Farm the Land and Live a Good Life

The Verdant Green Clad Woman waved her palm-leaf fan and pointed ahead.

"At the end of Winding Creek. Help yourself to a dipperful."

"Right."

Yue Qiu nodded. He walked to the creek and scooped up a dipperful of water, but someone struck him on the head just as he took his first sip.

Before Yue Qiu could react, a broom came down on his backside again and again.

An aged voice scolded him from behind. "You little brat! Who said you could disrespect the commander like that? Calling her a young lady—you're asking for a beating!"

"Ow!"

"Stop hitting me, Old Li! Stop!"

"My backside hurts!"

Yue Qiu clutched his backside and cried out several times.

He turned around to see Old Li leaning on a cane with one hand and swinging a broom at his backside with the other.

Old Li glared furiously at Yue Qiu and snapped, "Go apologize to the commander!"

"Right."

Yue Qiu nodded sheepishly.

Rubbing his backside, he walked up to the Verdant Green Maiden and lowered his head. "Commander, I'm sorry. What I said just now was far too presumptuous!"

At that, the Verdant Green Maiden raised an eyebrow. She looked Yue Qiu up and down, amusement in her eyes.

"So you've picked up a little learning, boy?"

"Presumptuous" was hardly a word an illiterate rank-and-file soldier would use.

Hearing that, Yue Qiu scratched his head, even more embarrassed.

"Of course!"

"Now that I'm out of the army, I have time to read books and listen to stories!"

The Verdant Green Maiden nodded. Beside her, Old Li shakily sat down, glanced at Yue Qiu, and snorted. "A little brat like you, reading books? Don't try to fool this old man. Have you been reading nothing but those indecent books?"

"Tch! Old Li!"

"How can