I have been farming since I crossed over.

Village Chief Zhang said, "Don't worry, the rice seeds won't be too expensive. If you work hard, you can exchange them for your labor."

On the residential land on the wasteland side, people were happily digging the foundation.

Yang Mingxi came to the gentle slope behind the homestead. There were a lot of stones here. This morning, Fourth Uncle Wu had brought several of his nephews and nephews to dig up the stones here. Later, some of the villagers who came to help came over to move the stones. When the foundation was dug, they could use the stones to lay the foundation.

"Fourth uncle, what do you think of this stone? Is it easy to handle?" Yang Mingxi asked from the side.

"It's okay. The stones are laid layer by layer and are not too big, just right for laying the foundation." Uncle Wu replied, wiping his sweat.

"Xier, I feel more and more that your family has chosen a good piece of land. Look at these stones, you just need to pry them down layer by layer, and there will be plenty of stones to sort out. After you're done, there will be a large area free here, which is perfect for raising pigs, chickens, etc." said Wu Youcai, the eldest son of the fourth uncle.

"Cousin Cai is right. I also think this is a treasure trove, haha." Yang Mingxi said jokingly.

"What nonsense are you talking about? A capable person can turn a mountain of rocks into a mountain of gold and silver. A person without any ability can squander a mountain of gold and silver." Uncle Wu scolded.

Yang Mingxi stuck out her tongue, smiled at Wu Youcai and said, "Cousin Cai, come here. I want to tell you something."

Yang Mingxi looked around and saw that those who were taking stones from above were members of the Wu family, while the villagers were only moving stones from below.

Seeing Wu Youcai approaching, Yang Mingxi lowered her voice and said, "Cousin Cai, please help me keep an eye on this back mountain. It would be even better if we could take over the entire cellar."

Wu Youcai thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll keep an eye on it. It's very dusty here. You can go back now!"

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "I'll go see my third uncle." Then he went towards the brick kiln.

A batch of bricks were produced from the brick kiln this morning. Lu Jintang said that his yard by the river was small, so he first gave 5000 bricks to Yang Mingxi's family, and then exchanged 5000 bricks from the next batch of bricks for them. So this morning some villagers helped move the bricks to the foundation.

When Yang Mingxi arrived at the brick kiln, Uncle Wu had already lit the fire. Seeing Yang Mingxi coming, he smiled and said, "Here you are, Miss Xi!"

"Uncle San, the kiln is already burning. Your speed is amazing!" Yang Mingxi said with a smile.

Uncle Wu scratched his head and said, "It was all your idea. That forklift and the hoe are so effective. They greatly increase the speed of getting things in and out of the kiln!"

"Really? As long as it's useful, I can't help you with anything else, Uncle San. I'm happy that these little things can be of help." Yang Mingxi said modestly.

"Alas, people always say that lazy people have good fortune. Look at you, you are the laziest among your brothers and sisters. Only lazy people can come up with these shoddy ideas, but they are really good, right?" said Uncle Wu San.

"Ah? Third uncle, are you praising me or insulting me?"

"I'm neither praising nor insulting you. I'm talking about you. Come on, let's go see how the tile bracing machine your fifth uncle made is doing. It will be used soon. If it doesn't work, you can go and help take a look." After saying that, he walked out first.

Yang Mingxi: “…”

Yang Mingxi, who was following behind, murmured quietly, "Third Uncle is really something. If he wants to praise someone, he should just do it properly. I'm not proud of myself. But he gives me a sweet reward after I hit me with a stick. He's not cute at all."

"Who is not cute? Whoever makes you angry, I will beat him up." Lu Jintang suddenly appeared in front of Yang Mingxi.

Yang Mingxi looked up at Lu Jintang and scolded him with a smile: "You are not cute. You suddenly appeared and scared people. Don't you know that scaring people can scare people to death?"

"So you like cute men! If I'm a little gentler in the future, will you like me?" Lu Jintang asked.

"Eh... who likes cute people? A grown man should be sunny, upright, generous and lovable. Cute people are just gigolos."

"What is a gigolo? How do you know? You see I'm sunny, upright, generous and open-minded. Am I the person you like?" Lu Jintang walked forward and walked side by side with Yang Mingxi, asking with his head lowered.

Yang Mingxi blushed and embarrassedly changed the subject, "Why are you here? Aren't there houses being built by the river? Why don't you keep an eye on them?"

Lu Jintang looked at the embarrassed Yang Mingxi, leaning closer to her and whispering, "Ah Xi, you're shy, which means you really like me. Sorry for the embarrassment. Also, I'm the only one who can call you Ah Xi, got it?" He scratched Yang Mingxi's nose with his finger, then straightened up and continued loudly, "I came to take a look at your foundation. I sent two professional foundation diggers to give you guidance. Tomorrow I'll send two more foundation builders to help."

Yang Mingxi, whose heart was originally fluttering and distracted by Lu Jintang, quickly calmed down after hearing what Lu Jintang said next and said, "Your family doesn't need it anymore? Will it delay your family's progress?"

Lu Jintang looked back at Yang Mingxi and said with a smile, "No, the house by the river is small and can be repaired in three days. The bricklayer can also come and help your family with the repair."

As they were talking, they came to the boundary between the gentle slope and the homestead below. The slope was quite steep, and Yang Mingxi usually jumped down directly. Yang Mingxi was just about to squat down and jump down, but Lu Jintang reached out, put his arm around Yang Mingxi's waist, and carried her down.

The moment her feet touched the ground, Yang Mingxi's face flushed red because Lu Jintang bent down and kissed her on the face.

After Yang Mingxi stood firmly, Lu Jintang took his hand away, pulled Yang Mingxi, and then walked into the thatched hut.

Yang Mingxi lowered her head, her heart beating fast, and followed Lu Jintang towards the thatched hut.

In the homestead, Zheng Huairen watched what had just happened, holding the hoe tightly in both hands, and stood motionless.

"Brother, some people, once missed, are missed. Don't think about it. What's more, you were the one who gave up first. As a man, I look down on you. You gave up on the person you liked just like that. What else can't you give up?" Zheng Huaimin said coldly.

"What do you know? Don't talk without any pain in your waist?" Zheng Huairen said angrily.

"I don't know anything. I only know that if the person I like also likes me, then I will do my best to get him/her and give up everything to be together. Only then will my life not be in vain."

Zheng Huairen looked at his second brother who spoke in a strong and powerful voice. Ever since the abscess on his face healed, he became more and more assertive in what he said and did, and he seemed to look down on him as the eldest brother.

Zheng Huaimin finished speaking, lowered his head and continued working. His elder brother and father always thought he didn't know what they were doing, but in fact, he knew everything and was very disdainful of their methods. Before, because he was sick, they ignored them. Now that he was well, shouldn't he do something about it?