After coming out of the restaurant, Su Ziling went to Shen Xingye's mansion, took the things, and rode in a shaky carriage towards the village.

It has been nearly two months since I left home. In the blink of an eye, it is already July. Next month, which is August, it will be time to harvest the crops.

After all her busy work, she not only built the workshop, but also urged everyone to finish the second round of fertilizer application. When she left, she reminded them that they had to start planting sweet potato vines when the corn husks turned yellow.

After all the busy work along the way, seeing the corn grow from green seedlings to ripe fruits, not only the villagers were happy, but she was happy too.

Even though it is not yet ripe, everyone can tell from the corn cobs that this year's corn will have a bumper harvest.

Along the way, Su Ziling opened the curtains and saw that the crops on both sides of the road had changed from corn to peppers. She knew that this was the field in Sangshuping.

They were the only ones who grew peppers, and they planted a lot of them. They planted some last year, and Su Ziling raised the price. It turned out that planting one acre of land was more profitable than planting corn, so naturally every household started planting peppers.

As we got closer to Sangshuping, we saw drying racks on both sides of the road filled with red peppers. Not long after we walked in, we noticed there were people guarding them.

Seeing that it was her, the man was surprised and asked, "Miss Su? You're back?"

"Yes," Su Ziling nodded, and asked Chang'an to stop the carriage. "The peppers are good this year, but why are you still guarding here?"

When asked about this, the man was so angry that smoke came out of his head. "I get angry when I talk about this. Originally, the pepper harvest was very good this year. There was no room for drying peppers at home, so everyone put up the drying racks outside, thinking that there would be no trees or houses blocking the way, so they could get more sun every day."

"I don't know which bastard came here to steal when no one was around. He didn't steal much, just a few handfuls from each family. My goodness, the more the peppers are exposed to the sun, the fewer they are. We were surprised that they shrunk so severely."

"It wasn't until one day when we saw someone stealing peppers that we realized what was going on. From that day on, we sent someone to guard the place every day."

Maybe it’s because I changed the pepper seeds, this year’s peppers are much better than last year.

The color, thickness and length of the meat had all changed significantly. Su Ziling looked over as the man kept talking beside him.

Finally he reached the entrance of the village and saw someone coming out. He stopped.

"Miss Su, I won't see you off. I have to go back to look after the peppers. I can't let my hard work for half a year go to waste. My home is on the side of the road, right next to that family. My wife is at home, so it's a good time for us to go in and have dinner."

"I won't eat. You go and do your work. I have to go home. I haven't been home for two months."

After hearing what she said, the man said nothing more.

Su Ziling did not enter the village, but got off the main road and walked towards the fields. Looking along the way, he saw that most of the land was planted with peppers, with only a few plots planted with some corn, which stood out among the pepper fields.

Most of the peppers are in good condition, but for a few, the weeds were not removed, which competed with the peppers for nutrients. The pepper trees are bright yellow, but the peppers are not produced, and the growth is sparse.

"Hey, who are you? Why are you wandering around in someone else's field?"

Su Ziling was bending down to check if there were any bugs on the tree when she was yelled at by someone in the distance. When she stood up, she found that the person was running towards her.

"What are you doing in someone else's field? I say, you guys steal at night, steal during the day, and now you're stealing in the field. Why don't you know how to plant your own crops... Miss Su?"

When he saw Su Ziling, he was dumbfounded.

"It's me. I came to see how everyone's peppers are doing."

"I, I thought someone was here to steal the peppers again," the man said, scratching his head. "This year is pretty good. It feels much smoother than last year."

Su Ziling nodded, "Indeed, the quality is good. Whose pieces are those over there? It looks to me like the weeds were not removed and took away the nutrients of the peppers. Also, did they not use the base fertilizer?"

"Yes, if there is not enough manure, then we have to focus on the corn field, but not the pepper field. Plus, an old man passed away last month, so the weeds have grown big in the blink of an eye and we can't pull them out."

Su Ziling took a look around and found that there was no problem. Finally, he bought a few pounds of fresh peppers from someone and drove home.

The flesh of this pepper is thick and is best used to stir-fry bamboo shoots or meat. It is not spicy and has a slight sweetness.

When I got home, the sun had already set, and the orange afterglow was cast over the village, with waves of heat in the air.

The workshop was busy as always. Su Ziling had no time to look and walked straight towards the door. Before he reached the door, it opened.

Su's mother was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and said jokingly, "Oh? What a rare guest! Let me take a good look at where this busy man came from."

Su Ziling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Mother, I'm back."

Su's mother tightened her grip on the food box and finally sighed, "I'm glad you're back. Come into the house quickly. Your grandma has been talking about you for a long time. I'll go deliver the food to your uncle and his wife and come back to eat."

After saying that, he shouted towards the yard, "Mom, look who's back?"

"Xiaoqing is back?" Although she hadn't seen anyone yet, from her tone, Grandma Su guessed that it was Su Ziling who came back.

"I'm back, grandma." Seeing Grandma Su drying the baby's clothes, Su Ziling was stunned, "My sister-in-law gave birth?"

"She gave birth two days ago. You came back just in time. You can go in and take a look."

As if she had become a great-grandmother, the smile on Grandma Su's face never faded.

"I remember the day hasn't come yet. I'm still calculating the date to come back." Su Ziling helped to dry the pictures.

"It started two days in advance, which is normal. Originally, your grandpa said he would send someone to bring you a message, but your eldest brother didn't allow it, saying that you would be back after you were done with your work."

"For something as important as this, I will come back no matter how busy I am. Where's my elder brother? I'll settle the score with him later." Su Ziling pursed his nose and muttered.

"Is it a little niece or nephew? What's her name? Did my grandpa choose it?"

Listening to her endless questions, Grandma Su turned her head and looked at her, "Okay, why don't you just go in and take a look?"

"Be gentle when you go in, so as not to disturb your sister-in-law. The child is a little fussing, and she just fell asleep not long ago." Grandma Su reminded her.

"Then I won't go and see her. I'll go later when my sister-in-law wakes up," Su Ziling said, glancing at the yard. "Why can't I see my father and his family? Aren't they home?"

"They're weighing the mushrooms in the workshop. We finished work early today, so everyone came back to help weigh the mushrooms. Go wash your face. We're going to eat." After Su Grandma finished drying the last piece of clothing, she reminded her when she saw that she hadn't washed her face yet.

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