The villagers in the production team excitedly hugged each other and danced with joy.
The team leader was dumbfounded as he watched the wilted rice in the field visibly perk up again. He even felt that the intact rice plants seemed to have grown taller.
He rubbed his eyes, somewhat incredulous at the potion's miraculous effects.
Even a fever-reducing injection given to a child by a doctor at the clinic wouldn't be this effective.
"Comrade Ling, you are simply a living bodhisattva! Your medicine has saved countless grains!"
"Yes, Comrade Ling, you are beautiful inside and out. Commander Zhou is truly blessed to have married you!"
"Comrade Ling, why don't you and the regimental commander come to our unit for a communal meal tonight? We need to thank you..."
The villagers expressed their gratitude in a continuous stream, and a group of people surrounded Ling Huanwu, moved to tears.
The women from the family compound who had been gossiping and mocking Ling Huanwu huddled to one side, their faces flushed red like quails.
Every time the villagers said a word of thanks to Ling Huanwu, it was like a slap in the face, making their cheeks sting.
Ling Huanwu stood in the middle, waving her hands guiltily at everyone.
Even though her spring water was diluted, it was already so miraculous.
If it hadn't been diluted, the villagers would have been utterly astonished.
Seeing that Ling Huanwu's "homemade potion" was effective, the captain hurriedly led her to the lake at the source of the irrigation canal.
Ling Huanwu then poured three more buckets of spiritual spring water from her space into the lake on the island.
In this way, the lake water mixed with the spiritual spring water can flow along the irrigation canals to the paddy fields of the entire island, reviving the wilted rice in the paddy fields of other villages.
It was evening.
The story of how Commander Zhou's wife saved the rice with her homemade medicine spread throughout the entire island.
Ling Huanwu saw off wave after wave of villagers who came to express their gratitude at her home, and the house was already piled high with vegetables grown by the villagers themselves.
She said that everyone was able to eat thanks to her.
Thanks to her, everyone was able to have food again soon.
Ling Huanwu's mouth was dry from talking, and her hands, which were pushing away those who didn't want the things, were too sore to lift, before she finally saw off the last group of villagers who came to thank her.
The women in the family compound were extremely envious of Ling Huanwu's deserted house and the fresh vegetables the villagers were carrying.
"Why don't we go and ask her how to grow vegetables? Look, everyone else has already grown vegetables and even rice, while we're still sitting here playing."
"It's all because of that old woman Song Yaoyao who kept guaranteeing that her sister would never be able to farm, so we didn't join in. But look, everyone else is already eating vegetables, while we can only stand by and watch with longing."
"Exactly. My husband came back from the army and he still scolds me for being lazy every day, asking why I don't go farm, and praising the regimental commander's wife, a city girl, for farming and such."
"Yes, let's go ask her how to fertilize and grow vegetables at the door. That way we can improve our meals."
Several women from the residential compound awkwardly pushed and shoved each other as they approached Ling Huanwu. Blushing and stumbling, they stood before her as she was harvesting vegetables and putting them into baskets. "Comrade Ling, do you need any help? Let us help you water the vegetables by the door!"
"Yes, I'll help you weed."
"I...I'll catch the bugs!"
Several aunts, without waiting for Ling Huanwu's consent, started helping her with the work.
Ling Huanwu was completely bewildered. Why were these aunties who usually gossiped about her behind her back calling her a vixen suddenly being so attentive to her?
She then turned to look at Xu Amei and Gao Huimei, who were standing awkwardly not far away. Both of them had blushed and looked like they wanted to say something but couldn't.
You know, when I met these two people yesterday, they joined Song Yaoyao in mocking her as a jinx, saying that she had ruined the entire island.
In short, these two people always held their heads high when they saw her, and their voices were the loudest when they mocked her.
But today, it was unusual for these two to look at her with such a hesitant expression, which was quite rare.
Seeing that the two women couldn't utter a word for a long time, Ling Huanwu dusted herself off and didn't want to pay attention to them. She turned around and was about to go into the house when she was surrounded by the aunties who had been pulling weeds and catching insects.
"Hey, Comrade Ling, don't go! We still need your help. Could you teach us how to improve the soil?"
Just as the women were about to beg her, a loud voice behind them shouted, "What do you want?" The women trembled and abruptly cut off their words.
Wang Guihua, the mother-in-law, strode over aggressively, carrying a basket of flatbread. She stepped in front of Ling Huanwu, glaring at the group of people in front of her, "You think my daughter-in-law will teach you? Dream on!"
"Do you think I don't know how they gossip about my wife in the family compound?"
"You were all so arrogant when you mocked my wife as a jinx, calling her a pretty but scheming vixen. How come you're begging for help now?"
"Don't beg us, even if you apologize, we won't forgive you..."
Wang Guihua launched into a tirade in front of the group, leaving the aunties blushing and turning pale with each passing moment.
Standing behind her mother-in-law, who was even smaller than her, Ling Huanwu felt that her mother-in-law's figure was incredibly imposing.
Seeing her mother-in-law finish her tirade, panting, she quickly clapped her hands and chimed in, "That's right, we won't forgive you, and we won't teach you a lesson!"
After saying that, she pulled her mother-in-law into the house, leaving the several aunts with livid faces outside.
With a "bang," the door slammed shut, and Ling Huanwu and her mother-in-law exchanged a glance and burst out laughing in unison.
"Mom, you were so cool just now! You're my idol!"
What is an idol?
Wang Guihua was a little embarrassed, and took out the seaweed cakes she had just baked from the basket. "I came here today especially to bring you cakes."
"Shuyao helped me make this pancake. He said he wanted you to come over for dinner tonight."
"You mean this..."
Wang Guihua thought her youngest son wanted to plead for his wife, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Ling Huanwu agreed without hesitation.
She nodded as she ate a seaweed pancake. "I'll wait for Jiuzhen to come back so we can have dinner together. Mom, don't worry, Song Yaoyao is pregnant. No one will make things difficult for her inside. She'll be released before she gives birth."
Wang Guihua breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Even though she felt that Song Yaoyao was of bad character, the child in her womb was innocent.
That's her own grandson, after all.
Just as Wang Guihua left and Ling Huanwu was about to close the door, a figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere, startling her.
"Comrade Ling, my nephew has invited you to the seaside for a chat. He says he has something important to tell you."
The man with the mustache standing by the door chuckled.
Ling Huanwu looked closely and realized that it was actually the uncle of her former childhood sweetheart.
"What's going on? Are you leaving the island?"
With a mysterious look on his face, Guard Ma glanced around and lowered his voice, "Actually, he wants to tell you a secret about your brother-in-law, Zhou Shuyao!"
Ling Huanwu was so shocked that her mouth dropped open, and her curiosity was immediately piqued.
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