Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn
Chapter 315 - 66: The Worst Fortune (Bonus Update for 10 Fans)_2

Chapter 315: Chapter 66: The Worst Fortune (Bonus Update for 10 Fans)_2

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Over a hundred sheep had run across the field edge, filling the air with a foul mix of their stench and urine, utterly spoiling the beautiful rural scenery.

It was only after struggling out of the sheep flock that Zhuo Feng managed to drag the milk cow under the plum tree out of the farm.

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"Try not to run if you’re brave enough. If I catch you, a pot of rich mutton hotpot with a side of charbroiled steak," Zhuo Feng cursed, hands on hips, at those sheep running off into the distance. It was the first time she’d ever been bullied by sheep like this.

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"Hey, quit it. Check out the situation with the farmland inside the farm first," Feng Xing said, finding it all somewhat amusing.

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The dilapidated wicker fences surrounding the enclosure were toppled over by the sheep, and excrement like black beans made everyone’s shoes filthy as soon as they stepped on it.

Half of the plum tree was gnawed bare, the only sturdy thing left were those hollow-brick houses that had been refurbished.

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After the couple surveyed the area, about a kilometer to the southwest, there were a few large greenhouses. It was towards these that the sheep had fled.

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Feng Xing took some land-measuring equipment and measured the area inside and outside of the enclosed fence before checking the surroundings. On closer inspection, he found a dried-up pond and a ditch that had been covered by collapsed earth. If it were cleaned up, water for irrigation could probably be drawn from a river further away.

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Zhuo Feng entered one of the hollow-brick houses, but couldn’t tell whether Bai Juyi and his wife had moved the furniture when they left or if the villagers nearby had taken it. The house was completely empty, best described as ’poverty-stricken’.

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However, some fixtures were immovable, such as the firmly repaired farmhouse kang (heated brick bed) and the old-fashioned stove, as well as the concrete water tank used for storing water.

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Among the few rooms, one seemed to be a storeroom, another was Bai Juyi and his wife’s living quarters, and then there was one that was cleaned spotless, leaving only a long rectangular stone kang, which appeared to be a guest room.

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"Ah Feng, come out quickly," Zhuo Feng hurried out when she heard Feng Xing calling outside, worrying that the sheep might be launching another attack.

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Everything outside was still messy. Feng Xing was holding the tape measure used for surveying the land, standing outside the tile house where Bai Juyi and Mei Xiang used to live, looking up at a grey lump protruding out.

Zhuo Feng took a closer look and saw a thin twig drop down. Feng Xing didn’t dare speak loudly anymore, gesturing to the swallows that were up above, busily building their nest.

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What Feng Xing had called Zhuo Feng out to see was that protruding lump that looked like dirty mud – it was a swallow’s nest.

After the winter, as the weather warmed up, the swallows that had lost their habitat in the city had flown here to build nests.

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Apparently alerted by the noise outside, a swallow that had just returned with mud and a slender twig peeked its head out.

Its shiny black head and glossy beak, those cautious eyes gazing warily at Zhuo Feng and Feng Xing, it chirped once, then retreated into its nest to continue toiling for its next generation.

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That day, Zhuo Feng stood under the swallow’s nest for a long time, her mind brimming with endless thoughts. Her current situation was not unlike that of the hardworking swallow that had flown back from the south.

From south to north, starting from scratch, one twig and one clump of mud at a time, all to provide a better living environment for her and Zhou Ziang, as well as for Xiao Xian.

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Also, from that day on, the old Zhuo Feng, who was once carefree and only committed to the comfortable city life, died quietly. A brand new Zhuo Feng emerged like a sprout breaking through snow and soil in spring.

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Over at Yanqing, Zhuo Feng had just gone through an intense psychological struggle, and on the Knei street basketball tournament, Xiao Xian had also just finished a fierce competition.

The luck of the Holy Heart Three Musketeers seemed to have run out, that was Mao Yi’s sigh after drawing the results of this morning’s game.

In the last two games, they had a bye for one round, then they faced a team that was not very strong, but for the third round’s semifinal, they weren’t so lucky. Their team went up against a formidable opponent led by members of the Beijing Sports University basketball team.

The situation of the game was extremely fierce; the scoring was alternating one point at a time, with both sides gripping tightly to each other.

Fortunately, the player from Beijing Sports University knew that it would be embarrassing to rely solely on players from their own school until the end, so when forming the team, they chose a player from another school as a partner. Mao Yi and Qu Yang’s tacit coordination also compensated for the lack of professionalism to some extent.

To Mao Yi’s satisfaction, it was Xiao Xian’s performance, she defended the entire game against a female student who was a head taller than her, and she was also able to keep up with the much-accelerated pace of the game.

After all five rounds of the competition, Xiao Xian’s group entered the final with a slim advantage of two points overall, having won three games and lost two.

Comparatively, the AND1 team secured their victory more easily this time, having already locked in a spot for the quarterfinals.

Just as Xiao Xian and his team hadn’t recovered from the morning’s game, the organizer Knei announced some troubling news: "The quarterfinals originally scheduled for tomorrow will now take place this afternoon." The specific reason given was that, due to yesterday’s doping incident, the organizers wanted to end the tournament as quickly as possible.

This announcement immediately met with strong protests from the last four teams.

Qu Yang was the first to protest: "We’ve just barely finished the game this morning, our physical strength has not recovered at all, playing this afternoon is simply a one-way ticket to exhaustion."

The twin brother and sister duo also voiced their discontent strongly: "We’re here to play street basketball, not to work like dumb mules grinding stone, to exhaustion."

"That’s right, we need rest,"

Nevertheless, the protests were ineffective. After all, the teams in the semifinals all had a chance to win the championship, and no team dared to have a real fallout with the organizer and risk losing out on the NBA tickets within their grasp.

Finally, the result of the draw came out, Mao Yi unfolded the slip of the draw, and his brow twisted into a knot. Qu Yang thought to himself that they had finally met their match, you wouldn’t know who was who until they compete.

On the other side, the twin brother and sister duo grinned, and Zhou Ziang glanced over the match list.

"Sacred Heart Middle School Vs AND1."

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This is a bonus update in the case of receiving 10 votes from fans.

Today is the day Fu Zi said she would go out to visit friends, planned for two updates, plus a fan bonus makes it three. Torn inside, during the holiday, really want to slack off. Just let me go to work, tears, I’ll decide whether it will be three or four updates after I get home.

Seeking support~

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