Chapter 4 "Counterattack in the Countryside: Lin Xiao's Planting Legend"
The morning sun was like a gentle golden yarn, lightly sprinkled on the quiet little village. Lin Xiao got up from the hard bed early, stretched his body and yawned.
"Oh, a new day has begun, I have to work hard!" Lin Xiao muttered to himself as he quickly put on his patched but still clean coarse cloth clothes.
After washing up, she picked up a piece of dry food and hurried to her own field. Along the way, the roosters in the village crowed loudly and the puppies wagged their tails happily, as if they were cheering for the new day.
In the fields, the green seedlings swayed gently in the breeze, like a group of cute elves dancing. Lin Xiao rolled up his sleeves, revealing his fair arms with a few scratches, his eyes full of determination and expectation.
"Hmph, look at me. I'm going to grow this field into the best in the village! Then those who look down on me will be dumbfounded!" Lin Xiao said confidently with a stubborn smile on his face.
She bent down and began to weed and fertilize carefully. Every movement was so skillful, yet she showed a spirit of not giving up. Fine beads of sweat soon appeared on her forehead, slid down her cheeks, and dripped onto the fertile soil.
At this moment, Aunt Liu from the village came over slowly, with her hands on her hips and a hint of doubt and disdain on her face.
"Lin Xiao, can you do this? Don't work in vain and waste this good land." Aunt Liu curled her lips and said, her eyes full of doubt.
Lin Xiao raised her head, wiped the sweat off her face, and said with a smile: "Second Aunt, just wait and see! I, Lin Xiao, am no pushover. I have a secret weapon!" She blinked and deliberately kept the secret.
Aunt Liu snorted and said, "What secret weapon? I think you are just messing around!" After that, she shook her head and turned away, still muttering, "This girl is ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth. Wait and see her make a fool of herself."
Lin Xiao didn't care and continued to work hard. He hummed a popular song: "I am an expert in farming. I am not afraid of hard work or suffering..."
Time passed quickly, and it was noon in a blink of an eye. The sun was scorching the earth, as if it was going to burn everything. Lin Xiao was so tired that he was panting, and his face was red, like a ripe apple.
"Oh, I can't do it anymore. I need to rest for a while." Lin Xiao walked to the big tree beside the field and sat down. She took out the kettle and drank the water in big gulps, making a "gulp gulp" sound.
Not long after she sat down, the sky suddenly darkened. The snow-white clouds suddenly turned black as ink, and a strong wind swept in, making the branches beside the field creak.
"What's going on? Is God deliberately making things difficult for me?" Lin Xiao looked at the sky in surprise, his mouth wide open.
Immediately afterwards, raindrops as big as beans fell down with a crackling sound, as if someone in the sky was pouring beans down.
"Oh, my fields!" Lin Xiao rushed into the rain without taking a rest. She desperately used her hands to protect the seedlings, trying to shield them from the wind and rain.
However, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, as if the river in the sky had burst its banks and could not be stopped at all. Lin Xiao stood in the rain, her whole body soaked, her hair stuck to her face, and the rain kept flowing down her cheeks. Her eyes were full of helplessness and anxiety, and her tears and rain mixed together.
"What should I do? Are all my efforts in vain? I won't accept this!" Lin Xiao's voice was tearful, and he seemed so small and helpless in the storm.
At this moment, Mo Yu appeared. He was holding a big umbrella and walking hard in the wind and rain. His clothes were rustling in the wind, but his steps were firm and powerful.
"Little girl, don't worry, I'm here." Mo Yu shouted loudly, his voice full of concern and comfort.
Lin Xiao felt relieved when she saw Mo Yu. But she couldn't help but complain, "Why did you come just now? My fields are going to be ruined!"
Mo Yu smiled and said, "I'm here now, let's work together to find a solution."
The two worked together to protect the fields in the rain, but the rain was so heavy that many parts of the fields were flooded. The rainwater formed streams and flowed through the fields.
After the rain stopped, Lin Xiao looked at the messy fields and felt extremely depressed. She sat on the ground, holding her head with both hands, and her shoulders kept shaking.
"What should I do? I have given so much, why does this happen?" Lin Xiao said sobbing.
Mo Yu patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Don't be discouraged, this is just a small setback, we can start over again."
At this time, there was a commotion in the village. It turned out that those people who usually liked to laugh at jokes gathered together and pointed fingers at each other.
"I heard that Lin Xiao's fields were flooded. Haha, I said she couldn't do it."
"That's right, what can a little girl do to farm? You should go home and embroider!"
When Lin Xiao heard these words, he stood up angrily and clenched his fists.
"Don't look down on me! I will make sure this field yields a good harvest, just wait and see!" Lin Xiao shouted loudly, with flames of anger burning in his eyes.
Mo Yu held her back and said, "Don't bother with them. We will prove it with our actions."
In the following days, Lin Xiao and Mo Yu worked even harder to replant and drain the water. They left early and returned late every day, exhausted with backaches.
One day, when Lin Xiao was working in the fields, he suddenly discovered a strange plant.
"What is this? Is it a treasure?" Lin Xiao squatted down and observed curiously.
Mo Yu came over, took a look and said, "I don't know either, but it doesn't look simple."
Just as they were wondering, the plant suddenly emitted a strange light.
"Wow, what's going on?" Lin Xiao was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
After the light disappeared, a mysterious old man appeared in front of them.
"Young man, this is an opportunity given to you by God," the old man said with a smile.
Lin Xiao and Mo Yu looked at each other, full of confusion and expectation.
The old man handed them a book and said, "This is a secret book on planting. It can help you."
Can Lin Xiao and Mo Yu save the country with this secret book? What new challenges and opportunities will they encounter?