Transmigration: Becoming the Wicked Stepmother of Four Children

Chapter 48 First Rice Harvest

Lu Qingqing then handed the medicine she had bought to her second brother.

After explaining the precautions to my second brother and sister-in-law, I had some doubts and asked:

"Where is the rest of the family? Why didn't I see Dad today?"

Erzhu replied:

"My cousin came over yesterday and said that Grandma needed my mother's help with something."

My mother went to help out at my maternal grandmother's place.

Dad said he hadn't seen his older brother and Da Bao in a long time.

He wanted to go to town to see them, so he left.

Lu Qingqing nodded thoughtfully: "I see."

She looked at her second sister-in-law and said:

"Second brother, you'll have to work hard these next few days and take good care of your sister-in-law."

If anything happens, come and get me.

Lin Erzhu nodded repeatedly: "Qingqing, thank you."

Lu Qingqing waved her hand:

"We're all family, so let's not stand on ceremony. We'll head back now."

After saying that, Lu Qingqing and Lin Yunlan left with the four children.

After returning home, the children played with the wolf cubs in the yard.

Lu Qingqing started chatting with Lin Yunlan.

Lu Qingqing frowned slightly and said:

"Yunlan, I always feel that there's something fishy about my second sister-in-law's miscarriage this time."

Lin Yunlan looked puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Lu Qingqing sighed softly:

"Second sister-in-law is always careful in her actions, how could she have tripped and fallen for no reason?"

Lin Yunlan thought for a moment:

"Could someone have done this on purpose?"

Lu Qingqing's eyes were thoughtful:

"I'm just guessing, I hope I'm just overthinking it."

Lin Yunlan held her hand: "Don't worry too much, maybe it really was just an accident."

Lu Qingqing nodded, but the doubts in her heart lingered.

Lin Yunlan pondered for a moment and said, "Things at home are probably about to change."

Lu Qingqing looked at Lin Yunlan and understood.

"It seems the truth about my cousin and my mother will soon be out of the loop."

Dad said he went to town to see my older brother, but I always felt there was more to it than met the eye.

Lin Yunlan frowned.

"In any case, let's prepare for what to do."

Lu Qingqing nodded gently.

"That's all we can do. Hopefully, nothing too serious will happen."

Just then, the sound of children's laughter came from the courtyard.

The two exchanged a glance, temporarily suppressing their worries.

Before we knew it, the agreed-upon time had arrived.

Today, Lu Qingqing will teach everyone how to grow rice in two crops.

She saw that almost everyone in the village had come, with only a few families absent.

There was Liu Cuihua's family, Lai Mazi's family, and Liu the Widow's family.

Lu Qingqing didn't care. Anyway, it was taught openly, and whoever learned it would harvest two seasons of grain.

Lu Qingqing led everyone to her second brother's field.

This request came from the second brother; he wanted everyone to believe in Lu Qingqing.

We'll use their land as a demonstration field.

Lu Qingqing stood at the edge of the field, cleared her throat, and said:

"Fellow villagers, today we will begin to learn how to plant this second crop of rice."

Everyone stared at her expectantly.

Lu Qingqing began to explain in detail,

From how to handle the rice stubble after the first harvest to the timing and amount of fertilization and irrigation,

Then, the methods for preventing and controlling pests and diseases are explained in a clear, logical, and easy-to-understand manner.

Everyone listened and nodded, and some people asked questions from time to time.

Lu Qingqing patiently answered all of them.

Subsequently, the entire village entered a period of abundant harvest.

My second sister-in-law is physically unable to get out of bed.

Lu Qingqing, Lin Yunlan, and several other children went to the fields to help their second brother's family.

In the golden rice fields, everyone was bent over, busily harvesting the rice.

Lu Qingqing was skilled and soon cut off a large piece.

Lin Yunlan was responsible for bundling the rice, while the children helped pass it around.

The sun was high in the sky, and everyone's clothes were soaked with sweat.

But everyone's face was filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest.

"Qingqing, Yunlan, we really owe you both so much!"

Second Brother Lin Erzhu said gratefully.

Lu Qingqing straightened up and wiped her sweat:

"Second brother, we're family, don't be so formal."

Everyone chatted and laughed as they worked, creating a warm atmosphere in the fields.

About five days later, everyone had harvested their first crop of rice.

Lu Qingqing told everyone:

"Whether the method of double-cropping rice will succeed depends on whether the rice sprouts new shoots after half a month."

If the rice grows, then this method of growing a second crop of rice is considered a success.

Upon hearing this, everyone felt both anticipation and trepidation.

Lin Erzhu said, "Qingqing, whether it succeeds or not, we will be grateful to you."

Lu Qingqing smiled and said, "Second Brother, let's just wait and see."

In the days that followed, the villagers were busy drying the rice.

He would occasionally go to the fields to check on the condition of the rice stubble.

With the busy farming season almost over, Lu Qingqing wanted to get the house construction project on the agenda as soon as possible.

That day, Lu Qingqing led her two wolf cubs into the mountains and encountered a gray wolf and a white wolf again.

The gray wolf then gave Lu Qingqing two pheasants and two rabbits.

Lu Qingqing also caught two lively pheasants in her trap.

After Lu Qingqing returned home from the mountain,

Lin Yunlan and several children then took a pheasant and a rabbit to the village chief's house.

When the village chief saw that it was them, he greeted them with a smile:

"Hey, Yunlan, Qingqing, what brings you here?"

Lu Qingqing said with a smile:

"Village chief, we just came to visit you after the busy farming season, and we also have something we'd like to discuss with you."

The village chief ushered them into the house:

"Come in quickly, come in quickly, let's talk about what's going on."

After everyone sat down, Lin Yunlan said:

"Village chief, we've come today about building houses."

We want to buy another plot of land to build a house, and also buy a few more plots of land.

Because Lin Yunlan had mentioned this before.

Furthermore, the village chief later learned that Lu Qingqing had a connection with the county magistrate.

So things went very smoothly today.

The village chief readily agreed:

“Okay, no problem. Just tell me which piece of land you’re interested in, and I’ll take care of it for you.”

Lu Qingqing quickly thanked him:

"Thank you very much, Village Chief. You've gone to so much trouble."

The village chief waved his hand:

"It's nothing to worry about, it's all for the good of our village. By the way,"

When do you plan to start construction?

Lin Yunlan thought for a moment:

"If the land issue can be settled as soon as possible, we want to start construction as soon as possible."

The village chief nodded:

"Okay, then I'll get the land matter sorted out for you in the next couple of days."

After leaving the village chief's house, Lu Qingqing and Lin Yunlan both breathed a sigh of relief.

They eagerly awaited the completion of the new house.

My second brother came over as soon as I got home.

"Yunlan, our father and eldest brother are back."

Lin Yunlan and Lu Qingqing exchanged a glance and said:

"Second brother, what did they say?"

Lin Erzhu frowned:

"Father didn't look well, and my eldest brother was also silent. I didn't dare to ask him anything."

Lu Qingqing's heart tightened: "It seems things aren't going very well."

Lin Yunlan pondered for a moment: "Let's go, let's go see Dad."

Afterwards, the group went with Lin Erzhu to Lin Qingshan's residence.