"Then you should change yours, next year I will definitely bring the villagers along to plant two seasons of rice." Lin Caisang said to her.
"However, your family has a lot of land. If you can dig out a few spots to collect water, it would be even better. If the dry season truly comes, using the water from those spots for irrigation, it certainly won’t dry out.
Don’t be afraid if those few spots can’t grow rice, look at me, I’ve dug twenty acres of water pond in the mountain, specifically for storing water. It will definitely be useful."
"All right, all right, I’ll let the man of my house do it immediately." Aunt Tao responded quickly.
"Not only do we have to dig a water spot, we also must put a hedge around it. Otherwise, the children in the village have really thick skins. They all wish to play in the water, which is very dangerous."
After exchanging a few more words, Aunt Tao left in a hurry.
"Sangsang, are we really going to teach the villagers to plant two seasons of rice next year?" Lin Changhong asked his sister.
His sister was busy every day, she barely had time to rest. Now she wants to teach the villagers, wouldn’t that leave her with no time to sleep at all?
"Isn’t that why you have Granny and the others? They also know how to plant, so really it’s just about timing. When the time comes next year, we can simply let everyone plant along with us." Lin Caisang replied.
Everyone plants rice in the same way. They can learn to sow seedlings and transplant rice. When we were planting rice before, didn’t all the men in the village come to earn this wage? Who would be unable to learn?
In other words, it’s a job that can bring them enough food. If they really can’t learn, then they have done nothing in their many years as farmers.
Lin Changhong nodded. This is something Sangsang wouldn’t need to do, he can handle it.
The news of Lin Caisang helping everyone to plant two seasons of rice next year quickly spread throughout the village. As Lin Caisang’s elder, Clan Chief Lin was the first to visit the Lin Family to inquire.
Of course, Clan Chief Ya had also bumped into her on the road earlier, and his words were mostly about the two seasons of rice.
Lu Qiubo welcomed Clan Chief Lin into the house. It was just dinner time, so he gave him a set of bowls and chopsticks.
"Sangsang, I heard from your uncle that next year, you want to lead everyone to plant two seasons of rice?" Clan Chief Lin took a sip of the rice wine Lin Baiyi poured for him and asked Lin Caisang directly.
"I do have that idea." Lin Caisang confirmed truthfully.
She is planting two seasons of rice today so that everyone can learn by example next year. Of course, it’s something she intends to carry out.
"You are a good child, but I must say, you are not managing this... What should I say about you?" Chief Lin looked at her with concern after her acknowledgment, his tone tinged with several layers of reproach.
"Then, by the Chief’s reckoning, what should I do?" Lin Caisang asked.
She knows that the Lin Clan has always had a troubled relationship with the Ya Clan. Clan Chief Ya spoke with quite some discretion earlier, saying that as long as she can guide the Ya Clan to plant two seasons of rice, he would definitely treat her well.
He then vented his private grievances with Clan Chief Lin over these years to her. Of course, he only told her his side of the story.
"I just think it’s a good thing, shouldn’t we share it with the villagers?"
"While it is a good thing, you spoke of it too soon." Clan Chief Lin pointed out.
"There are only a few people in our village who have a balance of moral integrity, as for those who don’t, Your second crop hasn’t even grown yet, they may already be spreading rumors about you. Ah, I’m just worried about your reputation."