Chapter 49 She's Not Stupid

Looking at the 300-square-meter plot of land, Yan Kui suddenly felt that it seemed quite large...

The land that had been taken by the village elders was returned. Huang Maomao, holding a sickle, said to Yan Kui, "I'll clear the weeds."

Yan Kui nodded, unsure of what she was supposed to do, and turned to look at Wei Yin.

Wei Yin sat leisurely in his chair and casually said, "You follow behind and turn over the soil."

Yan Kui nodded again. Turning over the soil should just involve digging with a hoe.

Who knew that she had only dug a couple of times when Wei Yin came over, his calloused hands grasping hers and the small hoe in her hand, and he dug down hard, shaking the dirt off the hoe as he lifted it up.

“Continue like this.”

Wei Yin seemed completely unconcerned, while Yan Kui's ears, hidden under her hat, quietly turned red.

"oh".

After saying that, he imitated Wei Yin's actions and began to turn over the soil.

Fortunately, it hasn't rained in Luoxia Village recently, so the soil is in good condition. Huang Maomao finished weeding the corner and then led Yan Kui to make beds.

I don't know if the teacher's teaching method is wrong, or if the student is just too stupid.

Huang Maomao taught her several times before Yan Kui finally learned some ridge-making techniques. She then obediently followed behind and divided the field into neat little clods.

Wei Yin suddenly stood up and walked over to Yan Kui, saying, "Do you want me to help you?"

Yan Kui immediately shook her head and asked Wei Yin and Huang Maomao to come and teach her; she was already very embarrassed.

"No need, no need. You go and rest first. I'll do it myself once Mao Mao teaches me."

But Yan Kui overestimated her physical strength.

After working for almost an hour, Yan Kui was covered in sweat. She secretly glanced at Wei Yin and saw him sitting under a tree, pretending to sleep with his eyes closed.

He thought to himself: Farming is really tiring...

Then, Yan Kui dug down with all her might, but finally couldn't hold on any longer and sat down on the ground, panting heavily.

Seeing Wei Yin looking over, he said, "How about we just plant this piece of land right here? We can't eat any more than this."

Huang Maomao looked at Wei Yin.

Yan Kui suddenly felt something was wrong.

Wait a minute? She did hire Wei Yin to help her, but shouldn't she be able to decide how much land to cultivate? Why is she asking Wei Yin?

She stood up, her tone more resolute, and said to Huang Maomao, "We'll just plant here; that'll be enough for us to eat."

Huang Maomao looked at the area Yan Kui was pointing at. Was it ten square meters?

Seeing that Wei Yin remained silent, Yan Kui continued, "It's decided then. Let's finish this quickly so we can go back sooner."

When it came time to plant, the two of them probably didn't even plant ten square meters.

There were many seeds left over, and Yan Kui handed them to Huang Maomao: "Maomao, we don't need these anymore, give them back to Aunt Song."

He added, "Please thank your mother for me."

So, the project, which was originally planned to take a whole day, was completed after only two hours.

On the way back, Wei Yin carried two hoes, one big and one small, on his shoulders, while Huang Maomao held the remaining seeds and a watering can. Yan Kui, with empty hands, still complained, "I'm so tired."

Huang Maomao complained, "I'm more tired than you. I've been teaching you for half a day and you still can't learn it. When my dad was teaching me, I would have been shoveled away long ago."

Yan Kui smiled sheepishly and said apologetically, "Thank you for your hard work, Mao Mao. Next time we go to town, I'll treat you to a meal there!"

Huang Maomao waved his hand: "Don't bother, the food in town isn't as good as what Brother Yin makes."

Yan Kui was about to say something more when she heard Wei Yin say, "We're home, go and rest."

Yan Kui nodded, thanked the two of them, and went inside.

When Yan Kui returned home, Huang Maomao couldn't help but complain, "Brother Yin, Yan Kui is so stupid, she even sowed the seeds crookedly, I'm speechless."

Wei Yin, however, spoke with an uncharacteristic doting tone that he himself was unaware of: "She's not stupid, she just hasn't learned yet."