After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 33 Purchasing Grain Seeds
The next morning, Su Tai and Su Changfu left the village together. When they arrived at Shenjiazhuang, they found that the villagers there were also engaged in spring plowing.

Shenjiazhuang is located next to the Daxun River. Although the Daxun River had dried up, it recovered somewhat in the spring due to the melting snow and glacial meltwater.

Shen Yi was working in the field when he saw them and immediately put down his hoe and went home.

"Uncle, why did you bring Xiaotai here?" Shen Yi asked as he poured water for them.

Su Changfu was a little embarrassed, and immediately took out two taels of silver. "Shen Yi! This is the silver that Ximen Village owes you."

Shen Yi paused for a moment, then instantly understood Su Changfu's intention and shook his head to refuse, "Uncle, I didn't do anything. I don't want this money. It would only cause trouble if I took it."

Su Changfu smiled bitterly, "I knew you would say that, but I really have no choice. Those bastards in Ximen Village dug three feet into the ground in the places you pointed out, but they didn't find anything. Now that spring plowing has started, they are in a hurry. That old bastard Gao Zhi clearly knew what the villagers were doing, but he tacitly approved of it."

Now they're begging me again, what can I do? Could you perhaps find some time to go and take another look? Don't worry, this time I'll definitely make them pay you!

Shen Yi frowned slightly, put down the water, and sat down. "Uncle, since you've stepped in, I certainly won't let you down. But as you can see, our village is busy with spring plowing. The water in the Daxun River is running low. If we wait too long and the water runs out, we won't be able to plant anything. I have to finish the work in the fields before I can go with you."

"Yes, yes, Uncle understands. How much land do you own?" Su Changfu asked somewhat anxiously.

Shen Yi said, "Not much, just four acres of fertile land. It will be enough in two days."

Su Changfu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good. If you're too busy, your uncle can help."

"No need to trouble you, Uncle," Shen Yi politely declined.

Su Tai chuckled beside her, "Brother Shen, I came here for spring plowing, and I also want to go into the mountains."

Su Changfu's expression changed. "Nonsense! Your Brother Shen is so busy, how could he have time to accompany you into the mountains!"

Shen Yi quickly spoke up, "Going for a while won't hurt."

Su Changfu shook his head repeatedly, "Just keep spoiling her!"

Shen Yi smiled and quickly led Su Tai out.

After the two entered the mountains, Su Tai revealed her purpose: "Brother Shen, this time I went to the county town with my father and got some high-quality grain seeds. Can you help me get more medicinal herbs? I'll trade you the grain seeds for them, how about it?"

"Okay! You can do whatever you want." Shen Yi looked at the little girl beside him with doting eyes, indulging her without any limits.

Because Su Tai needed herbs, he really didn't hold back and searched everywhere. In just one hour, he had gathered a small pile, including all kinds of common herbs.

Shen Yi was afraid of tiring her out, so he only let her stay on the side to rest and didn't let her move.

While Shen Yi wasn't paying attention, Su Tai first sold some herbs to the automated trading counter, then went to help dig up herbs and wild vegetables. The two worked together seamlessly and didn't descend the mountain until it was almost dark.

When Su Changfu saw that the two had only brought back two baskets of herbs after being gone for so long, he thought that the things in the mountains were about to be harvested, and he became even more worried.

The night is rich.

Su Tai entered the Time-Space Gate transfer station and sold the remaining two baskets of herbs. After working for half a day, she earned 285 coins, which was only enough to buy 35 catties of wheat seeds.

She was very upset.

The next day, when he handed the wheat seeds to Shen Yi, he looked very dejected. "Brother Shen, I wanted to help, but unfortunately I could only get these wheat seeds."

Shen Yi was shocked when he saw it, "Little Moss, this wheat seed..."

Both in terms of size and color, the wheat seeds that Su Tai provided were of the highest quality.

"Where did you get these? How much silver did they cost?" Shen Yi asked with concern. Su Tai bit her lip and remained silent.

Shen Yi sighed helplessly and took out a money pouch from his pocket. "Here, see if this is enough?"

Su Tai poured out the loose silver and copper coins inside, her eyes widening instantly. "Brother Shen, how much is all this?"

"Seven and a half ounces, plus three hundred coins."

Su Tai turned her back and silently did some calculations. She took out one and a half ounces of the money and returned the rest to Shen Yi. "This is enough. You can keep the rest."

"That's all?" Shen Yi's brows were furrowed in anguish. Even low-quality grain seeds sold for 100 wen per jin outside. His family had four mu of land and needed 80 jin, which would be 8 taels of silver. If it were the wheat seeds Su Tai gave him, they would probably cost more than 150 wen per jin. How could they only be worth 1.5 taels?

Su Tai nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and without saying a word, pushed Shen Yi out of the room, and then bolted the door shut before entering the transfer station. She sold the tael and a half of silver, finally raising enough money to buy the remaining grain seeds.

After finishing all this, she breathed a sigh of relief. Before leaving with Su Changfu, she instructed Shen Yi, "The remaining grain seeds are in the room where I live. Soak the wheat seeds in water before sowing, and transplant them after they sprout. This will save time and increase the yield. If you decide to go to Ximen Village, go to Dongmen Village to find me first, and I will go with you to take a look."

Shen Yi felt a warmth in his heart and nodded with a faint smile, "Okay! I'll do whatever you say."

Back home, Su Tai began to ponder her grand plan to accumulate virtual currency.

This time, she only had thirty virtual currency left after buying seeds, not even enough to plant a small seed. She needed to raise the money as soon as possible to stop those scoundrels from Ximen Village from harassing her.

Right now, everyone is busy with spring plowing, so not many people are going into the mountains. The mushrooms and tender wild vegetables in the mountains are left untouched, which is perfect for her.

Five days passed, and then Shen Yi arrived.

Su Tai had saved up enough virtual currency, so she told Su Chunlin and his wife and then went to Ximen Village with Shen Yi.

This time, Gao Zhi's attitude was completely different from last time. He not only fawned over Shen Yi, but even praised Su Tai for a long time. Liu Shi also treated him with great hospitality, even serving eggs on the table.

As for those troublesome villagers, none of them showed up, presumably they had been warned in advance.

Shen Yi silently observed this, and without any hesitation, he treated Su Tai to a meal before going out to check on the situation.

During this time, Gao Zhi and Liu accompanied them the whole time, and they didn't see a single villager.

The Gao couple led them around for a while, then said with embarrassed faces, "That's the situation. We don't know where to dig a well right now."

Su Tai whispered a couple of words in Shen Yi's ear.

Shen Yi nodded slightly and looked at Gao Zhi, "Could you please get two shovels, Village Chief Gao? I'll take a look."

When Gao Zhi heard that Shen Yi wanted to dig it himself, he was eager to go back and get shovels with Liu Shi.

Shen Yi went down into a well to investigate.

Su Tai, who was above, took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention and dropped a small spring into the well, which wasn't too deep.

Gao Zhi and his wife brought over the shovel, and Shen Yi immediately got to work.

The water started flowing just after noon.

Liu lay down on the well in disbelief, staring at the shimmering water at Shen Yi's feet. Her eyes widened in astonishment, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. "We really dug out water!"

(End of this chapter)