Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 282 - 281 The Only Problem

Chapter 282: Chapter 281 The Only Problem

Principal Wu and Li Dahe didn’t want Lin Nianhe to help with collecting chicken eggs for a simple reason—

They were afraid she might die out there.

With her frail body, even a gust of wind could blow her away, Li Dahe feared.

Although this little bastard costs him a lot of hair and shoes, he can’t just watch her race toward death without trying to stop her.

The two urged Lin Nianhe to leave as soon as possible for this very reason, as long as Lin Nianhe wasn’t surrounded, there was still a chance to turn things around.

But they never expected that Lin Nianhe would actually agree to it.

Li Dahe looked at the happy-go-lucky Feng Yuanshan, and said through gritted teeth: "Old Feng, do you find it amusing to trick a little bastard?"

Feng Yuanshan pulled at the corner of his mouth, revealing a blister on his lip, which caused him to inhale sharply from the pain.

He looked around to make sure no strangers were present before saying: "Since there are no outsiders here, I’ll tell you the truth—I’ve been to the farm several times, and they don’t have time to bother with our business; when pressed, they accuse us of not attending to our duties... It’s not that I can’t ask the villagers for help, but we just don’t have the points to compensate them."

Unable to recruit help from the farm or afford to pay the locals.

In the end, the problem Feng Yuanshan faced was a simple one:

No money. Always no money. Never any money.

Feng Yuanshan looked at Li Dahe and then at Principal Wu and continued: "I know this puts Teacher Xiao Lin in a tough spot, but I really don’t have any other solution. If I cause a fuss at the farm again, they might just mess up our plans completely."

Principal Wu frowned and didn’t say a word for a long time.

If it were for collecting chicken eggs, she would definitely go without hesitation.

But Lin Nianhe... she always felt a little reluctant to let her do it.

Li Dahe’s gaze swept over Feng Yuanshan and the principals’ faces, meeting each pair of expectant eyes, and he said: "Don’t get your hopes up too high. The more chickens you raise, the more problems you’ll have. If an epidemic hits, everything will be in vain."

"I know, I know, which is why we want to learn from your advanced experience!" they said.

Li Dahe rolled his eyes: "The chicks have just hatched; what experience is there to speak of?"

His attitude could be described as quite bad, but not a single person got angry. Some eager beavers even took out their work notebooks, ready to take serious notes.

Li Dahe was finally at a loss for words seeing their persistence and indifference to scolding.

He could only lead the group to the cowshed that had been converted into a chicken coop and had Uncle Guan carefully explain the hatching process to them once more.

Uncle Guan, with his hands behind his back, smacked his lips, pondered for a long time, and then said:

"This work isn’t simple. It’s not about me just saying a few words, you listening, and then you can do it when you go back. This matter... well, it’s tricky. If you really want me to say something, I’ll just put it simply: you need to be meticulous, you know? You have to pay close attention. Do you understand what I’m saying now?"

The crowd: "..."

They all had the feeling that they had heard something like this before, not long ago.

Feng Yuanshan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, holding his work notebook, he gingerly asked Uncle Guan: "Comrade Old Guan, when the time comes for us to hatch the chicks, could we ask you to personally guide us?"

Uncle Guan: "Oh, sure, that’s fine."

As long as he didn’t have to explain chicken hatching to these educators again.

Old ginger is spicier; although Uncle Guan agreed, he also put forward several conditions:

"You’ve seen our chicken coop, right? If you want to raise chickens, you have to build something similar. Otherwise, it won’t work. If an epidemic breaks out, they’ll all die."

"I’m only responsible for hatching the chicks, you guys can’t expect me to run around taking care of them. If they get sick, don’t come to me; I can’t deal with those issues."

"Oh right, one more thing, no matter where I go, I must return home at night. I still have two little bastards at home."

Feng Yuanshan nodded at each of his requests, agreeing quite decisively.

