"She's back! Sakura is back!"
"Finally I'm back! I heard there's been another fight over there! Are our guys on the field yet?"
"Have we brought our things over? Are they okay over there?"
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Hearing Aunt Li's shout, the people gathered at the door rushed towards the two of them.
Ji Changchuan looked around and saw people everywhere, their mouths opening and closing to talk but he couldn't hear anything clearly. Ji Changying was sitting on the shaft of the cart and could hardly move.
"What are you arguing about? You saw someone coming back and you made way for them! You have no tact at all!"
Aunt Yang stood on the threshold of Ji's house with her hands on her waist, glaring at the people crowded there like a door god.
Aunt Li also pushed away the people who were pulling Ji Changchuan: "What are you doing! What are you doing! Are you going to let the child talk?!"
Aunt Yang's fighting ability is well known to the whole village, and Aunt Li's fighting ability is not inferior to her. When the two of them raised their voices, they instantly drowned out the voices of everyone else.
Ji Changying looked at them with a headache: "Don't block the door here! I have already delivered the things. The situation over there is okay for the time being. These people from our village are just cleaning up the battlefield after the battle. There is no danger. Everyone, disperse!"
The village chief, who had heard the commotion outside, had already trotted out. He nodded in agreement, "Have you watered your fields? Have you weeded them? Have you checked the seedlings to see if they're all good? It seems to me like you're all just too bored. You can't even grow anything right, so giving you anything is useless!"
"Village Chief, what you said is wrong! We just want to know whether certain beans can be planted, when they can be planted, and how much each family can plant. That's why we came here to ask. We are all worried about the farm work!"
"Get lost! I just got back and I haven't even asked them anything yet, and you're already blocking their door and won't let them go home. Are you trying to rebel?"
The village chief drove everyone away. Ji Mingxuan and Ji Minghao helped get the car into the house. Mrs. Hu had already brought tea to them.
"I've been worried ever since I heard the war broke out over there. I'm so happy you're back! Are your father and uncle doing well over there?"
When Mrs. Hu saw the two men coming back, she finally felt relieved.
"They're fine. They usually just wait for the battle to end and clean up the mess. It's relatively safe. We encountered some problems on our way back, which delayed us for a few days. How's my mother?"
Logically speaking, Zhou's body should be able to be moved back home, but she just took a look at Ji's house and there was no sign of Zhou.
Hearing that they were fine, Mrs. Hu also relaxed: "Your mother is much better now. I can't help take care of her even if I want to. What's wrong with that Madam Jiang? I see she's even more attentive than your grandmother."
Ji Changchuan, who was talking to his two brothers about what he had seen and heard along the way, pricked up his ears when he heard this.
"You don't know yet?"
Mrs. Hu glared at her angrily. "I'm so busy every day, and you just leave your shop alone. They come to me to get the goods! And that guy named Tuozi came over the other day with a cart full of vases and said he wanted to show them to you. You weren't here, so I bit the bullet and picked out a few. I'll put the samples in your room. Take a look at them later. If they don't work out, write to them and let them know."
"Your grandmother and Madam Jiang's place are always around your mother. I go to see her every day, but I can't say a few words to her! How would I know?"
Ji Changying glanced at the village chief with a wry smile, "I'll talk to him first and then I'll tell you."
Mrs. Hu knew that business was important and there was no need to rush, so she nodded and poured a cup of tea for the village chief.
Seeing that they had almost finished talking, the village chief couldn't wait to speak: "Did you see my eldest son this time? How is he?"
"They're all fine, just like my dad and the others. Besides doing odd jobs in the back, they're also cleaning up the battlefield."
"That's good, that's good." The village chief chuckled and drank a cup of tea before getting down to business. "Yesterday, Lord Zhang came to our village in person and said that he had discussed with the prince about planting a crop of potatoes in our village first."
The village chief now didn't dare to confront Ji Changying at all, and spoke very cautiously.
Ji Changying smiled and nodded: "I have discussed it with the prince. You have all seen the things. They are the round yellow things that I brought those women to collect before. You have tasted them before."
The village chief slapped his thigh excitedly: "I knew it was it! You are a girl who keeps your word! When I returned from your place that day, I told my family that we would vacate all the land. But after waiting for a long time, there was no news. I thought..."
At this point, he smiled awkwardly, "So when do we start? How do we grow this thing? How do we normally take care of the crops? Since you're willing, we need to come up with a set of rules!"
Ji Mingxuan felt sorry for his sister and naturally didn't want to rush her. "Village head, my sister just came back from a long way and needs to rest for a while. How about this? You tell the villagers about this and ask each household to send an experienced farmer to help my sister plant the crops once. She should be able to do it. What do you think?"
"That's right! That's easy. I'll go get them now. How about this? We'll start this afternoon?"
The village chief was worried that if he didn't press the matter harder, he would not be able to catch Ji Changying again.
"Find a few more careful sisters-in-law and aunts to come over and learn how to grow seedlings from me. You must be careful! Otherwise, if the seedlings are not grown well, the planting will be in vain."
Ji Changying emphasized the importance of being careful. The village chief was so happy that he was going crazy. There was nothing wrong with him.
"No problem! We'll only select women who are attentive and have good character. We don't want any bad ones!"
After saying this, the village chief left happily.
There was only one family left at home. Ji Changying had nothing to hide, so she told them about Jiang Qianruo's attempt to recognize her as his mother last time, and even told them her guess about his identity.
After hearing this, Mrs. Hu held her forehead with her hand, her body tilted and she almost slipped to the ground, but Ji Minghao, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed her arm.
"You...you mean, your mother? She might be a princess?"
Mrs. Hu's eyes were blank, and she didn't know what she was saying. She just felt as confused as if she had just woken up and found that everyone else had gone crazy but she was still sane.
"Bang, bang, bang"
Before Ji Changying could reply, the door slammed loudly.
Ji Changchuan trotted over to open the door. Tielan stood at the doorway, her face serious yet respectful, and said, "Madam has ordered that Master Ji and his family go to the medicine house. There is something important to discuss."
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