Traveling through the busy farmland of a peasant girl

Chapter 202 New Hope for Fuxi Villa

On the second day, at the first light of dawn, soft light filtered through the thin clouds and fell on the small courtyard where Shen Li lived, as if covering this small world with a layer of golden gauze.

Shen Li slowly woke up, with some sleepiness still in her eyes, but soon her eyes became clear and determined, because she had an important plan today - to plant fruit tree seedlings of hope in Fuxi Villa.

She stepped into the mysterious space with ease. The space was filled with a layer of dreamy spiritual mist, which sparkled with strange brilliance under the dim light, as if the entire space was shrouded in a mysterious fairyland.

Various rare plants are scattered around in an orderly manner, and each plant exudes a unique and rich breath of life, as if telling the magic and mystery of nature.

Shen Li's eyes searched carefully in this lush and verdant space, and finally accurately selected a group of fruit tree seedlings with good growth. These fruit trees were of complete varieties, basically covering all the fruits Shen Li had eaten, and some fruits she had not eaten.

The branches of these fruit tree seedlings are straight and tall, like heroic guards. The bark is a healthy gray-brown color with a slightly rough texture, as if it is the mark left by time.

The leaves are bright emerald green, and each one looks like a piece of jade carefully carved by nature, with clear and delicate texture and slightly curled edges. Nourished by the abundant spiritual energy in the space, they exude vigorous vitality, as if they contain infinite potential, and they will bloom with brilliant brilliance as soon as the right opportunity comes.

Shen Li approached the fruit tree seedlings cautiously, her eyes full of tenderness and care.

She first called Xiaoqi softly, the voice was as gentle as the breeze blowing through the strings of a piano.

Xiao Qi appeared beside her in an instant, his nimble figure looming in the spiritual mist.

Xiaoqi skillfully used his unique method to gently pull the sapling out of the soil. His movements were gentle and precise, ensuring that the roots of the sapling were not damaged in the slightest.

Shen Li took the sapling and soaked the roots carefully with the extremely precious spiritual spring water in the space. The spiritual spring water was crystal clear and emitted a faint fluorescence. Every drop contained powerful vitality and vigor.

After soaking, the roots of the saplings seemed to be injected with new vitality, trembling slightly and emitting a richer breath of life.

Shen Li then gently placed the saplings into the storage bag she carried with her. The bag looked small, but it seemed to have a lot of space, enough to accommodate these precious saplings. After everything was ready, Shen Li stepped out of the space steadily, her posture light and confident.

She stood in the yard, her clear voice ringing like a silver bell: "Shen Yu, prepare the carriage, we are going to Baijin County Government Office."

Shen Yu responded immediately and quickly prepared the carriage. A moment later, a spacious and sturdy carriage stopped at the gate of the courtyard. Shen Li climbed aboard, and the carriage slowly started, heading towards the county government office.

The carriage galloped along the flat road, its wheels rolling and raising a light cloud of dust.

Soon, they arrived at the county government office. Shen Li walked into the county government office and saw a busy scene inside. The yamen runners came and went, and the sound of footsteps and conversations intertwined.

Bai Jin was busy handling official business at the desk. His eyes were focused and serious. The brush in his hand danced quickly on the documents, writing lines of neat and powerful handwriting.

Seeing Shen Li coming, he quickly put down the pen in his hand, stood up to greet her, and showed a friendly smile on his face: "Miss Shen, how come you have time to come to my county government today? Please take a seat."

Shen Li smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Master Bai, I came here today to ask for a favor."

While sorting the documents on the desk, Bai Jin raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of teasing in his eyes: "Oh? What's the matter? It's not common for Miss Shen to ask me for help personally."

Shen Li could see that he was teasing her, but she didn't get annoyed. She still had that sweet smile on her face. "I have a batch of saplings, and I'd like to borrow your help to transport them to the farm. I'll tell everyone that you bought them. I wonder if Master Bai could do me a favor?"

After hearing this, Bai Jin laughed heartily: "Given our friendship, this is just a small matter. Don't worry, I will take care of it."

When Shen Li heard this, the smile on her face became even brighter. She waved her little hand, and in an instant, a large pile of saplings appeared out of thin air in the middle of the house, filling the house up in an instant.

Bai Jin was startled by this sudden scene. His eyes widened, a look of astonishment on his face. "Grandfather, can't we wait until we get the saplings to the farm before releasing them? The house is filled with them all at once. It's really shocking."

Shen Li stuck out her tongue mischievously, thinking so, and with another wave of her hand, the pile of saplings were quickly put back into the storage bag, and the room instantly returned to its original spacious appearance.

After Bai Jin finished dealing with the matters at hand one by one, Shen Li was planning to hurry to the manor.

Just after turning around and taking a few steps, Bai Jin seemed to suddenly remember something important. He hurriedly took a few steps, reached out and grabbed Shen Li's sleeve, and said with a look of anxiety and confusion on his face: "Li'er, wait a minute, I have something else that really confuses me, and I want to ask you for advice."

Shen Li stopped and turned around, a puzzled smile on her face, her eyes gleaming with curiosity. She asked with a smile: "Oh? You seem to be very smart on weekdays, but there is something that can stump you and you want to ask me?"

