Those who were resting there also stood up to clean up their leftovers after a while. Some took the bowls, chopsticks and basins to the well, while others cleaned up the snail shells and fish bones. In any case, no one was going to shirk their responsibilities.
It was only when Li Jianguo saw everyone standing up and busy that he felt embarrassed and stood up to tidy up. It seems that deep down he still thinks these housework chores are women's work.
He only felt embarrassed to sit there alone while everyone else was busy, so he had to stand up and work together.
But if he gets married in the future, and there are no outsiders in the family, just the two of them, I guess he won't ask for help.
Wen Xi didn't care about these things. Anyway, neither she, Shen Jiaojiao, nor Jiang Yue would consider someone like Li Jianguo, so they naturally wouldn't go through a hard life with him.
Wenxi cut the watermelon, took it out in a vegetable washing basin, and placed it on the bamboo bed that everyone had tidied up. "I only planted five watermelon vines this year, but they didn't yield many. The previous watermelons were all taken to the cafeteria for everyone to eat. There's only one left, so everyone should eat more, otherwise we'll have to wait until next year."
Although she still has watermelons, she won't take them out anymore. After all, she only appears to have planted five watermelon vines, but they won't actually yield many watermelons.
Otherwise, if the watermelon yield isn't this high next year, will people cause her trouble?
The remaining watermelon can be enjoyed by the three sisters at their leisure!
The aroma of watermelon was so enticing that everyone kept swallowing their saliva. One person reached out and grabbed a watermelon, and the rest of the people quickly followed suit. After that, the only sound in the yard was the munching on watermelon.
Everyone was very satisfied tonight, and they ate their fill of vegetables and watermelon.
After that, they bid farewell to Wenxi and went their separate ways.
Wenxi collected everyone's watermelon rinds, cut them into small pieces the size of a fingernail, and then poured them into the chicken coop for the chickens to peck at.
After everything was finished, Wenxi began to check the things everyone had brought. She had told them not to bring anything, but everyone still brought things. Lin Yiwan brought a basket of fruit, half grapes and half kiwis. The black grapes were big and round, and had a black sheen, so you could tell at a glance that they weren't from outside.
Gu Huai'an had a pheasant in his basket. The pheasant was alive, but its wings, feet, and beak were tied up, so it didn't make a sound.
Seeing that the pheasant had no obvious injuries, Wenxi put it in the system kitchen to raise. There was no shortage of meat now, so there was no need to eat the pheasant for the time being.
Tian Shengnan and her group brought twenty eggs.
These things are very precious at this time, which shows that these people are not stingy.
Wenxi ate watermelon tonight, so she didn't need to eat any more fruit. Therefore, she put the basket of fruit that Lin Yiwan brought into the system warehouse and would take it out to eat little by little later.
Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue stayed home tonight. After tidying up, the three of them went back to their rooms to rest.
Wen Xi went to the system kitchen, put on a hydrating face mask, and then got busy. First, she fed the pheasants and ducks. She thought that the flow of time here was different, so they would grow faster. But she was wrong. Their growth rate was about the same as outside. Otherwise, how fast would she have aged?
Wenxi worked in the system kitchen for a while, then came out to rest.
The next day, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue went to work, while Wenxi resumed her work of preparing three meals a day. However, the double harvest season was over, and sweet potatoes and cotton were not yet ready for harvest, so there was not much to do and she was not busy, although it was a bit hot.
Wenxi went up the mountain early in the morning to pick fruits and vegetables at the waterfall. Some vegetables, such as cucumbers, cowpeas, and tomatoes, were out of season and old, and the vines were almost withered, so Wenxi pulled out these vines and stopped planting other vegetables.
When winter comes, she doesn't plan to come here anymore, because she has already caught all the big fish. The remaining small fish and the fish and crab fry she released will not be caught until next year. Coming here would be a waste of her time. She would rather stay at home to study and review.
Moreover, with Lin Yiwan around, she has no way to make money by growing vegetables and fruits. Fortunately, Lin Yiwan doesn't have a space for breeding, otherwise Lin Yiwan would have blocked all her ways of making money.
After coming down from the mountain, Wenxi first went to the pigsty to deliver the pig feed, and then went home.
The temperature was still very high in August, and Wenxi didn't want to cook outside, so she boiled water to make the chimney smoke as a formality. After hearing the end-of-work bell, she brought the food out of the system kitchen.
With three dishes and a soup, including both meat and vegetables, providing a balanced diet, Wenxi was determined to ensure that the three sisters had healthy bodies.
Wen Xi also took out a bunch of grapes that Lin Yiwan had brought. The grapes were large, plump, and heavy, weighing several kilograms each. She picked the grapes one by one, rinsed them, and then filled three bowls. She put the rest back into the system warehouse.
Fruit is delicious, but you can't eat it all at once. Life is about taking it slow and steady.
When Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue returned home, they were overjoyed to see grapes in the house. "We didn't expect there would be fruit after dinner today!"
"I will do my best to ensure your nutritional balance, and you just need to take good care of yourselves." Wen Xi sat down first, picked up her rice bowl and started eating.
They're not children anymore; they don't need her to serve them food.
After the meal, Wenxi went to Captain Qian's house to talk to him about planting watermelons.
When Captain Qian saw that Wenxi was willing to lead the Fengshou Brigade to plant watermelons, he was overjoyed. Watermelons were a rare delicacy at this time of year, fetching several cents per pound!
Captain Qian looked at Wenxi with the same tenderness he would show his own daughter. "Wenxi, how many watermelon seeds do you have?"
Every time Wenxi eats watermelon, she removes the seeds to keep as seeds. "Uncle Qian, I have enough watermelon seeds here to plant about four or five acres of land."
Captain Qian excitedly rubbed his 'old hands' and said, "Okay, before next spring, I'll arrange for people to clear the wasteland. You'll lead everyone to plant watermelons, but you'll have to pick two more people from the team to learn how to grow watermelons from you."
Wenxi understood what Captain Qian meant. They were all educated youth sent to the countryside, and they had the knowledge of watermelon planting techniques. Once they returned to the city, no one would know how to grow watermelons anymore.
Wen Xi nodded, "Uncle Qian, don't worry. When it's time to plant watermelons next year, I will pick two honest and capable young people to learn from us. I will pass on my watermelon planting experience to them without reservation."
"Wenxi, thank you so much, I don't know how to thank you enough." Captain Qian was very excited.
Wen Xi said with a smile, "Uncle Qian, it's still far from certain. Let's talk about thanking each other after the watermelon harvest next year!"
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