Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 53: Teach Feng Xuxu a Devastating Lesson

"Uncle Ma, I’ve only got two jars, and I’d like you to take one with you when you leave. This lychee honey is good for soothing the internal organs, generating saliva, quenching thirst, and even stopping diarrhea, among other benefits."

"Then Uncle Ma will shamelessly take one jar back with him." Uncle Ma laughed happily, stroking his beard from time to time, feeling very comforted. This girl always thought of him whenever she had anything good.

"Girl, everything’s unloaded now, and I should be heading back. If there’s anything you need, just come to Uncle Ma," he said, rubbing Feng Xuxu’s buns and looking at her affectionately.

"Hehehe, Uncle Ma treats me the best," Feng Xuxu said, hugging Uncle Ma’s arm coquettishly.

"Here, this is the five thousand silver note my master sent with me for you." Uncle Ma looked around to make sure no one was paying attention before he pulled out a few silver notes from his sleeve and handed them to Feng Xuxu.

"En, Uncle Ma, your master is so miserly." Feng Xuxu put away the silver note without forgetting to smear Xiao Chen’s name.

Xiao Chen, in the Xiao Residence far away, woke up in the morning and sneezed several times. Rubbing his nose, he was sure that little wildcat was cursing him. As he thought of the wildcat, a smile unconsciously crept onto his face.

"You little minx, you get a bargain and still play innocent," he said, tapping Feng Xuxu’s forehead.

"Hehehe, I did no such thing," she said, turning around and heading inside. When she came out again, she had an extra fruit basket and a jar of lychee honey in her hands.

"Uncle Ma, these are lychees I picked on the mountain, they’re still fresh. This is the lychee honey, I’ve put it on the carriage for you."

Uncle Hui, who had returned from the fields, received news that several carriages had arrived in town heading for Feng Xuxu’s home. Guessing that the fish fry had arrived, he had just reached his doorstep and, without having time for a drink of water, turned around and went out again to inform all the families of the good news.

In less than half an hour, Feng Xuxu’s courtyard was full of people. At Feng Xuxu’s command, everyone gathered firewood and set flames high, carrying the fish fry and heading straight to the fields.

In the fields, they stocked the rice paddies with a thousand fry per mu. As soon as the fish touched the water, they happily swam away. In no time, a large group of fry was all released into the paddies, and soon after, every family quickly finished stocking according to the proportions set before.

Feng Santian watched Feng Xuxu, who was basking in her triumph, with venomous eyes. Gripping the tree trunk, his hand clenched tightly, soon peeling off a piece of bark. After one more glance at Feng Xuxu, he turned away to go find his father and discuss their plans.

"Hmmph, that beast, he must be taught a lesson," Feng Youcai said, feeling even more that a devastating lesson was due for Feng Xuxu after hearing his son’s words.

"But Father, even the village chief is siding with those two little brats now. What should we do?" Feng Santian thought of the village chief, and the flicker of hope that had been kindled was snuffed out.

Feng Youcai looked at his inept son, getting even more frustrated. He stepped forward and slapped him on the back of the head. He really resented that his son was not living up to his potential.

"Who told you to do it openly? Can’t you work in secret?" Feng Santian rubbed the back of his head where he had been hit, but upon hearing his father’s words, he suddenly saw the light and smacked his forehead. Right, if overt actions won’t work, then covert ones will. Chuckling foolishly to himself, he came up with a plan.

"Dad, what should we do then? We can’t just go into the fields and pull out all the seedlings, can we?" Feng Santian leaned in close to his father and inquired in a whisper.

"You’re such a blockhead, you just don’t get it. Come here, and I’ll tell you," his father whispered into Feng Santian’s ear for quite a while. Feng Santian nodded along, smiling and praising his father’s plan as a good one.

On the way home, Feng Xi looked at his sister’s worried expression and said, "Sis, it’s been three or four days since the seedlings were transplanted. With over a thousand acres to plant, it’s about time we got started."

