Rising sun is born in the east

Chapter 149 Entering the Courtyard for Water

Ouyang Lei entered the courtyard and saw Tian Jing lazily leaning on a lounge chair by the adobe wall, basking in the sun. Sunlight spilled over her, creating a sense of tranquil beauty.

"What are you looking at?" Li Zhengguo asked with displeasure.

"Looking at my sister? You're not worthy of her."

"But she's mine."

"Yes, she's yours. No one dares to snatch her, and no one would dare. If she doesn't lift a finger, she can scare people to death."

Li Zhengguo had Chen Suozhu, who had been dazed in the yard, move out the dining table. He brought over a long stool. "Brother Lei, please have a seat."

Ouyang Lei ignored his sarcastic tone and sat down unceremoniously.

Li Zhengguo dragged Chen Suozhu into the kitchen, forbidding him to come out. He then brought over a bowl of plain water and placed it before Ouyang Lei. "Brother Lei, my family doesn't have cups. We have broken bowls."

"Yes, thank you." Ouyang Lei was very polite.

Seeing the bowl with several nicks, Tian Jing beckoned Li Zhengguo to her with a smile.

When Li Zhengguo came to her side, she motioned for him to bend down.

As he bent down, Tian Jing pinched his cheek. "Do you know? You're so cute like this."

Li Zhengguo's face instantly turned red. "Tiantian."

"Yes, I like it, I really like it."

Li Zhengguo's face turned even redder. Coupled with his complexion, it wasn't very attractive. However, after Tian Jing helped him absorb the essence of ginseng that time, his features became a bit more defined, and he no longer looked ugly.

Tian Jing's fingers gently caressed his lips. "Don't argue with Ouyang Lei anymore. He's just a hooligan, best to ignore him."

"Mm." Li Zhengguo's eyes darkened. Was Tiantian teasing him?

"Cough, cough, cough." Ouyang Lei coughed a few times to indicate his presence. Otherwise, these two might have started kissing.

Li Zhengguo glared back at him, then turned back and planted a kiss on Tian Jing's forehead before straightening up and looking at Ouyang Lei.

"Did you drink it? Drink up and leave quickly."

Ouyang Lei: "..."

Tian Jing smiled, stroking her forehead. Li Zhengguo was becoming bolder.

Ouyang Lei sought out the one in charge to speak. "Sister, men shouldn't be spoiled, they'll get arrogant."

"My man, I'll spoil him."

This was too much, he was jealous. Ouyang Lei changed the subject. "Sister, why do you like staying in such a poor and remote place?"

"Because my man is here."

"Sister, can we have a normal conversation?"

"It's perfectly normal. A man is the root of a family, and my root is here."

"Tiantian." Li Zhengguo squatted by Tian Jing's legs. "There's also a saying that a woman is the soul of a family, and my soul is with you."

Ouyang Lei: "..." Should he find a woman too, otherwise he'd be angered to death by this couple.

Outside, Lin Guangde was harvesting vegetables with a few people. As he cut, he was amazed. Tian Jing had actually grown such good vegetables?

They were dewy and green, and very plump and robust. If he hadn't brought people to destroy them, they would have grown even larger if left for a few more days.

On three fen of land, she had planted five types of vegetables: cabbage, bok choy, kohlrabi, celery, and small radishes, and they had all grown so well. If it were two mu of land, what would that be like?

He, did he have a chance to follow suit? The thought arose and immediately fell. He was lucky not to be retaliated against by the master, let alone hope for such good fortune.

Captain Ou and Secretary Yang watched the dewy vegetables being pulled up and cut with heartache.

They personally helped, wanting to at least experience the joy of the harvest.

As they pulled, they exchanged glances and, with unspoken understanding, walked over to Lin Guangde. "Guangde."

"What is it?" Lin Guangde didn't look up, continuing to work.

"That Brother Lei, does he have a lot of plastic sheeting?"

"I don't know."

"Aren't you his people?"

