Chapter 52 The Prodigal Daughter-in-law of the Shao Family
"This is too outrageous. Doesn't anyone supervise their family? How can they waste bricks and money like this?"
"Mrs. Fang is such a powerful mother-in-law. She has been smart all her life, but she made a stupid mistake this time. Hahaha!"
"Hey, she is the daughter of the county magistrate after all. She must be the boss of the family. No matter how powerful Fang is, how can she control her? Oh, what's the difference between marrying a daughter-in-law like this and marrying a troublemaker? Oh my, there will be trouble in the future!"
There were many people in the village who were envious and jealous of Shao Yunduan's marriage to the county magistrate's daughter. They were eager to see the Shao family's eldest wife make a fool of herself, and they loved to hear this kind of words the most.
This statement caused countless people to nod in agreement, and they all started to mock her, as if if Shao Yunduan married Qiao Xuan, the Shao family's eldest house would be in chaos, in dire straits, and in turmoil.
Then everyone concluded: "Just wait and see, it will definitely not stop in the future!"
"But what does the fifth daughter-in-law of the Shao family want to do by surrounding the wasteland?" someone asked.
Everyone was stunned.
"Yeah, what does she want to do?"
"It's really a mystery how a piece of wasteland is made!"
After much discussion, no conclusion could be reached and in the end, everyone just dispersed.
But in private, whenever they got together to chat, they would inevitably talk about the prodigal daughter-in-law of the Shao family's eldest wife, and they would make up many things to mock her, gloat over her misfortune, and watch the fun.
Niu and Ma were also very curious and went to ask.
Qiao Xuan didn't intend to hide it from everyone, so she gave a straightforward answer: planting fruit trees and mushrooms.
As for medicinal materials, there is no need to say more.
Mrs. Niu and Mrs. Ma didn't believe it at first, but when they saw that Qiao Xuan didn't look like she was joking, they started whispering again.
"That piece of land is all rocky, hard and thin. How can you plant fruit trees? You really know how to waste money!"
"That's right, it's a pity to waste those bricks. If I had known earlier, I would have built a pigsty for me!"
Qiao Xuan: “.”
Qiao Xuan just let what they said go in one ear and out the other.
They got the answer and couldn't help but talk about it in the village, giving everyone something to talk about after dinner.
The next day, Qiao Xuan bought fruit trees in the village, the kind that were as thick as large bowls. She cut the branches and transplanted them directly there. Some people were puzzled, so she said she would graft them after planting them.
Or trees as thick as a bowl or an arm are also acceptable. These do not need to be cut and can be transplanted directly.
Villagers would plant some fruit trees in front of and behind their houses, in the corners of vegetable gardens, and on the edges of fields, although most of these randomly planted fruit trees could not bear any fruit at all.
In spring, the trees are in full bloom with flowers and full of small fruits, but most of them cannot be kept.
With one rain after another, most of the fruits will fall off, and then a little more will fall from time to time. In the autumn, it is considered good if you can eat a few fruits here and there.
Only bayberry, persimmon, loquat and date will have a larger harvest.
But it also depends on the year, some years are not acceptable.
Usually, the main function of these fruit trees is to serve as natural melon racks. Everyone likes to dig holes under the trees and plant some melons, and then let the vines climb up, such as pumpkins, winter melons, gourds, loofahs, etc.
Therefore, this so-called "fruit tree" is worthless in everyone's eyes.
Qiao Xuan actually wanted to buy this kind of fruit tree, and everyone almost laughed out loud!
"What are you going to buy this for? Chop it up and use it as firewood?"
"She has never been to the countryside, what does she know? Maybe she thinks it will bear fruit after she buys it? Hehehe!"
(End of this chapter)
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