Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Crucial

With this, the pressure on the Lu family lessened.

The Lu family truly hadn’t expected that Lu Hang, even while paralyzed, could control the situation the moment he appeared. With just a few words, he resolved the difficulties they were facing.

Lin Nannan noticed that Lu Hang had been out for a while and had wandered around a bit, so she went over and said, “Let’s head back first. Your body shouldn’t stay seated like this for too long.”

Lu Hang nodded and told her, “Push me back.”

“Alright.”

Lu Ming and the others were still caught up in the excitement, so only the two of them returned.

The Lu family knew Lin Nannan could take care of Lu Hang alone, so they didn’t follow them back.

Compared to the bustling fields, the road back was truly quiet, with not another soul in sight.

“You don’t want to hand over the grain, do you?” he asked in a low voice, looking at the ground.

The wheelchair was moving forward on its own, and Lin Nannan’s hand only lightly rested on it, so she wasn’t tired. Hearing Lu Hang’s question, she thought for a moment before replying, “It’s not that I don’t want to, but this harvest is crucial to me…”

“This grain is crucial to everyone, which is why it can’t stay in the village,” Lu Hang said quietly. “Our lives aren’t as peaceful as they seem. I’m afraid the grain won’t just attract the villagers’ greed but might also draw other factions. There are too many uncertainties, and it could disrupt the village’s tranquility.”

Lin Nannan thought of something and asked, looking at the top of his head, “Are they like Han Li?”

“Yes, or perhaps supported by even stronger forces,” he nodded in agreement.

This realization forced Lin Nannan to admit that she alone couldn’t handle it.

Knowing when to compromise is wise, so she said, “I can hand it over, but on the condition that I must keep some seeds.”

“We can negotiate that with them when the time is right…” Lu Hang hesitated before asking, “Don’t you trust them?”

Lin Nannan didn’t hide it and said directly, “These seeds are crucial to me. I can’t protect all of them, but I absolutely can’t let them die out in my hands.”

For now, the crops were growing well, but there was no guarantee for the next planting. Changes in the environment or soil might affect them—no one could predict it. So, as a precaution, she had to keep some seeds as her final backup.

Lu Hang thought it was a promise she had made to someone else, so he solemnly promised her that he would definitely leave some seeds for her.

“How are you going to contact them?” Lin Nannan asked with curiosity.

“The village head will handle this alone. When the time is right, battalion commander Zhang will send people over. Once confirmed, they’ll contact higher authorities. By the time they arrive, it’ll nearly be harvest time,” Lu Hang explained.

Lin Nannan frowned, finding the efficiency quite frustrating. As someone who preferred decisive action, she was utterly exasperated.

“Can’t they just bring people here directly?” Having already prepared to hand over the seeds, Lin Nannan didn’t hold back and reminded him, “Even if they miss some stages now and can’t observe the seeds sprouting and growing directly, at least they can see the grain heads forming, flowering, and fruiting. This experience is better than any experimental data.”

“Then I’ll go to the village head’s house tomorrow and explain it clearly to battalion commander Zhang myself,” he said, purposely avoiding some of her specialized terms to avoid overthinking.

“Mm.” Seeing that he had understood her point, Lin Nannan didn’t say more.

After returning home, Lin Nannan carried Lu Hang back to bed, then got water to clean him up. Her movements were smooth and practiced, leaving Lu Hang so accustomed to it that he didn’t say a word.