"Sister-in-law, we need to feed the quails more well this month, and raise the temperature by two degrees so that they can lay eggs properly."
Lu Fangfang was speaking when she noticed no one was responding.
She turned her head and saw that Sister Lanying was still reading the newspaper.
Knowing how she felt about being in the newspaper, she smiled and said nothing more.
She took down the notebook from the wall, looked at the daily egg production figures written on it, and then went to inspect the feed room.
The military region needs it urgently, and the breeding farm can't afford to fail.
In the afternoon, after Sister Shufen arrived, Lu Fangfang called the two of them together for a short meeting.
They need to make sure the quails are well-fed and watered this month so they can lay more quail eggs.
Zhao Lanying was very confident. "Xiao Lu, don't worry. This is a major event concerning the military region. I guarantee the mission will be completed."
Beside her, Wang Shufen nodded hurriedly.
She glanced at the newspaper in her hand and couldn't help but smile.
"Sister Shufen, burn more firewood tonight to raise the room temperature by two degrees. Also, sprinkle some water in the shed; it's too dry. Turn on the lights for an extra hour tonight so the quails can get more sunlight."
Lu Fangfang thought for a moment and realized that there was nothing she had missed for the time being.
She was quite nervous because it concerned a mission for the military region.
"Sister Shufen, sister-in-law, our farm was just featured in the military region's newspaper, and the three of us got some exposure too. We absolutely have to complete the military region's mission."
Upon hearing this, the two of them became serious and nodded.
After speaking, Lu Fangfang led the two to look around the shed. Seeing that the quails were all healthy, she gradually breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing that it was getting late, she went to the gate of the courtyard again to look around and found that Xiuxiu had not returned yet.
After waiting for a while, she finally spotted the little ones on the road in the distance.
"Meow~"
"Awoo~"
Little Flower and Little Tibetan Fox ran in front, followed by Little Wild Donkey.
It pulled Xiuxiu along, and when it saw Lu Fangfang, it neighed and ran over.
"Whoa~"
"Sis, come on up, let's go straight home."
Xiuxiu sat on the donkey cart, in a good mood.
"You went to Old Xu's house to deliver some fish, why are you so late coming back?"
Lu Fangfang plopped down and turned to look at Xiuxiu.
I don't know what's wrong with this girl. She didn't want to deliver the fish at first, but she changed her mind after two days.
"Old Xu wasn't home, and I waited for ages."
"Sis, look what this is!"
Xiuxiu picked up a large stack of books and showed them off to her sister.
Lu Fangfang picked them up and looked at them, and found that they were all textbooks, some for junior high school and some for elementary school.
This little girl loves to study at home, but unfortunately her parents never wanted her to go to school. Like her, she dropped out of school after elementary school. Now that she sees Xiuxiu has borrowed so many books, she is quite pleased.
"It's good that you want to learn. If you don't understand something in the future, just ask me... ask your brother-in-law."
Xiuxiu didn't doubt it and quickly nodded.
Back home, Lu Fangfang untied the donkey cart and was just preparing some treats for the little wild donkey when she saw her husband also returning with a stack of books.
"Mingcheng, what book are you holding?"
"This is a good book, the story of the Pallas's rabbit."
Lu Fangfang was taken aback, then rolled her eyes.
She clapped her hands and followed her husband into the house.
How many books did you buy?
"Thirty books, cost me three yuan. Political Commissar Xiao went to the provincial capital, and I specifically asked him to buy them. I gave two of them to Daya and Tiedan."
Zhuang Mingcheng spoke with a hint of pride.
He carefully placed the books on the table and then began to divide them.
He plans to keep two copies for his future children, one for himself, two for his father in Beijing, two for his wife's hometown, and the rest for the children in the family compound.
"You're really something, why did you buy so much?"
Lu Fangfang scolded him playfully, and was a little embarrassed.
She leaned closer to her husband and whispered, "Did you ask the political commissar how my comic books are doing in the provincial capital?"
"It's great, the children love it. After all, it was drawn by my wife. The political commissar said that when he went to buy it, he saw two children arguing over the animals in the book."
Zhuang Mingcheng patted his chest, appearing pleased and honored.
However, Lu Fangfang was somewhat skeptical, feeling that Zhuang Mingcheng was just trying to fool her.
Her illustrated comic books have only just been printed, how could they possibly become popular so quickly?
Too lazy to think about it anymore, she got back to business with Zhuang Mingcheng.
"I know the military region needs quail eggs, and the regimental commander complained a lot about it, but it's none of your business. Your farm just needs to complete the task."
Zhuang Mingcheng smiled and shook his head.
It's actually a good thing to have made an appearance in the military region.
He had already heard rumors that the higher-ups were going to reorganize an army in Zhangye in the next two years, and the regimental commander would likely be promoted again, while their regiment would be assigned to the new army.
After hearing this, Lu Fangfang felt relieved.
Over the next few days, she focused intently on the affairs of the farm.
In order to provide the quails with more nutrition and reach the goal of laying 40 catties of eggs per day as soon as possible, they stopped demanding a high egg-to-feed ratio and fed them several extra meals a day. Even the quails were defecating more than usual.
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