Chapter 231 Brother Xia nodded, not taking it seriously.
Chapter 231 Brother Xia nodded, not taking it seriously.
The matchmaker couldn't sit still any longer. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, so she stood up and gave Xia's father and the others an embarrassed "hehe" laugh.
The woman was indeed embarrassed for a moment, but she quickly calmed down.
“You’re never home, what if something happens to you? I’m not wrong,” the woman said, head held high, trying to argue in front of Xia’s parents that she was right.
The woman even wanted Xia's father and mother to agree with her statement.
“But I don’t look down on you, do I?” The woman then turned her face and looked at Xia Mo with a condescending expression.
Xia's mother couldn't hold back any longer. She suddenly jumped up, looked around, and saw a broom in the corner used for sweeping dust. Without saying a word, she rushed over, pulled out the broom, and swung it at the woman.
When the woman saw Xia's mother move, she rushed to grab a broom, thinking that Xia's mother was going to hit Xia Mo, so she didn't move. But when Xia's mother swung the broom at her, she knew she had to run away, but she was too late.
"Ah—murder..."
The woman was struck hard by Xia's mother, and cried out in pain.
"Did I give you face? Did I give you face! You dare to slander my daughter in front of me, did I give you face!" Xia's mother realized that she might have used too much force just now. She gritted her teeth, restrained her strength, and continued to slap the woman while muttering to herself.
"Ah ah ah..."
The woman covered her head and face with both hands as she backed away.
The matchmaker hurriedly put her hands together in apology to Xia Mo, then turned and slipped away.
"You unscrupulous matchmaker, don't ever come to my house again! Every time I see you, I'll slap you, and you too!"
After beating the woman out of the Xia family home, Xia's mother was still not satisfied. She spat at the woman through gritted teeth before slamming the door shut with a loud bang.
The woman, having suffered a loss, was unwilling to accept it. Standing outside the Xia family's gate, she began to speak ill of Xia Mo to the Anjia Village people who had gathered around.
“Her daughter is never home, what did I say wrong?! Her daughter is never home, maybe she’s not a virgin anymore, what did I say wrong?!” The woman thought she was right and shouted at the people of Anjia Village.
The villagers of Anjia Village who were watching exchanged glances, thinking about how Brother Xia would set aside one day each month to teach the village children to read, and how the Xia family would help the villagers make money together.
The villagers from Anjia Village who were watching exchanged glances.
The men couldn't get out, so the women rushed over, grabbing the women's clothes and hair and tearing them apart.
"Do you think Anjia Village is easy to bully? You've got some nerve! How dare you speak ill of our villagers in front of us! I think you're no good!"
The woman couldn't vent her anger; instead, several strong women from Anjia Village tore at her hair and twisted it several times, causing her face to contort in pain. She was then driven out of Anjia Village.
The matchmaker was surprised that the people of Anjia Village would defend the Xia family so much, and promptly turned and ran away.
The matchmaker thought that Anjia Village was united and should not be trifled with.
The woman was thrown out of Anjia Village and went back crying.
The woman returned to her own home in tears, but instead of being comforted, she was blamed.
The woman recounted her experiences in the Xia family and Anjia Village, but her husband not only failed to help her, he also slapped her!
The woman's son looked at her with resentment.
Wan Xiucai's face twisted as he said, "Mother, I know your son is excellent, but think about that thousand taels! If I marry Xia Mo, that person promised to give us a thousand taels, and I can also get several hundred taels as dowry! A lot of money will be in my hands, how can you ruin this? Don't you want to live the good life of a rich lady? Don't you want to be served by servants?"
Xia Mo heard the news she wanted to hear, and not wanting to waste her divine sense at Wan's house, she decisively withdrew it.
Tsk.
Ma Yiyi is in the capital, still plotting against her.
* * *
Fearing that things would be too late, Xia Mo took out a book on rice cultivation techniques while chatting intimately with his family, handed it to his second brother, and said, "Second brother, write this down. We'll start raising seedlings tomorrow."
Brother Xia took the booklet and, upon seeing the title written on it, his eyes showed an undisguised look of surprise.
"Second brother, this is something I obtained by chance while traveling," Xia Mo said, not wanting to tell his father and the others about the high-tech intrusion, so he simply didn't say how he got it.
"Is the planting method described in this booklet really feasible?" Brother Xia looked at it and still found it unbelievable that a harvest could be obtained in just three months.
“Of course,” Xia Mo nodded affirmatively, and said playfully, “If we start raising seedlings now, we can plant another crop of rice this year and harvest one more crop than others.”
Xia Erge looked at Xia's father.
It's the end of June now. There are still two months until the rice in their fields is ripe. After two months, it will be autumn, and after autumn comes winter, but then there will be no way to plant rice.
“We’re starting to cultivate seedlings now, and they’ll take about forty days to grow, right?” Xia Mo said.
“But the rice in the fields is still two months away from ripening,” Xia Erge said, looking at Xia Mo, thinking that Xia Mo must have something to say.
“Not bad. In a month, the rice in our eight acres of land will be ready for harvest,” Xia Mo said confidently.
"Hmm?" Xia's father and the others asked in confusion.
Xia Mo reached out and took the booklet "Rice Planting Techniques," opened it, pointed to the fertilization steps inside, and said, "Fertilizing according to these steps can accelerate rice ripening."
Xia's father and the others were surprised, but they didn't suspect anything.
“I’ll go prepare the fertilizer now,” Xia’s father said, getting up.
The villagers all put their compost on the mountainside, which is not far from the village and the wind cannot blow into the village, so they don't have to worry about the stench entering the village.
Father Xia acted quickly, and Brother Xia took the booklet and looked at it carefully as well.
"Father, the rice cultivation techniques in this booklet were devised by our family. When my second brother takes the imperial examinations in the future, he will have this achievement, and his career path will be smoother," Xia Mo said sincerely to her father.
After thinking for a moment, Xia's father nodded decisively: "Okay."
"Big brother, I gave the credit for the rice planting technology to second brother, are you angry?" Xia Mo playfully jumped in front of her eldest brother and asked with a wink.
Brother Xia reached out and gently tapped Xia Mo's forehead, deliberately saying, "Angry, angry, really angry." As he spoke, Brother Xia couldn't help but laugh out loud.
What's there to be angry about? We're all family. If Brother Xia is better, does that mean he's not?
Xia Mo reached out and tugged at Brother Xia's sleeve, shook it, and said, "Brother, if you want to do any business in the future, just tell me, and I'll figure it out! I have a wide network of connections and many ways to get things done."
Brother Xia nodded, not taking it seriously. Instead, he showed concern for Xia Mo, saying, "It's not easy for you out there either. Don't worry about home. Protect yourself first, okay?"
"Mmm-hmm," Xia Mo nodded obediently.
The main room of the Xia family home was filled with a warm atmosphere.
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