Chapter Seventy-Nine: A Son Is Born
This is just the simplest part of farming. Farmers spend a year from plowing the ground to sowing and transplanting, to thinning out weeds and harvesting. The hard work involved is unimaginable and unknowable.
It seems that she still has a lot to learn, and the first thing is to learn to be down-to-earth.
When the ground in the valley was finally plowed and left to dry, the five of them were exhausted.
"It has been decided that half of the place will be planted with sweet potatoes, red and white potatoes, and the other half will be planted with corn. This year, we will plant only these two crops and no other miscellaneous crops."
Farming was too tiring, so Tengyu decided to buy some.
"In fact, you still need to grow some other things, such as millet, specifically to feed the chickens. Otherwise, it would be too expensive to buy it. It is more cost-effective to grow it yourself."
It was also the first time for Ms. Fang to farm by herself. When she was working, men would plow the land, so she didn't feel the work was heavy. Now that she did it all by herself, she realized that those people in the village were still merciful, at least they didn't let her do it all the time.
A man's life.
This is true. They don't plan to raise their own roosters. That guy's roar can be heard in several mountains. It's too dangerous! However, if there are no roosters, there will be no way to hatch the seedlings and they will have to buy them from outside.
Therefore, grains for feeding chickens are indispensable.
I've been in the mountains for several days, and I've only been there once. In order not to miss anything, I packed up and went back today.
"Let's see when the seedlings are being raised in the village. I can follow suit here. Don't be too late, or else I won't be able to keep up with those in the village."
Before leaving, Mrs. Fang did not forget to explain this important matter.
They are not very proficient in farming. Sweet potatoes need to be cultivated first, which means planting a whole sweet potato shallowly into the ground and covering it with a thin layer of soil. It is best to cover it with plastic film and splash water frequently.
If the temperature and climate are suitable, a sweet potato plant will sprout many teeth in a short period of time. Once the teeth have grown to a certain height, cut them and plant them into the land with good ridges. Apply fertilizer and wait for the sweet potato seedlings to take root.
Sweet potatoes have sprouted.
These are the entire sweet potato planting process that Tengyu pulled out from the memory of the original owner.
And the little tench cannot remember this solar term. As long as she follows the adults, she will not remember the time. Fang has only been farming for two years, and the labor is divided from above. She is too confused to remember the time.
So, when the land is being prepared outside, they are doing it in the mountains. When the seedlings are cultivated outside, they will follow suit.
After returning home, my uncle and Chen Shenzhong were cooking, and Ding Yu was cleaning up the house that had been empty for a few days. Suddenly he saw Er Ni and Liu Sanbao on the side of the mountain at the corner, talking and raising their eyebrows.
When did the relationship between the two of them become so good? The last few times they met, they were still yelling at each other.
The two people over there heard Ding Yu's shout and quickly separated. Liu Sanbao peeked over and ran away. Erni ran to her side with visible joy on her face.
"When did you play with him?"
"Hehe, I didn't play with him, I wanted to play with a complainer!"
"Then you two are..."
"He came here to report to me, otherwise I would have ignored him!"
Erni refused to admit that she had become friends with someone like Liu Sanbao.
Okay! She, an old cucumber, can’t understand your children’s friendship.
Erni was not a calm person, so she shared the melon she had just received from Liu Sanbao with her sister Ding Yu.
"Hey sister, you don't know, our grandma's house is very lively;
Hey sister, let me tell you, our second uncle thought that our mother was partial to the stepmother’s younger brother, so she killed the only two chickens in the house and gave them to her stepmother to feed them, and then the Red Army brother started clamoring for eggs.
The chickens had killed all the eggs, so Nai scolded the Red Army brother. The second uncle was always looking for trouble, but now she even scolded Nai;
Also, our second aunt is also crazy. There are rumors outside that our sister-in-law is extremely lazy. Her clothes, shoes and socks are washed by her sisters-in-law, and she even throws her clothes to wash. This is what my second aunt is saying.
Yes, I’m so angry that my grandma is holding a broom at home and wants to beat my second uncle’s wife!”
Erni was chattering and gibbering incoherently, just giving it to the tench.
Ding Yu laughed angrily when he heard this, "Is this the information you exchanged with Liu Sanbao just now? He knew it so clearly when he saw it in the yard of Lao Ding's house!"
Erni was not convinced, "Sister, don't believe it. I told you that there is no hiding anything in our village. If Liu Sanbao knew about it, it must have spread throughout the village. Moreover, as for our grandma and Ernie,
With such a loud voice, their family can’t hide it even if they want to, and the neighbors are watching, so it’s definitely not wrong!”
The little girl is now able to analyze all the melons she eats. She, a melon eater all the year round, can't tell the difference between real melons and fake melons.
Ding Yu twisted the little girl's head to the side, "Why do you like to inquire about things at such a young age? I'm telling you, just listen. You're not allowed to get close to me. You know, stay far away."
"I know, I know!"
The Jin family gave birth to a son, Ding Laosan finally had a wife, a son to carry on the family line, and Mrs. Liu finally had her most precious grandson! This is the same as the memory of the original owner Ding Yu, and Ding Yu was mentally prepared for it.
However, she didn't expect that Lao Ding's family would be so lively without their sisters' participation. There was also Ding Xinlan, this sister-in-law should have been thoughtful both in the memory of the original Ding Yu and in the article. She later
She did marry well. She married into a commune and was the envy of all the girls in the back mountain brigade. But I don’t know why she has become a joke in the village.
Ding Yu was too lazy to take care of Lao Ding's family affairs, so he told Er Ni not to get involved and go to the county the next day.
Before going, I went to the old lady's place, picked up the shroud made by the old lady, and settled the bill at the same time.
Ding Yu took the job asked by Song Ya and found the old woman. With a ready-made coffin, she went to the county town the next day to bring the news to Song Ya, who then forwarded it to her acquaintance.
An acquaintance asked someone to take the coffin away at night. It would take five or six days to make the shroud, so Tengyu happened to be here this time.
Handing the shroud to Song Ya, Song Ya gave her something that was absolutely worth the money.
A square black wooden box, which weighed heavily to Ting Yu before it was opened. When she opened it and saw the contents inside, Ting Yu felt that this trip would make her run ten or eight times.
A golden Bodhisattva Buddha statue as big as the palm of your hand! The carving is meticulous and the eyebrows and eyes are clear. You can even feel compassion from the eyes of the Buddha statue.
"Although I don't have my father's skills on this thing, I checked it out. It's not gold-plated, it's absolutely pure gold. The Wan family used to be in the restaurant business, and the old man is an open-minded person who has made friends from all over the world. It's a pity.
Once he is in trouble, none of his close friends are willing to help him.
Chapter completed!