After inviting them inside and sitting down, Su Luo said, "Uncle Li, Aunt Li is almost three months pregnant, isn't she?"
Aunt Li smiled faintly, head bowed: "Counting the days, it's been more than two months, almost three months."
“Once the fetus is stable after three months, Aunt Li, you should walk around more. You can’t sit all the time, as it’s not good for the baby.”
If you keep protecting the fetus like Aunt Li and the others, it's very easy for the baby to be breech during delivery.
"That's what I told your Uncle Li too, but he's still afraid."
Li Niu chuckled and scratched his head. He had a child late in life at the age of forty, and it was his first time becoming a father. There was still a lot he didn't understand.
"Uncle Li is doing this for your own good. As your pregnancy progresses, you should move around more."
"Okay, Yan Chuan's mother, I'll do whatever you say."
Aunt Li might not believe what others say, but she absolutely believes what Su Luo says.
"By the way, Yan Chuan Niang, what brings the three of you here?"
These three are all owners of Fumanlou. Li Niu's first thought upon seeing them was whether there was something wrong with his tofu.
"I came here to see Uncle Li about something. I'd like to buy some cow dung from you."
What?
Aunt Li laughed loudly: "Yan Chuan's mother, what's the big deal? You can come and pick as much cow dung as you need, no need to buy it."
Uncle Li is the only one in the whole village who owns cattle. He is also very hardworking, cutting grass for the cattle to eat and sleep every day. His house already has two sheds full of cow dung.
Moreover, the rice harvest is over now, and there's no need to plant anything else, so the cow dung can only be left there.
"But I need enough cow manure to fertilize three acres of land."
Everyone turned to look at Su Luo. Why fertilize the fields at this time of year?
"Yan Chuan's mother, are you sure you want to take cow dung to the field?"
Aunt Li asked, puzzled. It wasn't that she was reluctant to part with the cow dung, but rather that Su Luo was behaving very strangely today.
"Yes! I'd like to ask Uncle Li to help me plow the three acres of land I bought from Wang Dayong by the river. The sooner the better. If you agree, I'll start carrying cow dung over there right now."
"Yan Chuan Niang, what's wrong?"
"Su Luo, what exactly do you want? You don't have to be like this just because you're unhappy."
Nangong Qing frowned, her eyes filled with worry.
"I want to cultivate seedlings and transplant rice seedlings."
What? The group thought Su Luo's words were like hearing a river overflowing its banks; it was utter nonsense.
This decision was not made impulsively by Su Luo, nor was it done in anger after paying taxes on the rice.
Instead, she now has 100 acres of farmland. She previously stored a bag of two-season rice seeds weighing only one pound in her space, and the rest are all dryland rice.
The timing is perfect; this bag of fertilizer is enough for her to plant on three acres of land, and next year she can plant it on her hundred acres of land. This is the best decision she could make.
"Su Luo, are you crazy? It's just a few hundred catties of grain tax, and you're already going crazy? I'll just pay the money and buy back those few hundred catties of rice for you."
Nangong Qing was very worried about Su Luo's unusual behavior today. He had investigated before and found out that Su Luo would go crazy if she encountered any stimulation.
Su Luo is fine now, and he doesn't want her to go crazy.
"I'm not crazy, I'm serious."
Su Luo looked at Li Niu again: "Uncle Li, there's not much time left. I really need your help. I can pay you."
Li Niu was bewildered. All of them now shared the same thought as Nangong Qing: Su Luo was acting a bit strange again.
"No...no need, Yan Chuan's mother. I'll help you if you need me. I'll make tofu tonight and take it to the waiter who delivers vegetables to you in the morning so he can take it to Fu Man Lou. I'll spend the rest of my time plowing those three acres of land for you."
"You have another acre, do you want to plow it too?"
Su Luo shook her head: "That field has no water, so we don't need to worry about it."
"Okay...okay..."
Not knowing if Su Luo was provoked, Li Niu tried his best not to refute her.
"Uncle Li, Aunt Li, I'm going to collect cow dung."
"Yan Chuan's mother, you have to be careful," Aunt Li said worriedly.
Uncle Li's cattle are kept outside the yard, and the cow dung shed is right next to the cattle shed.
Su Luo borrowed a winnowing basket from Aunt Li's house to carry the dung. Seeing that there were two people following behind her, she simply took two more winnowing baskets down and scooped up some cow dung to signal the two people to carry it.
"Get to work!"
Ah Xu and Nangong Qing looked at each other, and both saw disgust in each other's eyes.
"Miss Su, let me help you choose. Young Master, you can skip this."
In Ah Xu's eyes, Nangong Qing was like a banished immortal, how could he possibly be picking up cow dung?
I don't know what's so charming about Su Luo, but ever since the young master met her, his taste has dropped several levels.
Su Luo ignored the two of them and carried the cow dung to the three acres of land by the river.
These three acres of land have water; the village built an irrigation canal upstream, and the rice harvest is complete.
Su Luo took off her shoes and stepped into the field. Holding a winnowing basket in both hands, she slowly spread cow dung on the field. After Uncle Li plowed the field with the ox, she could start transplanting rice seedlings.
When I got home that night, I started tending to the seedlings. I hadn't planned to do this beforehand, otherwise I would have started raising them much earlier.
Now she can only put it into her space in the middle of the night and take advantage of the time difference in the space in order to catch up with the second season of rice planting.
Turning around, I saw Nangong Qing and A Xu carrying cow dung. A Xu was doing a little better.
Nangong Qingbai was so tall that if he carried a load on a shoulder pole with both hands on the pole in front of his shoulders and his eyes looking up at the sky, any stone could easily knock him into the river below.
"Nangong Qing, if you can't do it, that's fine. A-Xu can help me."
Since Su Luo had already taken off her shoes, she took the winnowing baskets from the two of them and continued to spread cow dung in the field.
"Young master, since Madam Su has said so, you shouldn't be picky anymore. Just sit down and wait for us."
The more Su Luoyue said that, the more Nangong Qing felt that she looked down on him, and he felt increasingly depressed.
"It's just picking up cow dung, there's nothing I can't do."
As if in a fit of pique, he went to choose a second trip.
"Young master, young master, wait for me..."
Ah Xu chased after them, calling out, and Su Luo followed them.
It wasn't until evening that the three of them spread cow dung all over the three acres of land.
Nangong Qing and Axu didn't even eat dinner before returning to the county. Looking at the way the two of them were rubbing their shoulders, they knew they wouldn't be able to move tomorrow.
"Luo Luo, I heard from the villagers that you...you came to the fields to fertilize again. Did you do it again?"
Zhao Ruyun entrusted the two children to Liu Fangfang's care and went to the fields to see Su Luo. The villagers said that Su Luo was going to farm again. At this time of year, who would farm?
Having just paid the grain tax today, Zhao Ruyun was worried that Su Luo would revert to her old ways.
“I’m fine, Mother-in-law. I’m not crazy, and I won’t go crazy again. I know what I’m doing.”
He used to be considered crazy, and now everything he does is questioned as if he's having another episode of madness. He can't shake off this image anymore.
"So, Luo Luo, are you really planning to plant rice seedlings again?"
As long as Su Luo is alright, Zhao Ruyun won't say anything about what she did. There's no point in leaving the fields here in winter.
"Yes, I have my own plans. I've even thought about what to plant on those hundred acres of fertile land. I won't do anything reckless."
Zhao Ruyun wasn't worried about Su Luo causing trouble, but she was worried that Su Luo would go crazy again.
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