Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Li Hongxiang immediately nodded, "I'll go right now. Yuanyuan, why aren't you spraying pesticides anymore?"

Su Yuanyuan felt a little embarrassed, but it wasn't something that could be hidden.

"Mr. Li, I'm pregnant. So, I'm not spraying anymore, I'm afraid it's not good for the baby."

Li Hongxiang smiled, "Congratulations, Yuanyuan, that's great news, no problem at all, I'll spray for you."

Su Yuanyuan hurriedly waved her hand, "It's really not necessary. Last year I didn't spray either, and it was just fine. Don't worry, if the cotton faces pest issues again, we'll deal with it then."

Li Hongxiang nodded, he knew Su Yuanyuan was the kind of girl who didn't like to trouble others, you could tell from the way she dealt with people; she was always the one who took the hit. She'd rather put in a little more herself than take advantage of someone else.

Su Yuanyuan left the Li Family and went straight to the Zhao Family.

The Zhao sisters had already finished planting and were tidying up the yard.

There was no idle time at all, now Little Haiyan could sit and play by herself; she was a quiet little girl and looked particularly likable.

"Yuanyuan, I was just about to go to your house."

"What's up?"

"I see a lot of weeds in the cornfield and was thinking about spraying."

"Go ahead, I just had Mr. Li pull out all the pesticides."

"Aren't you spraying anymore?"

Su Yuanyuan shook her head, "No, I'm pregnant. I won't handle pesticides, afraid it's bad for the baby."

Zhao Yanping laughed at the side, she had wondered why Yuanyuan wasn't pregnant yet. Could it be like her, taking several months to get pregnant? But Yuanyuan was in better health than her.

Zhao Yanli put down her hoe, ran over to Su Yuanyuan, and stared at her belly, "Pregnant?"

"Yes."

"Are you silly? Why are you still farming when you're pregnant?"

She was shocked by her elder sister. So she thought that pregnancy meant she shouldn't be working.

"I just confirmed it yesterday."

Zhao Yanli was speechless looking at Su Yuanyuan, suddenly thought of something, ran back to the room to grab a stool, "Sit down quickly! Usually, you seem so smart, I never thought you'd have a silly moment."

Su Yuanyuan sat down with a smile, sharing her joy with her girlfriends.

"Yuanyuan, rest assured, I'll spray in the next two days, and then I'll spray for you."

"No need, last year we didn't spray either. Besides, I plan to find Director Feng once the roads are accessible. By then, I'll hand over the field until the autumn harvest, I'll let the farm send someone for the harvest."

Zhao Yanli nodded; she was self-aware enough to know she wasn't capable of helping Su Yuanyuan.

Turning the field over wouldn't earn much less, after all, nothing is more important than health.

"Yuanyuan, you can hand it over during the autumn harvest, in the meantime, our sister can help you with the work. Don't worry."

"Alright. Thank you, both."

Zhao Yanli rolled her eyes, "Why are you being so polite with me?"

Zhao Yanping also put down her rake at this time, walked over, and stood beside Su Yuanyuan.

"Yuanyuan, you must take care. I didn't know anything when I had kids, I just kept working then.

You must not overstrain yourself. You are smart and know health is more important than anything."

"Big sister, I know, don't worry, I won't overexert myself."

"It's good that you understand. I've suffered from that, and with Xiao Tan not being home, you must be extra cautious."

Su Yuanyuan nodded again, "I know, I can manage myself."

Zhao Yanli knew that Su Yuanyuan was pregnant and insisted on sending her home. Otherwise, she wouldn't feel at ease.

Su Yuanyuan felt the feeling of being protected, even though she didn't need it, the feeling was undeniably warm.

In the afternoon, they moved the pesticides away. With that, Su Yuanyuan felt much better.

Three days later, the road was passable for carts. She went directly to the office to find Feng Baoshan.

She was a little distressed; being pregnant seemed like it had to be announced to the world, but not doing so made many things unmanageable.

Feng Baoshan looked at Su Yuanyuan, stood up with a smile, "Xiao Su, did you come for something?"

"Director Feng, I came to ask you for a favor."

"No need to ask, just tell me what's up."

"Director Feng, I'm pregnant. I can barely manage the fieldwork for now, and there are people helping. But for the fall harvest, I'm really unable to. So I came to ask if, during the autumn, I can directly hand over all the output from my field."

"Congratulations, Xiao Su! I'll see what I can do, there's no precedent for this, but don't worry. If it doesn't work, I'll find people to help you."

Su Yuanyuan smiled, "Director Feng, let's try not to trouble people, I really don't want to bother anyone. Director Feng, please just see what can be done at the office; of course, I won't make it difficult for you, I'll reduce the moisture content by thirty percent."

Feng Baoshan nodded, "I understand. Actually, that might not be possible either, since the farm staff members have their own fields, I'll ask around the city later, they might be easier to find labor from there. By then, just pay them and if needed, they can stay at the Li Family's place."

Knowing the good relations between the two families, this was the best solution.

Su Yuanyuan felt that this suggestion was quite good, it would not trouble anyone.

"Then I'll trouble you, Director Feng."

"It's no trouble at all. Xiao Tan reached out, asking me to take care of you. Although there wasn't an opportunity before, now that I can lend a hand, why wouldn't I?"

This made Su Yuanyuan relieved. She knew Feng Baoshan was right; this was the best way, there should be many people in the city willing to earn some money.

Three days later, the three generations of the Li Family and two Zhao sisters, five people in total, helped Su Yuanyuan finish spraying the herbicide, making Su Yuanyuan particularly embarrassed.

Even if there's nothing obvious to do in the field, it depends on whether you have an eye for it and whether you're willing to work.

Su Yuanyuan cared about the baby in her belly but knew she couldn't just do nothing at all, no exercise wasn't good either.

So she still did some yard work.

She still had a young face initially, getting married and pregnant all in this period, she changed a lot, most noticeably in her figure. Her previous clothes made her less noticeable, but now in July, she had switched to lighter clothing, making it much more apparent.

Su Yuanyuan looked down at her upper body, feeling pretty good about it. Wasn't this a good figure?

The baby in her belly was already over four months; her belly had protruded, and she didn't know yet that there was a serene beauty on her face, a quality that girls her age seldom had.

She was quite contented now. Feng Baoshan had arranged for helpers who would definitely arrive for the fall harvest, earning a daily wage of one yuan and fifty cents, not including meals.