Chapter 75 Confirms "Wife-Slave"
After being criticized by Secretary Jin, their team members lost confidence and began to advise Su Xu.
"Captain, why don't we hurry up and harvest? If the wheat grows a few more days in the field, the grain yield will increase and we can get a good price, but what if we can't keep it? We'd better be on the safe side."
Even people from other teams mocked them, saying, "Wait until a downpour, and you'll have nothing left!"
Su Xu remained unmoved and insisted on putting all the credit on Liu Nian, so he repeatedly emphasized, "My wife said that if we have a few more days, we'll get more grain in our hands."
Grain was graded, and grain was delivered to the government according to grade. If the quality was poor, the government would not accept it at all.
Some production teams had poor harvests and ended up losing money after a year of hard work. If you were of a higher rank, you would actually have to pay less grain as public grain, and you would receive more in your own hands.
Everyone understands this principle, but we can't take risks, can we?
"Your wife said it, your wife said it," Li Dapeng said helplessly. "Your wife is talking about an imperial edict!"
Su Xu nodded, his eyes smiling. "That's right."
Everyone knows he's a "wife slave," and everything he says is "My wife said it," it's practically become his catchphrase.
The group exchanged glances; their captain was becoming increasingly indecisive.
"Is my sister-in-law planning to go to university?" Li Dapeng leaned closer to Su Xu and said, "Once she moves to the city and goes to university, she probably won't even look at you, a country bumpkin!"
Su Xu frowned and glared fiercely, but before he could utter a sound, he heard a woman's voice—
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Liu Nian, heavily pregnant and carrying a thermos, slowly walked towards them.
"Why are you here?" Su Xu quickly stood up and ran towards Liu Nian. He took the thermos, supported Liu Nian with one hand, and raised the other to shield her from the blazing sun.
Liu Nian's face was flushed from the sun, and Su Xu felt sorry for her when he saw it. "Why aren't you resting at home? What are you doing here?"
"I brought you some drinks, they're cold," Liu Nian said. It was spring water she had collected from the space farm, cool and refreshing, perfect for cooling off in the summer.
After saying that, Liu Nian glared at Li Dapeng, "Su Xu and I are going to spend our lives together. Wherever Su Xu is, I will be there too."
These words made Li Dapeng so ashamed that he wished he could disappear into a hole, as if he had become a gossipy woman spreading rumors behind people's backs.
But the villagers all say that if Liu Nian goes to university and sees the world, and realizes how good other men are, she will definitely not look at Su Xu anymore.
Liu Nian knew that Su Xu had always lacked a sense of security, and didn't even know why she had suddenly married him. Liu Nian needed to think of a way to put this man at ease.
Su Xu was staring intently at her, his gaze inquisitive. He even wondered what he would do if Liu Nian met someone better in the future. But that was no reason to stop her from taking flight.
Liu Nian will move towards a broader stage in the future, and he cannot become a stumbling block.
When Liu Nian looked over, Su Xu blinked and looked away. He quickly changed the subject, saying, "I made a bet with Secretary Jin. Just wait for him to resign."
Several production teams worked day and night without rest, and the people were so exhausted that they lost a lot of weight.
After all the grain was brought back to the team, the people collapsed, exhausted.
Some of the wheat is still greenish and the grains are not very plump, but overall, this year's work was worthwhile.
The land was empty, leaving only Su Xu's assigned plot standing out starkly, its wheat ears bent low, laden with fruit, a golden expanse.
Su Xu led his team down to the field, picked some wheat ears, peeled them apart, chewed them in their mouths, and then said, "Let's harvest the wheat!"
The group cheered, quickly bent down, and brandished their sickles.
Liu Nian had spring water delivered to them every day, fearing the team might suffer from heatstroke. Little did the team members know that they were drinking something they couldn't buy at all; it was sweet and refreshing, instantly filling them with energy.
Secretary Jin has been unable to do anything these past few days, spending all his time watching Su Xu and occasionally going out to look at the sky.
"What's the weather forecast like lately? Is it going to rain?" Secretary Jin asked the person next to him anxiously.
But next to him was Liu Dafa, who snorted twice, "Who knows?"
The bet between Secretary Jin and Su Xu spread like wildfire, becoming common knowledge in Jiangjuntun.
Just as Secretary Jin was pacing anxiously, the sky suddenly darkened, dark clouds blocked the blazing sun, and a cool breeze blew in.
The temperature suddenly dropped, and although the team members felt much more comfortable, they were anxious.
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