After putting down her things, Sun Shengnan also took a piece of watermelon and tasted it. "Hmm, it's really sweet. Is it grown by old man Li? Last year, the watermelon grown by his family was the sweetest."

"Yes, that's his family. It is said that they planted a lot this year. His son even had a quarrel with him, saying that they couldn't make much money from the sales and it would be more cost-effective to grow crops."

After the newcomers learned about the situation, they found out that Old Man Li was an expert in growing melons in the village. The melons he grew every year were particularly sweet. When he was young, his family made a living by growing melons.

But later the land was owned by the state, and his melon field was gone. Each household had little private plot, so he had no land to grow melons.

Old man Li was unwilling to give up. He only had such limited skills and didn't want to waste them.

Finally, he asked the team leader for a piece of wasteland to grow melons for the village. This way he could get work points and the village could have melons.

As for the melons grown, the farmers' market also buys them, but the price is not high. However, it is wasteland after all, and any income means the work is not in vain, so the villagers are still very happy.

Seeing that growing melons can make money, Old Man Li planted some in his own private plot. So if anyone in the village wants to eat melons, they can go and buy them. The price is not high, and they can exchange them for something else, so most families will buy some to satisfy their cravings.

But if you grow melons, you can’t grow vegetables or grains. The private plots for each family are not large, and you can’t sell the melons for much money after growing them for so long, so Old Man Li’s son has always been reluctant.

But I can't be more stubborn than my old father.

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...

Lu Xia understood after hearing this, and thought that the melons she bought today did not look as big as the ones grown by old man Li.

She regretted buying it on the black market and had to secretly take it out to eat. If she had known that it was sold in the village, she would not have gone through so much trouble.

However, the main reason she bought the melon was to get some seeds so that she could try to plant some in the space later, so that there would be more fruits in the space.

Lu Xia also tasted two bites of the melon bought by Jiang Junmo. It was indeed very sweet. She planned to buy some for herself later.

The next day, the rain stopped and they went to work as usual, but this time Lu Xia discovered something.

There was a young girl in the village who seemed to have feelings for Jiang Junmo and always tried to get close to him.

In fact, not only Lu Xia discovered it, but others also saw it.

However, everyone just smiled and said nothing, but they kept their eyes on them. After all, Jiang Junmo had always been silent at the educated youth point, his health was not good, and he didn't work much. No one expected that someone would be interested in him.

However, Jiang Junmo seemed to dislike the girl. Every time she came close to him, he would quickly walk away. He even did not go to work in the afternoon. He was quite disappointed when the girl came over and did not see him.

This went on for a few days, and the villagers noticed it and started to make fun of the educated youth when they came out.

Especially Jiang Junmo, every time the villagers see him now, they will reveal a meaningful smile.

And there were several times when Lu Xia could hear the discussions in the village when he got off work.

"This little guy is too skinny, he can't do the work. I heard he's not in good health either, he can't even work for half a day."

"Yeah, he doesn't look like someone who can work. I don't know why Chunyan likes him. I don't think it's just his looks."

"Don't mention it. Jiang Zhiqing's face is prettier than that girl's."

"Don't think too much. Although Jiang Zhiqing is in poor health, his family is probably well off. I saw him go to the town to pick up packages several times, and each time he brought a lot of stuff."

"Really? Then Chunyan will be able to live a good life if she marries Jiang Zhiqing."

"Who knows? It's not certain whether Jiang Zhiqing will like Chunyan."

"How is it impossible? Chunyan is the best girl in our village. She has just graduated from junior high school. I heard that she will soon become a teacher in the town's primary school. She is no better than Jiang Zhiqing. Even if his family is good, he can't go back."

"That's right. If Jiang Zhiqing marries Chunyan, he might be able to relax a little."