Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder's Comeback in the Era Tales

Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Eldest Sister-in-law Elopes with Someone Else 29

The task was to weed in the sesame field, considered an easy job. Yuan Chun was assigned a patch one acre in size. This was her task for the day.

She moved quickly and worked efficiently, managing to finish weeding in just three hours.

Halfway through the weeding, a notorious scoundrel showed up.

"Yuan Chun, working alone is so boring, not even someone to chat with. Let me help you weed and chat with you. We can develop our relationship. My mom said she likes you and wants you to be her daughter-in-law. As long as you agree, I won’t let you work in the fields anymore and will pamper you at home like a goddess."

"Not happening. I don’t fancy you."

Yuan Chun was disgusted.

This was Er Laizi, a well-known rascal in the village—old, ugly, and a notorious bachelor. His mother was even more infamous in the village as an old shrew, and once you got involved with this mother and son duo, it was hard to shake them off.

Of course, Yuan Chun had her ways of dealing with him.

A mental spiritual power was sent over, and Er Laizi, with a dazed look, picked up his hoe and left her task field. He went to the field not far away, which was allocated to Liu Baozhu.

The Liu siblings were divided into separate tasks. Yunqiao Team had planted quite a bit of sugarcane fields, and before the double cropping of rice, the production team needed to fertilize the sugarcane.

Liu Fusheng, who was tall and sturdy, was assigned to carry the manure.

Liu Fuchai was allocated to apply the manure.

Liu Baozhu, like Yuan Chun, was assigned a one-acre sesame field and was reluctantly working. After half a day’s weeding, she had only weeded enough space for two beds.

Er Laizi helped her with the work, and she did not stop him, even naturally tossing the work all to him and going to rest under a big tree at the field’s edge.

Not long after, Er Lai’s mother, the old shrew, started shouting, "Oh dear, my son isn’t doing his own work; he’s helping his wife with hers. This unfilial son, that woman hasn’t even entered through the door yet, and he’s already fawning over her. If she enters the house, there won’t be any space left for me."

The whole village knew the nature of Er Lai’s mother.

No one believed what she said.

Er Lai’s mother, hands on hips, said, "You all don’t believe me? My Er Laizi is weeding for someone else!"

Someone couldn’t help but ask, "Er Lai’s mother, someone’s going to be Er Laizi’s wife? Who is it, someone from our village?"

"It’s... Liu Baozhu."

Er Lai’s mother’s tongue slipped, and she changed the name just as she was about to say it.

Er Lai’s mother broke out in a cold sweat and was about to explain, but ended up self-contradicting as she mumbled, "Look, my Er Laizi is helping Liu Baozhu work. She didn’t refuse, and it’s because my Er Laizi feels sorry for his own wife and let her rest while he does all the work in the field."

Er Lai’s mother spoke convincingly, and everyone paused their work, glancing around. Indeed, Er Laizi was busy working in the field not far away, while the woman sitting and resting at the field’s edge was none other than Liu Baozhu.

Someone was greatly shocked, "Oh wow, Er Laizi is actually helping Liu Baozhu with her work."

"My goodness, Er Lai’s mother, your Er Laizi is amazing, managing to woo Liu Baozhu."

"Er Lai’s mother, when is your family holding the wedding? Remember to invite us for a drink."

"Though Liu Baozhu is a bit lazy and has a bad reputation, she’s one of the few high school students in the village, and even though she hasn’t graduated, she only has one year left. How could she take a fancy to Er Laizi?"

"By generation, Liu Baozhu should call Er Laizi uncle."

"What uncle or not uncle, they’re not related. Liu Baozhu is already eighteen, and it’s the age to determine her marriage. If she hadn’t been studying, she’d have been married by now."

"Yes, yes, in our village, girls her age already have children."

...

The women in the adjacent fields were chatting eagerly while working, occasionally casting curious glances towards Liu Baozhu resting under the distant tree.

Liu Baozhu remained completely oblivious.