Watching the lime being poured out churn and bubble in the paddy field, with heat waves hitting them along with the sun, the clan chief and his companions, seeing this for the first time, couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Anan, won't putting lime in before planting rice seedlings burn them?"
Lin Yinan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Chieftain. Quicklime, when sprinkled into the fields, will generate a lot of heat after it matures. Under such high temperatures, pathogens and pests in the soil, as well as eggs or pupae in the soil, will be killed."
They knew nothing about paddy fields, and the village chief was particularly worried, concerned that they wouldn't make it in time. "If we finish sowing, can we plant the rice seedlings tomorrow? We can't afford to be late."
Lin Yinan pondered for a moment and said, "Let it sit for two more days, then turn the soil over again before transplanting the rice seedlings."
"Chieftain, village chief, look! The leeches have been burned to death."
At this moment, a villager squatted on the ridge of the field and used a stick to pick up a leech as thick as a finger from the field.
As soon as he shouted, the other villagers looked down at the gradually clearing paddy fields and saw many leeches and earthworms struggling and rolling in the water.
"It really works!"
"Hahaha, the leeches are almost dead!"
Everyone was very happy, as another problem that had been troubling them had been solved.
Lin Yinan went to the first rice paddy where the seedlings had been planted and carefully observed the seedlings that were slowly recovering.
The clan chief walked to her side, looking at the woman with a large pregnant belly and a calm and composed expression, and felt nothing but admiration.
"It seems these seedlings have recovered." The clan chief's tone was much more relaxed.
"Yes, in just over three months, this paddy field will turn into a golden expanse of rice."
Lin Yinan pointed to the boundless rice paddies, and an indescribable air of nobility and domineering presence emanated from her every gesture.
The clan leader was deeply moved and from then on, he had even greater faith in Lin Yinan's words.
After this minor incident, the rice transplanting continued smoothly, and everyone's confidence grew as the transplanting progressed, because all the seedlings had turned green and survived.
Lin Yinan had some free time again and began to paint the courtyard house where she lived.
Her house and Yunye's house are to be separate, with only a gate in the middle of the courtyard for easy access, as well as a washroom and kitchen, so that it is not too far from the main courtyard.
After drawing the design, Lin Yiheng, Wu Xingwang, Luo Shouxin and the others unanimously decided to build the house based on Lin Yinan's design.
Wu Xingwang paid for the repairs himself, and his house is three to four times larger than those of the other villagers.
Since he didn't have to pay out of his own pocket, Lin Yinan went with him. In the future, the investment and development of Longtan County would still depend entirely on his efforts.
Yun Mo has been leaving early and returning late lately. Some time ago, Yun Qi took Yun Ming to Xihe County and found that several small fishing villages by the sea had been occupied by Japanese pirates.
He was to lead his men to set up ambushes near Xihe and Longtan to prevent a sudden attack by Japanese pirates.
That day.
Lin Yinan sat at the entrance of the newly built school, listening to the teacher give a lesson to the children.
Since Liang Wen and his group arrived, the children have been completely freed up, and the school built next to the county government office was soon put into use.
"Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless. The sun and moon waxed and waned, the stars and constellations were arrayed in the sky..."
With the warm sunshine on her body and the children's clear reading voices, even the little one in her belly became unusually quiet, and Lin Yinan felt a little sleepy.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes abruptly, her sharp gaze sweeping towards the school gate.
"Come out! Who's there?"
Yun Mo carried a cloth bag and slowly walked in through the gate.
I thought you were asleep, so I didn't want to disturb you. I didn't expect you to be so alert.
As Yun Mo spoke, he squatted down in front of her, stuffed the cloth bag in his hand into her arms, and looked her up and down.
"What is it?" Lin Yinan asked, carrying the cloth bag and untying the knots on it.
"A fruit commonly found in the mountains of the south, I tasted it and it was quite good."
"Loquat!?"
Lin Yinan took out a bunch of golden loquats, each about the size of a finger and covered with fuzz, from the cloth bag.
“Yes, that’s what the locals call it. Try it, it’s sweet and sour and delicious.” Yun Mo stared intently at her.
Lin Yinan took a fruit, peeled it, put it in her mouth, and spat out two tiny pits about the size of her little finger. She liked the taste.
Do you like it?
Lin Yinan peeled another one and put it in her mouth, getting really into it, and nodded obediently.
Seeing that she liked to eat, Yun Mo took out a bunch of fruit from the bag and carefully peeled it for her, just like she did.
When he and his bodyguards ate on the mountain, they swallowed the skin and even the pits, spitting them out.
He spat out two more pits, then took the peeled loquat from him. "How's the situation in Xihe County?"
"Xihe County has become the territory of the Japanese pirates. It's quite interesting. They drove away the local people, but they've started cultivating the land there themselves." Yun Mo curled his lips and snorted twice.
Looking at Yun Mo's slightly tired but handsome face, Lin Yinan's eyes lit up.
"How about we wait until the crops are ripe and then rob them?"
Yun Mo's heart softened; A'Nan understood him.
“Anan is exactly what I like, and that’s exactly what I was thinking.”
"Let's observe the situation first, without alerting them, and then we'll wipe them out in one fell swoop."
Lin Yinan's idea was to let them develop stealthily first, and then they would reap the rewards later.
It was getting late, and Lin Yinan stood up from her chair, tugging at the wrinkled hem of her clothes.
"Let's go back, dinner will be ready soon."
The two left the schoolyard, leaving only a few fruit pits on the ground.
With the concerted efforts of so many people, it took nearly twenty days to finally complete the transplanting of rice seedlings in all the paddy fields.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
