CHAPTER 192: CHAPTER 192 THE THINGS WE DIDN’T FINISH LAST TIME

In the afternoon, Mu Shuangshuang headed out with a hoe in hand.

The hoe was borrowed from Zhao Yun’s house, as all of Old Mu Family’s farming tools were kept tightly locked up, especially after the incident she caused at noon. Old Mrs. Mu watched her even more closely.

Afraid that Old Mrs. Mu might steal from her room, Mu Shuangshuang specifically instructed Mu Dashan not to let anyone inside as she left.

She went to the field quite early, but Lu Yuanfeng was even earlier; he was already shirtless, working the soil with a pick.

The land, which was previously overgrown and desolate, now had several trenches dug, and the ridges looked increasingly organized.

In the corner, manure was piled up like a small hill, but seeing the quantity, Mu Shuangshuang realized it wasn’t just the manure in front of Lu Yuanfeng’s house.

As she was wondering, Lu Yuanfeng happened to look up.

Seeing Mu Shuangshuang standing there looking at the manure, he directly said, "These were fetched by Daniu and Dahu from their grandmother’s house; there are fewer people farming over there. Most folks go hunting in the mountains; the two of them spent the morning gathering this much."

Speaking of which, Zhao Daniu and Zhao Dahu were quite grateful to Mu Shuangshuang. Upon hearing she and Lu Yuanfeng were short on manure, the two immediately helped without hesitation, saving Mu Shuangshuang the effort of making organic fertilizer herself.

Since Lu Yuanfeng had almost finished plowing the soil, Mu Shuangshuang picked up the dustpan on the side and started spreading the manure on the ground.

The seven or eight parts of the land were enough with this manure.

The thought of vegetables soon growing on this barren land made Mu Shuangshuang work more cheerfully.

"Shuangshuang, the manure is dirty, leave it; I’ll come over once I’m done hoeing."

Lu Yuanfeng saw Mu Shuangshuang using her hands to grab the manure directly, even without her homemade gloves, and quickly stopped her.

"No worries, you finish hoeing and take a break. Leave this to me, I plan to sprinkle water directly and plant the seeds afterward."

Planting the seeds earlier meant they could eat vegetables from their home garden sooner.

Seeing Shuangshuang refuse to stop, Lu Yuanfeng could only work harder, hoping to finish quickly to help Shuangshuang.

If it weren’t for Shuangshuang’s suggestion, Lu Yuanfeng would certainly never have done something like planting vegetables.

Although he had the strength, he had never done farm work like this; before, whenever his family needed vegetables, he would exchange game caught in the mountains with neighbors, sometimes getting more, sometimes less, but enough to eat.

By the time Lu Yuanfeng finished hoeing the ground, Mu Shuangshuang had almost spread all the manure, and next was to dig small troughs and throw seeds into them.

Mu Shuangshuang initially planned to finish the few parts of the land in the afternoon and then find ways to get manure, so she didn’t bring any seeds when she went out, and now she needed them, so she had to go back once.

On the way to get seeds, Mu Shuangshuang unexpectedly encountered the lazy Mu Danian coming out, recalling his ugly face when he falsely accused her in the morning, Mu Shuangshuang decided to follow Mu Danian to see what he was up to.

Mu Danian went to a well-known deserted house in the village, which had been abandoned for years and rumored to be haunted, so no one would go there.

Mu Danian was bold; whenever he had affairs with Chen Hong, he would choose either this place or the wild, making it hard to be discovered and especially thrilling!

Seeing Mu Danian’s familiarity with the place, Mu Shuangshuang knew it was his secret spot and watched him enter the house. After a while, strange sounds of men and women yelling and moaning came from inside.

She wasn’t stupid enough to believe the two were practicing singing there; after about half an hour, when it quieted down inside, Mu Shuangshuang sneaked up with a stick, hooked Mu Danian and Chen Hong’s clothes, tied them to stones, and threw them into the nearby stinky ditch.

She wanted to see how the shameless couple would leave without clothes!

When she returned to get the seeds, almost an hour had passed since Mu Shuangshuang left, and she saw Lu Yuanfeng at home, sweating heavily.

He seemed to have been searching for her for a long time, his eyes full of panic, until he saw Mu Shuangshuang, his heart finally eased.

Lu Yuanfeng initially waited for Mu Shuangshuang at the vegetable garden, but after waiting and not seeing her, he decided to check if something had happened at Shuangshuang’s house, only to be told by Mu Dashan she hadn’t returned.

Lu Yuanfeng was almost frantic, having searched the village several times back and forth without seeing her. Now that Mu Shuangshuang was safe in front of him, he was both worried and angry.

"Where did you go? Do you know how long I’ve been looking for you?"

Though Lu Yuanfeng was not a petty person, all so-called rationality vanished when facing Shuangshuang.

The seventeen-year-old boy had a hint of anger and a bit of relief on his face. Mu Shuangshuang suddenly realized something, her heart beating strongly, but quickly she suppressed this feeling.

She had more important things to do at the moment, and being only thirteen, it was not time for such thoughts.

Mu Shuangshuang regained her smile, "I just ran into someone..."

Mu Shuangshuang briefly recounted her encounter with Mu Danian to Lu Yuanfeng, but didn’t mention stealing the couple’s clothes.

She still remembered being carried away from the field by Lu Yuanfeng last time.

Actually, this kid wasn’t someone who compromised easily; at least Mu Shuangshuang saw him as someone with spirit, a straightforward man.

Lu Yuanfeng breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately grew serious, "Lately, things haven’t been peaceful around several nearby villages. I heard today that kids from Dahuo Village were stolen the day before yesterday, and they haven’t been found yet.

Now the villages are preparing to increase vigilance, each village head already looking for people to patrol; Shuangshuang, until the people are caught, you must not go out alone and keep Xiao Han and Little Zhi safe."

Abduction in the village was a matter of concern, and hearing about Dahuo Village, Mu Shuangshuang remembered her idle-taking second aunt seemed to be from Dahuo Village too, wondering if it had anything to do with her family.

"I understand, you must also remember to take Yuanbao with you when you go out these days; we can’t take such risks."

After chatting for a while, Mu Shuangshuang took the seeds and returned to the garden.

Mu Shuangshuang planted a few cabbage seeds into the dug troughs, followed by chili and eggplant, and Lu Yuanfeng followed behind her, pouring water every time she set down seeds.