Xiao Yichen's train arrived in the county town in the early morning.

I sighed and calmed myself down.

go home!

When he arrived at Shangwan Village, it was already nine o'clock in the morning.

In the past, at this time, everyone would be working in the fields.

It's corn harvesting season now.

Here, they grow a variety of corn and rice in the summer.

However, growing rice requires a large amount of water.

Therefore, in places where water resources are not abundant or readily available, corn is grown in large quantities.

Its advantages are obvious: it's easy to manage and has a high yield.

The taste is just not good.

However, at this point when we can barely afford to eat, there aren't many worries.

In the past, all the fields were used to grow corn.

The harvested corn, including the cob and husk, is not thrown away. It is dried in the sun, ground into powder, and eaten directly.

Adults are fine, but some children who eat this cornmeal have trouble defecating and need help from adults.

Later, when there was no other way, I rubbed out the corn kernels, ground a portion of them, and fed them to the children.

But now things are better; we can finally have enough to eat.

Xiao Yichen sighed.

He hadn't eaten cornmeal for many years.

Now is the time when corn is ripe, and in the past, the fields would be full of people.

A bustling scene of harvest.

But now, the corn in the field has already been harvested.

The corn stalks are gone too.

That's incredibly fast!

Or is it because the weather was too hot this year, causing the corn to ripen early?

Or perhaps I've been away for too long and forgotten the solar terms, or I got it wrong?

Or is there something you don't know?

Also, he's been gone for so long and hasn't seen a single person.

Xiao Yichen was full of doubt.

At this time, there should be many elderly people chatting in front of and behind their houses.

There must be children running around wildly in the village!

What exactly is going on?

Continue walking in.

When I was almost home.

Xiao Yichen finally felt that this was like a village.

Because, finally, there were some human voices.

At first he couldn't hear clearly, but as he got closer, he finally understood.

These people are praising his wife.

They also praised him, but in a very novel way.

They say he's lucky?

Hearing this, Xiao Yichen became interested.

Walk a few steps forward, come to the shade of a tree, put down your luggage, sit on a roadside stone and start to understand why you are so lucky!

Then I heard all sorts of praise!

"Our village is really lucky! We won't have to worry about finding wives anymore!" The voice sounded familiar; it must be someone I know.

"There's no need to worry, our village has always had excellent conditions!" The voice sounded familiar!

"Nonsense, it depends on who you compare it to. Our village used to be good, but it was only slightly better than the surrounding villages."

"You'll see later, we can't compete with the city, but we can hold our own in the commune and county!"

"I think so. I've also heard that our vegetable team has made quite a bit of money lately!"

"That's right, I heard that the team has planted a lot of varieties that we don't have here!"

"What kind of breed is it? I've never heard of it, and they won't let us see it!"

"How could I let you know? With your mouth, it's looser than a belt. If I told you, who wouldn't know?"

"Get lost! Who are you calling loose-lipped! My mouth is sealed tight!"

"I was just born at the wrong time. Back in the day, I'd have been a true man, even if it meant dying trying!"

"Still 'I'd rather die than submit'? He's just spouting nonsense! Hey, what do you think of this family that came to Houshantun this time? They're not like that scoundrel Yang Dazhuang, are they?"

"Definitely not! With our captain's personality, would he let himself be taken advantage of?!"

"That's right, our village is really lucky. Su Zhiqing is a real talent!"

They know how to grow vegetables and mushrooms, and they've even found us a market. As long as we can grow them successfully, that's money!

"That's right, I don't know who didn't want Wang Wu to stay back then." The teasing in his voice was obvious to everyone.

"Exactly, I wonder who it is!"

He wouldn't say who it was, but it couldn't possibly be him.

"Tch, you're sure to infuriate people. And this female educated youth, how many people were unhappy when she first came here!"

"I've figured it out. People really need to go to school. Look at Su Zhiqing, he knows so much and can come up with all sorts of tricks."

"Now that Houshantun is gone, the piece of mountain land our village got is really good."

"That area is the best! It's all red pines, several decades old, and they even had pine cones a few years ago! I heard they can sell for a lot."

"Yes, there are hazelnuts and other things down there, as well as various herbs."

"Hey, how come Xiao Yichen is so lucky?"

"Hey, he's really lucky! Just you wait and see, our brigade leader is getting old and probably won't be able to advance any further. But Xiao Yiyun, the second oldest, will probably be joining the brigade headquarters!"

"Then I'll accept it. With everything Su Zhiqing brought, even if Xiao Yiyun were to become the brigade leader now, I'd still agree!"

"Yes, I agree. It's just that Su Zhiqing isn't from our family!"

"Wow, Xiao Yichen is so lucky!"

"Third Brother Xiao, you're back!"

Just then, someone saw Xiao Yichen, who looked travel-worn.

Xiao Yichen greeted everyone, "Yes, I just got back!"

Then someone said something sour.

"Third brother, you're so lucky!"

Xiao Yichen: Well, I guess I'm going to be a lucky person from now on.

"Whose house are you building this for?"

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