A Small Farmer Girl 's Story of Making a Fortune by Farming

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　　The wheat had just been harvested and had not yet been threshed and stored in the warehouse, but the rice in the Shen family's paddy fields began to bloom. Shen Yao would run to the fields every day to check the stamens of each rice plant.

　　The reason why Shen Yao did this was to find male stamens without reproductive ability. And male stamens without reproductive ability are the key to the success of hybridization.

　　I don’t know if it was God’s will or the Shen family took too good care of the rice, but after two whole days of effort, Shen Yao didn’t find a single stamen that was incapable of reproduction.

　　In the evening, there was a sumptuous dinner on the table of the Shen family. Shen Yao rubbed his sore arms and had no appetite at all.

　　Seeing her daughter's appearance, Xu felt so distressed that she couldn't help crying. At this moment, she was no longer a coward, and regardless of her parents-in-law still being in the main seat, she said, "Your father and uncles will take care of the wheat harvest. Tomorrow, I will go to the fields to help you find rice flowers, and you can stay at home to help Tiantian cook."

　　Xu was distressed about her daughter, and so was Wu. Even if her daughter-in-law didn't say anything, she wouldn't allow her granddaughter to go to the fields again. But what she wanted to say was interrupted by the second daughter-in-law.

　　Although Mrs. Wu was dissatisfied, she did not scold him. Instead, she agreed, "Just tell your mother what kind of rice flowers you want to find, and you can stay at home. Look at you. It's only been two days, and you're almost like a coal ball."

　　Shen Yao knew that her family loved her, but she was afraid that it would be difficult to explain in a few words how to distinguish the stamens that had no reproductive capacity. She had to do this herself.

　　The Shen family knew Shen Yao's personality. No matter who tried to persuade her, it was useless. Wu had no choice but to let her do what she wanted.

　　At worst, I can kill a hen tomorrow and stew it to feed my granddaughter.

　　For several days in a row, Shen Yao returned empty-handed.

　　Of the eight acres of paddy fields, seven acres did not have the stamens she wanted. Looking at the last acre of rice flowers in front of her, Shen Yao no longer had any hope. She, who always greeted people with a smile, rarely looked gloomy. Even when the master of the Si family greeted her, she only responded lightly.

　　This shows how much of a blow this incident was to her.

　　Fortunately, hard work pays off. Just when Shen Yaoxin was about to give up, he unexpectedly found three stamens without reproductive ability in the last acre of field.

　　Fortunately, God has mercy on me.

　　The gloom on his face disappeared, and even for dinner, Shen Yao ate an extra bowl of rice.

　　The wheat grains were stored in the warehouse, and everyone felt that the matter was settled. The dinner was sumptuous, and Mrs. Wu even took out some wine and allowed Old Man Shen to have a few more drinks.

　　"It's strange, the old man from the Si family seldom goes out. But in recent days, I always meet him on the road. He even talked to me, asked about the crops in the fields, and asked me what kind of in-laws I want for my children. It's really strange." Old Man Shen took a sip of wine. The more he thought about it, the more confused he became.
Even the county magistrate would bow to such an important figure. How could he chat with a farmer like him happily?

　　Compared to Old Man Shen, Mrs. Wu was much more insightful and had a guess in her mind. She said, "When Yaoyao was a child, she often went to his house and became good friends with his grandson. She also called him grandpa. I guess that Mr. Si saw that our Yaoyao had not yet been engaged after reaching the age of marriage, so he wanted to arrange a match for Yaoyao."