Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 850: Sudden Incident in the Competition (3)

Chapter 850: Chapter 850: Sudden Incident in the Competition (3)

The competition continued, and Mo Yan was lucky to draw a bye, advancing directly to the next round. Coincidentally, Xiao Ruiyuan and Mo Qingze, the father-in-law and son-in-law duo, ended up in the same group.

Han Zhiyun had lost in the first round and was feeling upset when he saw his good friend and son-in-law pitted against each other, his mood suddenly improved, "Hanzhang, I think you should just concede. If by some chance you win, it would be awkward for your father-in-law!"

Xiao Ruiyuan likewise was wondering whether he should just dig up a bamboo shoot carelessly and lose to his father-in-law. Hearing Han Zhiyun’s comment, he didn’t know how to respond, so he chose to remain silent.

Mo Qingze gave Han Zhiyun a sidelong glance and said to Xiao Ruiyuan, "Don’t listen to him, a loss is a loss, and a win is a win. It’s better to lose to you than for your Uncle Han to lose to Zhaozhao, that child!"

Han Zhiyun, who tried to make a joke but ended up being the butt of it, was extremely frustrated and glared at Mo Qingze, reluctantly closing his mouth.

After hearing his father-in-law’s words, Xiao Ruiyuan dared not to intentionally throw the match. He pretended to walk around the bamboo shoot field and started digging at a shoot tip that looked unremarkable. To his surprise, what appeared to be a thumb-sized shoot head just got bigger and bigger as he dug. By the time he realized something was amiss, most of the bamboo shoot had already been unearthed, measuring about three feet long.

"Wow, such a big shoot, brother-in-law is amazing!" Zhenzhen exclaimed with a cry of astonishment, clapping her little hands with excitement.

Zhenzhen had lost in the first round and hadn’t participated further, just watching the others dig. Curious, she came over to see what her brother-in-law was doing since he had been digging for a while without unearthing any shoots. To her surprise, she saw a long bamboo shoot standing upright in the deep pit. It was the first time she had seen such a large shoot, and she couldn’t help but shout out loud.

This shout attracted other people’s attention, making it impossible to hide the discovery.

With no choice left, Xiao Ruiyuan continued to dig with his hoe and soon exposed the root of the shoot. With a bit of effort, he pulled out the entire shoot, which was three and a half feet long.

Unsurprisingly, Xiao Ruiyuan easily won against Mo Qingze with this large bamboo shoot. If not for the rule that only two people from the same group could compete, this shoot would have been enough to beat everyone else’s finds.

Eventually, Xiao Ruiyuan, Liu Tinglan, Shen Ji, and Yun Zhao advanced to the next round. Mo Yan, who had drawn the bye, continued to the third round of drawing lots.

This time, however, the God of Luck did not smile upon Mo Yan. Yun Zhao drew the bye, leaving Mo Yan and Xiao Ruiyuan in one group, and Shen Ji and Liu Tinglan in another.

Seeing the two people across from each other who didn’t dare to make eye contact, Mo Yan’s eyes flickered, and he coughed lightly to propose, "How about this, let’s the four of us divide into two teams for a group competition. Within a quarter of an hour, whichever team digs up the larger shoots will be the winning team, and both members will advance to the final round together. This will save time and trouble!"

A quarter of an hour simply isn’t enough to find and dig bamboo shoots, making it very difficult to avoid a loss without teamwork.

Digging shoots with his beloved girl, even though they were still under the watchful eyes of everyone, and couldn’t really do anything, Xiao Ruiyuan was very satisfied and naturally nodded in agreement. Liu Tinglan and Liu Tinglan had feelings for each other and wished for the same, but each had their reservations and didn’t dare to follow their hearts. They hesitated, neither agreeing nor objecting.

"If you don’t speak up, I’ll take it as your consent! Remember, this is a team effort, and there’s only a quarter of an hour. If anyone comes back empty-handed after the time is up, or just picks any shoot to make do, that’ll be considered a loss, you know. Not only will there be a forfeit, but there’ll also be a punishment!" Mo Yan didn’t give them a chance to object, setting various restrictive conditions and finally decided the matter outright.

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