Hearing Ji Chengxuan mention this, Yun Que'er's somewhat gloomy mood improved a bit.
"Alright, alright. Let's just consider it doing a good deed." Yun Que'er stretched and felt much more refreshed. "So the task is completed, right?"
"Don't worry. It must be completed this time." Ji Chengxuan nodded.
Yun Que'er felt relieved. No matter what the outcome was, the most important thing for the two of them had been done.
As for Liu Kui, they just hoped that he would behave himself and not get carried away because of this.
Just then, Yun Fujin suddenly pushed the door open and entered.
He looked extremely unnatural, with a dark aura between his eyebrows, looking utterly unlucky.
Yun Que'er looked at Yun Fujin in surprise. He had only been gone for a short while. How could he have returned in such a state?
"Big brother, what's wrong with you..."
Seeing that Ji Chengxuan was also there, Yun Fujin thought that some things might not be convenient to say in front of him, so he shook his head.
"It's nothing. It's just too hot outside. I almost got heatstroke."
Yun Fujin had never been good at lying. As he said this, his face flushed instantly.
Yun Que'er sensed something was amiss and gave Ji Chengxuan a meaningful look.
Ji Chengxuan was very tactful and stood up.
"Brother Yun, dinner is almost ready. I'll take my leave then."
Yun Fujin was in a hurry to talk to Yun Que'er, so he hurriedly sent Ji Chengxuan out.
As soon as Ji Chengxuan was out of sight, Yun Fujin rushed back.
"Xiao Que'er, something's happened!"
Hearing Yun Fujin blurt out such a sentence, Yun Que'er's heart skipped a beat.
She quickly sat up straight. "What's going on?"
Yun Fujin was sweating profusely. He stepped forward and whispered a few words to Yun Que'er.
"What? All our trees were watered to death with boiling water?" Yun Que'er widened her eyes in shock.
Needless to say, this must have been done deliberately. After all, who would accidentally pour boiling water under the trees?
Yun Fujin looked heart - broken. Their family had planted these saplings in the field and had taken meticulous care of them every day.
How much fertilizer to apply, how many leaves to prune, and how much water to pour were all carefully calculated.
But when Yun Fujin went to the field today, he found that all their little saplings that had just grown a bit taller were dead.
Some had yellow leaves, and some had almost rotten roots. Obviously, not a single living sapling was left in their field.
Yun Fujin had originally wanted to try to save them, but seeing this situation, he really had no way.
"Didn't anyone go to the field in the past few days?" Yun Que'er asked eagerly.
Although their family's field was difficult to cultivate, it was not small.
To water all the saplings to death with boiling water, first of all, a large amount of boiling water was needed. One would have to make several trips back and forth to get enough water to achieve this goal.
It was absolutely impossible to finish all these things in one night. Yun Que'er guessed that someone must have been doing it gradually in the past few days.
Yun Fujin sighed. "You've been sick these days. We were worried about leaving you alone at home, so I, your second brother, and third sister took turns going to the field to take care of it."
Yun Que'er understood. There were not enough people and energy. Sometimes, problems couldn't be detected in time. That person must have seized this opportunity and gradually destroyed these trees in the past few nights.
Yun Que'er was instantly furious. "Is there really someone who can't stand our family doing well?!"
Yun Que'er was so angry that she wanted to overturn the table. "Who did our family offend? Do we have to be secretly harmed even for the slightest bit of good fortune!"
She looked up at Yun Fujin. "Big brother, do you know who did this?"
After asking this question, Yun Que'er thought she was being a bit stupid.
If they knew who did it, Yun Fujin wouldn't be at home at this moment.
Yun Fujin would surely give her a negative answer.
He shook his head helplessly. "I have no idea."
Yun Que'er let out a long sigh and lifted the quilt to get out of bed.
"I'll go and take a look."
Yun Fujin stopped her. "What are you getting involved for? You've just recovered from your illness. Don't make things worse. I came back just to ask you if we can get another batch of saplings?"
Of course, they could. The system was on Yun Que'er. She could draw a lottery at any time. She just didn't know if she could draw saplings as good as the previous ones.
Yun Que'er nodded. "Most likely, we can. If not, we'll think of something else and plant something else."
Although Yun Que'er herself was not sure, with her words, Yun Fujin felt much more at ease.
He patted Yun Que'er's small shoulder. "Be a good girl and don't run around. If you really want to go and take a look, wait until tomorrow morning."
Yun Que'er couldn't resist Yun Fujin, so she had to obediently agree.
Early the next morning, Yun Que'er had fully recovered. She couldn't wait to go to their family's field.
These saplings were already dead and useless. Yun Jianzhou had started to cut them down one by one yesterday.
When Yun Que'er arrived, there was already a pile of saplings beside the ridge.
Yun Que'er felt really heart - broken looking at them.
Although they hadn't been planted for long and it would take at least until next year for them to bear fruit, they came to the field to work every day and took care of them meticulously, even more carefully than taking care of a child.
Now that these saplings were all dead, it was like an old person suddenly losing a child. It made Yun Que'er feel a bit depressed.
She stepped forward to help Yun Jianzhou cut down these saplings and talked to him at the same time.
"Second brother, what are you going to do with these saplings after you cut them down?"
"What else can I do?" Yun Jianzhou said dejectedly. "They're in this state. They have no other value. I can only take them home and use them as firewood."
Such good saplings, such precious varieties, were going to be used as firewood?
Yun Que'er felt pained just looking at them.
"It's such a waste." Yun Que'er sighed.
Yun Jianzhou felt the same way, but unfortunately, there was really no other way.
"If only there was really a resurrection spell in this world." Yun Jianzhou said. "Anyway, let's take them back and dry them first."
Dry them?
Oh, right. Firewood had to be dried before it could be used.
But after all, these were wood. Maybe they would have other uses after being dried.
"Second brother, let's not burn them as firewood for now." Yun Que'er suddenly said.
Yun Jianzhou glanced at Yun Que'er. Seeing that she was deep in thought, he immediately became interested.
"Do you have another good idea? Are you the one who can resurrect these saplings?"
Of course, that was impossible.
Yun Que'er shook her head. "Anyway, let's take them back first. They will definitely be useful later."