There was another clanging sound in the yard. Xu Xingchen didn't understand how the water pump worked. Anyway, it could control the direction and flow of water. Xu Xingchen couldn't help but sigh in his heart that there were still many masters among the people.

"It's amazing, isn't it? It's just adding a valve."

Jun Haoyue said with a smile, crossing his arms.

"magic."

Xu Xingchen never thought that in such a place without even electricity, they could create a perpetual motion machine that could produce water using only bamboo.

"Thank you so much, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid we would have been ruined."

Xu Xingchen said to Zhao Gan with gratitude.

"You're welcome, farmer. These things can never stop me." Zhao Gan scratched his head a little embarrassedly, then continued, "I came here today to discuss something with you, and who knew I would come across your water pump manufacturing."

When Xu Xingchen heard that there was something to discuss, he quickly welcomed Zhao Gan into the house, fetched some water for him and Jun Haoyue to wash their hands, and then brought them some tea. Then he said, "I wonder what you want to talk to me about?"

"I've heard about what happened before, but I trust you. If you're willing, I can help you. We can build a business chain together."

Xu Xingchen's pupils suddenly widened. Zhao Gan was a businessman, and he knew the business practices in this area very well. If all her crops could be sold through Zhao Gan, she would save a lot of trouble.

But the people in the village would not think like her. They had been hungry for a long time and had finally stored some food, so they would naturally not hand it over to others. What's more, the village was not short of troublemakers, so it would be a bit difficult to deal with it at that time.

"Thank you so much for helping me, but I need to think about it."

Xu Xingchen smiled slightly apologetically.

"Indeed, this is a big deal. You can take your time to think about it. I'm not in a hurry. I'll go back and get your news."

Zhao Gan was about to stand up when Xu Xingchen quickly grabbed him and said, "Let's not talk about the business chain. You've helped us a lot with the water pump alone. We have to eat before we go back."

"Yes, let's eat before we go."

Jun Haoyue, who had been standing aside in silence for a long time, finally spoke with a smile.

Xu Xingchen did not give Zhao Gan any chance to hesitate. He quickly ran to the backyard, found all the delicious food he could eat, and cooked a table of four dishes and a soup.

"How... can this be done?"

Zhao Gan looked at the dishes on the table and swallowed his saliva. He had eaten everything on the table before, but for some reason, the food cooked by Xu Xingchen smelled particularly good and fragrant.

"It's all right. Come on and eat."

Xu Xingchen took off his apron, shook it, and hung it on the rope beside him, very neatly.

Just then, they picked up their chopsticks and prepared to feast on the meal, but there was a sudden knock on the door. The person knocking on the door was so resentful that Xu Xingchen felt that her small wooden door might be broken.

"You guys eat, I'll go out and take a look."

Xu Xingchen put down his chopsticks and quickly walked out the door, and Jun Haoyue and Zhao Gan hurriedly followed him.

When Xu Xingchen opened the door, there was a huge group of people outside. Aunt Wang and Wang Muling were standing at the front. Xu Xingchen frowned. It looked like Wang Muling was bringing half of the village to make trouble again.

"Xu Xingchen, you're not going to be a coward after getting into trouble, are you? I've been knocking for so long and you didn't come out to open the door."

Wang Muling raised his head and looked at Xu Xingchen arrogantly.

"What kind of trouble have I gotten myself into? Could it be that one of my rocks tripped you as well?" Xu Xingchen glanced at Wang Muling before continuing, "If that's the case, then it's definitely my fault. I'm afraid I've made you even more disabled."

Xu Xingchen emphasized the word "more" very strongly, and Wang Muling's face instantly turned ugly.

"Xu Xingchen, I'm telling you, you'd better return the rice seedlings to the villagers, otherwise, wouldn't their work for the past six months have been in vain?"

Xu Xingchen frowned slightly. She was the one who cultivated the seedlings, and now she was asked to return another batch of seedlings. What's the logic?

"Why? You don't want to return it?"

Wang Muling raised her eyebrows and looked at Xu Xingchen, her eyes full of pride. Then she turned her head and winked, and Aunt Wang led everyone in shouting, "Give us back our rice seedlings! Give us back our rice seedlings!"

The noise was so loud, as if it was a protest or petition. Xu Xingchen sighed. She must have let these people eat too much, so they had so much energy to come to her door and make trouble.

"Since you want me to return your seedlings, you must..."

Before Xu Xingchen could finish her words, a bucket of water was poured towards her. When Xu Xingchen saw it, it was too late to dodge. She could only sigh that she was unlucky. She really had a conflict with water today.

Just when the water was about to splash on her, a figure rushed over and held her tightly in his arms. The entire bucket of water was poured on Jun Haoyue's back, and not a drop of water got on Xu Xingchen.

Wang Muling's face turned green with anger when she saw this. She pointed at the two people who were still hugging each other tightly and cursed, "You two, brother and sister, are hugging each other in front of so many villagers. Can you still have some shame?"

Jun Haoyue then let go of Xu Xingchen, turned around and said coldly: "Do you have any shame?"

"I……"

Wang Muling was so angry and annoyed that she couldn't speak. Jun Haoyue was too much. He said this to her in front of so many villagers!

Xu Xingchen had no time to care about Wang Muling's inner thoughts. She gently pushed Jun Haoyue away and said to everyone, "Since you want me to compensate you for the seedlings, you have to tell me the whole story." When she said this, her cheeks were still slightly red, and her nose was filled with the scent of Jun Haoyue.

"You still have the nerve to ask about the whole thing. If you hadn't given Mu Ling..."

"Okay, why bother saying all this? All the seedlings are ruined now, so just tell me whether you'll compensate or not."

Aunt Wang was stopped by Wang Muling halfway through her words. She looked quite nervous, as if she was deliberately avoiding something.

Seeing this, Xu Xingchen was even more confused. Aunt Wang just said that she would give Wang Muling... This was simply a joke. She and Wang Muling had never been on good terms. What could she give Wang Muling?

"What's going on? If you don't tell me the reason, how can I accompany you with these seedlings?"

Xu Xingchen's voice became colder. The people around him looked at each other and whispered to each other. They were all afraid that Wang Muling would not compensate for the seedlings, and then their seedlings would be lost in vain.

"It was your method that destroyed all the rice seedlings. Why don't you compensate me?"

A villager yelled at the top of his lungs. Xu Xingchen's eyes widened. Her method? How could it be possible? She was a genius researcher, how could the rice seedlings be destroyed using her method?

"I……"

"Okay, why bother saying all this? Just compensate for the rice seedlings."

The villager wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Wang Muling again.