"Don't talk nonsense. He's my boss, I'm his subordinate."

Lin Guangde finally looked up. His left cheek was swollen high, and his left eye was narrowed into a slit.

Captain Ou looked at Secretary Yang and then gestured towards the Li family's house.

The two put down their vegetables in tacit agreement and walked to the courtyard gate of the Li family. "Zhengguo."

Li Zhengguo came to the gate to greet them. "Secretary Yang, Captain Ou, please come in and sit."

"Yes, yes, gladly."

This was exactly what they wanted to hear, so the two quickly agreed.

Secretary Yang and Captain Ou entered.

Chen Suozhu, who was in the kitchen, very perceptively went to the main hall and brought out two long stools.

Li Zhengguo directly brought out the thermos and placed two small tea mugs in front of them, making Ouyang Lei exclaim in annoyance. "Li Zhengguo, didn't you say you didn't have cups, but had broken bowls?"

"Right, no cups, but broken bowls and tea mugs."

"You're deliberately trying to anger me, aren't you?"

"It's good that you know. Today, if you hadn't encountered me and Tiantian, would others have been bullied by you?"

"Alright, alright, I understand. I definitely won't help my brothers with their troubles anymore, okay?"

Tian Jing pulled Li Zhengguo to sit beside her. "Don't argue with him. Ask the Captain and Secretary if they need anything."

Captain Ou poured himself and the Secretary some hot water. Hearing Tian Jing's words, he immediately asked Ouyang Lei, "Brother Lei, you have a lot of plastic sheeting, don't you?"

Ouyang Lei twitched his lips. He didn't like dealing with village cadres.

Tian Jing glared at him. "Didn't you say you had as much as they wanted?"

"That's for my sister."

Tian Jing saw that Ouyang Lei was reluctant to talk to the Captain and spoke to the Captain instead. "Captain, how much do you need? Just say it. Brother Lei likes to get straight to the point."

"Our two families also want to build greenhouses and grow vegetables like you." Captain Ou spoke directly.

"Captain, I have my own methods for growing vegetables, and the vegetables I grow are beyond others' reach. What if your investment doesn't pay off?"

Tian Jing was most afraid of others comparing her vegetables. She had already controlled herself as much as possible, yet they were still too good. Next time, she would have to transfer even less of her ability.

"We definitely won't blame you. We don't expect to grow as well as you. Being comparable to other villages would be enough. Plus, with out-of-season vegetables, there should be income."

"Since that's the case," Tian Jing glanced at Ouyang Lei, "then two mu of plastic sheeting for each family. Brother Lei, do you have it?"

"They have it for those two families. For others, it's gone."

Tian Jing understood. Ouyang Lei was giving face to her, providing for the Captain and Secretary, while also preventing other villagers from following suit and complaining to her if they didn't make money.

"Then thank you, Brother Lei."

Tian Jing's thanks made Ouyang Lei breathe a sigh of relief. It was good that he wasn't blindly being charitable.

"I'll drive it in tomorrow morning, along with the cement. Remember to ask people to help move it from the riverside. This broken place, blocked by the river, what's so good about it? Why is Sister living in such a remote place?"

Tian Jing gave him a sideways glance and said to the Captain and Secretary, "Then tomorrow, the Secretary and Captain should send people to keep an eye on the riverside."

"Yes, yes, then we won't disturb you."

Li Zhengguo escorted them out of the courtyard and then turned back.

Tian Jing pointed at Ouyang Lei playfully. "The deep mountains behind here are a treasure trove. If I don't live here, would I live in your old, dilapidated county town?"

Ouyang Lei's eyes widened. "That, is it from these mountains?"

"What do you think?"

"I, can I go?"

"If you dare, go ahead!"

"Tomorrow, I'll bring my gun tomorrow..."

"What are you bringing?" Tian Jing narrowed her eyes at him.

"Uh, I'm not allowed to bring it?"

"You're allowed. You're very capable, using guns to conquer the world. Why didn't you bring it today?"