Chapter 80 The Zhao Family Targeted the Scythe
“Dad, Dad!”
Zhao Tan was sitting under a banyan tree enjoying the cool breeze when he saw his son running towards him from afar as if he had seen a ghost.
He sighed in his heart, how could he feel at ease when he saw that he was still so unstable at such an age.
But he only has this one son.
"Why are you running? I've told you many times to be more calm." Zhao Tan said calmly.
Zhao Pingwei had no intention of listening to Zhao Tan's scolding. He grabbed Zhao Tan and said, "My village chief, do you know what I saw? Linxi's more than ten acres of land were completely cultivated in just one morning!"
"How is that possible? You must be dazzled." Zhao Tan didn't believe it at all.
"No, Dad, I didn't see a ghost in broad daylight." Zhao Pingwei was anxious to prove himself, so he simply dragged Zhao Tan to Lin Xi's field.
Not until he saw it with his own eyes did Zhao Tan believe what his son said. The ten acres of land had actually been harvested!
How on earth is this done!
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought his son was crazy.
Zhao Lizheng, who was immersed in shock, was walking on the road and heard more discussions.
"Hey, have you heard that the Ma family's fields have been harvested this year?"
"Not only their own land, they are also helping Lin Xi manage the fields. More than ten acres of land have all been mowed!"
"How is that possible? No matter how skilled you are, you can't mow more than ten acres of land in one day."
"Look, why would I lie to you? I heard that Lin Xi gave the Ma family two sickles. They are very sharp and can cut the rice with almost no effort."
"Don't disbelieve me, many people have tried it, it really works, just a little touch and the rice will break!"
It was from these people that Zhao Pingwei learned that it was a magical sickle that had accomplished the feat.
"Dad, let's go and borrow this sickle from him." Zhao Pingwei said.
Zhao Tan did not stop him, which was considered as tacit approval of his son's behavior.
Just when Lin Xi was about to go home to rest, Zhao Pingwei blocked her way.
"Is there something?" Lin Xi asked in a cold tone. She didn't have a good impression of Zhao Pingwei.
Zhao Pingwei was very arrogant at this moment, "I heard that you have a very useful sickle, take it out and use it for my family."
Lin Xi glanced at the other person and opened her red lips slightly, "Why?"
Zhao Pingwei was stunned. Because their Zhao family had a headman, they were able to act arrogantly in the entire Taoli Village. No one dared to say no to their requests.
But now Lin Xi asked "why", Zhao Pingwei felt that this was the most inconsiderate person in the world.
"Lin Xi, do you know whose territory you are standing on now?" Zhao Pingwei snorted coldly.
Lin Xi smiled, "All under heaven belongs to the emperor, and all the people are his subjects. Of course, I am standing on the emperor's territory, aren't you?"
Zhao Pingwei was choked by Lin Xi's words. He almost forgot that Lin Xi was from the capital and had been educated, unlike him who could not read a single word.
"Oh, then have you ever heard a saying?" Zhao Pingwei finally found a decent saying, "A powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Hand over your sickle!"
Lin Xi felt that Zhao Pingwei was simply a fool. After all, his father was the head of the village, so how come he had not read any books at all?
"What you mean is that your Zhao family is the local boss here, and everyone who sees you has to bow down to you?" Lin Xi asked back.
"I'm glad you know it." Zhao Pingwei thought Lin Xi had finally gotten the idea, and was very proud of himself.
"Oh~" Lin Xi dragged out the last word and looked at Xiao Yongyan, "According to what he said, the local officials are not as powerful as him. I must go to the government to find out whether the Zhao family is so powerful."
Xiao Yongyan also agreed, "Madam, you are right. I have read sage books since I was a child, and they all say that the world belongs to the imperial court. I have never heard of anyone being able to get over it. The Zhao family, a local tyrant, can ignore the imperial court. This is really unheard of."
Zhao Pingwei was speechless because of the couple's singing in unison.
The people around him couldn't stand it anymore and said, "You are such a fool. How can you say such things? You are going to kill your father."
After being lectured by everyone, Zhao Pingwei gradually felt that the nature of the problem had become serious.
"I have already given the sickle to the Ma family. As long as the Ma family agrees, I have no objection." Lin Xi added finally.
Zhao Pingwei just felt that he was being fooled. If he had known earlier, he should have gone directly to the Ma family. Why did he come to Linxi to be humiliated?
Amid the disapproving gazes of the crowd, Zhao Pingwei had no choice but to leave in shame, and naturally he failed to borrow the sickle.
After a busy day, the Ma family piled all the rice outside the wall of Linxi's house.
There's no way, there's just not enough space inside.
Taking advantage of the night, Lin Xi took out the rice mill he used last time and prepared to process some rice.
This job is really not suitable to be handed over to others, you have to do it yourself.
Fortunately, with Xiao Yongyan's help, it wasn't that difficult.
Little did they know that the whole scene of them milling rice was seen by Zhao Pingwei who was squatting outside Lin Xi's house.
He was humiliated by Lin Xi during the day and he was unwilling to accept it, so he came to Lin Xi's place at night to see if she had any leverage over him.
Unexpectedly, he didn't see the handle, but he saw the rice milling machine used by Lin Xi.
This thing is really magical. It looks like a wooden box, but you just put rice into the upper entrance and shake the handle, and the rice with the husk removed will come out from the other entrance.
Zhao Pingwei was stunned. He had never imagined that there could be such a magical thing in the world.
He vaguely remembered that the imperial court seemed to have a policy that those who invented new agricultural tools would receive large rewards.
If the Zhao family offered this thing, they might be able to get a government position.
The more Zhao Pingwei thought about it, the more excited he became, and he hurried back to his home in the dark.
Zhao Tan was ready to rest at this moment. He did not say much about his son's failed attempt to borrow a knife in broad daylight, but he was quite dissatisfied with Lin Xi's family in his heart.
Relying on the fact that he came from the capital, he actually doesn't take him, the village head, seriously. How can this continue? Will the people in the village also become dissatisfied with him as the village head?
"Dad, I discovered Lin Xi's secret!" Zhao Pingwei looked happy.
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After finally processing one-tenth of the rice, Lin Xi was so tired that he could hardly straighten his back.
Farm work is so tiring.
Xiao Yongyan noticed that Lin Xi was tired and reminded her, "If you are tired, go to bed early. Also, you must keep this thing well and don't let others see it."
Lin Xi nodded and said confidently, "Don't worry, I will hide him where you can't find him."
That is in her backpack, a place that even an army of 100,000 cannot possibly find.
Xiao Yongyan did not ask about these things. He knew that his wife had some little secrets, but as long as they were not serious, he did not intend to pursue them.
Lin Xi asked Xiao Yongyan to go and have a rest first, then she waved her hand and put the hand-cranked rice mill into her system backpack.
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