Kang Fulai, who was worried, was stunned for a moment, then finally turned around, staggered, and walked towards the direction where Mulan Jin was going.

After walking for a while, Kang Fulai spotted his master's father in a field by the roadside. Mulan Jin was leisurely sprawled on a reclining chair under a large tree, munching on a watermelon while supervising a group of strong women plowing the fields, occasionally yelling at them to work faster.

Kang Fulai: ...

Kang Fulai was slightly stunned, then he sighed in his heart: As expected, even if a dragon is in shallow water and a tiger is in plain water, they are still a dragon and a tiger after all!

"Uncle Mute, why are you here again? Didn't I tell you not to come here and dig the soil?"

Hua Qingcheng, who had just delivered watermelons to Mulanjin, saw the mute old man standing by the road in a daze. She thought he was here to help dig the ground again, so she went up to greet him. When she got up to go to the front yard to eat, she saw that Situ Ye had already returned to the Hua family's old house, indicating that the work in the vegetable garden had been completed.

Kang Fulai came back to his senses and nodded towards Hua Qingcheng, looking at her with a complicated expression. This face looked exactly like his master and General Feng, and he didn't know if his master's father had noticed anything.

How noble was his young master? Yet, now she was confined to a desolate place, a peasant woman, living a life of working from sunrise to sunset. But ignorance was bliss. If she could live the rest of her life in peace like this, it wouldn't be a bad thing compared to living in a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones.

Back then, his master was murdered by a traitor and tragically died, leaving the young master to wander the countryside. It wasn't that Kang Fulai didn't want to avenge his master, but he was powerless. For the past sixteen years, he'd been forced to retreat to Huaqiao Village, silently guarding his master's orphan. Furthermore, if the palace knew the young master was still alive, she would likely face catastrophic consequences.

"Mute uncle?"

"Mute uncle?"

Seeing this dumb old man staring at her in a daze, Hua Qingcheng felt a little embarrassed. Could it be that the kiss mark left behind her ear by her brother after he tied her hair just now was seen?

Thinking that she would have to go to the space to harvest the second batch of ripe rice, Hua Qingcheng took two slices of watermelon from Mulanjin, gave them to the mute old man, and then returned to the Hua family's old house.

Holding two slices of ice-cold watermelon in his hands, Kang Fulai's haggard, cloudy eyes moistened slightly as he watched the sleek figure gradually recede into the distance. If only his master could see how graceful and elegant the young master had become!

Hua Qingcheng, who was missed by Kang Fulai, locked the door and entered the space as soon as she returned to the Hua family's old house.

Hua Qingcheng felt delighted as she gazed at the 30 mu (approximately 1,000 acres) of rice paddies, their grains thriving and heavy with stalks. After harvesting, threshing, and drying the rice, she stored the nearly 100,000 kilograms of newly harvested rice in the warehouse. Afterward, she plowed the paddies again to loosen the soil, preparing for the next batch of rice planting.

Seeing that the sweet potatoes and potatoes she had previously planted had sprouted leaves, Hua Qingcheng used the rotary tiller to cultivate another ten acres of land. After turning the soil, she used the ridging machine to create ridges. The soil in the space was very fertile, so Hua Qingcheng did not apply additional fertilizer. After creating ridges, Hua Qingcheng gathered sweet potato leaves and planted them on five acres of land. Then, she cut the sprouting potatoes into pieces for seeds, dipped them in wood ash, and planted them on another five acres of land.

After planting the sweet potatoes and potatoes, Hua Qingcheng checked on the peppers she'd planted earlier. They were growing well, and she expected to be able to harvest them and supply Feng Man Lou in about ten days. The fruit seedlings she'd planted earlier were also growing well. Hua Qingcheng also harvested a large batch of vegetables from the field and stored them in the villa's courtyard, saving them for later use. They wouldn't spoil anyway.

"Qingqing, are you there?"

Seeing that Hua Qingcheng locked herself in the room as soon as she came back and didn't come out even after lunch time, Mu Lige couldn't help but come over and knock on her door worriedly.

"exist!"

Hua Qingcheng, who forgot about time when she was busy, heard Mu Lige's voice as soon as she came out of the space, and she hurriedly opened the door.

"Qingqing, are you okay?"

Looking at Hua Qingcheng who seemed a little tired, Mu Lige showed a worried look on his face.

"No, maybe I was too happy to sleep well last night when I found out that my brother Li was pregnant, so I just took a nap."

Looking at the concern and worry in Mu Lige's eyes, Hua Qingcheng felt a little guilty.

This space and the outside world were not in the same dimension, and time flowed differently. She had been in it for a long time, while only a short time had passed outside. She had just been in this space for quite a while, and she had no idea what time it was outside. She had accidentally lost time.

"Brother Li, what time is it now?"

Hua Qingcheng touched Mu Lige's belly curiously, then took his hand and kissed the back of his hand.

"It's almost noon."

The sudden soft touch startled Mu Lige slightly. Although the feeling of pregnancy was strange and a little awkward, the thought that his belly was now nurturing the fruit of his and Hua Qingcheng's love made Mu Lige's mouth curl up slightly, his face showing a loving expression.

"Let's go, Qingqing. It's time to go to lunch."

"Um."

The newly-promoted couple went to the front yard hand in hand, filled with endless anticipation for their future child and deep love for each other.

"Dad, why are you here again?"

Hua Qingcheng was slightly surprised to see Hua's father appear in the main room again. Didn't he just bring chicken soup this morning?

"Look at what you said, what do you mean I'm here again? Can't I come to see Li Ge?"

Ye Maochun glared at his daughter in feigned anger.

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