Chapter 63: Letting the Water Flow to Reclaim the Land

“All right, all right~”
“Stop with the compliments… Anyway, this field is yours now…”
“Do whatever you like with it, just tell me how you plan to reclaim it~” Li Bixian said, blushing with a mix of embarrassment and annoyance.
Zeng Xiaofan patted his chest, speaking with earnest determination:
“Though reclaiming wasteland is tough work, with the right method, it’s not so hard~”
“First, we have to deal with the water…”
“Ah~ You… your words sound so crude~”
“That’s so embarrassing…” Li Bixian’s cheeks flushed deeper without her realizing.
Zeng Xiaofan frowned slightly. “But we do need to get the water out first, right?”
“How is that crude?”
“There’s too much water stored in this field. We need to dig a drainage ditch around it to let the excess water out.”
“Once the water is gone, the mud will harden and we’ll be able to step in.”
“No matter what we plant, we have to prepare the land first, right?”
Li Bixian couldn’t help but laugh, scratching her head in embarrassment:
“Oh… so you meant that seriously…”
“All right…”
“Huh? Is there an indecent way to reclaim land and farm?”
Zeng Xiaofan was momentarily stunned, finally catching on, and his own face reddened.
“Sister Xian… please, don’t tease me…”
“I’m being serious here, talking about farming. Let’s make a model field first!”
“When the harvest comes, and we earn some money, we’ll bring the villagers along!”
“After all, if we do this alone, no matter how hard we work, we can’t make it big. Later, we can help everyone get rich together…”
Li Bixian was genuinely impressed, giving Zeng Xiaofan a thumbs up:
“Mm, Xiaofan, you’re amazing!”
“You have vision and ambition. I’ll follow your lead. Whatever you tell me to do, I’ll do it!”
Zeng Xiaofan smiled: “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s get the water out of the field~”
“Okay, I’ll help you right away…”
Li Bixian’s enthusiasm soared as she rolled up her pants and prepared to step into the field.
As she rolled up her pant legs, her slender, jade-like calves were suddenly revealed.
Her delicate, snowy toes pressed into the deep brown mud, creating a striking contrast. Zeng Xiaofan couldn’t help but feel a flutter in his heart.
“Ah~” Li Bixian suddenly shrieked. Zeng Xiaofan quickly looked up, only to see her leg sink all the way to her thigh as soon as she stepped into the field~
Zeng Xiaofan couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

“You’re so mean, laughing at me…”
“My… my pants are all wet!”
“The mud’s soaked right through to my underwear…”
Zeng Xiaofan quietly channeled his internal energy, focusing spiritual power into his feet, and strode nimbly across the mud.
With a few quick steps, he pulled Li Bixian out of the mire. As her leg finally left the mud, there was a distinct popping sound…
“Ah~” Li Bixian gasped, “I’m out…”
“Xiaofan, how did you do that?”
“You’re obviously heavier than me, so how come you don’t sink?”
Zeng Xiaofan laughed. “Of course! I know light-footed techniques!”
“Hmph, you’re just bragging~”
Li Bixian smiled playfully and shook her head, then grew more cautious.
Before stepping into the field again, she made sure to tread on the grassy patches to avoid sinking too deep, then dared to swing her hoe.
Meanwhile, Zeng Xiaofan moved energetically, wielding the hoe with vigor, his sturdy waist flexing, making Li Bixian blush and her heart race.
In no time, Zeng Xiaofan had dug a drainage channel over ten meters long,
Li Bixian managed two or three meters, but even that left her exhausted.
The mud was not only deep but also made it easy to get stuck. After a few steps, she would sink, and soon she stopped bothering to get up.
She continued working, enduring the cool mud water at her feet, but sweat still poured from her brow, soaking her collar and chest.
Suddenly, Li Bixian frowned, her expression turning odd.
She glanced back at Zeng Xiaofan, and seeing he wasn’t looking, she bashfully bit her lip and reached a hand beneath herself~
Her hand searched there for a while, then her pupils suddenly contracted, and she screamed like mad:
“Ah!!!!!!!”
“Help! Help!!!”
Her sudden shrieks startled Zeng Xiaofan:
“Sister Xian! What’s wrong?”
He saw Li Bixian frantically jumping in the field, clearly trying to escape, but the more she panicked, the deeper she sank, and she was on the verge of tears.
Zeng Xiaofan hurried over and lifted her out, placing her on the field ridge, but Li Bixian kept stomping desperately,
Her whole body trembling with agitation…
“Sister Xian, calm down! What happened?”
“Were you bitten by a snake?”
Li Bixian’s face was pale with terror, looking as if she’d seen a ghost, and she stammered:
“No…”

“It’s a leech!!!”
“A huge leech is sucking me!!! Ah ah ah!!! Help!!!”
Zeng Xiaofan was startled—leeches weren’t as dangerous as venomous snakes,
But their grotesque appearance was unsettling, especially when they were big and fat, clinging to water buffaloes with swollen bodies.
It wasn’t just Li Bixian; even Zeng Xiaofan felt uneasy seeing one.
“Where is it, I’ll get it out!”
“It’s…” Li Bixian hesitated, her face burning red with shame, but at this point she could no longer care about embarrassment. She pointed below, tearfully:
“It’s… it’s down there…”
“Hurry, get it out…”
“It won’t crawl inside, will it!”
Li Bixian covered her face with one hand, pointed downward with the other, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
Zeng Xiaofan was shocked, quickly prying Li Bixian’s legs apart,
He yanked down her pants, and sure enough, found a thick leech greedily sucking blood inside.
“You wretched thing!”
“Looking for death!” Zeng Xiaofan summoned his spiritual energy and slapped the leech, instantly dislodging it.
Normally, leeches would writhe and cling to anything they could, but in Zeng Xiaofan’s hands it didn’t even dare move.
He flung the blood-filled leech onto the cement path nearby, where it burst open.
“Damned creature! How dare you bite Sister Xian! I’ll crush you!”
He stomped it several times, finally venting his anger:
“Sister Xian, don’t be afraid. I’ve taken it off and killed it!”
“Really?” Li Bixian was so frightened she felt faint.
“Really, look—it’s just a mess of flesh now!”
“Don’t worry! I gave it a good lesson!”
“Stupid thing!” Zeng Xiaofan gritted his teeth in anger.
“It’s so terrifying… I thought I was going to die… boo hoo…”
“Are you sure there was only one?”
“Are there any more?”
“Ah… I… I didn’t really check…”
“Well, hurry up and check carefully!” Li Bixian was on the verge of tears…