In the afternoon, Lu Fangfang attached wheels to the donkey cart she had made.

This was something that had been discarded by the regiment. She thought it was still usable, so she asked Director Zhao of the Logistics Department to approve it for the breeding farm.

"You stubborn little donkey, come here!"

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey brayed weakly, then walked forward reluctantly with a droopy face.

"You silly donkey, the stuff we're going to haul is all for you to eat in the winter, and you're still not happy about it."

Lu Fangfang slapped the little wild donkey and harnessed the donkey cart to it.

Seeing that the little wild donkey was unhappy, Lu Fangfang smiled and stroked the donkey's head again.

This little rascal stole half a basket of wild onion flowers from her this morning, which broke her heart. But now she has a way to deal with it.

"Follow me."

Lu Fangfang took the lead, while the little wild donkey followed reluctantly behind her, its head drooping.

"Roll, roll~"

Looking back, I saw that the donkey cart she was using was doing alright, and it was moving quite smoothly.

When they arrived at the wasteland by the river to the north, Lu Fangfang noticed some movement in the cornfield.

She went closer and saw that Sister Shufen was picking corn in her field.

"Sister Shufen, no need, no need, I can do this job myself in no time."

"Girl, don't be shy. I made up for it in one morning. I'm free anyway, so I'll help you out. You're going through a special time right now, so you can't overwork yourself."

Lu Fangfang was a little embarrassed, so she told the little wild donkey to wait outside. She quickly went into the cornfield and started picking corn with Sister Shufen.

The corn stalks in the field are short, and the corn kernels are small, making them difficult to pick.

After a while, she finally spotted a larger one. She peeled back the corn husk and saw that the kernels inside were sparse and looked shriveled.

"Girl, don't be upset. This is only our first year. The corn harvest is more than the seeds we threw in. We're making a profit."

"Sister Shufen, I know. I just thought the corn cobs looked big and would grow well, but when I peeled them open, there weren't many kernels inside."

Lu Fangfang couldn't help but sigh.

All that glitters on the outside, rotten on the inside; it truly put her on a futile whim.

"Next year, if we use the chicken and quail manure we've saved at home, the crops will definitely grow better than this year."

Lu Fangfang nodded, "Crops only grow well when the soil is nutritious."

Actually, fertilizer existed in those days, but it was very precious. It was all provided as aid, and a commune might not even have a few bags, so they couldn't even dream of getting any.

After picking for a while, Lu Fangfang thought it was about time, so she came out of the field.

She took the sack off the donkey cart, picked up corn in the field, and started loading it onto the cart.

"Oh...ah..."

The little wild donkey found something good. It stretched its neck, bit into the corn cob, and started chewing it.

It snorted and wagged its tail rapidly, suddenly realizing that this was much tastier than grass.

Lu Fangfang watched but did not stop it.

A few ears of corn, let's eat them. There aren't many kernels, most of them are stalks.

When the donkey cart was almost full, she said goodbye to Sister Shufen, called to the little wild donkey, and headed home.

"Roll, roll..."

The little wild donkey didn't need Lu Fangfang to drive it; it chewed on corn and followed behind her.

With good food in its mouth, it no longer disliked pulling the cart, and its two donkey ears stood up.

Upon entering the residential compound, Lu Fangfang bumped into Yang Yufeng. The two glanced at each other and then turned their heads away.

After what happened last time, they are now at a stage where they dislike each other.

"so much?"

Yang Yufeng looked at the corn on the donkey cart and felt very jealous.

"You stubborn little donkey, hurry up!"

Lu Fangfang ignored her.

When she got home, she unloaded the corn from the donkey cart into the yard.

She made two more trips, and when she led the little wild donkey back into the family compound, she was surrounded by people.

"Xiao Lu, is this the corn you planted in the wasteland?"

"Wow, there are quite a few fruit."

Li Shulan, Jiang Xiuhong, and the others stood around the donkey cart, looking on with envy.

They came back from the labor camp, lost their jobs, and are now very worried.

Seeing Lu Fangfang hauling several truckloads of corn, they also started thinking about clearing some land next year; it was practically free.

"Xiao Lu, did you use fertilizer for your corn?"

Li Shulan was somewhat surprised to see that the corn cob was quite large.

Lu Fangfang wasn't afraid to say this. She nodded and said, "I burned some wood ash and used a little horse manure."

"vomit……"

Lu Fangfang was taken aback; the gagging sound wasn't from her.

Turning her head, she saw Yang Yufeng standing behind her sister-in-law, clutching her chest and dry heaving.

Hmm...

Thinking about what had happened before, she couldn't help but laugh again.

"Cough cough."

Calling to the little wild donkey, she hurried back.

...

"Hey? Look at that! The corn is already as big as a palm. How much corn can we harvest? Little Lu is going to be rich!"

"Yes, yes, I saw it all. This is the fourth truckload. Her family won't lack corn to eat next year."

As everyone spoke, they all seemed somewhat envious.

"How about we try clearing some land next year?"

The women were all somewhat interested. Since they were idle anyway, they figured they could clear some land and plant some things to supplement their income.

If even Xiao Lu can grow corn the size of a palm, they certainly can too.

The sisters-in-law looked at each other and made up their minds, but Yang Yufeng was still clutching her chest, squatting to the side, dry heaving.

...

At home, after Lu Fangfang unloaded the corn, she called the little wild donkey and went out again.

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