These folks, feeling awkward just standing there to watch, understood perfectly well that growing two rounds of rice crops in a year isn’t something they could do. It was the other people’s secret – how could they dare to intrude without permission? Therefore, they all lend a helping hand to work, such as carrying the crop or doing other chores.
Especially the people from Ya Village. It goes without saying that the Lin Clan is even more enthusiastic, all bringing their own sickles to help with the harvest.
Seeing this, Lin Caisang felt somewhat embarrassed. She couldn’t possibly pay everyone who helped out, as their assistance didn’t always last for an entire day.
"Sis, where are our wolves? Why haven’t they been out for a run?" Lin Changhong asked his sister, taking note of the many strangers present but not seeing their wolves that they had raised for several months. They had already grown considerably and could even handle household chores.
"With so many people around, do you think I dare let them out?" Lin Caisang shot him an annoyed glance.
What if the wolves bit someone? Even if they didn’t, just hearing the wolves howl could be enough to scare these people half to death, right?
The people in their village were used to the sight and didn’t make a fuss over her raising wolves, but she didn’t want to become famous in Yueya Town or even Qianlin County for raising wolves.
"I drove them back into the mountains for now."
In fact, she had moved them directly into the ranch space, avoiding having to hear their howls in Manghuang Mountain.
Lin Changhong furrowed his brows and mumbled.
"I originally wanted to use them to scare these people away, but it seems that’s not going to happen."
She stared at Lin Changhong, astounded by his thinking.
"Brother, what are you thinking? If people aren’t scared off, we might end up attracting trouble from county officials! You want me to live in peace or not? If officials do come, you’ll be the one who has to deal with them."
"I guess we better not then." Lin Changhong hastily replied.
There’s an old saying, "to shun officials is to avoid trouble." He, being a commoner, certainly couldn’t afford to mess with them. Better to be safe and avoid them.
"Oh right, sis, I saw Zhou Liang again yesterday."
Lin Caisang, who was about to leave, turned around to look at her older brother on hearing the name ’Zhou Liang’.
"Don’t you have anything else to do? Why are you always keeping an eye on Zhou Liang?"
Because of the increased activity on Manghuang Mountain, she hadn’t given him the mechanical knowledge and books yet. She thought it’d be better to have him learn a few more words first. After the busy period was over, he could read those books and remember them better.
"I’m not following him!"
Lin Changhong felt utterly innocent and blinked his eyes.
"Yesterday, on my way home from work, I saw that kid sneaking around at the foot of our mountain. He thought that by hiding behind the big tree, no one would be able to see him. I saw it all, I wonder if he’s up to no good again."
Brother, are you seriously referring to him as ’that kid’? Seriously?
Zhou Liang, whether you like it or not, is several years older than us siblings, right?
"He probably heard from Liu Yushui that I am going to grow rice twice a year, and he might be thinking about learning this method to gain some advantage elsewhere. Just ignore him."
She dared to grow two crops of rice this year because of the pond on that twenty-acre land. If it weren’t for that pond as insurance, would she dare to risk it all? Definitely not.