"Growing vegetables?"
Suddenly, a sinister glint flashed in Manager Li's eyes.
Seeing his expression, Liu asked, "What's wrong? What kind of wicked idea are you up to now?"
"How could it be a bad idea?" Manager Li said with a smile, and hugged Liu Shi tightly. "Don't worry, my wife. All my bad ideas are for you. The rest are good ideas."
"Now that you have a solution, why aren't you going?" Madam Liu had a rather volatile temper and grabbed Manager Li's ear. "Anyway, I'm warning you, I won't stand by and let you get scolded forever. If you don't have a solution, I'll get rid of you!"
"Don't worry, don't worry."
Manager Li's shamelessness kicked in.
Because he was in a good mood, his interest was greatly aroused, and he carried Liu Shi directly back to his room.
...
On the other side.
After Cheng Shanshan gave him a nudge.
The workers became even more diligent, and Jiang Niangzi generously gave Huo Mingchen a portion of the rice, allowing him to prepare the food himself, thus giving her some peace and quiet.
The land, after being hit by torrential rain, is very soft and suitable for planting after being tilled.
In just a few days, everyone had finished everything and then began to build the greenhouse in an orderly manner.
As the saying goes, many hands make light work. Because there were many people working, and the division of labor was reasonable, the efficiency was quite good. In no time, the entire ten acres of land were prepared, and all that was left was to plant the cabbage seedlings.
Huo Mingchen was cultivating seedlings at home. A batch of seeds were all grown in pots indoors, and the temperature was raised high with firewood. Before long, tender green sprouts appeared.
Looking at the newly sprouted bok choy, Cheng Shanshan couldn't help but smile slightly: "This is the first time I've ever thought that vegetables look cute."
"Thanks for your plan."
Although Cheng Shanshan never showed her face from beginning to end, she arranged everything for him step by step: "If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."
Cheng Shanshan added some more firewood to the stove in the room before saying, "I don't know why, but I feel a little uneasy."
What are you afraid of?
"thief."
Cheng Shanshan said one word.
As if to verify this statement, a strange noise suddenly came from outside.
Then they heard the voices of Cheng Shisi and the guards. It seemed that they had captured someone, and the two hurriedly went out.
Once outside, they saw Cheng Shisi lying on the ground, his little face contorted in pain: "Sister, someone climbed over the wall just now, but I couldn't catch him and he got away."
Cheng Shanshan immediately helped him up, and after checking that he was alright, she asked, "Did you see what the other person looked like?"
“He was dressed in all black, and his face was covered, so I couldn’t see him clearly.” Cheng Shisi said this with a face full of self-blame and guilt: “It’s because Shisi is incompetent.”
"You've done a great job."
Cheng Shanshan wiped the dust off his face: "Next time you encounter something like this, protecting yourself is the most important thing. After all, it's good that you're alright."
"……Um."
Cheng Shisi felt a warmth in his heart.
At this moment, Huo Mingchen picked up a piece of clothing from the ground and then quickly left.
Cheng Shanshan watched Huo Mingchen's departing figure, a faint worry creeping into her heart.
Cheng Shisi couldn't help but ask, "Sister, did that little thief come to steal the grain?"
"Of course it's not that simple."
Cheng Shanshan narrowed her eyes slightly: "If you're going to steal grain, wouldn't it be better to steal from a rice shop than from here?"
"That's true."
Cheng Shisi lowered his head and thought for a moment.
Then suddenly he looked terrified: "Could it be because of the cabbage seedlings? I just saw him heading straight for the seedling room!"
"Straight ahead?"
Cheng Shanshan grasped the key point of those words.
Seedling cultivation? This has always been done by her and Huo Mingchen. With so many rooms here, how could an outsider know which one it is? "Fourteen, I'm afraid you'll have to work hard these next few days."
"rest assured."
Cheng Shisi immediately patted his chest and guaranteed it.
...
The next day.
Dawn was just breaking.
Suddenly, screams came from the field.
Immediately upon arriving, people discovered that all the newly erected greenhouses had collapsed. This sight enraged the crowd, who had just seen a glimmer of hope, prompting them to curse, "Who the hell dared to do such a despicable thing?"
"He's like a child without a mother, doing something so harmful to others and himself!"
"Who is it? If I find out, I'll kill him!"
Their fighting spirit was still quite strong; they cursed for a full half hour before stopping. When it quieted down, everyone's faces were filled with a deep sense of defeat: "What do we do? All the hard work of so many of us put into building this place is just ruined like this?"
"Is this a sign that even God is going to destroy us?"
"If it's destroyed, rebuild it."
These words came from Huo Mingchen.
His arrival was undoubtedly a reassurance to everyone: "The seedlings will need a few more days, so we still have time." He was a man of action, and as soon as he finished speaking, he was the first to start working.
"Alright, Magistrate Huo has started working, let's begin too."
"Although I'm very unhappy, I'll still do it."
However, these people were not idle while they were working; they carefully considered who had done it.
Suddenly someone spoke up: "Manager Li! It must be Manager Li. Only that heartless, unscrupulous merchant is the one who least wants us to return to normal!"
This statement was quickly echoed by everyone: "Yes, yes, it must be him!"
"I feel like throwing mud at his house isn't enough, I want to throw knives."
"Exactly, what he did was absolutely inhuman."
Of course, there were also dissenting voices: "But what good does he get from doing this?"
"Of course, it's just further price gouging. Have you forgotten how much silver he used to sell rice for per dou (a unit of dry measure)? We have nothing to eat, and he can make more money off us."
I think so too.
"No merchant is without guile!"
"Compared to him, Madam Jiang is simply a living Bodhisattva."
"Yes, if it weren't for Madam Jiang, we wouldn't be alive today."
Both shops were rice stores, yet everyone harbored hatred for Manager Li while feeling gratitude towards Madam Jiang.
When Madam Liu learned of this, she was so angry that she beat up Manager Li: "I thought your method was so amazing, but I didn't expect you to do such lousy things again. Look at the people outside now, they wish they could skin our family alive, eat our flesh and drink our blood. How are we supposed to live like this!"
"I didn't."
Manager Li felt utterly wronged: "I do have this idea, but I haven't done it yet."
Liu didn't believe it and grabbed a stick to hit him.
But just as he raised it, there was a knock on the door: "Open the door! Open the door! Open the door!"
The sound was deafening.
Liu trembled.
Manager Li was also startled.
The people outside shouted, "Hey Li, you ruined our stuff! If you've got the guts, hide in there forever. When you come out, I'll kill you all!"
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