After leaving the county government office, the two went to a shop selling farm tools and bought a set of plows. Then they bought some candy and the candied haws that Xiaokang had specifically requested. Then they drove the ox cart back home.
It’s so fast with an oxcart! It saves more than half the time!
Tian An decided to start farming tomorrow, so when she got home today, she gathered the tools and potato seeds she'd need. She also found an opportunity to mix some high-fertility soil from her space with the farmyard manure, and asked Daniu to go with her and haul it to the fields ahead of time for tomorrow's planting.
The next day, before daybreak, everyone gathered in the field. The three of them were so shocked when they saw that Big Ox was leading the ox to carry the potato seeds and tools to the field.
They said in unison: "You actually bought a cow?"
Tian An smiled and said, "I just bought it yesterday. I'm sorry to bother you guys today. I made some buns. Everyone, have a little to eat first!"
As he said that, he gave each of them a bun.
The Iron Triangle looked at the buns in their hands and their jaws dropped again.
They all said in unison: "You guys can still eat white flour buns?"
I thought to myself: Wow, these two people who everyone thought were the poorest in the village actually bought a cow and can even eat white flour buns.
Tian An smiled awkwardly: "Haha! It's stuffed with cabbage, don't be disgusted!"
The three shook their heads: "No, no."
They were disgusted with the white buns, perhaps because they were itching for food. Thinking of his family, he only ate one bun and wrapped the other in a clean handkerchief and put it in his pocket.
When they heard that Tian An wanted to plant potatoes, they all advised her to
"The yield of this thing is not high. Are you sure you want to plant it?"
Only after Tian An's repeated confirmation did they not say anything.
"I've discussed this with Big Cow. If you're willing to help us plant the cows for a whole day today, we'll lend you a cow for one day each. But you'll be responsible for the cow's fodder during the loan period. Is that okay with you?"
This was something Tian An had discussed with Daniu before. After all, he couldn't let them work for him for free.
The three of them were practically in tears! This was absolutely fantastic! One day's work each could earn them the right to use an ox for a day. What a bargain! The eldest brother and his wife were so kind to them. You know, their shoulders were sore from pulling the plow during this period. This was simply not human work!
After they finished eating, everyone divided the work and started.
Da Niu pulled the oxen to plow the land first, Da Shu followed behind to dig ditches, Qiu Shan planted potato seeds, Xiao Feng applied fertilizer, and after Da Niu finished plowing the land, they pulled the oxen back to cover the soil. Tian An was at the end with a hoe, covering the soil that the oxen had not covered.
After everyone planted a field using this method, they found that it saved effort and doubled the speed. They all exclaimed, "It's great to have cows!" The speed of this method is simply too fast.
Who wants to toil like that when it's fast, efficient, and easy? Besides, eating someone else's white bread means you have to work harder! He immediately put his head down to work.
Five people and a cow planted an acre of land in two hours, and it was not tiring at all.
After Tian An planted an acre of land, he went home to cook.
After Tian An prepared the potato seeds and lunch, he asked Xiaokang to call them back for dinner.
After a while, Da Niu and Xiao Kang came back riding on a cow, but there was no sign of the iron triangle.
Tian An looked behind Da Niu and asked, "Where are they?"
"They refuse to come back, saying they want to justify the white bread they ate this morning. I'll come back, eat it, and then bring it to them, and take the seeds as well. We're almost done," said Da Niu as he carried Xiao Kang down from the cow's back.
When Tian An heard this, he thought, "That's great! I can finish the work earlier and rest earlier!"
She let Daniu and Xiaokang eat first while she packed the food for the Iron Triangle. Then she took out the sugar water that had been cooked and chilled in the well and prepared it, and brought it over after Daniu finished eating.
After Tian An finished his meal and cleaned up the house, he also took Xiao Kang to help in the fields. When they arrived at the fields, they had already planted a lot of crops. After planting with them for two hours as usual, Tian An came back to make dinner.
Originally, they should have prepared some meat dishes, but their family was still in mourning and could not eat meat dishes, so Tian An thought of boiling two boiled eggs for each of the three of them to make do.
When the family split up, they brought ten hens with them. They hadn't even eaten the eggs these days, but they had saved quite a few.
"Xiaokang, go get six eggs for your sister."
Tian An and Daniu were usually too busy to go home much, so Xiaokang was the one who did the chores like raising the chickens and collecting the eggs. He also laid the eggs.
Xiaokang happily walked into the kitchen with six eggs. "Sister, can we each have one egg today?"
Tian An tapped his nose amusedly: "What's wrong, do you want to eat eggs?"
Xiaokang looked at the eggs and swallowed. "Think about it, I haven't eaten eggs yet! I saw Brother Zhuangzhuang and the others eating them before, and they smelled so good!"
When Tian An was born, his father had not yet gone to the army and his grandfather was still alive, and they had a few good years.
But when Xiaokang was born, his grandfather had passed away long ago, his father had gone to the army, and his mother had to take care of two children alone and was tortured by his stepmother-in-law, Wang. It was good enough for the children to have enough to eat, and she could forget about things like eggs.
Later, his mother passed away, and Tian An was responsible for taking care of him. The two siblings often didn't have enough to eat. It's true that Xiaokang had never even eaten an egg in his life.
Tian An hugged him distressedly and said, "Xiaokang, these eggs are for my three brothers. We are still in mourning, so they can't eat them yet. After the mourning period is over, I'll make you an egg every day, okay?"
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