The commotion inside the house didn't subside until three-quarters past midnight.

Xuan Yi took the cotton wadding, waited a while, and only flew towards the window after confirming that there were no more unpleasant noises.

Bathed in moonlight, disheveled clothes lay scattered on the floor, and several naked people lay on the carpet, panting heavily as they lay on their backs.

Xuan Yi covered his eyes with his hands, feeling like crying but unable to. "Oh no, I'm not clean anymore. Will I get a sty?"

Exhausted and weakened by the effects of the medicine, Huang Ergou fell into a deep sleep.

Xuan Yi nudged the man next to him, telling him to help Huang Er Gou get dressed.

After getting dressed, they left 100 taels of silver to the three men and returned to Daba Village by the same route.

When they arrived at Qiao Wanshi's house, it was already past 3:40 AM. Everyone inside was fast asleep. Xuan Yi put him on the two sisters' kang (a heated brick bed).

Ever since Qiao Jingjing stirred things up, the two sisters' relationship has deteriorated. Qiao Tingting is a stubborn and inflexible girl, while Qiao Lanlan is arrogant and extremely selfish; neither is willing to back down first.

Because the two sisters were going to get married in a few years, their family couldn't afford to build another kang (heated brick bed), so they had to sleep together. Fortunately, the kang was big enough, and the two sisters were quite far apart.

This made it easier for Xuan Yi to tamper with things. He placed the person between the two sisters, but after thinking about it, he moved them closer to Qiao Lanlan.

They thoughtfully put a silencing acupoint on Er Gou, which will keep him silent for 10 hours.

Before leaving, I covered him with a blanket so he wouldn't catch a cold. He's sick, so he doesn't have the energy for any fighting or arguing. He was already tired enough, hehehe.

An hour later,

what--!

A piercing scream came from the room, waking the second wife and her husband, as well as the third wife and her husband.

Everyone thought something terrible had happened and rushed over without even putting on their shoes properly.

"What's wrong? What happened?!"

The Qiao family was in chaos. Outside, Xuan Yi yawned, "I was so sleepy. How come it only just happened?"

When Qiao Lanlan discovered Huang Ergou, it was just before dawn, and the room was even dimmer. She vaguely sensed someone beside her and assumed it was Tingting, that restless girl, who had wandered over to her side.

Unexpectedly, Huang Ergou flipped over and wrapped his arm around Qiao Lanlan from behind.

His hand instinctively covered her chest and squeezed it a few times.

She realized something was wrong and turned around to find it was a man. Before she could see who it was, she kicked him and crawled over to Tingting, pushing the slightly awake Qiao Tingting towards him.

When Qiao Wanshi and Huang Shi entered and saw this scene, they were so shocked that they almost couldn't stand up.

Qiao Wanshi forced himself to remain calm and blocked the doorway, telling the third son and his wife not to come in.

Qiao Wanhe found it strange; his second brother and sister-in-law's reactions didn't seem to indicate that everything was alright.

However, it was indeed inconvenient for him, as the uncle, to go into his niece's room, so he pulled Liu back to his own room to catch up on sleep.

Qiao Tingting was pushed awake by her older sister.

Hearing her scream again and seeing someone lying on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), she knew what this situation meant, even though she was young.

She knew Qiao Lanlan was a selfish and vicious person who would try to frame her when something went wrong.

Qiao Wanshi looked at the person on the ground and felt that he looked familiar, but now that there was a lot of noise, why was the person not reacting?

He went up and pulled him away, only to see clearly through the window that it was his wife's nephew. He already disliked him, and now this scoundrel had dared to come here to his two daughters, almost ruining their innocence.

Unable to control her anger any longer, she kicked him again. A muffled groan was heard; Huang was furious. This nephew was someone she had doted on since childhood; how could he repay kindness with enmity!

But right now, the more important thing is to reassure her daughter and keep the news quiet. If someone finds out that a man is in her daughter's room, even if her innocence is preserved, her reputation will be ruined.

