Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Pleasing to the Eye

Xu Qinghuan ignored He Yuzhen’s foolish provocation; she was merely a clown-like presence within the Jiang Family.

Back then, the He Family wanted to sell her to a cripple in the mountains, she was so scared and trembling that she staged an accident to get Jiang Xingyong involved, resulting in the He Family extorting a large sum from the Jiang Family, marrying her into the Jiang Family, where she initially managed to keep herself in check.

Once she gave birth to a son and saw that the elder branch had only given birth to two daughters, she instantly became smug.

Though Jiang Xingyong shared the same bed with her, he seldom touched her, and the story goes that in order to share a room with Jiang Xingyong, she actually added medication intended for breeding livestock into Jiang Xingyong’s water, but as soon as Jiang Xingyong took a sip, he realized something was off.

This foolish woman added too much; Jiang Xingyong swallowed just a tiny bit and couldn’t hold back in the end, which led to the birth of their second child.

Jiang Xingyong was furious enough to want to kill her, yet, she was excessively foolish, forgetting the past offenses of her natal family who wanted to sell her, and was incited by her mother to steal her husband’s wealth for her family.

She truly was a household thief.

“Captain, can I speak to you alone?” Xu Qinghuan asked.

Jiang Baohua felt a pang in his heart, uncertain about any trouble Jiang Xingye might have caused, nodded sullenly, and went with Xu Qinghuan to the backyard, while Zhou Guizhi watched from a distance to avoid suspicion.

“Is something wrong with Xiao Wu?” Jiang Baohua feared that if Xu Qinghuan confirmed it, he would struggle to cope with the blow.

Xiao Wu was the only bloodline his brother had left in this world.

“Before, he and I devised a harvest machine structure, drew up blueprints, and he took them to the county town for processing. Since we didn’t know if it could be manufactured or whether it would work, the matter has been kept confidential.”

Xu Qinghuan considered her words, “He told me yesterday that it should be done within these couple of days; if successful, one acre of land could be harvested in about ten minutes.”

Jiang Baohua was overwhelmed by the delightful surprise, “This… such a big matter, how come you didn’t mention it?”

Xu Qinghuan wasn’t about to be blamed, “I thought Xingye would have mentioned it to you, and since he didn’t, he probably has his reasons. Success comes from secrecy; until the very last moment, I think it wise to keep this matter confidential for now.”

Jiang Baohua quickly agreed, “Yes, yes, I’ll listen to you. Just tell me about it. Don’t mention it to others, we’ll wait until he brings the tool back to talk.”

After speaking, Jiang Baohua was about to leave, but after walking two steps, he wondered if he had just been delusional, turned back and asked, “You said, just ten minutes for an acre?”

Xu Qinghuan nodded, “I’m merely guessing; mainly depends on the tractor speed, as the harvester we designed requires power provided by a tractor.”

Jiang Baohua didn’t quite understand, but he knew it was definitely a good thing, “Good, good, good!”

Then he was about to leave again, but this time Xu Qinghuan stopped him, pretending to look at the sky, “Captain, isn’t it best to avoid rain during harvest?”

Jiang Baohua worried most about this, “Generally, a little rain for half a day isn’t a problem, but worry comes with heavy rain lasting several days; that would mean a bad year.”

Xu Qinghuan said, “If this harvester succeeds, we should make a couple more, and harvesting would be fast.”

“Didn’t you say the tractor provides the power? Our commune is good, we have one tractor, but only one. However, the commune has more; once we have the harvester, we can figure it out then.”

Feeling invigorated, Jiang Baohua went back to the harvest, humming songs.

At the county’s first machinery factory, Jiang Xingye was crafting harvester parts at a forge, with an older worker advising, “The heat isn’t quite enough; burn it a bit more inside, then it’ll be forged strong.”

Jiang Xingye silently put the part back into the furnace, watching as the color of the iron gradually changed to the gradient described by the older worker, then took it out.

The old worker nodded satisfactorily, thinking this young man was the most talented person he had encountered in his career; with just a little guidance, he was able to grasp and apply the knowledge.

“Great, keep at it, you’ve learned to use the forge. Be careful, and if you don’t understand something, come ask me!” The old worker’s workstation was nearby.

Soon it was lunchtime, Yu Guolong came to call him to eat, noticing the components laid nearby, “Your speed is incredible, working so hard? Come, let’s eat, and rest a bit afterwards before resuming.”

Jiang Xingye struck the last blow with the iron hammer, tossed one of the metal pins onto the ground, removed the leather apron, then went with Yu Guolong to the sink to wash hands.

He Jinfeng and Yu Xiaochan were heading to eat, when she glanced up to spot the tall, sharply-defined, handsome young man emerging alongside Yu Guolong, all fierce wildness with a magnetic charm that she couldn’t tear her eyes from.

“Who is that? Since when did we have newcomers at the factory?” He Jinfeng’s gaze was glued.

Yu Xiaochan glanced over, instantly impressed too, though this person seemed quite fierce and a bit intimidating.

“He’s here to process something, brought by the factory manager, handed over to Master Cao for guidance; not a formal worker at our factory.” Yu Xiaochan worked in the workshop and knew some background.

He Jinfeng instinctively followed behind Jiang Xingye, forcing Yu Xiaochan to catch up, knowing her intentions and pulling her to sit with Yu Guolong at lunch.

Jiang Xingye’s face was sharp-edged, his eyes cold and stern, with a captivatingly fierce and wild glimmer attracting admirers.

He Jinfeng’s gaze was stuck on him, absent-minded while eating.

“Yu Guolong, do you have any plans after work?” Yu Xiaochan, an ordinary worker, had managed to get close to He Jinfeng and always acted as her errand-runner.

“What plan?” Yu Guolong understood the situation, mainly because He Jinfeng was too obvious; he wanted to say that He Jinfeng was always high on appearances, yet was interested in Jiang Xingye.

This guy really lucked out.

“The cinema has a new film, let’s go watch together!” Yu Xiaochan feared gossip and explained, “It’s not safe at night in the county, mainly if we go as a group, there’s nothing for us girls to worry about.”

Yu Guolong elbowed Jiang Xingye, “Anyway, you’ve got nothing else on, come along!”

Jiang Xingye was eating, aware of He Jinfeng’s gaze on him, annoyed to death, but due to the urgency of the harvest task, he tolerated it without causing more trouble.

In any case, he was only here for two days, once the harvester was done, he would never return.

The harvest was irrelevant to him; he still had over ten acres of land in the mountains with a good yield this year, at worst he wouldn’t sell grain but keep it for Huanhuan.

But Huanhuan wanted a harvester; it was essential to her return to the city, so he was determined to finish it no matter what.

After finishing his meal, Jiang Xingye cleared his utensils, stood up, “Not going!”

Dropping those two cold words, he walked away mercilessly.

From start to finish, he never glanced at the two girls.

He Jinfeng just loved this attitude, finding the man’s looks and demeanor captivating.

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