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

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　　Si Xuanzhi's affairs did not affect Shen Yao. Now, her mind is full of the cultivation of hybrid rice.

　　The three infertile stamens were all local varieties in Anyang. It just so happened that Si Xuanzhi also had three kinds of rice, so Shen Yao took a normal male flower from each variety, artificially pollinated the infertile stamens, and then marked them.

　　The days of waiting for the results were hard to bear. Shen Yao wished he could live in the rice fields every day so that he could observe everything at all times.

　　When Old Man Shen saw Si Huaizhen again, he no longer greeted her with a smile and treated her politely. In his mind, Si Huaizhen had become a wicked person who looked down on his granddaughter and was afraid that she would bother his grandson and wanted to send her away casually.

　　This move made Si Huaizhen wonder why the Shen family's attitude towards him changed so much overnight?

　　But Mrs. Wu was even more ruthless. She directly asked the matchmaker to spread the word that her second granddaughter had reached age and she wanted to find a good husband for her.

　　Shen Yao's heart was devoted to the rice, and she didn't bother to care about her grandmother's plan to find a husband for her, so she just let her grandmother do whatever she wanted.
Anyway, when it comes to getting married, even if there are thousands of people proposing to be matchmakers, as long as she doesn't agree, it's all just talk and fantasy.

　　Shen Yao was not anxious, but Si Xuanzhi was very anxious.

　　The city is not far from Anyang, and it only takes a day to get there by horse.

　　When the letter arrived, Si Xuanzhi was studying agricultural books. After reading the contents of the letter, Si Xuanzhi felt dizzy and almost lost his balance.

　　The Shen family found a matchmaker to find a marriage partner for Yaoyao.

　　Unable to wait until the next day, Si Xuanzhi took leave from the college, hired a carriage and headed straight for Daliu Village.

　　The night wind suddenly rises and the moon is bright in the sky.

　　A carriage was speeding along the bumpy official road, causing the insects in the grass by the roadside to suddenly become silent.

　　Inside the carriage, Si Xuanzhi had a worried look on his face.

　　He knew that he was a little impulsive. But he still wanted to ask Yaoyao in person whether she had feelings for him. If not, he would give up the idea. If yes, he would marry her!

　　When we returned to Daliushan Village, the moon was already high in the sky.

　　Under the moonlight, Daliu Village seemed half asleep, with no lights on. Frogs were still croaking in the rice fields, and dogs could be heard barking from time to time in the village.

　　The sound of horse hooves hitting the village road is crisp and loud.

　　Si Xuanzhi stopped the carriage, paid the fare, asked the driver to drive the horses away, and he walked towards the village.

　　Si Huaizhen and Uncle Chen had already gone to bed.

　　The old man was a light sleeper, so Si Xuanzhi only knocked on the door twice and woke up Si Huaizhen.

　　He personally lit the lamp, put on his clothes and went to the front yard, and asked through the door: "Who is it?"

　　"Grandfather, it's me!"