In not more than two days, the seedlings will turn green again."
"Well, alright, I’ll go back for now and wait a bit longer," said Feng Guang, still somewhat skeptical, as he left.
"Girl, rest assured, no matter what happens, I’m here for you!" Zhang Hui patted Feng Xuxu’s slender shoulders reassuringly.
Feng Xuxu chuckled and patted Zhang Hui’s shoulder in return, squinting her phoenix eyes, "Uncle Hui, don’t worry, I’ll take care of it," she said, and then shook her head and went to wash up.
"This girl, really knows how to make one anxious," Zhang Hui chuckled heartily, patted his own head, and thought to himself that while the emperor might not be in a hurry, the eunuch was.
"Old man, who was that so early in the morning?" Uncle Hui went inside. Aunt Hui, who had just gotten out of bed, saw him and asked anxiously.
Uncle Hui sat down on a stool in the house, took a sip of water, and said, "Feng Guang just came over, said that the seedlings in the fields are turning yellow, he feared they were dead!"
Aunt Hui was taken aback for a moment, then hurriedly put down the quilt in her hands, "What? Yellowing? Dead? That won’t do at all, I need to go to the fields and see for myself," she said, dropping her sewing and turning to leave, but Zhang Hui quickly grabbed her sleeve.
