The girls huddled together, staring intently at Xiao Gengwu, which displeased the male educated youth and the village boys.

In the past, whenever the boys in the village caught Xiao Gengwu, they would bully him a few times.

Although Xiao Gengwu rarely appeared outside the courtyard, he would occasionally follow Xiao Yan to the medical room. When Dr. Xiao was busy, he would not be able to take care of his son.

At this point, they would seize the opportunity, drag the person into the grove, and use him as a target to throw things at him.

This idiot could only use his hands to block; he couldn't cry or speak. As he walked while blocking, they certainly wouldn't let him off so easily and continued to chase after him, throwing things at him.

But every time they bullied Xiao Gengwu, it started with laughter and ended with tears.

Once, while chasing Xiao Gengwu, they accidentally fell into a pit; another time, they threw things at the adults and were severely beaten by their families.

Once, they destroyed things in the village, and the family had to pay compensation. Of course, they also got a good deal of stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat!

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They originally bullied Xiao Gengwu just to see him cry, but in the end they were the ones who cried. The more this happened, the more they wanted to bully Xiao Gengwu.

Now that we see this fool has managed to create such useful equipment, it seems that what they previously thought was bad luck wasn't necessarily a matter of luck.

It was this kid's doing! It seems like they've been tricked by him?!

Those guys were seething with hatred because the women they fancied were giving them the cold shoulder, while they were constantly flirting with Xiao Gengwu.

But they no longer dared to curse Xiao Gengwu as casually as they had a few days ago. That guy who cursed others is now working hard carrying manure, and they didn't want to follow in his footsteps.

The difference in ability and the disparity in treatment are too great; they really don't dare to take on the challenge now.

He could only glare at Xiao Gengwu without feeling any pain or itch, and then leave to avoid seeing him!

The male educated youth looked at Xiao Gengwu with mixed feelings. How did he come up with such a great invention? Wasn't he an idiot?

Chu Minxue, who had been sent to the countryside the longest and had never married, looked at Xiao Gengwu with a fierce gaze!

These people, who arrived early, naturally knew that Dr. Xiao had a simple-minded boy who rarely left their courtyard.

Now this person who was called a fool has such a great achievement. If, if this achievement were given to me, could I return to the city?

Does that mean we can leave this awful place? Of course! This thing can reform agriculture, and it can also make money!

Thinking of this, Chu Minxue's heart was filled with excitement. He was determined to get close to Xiao Gengwu, become his assistant, and learn all his skills.

He's just a naive fool. You can just drag him up the mountain. Everyone knows how dangerous it is up there, but unfortunately, the fool doesn't.

Later on, I had to make everything myself, and all the credit for that went on went to me!

Thinking of this, Chu Minxue couldn't help but smile. He looked at Xiao Gengwu with full confidence that this invention would definitely be his!

Not only Chu Minxue, but several other male educated youths also had their eyes darting around, eager to possess these remarkable inventions!

Let's contribute to their return to the city!

Seeing that the water was spraying normally, Xiao Gengwu patted Yao Tongjia, signaling her to leave. Then, all the women in the village watched with envy as they walked away hand in hand.

As Xiao Gengwu walked, he said, "This waterwheel is what it is; there's no way to improve it for now. I don't want to make a fourth one!"

For talented people, it is absolutely wrong to focus their energy on repetitive tasks. Yao Tongjia agreed: "Then let's talk to the village chief."

"Have him find some skilled people, or a carpenter, to teach this technique, and then we'll go back to the county!"

Xiao Gengwu nodded: "Let's go now!"

If those male educated youths knew, they would be furious and kicking themselves. How could such a great invention be given away so easily?

Xiao Gengwu, however, felt no heartache whatsoever. This waterwheel was merely an experiment for him, an attempt to explore the unknown!

When they arrived at the brigade headquarters, the three bigwigs had just returned and were so excited they couldn't sit still.

While they were circling around, they suddenly saw Xiao Gengwu and Yao Tongjia arrive.

The three men quickly came out to greet them: "You've come! Come in and sit down. Let me make you a cup of tea. I wouldn't dare brew this tea if no leader came!"

Yao Tongjia's lips twitched: "Should I thank you? Thank you for welcoming us with the highest level of hospitality?"

"Village chief, brigade leader, village party secretary, please don't bother. We've come here to discuss something. Please sit down, and we'll leave after we've finished speaking!"

After sitting down, Xiao Gengwu leaned back in his chair as if he were asleep.

Yao Tongjia noticed the dark circles under Xiao Gengwu's eyes and explained, "He forgets everything when he's working. Now that he's completely relaxed, he doesn't want to talk!"

"It's alright, it's alright, you can talk to us too!" Who would dare to force a savior to speak?

"Brother Xiao means he doesn't want to make that equipment again. You should send a carpenter or a more agile young man to learn from him and teach him all his skills!"

"What?" The three giants exclaimed in unison, but then, fearing they might frighten Xiao Gengwu, they all covered their mouths.

Three middle-aged men stood in a row, covering their mouths as if they were in shock; the scene was too beautiful to bear.

Yao Tongjia couldn't help but laugh. When the three bigwigs saw Yao Tongjia laugh, they all sat down somewhat awkwardly: "Daughter, stop laughing! Let me tell you the truth."

"We were just about to call the people from the next brigade to see this miracle. Someone's bound to place an order. Why would Xiao kid not want to make money from that?"

"He was willing to do those three sets before because he was very interested in the research. Now that he has thoroughly researched them, it is impossible for him to repeat them."

"Of course, village chiefs, you can't keep Brother Xiao's share of the profits!"

These words made all three of them stand up: "We are not that kind of people. You contribute your technology as equity, and we will give Xiao a share of the profits. We will definitely not treat him unfairly!"

"That's good. Remember to bring the contracts to us for signing once you've finished them. Now you can go and select your people. We'll train them and then head back to the county. We still have classes to teach!"

The three men exchanged a glance: "We'll go pick people now, you guys go back first!"

"Village chief, select some honest people, preferably from this village. Those educated youth might return to the city at any time, and even if they get married, it might not be able to keep them there!"

Yao Tongjia knew this history, and she didn't want anyone to use what Brother Xiao had researched as a stepping stone!

These words made the village chief and the others hesitate. They had originally thought that since the educated youth were illiterate, they would learn to read and write more easily, and they were planning to send a few male educated youth to learn.

After Yao Tongjia finished speaking, she pulled Xiao Gengwu away!

Xiao Gengwu was somewhat puzzled: "Why did you specifically mention the educated youth?"

"It's nothing! I just saw the female educated youth grinning at you like an idiot, and the male educated youth grinning at you fiercely! They're both bad news!"

These words made Xiao Gengwu laugh with delight! Yao Tongjia was completely baffled by his laughter!