The village chief glanced at the clan chief, his face full of doubt.
"Will this really work?"
Finally, a young man who had been chosen as the squad leader said, "Uncle, what are you afraid of? Such good land, are you afraid it won't grow? Didn't the city lord say that this is our first year farming in the south, and we have no experience? Let's just consider it as accumulating experience."
The village chief glanced at him sideways. If his surname was Lin, he would have kicked him away long ago.
Even so, the village chief was still furious. "You coward! If you mess this up, you'll have to pay for the seeds yourself!"
The squad leader lowered his head and remained silent; the village chief was telling the truth.
They had all secretly done the math: there was no harvest from the fields, at most they could dig up some wild vegetables, but the canteen served thick rice porridge that couldn't be poured out, three meals a day.
Therefore, everyone worked very hard and dared not slack off, hoping that the crops would grow soon so that the city lord would not run out of food and they could have enough to eat every day.
Seeing the atmosphere become tense, Lin Yinan quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "Uncle Village Chief, don't worry, even if it fails three times, we still have enough seeds."
"What, three times? No way, we have to plant it all at once."
What was meant to be comforting words only made the village chief angrier. How could these young men have become so arrogant after coming to the south?
He looked at the clan chief helplessly and said, "Clan chief, you'd better do something about them!"
The clan chief cleared his throat, about to speak, when a figure rushed in from outside, bringing a wave of heat.
"Sis, I'm back!"
Hu Shao grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth. His dark face was covered in sweat. He picked up the teacup on the table and poured it into his mouth, not caring whose it was.
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