Super System in the Early Tang Dynasty

Chapter 218 Farming (Part 1)

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With the arrival of spring, farming activities become busy.

Having such a rare opportunity, I naturally wanted to experience farm life.

Early that morning, Li Xingzhi, dressed in short sleeves, barefoot, and wearing burlap, walked ahead with a hoe in one hand and two bamboo baskets full of sprouted potatoes on his shoulder, humming a little tune and looking quite content.

The slight weight felt like nothing to him. The soft, loose soil beneath his feet was incredibly comfortable; even the occasional pebble felt like a massage, making him feel like he was floating!

Li Xingzhi walked ahead with a lewd smile on his face, followed by a small woman dressed in coarse linen clothes, looking like a peasant woman.

The woman had fair, delicate skin with a faint rosy glow. She carried a small bamboo basket, uncovered, its contents unknown. According to Li Xingzhi, if they were going to farm, they needed to be 'professional'.

The woman followed quietly behind, not saying a word, her eyes fixed on the road beneath her feet. Only occasionally would she raise her head, offering a fleeting glimpse of her beauty—not strikingly beautiful, but gentle and lovely—that was unforgettable, like a clear spring flowing into the heart.

She gazed at the figure in front of her, her eyes filled with tenderness.

This woman, as gentle as water, was naturally Zhou Rou'er, who had always been by Li Xingzhi's side. As for Li Linzhi, she was still lying in bed, talking in her sleep, her little nose opening and closing, emitting soft snores.

Li Xingzhi led Zhou Rou'er straight towards his family's plots of land.

At this time, neither too early nor too late, the villagers of Wangjia Village who were digging holes in the soil were also starting their work. Many of them, like Li Xingzhi, were carrying a lot of things, walking along the narrow dirt road with their feet sinking deep into the soil.

"Hey, isn't this Li Jia Dalang? Getting up so early to work? Where's Wu Laoliu?"

"It really is Li Jia's eldest son!"

The villagers were astonished by Li Xingzhi's appearance and began to discuss it amongst themselves. Although they had seen Li Xingzhi working a few years ago, their impressions had faded with time, while his dashing and noble demeanor remained vivid in their memories.

Seeing the village already bustling with activity, Li Xingzhi waved and greeted everyone, his tone and manner just like any other farmer, even adopting a Chu dialect accent. A chorus of greetings rose and fell as he walked, pushing forward. Behind him, the bored farm women, doing their chores, chattered amongst themselves, their murmurs a constant stream of nonsense. Listening closely, it was clear they were all talking about Li Xingzhi's handsome appearance, making the usually sharp-eared Li Xingzhi blush with embarrassment, and he quickened his pace even further.

As for the men, they were all concerned with appearances and wouldn't bother with women. They weren't interested in Li Xingzhi, this young-looking adult, but when the slender Zhou Rou'er walked by, their eyes couldn't help but glance at a few of them. These actions, naturally, became the subject of laughter and commotion among the gossipy women.

As they walked along, the distance between Li Xingzhi and this small village, created by time, completely dissipated at that moment.

Perhaps, from the moment he got his bare feet into the mud, he became part of it!

Li Xingzhi waved his hands and shouted greetings to the farmers along the way, which seemed to ease his throat and make his steps lighter.

Soon, we arrived at the mouth of the small valley.

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I lost track of time reading the novel. My battery's low, I'll make up for the second update tomorrow! If I don't, I'm not human!!! (To be continued.)