The young couple from the farm fights back

During the past two days, Zhou Chunfeng has been recuperating at home and taking care of the children. Jiang Li has been going up the mountain to collect herbs, or going to the fields to weed, dig ridges and irrigate.

There were several heavy rains before the autumn harvest this year, and the rice in the fields grew well. However, no matter how good it was, there was not much rice left after paying taxes.

The damn ancient feudal society didn’t care about the lives of the common people at all. They had to pay taxes all the time, and the common people had to work hard in the fields and couldn’t even get a bite to eat.

The half-acre of land rented by the landlord and the two acres of land returned by the Zhou family were several hundred meters apart. After Jiang Li finished working at the east end, he carried his hoe and headed to the west end.

The scorching sun made it impossible for her to open her eyes. If she hadn't had the experience of going to the fields with her tutor to study the growth of medicinal herbs and digging the soil to plant them with her own hands when she was studying at the Chinese Medicine University, who the hell could withstand such rough work?

She planned to return the half acre of land after this year's harvest and just take care of the two acres of land temporarily. Later, when she made enough money, she would buy a few more plots of land to grow crops.

An aunt who was busy working in the fields looked up and saw Jiang Li. She smiled and greeted her: "Hey, Chunfeng family, you've been working in the fields alone these days. You must be very tired."

"Excuse me, Auntie. My boss is recuperating, and someone has to do the farm work."

Jiang Li is now outgoing and cheerful. Compared with the dull Jiang in the past, she is now more popular with the villagers' aunts and wives, and they can talk to each other every time they meet.

"I'm saying that Chunfeng is lucky to have a capable woman like you. He's busy from morning till night. There aren't many people in Shili Village who are as hardworking and down-to-earth as you at your age."

After all, a daughter-in-law in her early twenties is always urged by her husband and mother-in-law to work in the fields reluctantly.

Jiang Li raised his hand and wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve: "Aunt Hu, you are too kind. We should let our family members do our own work, otherwise we will really be left with nothing next year."

"That's right, that's exactly the point~" Aunt Hu responded with a smile, watching Jiang Li's back as she left. She was a little envious of Mr. Zhou for having such an honest and hardworking wife.

When the sun was about to set, Jiang Li came back from the field carrying a hoe and a basket of wild vegetables and fruits.

From a distance, I saw a white-haired old man sitting in front of the open door of the wooden shed. I guess it was my uncle who came back.

"It was the old man who was wrong. I made your eldest wife suffer for so many years in vain. I wanted to let your eldest wife leave that home early, so I gave your mother's money to Lin. Who would have thought that—"

"Uncle, what you said is wrong. Since you have such a heart, I have no reason to blame you."

The uncle nodded, his eyes filled with satisfaction. He thought that this unexpected incident had finally made the eldest brother's dull mind wiser, and he no longer had to be ordered around by the old Zhou family all day long.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door. The uncle turned around following Zhou Chunfeng's gaze and saw Jiang Li putting down the basket and greeting him politely.

"Uncle, you are here."

"Eh." The uncle narrowed his old eyes. It felt like not only Chunfeng had changed, but Jiang seemed to have changed a lot as well.

In the past, when Jiang saw him, he would either lower his head or remain silent, and he would not be able to get a word out even if he was beaten with ten sticks.

Zhou Chunfeng looked at Jiang Li with a smile on his face. "Earlier, my uncle took me to the clan to find the clan leader. In a few days, the clan leader and several elders will choose the right time to open the ancestral hall."

Jiang Li smiled when he heard that, "Okay, I'll trouble you, uncle, to take care of this matter for us."

"It's okay!" The uncle's old eyes wandered from the couple for a while.

hiss~

Yes, things have changed. Chunfeng never had a good attitude towards Jiang before.

This is good. As a couple, you should live in harmony to live a good life.

"The land deeds have also been replaced." Zhou Chunfeng continued, as if explaining the matter at hand in detail.

Jiang Li was very satisfied, and his face was full of awe for his uncle. "My uncle just returned to our Shili Village today. Let's see how you can keep him busy all day. Don't tire him out."

Zhou Chunfeng smiled silently, holding An Ge'er in his arms, in a very good mood.

The old man watched the young couple bickering and smiled: "Hey, I'm still able to walk. It's a good thing to move around more."

"I heard from Chunfeng that you two want to buy a piece of land to build a house? Have you found a good piece of land? He said that it depends on your opinion."

Jiang Li glanced at the smirk on Zhou Chunfeng's face speechlessly, and hurriedly said to his uncle, "Not yet. We have no idea in our minds. We thought that you have a good eye, but we were wondering if we could ask you for help."

They had chosen the locations they liked, all of which were relatively remote, one of which was right behind the wooden shed, but the choice of residential land required careful consideration of feng shui.

They knew nothing about Feng Shui, but they heard that their uncle had some skills in this area.

The uncle nodded, probably guessing the couple's intention, and stood up from the small bench.

Seeing this, Zhou Chunfeng stood up and picked up An Ge'er and walked out of the lobby together.

In front of the elders, Jiang Li tactfully picked up her youngest son and followed the two men out.

The two of them saw their uncle's old eyes narrowed as he looked around. He raised his hand and pointed at the empty space behind the wooden shed. "According to your fortune, this piece of land is not bad. How big should you like?"

Jiang Li glanced at Zhou Chunfeng and asked him to speak.

Zhou Chunfeng understood and smiled gently, "If this is the piece you're talking about, then we can take the whole thing. My wife wants a bigger yard so she can dry the grain in the yard after the harvest."

The uncle nodded. The young couple was very thoughtful. "Okay, come with me to visit the headman tomorrow."

Zhou Chunfeng politely bowed with both hands: "Thank you for your help, uncle."

"Eh~" the uncle waved his hand, "It's just a matter of two words. Build the house sooner rather than later, so the children don't have to suffer in the cold in this wooden shed during the winter."

How can a wooden shed protect against the wind? Moreover, because it is a wooden shed, the fire on the kang cannot be made bigger. I really don’t know how the young couple and their child have managed to survive for more than two years.

The uncle looked back at the little An Ge in Jiang Li's arms. He liked this kid. He had smart eyes and would be a smart boy when he grew up.

Little Yian loves to laugh very much. When he saw his uncle looking at him, he immediately opened his toothless mouth and giggled, his eyebrows and eyes curved with laughter, which made the old man's heart soften.

Yiheng and Yijing got down from the kang and stood by the door, watching the elders' conversation. Jing'er wanted his mother to hug him, but his mother was holding his younger brother in her arms.

Alas, it’s another day of being ignored by my mother.