Chen Yu didn't even drink any water. She carried the bamboo basket and went out to open up wasteland by the river.
When I met people from Sujiazhuang on the road, these people came all the way to say hello. No matter how busy they were, they always stopped to say a few polite words. Chen Yu responded with a smile.
Geng Ruchun took the long-term workers to apply fertilizer to the land. The land with good fertilizer was plowed into ridges, and the fertilizer was at the bottom of the ridges. The crops had sufficient stamina and the harvest was about the same.
By the river, Su Qiaoniang wrapped her hair with a blue and white flower scarf, and took some half-year-old children and women to tidy up the wasteland.
Fertilizer is also needed on the wasteland, but Su Qiao's wife didn't want to put too much fertilizer on it, so she only put a thin layer on it.
It’s not that we haven’t opened up wasteland before, it’s normal to have no harvest in the first year.
Before Chen Yu even got close, he could hear the laughter and laughter, and he felt relaxed. He only felt that the sky was bluer and the mountains were greener.
"Hey, the second aunt is here." Someone with sharp eyes saw Chen Yu and reminded Su Qiaoniang.
Su Qiaoniang smiled and said: "No one can come. Once the work is done, we can have a day off tomorrow."
"Don't worry." Everyone responded.
Su Qiaoniang came over to greet Chen Yu. There was still a thin layer of sweat on her face, and her red face had gained some flesh, making her look much prettier.
"Mom, why are you here?" Su Qiao Niang took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.
Chen Yu handed the basket over: "Send some sunflower seeds."
Su Qiaoniang slowed down in wiping sweat: "What kind of seeds? Sunflowers?"
"I found it in the mountains." Chen Yu said seemingly casually: "It's not much, just more than 200 pills."
Su Qiaoniang looked back at Laojun Mountain: "I was born and grew up at the foot of the mountain, but I have never noticed that there are so many treasures in Laojun Mountain."
Chen Yu cleared her throat: "Life never lacks beauty, but it lacks the eyes to discover beauty. Your mother and I have no time to see beauty and ugliness. Looking for food and drink is the best."
Su Qiaoniang burst into laughter: "You are hungry, are you afraid of being hungry?"
"Yes, I want to try everything I see when I go into the mountain." Chen Yu glared at Su Qiaoniang: "We have a big family, but you are the only one."
Su Qiaoniang didn't care at all and raised her chin: "That's because I remember it early and have experienced blessings and hardships."
This is true, Su Qiaoniang did enjoy blessings when she was a child, but then again, when the original husband and father-in-law were alive, none of the children in the family suffered.
Chen Yu was a little used to Su Qiao Niang talking nonsense with him, at least it made her look more lively.
The two of them were sitting on the ridge of the field, and Chen Yu checked Su Qiaoniang's pulse: "I've been very tired recently. We have enough workers in our family. One more of you won't be too much, and one of you less won't be a problem. You have to maintain your health."
"Mom, Ruchun and I don't dare to be careless anymore. We can do last night's work in two days. If we don't do it, even if we work for three days, we won't see anything. It's not good for our family. The more people we have, the more we will do."
You have to be more careful." Su Qiaoniang opened the lid of the bamboo basket, took out a small bag of sunflower seeds, and looked at Chen Yu suspiciously: "Mom, I have never seen this thing before, is it really okay?"
"Wasteland, what are you afraid of?" Chen Yu glanced at the basket: "There are also vegetable dumplings made by your second sister-in-law, which are quite delicious."
Su Qiaoniang wiped her hands, picked up a vegetable dumpling and took a big bite: "It's delicious! The second sister-in-law is really capable, and the second brother is the most blessed."
"Our whole family can do it." Looking at Su Qiaoniang's expression, Chen Yu knew that Geng Ruchun didn't tell her about Wu Lang, so Geng Ruchun had a conscience and knew to keep it a secret.
