The legend of the mountain god is very popular in the village now. Everyone is afraid of being punished for bullying Zhang Fan, so they are all quite friendly to him.
As always, Zhang Fan just smiled foolishly, greeted them politely, and then went to weed.
Li Chunyan wanted to do it herself, but failed and could only stand by the field as a supervisor.
This is a dry field planted with soybeans. Zhangjiapo is at a higher altitude than Baijiacun, so the soybeans are not yet ripe.
Zhang Fan raised the hoe high and brought it down forcefully, leaving a deep pit in the ground and tearing up the turf.
In less than a quarter of an hour, they had finished hoing a large area of land.
His movements were quick and precise, even more accurate than those of farmers who had been farming for decades.
The sun peeked out, turning a large part of the sky golden and bringing a touch of heat.
Covered in sweat, Zhang Fan stopped what he was doing, took off his T-shirt, revealing his muscular chest and well-defined eight-pack abs, his tanned skin adding to his sex appeal.
Large beads of sweat dripped from his jawline, tracing down his chest and abdominal muscles before disappearing into his V-line.
The women who were doing farm work stopped what they were doing and couldn't help but look over.
Zhang Fan raised the hoe high, making his broad back muscles even more defined. With his broad shoulders and narrow waist, coupled with his handsome face, he looked like a fashion model, a true visual feast.
Zhang Fan quickly finished hoeing the two-tenths of an acre, in less than half an hour.
It's worth noting that it usually takes three hours to hoe a small plot of land, but Zhang Fan did it in less than half an hour, getting the soil just right.
Farmers have an instinctive fondness for people who are good at farm work, and Zhang Fan's good looks and great physique only amplify that fondness.
"Zhang Fan is really capable!"
"With that face and that figure, it would be a waste if she didn't become a big star."
"The key is that he's also very intelligent, and he's the only college student in our village."
"It's a pity he's an idiot, otherwise he would be a perfect match for my daughter." A woman glanced at Zhang Fan and curled her lip.
"Longping, come on. Your daughter used to chase after Zhang Fan, but he wasn't interested. I think you're just being a sour grapes."
Long Ping's face turned pale and then red: "My daughter isn't stupid, and she's so beautiful. She's more than a match for Zhang Fan. It's just bad luck that he couldn't marry her."
The bystanders chuckled: "Even Li Jingjing never said that."
Who is Li Jingjing?
"Li Jingjing is Zhang Fan's classmate. She's incredibly beautiful and dresses fashionably, like a movie star. It's said that she used to have a crush on Zhang Fan."
Although Zhang Fan was far away, he had good hearing.
Is Li Jingjing his classmate?
He has absolutely no recollection of it.
The field had been hoeed, and Zhang Fan carried the hoe home.
The women were full of praise.
"Although Zhang Fan is simple-minded, he's better than many men at farm work. If I were twenty years younger..."
"He became mentally impaired due to an injury, but the mountain god still favors him, so who knows, maybe one day he won't be mentally impaired anymore."
“I heard that Li Chunyan has been looking into how to treat this disease. I heard there is still hope, but the medical expenses are too high.”
"Zhang Fan is really unlucky."
Hearing these praises, Longping felt very uncomfortable.
Even after Zhang Fan went mad, his daughter still desperately wanted to marry him.
She refused, and even tied her daughter up and married her off to a butcher in the next village, but unexpectedly, life there was not so pleasant...
Ma Ying, who came to weed, was also unhappy.
She tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep. She had often bullied Zhang Fan before; would the mountain god punish her for it?
Thinking about this sent a chill down her spine.
However, almost all the money from selling Zhang Fan was spent on her family, and she planned to save the rest for her daughter.
My daughter is still so young. What if there really is retribution?
She was weeding absentmindedly when she accidentally dug her toe. The injury wasn't serious, but she would need to rest for a while.
The fear in my heart was magnified instantly.
This must be a warning from the mountain god to her.
No, she has to return the money to Zhang Fan.
Ignoring her wounds, she quickly ran home to put down the hoe and limped back to her parents' house.
Zhang Qingshan knew that Ma Ying was going back to her parents' home and thought she was going to abandon him and run away. He struggled to stand up and, despite his illness, chased after Ma Ying.
She got home much earlier than Li Chunyan had expected, and in a great mood, she went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Xiao Hei opened its eyes a crack, glanced at the two of them, then rolled over, closed its eyes again, and began to snore.
Li Chunyan laughed and said, "Xiao Hei must have walked a long way, and he's still sleepy."
Zhang Fan thought to himself, "No more, no less, exactly ten li."
Xiao Hei has great stamina. If trained properly, it can protect Li Chunyan, and it might come in handy when we find Yu Zhuzi later.
For breakfast, Li Chunyan eats porridge with pickled vegetables, which she makes herself.
While eating, Li Chunyan suddenly stopped eating and looked at Zhang Fan seriously: "Zhang Fan, what do you think of the pickled vegetables your sister-in-law made?"
Zhang Fan told the truth: "It's delicious."
"How about you go sell pickled vegetables, sister-in-law?"
Zhang Fan's eyes sparkled with laughter: "Sister-in-law will definitely become a big boss."
Li Chunyan smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons: "You have such a sweet tongue."
We're about to harvest soybeans at home. Once they're ripe in a couple of days, we can make soybean paste and various kinds of pickled vegetables.
Without hesitation, Li Chunyan put on her hat and went to wander around the vegetable garden to plan out the varieties she would grow.
Zhang Fan was bored, so he took out his phone from under his pillow to check it.
He's not used to using a mobile phone yet, and hasn't carried it with him for the past few days. The phone ran out of battery and shut down a long time ago.
Zhang Fan found the charger and started charging his phone. As soon as he turned it on, missed calls and text messages popped up.
—Zhang Fan, have you missed me?
Why aren't you saying anything? Are you busy?
—I miss you so much, please reply to me!
—Are you not going to talk to me anymore? I'm so sad. Don't you consider me your girlfriend anymore?!
Oops!
He's been busy looking for the jade beads these past few days and has forgotten about Bai Rou'er.
Zhang Fan immediately called Bai Rou'er.
The phone rang for a long time without being answered. Just as Zhang Fan was about to give up, someone suddenly answered the phone.
However, it wasn't Bai Rou'er's voice, but Bai Xinxin's: "Hey, brother-in-law, my sister is surrounded by a group of people, help!"
Zhang Fan got an address and ran towards the edge of the village as fast as he could.
The timing was perfect; he had just run onto the road when he encountered a bus heading to Taohua County.
Everyone is busy with farming now, so not many people are going to the county. There isn't a single person from Zhangjiapo, so Zhang Fan felt reassured and got into the car.
The ticket cost five yuan, but Zhang Fan didn't have any money with him. The ticket seller, with a dark face, kicked Zhang Fan off the bus: "If you don't have money, get off."
The ticket seller was a middle-aged woman, around fifty years old, with a sallow complexion and age spots. Zhang Fan looked at her face and whispered, "You have constipation!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
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