"Right, let’s head up the mountain first, and then visit the village chief’s house after we come down. Once we’ve gathered everyone this evening, we can start planting tomorrow." Originally, they had agreed to begin planting chili peppers after the rice transplants were done, but that was delayed because of the seedlings turning green again. Now that the issue was resolved, they should start planting the peppers.

"Uncle Du, you’ve worked hard," Feng Xuxu said as she gazed at the second floor of the building starting to take shape, feeling so invigorated at the thought of being able to move in a month, and nodded to Uncle Du in greeting.

"Hey, Xuxu girl, you’re here. Work hard? I was paid in silver after all. You keep us well-fed every day, so working doesn’t even feel tiring. We don’t even want to leave, hahaha."

"If I don’t feed the people building my house well, I wouldn’t feel right about it," Feng Xuxu said with a smile, pressing her lips together.

Hahahaha, "Feng Xi, look at your sister’s sweet mouth," said Du Fu.

Feng Xi nodded and laughed in agreement with Uncle Du’s words. Feng Xuxu, feeling coy, stomped her foot and ran away with a twist of her body.

Hahahaha, Feng Xi and Du Fu exchanged smiles.

"Oh, Xuxu girl, you’re here," Jiang Family’s matriarch greeted with a warm smile as she washed vegetables by the well, spotting Feng Xuxu entering the yard.

"Auntie Jiang, how are you settling in cooking up on Nameless Mountain?" Feng Xuxu asked, looking at Jiang Family’s matriarch, who seemed quite changed, and felt relieved.

"I’m getting used to it. It’s the same everywhere. What brings you by today?" Jiang Family’s matriarch continued washing the vegetables as she asked Feng Xuxu, standing by her side.

"Right, we’ll be planting the newly cleared land tomorrow, and a group of people will come over for meals. I just wanted to give you a heads up. It’ll be more work for you then," Feng Xuxu said.

"Look at what you’re saying. We’re earning wages from you, so how hard could it be to cook a meal? It’s just a matter of a few extra pairs of chopsticks," chided Jiang Family’s matriarch.

"That’s right, Xuxu, don’t worry. We’re here for you. We’ll make sure everything’s done properly," Feng Zheng’s matriarch emerged from the kitchen, laughing and assuring.

Feng Xuxu chatted with the aunts for a while before heading down the mountain with Feng Xi. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Uncle Tiemu, I plan to plant the wasteland tomorrow and would like to ask you to find some people," Feng Xi said, seated and looking up at Uncle Tiemu in the main seat.

"Alright, I’ll go and spread the word. I’ll send you a message later," replied Uncle Tiemu, nodding his head in agreement.

"Great, Uncle Tiemu, I’ll head back and wait for the news then," Feng Xi said upon receiving the confirmation, rising and nodding to Uncle Tiemu before departing.

Feng Xuxu returned home, locked the door, and slipped into the space to check on the chili seedlings, all ready for planting the next day. Soaking in the hot spring, she mused over the thousand acres to be planted with chili, worrying it might be too much; with summer approaching, perhaps it would be better to plant other fruits like watermelons, which could be turned into juice or sold separately. Moreover, they ripened quickly, which would be beneficial for the next season’s planting. The more she thought about it, the better it sounded. That’s what she would do. However, before she could celebrate for long, a problem arose. From Feng Xuxu’s memories, she couldn’t recall seeing any watermelons and wasn’t sure if they existed during this era. She thought about checking the space’s storage room later, but the action-driven Feng Xuxu immediately got out of the hot spring, dressed hastily, and dashed to the space’s storeroom.

In the storeroom, Feng Xuxu turned things upside down and found a dusty box in a corner. Opening it, the first thing that caught her eye was a letter. Underneath the letter were bags of vacuum-sealed seeds. She picked up the letter in the box and slowly unfolded it.