Su Qiaoniang ate a vegetable dumpling, and Chen Yu handed over the water bag: "When you have time, you should also learn to keep accounts from the children. Our family has a lot of things to do, so everyone should be responsible for one part and the accounts should not be messed up."
"Yulan studies seriously. Fangfei teaches her how to do accounts every day." Su Qiaoniang wiped her hands and said, "I will learn when there is less time for farming."
Chen Yu saw that Su Qiaoniang had to do some work, so she got up and planned to leave.
Su Qiao Niang stopped Chen Yu and said, "Mom, is Third Aunt's body really fertile?"
"Yes, I'm only in her early thirties." Chen Yu looked at Su Qiaoniang and raised his eyebrows slightly: "You should stop thinking and don't ruin yourself before your body is well restored!"
Su Qiaoniang blushed: "I know, I know, mother, please go back quickly, you have delayed a lot of my work."
Watching Su Qiaoniang go to the wasteland by the river, Chen Yu sighed softly. He didn't understand why sons were important before, but now he understands Su Qiaoniang's thoughts. It is impossible not to have a son to support the family, because this is still a human-oriented world.
Working hard, taking the imperial examination and becoming an official, and doing business, how many women are there?
After returning to the village, I went to Su Cheng's house.
Mrs. Min was digging the vegetable garden in front of her house. She heard Chen Yu's movement and came to open the door: "Second sister-in-law is really busy. I went there several times and couldn't pick the right time."
"I've been busy these past few days and I'm free." Chen Yu looked at Caiyuanzi: "Are you ready?"
Mrs. Min nodded: "Try it in my vegetable garden first. If it can be planted successfully, I will give it to them to grow seedlings. Let everyone learn from it, so as not to waste the seedlings if they are not good at planting."
Having a solid foundation for doing things, Chen Yu asked Min to go home with him, took out more than twenty seven-star pepper seedlings from the seedling shed, and taught Min how to transplant them in his own vegetable garden.
The women who were picking beans in the yard came to join in the fun.
It was simple in the first place, but these people had all seen it for a while and kept asking Chen Yu for seedlings.
Chen Yu stood up straight and patted the soil on his hands: "These seedlings in our house are originally prepared for everyone, but you can't take them casually. Yu Chan is in charge of this. If you want to plant them, you have to tell Yu Chan.
No matter how much land, how many seedlings, everyone will sow them evenly."
"Second Aunt, you said the dried seven-star pepper costs one tael of silver per pound, right?" someone asked.
Chen Yu nodded: "Yes, there will be people checking the peppers when they are being dried. The products produced by our Su family must be of good quality before they are used by the Su family. Do you think this is the case?"
"That's right! We are all our own people." Someone agreed, and everyone felt closer to Chen Yu's family.
At that time, seven or eight women went to register with Min.
After working hard for a day, Chen Yu finally got some time to sit down and rest for a while.
Although my health has improved a lot, the busy work of going up and down the mountain is not easy. I was taking a rest when I heard some little girls outside muttering.
"Grandma may be sleeping. Grandma loves sleeping the most." Su Yunuan whispered.
Su Fangfei sat on the steps at the door: "Then let's wait for a while and let grandma sleep a little longer."
Yulan asked in a low voice: "Will grandma really agree to us?"
"Yes, I didn't look at the second brother and they have already taken action. The second brother said that if we really make money, we will share it." Su Fangfei said seriously: "If they don't take us, we can't do other things to ensure that we make more than they make."
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Chen Yu raised the corners of her lips. The sons of the Su family are not weak, and the girls of the Su family are not free. Since they want to train them, they must work harder. It is better to teach the girls under his own hands, at least from an early age.
You must have a strong and self-reliant heart.
Pushing open the window, Chen Yu leaned on the window sill and asked with a smile: "Are you girls looking for me?"
Several little girls were so frightened that they jumped like birds and stood in a neat row, speaking in unison.
"grandmother."
"Grandma."
Chen Yu laughed out loud. These pretty children are so rare.