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Chapter 83 In the Vegetable Field (1)_1

Chapter 83: Chapter 83 In the Vegetable Field (1)_1

Nan Feng cheerfully went to find Ye Ge, but Ye Ge said he couldn’t devote all his efforts to testing the mechanical contraption. He only agreed to spare a bit of his time each day to study it with her.

As the designated day for mountain hunting hadn’t arrived yet, Nan Feng wasn’t in a rush to finish the invention. This suited her just fine as it meant she could see Ye Ge every day.

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Before they even finished perfecting the hunting device, Aunt Sima from the village suddenly came looking for Nan Feng.

Aunt Sima was always someone whose voice arrived before she did, she started yelling before she even entered the yard: "Miss Feng, I haven’t seen you for a while. What have you been up to lately?"

Nan Feng, who was reading under the eaves of her house, walked to the front of the yard when she saw Aunt Sima and answered, "I have been busy lately, that’s why I couldn’t visit you. But I’ll surely come by when I have some time."

No worries, since I’m already here," Aunt Sima took a good look at Nan Feng and said, "Have you grown taller? You don’t look like a string bean anymore, you resemble more like... "

Nan Feng chuckled, asking, "Like what?"

"Like a green onion!"

Nan Feng wiped the sweat from her brow, well, at least the green onion is slightly rounder than the string bean.

Nan Feng continued, "Aunt Sima, did you need something from me? Shall we continue our chat inside?"

No need to go inside," Aunt Sima stayed in the yard and said, "I wanted to ask about the thing in your vegetable field. The one that releases water? I’ve had my eye on it for months, I really like it."

"Faucet?"

"I’m not sure what it’s called, just the thing that produces water from a pipe, that’s what I was referring to. Not just me, many folks in the village are fond of it, so we sent me to ask you if you could make a few more for public use? We have several dozen households in the village, making several of them could save a lot of labour for households."

Nan Feng thought about it and didn’t see any reason why not. As long as she could dig a bigger pond and produce a few more, it would benefit everyone in the village.

So she agreed, "Sure, I can, but since it’s for everyone in the village, Ye Ge and I can’t be the only ones working on it. Send over some strong men to assist me. When the time comes, I’ll direct and they will do the labour."

Aunt Sima readily agreed, "No problem, how many men do you need? I’ll go speak to the village head right away. They would certainly be willing, who would want to carry water back and forth every day, right?"

Aunt Sima was prompt in getting things done. She reported this to the village head quickly, who immediately consented. Shortly after, more than twenty strong men were mobilised from the village to assist Nan Feng.

With this arrangement, Nan Feng barely needed to lift a finger herself. Ye Ge and the labourers took care of cutting and carrying bamboo, and she only was in charge of drawing the blueprints and directing the rest of the men to dig and lay pipes.

Thanks to the increased manpower, Nan Feng made some improvements, she decided to bury double bamboo pipes under the ground and led the water to a larger public area.

In this way, only two ponds needed to be built to supply the entire village with water for their crops.

Everyone on the vegetable field side was brimming with enthusiasm, and the project was underway. This attracted many women and children to come and watch.

Mo Wenxuan and his gang also came.

That day the private school in the town was off, Mo Wenxuan heard his mother talking about the villagers working on the land and mentioned that Nan Feng was in charge.

Upon hearing this, Mo Wenxuan sneered, dismissing Nan Feng’s hunting and earning money as totally dependent on Ye Ge. Also, her idea about fertilisers was purely accidental, as was her mountain song, which was based on a trick. And now she’s somehow managing the project?

But since many other men had gone, he felt it was only right that he should help, being the son of the village chief and all, he had to set an example.

As soon as Mo Wenxuan and his gang arrived with their shovels, Nan Feng put them to work digging.