Huang Ergou was speechless, but his eyes blazed with fury. Exhausted both physically and mentally, a burning pain shot through his back. All the humiliation and regret reached their peak at this moment.

It's all Qiao Lanlan's fault!

Since you're not letting me have an easy time, I will definitely not let you get away with this!

Qiao Wanshi dragged the dead-dog-like Huang Ergou out of the courtyard quietly. He wanted to take advantage of the early hour and the lack of people outside to get rid of the man quickly.

After calming the two down, Huang went out to keep watch, lest someone get up early and notice something amiss.

After Huang left, Qiao Tingting's terrified face instantly changed to one of anger. She looked at Qiao Lanlan sitting on the edge of the kang (heated brick bed).

Suddenly, like a sheep exerting its strength, it rammed its head into Qiao Lanlan's stomach. Qiao Lanlan was caught off guard and fell to the ground.

"You brat, what are you doing?"

"You know perfectly well what you did! Don't think I don't know."

Qiao Lanlan stood up, dusted herself off, and looked away. "I don't understand what you're talking about. If you do this again, I'll tell Mother!"

Qiao Tingting's eyes darkened. "You still want to compare yourself to my older sister? Maybe in your next life. I don't like her, but I hate you even more! At least she does everything openly and honestly, unlike you, you treacherous little man."

These words struck Qiao Lanlan like a sharp sword, and the two sisters exchanged sarcastic remarks, neither willing to back down.

---

Springtime always arrives quickly and mischievously, making it hard to predict.

During this period, Qiao Jingjing was extremely busy, like a tireless little bee.

On the one hand, she had to hire someone to build houses before the seedlings were planted, and built a row of tiled dormitory houses in the style of modern 80s factories.

These dormitories are spacious and bright, providing a comfortable living environment for future employees. We had originally considered bunk beds, but changed our minds considering that these people have some mobility issues.

In addition, she built a factory building with a 6-meter-high ceiling, which was divided into dozens of compartments of different sizes, each with a unique purpose.

Furthermore, Qiao Jingjing also customized a series of practical tools, such as handcarts, large wooden basins, and water tanks, to improve work efficiency and make the process more convenient.

However, the seedling cultivation had already begun before the house was even fully built.

This time, both Zhang and Liu villages sent 10 representatives to learn from their experience.

Qiao Jingjing was well aware of the great responsibility she bore, so she tried her best to combine modern seedling cultivation methods with the current agricultural realities, teaching everyone how to cultivate seedlings correctly.

She explained each step in detail and patiently answered everyone's questions, ensuring that everyone could master the technique.

While waiting for the seeds to germinate, Qiao Jingjing also had various crops suitable for the season planted at the same time, including peanuts, sweet potatoes, potatoes, spring wheat, cotton, and so on.

She rationally allocated land resources, making full use of every inch of land in an effort to achieve maximum economic benefits.

Qiao Jingjing also specially set aside one acre of land to grow watermelons, and opened up a vegetable patch in the backyard to plant vegetables such as tomatoes, green beans, peppers, cucumbers, pumpkins and edamame.

Villagers with good relationships followed suit, which not only met their own living needs but also allowed them to sell surplus vegetables and increase their income.

Meanwhile, she instructed Qiao Wanhe to continue collecting bark from sandalwood trees and straw. He could also collect peanuts and soybeans if he came across any.

Carpenter Li is getting busier and busier these days, and he has hired several more apprentices with basic carpentry skills.

Qiao Jingjing then took out a plan of the waterwheel and handed it to him to study. Water needs to be drawn into the fields before transplanting the rice seedlings, and she hoped it would be useful this time.

About 100 miles away from Daba Village, in a forest, a group of about 50 people were resting.

"Brother Ji, are we really sure we can find work this time?"

"Yes! I told you long ago, His Highness wouldn't abandon us."

The dark-faced man clenched his right fist, his empty left sleeve billowing in the wind, and gazed resolutely into the distance.

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