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The pig’s trotters soup was milky and steamy. Qin Mu Wen didn’t know what Li Jin had mixed in, the soup was not greasy at all. It tasted fragrant and delicious.

The youth was sitting on the bed with soup in his hand, Li Jin was reading the copied text.

Qin Mu Wen felt that Li Jin now had a temperament similar to his father and brother.

Hardworking and liked to talk vigorously.

After Li Jin practiced writing the Chinese characters, the sky was completely dark, and there was no sound outside except the cicadas.

Today, he always felt that he had forgotten something, and only after finishing the thirty push-ups in the kitchen, did he realize….

He forgot to water the vegetable field!

Now it was obviously too late to water the field, not to mention zero visibility problems, and walking in the village at night was a bit dangerous.

So early in the next morning, Li Jin hurried over to water the field.

It was midsummer, and the rapeseeds were delicate plants. Once you forget to water it, it may dry out soon.

And you couldn’t water it when the sun was high, otherwise, the water vapor would soon evaporate and the rapeseed would be dried out.

After finishing all the work, Li Jin went to school. 

When Li Jin arrived, he happened to collide with Chen Xi Ran.

Seeing Li Jin, Chen Xi Ran smiled and asked, “Brother Li Jin was delayed today?”

Li Jin said, “Yesterday, I went home late and forgot to water the vegetable field. So I came here after watering it in the morning.”

Hearing the cause, Chen Xi Ran was shocked. It was completely unexpected that Li Jin’s home was like that.

The last time he saw Li Jin sending the embroidered purse to subsidize his family, but today he heard that Li Jin had to plant the crop and water it!

Chen Xi Ran said, “You…you have to do farm work while you are studying. Won’t this be too tiring?”

Li Jin gave a strange glance to Chen Xi Ran and asked, “Aren’t all farmers like this?”

Chen Xi Ran rigorously retorted, “No! If the farmer has an interest in studying, the clan will divide the land and money for his family…”

“There is no need for him to worry about the farm work. These things will be borne by the family and the clan. He only needs to study.”

Li Jin indifferently said, “That’s unfortunate. Our village is made of different surnames. My surname is Li, and I don’t share their same surnames.”

Chen Xi Ran, “…” 

Honestly, the surname Li was really rare.

Although Chen Xi Ran wanted to help Li Jin, he also knew that everyone was a classmate and if he gave money to Li Jin, it would be bad for Li Jin’s reputation.

Moreover, Li Jin was not at all down to the point where he needed aid. Everyone had their own way of living.

No pain…No gain. 

Although everyone knows this, there are only a few who will willingly follow it.

Chen Xi Ran really admired Li Jin.

Earlier, he thought that Li Jin was too boring, more like a nerd. He didn’t seem interested in anything.

In fact, if he put himself in Li Jin’s position and thought from his perspective, Chen Xi Ran would know that after going home Li Jin had to do a lot of farm work and even had to raise a husband.

So naturally, he had no time to care about the wind and the snow.

Master Song’s child greeted the two of them in the study room and said, “Father said he has something to do today so he can’t come…”

“He said Brother Li needs to copy this book, and Brother Chen needs to memorize this book.”

Then the boy handed the two books to them separately.

The child looked at the cover and felt as though he had handed it wrong. 

So with a look of embarrassment, he said, “I was wrong, this one belongs to Brother Li, and this one belongs to you…”

Sure enough, Li Jin’s book was exactly the commentary on the texts, and the child was right this time.

The child said, “Father said that you can’t be lazy, he will check the work tomorrow. And the two brothers can leave after completing the task.”

After the child left, Li Jin asked, “Brother Chen, is there something wrong with Master?”

Didn’t you say that you will investigate this matter yesterday??

(Translated by Beauty Brute.)

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