Xu Fuchun wiped away his tears, his eyes were still red, and sighed, "Look, I cried after just two or three sentences. You all feel upset when you see me."

She hadn't been out of the house for a long time. When she first fell ill, she would walk around and visit the fields.

Every time she went out, people passing by would always look at her with pity, saying that she had a miserable life and how could she have such a strange disease when she was not even fifty years old.

Others didn't have any bad intentions, but she felt uncomfortable when she heard it.

Later, her hands started shaking more and she had to walk more slowly and not fast. She even stopped leaving the house. This time, she went out for a walk and basked in the sun instead of sitting in the house. Her depressed mood seemed to be relieved.

Xu Qingzhi reached out and touched his aunt's back, comforting her: "Aunt, you worry too much. No one is upset. Who hasn't cried before? When I was a kid, I would ask my dad for pocket money to buy spicy noodles every few days. I would cry if he didn't give me any. But I never saw my dad get upset with me, right?"

Xu Fuchun's face was wrinkled with smiles, and because the nerves on the right side of his face were affected by the disease, only the left corner of his mouth was bent. "How can they be the same? You were a child at that time, it doesn't matter."

"If possible, I can treat you as a child now." Xu Qingzhi said.

Xu Fuqiang immediately frowned and said, "Qingzhi, what are you talking about? This is your aunt."

In the Xu family, it is not allowed to say such confusing words about generations, as it is easy to be accused of being uncultured.

Xu Fuchun was very happy in his heart, and stopped Xu Fuqiang: "Fuqiang, it's okay, Qingzhi, you are just trying to make me happy, my aunt knows what's going on in her heart, it's okay."

She pointed to the back hill with her shaking hands and said, "Come on, I'll show you how to make compost."

"Okay, walk slowly. We have a long way to go. This is not urgent." Xu Fuqiang instructed.

The chickens, ducks and pigs in the back mountain are now taken care of by Aunt Zhou, Xia Liannan and Aunt Ma, who take turns. Each person works for a day. When the chicken manure is dry, it is swept into a fixed place so that other places do not appear dirty.

The litter in the chicken coop is also cleaned and replaced regularly.

However, as soon as you get close to the chicken coop, you can still smell a strong smell that goes straight to the top of your head.

Xu Fuchun took a look around and directed two people to bring the composting materials to the open space on the vegetable field that was not blocked and could get direct sunlight. The rice husks that had been collected before were also put into bags at home. The poultry and livestock manure and the bedding that had been replaced in the nests could also be composted.

Xu Qingzhi also wanted to help move things, and the brother-in-law beside him became arrogant: "Hey, why would you be needed? You are a waste of talent. Just focus on growing vegetables. Let your dad and I do the dirty and tiring work. You just stay with your aunt and don't move."

Xu Qingzhi was really used to this expression of her brother-in-law, from childhood to adulthood. The year she was admitted to university, her brother-in-law gave her a thumbs up every time he saw her and said, "It's amazing, our Qingzhi is a college student." It wasn't that sarcastic tone, but the kind of true pride.

At this moment, Xu Qingzhi smiled helplessly and responded: "Okay."

While watching the digging, Xu Fuchun said, "The land in our area is good, so whatever we grow will come out good. There's nothing special about composting, except for the right proportions. Add a layer of manure and a layer of rice husks, with the ratio of rice husks accounting for about 10% to 20%. Then cover with a layer of soil, and then pile on top in sequence. Finally, cover with soil. It will ferment quickly in this hot weather, and it will be ready in a little over a month. Turn the pile over once every one to two weeks. If you don't mind the trouble, you can cover it with a layer of film, but of course you don't have to cover it."

The brother-in-law and Xu Fuqiang were digging the hole with hoes, sweating profusely.

Men are strong and have great endurance, but the pit needs to be dug bigger and it will take a while to dig it. They need to rest after digging for a while.

Xu Qingzhi went home and made some honey water in a kettle, then came over with three cups and the kettle.

It's so hot today, you can't just do this without drinking water.

The son-in-law wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve, took the tea handed to him by Qingzhi and took a sip, "Hey, is there sugar in this?"

"With a little honey."

"It tastes good." The son-in-law took a sniff, "It also has a floral scent. I know it's good honey as soon as I drink it. It's not the kind you buy in the supermarket, right?"

"No, they raise their own bees."

The son-in-law looked very proud: "As soon as I tasted it, I knew it was good honey produced by the bees I raised."

Xu Qingzhi poured another cup and handed it to his aunt, who waved her trembling hands, "I don't want it. Leave it for your dad and the others who are working."

The son-in-law hurriedly said, "Fuchun, have a sip. This honey water tastes good. It doesn't matter if it spills."

Xu Fuchun could hold the cup and drink water by himself, but his hands were shaking, so he always drank half of the water in the cup and spilled the other half. He knew that the honey soaked in water was good honey, so he was afraid of spilling the water and wasting the good stuff.

She has a stubborn temper and doesn't like being served water by others.

Xu Qingzhi handed the cup over directly, "Little aunt, drink it. We are supervisors and also part of the work."

When Xu Fuchun heard Qingzhi's words, he smiled and took the cup.

(End of this chapter)