Chapter 234 - 234 Are You Serious?
234 Are You Serious?
It was late August, and the great millets Niu Tongsheng and others planted were ready to be gathered in.
The day after Zhao Chuchu returned to Lengshui Village, she went to help gather in the great millets.
Madam Kong didn’t want Zhao Chuchu to do this. She said, “Chuchu, you don’t have to do these things. You just watch on the side. You are a doctor. This is not what you should do.”
Zhao Chuchu raised her eyebrows and said, “Don’t underestimate me, Madam Kong!”
Although she had never done this kind of work before, she thought it to be effortless as a person with supernatural power.
With her strength, Zhao Chuchu proved to them that she could save people and work in the field. She was much faster than those farmers like Niu Tongsheng.
Zhao Chuchu finished half of such a large land of great millets, and Niu Tongsheng should finish the rest.
The villagers were stunned.
“Chuchu, when did you become so powerful?”
“You are much faster than us.”
“If we can be like Chuchu, we can gather in the great millets really soon.”
Hearing this, Zhao Chuchu said with a smile, “You helped us with our fields before, so I should help you guys. Hurry up, and we can finish it soon.”
Although this was the first time for them to plant the great millets this year formally, thanks to Xie Heng’s guidance after he had read the books, the great millets grew well, and the harvest looked very good.
The quality of great-millet brewing was excellent. Zhao Chuchu had been planning to let them grow the great millets as food, but now Zhao Chuchu decided to suggest that they learn to brew wine after seeing the good harvest of the great millets.
She did not know how to brew, but she had books about it. She could let Xie Heng study it carefully and try to make wine with the great millets. Then the great millet wine would become a famous brand of Lengshui Village.
Madam Kong said, “That’s right. We got the good weather, so we’d better gather the great millets as soon as possible and dry them. Otherwise, when the bad weather comes, it will be serious trouble. Chuchu is definitely right.”
Everyone laughed and talked. It took one day to gather in the great millets of Niu Tongsheng’s family, and then they went to gather in the great millets of other families.
In the previous Lengshui Village, every family did their own work almost without any communication. They would never help one another unless they were really close.
But now, probably because of Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng, people in Lengshui Village, except the Zhaos and several other families excluded by Zhao Chuchu, had become very united and always helped each other. They were more efficient than before.
It took five days to gather in the great millets in the village, and Niu Tongsheng started to take care of the business of tofu skins.
With the guidance of Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng, Niu Tongsheng learned very quickly. At the same time, Niu Tongsheng let the intelligent young people in the village follow him to learn things. It seemed that Niu Tongsheng really managed the watermill workshop carefully.
Zhao Chuchu seldom got involved in the watermill workshop except occasionally checking the account books.
It was better to teach people fish than directly giving them fish. Zhao Chuchu would leave Lengshui Village sooner or later, and they would have to rely on themselves then.
Every time Niu Tongsheng came to Xie Heng’s house, he smiled and told Zhao Chuchu about his success in the business on that day.
Now Niu Tongshen did not have to go to all kinds of places. Many merchants who did groceries or restaurant business would come to Niu Zongshen.
They didn’t even need the watermill workshop to deliver the goods. They said that they could send someone to get the goods.
Niu Tongsheng did not get conceited. No matter how big the deal was, he would not immediately agree to it. Instead, he would distribute the deals of tofu skins according to the daily output so as to avoid any insufficient supply because of his greed. And also, he did not want to ruin his reputation by using defective products.
Besides teaching Xie Jun lessons daily, Xie Heng studied the brewing of the great millet wine.
Zhao Chuchu also helped him.
There was some great millet wine in her carry-on space. Although there was not much, it should be enough for Xie Heng to use as a reference.
However, this matter did not go very smoothly because various things were delaying it from time to time.
After all, autumn was the harvest season.
The soybeans on Tripe Mountain should be gathered in now.
Niu Tongsheng basically managed the soybeans.
Zhao Chuchu always went out to treat people. It seemed that she hardly stayed in Lengshui Village.
Niu Tongsheng was busy all day and never complained. Maybe because he had achieved his goal, he looked more energetic.
Madam Yang saw that the business of the watermill workshop was prospering with each passing day, and other people who were friends with Zhao Chuchu were gradually living a good life. Only they, the people of the Zhao clan, who had gone too far initially, didn’t get any benefits. Zhao Chuchu even treated a stranger better than them.
Madam Yang was really regretful.
She tried to get her grandchildren to approach Zhao Chuchu several times, but Zhao Chuchu just refused to help them.
Over time, Madam Yang dared not try again for fear of offending Zhao Chuchu again. She did not want Zhao Chuchu to break her leg.
There was already a cripple at home, and Madam Yang did not want another one.
Zhao Chuchu did not know how Madam Yang was. She only got some good news from Zhao Meilan.
Zhao Meilan came to tell Zhao Chuchu in person.
“Sister Chuchu, I am going to marry Hu Yiming.”
Zhao Chuchu was stunned when she heard the news. After a while, she remembered who Hu Yiming was.
It was not Zhao Chuchu’s fault. She had been so busy that she almost forgot about Hu Yiming.
If Zhao Meilan hadn’t mentioned it now, she would never remember that she had brought Zhao Meilan and Hu Yiming together.
“Are you serious?”
Zhao Chuchu stopped what she was doing and looked at Zhao Meilan carefully.
Zhao Meilan nodded, “Well, although people all said he was a fool, except my parents, he was the one who treated me best. He will share anything good with me. Moreover, the Hu family is a scholar family, and the people of his family don’t look down on me because I am a village girl.”
“Now that you have decided, you should follow your heart. Meilan, I have to say that the Hu family is really good. The people of the Hu family are very friendly and kind. However, I still want you to know that if you don’t like Hu Yiming, you shouldn’t marry him because the Hu family is good.”
“I will miss him if he is not around. Does it mean I like him?”
Zhao Meilan lowered her head and blushed.
Zhao Meilan didn’t understand this before, but after Hu Yiming called off his engagement with Zhao Meijuan, he often came to Lengshui Village to look for her. Over time, Zhao Meilan was moved by him. Hu Yiming also taught her to write his name.
The Hu family came to propose marriage several times later, and they were very sincere in asking her to marry Hu Yiming.
Even if they were refused every time, they did not give up.
Zhao Chuchu smiled and said, “Look at you. You really like him. Although we are only cousins, I will prepare a generous gift for you if you want to get married.”
Zhao Chuchu would cure Hu Yiming and turn him into a normal person.
But Zhao Chuchu didn’t tell Zhao Meilan right now.
The reason why people got surprised was that they were unprepared to receive unexpected joy.
Zhao Meilan would definitely like this wedding gift, and the Hu family would treat Zhao Meilan better because of this.