Six Years After the Catastrophe, I Built a Farm by Sprouting Soybeans – CH66

Chapter 66: Who is it?

Uncle Zaizi’s business acumen, which never results in a losing deal, was completely unknown to Huai Yu. But, in no time, the money she had just earned was spent, and all she got in return was a full basket of chicks, with their incessant chirping making her feel both pained and delighted.

The little chicks were still chirping lively, even after being moved to a new place. As she waited for the bus, Huai Yu noticed two passersby instinctively turn their heads to look at her.

She thought of the two fish, now quiet and lazy after being purified, and gently hugged the basket to her chest. She placed her hand on the basket and quietly infused it with some purification power.

Listening closely, the chirping grew softer until it was completely silent. She peered through a small gap and saw that they seemed to have fallen asleep.

Relieved, Huai Yu quickly sneaked onto the bus, hoping no one had noticed her little trick.

She smiled to herself, thinking of the ten kilograms of soybeans she had bought that day—more land could now be purified. The sweet potato vines were also looking good; she could probably propagate a large patch of them. There were even more expensive potatoes to buy… Next time, she’d have to check out Jin Yuan, the woman there sold potatoes larger than those in the market!

There were also cowpea seeds and cucumbers—wow, she couldn’t even imagine how many they would yield! She could sell any surplus, dry them out, or pickle them. She’d also need to buy more pickling jars when she had the chance.

And then there were the chili peppers! She only had a small handful of seeds, but they were still very important. Very, very important! She had to plant them on land enriched with wood ash.

The bus rocked back and forth, and she mentally planned out all her land. She realized there was still much to clear and decided that tomorrow, she would get to work with even more energy.

By the time she got off the bus, it was already past three o’clock. Huai Yu hummed a tune, thinking about the places where she could place the chicken coop. She couldn’t wait to get home and plan everything out in detail.

But then, as she stared at her treehouse, she froze in shock.

The grass outside the door was all cut up, as if something had violently hacked at it. The row of bricks with holes, left out in the sun, now had their ginseng seedlings hacked at the tops, leaving only bare stems.

The tarpaulin on the roof was slashed open, letting bright sunlight pour into the house, making everything glow.

Even the hanging wisteria at the door had been cut and trampled into a pile of purple flower mush on the ground.

She felt a fleeting sense of relief when she saw that the pot was still intact. But as she lifted it, the makeshift fire pit and stove made from simple bricks suddenly collapsed in the middle, as if slashed with a sharp blade.

Then, she looked at the bedding…

She couldn’t hold back her tears any longer.

Even the white silk filling from her ugly quilt had been cut out, and the entire house was a mess. The framework’s tree trunks were deeply scarred…

If another storm came now, her house would likely collapse in an instant.

“Wah…”

Huai Yu finally couldn’t stop herself and collapsed on the ground, crying out loud!

She was so upset. So, so upset!

As she cried, she looked at her house, and something seemed to be missing from the head of her bed.

The house was so small, and everything in it had been carefully remembered in her heart.

She crawled over awkwardly and, upon getting closer, saw that the delicate porcelain vase with roses was cut into two pieces, lying on the brick floor.

But the crystal-clear ice sculpture in front of the vase was nowhere to be found.

Huai Yu froze.

She wiped her tears, but large drops continued to fall. She searched the house frantically but couldn’t find any trace of the ice sculpture, not even the broken pieces of ice.

Her grief was overwhelming.

Did someone come and steal things?

Was it to steal the ice sculpture of Lin Xuefeng?

But why? Why destroy her house in the process…

This was her home! She had worked so hard for it, sweating day and night…

She was heartbroken, filled with resentment, yet she didn’t know who to direct it at. Why would anyone come here just to steal that ice sculpture?

She thought about it, wiped her tears with her sleeve, and went to the rose corridor.

“You… you didn’t… ugh… did you see… ugh…” She hiccupped, unable to stop her crying, but still managed to force the words out.

“Who… who was it… ugh… who?”

At that moment, Huai Yu wished more than anything that she could be as powerful as Lin Xuefeng, to chop up whoever had destroyed her house.

The rose corridor rustled, the leaves and petals swayed, but it felt like they were taunting her, mocking her in some strange, gloating way.

Huai Yu felt lost and uncertain of its emotions.

Just then, several vehicles drove up and stopped in the middle of the road. Zhou Qian’s voice called out:

“Xiao Yu!”

Seven or eight fully armed men got out of the vehicles, holding large shields. They hesitated, standing at a distance, unwilling to approach.

Zhou Qian, at the front, looked guilty, his face full of distress. After a long pause, he took a few hesitant steps forward, but in that moment, the rose corridor’s branches suddenly shot out like long snakes, the sharp thorns and saw-blade-like leaves flying at them.

“Shields!”

“Doo-doo-doo-doo!!”

After a series of sounds, the shields in front of them had been pierced, with only the sharp tips of the thorns and leaves remaining. The defense soldiers behind the shields were covered in cold sweat.

Over the past few days, they had quietly scouted, and the rose corridor had been silent. Now, facing its fierce side again, they were filled with fear.

“It’s okay.”

Zhou Qian’s voice came through: “It’s not usually this aggressive. This is just a warning—everyone, lower your shields and approach slowly.”

Huai Yu stared at the scene, her hiccups suddenly stopping in shock.