Novel Wait
Chapter 644: 642: Big Brother's Peach Blossom Luck is Strong _1
Chapter 644: Chapter 642: Big Brother’s Peach Blossom Luck is Strong _1
“Haven’t you heard? You’re really behind the times; the whole valley is already talking about it,”
“All the young girls of marriageable age in the village have swollen eyes from crying.”
Gossiping instantly lifted the spirits of the village women, chatting enthusiastically.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
“Hahaha, that’s right! Our village’s Cuihua is smitten with Brother Yu and doesn’t even look at the village boys. Since she heard about Brother Yu and Miss Feng’s engagement, she hid at home and cried for several days, not eating and losing weight so quickly.”
“It’s the same in our village. Several girls are acting as if they can’t live without marrying Brother Yu, as if the sky would fall if they couldn’t.”
“I say they deserve it; they should take a good look in the mirror and see their true selves. How dare they dream of Young Master Jinyu?”
“Exactly, Brother Yu is like a celestial being with his extraordinarily handsome appearance. How could he be interested in some vulgar farm girl? They’re truly entertaining delusions.”
The temperature in the valley was suitable, crops grew abundantly, and where the outside world could only harvest grains like wheat, corn, and rice once a year, two seasons of harvest were possible in the valley, and some even reached up to four seasons.
In the seemingly endless fields, you could see farmers everywhere diligently tending to their crops with water buffalos mooing and slowly pulling the plow.
Lin Jinyu was delighted to learn that his little sister had moved the herb garden, freeing up a large tract of fertile land, and he immediately made arrangements to till the land near the valley entrance.
In line with his sister’s wishes, he dug a lotus pond in front of the bamboo house.
The lotus flowers in the pond swayed, complementing the bamboo forest, creating a breathtakingly beautiful sight.
Lin Yixuan, fearing that the villagers who came to till the land would not recognize the value of the medicinal plants and damage the sprouts while plowing, put a ring of bamboo fences around the few remaining herb fields.
A small stele was erected near the gate of the fence, with “Spirit Plants Garden” engraved on it for the villagers to identify.
Digging the lotus pond and plowing the field proceeded in an orderly manner.
Lin Qingluo, having nothing else to do, also helped her big brother with his routine tasks and tended to the herb garden in the bamboo forest.
Village ladies, who were taking turns cooking, were cheerfully chatting and washing dishes by the creek near the bamboo forest.
Two village women took advantage of their strength and lifted a large iron pot to the creek for water, drawing the surprised attention of those around.
“You two are really lazy. Isn’t it better to make a few trips rather than carrying that big iron pot just to attract attention?” chided a village woman who had just finished washing vegetables at the creek.
“Hehe, we have been well fed and well cared for in the valley all these years, so we have extra strength. If we don’t use it, we feel uncomfortable,” replied one of the strong village women with a hearty laugh, who didn’t mind the teasing.
“True words were spoken,” chimed in another village woman, “we have really been living a life of luxury following Brother Yu all these years. Our livelihood has got better and better.”
“Indeed. We couldn’t have even dreamed of this a couple of years ago.”
As soon as the words were out, someone responded, “Our hometown had barren land. The yearly harvest was barely enough to pay taxes. If it weren’t for the Duke of Zhen’s assistance, life would be unbearable.”
“Our place was no better. Either it was too dry or too freezing. Hailstones the size of eggs damaged the newly grown sprouts. A year’s worth of hope was destroyed just like that.”
“Have you heard? Brother Yu and the girl from the Feng Clan are soon to get engaged.”
Gradually, the topic shifted to gossip, and one of the village women joined in the buzz enthusiastically.
Lin Qingluo was amused, and her heart softened: “Qingluo also wanted to come back earlier, but it was hard to leave the people in the terribly cold frontier without doing some actual good.”
“We’ve all heard about it; the Shadow Guard brought news from the frontier.”
Feng Liu gently patted her hand and her eyes overflowed with gentleness: “Your big brother knows about your efforts to help the military and people with their farming, and he is genuinely proud of you.”
If he only knew! She had used magic spells to build a whole new Peach Blossom Land!
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so calm and still had the mood to nag at her.
Lin Qingluo’s eyes twinkled with mischief as she laughed and chatted with Feng Liu.
With Feng Liu’s return, Lin Qingluo no longer had to cook in the kitchen herself.
Dinner was served in the bamboo house; Lin Clan brothers were all present, including Lin Yixuan, who enjoyed a sumptuous feast accompanied by Baoya and Hunao.
After dinner, each brother stayed in their bamboo houses near the newly dug lotus pond.
Lin Qingluo and Lin Yixuan stayed as well, each in their own bamboo house.
The Master was about to return to Capital City, and the thoughtful Divine Beasts had ordered the birds to gather information and protect their master.
In the middle of the night, they returned from outside, relaying the recent events in Capital City to their master.
“Master, there have been some changes in Fengqi’s court recently. The Third Imperial Princess, who gained credit for eradicating the Black Wolf Guard by the garrison battalion, has caught the Empress’s eye and begun helping her with court affairs.”
“This woman has a deep heart; she is very modest and respectful on the surface, never expressing her own opinion in the court and always obeying the Empress, making her very happy. The Empress even praises her modesty, often inviting her into the palace for meals together.”
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