Bai Jin cleared his throat slightly, his expression became serious and solemn, and he said seriously: "Ali, I am definitely not joking, this is a serious matter.

A few days ago, I sent a letter to my father to inform him of my engagement with your aunt. As you know, your aunt and I had arranged this marriage secretly. I thought that when my father found out about it, he would be furious, reprimand me, oppose this marriage, and even write to me to scold me.

However, the result was far beyond my expectation. Instead of scolding me, he secretly warned me in the letter to be careful of Li's sabotage.

Li'er, you are extremely intelligent. What do you think is the real purpose behind his actions? "

After hearing this, Shen Li raised her hand slightly and gently touched her small chin. A thoughtful look appeared in her eyes, and she thought quietly for a moment.

After a moment, her eyes became bright and firm, and she said with certainty: "Master Bai, have you ever thought that your father may have been forced to let you marry the concubine's daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion?

Perhaps he made such an arrangement to protect you. After all, in this court, the forces of all parties are complicated and intricate, and if you are not careful, you may fall into a dangerous situation.

After listening to Shen Li's analysis, Bai Jin lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

His brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of realization flashed in his eyes. After a long while, he slowly said, "Your analysis does make some sense. It is indeed possible.

But this Li is so cunning, and her methods of sabotage are hard to guard against, which is really a headache."

Shen Li looked at Bai Jin's worried expression, smiled, and said softly, "This isn't difficult. You just need to take her by surprise, attack her when she's off guard, and catch her off guard. Tomorrow you can quickly go and discuss the marriage with my grandparents, and finalize it as soon as possible, so as not to give Li any chance to take advantage of you."

When Bai Jin heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw a ray of light in the darkness.

The beautiful picture of marrying his beloved involuntarily emerged in his mind. Thinking of spending the rest of his life with her, his heart was filled with joy and anticipation.

I don’t know what sweet scene he thought of, but his face suddenly turned red, just like the gorgeous sunset in the sky.

Shen Li looked at his amorous expression and felt amused, but she didn't laugh at him. She just raised her chin slightly and urged, "Now that everything is clear, can we go now?"

Bai Jin finally came to his senses and realized that he had lost his composure in front of the little girl Shen Li, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

He nodded hurriedly, with a hint of shyness on his face, turned around hastily, and walked out of the room quickly, his steps so fast as if something was chasing him from behind.

Shen Li looked at his departing back, shook her head gently, a faint smile appeared on her face, and then left the room.

Afterwards, Bai Jin, Shen Li and the others set off for Fuxi Villa. The carriage sped along the road, and the scenery outside the window flashed by like a flowing scroll.

When he arrived at Zhuangzi, Bai Jin knew that Shen Li's methods needed to be carefully concealed to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

So he decisively dismissed the servants from the farm, and suddenly only a few of them were left in the empty field.

Seeing that no one was around, Shen Li confidently took the saplings out of the storage bag, and the pile of saplings reappeared before everyone's eyes. Bai Jin immediately arranged for Sun Ying, the head of Fuxi Manor, and others to come and move the saplings.

Sun Ying looked at the pile of saplings with a hint of hesitation. He frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "My Lord, Miss, if we plant these saplings now, I'm afraid the survival rate will be extremely low! According to past experience, the best time to plant trees is spring, when everything is revived and the saplings are more likely to survive. Planting trees now is far less likely than in spring."

After hearing this, Shen Li waved his hand confidently and said with a smile: "Uncle Sun, don't worry, these are special saplings, different from ordinary saplings. You don't need to worry about the survival rate. Just dig the holes and plant the trees."

Seeing Shen Li so determined, Sun Ying said no more, although he still had doubts in his heart.

He turned around and called out to the people on the farm. They all took action quickly, with a clear division of labor and in an orderly manner.

Some picked up shovels and dug holes vigorously. The soil made a rustling sound when the shovels turned it over.

Some carefully lifted the sapling and placed it firmly in the pit, ensuring that the sapling would stand upright;

Some people use a shovel to fill the soil back into the hole and pat it down gently so that the roots of the saplings can be tightly combined with the soil;

Others carried buckets of water and went back and forth between the well and the tree planting site, watering the saplings with clear well water. The water droplets slowly seeped into the soil along the roots of the saplings, as if the source of life was nourishing these young lives.

Everyone worked together and was busy until the afternoon, and finally all the saplings were planted.

Shen Li stood aside, looking at the neat rows of saplings, her heart filled with joy and anticipation.

She seemed to have seen these saplings thrive in the days to come, with luxuriant branches and leaves, flowers and fruits, and the whole Fuxi Villa would be filled with the tempting fragrance of fruit.

Then, she could enjoy those rare fruits to her heart's content and no longer have to taste the fruits in the space in secret.

Thinking of this, Shen Li's face was filled with a happy smile. After the mission was completed, Shen Li said goodbye to Bai Jin and the people in the manor, and got on the carriage with Shen Yu and embarked on the journey home.

The carriage slowly drove away from Fuxi Villa, but Shen Li's heart was still full of longing and hope for the future. She knew that the bright future of Fuxi Villa was coming towards her step by step.