He Shujuan lured people here simply to break the original lease agreement and gain benefits from Lin Ye.
Lu Wanqing never expected that He Shujuan, who had once saved her entire family and with a signed agreement in black and white, would still choose to do such a thing. This shows that some people have black hearts, and you shouldn't expect your kindness to turn black into white!
Back then, she was willing to pay an exorbitant price of 200 kilograms of rice to rent her land. Unexpectedly, greed knows no bounds. Seeing that the rice was growing well and that crabs could be raised in the field, she shamelessly started causing trouble.
The more someone is like that, the less likely we are to let her gain even a penny of advantage!
Lu Wanqing glanced at the people behind her and suddenly laughed, "You must have believed He Shujuan's promises to you, which is why you followed her, right? You just want to eat crabs, right? I can let you eat as many as you want right now, but there's one condition: you have to go into the field to catch them yourself. If any problems occur, I won't be responsible!"
Most of the people were middle-aged women around the same age as Aunt He. When they heard that they could catch crabs themselves, they all smiled with joy and rolled up their trousers to head to the fields.
Although Lin Ye didn't quite understand Lu Wanqing's actions, he stood with her and coldly watched as the greedy women went into the field one by one, splashing water that startled Zhao Xiaolan so much that she jumped aside.
He Shujuan's face turned green. Wasn't she supposed to be here to cheer her on? How could she have been fooled by Lu Wanqing in just a few words?
"Why did you all go down there? Once I get my share of crabs, there won't be any for you!" He Shujuan shouted angrily.
An older woman chuckled twice, shamelessly saying, "Aunt He, you always talk nonsense. You signed an agreement with Lu Zhiqing and then turned your back on it. Now that Lu Zhiqing is telling us we can have crabs to eat right away, we're not stupid!"
He Shujuan was so angry that she paced back and forth on the ridge of the field. Her face, which was already ugly, became even more ferocious and terrifying.
Before long, screams came from the fields from the women, which made her face light up with joy.
It turned out that the women had rolled up their trouser legs to avoid getting their pants wet, but they hadn't noticed the huge number of leeches in the field.
They didn't see a single crab in the field, but leeches stuck to their legs and they couldn't get them off.
"Ouch, that hurts so much!" The women came out of the fields one after another.
Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye then saw that each of them had several leeches burrowing into their flesh and greedily sucking their blood.
“Lu, you’re responsible for sending us to the fields. Quickly help us get the leeches off. They’re about to burrow into our flesh, ouch…” an auntie yelled at Lu Wanqing.
Lin Ye shielded Lu Wanqing behind him and sneered, "You went to the fields because you were greedy and wanted to eat crabs. She also said that she would not be responsible for any problems that might arise. Why are you pretending not to hear her?"
The woman was choked and, knowing she was in the wrong, had no choice but to sit down on the ground and try to pull the leeches off herself.
The leech kept burrowing deeper the more she pulled it out. Before long, she couldn't pull the leech out, and even more blood was flowing from her leg, making her so anxious that tears and snot streamed down her face.
He Shujuan seized the opportunity to mock, "Now you all know how ruthless Lu Wanqing is, right? She sets a trap, and you all eagerly walk into it. You deserve to be sucked dry by leeches!"
Several middle-aged women were so angry they almost fainted. Ignoring the pain, they grabbed mud from the field and threw it at her. "He Shujuan, you bastard! If you hadn't sent us here, we wouldn't have gotten bitten by leeches. By the way, this is your field. You're responsible for the leeches we got bitten in your field! You have to pay each of us two yuan for medical expenses."
He Shujuan looked bewildered and dodged away. How did the wind change? Now she's being made responsible? How could that be? She wasn't the one who farmed this field.
"You've got some nerve, asking for two yuan right off the bat. Go buy a mirror and look at yourselves, see if you're even worth two yuan if you sold yourselves! I'm not going to give you any compensation! Besides, the fields have all been rented to Lin Ye, what do you want from me?" He Shujuan babbled on while dodging their mud attacks.
Upon hearing this, Lu Wanqing burst into laughter: "Aunt He, why do you only remember that the land has already been rented to us when it comes to compensation?"
He Shujuan then realized that she had let something slip. She slapped her mouth, turned and ran out, muttering "Just you wait, I'm going to find someone" under her breath, acting all crazy.
Several middle-aged women wanted to chase after her, but they were hampered by the leeches still clinging to their legs, so they could only curse her from behind.
"Lin Ye, please help your aunt! The leeches are sucking my blood, and I'm already dizzy and lightheaded! I shouldn't have helped Aunt He cause trouble, I was wrong!" An aunt who had realized the situation couldn't stand the leeches anymore and began to plead.
The others exchanged glances, softened their stance, and began to plead together.
At this point, continuing to be stubborn will do you no good.
Having achieved her goal, Lu Wanqing asked Lin Ye to help her get rid of the leeches.
Actually, if you get sucked by a leech, you should never try to pull it off forcefully, as that will only make it suck tighter. Just boil it in salt water or vinegar, and it will automatically shrink its body and fall out of your flesh.
Lin Ye didn't have the habit of carrying salt or vinegar with him. He took out a box of matches from his pocket, struck one, and brought it close to the leech. The leech was afraid of being burned, so it naturally fell off.
Lu Wanqing was shocked when she saw the bloodstains left on the women's legs. If they hadn't been greedy, they wouldn't have suffered like this!
After the commotion subsided and lunchtime had long passed, Lin Ye tidied up the fishing nets by the field and led everyone home.
Once home, Lin Ye quickly started a fire, scrubbed the pot, and added a lot of water.
"Let's have noodles for lunch. They're quick and easy," Lin Ye said.
When Elaine Chao heard that she was going to eat noodles, she grinned; she loved the taste.
Lu Wanqing agreed, "Okay, noodles can't be kept for too long."
Because the noodles were Lu Wanqing's supplies, Lin Ye would rather work harder to roll out and make noodles himself than eat noodles often.
Once the water boiled, Lin Ye added noodles. When the noodles were almost cooked, he cracked in two poached eggs, added some cilantro, and a few drops of sesame oil. The fragrant noodles were then ready.
Several people each had a bowl, and they ate with great relish.
Lin Ye gave one of the two fried eggs to Zhao Xiaolan and one to Lu Wanqing, and added some radish strips from the jar for himself.
Lu Wanqing cut the fried egg in half, put one half in his bowl, and then put some noodles from her bowl into his bowl.
Lin Ye always accepted the food with a smile, as he always did, afraid that she wouldn't have enough to eat, so he would serve her extra food. But she had a small appetite and could never finish it.
Just as the two were exchanging smiles and exchanging glances, He Shujuan suddenly came over with her pigeon-toed gait, followed by Yu Guanghui!
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