Chapter 56: Your Man is Amazing

Soon, the terraced fields, the ditches, were all filled with people.

Not only did they have to drain the water from the fields, but they also had to clean the silt from the ditches so that the water could flow into the river.

At this time, it was still raining, and the village elders said that the rain would probably last for a few more days.

The team leader’s mouth was almost foaming with anxiety.

If it continued to rain, the team’s low-lying crops would be flooded.

But they were at the mercy of the weather, what could they do?

They could only pray that the heavens would open their eyes and not let the river water backflow into the farmland.

Knowing that today’s work was important, no one dared to slack off, everyone was working hard, digging ditches, carrying mud.

Digging ditches wasn’t easy, but Xu Jiaojiao was strong, and she wasn’t raised as a delicate flower.

In just a short while, she was working like a pro.

It’s just that although she had the heart and the strength, her body wasn’t cooperating.

She hadn’t been digging for long when a burning pain came from her palms again.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

She cursed the system in her heart again.

She was a farmer, why wouldn’t it give her some practical skills, instead of all these useless ones.

“Jiaojiao, here’s a pair of gloves for you.”

Suddenly, a sweet voice came from beside her.

Xu Jiaojiao turned her head and saw that Ding Xiujing was already wearing a new pair of work gloves.

“Where did you get them?”

“Hey, why ask so much, just put them on.”

Ding Xiujing said, stuffing the gloves into her hand, and then turned back to her own work.

She was a whirlwind of activity.

Looking at the brand new work gloves in her hand.

Xu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but think of that expressionless face from earlier.

Her gaze unconsciously searched the field.

She saw that tall man, holding a hoe, walking towards the downstream of the ditch.

Hesitating for a moment, Xu Jiaojiao still put on the gloves.

With the gloves on, it was indeed less painful to work.

Xu Jiaojiao dug the ditch with great vigor.

The young men nearby were all stunned.

A woman who was whiter and prettier than the city folks, holding a hoe, was digging mud with great strength.

The scene was just so out of place.

But seeing that a delicate woman like her was working so hard.

How could they hold back? If they were outdone by her, where would they put their faces?

Immediately, they all worked harder.

As if they were peacocks showing off to a female.

“Hey, Lao Qin, your wife is over there, aren’t you going to watch over her?”

Zheng Zhaoxing couldn’t stand it anymore.

Was his brother a monk or something?

If his wife looked like that, he would worship her and spoil her rotten.

How could he let someone show off in front of her?

Hearing this, Qin Shuo’s movements paused.

But he didn’t look up, he continued digging the mud.

Only, the strength in his hand was great, as if he had a grudge against someone.

Seeing that he wasn’t listening, Zheng Zhaoxing shook his head again: “You’ll regret it later!”

Qin Shuo gripped the hoe tighter, his face still expressionless, but his eyes were dark and frightening.

Xu Jiaojiao had no idea what was going on, while she worked, her mind kept replaying the book she had read last night.

She was truly multitasking to the extreme.

After digging for the whole morning, the water in the field was drained.

In the afternoon, they just had to clean the ditches.

After doing so much physical work, Xu Jiaojiao was so hungry that her eyes were blurry.

Holding her hoe, she walked listlessly behind Ding Xiujing towards home.

But before they had gone far, she heard someone shout.

“There are a lot of fish in the river, come and catch them!”

Hearing this, the exhausted members of the team were instantly energized.

They all carried their hoes and ran towards the river.

The rain had stopped.

But seeing the dark clouds rolling in from the horizon, Xu Jiaojiao felt that it would rain again soon.

But the bad weather didn’t affect everyone’s enthusiasm.

In a short while, the riverbank was crowded with people.

Even Xu Jiaojiao was dragged by Ding Xiujing to join in the fun.

As soon as she got closer, she heard everyone shout “Wow!” in unison.

Xu Jiaojiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw that tall and imposing man.

He was holding a fish weighing several pounds in his hand, it looked like he had just come out of the water.

His clothes were wet and clung to his body, revealing his strong and powerful physique.

“Xu Jiaojiao, your man is amazing!”

Suddenly, a young wife next to her said enviously.

Xu Jiaojiao: …

“Where? Your husband is also amazing, he caught a lot of fish.”

Xu Jiaojiao, who was already familiar with the local customs, replied modestly.

The two of them started complimenting each other.

But she was so busy complimenting that she didn’t see that man not far away, glancing at her.

Then he turned back to the river.

Finally getting rid of that talkative young wife, Xu Jiaojiao heard everyone shout “Wow!” again.

She looked up and saw that Qin Shuo was holding a slightly smaller fish in his hand, and he had come ashore again.

And his gaze was fixed on her.

Their eyes met, and for some reason, Xu Jiaojiao felt inexplicably nervous.

Especially when she saw the man slowly and deliberately stringing the three big fish together, she felt even more nervous.

Sure enough, the young wife next to her wasn’t happy anymore.

It turned out that the four or five fish her husband caught were all smaller than Qin Shuo’s one big fish.

This fish was so big, and he caught three of them!

Was this even human?!

She had offended both sides by complimenting them, Xu Jiaojiao was in a bad mood.

She simply didn’t want to join in the fun anymore, she said goodbye to Ding Xiujing and turned to leave.

But she hadn’t gone far when she heard that familiar footstep behind her, following her at a distance.

For some reason, Xu Jiaojiao felt a chill down her spine.

She almost tripped over her own feet as she walked.

But she had already made things so awkward, how could she talk to him?

She could only pretend not to know, and quickened her pace, heading home.

Before she got close, she saw a group of children playing in the water at the entrance.

When they saw the fish in Qin Shuo’s hand, they instantly cheered.

“Third Uncle caught fish!”

“Third Uncle is amazing!”

“We’re going to have fish to eat!”

…

In a short while, the children all crowded around.

It wasn’t until she was surrounded that Xu Jiaojiao realized that Qin Shuo had already walked behind her at some point.

The man’s breath, carrying the scent of water, reached her, and she froze.

She wanted to move away from him, but the children were blocking her completely.

Xu Jiaojiao suspected that if she didn’t leave soon, his water-soaked body would bump into hers.

“Third Aunt, how about I make you a fish stew tonight?”

It was Xu Jiaojiao’s turn to cook tonight, she said this to get them to go back quickly.

Hearing this, the children were all excited.

They didn’t understand what a fish stew was.

If fish wasn’t stewed in water, was it stewed in oil?

As long as there was meat to eat!

They happily surrounded the couple and walked towards home.

Finally escaping, Xu Jiaojiao hurried to the kitchen.

Behind her, the man’s eyes were dark and unclear.