The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 87 - 84: Do You Want the Reward or Not?

Xuanbao’s little bun face was also very serious. She nodded her tiny head, "Indeed, we must rescue them first."

And they had to be rescued within these ten days.

Otherwise, once that villain performs his ritual, those children would have no chance of survival.

Ruo Xuan pinched a Fairy Technique, aiming it straight at the fingerprint on the document.

Xuanyuan Que stood by and watched, without trying to stop her.

A streak of golden light entered the red fingerprint, swirled around for a moment, then formed a tiny arrow that shot off in a certain direction, disappearing into thin air.

Of course, only the two of them could see this scene.

"Twenty li to the north."

Using Immortal Technique, she followed the blood and found the location of the blood’s owner.

Fortunately, twenty li wasn’t too far, and she was familiar with the land; otherwise, with her current level of cultivation, she would not have been able to sense such a distant place.

"The area twenty li to the north is all mountains, is Shili Slope also nearby? Brother Xuanyuan, should we report to the authorities?"

Ruo Xuan didn’t think the two of them alone could rescue anyone.

After all, they were just mortals with a little cultivation, enough to use only the smallest of Immortal Techniques.

Moreover, those being requested were children who probably didn’t even know where their homes were, some might have only just learned to walk.

She and Brother Xuanyuan could travel twenty li with no problem, but those children definitely could not. Therefore, it wasn’t just about rescuing them; they had to think of a way to take them away and then send them home.

Thus, reporting to the authorities and having the Lord County Magistrate save them, then having the Governor’s Office help the children find their parents to send them home, was the proper course of action.

Xuanyuan Que looked towards the north, twenty li to the north was a military camp and the largest Ministry of Defense in Xuanyuan Country; it was a place not easily accessed by ordinary people.

Even if County Magistrate Zhang sent people to rescue, they couldn’t set foot in there without military orders.

It seemed he needed to find Yan Heng and have him take him to the military camp for a look.

Yan Heng had been appointed the Governor of the armed forces of Liangguang, ostensibly to discuss the contest over the control of Fentai Strait with Nanzhou.

In reality, he had another covert mission, which was to reclaim an island that had been occupied by the former dynasty’s general, Tan Cang.

Now all the soldiers in the military camps of Liangguang were under his command.

"Tomorrow, you go and report to the authorities. Just say that you overheard someone saying that the children were taken twenty li away, say only this sentence. If County Magistrate Zhang asks anything else, you know nothing. Just say you overheard this one sentence, that’s it."

Ruo Xuan, "Can’t I just say I dreamt of children being taken to that place? I can lead the Lord County Magistrate to save them!"

As long as County Magistrate Zhang took her along to rescue them, she could pinpoint the exact location of the children.

"No, I have other arrangements. That area is a vital military location, which even County Magistrate Zhang doesn’t know about. He’s not qualified to enter directly. If you say too much, County Magistrate Zhang will go straight there to save them, startling the snake and potentially getting those children instantly silenced. I still don’t know who in the Ministry of Defense is involved in this affair, but I will find someone to take me inside to investigate and root out those people. After you report to the authorities, I will then have someone contact County Magistrate Zhang."

This little flower was bold and reckless, and he feared that if he didn’t lay out the matter plainly for her, she would dare to run off with others to save them by herself.

This time, if he took action, he wanted to capture everyone involved in one fell swoop!

The person behind all this was truly cunning. The cultivation of the person who used this seal and runes wasn’t very high, lacking the power to defy the heavens and change fate, likely another scapegoat for the mastermind behind this!

Ruo Xuan, puzzled, "Since Brother Xuanyuan will also contact County Magistrate Zhang, why don’t you report directly to the authorities?"

Xuanyuan Que looked

A shop? She certainly dared to dream!

Ruo Xuan thought about Xuanyuan Que saying he wanted to visit the military camp and added, "Brother Xuanyuan, I want to see the military camp too, take me with you when you go!"

Her eldest uncle intended to return to the military camp, while her eldest brother went to the Dengfeng Martial Arts Academy to learn martial arts, both with the hope of eventually joining the military. She was curious about what the military camp actually looked like.

Xuanyuan Que, seeing the longing written in her big eyes, guessed that if he didn’t take her, she would sneak over to see it whenever she got the chance, so he nodded, "Mhm." freewёbnoνel.com

Ruo Xuan’s smile then shone particularly brightly.

Brother Xuanyuan was too good, even better than her parents; he was responsive to her every request!

From a distance, Madame Xuanyuan watched the two, who were having a lively chat, and smiled, "Only Xuanbao can make the reclusive Xiaojiu speak."

Considering the time, her son’s rewards and the Master she had requested for Xiaojiu should have arrived by now, right?

Soon, Xuanbao would be able to go up the mountain every day to read books with Xiaojiu.

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After having breakfast at the mountain villa, Ruo Xuan bounced and frolicked down the mountain.

Shopkeeper Gu escorted her down.

Shopkeeper Gu saw Ruo Hai irrigating a field that had been divided into several rectangular sections, presumably nurseries for rice seedlings?

Several other households had also organized their fields like the Ruo Family’s, all busy diverting water into their own fields.

Curious, Shopkeeper Gu asked, "Xuanbao, what is your great uncle doing? Are you cultivating rice seedlings in your field?"

Ruo Xuan nodded, "Yes! We plan to grow an extra season of rice."

Shopkeeper Gu was astounded. An extra season of rice? Wouldn’t that be three harvests in one year?

Shengping Prefecture’s weather was warm, already allowing for an extra season of crops compared to the cities in the north, and now they could have three seasons?

"Will this work?"

"Mhm, our winter is not so cold here, sometimes it’s even quite warm. It should be possible. Let’s try planting a batch, and you’ll see, Grandpa Gu!"

In the past few days, many villagers saw their family turning the ground and sowing seeds to cultivate seedlings, and many thought they were out of their minds, foolishly tampering with the land, which would lead to reduced yields later on. There were also villagers whose crops had been destroyed, leaving them with nothing to harvest, who came to ask if it was true and considered trying out the new method.

Granny Lei simply said to give it a try; no one knew if it would work or not.

Ruo Xuan thus repeated the same.

"Grandpa Gu, Grandma Xuanyuan and Brother Xuanyuan also have quite a few fields, right? You could try planting them too. I can help you select the rice seeds. It’s just about putting in some effort and some seeds, and who knows, you might harvest a lot more!"

Moved by her words, Shopkeeper Gu thought, "Xuanbao is right, I’ll discuss this with the old lady."

The old lady owned many fields in Shaxi County, as well as official fields and the military’s fields.

There was going to be a tough battle to reclaim Nanyu Island, and naturally the more food the better!

Besides, this year the entire county’s populace had reduced their yields, and the taxes collected would inevitably be less.

Determined, Shopkeeper Gu decided to convince the old lady to try it out, or knowing it was Xuanbao’s idea, she would likely agree without persuasion.

"We need to hurry and sow the seeds, or it will delay next year’s early rice."

Rice takes about 100 days to mature, and with three harvests in one year, time was tight!

"Okay!"

Upon reaching the foot of the mountain, the two encountered a pair of women fighting at the base of the mountain.