The Otherworldly God

It was not until the third day that they realized that the work that originally took five or six days now had to be completed in three days. According to the progress, they had to do three days' work on the third day.

"Why are you so anxious all of a sudden?"

"It is going to rain."

"The sun has been shining brightly these past few days. It's shining brightly today, too."

"Hey, you don't understand this, right? There's a saying that goes, 'There are always unexpected events.' Don't look at the clear sky now, it could rain heavily in the next second. We work here every day, and we get drenched by the weather a lot."

"You'll get sick if you get caught in the rain. Uncle, please take care of yourself."

"What a nice girl."

The old man smiled kindly. Le Zheng Shui Ling seemed to see the birthday boy coming back. Before she could feel sad, she heard someone calling her to eat and rest.

"It's time to take a break. Everyone come over to eat and rest."

"Let's go up and rest too."

"Uncle, you go first, I'll finish this."

"Okay, I'll go first then."

Looking at his back, he was slightly hunched over very naturally. Then looking at the other people still working in the fields, every one of them was bending over while working.

The calluses on the hands, and the marks of cracking and then cracking again, are proof of year after year of farm work; the dull, dark skin on the face is evidence of sun and rain.

Le Zheng Shui Ling looked at the rice seedlings in her hands. She had never thought that the rice she ate came from it, and she had never thought that rice had such a rich past and present. It seemed that many people had not experienced it, as if the rice was naturally cooked and placed in front of her.

Wanting to eat more and better food is just because I have been hungry. It is from this moment that I can deeply feel the appreciation. It turns out that the mission of the Rice Institute is not an insult, but a great one.

Le Zheng Shuiling finished the last bit of work before going to rest. By then, everyone else had already eaten their fill and went to the fields to continue working. Le Zheng Shuiling originally wanted to go back to work directly, but was stopped by an old lady.

"There's no end to this work, and we still have to eat."

The aunt stuffed two steamed buns into her mouth and picked up a plate of vegetables for her. This was better than what she had eaten in Lezheng. Lezheng Shuiling was almost moved to tears.

"Thank you, aunt."

"You two young men too, you shouldn't be so aggressive even though you're young, sit down and eat."

"Thank you."

Seeing Le Zheng Yuhua and Le Zheng Qiming coming over, Le Zheng Shuiling smiled at them.

"Where's the master?"

"They went to the side to drink. Some of them brought some wine, so they went to have a drink."

Le Zheng Shui Ling handed them food and drinks, and then continued to watch those busy figures.

"Qiming, you said we have all kinds of magic, why don't we use magic to plant rice?"

"The magic of transplanting rice? I've never seen it before."

"There must be."

"Even if there is, do you think those self-important Taoists would lower their status to do these things? Think about those who laugh at us, and you will understand."

"I won't let them work so hard in the future. I will study magic well and help them."

"Please do not."

Le Zheng Shuiling looked at Le Zheng Yuhua in confusion.

"Why?"

"They are inferior to others because they are not Taoists. If you deprive them of even the basic things they can do, how are they supposed to face this powerless world?"

Recalling the first day when I was scolded and looked down upon for being late, I later learned that the person was the manager of the Sidao Institute. It was precisely because they were Taoists that I had the initial prejudice against them. I apologized to them for this and affirmed their efforts.

"In the final analysis, it's all because of this unfair world. Most people have no magical power, but they have to submit to the minority."

Le Zheng Shui Ling was afraid that she would cry, so she ate the steamed bun desperately to vent her anger. She was chewing very seriously, but suddenly she was startled by the neighing of a horse and choked. Fortunately, Le Zheng Qi Ming took care of it immediately and she vomited it out.

"Are you okay, girl? I'm so sorry."

Le Zheng Shuiling was about to lose his temper, but when he looked up and saw that it was a beautiful girl, he swallowed his words back.

"It's okay, it's okay. Is there anything wrong, girl?"

"It's like this. My daughter and I went out for an outing. We suddenly felt thirsty, and there was no water nearby, so we came to ask you for a glass of water. Is that okay?"

"Here you go, drink as much as you want, but there isn't much left."

Le Zheng Shuiling shook the kettle with half a pot of water, and after she took it, she motioned to Le Zheng Qiming to get a clean bowl.

"Why are you so attentive?"

"Don't you think she's pretty?"

"It looks good, but what does that have to do with you?"

"Look at her, she's pretty and well-educated. I'm looking for a wife for you."

"I've never seen you so nosy."

"You have to snatch good girls nowadays. You think I am meddling in your affairs now, but you will know how right I am in the future."

Le Zhengshuiling went over to help her carry the kettle and bowl, leaving her with free hands to help her mistress. She had been expecting a lovely girl, but she was wearing a veil, and the white gauze at the edge covered her entire body, so she could only see her outline.

She carefully helped her lady out of the car, and even bent her legs to serve as a stepping stone for her, but her lady didn't feel any weight when she stepped on it.

"Can we sit down and rest?"

"Please have a seat, please have a seat."

Those were the benches and small tables that Si Dao brought. Le Zheng and Shui Ling moved them over for them, put the kettle on them, and distributed bowls to them.

When she looked at him, Le Zheng Shuiling realized that he was dirty and felt a little embarrassed.

"My hands are clean."

"You are really capable girl. Whoever marries you in the future will be blessed."

"Marry me? I won't marry anyone. But you, girl, do you have any idea about this?"

Le Zheng Qiming came over and pulled her, fearing that she would really arrange a marriage for him.

"The young lady's marriage has not yet been decided, how dare I bring up the matter first?"

"So what about your young lady's marriage?"

"It doesn't count even if we say it. It all depends on the master and mistress. The master and mistress are better at judging people than we are, and they understand more than us. They know what kind of person is suitable for the young lady."

"You can't just listen to your parents' orders, right? Everyone has different preferences. What if one day your young lady likes someone but your master and mistress say no? Or, if your master and mistress like someone but your young lady doesn't like him at all, what will your young lady do?"

The other party was obviously stumped by the question and couldn't answer for a moment. He looked at the lady who was calmly drinking tea without saying a word.

"We'll have to wait and see."

"Don't wait until then, why don't you take a look now, what do you think of him?"

Le Zheng Qiming was pulled in front of Le Zheng Shuiling. He originally just wanted to stop her when she said something weird, but he didn't expect her to be so direct. The atmosphere became awkward for a while. Le Zheng Qiming could only say hello, and the atmosphere seemed to become even more awkward.