The issue ultimately fell onto Lin Nianhe’s shoulders.

Feng Yuanshan turned to Principal Wu and earnestly said: "Xiao Wu, it’s all for the sake of the children; please let her go."

Principal Wu had thought about it all the way and also stated several conditions:

"We can let Nianhe do this, but you can’t be in a hurry for it, she can at most pick fifty eggs a day;"

"Either wait until after the autumn harvest, or finish it before the autumn harvest, but she can’t be harvesting and busying with this at the same time;"

"If she gets tired, or feels unwell in any way, she must stop immediately."

Not only did Feng Yuanshan nod his head, but the other principals also nodded their heads repeatedly: "Sure, sure, that’s fair!"

Principal Wu: "In the end, it’s up to her whether she wants to do it or not. Anyway, these are my conditions, you should ask her if she has any conditions," said to Old Feng.

Feng Yuanshan blurted out: "I have no money! Nor do I have points to compensate her!"

Principal Wu really wanted to say, your money is probably nothing in Lin Nianhe’s eyes.

But she didn’t say it, let Old Feng be scared himself!

Li Dahe, however, thought of something else. He smacked his lips while smoking, and after watching Feng Yuanshan nervously pulling at his hair, he leisurely said: "No money, no points, it doesn’t matter; you can give her a bit more leave to visit family, it’s not impossible."

He remembered Lin Nianhe once mentioned she had something to take care of in Beijing and asked him for more leave to visit family.

Li Dahe wouldn’t authorize it as he was worried it would look bad on Lin Nianhe’s record, but if Feng Yuanshan could grant it, he certainly wouldn’t stop it.

Think about it, if Ten Miles Team didn’t have Lin Nianhe... how much easier life would be!

He even wanted to personally put her on the vehicle!

Feng Yuanshan: "As long as I don’t have to pay, everything else is negotiable!"

Worst comes to worst, he’ll just take a hemp rope and make a fuss at the leaders’ office!

Face? What’s more important than an overstuffed wallet?

Feng Yuanshan thought for a while and said: "Then I will go and talk to Teacher Xiao Lin right away, we need to act quickly..."

"Hey, what’s the rush?" Li Dahe stopped him, "Now that you’re here, as a leader, shouldn’t you take a look at the school? The village’s reserved land for the school is looking pretty good too."

Feng Yuanshan was suddenly interested: "Let’s go! Hurry up!"

Li Dahe, uncommonly polite, invited everyone out the door one by one, naturally falling behind a step.

He directed a mouth gesture towards Uncle Guan and quickly whispered something to him before following the others out.

Uncle Guan, watching Li Dahe’s retreating figure, couldn’t help but curse inwardly: "I’ve lived a life of integrity, and in my old age, I must let you, this little bastard, pull me into wrongdoing!"

Uncle Guan really didn’t want to betray his conscience to do the dirty work of leaking information.

So, he called for Zhao Zhuangshi.

By the time Feng Yuanshan and the others had been distracted and taken around the village school for a big loop, nearly memorizing what each cabbage looked like, they finally managed to meet with Lin Nianhe as they wished.

Feng Yuanshan, somewhat nervously rubbing his hands, asked: "Teacher Xiao Lin, you know about the difficulties our commune is facing, which is why I really can’t offer any subsidy for your help with picking the eggs..."

It was not very honourable, but he still didn’t directly mention the matter of leave to visit family.

Lin Nianhe, solemn and serious, nodded: "Mmm, I know our commune has difficulties, I am not a greedy person, it’s all for the students, I can totally understand your situation."

Feng Yuanshan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s so much easier to talk to the young comrades! Look at the awareness of this young comrade...

"But you also know, I’m not in the best of health, and I would like to go to a hospital in Beijing for a thorough checkup during the New Year, but the leave to visit family is only one month, and with the travel time and the New Year’s celebrations... There’s just not enough time!"

Feng Yuanshan: "..."