I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 203 - 200: The Legend of Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue抢收

Chapter 203: Chapter 200: The Legend of Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue抢收

Because they feared sudden rain, which could cause the grain on the drying ground to get soggy and muddy, everyone was rushing, and Jiang Mingyue wasn’t idle either, joining her family for the first time in harvesting the crops.

Initially, Mrs. Jiang worried her daughter would hurt herself with the sickle and wanted her to follow Xiao Ran to pick up the rice ears behind.

Jiang Mingyue: "..." That’s impossible!

She didn’t know how to do it, but once Mrs. Jiang taught her, she grasped the technique.

She hadn’t done farm work before, but her strength was considerable.

Harvesting rice isn’t like weeding, where people are spread out; this harvest was crowded, with more than ten people cutting rice for an old threshing machine, yet it couldn’t keep up with the supply. Either the rice cutters were too slow, or the two people operating the machine were too fast. Until Jiang Mingyue joined, initially the machine operators noticed a consistently appearing pale hand delivering rice stalks. They didn’t pay attention to the face at first, but soon enough, the frequency of that hand’s appearance caught their attention.

It was as fast as lightning, as if she weren’t cutting and handing rice but quickly passing it with both hands in place, until they saw that pretty face.

Whoa! It’s Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue! What a surprise!

The two men operating the threshing machine were amazed.

Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue can actually work!

Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue works faster than a deity!

In the future, if anyone in the village dares to call Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue lazy or incapable of work, they’ll roll up their sleeves and splash those claims right in their faces.

Then, belatedly: no wonder there was a pale hand. Nobody in their village could afford a hand like that; moreover, this hand shouldn’t be doing labor.

The two men at the threshing machine were stunned, and soon, all attention was on Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue.

Gradually, others also realized something was amiss.

First was Aunt Jiao; she had been standing far away, and with Shen Fanghua next to Little Mingyue, she wasn’t worried. But when she glanced over midway, she saw a scene that shook her heart.

How can Yueyue be so fast?

Yueyue truly is as fast as lightning!

And the strength... When they cut rice, they usually held five clusters in hand, and it took three consecutive cuts with the sickle to sever them all. But what did she see? Yueyue sliced through it all in one cut without even pausing—this wasn’t just fast, it was incredibly strong. Which woman in the village could compare? Not even the men could slice in one cut with lightning speed like this.

The first look was shocking, the second look equally so, by the third look, still shocking.

Shocked too much, Aunt Jiao became numb and then self-reflective; she realized, at her age and with her experience as a farmer, that she was losing out to a young girl working the fields for the first time. It was certainly embarrassing.

So Aunt Jiao started to exert unprecedented effort, swinging her sickle with such intensity, scaring her neighbors into quietly moving in another direction, fearing accidental harm. Aunt Jiao was so terrifying—could it be she had quarreled with Jiao Longhe? Aye! It’s normal even for old couples to argue, especially over their children; their family had similar issues.

But gradually, they overturned this thought because, while Aunt Jiao was sweating profusely, her eyes frequently glanced in one direction.

The women and men beside her were amazed; their first thought was Aunt Jiao wasn’t actually fighting with Jiao Longhe. Judging by her gaze, they had experienced similar feelings, but only before marriage, leading them to a common conclusion together.

Aunt Jiao found herself appealed to a man in the village.

Oh dear! Poor Jiao Longhe... He’d grow a tuft on his head!

Then they thought back; Jiao Yun was a foster bride taken in by Granny Jiao, destined since childhood for Jiao Longhe, leaving her with no choice regardless of preference, though Jiao Longhe himself was decent, quite capable. But people simply might not like someone irrespective of their good qualities, like ancient maidens from matched backgrounds not wanting the reputable young noble but preferring impoverished scholars—in the end signifying love is without reason.

See, that’s how elder brother-in-law’s stories always go, and Jiao Yun seems no different.

Yet, as soon as they adopted this setting, they overturned it because they noticed Jiao Yun wasn’t eyeing any man but fixated on Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue.

Oh, right, Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue was working too! They’d been so busy and thought she’d come to pick fallen rice ears.

Wait... What did they see? That’s Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue?

And so the rice field witnessed an incredible scene.

Over a dozen aunties, uncles, sisters, and cousins stared at one person, who continued to cut rice and deliver rice stalks without pause. To their amazement, Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue alone could continuously supply without their help.

Even Mrs. Jiang was astonished; she assumed her daughter came just to slack off, but now... it’s like she’s the one slacking off?

The two men at the threshing machine finally felt balanced; initially, they too were shocked.

See, it’s just like the wheel of fortune!

And that day, the legend of Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue battling the rice fields spread like wildfire amongst the villagers.

When the two brothers heard the news, they made a point of taking time to check if it was true, only to realize they underestimated her.

Jiang Zhenmei also came to see her sister, and then felt stunned.

The next day, Jiang Mingyue did not go to the rice field but was pulled by Jiang Zhenmei to harvest wheat.

The same scene played out again!

On the third day, Jiang Jianjun brought his sister to pick corn, and a terrifying scene unfolded once more.

Within three short days, Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue’s exploits spread throughout Qingshan Village.

Elder brother-in-law laughed heartily upon hearing, claiming he had long seen Jiang Family’s Xiao Mingyue as extraordinary, while mere mortals dismissed her.

On the fourth day, Mrs. Jiang outright refused to let her own Mingyue join in to help, stating while her daughter did a great deal, it would simply demoralize the others, as Aunt Jiao and her group noted that having Mingyue there was just a blow to their confidence, so it was best not to! 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Mrs. Jiang didn’t expect things to turn out like this; while proud, her feelings were incredibly complex.

Since there wasn’t a need for her, Jiang Mingyue felt it was fine; after all, she had assessed that the crops could be harvested and dried in time before any rain.

With newfound time, Jiang Mingyue began searching for Ermao San Gou. The Jiang Beiyang incident still had mysteries.

She went to Liu Village but didn’t encounter Fang Tao or Xia Xiaosi.

Jiang Mingyue circled around, finally catching Ermao San Gou atop a newly stacked pile of straw.

Perhaps the last incident left a shadow; upon waking to this familiar face, instead of habitually cursing, their reflex was to tumble down the straw stack in fright.

"Ouch... Hey, you’re Jiang Family Mingyue, right? We—were just guessing." They were cooperating with Liu Yinghe before; he brought up the past, and as they weren’t stupid, connecting the dots, they recalled... this was the one from Qingshan Village who had been mistakenly exchanged with the city family.

Jiang Mingyue didn’t pay attention to what they were saying as her focus was locked on their consciousness.

Though these two were accustomed to petty theft and mischief, even without major offenses, her spiritual power could still penetrate their consciousness.

Within a few seconds, she’d seen it all and withdrawn.