Chapter 392: Chapter 392 - 368, This Year's Harvest is Really Good_1

“Granny, Master Gu, I’m here!”

As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Xiao Yeyang called out loudly to Gu Jian and Granny Gu inside the house. When he saw Lady Yan coming out of the room, he quickly added, “Lady Yan, you’re here too?”

Lady Yan nodded with a smile, “Yeyang, what brings you here?”

Xiao Yeyang felt somewhat guilty and didn’t dare meet Lady Yan’s eyes, managing a sheepish smile as he pointed to the colored glaze being carried on Defu’s back, “I’ve come to install colored glaze windows and tiles for Granny and Master Gu.”

Hearing this, Lady Yan’s face showed gratification, “Good kid, it’s considerate of you to think of your Granny Gu and Master Gu.”

Gu Jian snorted and turned his head away without speaking.

This kid’s interest isn’t in the wine!

He never came by when Daohua wasn’t here.

Granny Gu, on the other hand, was all smiles, “Come in for a cup of tea, you look all hot and sweaty.”

Xiao Yeyang wiped the sweat with his sleeve and laughed, “Granny, I’m not hot, well… I’ll get started on installing the colored glaze tiles and windows right away.”

After saying that, he signaled Defu to get moving.

By the time Daohua had gotten ready and come out, Xiao Yeyang was already up on the roof.

“Xiao Yeyang, you even remember to install colored glaze tiles and windows for my master, that’s thoughtful of you.”

Daohua stood in the yard, smiling up at Xiao Yeyang on the roof.

Xiao Yeyang looked down at Daohua, captivated by her radiant, upward-gazing smile, finding it hard to look away, “Master Gu has also taught me martial arts, he’s like a master to me, so it’s only right.”

Daohua, “Then you better do a good job.”

Xiao Yeyang, “Of course.”

After watching for a while, Daohua said to the three elders inside, “Grandmother, Master, Granny, I’m going down to check on the tenant farmers harvesting Daozi!”

Lady Yan’s voice came out immediately, “Wear your veil hat, don’t get sunburned.”

Daohua, “Got it.”

Once Wang Manman brought the veil hat, Daohua told Xiao Yeyang, “Do a good job installing, I’m heading down the mountain.” After that, she left with Wang Manman.

On the roof, Xiao Yeyang saw Daohua leave Taohua Temple, and his heart followed her, almost causing him to slip off the roof without paying attention.

Granny Gu heard the noise and immediately asked, “Yeyang, what happened?”

Xiao Yeyang, “It’s nothing, just slipped a bit.”

Gu Jian listened, shaking his head in dissatisfaction, “Remember to focus when you work. You’re here to install the colored glaze tiles, don’t end up wrecking my roof instead.”

Now, Xiao Yeyang dared not get distracted, and hastened Defu to speed up.

…

The rice fields were next to Sha River, and it took Daohua and Wang Manman a quarter of an hour to reach their destination.

“Miss, it looks to be another bountiful year.”

Seeing the heavy ears of rice, Wang Manman’s face was filled with joy.

Daohua nodded with a contented smile, “I hope every year is favorable.”

At that moment, a group of people appeared on the road, led by the village head of Taohua Village.

“Miss, look!”

Daohua turned her head and saw the village head, accompanied by a few men in their forties or fifties, walking towards her, while the others stood at a distance without moving.

“Village head, is something the matter?”

As the village head approached, Daohua proactively inquired.

The village head seemed a bit constrained, “Miss Yan, I apologize for imposing. We’ve come to disturb you.”

Daohua smiled and said, “No problem, just say whatever you need to say, I’ll definitely help if I can.”

The several people behind the village chief all breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Daohua speak in such a gentle and soft voice.

“Miss Yan, it’s like this, I’ve seen the fields you bought before, they’re not much different from ours, but, the Daozi that grew in them is much more than what we have. Although it’s not harvested yet, I can see that the yield is definitely high, so, we were thinking… thinking…”

Seeing that the village chief couldn’t get to the point after a long time, Wang Manman directly helped him out, “You want to buy seeds, right?”

