A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

Village Chief Zhao proudly claimed credit, "As soon as the village entrance opened, I sent someone running to inform Village Chief Qian."

"How are you? You haven't seen your family for eleven days. Are you happy to see them come out to greet you?"

Gu Xixi's face darkened, and she thought to herself, "I'm happy for you!"

The oxcart continued forward and stopped at the village boundary marker.

Aunt Zhang came over, her smile carrying the calm before the storm.

"You still remember there's a home here?"

Mu Nanzhao silently turned his head to the other side. Since it was Gu Xixi who caused the trouble, he decided to let Gu Xixi handle it herself.

The old doctor was sweating profusely; he dared not speak, but just grinned.

Aunt Zhang's gaze finally landed on Gu Xixi's face. "Who said they would take care of me in my old age?"

"She was courting death without even telling me. What, was she afraid I'd stop you from doing good deeds?"

Gu Xixi swallowed hard; she had never been this afraid when the village was about to be burned down.

“Auntie,” Gu Xixi said solemnly, bowing her head. “I was wrong. I shouldn’t have left home without saying goodbye and stayed for so long, making you worry.”

Aunt Zhang stared at her, and in those few short moments, it felt like several years had passed.

Suddenly, Aunt Zhang shouted, "Get down here, all of you!"

Gu Xixi was the first to jump out of the car; the old doctor moved with such agility that he didn't seem like someone who was blind.

Even Village Chief Zhao, who was driving the carriage, got off the carriage timidly.

Only Mu Nanzhao remained calm and composed, standing aside with his hands in his sleeves after getting out of the car, waiting to watch the show.

Aunt Zhang first grabbed Gu Xixi, looked her up and down carefully to make sure she wasn't injured or sick, and then angrily said, "You know what you did wrong, yet you still went to such a dangerous place!"

"Do you know how long and how many days and nights I couldn't find you? I even went to ask Gu Qingye before I found out you might have gone to Stone Village!! You know how I felt then... how I felt..."

Aunt Zhang became increasingly distressed as she spoke, and burst into tears, pounding her chest. "I heard that someone died in Stone Village, and then I heard that the government is going to burn Stone Village down. I haven't been able to sleep or eat for nights on end."

Gu Xixi stepped forward and took Aunt Zhang's hand, trying to comfort her.

Aunt Zhang waved her hand and pointed at Old Qian, "It's all your fault, you surnamed Qian! You're the one who set up Xixi! You're so kind, why don't you go yourself? You're just taking advantage of other people's children."

"Let me tell you, if anything happens to Xixi this time, neither of our families will survive!"

Knowing he was in the wrong, Lao Qian nodded and bowed, "Yes, yes, it was my fault for not thinking things through. It's all my fault."

Aunt Zhang then looked at the old doctor, "How were you treated in the past? You were almost driven out of Stone Village! And you even took Xixi with you to your death!"

The old doctor bowed and scraped, "I was wrong. I know you're just concerned about us, but concern can cloud judgment."

"But we're back safe and sound, aren't we?"

Aunt Zhang wiped away her tears, "I'm an old woman, can't I just live a peaceful life?"

Village Chief Zhao and Gu Xixi were also mentioned, and they had to come out and offer their advice.

Gu Xixi said, "Auntie, I insisted on going with you."

Village Chief Zhao laughed and said, "You're right about everything. What our village did in the past was not fair."

"But please don't be angry with the old doctor and Miss Gu. Thanks to them, our village was able to survive. Not only our village, but I heard that the rat infestation in other places has also been gradually brought under control."

They are all ordinary people, and naturally they don't want to see rat infestations running rampant everywhere.

Besides, since Village Chief Zhao was an outsider, Aunt Zhang glanced at him and barely managed to suppress her anger.

"This must be Village Chief Zhao. Thank you for personally escorting my family back."

Village Chief Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly changed the subject, pointing to the truck full of things and saying, "These are just a small token of our appreciation from the villagers. And this is the old doctor's belongings; I'll take them to your homes right away."

After seeing Village Chief Zhao off at home, Aunt Zhang told the old doctor to pack up and go to the backyard.

There used to be a small hut next to the granary in the backyard, which had always been used to store miscellaneous items.

The room had been cleaned up and Aunt Zhang led the old doctor around, showing him around the furnishings.

A shelf and an old wooden box were placed against the wall, and a small bed was propped up against the other wall.

“I know you like tinkering with those bottles and jars, but this place is near the granary, so try to avoid using open flames.”

"If you need to start a fire or prepare medicine, you must go to the front yard, understand?"

The old doctor was deeply moved, saying, "I never imagined I'd have my own house now."

"Come on," Aunt Zhang said dismissively, but couldn't stop smiling. "You're Xixi's master, so just relax and stay here. Don't act like a guest."

Outside the door, a golden leaf fell, and the little flower chased the wind to catch it.

Autumn has truly arrived.

Another month has passed, and the last harvest season of the year has come and gone quickly.

Gu Xixi stood at the edge of the field, watching Chen Dafu and the others measure the millet.

According to the contemporary standard of measurement, one dou (斗) of millet with a single layer of husk was approximately twelve jin (斤).

Chen Dafu filled one bushel after another, and after calculating the first mu of land, he couldn't stop smiling.

"Master, it is indeed as you said, about 620 jin."

The onlookers were stunned. All they knew was that Gu Xixi's family had paid the wages to eight employees that afternoon, so they had come specifically to see what was going on.

After Gu Xixi paid out the wages of 150 jin per mu, was there anything left for herself?

Someone shouted, "Are you kidding me? You're not going to add the yields from both acres together, are you?"

Gu Xixi chuckled and shook her head, offering no explanation.

Chen Dafu turned to face the crowd, proudly putting his hands on his hips, "You've never seen anything like this before, have you?"

"Let me tell you, today I'll show you with your own eyes what our boss is capable of!"

As he spoke, he picked up the measuring cup for the grain and walked towards the next field.

Piles of millet, piled high...

The result was slightly less than the previous acre, just over 600 jin.

As the weighing continued, the dissenting voices gradually faded away.

Truckloads of grain were transported back to Gu Xixi's home.

The thought of her family's granary being filled again after so long was the most reassuring moment for Gu Xixi since she transmigrated into the book.

The rest was distributed to the employees.

Gu Xixi announced the numbers loudly, "Chen Dafu, four mu of land, six hundred jin!"

"Afu, three and a half mu, five hundred and twenty-five jin!"

……

As the sun set, the villagers were still reluctant to go home to cook.

Some people regretted, "That's too much! If we had known they could really give this much, why let outsiders take advantage of it?"

Others mocked him, "Stop dreaming. I've seen these eight people work; they're all top-notch farmers. The leader, Chen Dafu, alone manages four mu of land. Do you have that kind of ability?"

There were even smarter people among them who said, "Hey, instead of thinking about how to farm for others, why don't you think about how Gu Xixi managed to achieve a yield of 600 jin per mu?"

Someone chimed in, "That's right, it was Gu Xixi who suggested that the Qin family grow water spinach!"

The group exchanged glances, their expressions turning somewhat awkward as they recalled their past contempt and ridicule of Gu Xixi.