Chapter 82

“Girl Yun, where did you get this blueprint? It’s amazing! I should be able to build it following this.”

“Uncle Dashun, I drew it myself. I saw my fiancé fetching water today, and suddenly this idea popped into my head. I don’t know if it will work.”

“It will, it will! This is the best blueprint I’ve ever seen. It’s a great benefit for the villagers. Even if I have to stop everything else I’m doing, I’ll build this first. Girl Yun, you’ve really helped us a lot.”

Xia Yunxuan rubbed her hands nervously, “Uncle Dashun, can you please not tell anyone about the waterwheel until it’s finished? I don’t want to disappoint everyone. We’ll tell them when it’s ready.”

“Okay, Girl Yun, I’ll listen to you. We’ll give everyone a surprise when it’s done. I guarantee everyone in the village will be amazed.”

“Uncle, I’ll be going now. Let me know when it’s finished.”

After Xia Yunxuan left, “Aunt Qin, who would have thought that Girl Yun is so clever now.”

“Yeah, who would have thought? It’s a pity that the Xia family didn’t want her and sent her away. Thankfully, she found a fiancé from the city, and she’ll be able to live a good life.”

“When the time comes, the Xia family will regret it. Look at their granddaughters, they’re all lazy and good-for-nothing. They’re not as capable as Girl Yun. Old Man Xia is blind as a bat.”

“Thankfully, I only share the same surname with him, and we’re not related. Otherwise, I’d want to wake him up.”

“Alright, hurry up and work. Why are you worrying about their business? They’ll regret it, but they won’t come to you. The important thing is to finish building this waterwheel.”

“I’ll go find some materials. We’ll be faster working together. We’re both old and sick, and we rely on doing some carpentry to make a living.”

“Wife, you’re always sick, and you’re with me, a good-for-nothing man. Do you ever regret it?”

“We’re old and married now, why are you bringing this up? If I regretted it, I would have left you a long time ago. You may not be very capable, but I can still eat, and you’re good to me. I’m already very content.”

“Our son is also capable. He always earns full work points every day. It’s just that our family is too poor. We don’t know when we can get him married.”

“When we’re not busy, you should take some eggs to Wang the matchmaker and ask her to find a suitable girl for our son.”

“Our Guozhu is a good kid, but he’s a bit of a mumbler and doesn’t like to talk. I’m worried he might scare the girls away.”

“Alright, old man. When Guozhu gets off work, I’ll have a good talk with him. He’s getting older, and we need to hurry up. Otherwise, all the good girls will be married. I’m not feeling well, and we only have Guozhu. I don’t want him to end up without a wife. When I die, I won’t have the face to meet the ancestors of the Xia family.”

“Wife, hurry up and help me with the work. Don’t say these things. Our children will have their own blessings. We only have one son, but we can’t push him too hard.”

“That might backfire. Our son already doesn’t like to talk much. He only talks to us at home. He keeps his head low when he’s outside.”

Xia Guozhu was working in the fields, sweating profusely. He didn’t know that his parents were trying to find him a wife.

Xia Yunxuan prepared dinner while taking out books to translate. This was easy for her, she didn’t even need to check the information in her space.

In the fields, Xia Yunyan and Xia Yunge went to talk to the village bully and the old bachelor. Gu Beihuai heard everything and reported it to Xiao Yichen without missing a single word.

Gu Beihuai couldn’t believe it. These two were so vicious, they actually wanted to use the old bachelor to ruin his sister-in-law’s reputation. They were really something.

Xiao Yichen cracked his knuckles and snorted coldly, “Since these two want to die, let’s fulfill their wish. Second brother, you know how to fight fire with fire, right?”

“Big brother, just watch. I guarantee they’ll make headlines tomorrow. I’ll bring a lot of spectators to watch their thirst.”

“Alright, don’t tell this to Xuanxuan. Don’t dirty her ears. I’ll handle this as her fiancé.”

He’d better stay far away. His big brother was showing off his love again. He was afraid he’d eat too much and wouldn’t be able to eat his sister-in-law’s cooking later.

He was really looking forward to tonight. As soon as those two made their move, hehe, he hoped they could bear the consequences of their actions.

He couldn’t understand why his sister-in-law had done nothing to them, but they still wanted to make things difficult for her. Was it because her fate was incompatible with their family, or was it because they were too ugly and jealous of her looks?

Xia Yunxuan saw that it was getting late, so she started preparing dinner. She had no idea that there would be a great show tomorrow morning.

Yichen and the others worked hard today, so she needed to make something delicious to nourish them. She stewed a big pot of nourishing soup with ginseng. There was so much ginseng in her space anyway.

She made sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork knuckles, stir-fried green vegetables, and a large pot of soup. It was enough for them all.

Just as Xia Yunxuan finished cooking, she heard the work bell. A few minutes later, she saw the two of them returning, dusty and tired. They probably worked their butts off carrying water today. They probably never worked hard before, and they probably rubbed their shoulders raw today.

After they washed their hands and sat down, Xia Yunxuan said, “Yichen, if carrying water is too tiring, why don’t you ask Captain Uncle to switch you to a lighter job?”

She didn’t know if Uncle Dashun could build the waterwheel, and she didn’t know how long they would have to carry water.

Xuanxuan, “You don’t need to worry about us. We’re two big men, we can handle it. Carrying water is already pretty easy.”

“Alright, then. I’ll get some medicine for you to rub on tonight. It shouldn’t be so painful tomorrow. Let’s eat. You’ve been doing physical work today, you must be hungry. These are all your favorite dishes.”

Gu Beihuai: “Thank you, sister-in-law. You’ve worked hard. This is our first day carrying water. The buckets are big, and it’s really tiring. But when we saw those two carrying manure, we didn’t feel tired anymore.”

“Sister-in-law, let me tell you, it was hilarious. Those two were carrying manure, and they suddenly fell to the ground on the way. The manure spilled all over them. It was so satisfying. Those two are so vicious.”

Xia Yunxuan: “Alright, let’s not talk about those two losers. Let’s eat.”

Xia Yunxuan filled Xiao Yichen’s bowl with a large amount of meat. “Yichen, you’ve worked hard today. Eat more. I’ll feel bad if you lose weight.”