A Farm Girl: Three Acres of Fertile Land Can Be Exchanged for a Country

Chapter 69 is prone to being haunted.

After landing, she carefully steadied the basket before saying, "I came out to pick wild fruits because there's nothing left to eat at home."

Wutong asked, puzzled, "Nothing to eat? Where's your land?"

Although my great-aunt was greedy, she was still very efficient at her work, and with a strong young son to help her, she was not unable to grow enough food to eat.

Zhou Shan pointed into the water and said, "Look, it's all flooded. We were just about to harvest the rice, and this flood has completely submerged it. My mother is sick, so she sent me out to find fruit."

Wutong suddenly realized what was happening and cursed herself for being so stupid.

Zhoujia Village is located at the foot of the dam, so when the water comes, it is naturally submerged without a trace.

She had been so focused on finding the village, but there was no trace of it left. How incredibly stupid of her.

Zhou Shan tugged at Wutong's hem and asked, "Sister Wutong, why are you dressed like this? It looks so strange..."

Wutong was wearing the clothes of an ordinary soldier from the southern border, which were covered in mud and his hat was also messy. It was obvious that the clothes were men's.

Zhou Shan has never left Zhoujia Village in his life, so it's normal that he doesn't recognize him.

She casually replied, "I just dressed casually."

"So what are you going to do now? Why don't you come back to the village with me? Everyone has moved up the mountain. Sister Ruolan is here too, but she seems to be feeling unwell these past few days. I haven't seen her come out."

Upon hearing that Ruolan was ill, Wutong immediately considered returning home.

However, she still retained a sliver of reason and looked at her outfit, feeling quite troubled.

She is currently disguised as a man in the army, and only Abudo and Nanxing know her true gender.

Lieutenant Li might not know; he is very composed, and even if he did know, he would pretend not to.

Zhao Sanyang was very easygoing and treated her like a brother the whole way.

In Zhoujia Village, she has always been a "woman". Now that both sides are gathered on this mountain, if they were to meet unexpectedly, should she act as a man or a woman?

Her biggest fear was that her identity would be exposed, the soldiers would gossip, and she would never be able to return to Moon Gate Pass.

Wutong pursed her lips for a moment and asked, "Where are you all living now? How many people are left? Is everyone getting enough to eat?"

Zhou Shan pointed to a road and said, "Look, we live on the other side of this road. Everyone is alive. There isn't much food, but we won't starve to death anytime soon."

Wutong felt a little relieved and said, "Well then, you go back first. I have some companions here. I'll go talk to them and see if they want to come along."

“You have companions…” Zhou Shan said somewhat dejectedly, blinking his eyes, “Then, Sister Wutong, will you come back in the future?”

For Zhou Shan, Zhoujia Village was the place where she was born and raised. Even though her parents favored boys over girls and didn't value her, she never thought of running away to other places.

But for the sycamore tree, it has a completely different meaning.

She witnessed ugliness upon transmigrating and felt no warmth whatsoever. If Ruolan hadn't been there, she would never have thought of returning.

But Ruolan is determined to stay here...

She thought for a moment and said to Zhou Shan, "It might be a little inconvenient for me here. Could you quietly tell Ruolan to come and meet me? Please don't tell anyone else, okay?"

Zhou Shan nodded blankly, not understanding her intention, and asked curiously, "Sister Wutong, who are your companions?"

"They are..." Wutong was about to speak when her gaze caught sight of two figures, one tall and one short. It was Zhao Sanyang and Nanxing, who had come looking for her after a fierce fight.

She panicked, not wanting Zhao Sanyang to discover her identity.

If Zhao Sanyang, that big mouth, finds out, the whole team will know within a day.

She snapped out of her daze and hurriedly pushed Zhou Shan towards the road, saying, "Shan, you go back first. I'm entrusting my meeting with Ruolan to you..."

Zhou Shan gave a confused "oh," picked up the bamboo basket, and obediently walked away.

Wutong breathed a sigh of relief, put on a lazy smile, and greeted the two people who had walked up to her.

"Finished the fight? Who won and who lost?"

"Do you think this brat can beat me?" Zhao Sanyang said dismissively, craning his neck and constantly glancing at the road behind her, looking around like an ostrich.

Wutong's heart tightened. She subtly blocked his view and asked, feigning ignorance, "What are you looking at?"

Zhao Sanyang scratched his head and muttered to himself, "Strange... I think I saw a figure..."

Wutong hugged her arms and shivered, rubbing her hands to get goosebumps: "Don't talk nonsense. When there are corpses everywhere, it's easy for things to be haunted."

Zhao Sanyang's eyes widened suddenly: "A ghost?"

"Yeah, yeah, so don't scare people..."

She echoed him, while giving Nanxing a wink.

Without hesitation, Nanxing raised his foot and kicked Zhao Sanyang in the butt: "Go on, or you'll have no food to eat."

Zhao Sanyang was kicked so hard he almost fell over. He rubbed his buttocks and jumped up and down, cursing him as a bastard.

Nanxing rolled his eyes and lowered his head, but a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. He felt that Wutong had shared his secret with him and was on his side, while Zhao Sanyang was an outsider.

In short, Zhao Sanyang was pushed away by the two men in a daze, leaving that figure behind.

After lunch, it was still past noon.

Lieutenant Li, worried that the vast floodwaters might lead them astray, sent out three boats to scout ahead, while the rest of the crew rested here.

Wutong nervously clutched her bundle, sitting under the big tree, frequently looking back as if afraid she had missed something.

Did Zhou Shan relay her words to Ruolan?

Will Ruolan come?

She was really worried that even though Commander Li had given the order to set off, Ruolan hadn't arrived yet, and the two of them would miss each other in this regrettable way.

However, rushing over there rashly would be a bad idea. If her identity were exposed, she would never be able to go back to be Abuduo's guard and would have to stay in Zhoujia Village or find another way out, which would be a terrible consequence.

While she was flustered and confused, Nanxing sat next to her and took in all her actions.

He only knew that Wutong was a woman, but he had never seen her dressed as a woman.

Every day, Wutong dressed like a child, wearing a loose military cap, with messy short hair, and a crooked military uniform. She was also very thin, and the only curves she had that were characteristic of a woman were completely covered up with a cloth strip.

Even if you stare at her for a whole day, you won't see any feminine charm in her.

Yet her skin was so smooth, her chin so pointed, and her collarbones so delicate.

Her eyes were bright and sparkling, surrounded by thick eyelashes.

Nanxing had seen many beautiful women before, but he believed that if Wutong dressed up, she would be no less beautiful than anyone else.

End of this chapter