The Lucky Farm Girl-Chapter 16 - Terror_1

Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Terror_1

Chapter 16 -16 Terror_1

“Jiujiu (sister), is what you said really true?” Everyone was so shocked that they all stood up, their eyes wide open.

In years of favorable weather, the maximum yield for rice and wheat planted in fertile fields could be four or five hundred catties per mu, but these three crops didn’t need to be planted in fertile fields; they could be grown in wastelands and still produce over a thousand catties per mu. In times of drought, they could save many lives. Is this really true?

Yang Mengchen nodded.

“Does Jiujiu know how to plant them?” Old Master Yang asked eagerly.

Yang Mengchen nodded again.

Old Master Yang was immediately overjoyed, dancing with excitement, “Good, this is really wonderful!” He was a farmer, so of course, he cared most about crops and harvests.

The others were ecstatic.

“No wonder Jiujiu insisted on buying them; those ten taels of silver were indeed well spent!” Yang Chengrong exclaimed with emotion and excitement.

Watching her family members excitedly discussing the three crops, Yang Mengchen couldn’t help but throw cold water on their enthusiasm, “We must keep this matter a secret from outsiders for now.”

“Why?” Everyone was puzzled.

“First, there are very few seeds to begin with; second, we do not have the financial resources to plant the seeds; and third, at present, we do not have the powerful strength to ensure the safety of the entire family,” Yang Mengchen explained calmly. “If word gets out, it will certainly attract others who will attempt to forcibly take them, and it could even draw the attention of the County Magistrate, or even the Imperial Court, leading to unimaginable consequences.”

“Jiujiu makes a good point; we indeed need to be cautious,” Yang Chaowu was the first to regain his composure.

After all, he had heard in the military that several princes were openly and secretly contending with one another, and Imperial Court officials were also struggling for power and profit. If this matter were to get out, Jiujiu would become the target of everyone, and their family simply did not have the power to protect her, leaving them at the mercy of others.

Heeding this, everyone’s excitement cooled instantaneously, and their rationality slowly returned. They sat down one by one, all of them instinctively looking at Yang Mengchen. They believed that since Jiujiu had said this, she surely had a countermeasure in mind.

Yang Mengchen did not disappoint everyone, “I plan to wait until people in the village start planting herbs, then secretly mix the three crops with the herbs in our wasteland. If anyone asks, we’ll say they are new varieties. This way, it won’t attract special attention from outsiders.”

“This is a good plan,” they all agreed unanimously.

“Furthermore, the entire family must insist on practicing Tai Chi every morning and evening. I will also slowly teach everyone other self-defense techniques. Not only will this strengthen our bodies, but it will also allow us to protect ourselves or counter-attack if we encounter evildoers. Starting tomorrow, I will teach everyone to read and write after dinner. We don’t aim for prestigious titles, but merely hope that our family won’t be deceived by outsiders.” Yang Mengchen had intended to gradually improve her family’s life, but with the unexpected acquisition of seeds unknown to Dongchu Country, she had to prepare for future challenges.

Naturally, there were no objections from anyone.

Yang Chengrong and her brothers secretly resolved to properly learn to read, practice martial arts, and study medicine from now on to better protect their family.

Picking up the pen and paper from the table, Yang Mengchen began to draw as she spoke, “Tomorrow, uncle will help me make a rack like this and twenty or thirty boxes like these. Tomorrow night, I’ll use them to start teaching the family to read.”

Yang Chaowen nodded in agreement.

After discussing the important matters, the family went out to the yard to practice Tai Chi with Yang Mengchen, then washed up and rested for the night.

The next morning, after breakfast, Old Master Yang and Yang Chaoyi set out to take care of business.

Meanwhile, Yang Mengchen led her nine siblings, along with Yang Chunling, her brother, and the three Zhou siblings, in a grand procession toward the mountains.

Yang Mengchen wanted to see if there were any precious herbs on the mountain, so he led everyone deep into the forest. To their surprise, they indeed found herbs such as Du Zhong among several valuable ones. Yang Mengchen, while teaching everyone how to pick them, explained the related knowledge.

“Jiujiu, you actually know so much about herbs; that’s amazing!” Yang Chunling praised repeatedly.

Zhou Hui and the others also held great admiration for Yang Mengchen.

Meanwhile, Yang Chengrong and his seven brothers displayed pride like that of Rong Youyan’s.

Yang Mengchen smiled, but suddenly his eyes lit up when he saw a plant about fifty centimeters tall, with palmate compound leaves and yellow-green flowers, growing under a yellow magnolia tree a few meters away. He hurried over, squatted down to take a closer look, and when he confirmed it was ginseng, the surprise in his eyes couldn’t be contained.

He carefully dug out the ginseng and saw that the rhizome was densely covered with nodes, the body’s iron thread-like markings were fine, dense, and deep, arranged in rings not connected, the skin of the body was deep and dark, and the roots were sparse. Yang Mengchen estimated it to be at least a hundred years old.

Seeing his sister treating the herb as if it were a precious treasure, Yang Chengrong asked in a low voice, “What is this?”

Yang Mengchen was just about to reply when suddenly, a tiger’s roar that shook the earth came through. It sounded as if it were not far from them, causing the surrounding birds to scatter in panic, and the atmosphere became oppressive and solemn in an instant.

Yang Chengrong immediately shielded his sister, his gaze cautiously fixed on the surroundings.

The others quickly ran over and surrounded the frightened Yang Chunling, Zhou Hui, and Yang Mengchen in the middle.

Seeing Yang Mengchen seemed to want to walk to the right, Yang Chunling exclaimed in alarm, “Jiujiu, where are you going?”

All the boys turned and looked at Yang Mengchen.

Yang Mengchen raised her hand and pointed in the direction of the tiger’s roar, “I want to check it out.”

Everyone firmly opposed.

“Big brother, please let me go,” Yang Mengchen pleaded. “I don’t know why, but I feel like there’s a voice calling me from there, sounding both urgent and desperate. It’s a strange feeling, as if I’ll regret it if I don’t go.”

After thinking it over, Yang Chengrong nodded in agreement, “We’ll go with you.” He believed his sister wouldn’t take risks recklessly.

Yang Chunling and Zhou Hui were too scared to go, so Yang Chengrong asked Yang Tiezhu, Zhou Pinghu, Zhou Pingbao, and the four youngest brothers to stay and protect the two.

The four brothers escorted their sister toward that direction for about half an hour, arriving at a small clearing.

The bloody and brutal scene not far ahead shocked the siblings so much that they stopped in their tracks.

They saw a completely white tiger facing off against a wild boar, both animals covered in blood, obviously severely wounded. A dead wild boar, three roe deer, four wild rabbits, and several pheasants lay on the ground nearby.

On seeing the siblings arrive, the White Tiger somewhat restrained its killing intent, its eyes flashing with joy and hope.

The wild boar, however, bared its sharp tusks and hissed, as if to abandon the White Tiger and charge towards the siblings.

“Jiujiu, be careful,” Yang Chengrong and his brothers, sensing the looming threat, immediately stood in line in front of their sister.

Pushing her brothers aside, Yang Mengchen dashed forward and at the moment the wild boar lunged, she kicked fiercely at its belly. With the sharp spade in her hand, she swung, slicing the boar’s throat in an instant. The boar collapsed with a thud, blood gushing out, and soon lay motionless on the ground, dead.

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