Chapter 133: Exchange
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Please continue reading on ΒOXΝVEL.ϹΟM .Mu Yangling covered the seeds with soil and was about to pack up and leave when Liu Lang ran over to invite her. “Come to my house for a meal.”
Mu Yangling shook her head. “Forget it. I’ll go to Cousin Li’s house.” Mu Yangling glanced at the Liu family’s fields and said, “Go back and tell your mother that if she still comes over in the afternoon to help Cousin Li plant crops, I’ll go over and help you plow. In the evening, while the sun isn’t vicious, I’ll help you plow enough land to keep you occupied tomorrow morning. How about that?”
Since Mu Yangling’s advantage was her strength, she could achieve the greatest results by helping to pull the plow and alternating between the two sides. Even though there is one fewer person plowing on the Liu family’s side, the number of people planting seeds did not decrease. Since she would always be ahead of the people planting the seeds on each side, there would no longer be a phenomenon of them not having enough plowed land to plant.
On the other hand, now that Liu Li’s family had an additional person helping to plant the seeds, their speed was not slow either.
Liu Lang knew for certain that his parents would agree. However, looking at Mu Yangling’s petite frame, he was very worried. In a lowered voice, he asked, “Can you handle this? You’ve been pulling the plow for a day. Even cows have to rest.”
Mu Yangling said blankly, “I don’t feel tired, because to me, it’s just like walking for a day. Considering I’m in good health, I can even walk for a day and a night, much less a day.”
Liu Lang, who could barely pull the iron plow, looked at Mu Yangling speechlessly, his eyes filled with grief and indignation.
Mu Yangling chuckled in embarrassment and changed the topic. “By the way, doesn’t your section have plowing oxen? Isn’t it your turn yet?”
Liu Lang said unhappily, “Don’t mention it. The plowing oxen is still at my section commander’s house. Before his family finishes planting their crops, the subordinates won’t have their turn. By the time it’s my family’s turn, the planting season will have long passed.”
Mu Yangling’s eyes widened. “Your section commander actually wants to finish planting his family’s land before passing the oxen to someone else?”
“Otherwise, do you think everyone is as fair and kind-hearted as Uncle to give up using the oxen and rotate it between his subordinates?” Liu Lang said angrily, “If only my family had been assigned to the same section as your family back then. Then, our family would definitely be able to use an ox and won’t have to work so hard now. In fact, my father collapsed on the bed right after returning, his shoulders visibly twitching. My mother has cried a few times over this.”
Each section was only allocated five plowing oxen. Mu Yangling felt that since her father didn’t know how to plow the land or plant, it would be a waste to leave the plowing oxen at her house. So, she suggested that each family could only use an ox for four hours before letting the oxen rest for an hour. Then, the oxen would be passed on to the next family. When it was the Mu family’s turn, they would skip it.
Mu Shi had always listened to his daughter, so he did as his daughter suggested. With Mu Shi in charge, nobody bullied the weak in his section. However, it was different for the other sections. Most of the section commanders would hoard the plowing oxen for a long time or favor his relatives and friends. Mu Yangling could also imagine that. But she did not have any good solution, so she waved her hand and said, “How about this? I need help with detailed work in two days. If your mother agrees to help me, I’ll help you plow your land. What do you think?”
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