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Chapter 269: Chapter 271 Don’t Indulge Him_1
At around eight or nine in the morning, Tan Zhengyuan finally grabbed his sickle and headed to his own field.
"Big Brother Tan, Fourth Boss has already harvested nearly half an acre, how come you’re just now arriving?" someone jested.
Tan Zhengyuan lazily replied, "I only have two acres of land, what’s the hurry?"
In his heart, he silently added, wasn’t he supposed to wait until Fourth Boss finished cutting his own family’s rice before coming to help?
"Look how lazy he is, I wonder if he can even finish by tomorrow," a woman said mockingly.
The most capable workers in the Tan Family were Fourth Boss and Hu’s Clan, along with the couple from Third Boss’s house.
But this year, none of these four could be counted on, so there were bound to be some funny stories about the Tan Family.
"It’s a good thing there are no sons, otherwise who knows what they’d have to scrape together for a son’s wedding dowry!"
Someone made a snide remark, garnering a burst of laughter from the others.
Tan Zhengyuan hummed lightly, he now also had a son, but he would have to wait for Widow Xu to give birth before he could show off.
It was not so much the fear of ten thousand possibilities, but the fear of that one in ten thousand; if a son wasn’t born, those people would certainly laugh even harder.
Although Tan Zhengyuan arrived late, he left early; when others were still thinking of cutting for a while longer, he was already carrying his sickle home.
Now, even a fool would know his intentions.
Half an hour later, Er Ya came to call them, and Tan Zhenghong and Qiao Duo’er finally went home to eat.
"Fourth Boss, with your quick hands and feet, you must have finished that acre of land by now," an old lady said with a smile. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝙢
Tan Zhenghong shook his head, "How could it be that fast? There’s still quite a big plot left."
However, with Qiao Duo’s help, the progress was much faster than before.
Qiao Duo tied the rice straw efficiently, her explanation being that she often ties people up, so tying rice straw was a piece of cake for her.
"Let me tell you, Big Brother Tan only cut for a while this morning, and who knows how much he actually got done; probably he’s just waiting for you guys," Sister-in-law Yan said, advising, "Don’t you spoil that lazy bone, otherwise you’ll have to provide for him your whole lives."
The old lady advised fervently; Tan Zhenghong was a good child, but just too gullible, always bullied by the rest of the Tan Family.
Even as an outsider, she couldn’t help but feel sorry for Tan Zhenghong.
Fortunately, Tan Zhenghong married a good wife. This must be what they call good karma.
"Thank you for the reminder, Sister-in-law Yan. I was planning to start building a house after this busy season is over. At that time, I’ll have to ask Brother Kuan Zi for help," Tan Zhenghong said politely.
"No problem, you and Kuan Zi grew up playing together, if your family needs help, Kuan Zi will definitely be there!" Sister-in-law Yan replied without hesitation.
Who could refuse to help when someone was building a house, plus there was the opportunity to earn some wage.
Tan Zhenghong nodded and then heard Sister-in-law Yan add, "Once the house is built, you two can have a baby, and life will start picking up."
"Let’s hope your kind words come true," Tan Zhenghong said perfunctorily.
Qiao Duo stood behind Tan Zhenghong, like a shy new bride.
Sister-in-law Yan waved her hand, "I’ll be happy if all you young people are doing well. It’s getting late, you should hurry back to eat."
After saying that, she also called her family to head home. The autumn harvest was important, but people’s lives were even more so; they couldn’t afford to work someone to exhaustion.
Qiao Duo couldn’t help but marvel that there were still more good people in this world.
Gathering such a bunch of good-for-nothings like the Tan Family was no easy feat.
In the afternoon, Tan Zhenghong told Qiao Duo to rest at home, after all she still had to braise vegetables and go to town later. Going back to the field might just wear her out, right?
Hu’s Clan had been busy all morning on her own, and the two young girls had their little faces flushed red from the heat, so Qiao Duo agreed.
