When Mo Yunhai and his group arrived, the waterwheel had already begun to be assembled.

No one knew what it was, but that didn't stop them from helping. The group quickly divided the work and started working together.

The four members of the breakfast group actually got home early, but they got busy again after returning.

When Qin and Zhao heard that someone had come to the village chief's house to look at rice noodles, and that if the noodles were good, they would buy them, they went to see what was going on.

The two Mo brothers went up the mountain to gather firewood.

Perhaps sensing something was amiss, the two brothers felt uneasy and hurriedly gathered some firewood before rushing home.

When they got home, his wife had just returned as well, and they bumped into each other.

When asked, they said nothing was wrong!

When I got home, no one was there. My third brother was gone too; he usually went out to cut bamboo, but his knife was still there!

The four felt uneasy and went to search in the fields.

I could see people moving around on the riverbank in the distance; it seemed quite lively.

The four of them ran over.

"Qinghe! You're here! I was so scared, I couldn't find you anywhere!"

When Boss Mo spotted Mo Qinghe standing nearby, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's going on? Why are all the people from my uncle's family here?"

Mo Lao Er stepped forward and took a look, then asked in confusion.

They had so many questions, but Mo Qinghe only said one thing: "You'll find out soon enough."

This is so suffocating!

Forget it, I'll just go help. I won't get any answers from asking anyway.

With the help of many people, the waterwheel was quickly installed.

Everyone wiped the sweat from their faces and smiled happily.

When they saw the waterwheel slowly spinning on its own under the impact of the water flow, everyone was shocked, their mouths agape, unable to close them.

When they saw the water being pumped up from the river by waterwheels, flowing into the water troughs, filling the irrigation canals, and flowing into the distance, the people were so excited that they couldn't express it, shouting and jumping up and down.

Those who didn't know better might think these people had encountered ghosts, and that demons were dancing wildly.

Only then did everyone realize what it was for.

The carpenter's apprentice was so excited he could hardly see, even happier than when he was getting married. He could finally tell his master what he had to say!

Taking advantage of the situation, Su Nanxi paid the remaining amount and stuffed a cloth bag into the apprentice's hand.

The apprentice didn't even look at it, stuffed it into his clothes, then called the other two men to tidy up, and got on the oxcart and left.

After the village chief finished receiving the merchant who wanted to buy rice noodles, he saw him off and noticed that the villagers were running in one direction, one by one. He was puzzled and thought he would ask after seeing the merchant off.

The merchant was far more curious than him. He stopped a villager and asked him, and after hearing what the villager said, he ran off with him!

What, what's going on?

Left with no other choice, the village chief had to run after him!

Then a strange phenomenon occurred in the village: everyone ran to the riverbank because they heard that a spinning wheel had appeared there.

The village chief was old and couldn't run fast. When he got to the riverbank, it was already crowded with people, and he couldn't find the merchant anymore!

The businessman Chen Liang had already squeezed to the front, but when he saw the scene before him, he was frozen in place for a long time, like a statue standing on the riverbank, staring wide-eyed and speechless, looking quite comical.

After regaining his senses, he forgot everything he had done, struggled to squeeze out of the crowd, ran to find the donkey cart, got on, and left.

The riverbank was abuzz with excitement for a long time before the crowd slowly dispersed.

The village chief was covered in tears and snot. Anyone who didn't know the situation would think that someone had accidentally bumped into or stepped on him, causing this old man to be so sad and upset!

The villagers comforted him and even scolded those who were careless and only cared about watching the commotion, without paying attention to the people around them!

The village chief wiped his face, his voice slightly choked, "I'm happy!"

What? You're happy about being stepped on? Has the village chief hit his head too?

The village chief glared at them fiercely, his beard twitching. "With this waterwheel in our village, you all don't need to carry water anymore. Isn't that something to be happy about?"

oh!

Everyone understood, yes!

That's definitely something to be happy about!

When the village chief asked who did it, no one knew who did it; they only knew that it was already there when they saw it!

It couldn't have just suddenly appeared here, but nobody knew about it.

Those who knew about it did not come forward to admit it; they all pretended not to know.

This was quite a coincidence. The businessman came to the village chief's house to discuss purchasing matters, which attracted the attention of the villagers. After all, it was the first time someone had come to the village to say they wanted to buy things, and everyone was extremely curious.

The village chief's house was surrounded by three concentric circles, everyone wanting to know how the purchasing process would work, whether their own flour was up to standard, and how much money they could get in exchange!

Some people from Mo Yunhai's family went there, but they hadn't learned how to make rice noodles before, so they just went to watch the fun and then went back, since it wasn't their business anyway.

After going back home, I was itching to learn how to make rice noodles myself.

When the Mo family returned home, they all knew the truth and were overjoyed, but they all tacitly avoided mentioning who had done it.

Grandma Mo understood perfectly well. After all, she had experienced the ups and downs of life and knew all too well what was going on. "It's enough that we know what's going on. There's no need to fight for credit. People are afraid of becoming famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat. We're just ordinary people, so it's better to keep a low profile and live a peaceful life. If no one asks, we'll just pretend we don't know anything."

Su Nanxi never thought about showing off. She only thought that her chili peppers and sweet potato vines couldn't live without water, and that the rice in her family's fields couldn't live without water either. That was all.

She was also thinking of earning more money so she could buy a few more acres of land and grow more drought-resistant crops!

The Mo family members agreed and never brought it up again.

Qin said happily, "Mother, a merchant really came to buy rice noodles. He came to the village chief's house today and was quite satisfied with the rice noodles. He said that if everyone's rice noodles were as good as the village chief's, he would buy them all!"

Zhao was also very excited, "Yes, yes! The merchant said that if the quality is guaranteed to be good, he will buy it long-term! And the merchant said that they also buy other rice noodles, you know, rice noodles made by adding other ingredients, like mung beans, yams and sweet potatoes! We can try making these in the future, I heard that the price is quite high!"

What happens in the village can't be kept secret. Soon everyone in the neighborhood knew that someone wanted to buy rice noodles. Also, a wheel that could turn and pump water appeared by the river in Changna Village!

Soon, Changna Village became more lively than ever before, with many people rushing to inquire about the news and see the novelty. It was even more lively than visiting relatives during the Spring Festival.

The villagers of Changna confirmed that someone was indeed coming to buy their rice noodles, but they remained surprisingly silent about the production process. They knew that if more people found out, they would lose their advantage.

People from Qin and Zhao's maternal families also came. They said they would come over as soon as they were settled tomorrow morning to learn how to make rice noodles.

This was something that Grandma Mo had agreed to beforehand, so everyone was overjoyed.

Zhao's eldest sister-in-law, Luo, looked capable and efficient, but there was always a shrewd calculation in her eyes.

She pulled Zhao aside and whispered a few words to her.

Zhao was surprised and asked, "It's the same if I teach you!"