Village Chief Li passed by Bai Zhi’s house. Seeing the carriage was parked in the yard. He knew Bai Zhi and Hu Changlin came back. He went straight into the yard and yelled: “Zhi’er, Changlin, are you there?”

Zhao Sue was making tea in the living room, when she heard the call, she hurried out and said: “Village Chief, come in and sit down. They are upstairs. I’ll call them.”

Village Chief Li didn’t try to be polite, he went inside and sat down. A tea set was already served in front of him. Village Chief Li poured himself a cup of tea and drank while waiting.

The layout of the house was new. He sat his buttocks in the chair comfortably, which he had never experience before.

Hu Changlin went down first. Seeing Village Chief Li sitting and drinking tea, he sat down beside him and asked with joy: “The Bai Family finished quarreling?”

Village Chief Li waved his hand: “Don’t mention it, their whole family is a mess. As long as every one of them is breathing, the fight will not end.”

Bai Zhi also came downstairs at this time, holding a box of snacks that haven’t been opened in her hands. She put the snacks on the table and laughed: “Every family has difficulties, especially the Bai Family. You shouldn’t think too much about it. This snack is from Baiweizhai. Boss Chen delivered it when he came over yesterday. You can take it if you want.”

Village Chief Li smiled and said: “Okay, I won’t be polite to you.” He put down the teacup in hand and then said to Hu Changlin and Bai Zhi: “I have received a letter today. The messenger in the front line will come tomorrow to give the letters. If there is no accident, Hu Feng’s letter must be among them. I told you in advance to make you happy.”

Hu Changlin immediately opened his mouth: “This is a happy event. I’ve been dreaming these past few days. I’ve dreamed that Hu Feng came back. This letter must be a representation of that dream.”

Bai Zhi busily asked: “What time will it be delivered tomorrow?” She still has work to do tomorrow. If she knew the time, she could adjust and rush back.

Village Chief Li shook his head: “This I can’t tell, the messenger will not only deliver letters in Huangtuo Village. He will most likely deliver letters to all families who joined the army. I think he will arrived by the afternoon, after all, our village is far from the town.”

Bai Zhi nodded her head: “Alright, Li Bo, I’ll bother you to collect the letter first.” She needs to water the herbs tomorrow, she doesn’t dare to let the villagers do this job. The newly sprouted herbs cannot be poured with more or less water. If she let other people do it, they might get anxious to finish their job early so that they can get the money earlier. Why would they bother to care about the life and death of herbs?

In these 3 acres of fields, she cannot do it alone. Hu Changlin, Zhou Awu, Zhao Sue and Zhao Lan will go with her.

The most troublesome process in planting herbs is watering. It can’t be irrigated like rice grains or wheat, nor can it be sprinkled with water like vegetables. It must be watered one by one. The amount of water should be exact as needed. Nothing more, nothing less. The herbs that grow out in this process will be very tender. Although gathering wild herbs was much easier, but they will be not as delicious as this one.

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Early the next morning, a large group of people set off to the field. Ru’er was entrusted to the Village Chief Li and his wife. They will take care of her until they finished their work.

When Zhou Awu’s family still lived with them, the two elders also helped him to watch Ru’er. They like Ru’er very much. She was not only looked beautiful but also well-mannered and smart. Don’t look at her small figure, her little mouth was very sweet. The two old couple was very happy whenever she was around with them.

Ever since Zhou Awu’s family moved away, the Li Family’s house suddenly quiets down and seemed like it has turned into an ice cave.

 

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