The village chief quickly nodded his head.

Wang Manman was speechless, “Just say what you want, what’s the use of beating around the bush so much?”

“Manman, don’t be rude!”

Daohua scolded, “Don’t mind her, village chief and everyone, she was being impolite.”

The village chief and others waved their hands repeatedly, “Miss, you’re too serious, we don’t mind at all, it’s us who didn’t speak clearly, wasting your time.”

Daohua said, “I don’t have anything urgent, so there’s no delay. I can sell you the seeds, but you’ll need to register so I can know how many seeds are needed.”

The village chief didn’t expect Daohua to be so easy-going, and everyone showed a happy expression, “Alright, alright, we’ll go register right away.”

When Xiao Yeyang arrived with Defu, he saw a large group of people surrounding Daohua, thinking something had happened, he ran over quickly and yanked the young man standing in front of Daohua out of the way.

Though the young man had been doing farm work all year round and was quite strong, he was no match for Xiao Yeyang, who practiced martial arts, and was directly pulled down to the ground.

“What are you doing? Stop it now!”

Daohua was startled and quickly pulled Xiao Yeyang back while stopping Defu, who was about to go over and hit someone.

Xiao Yeyang’s face was stern as he looked around at the people, seeing that they had backed off, then he turned to Daohua, “Are you alright?”

Daohua helplessly replied, “What could be wrong with me?”

Xiao Yeyang pointed at the village chief and the others, “Then what are they surrounding you for?”

Daohua explained, “They see that the crops in my fields are growing well and want to buy seeds. I said we need to register first, and they were just asking me how to go about it.”

Realizing he had misunderstood, Xiao Yeyang signaled Defu to help the man up, but still said to Daohua, “In the future, when you go out, try to bring more people with you. Aren’t you afraid when a bunch of people surround you like that just now?”

Daohua replied, “The manor is just nearby, do I really need to?” Seeing that Xiao Yeyang’s expression darkened, she quickly added, “Alright, alright, I’ll definitely bring more people next time. Happy now?”

Xiao Yeyang then said no more.

However, his arrival did scare the village chief and the others quite a bit, and at this moment, they all stood to the side, not daring to make a sound.

Daohua helplessly smiled at the crowd and said, “Just register as I just said. Oh, and like the watermelons and peanuts we grow on the farm, if you want to try growing them, you can also purchase seeds.”

The village chief was immediately excited, barely containing his fear of Xiao Yeyang, he said with a trembling voice, “Really?”

The watermelons grown on Miss Yan’s farm were indeed delightful, he had seen it for himself, had even inquired about it before; when sold, the prices were very high.@@novelbin@@

It is said that many families in Xingzhou made a good fortune by growing watermelons, and now they’re building houses and buying land.

Daohua nodded, “Yes, and yams too. However, yams have to wait another one to two months before they can be harvested. If at that time you think the yield is good, you can also follow along and plant them.”

The village chief and others quickly thanked her: “Thank you, Miss, thank you.”

After everyone left, Xiao Yeyang finally took a good look at Daohua to make sure she was really alright and then was at ease.

Daohua was somewhat speechless, “The village chief and everyone know that I’m the Magistrate’s daughter, how could they dare to be rude to me?”

Xiao Yeyang replied, “It’s not that I’m afraid of a thousand things going wrong, just that one time they do. You should be careful when you go out in the future.”

Daohua didn’t want to dwell on this matter anymore, she lifted the gauze from her headdress to the sides, opened her arms, and walked forward along the field ridge, letting the golden Daozi waves brush past her fingertips.

Seeing this, Xiao Yeyang smiled and silently followed behind her.

Wang Manman wanted to follow, but was stopped by Defu.

Wang Manman looked at Defu somewhat speechlessly, “Defu, are you going to question me about something again this time?”

Defu gave a sheepish smile, “Well… well… this year’s harvest is really good, huh!”