After Qingming Festival, it is time to plant early rice. The rice seedlings have been planted in advance.
To plant rice seedlings, you must first pull out the grown seedlings from the seedling field and then plant them in other fields.
There were many farmhands in Tian An's family, and the dry land had been almost planted, so they all came together to plant rice seedlings.
The division of labor and cooperation remained the same. A few people were responsible for pulling out the seedlings. When they had pulled out enough, they would tie them up with straw and throw them into other fields before continuing.
The rice planter took the seedlings from the field, held them in his left hand, separated three or four seedlings with his right hand, and used his index and middle fingers to clamp the roots of the seedlings and insert them into the soil.
People who are good at transplanting rice seedlings can plant them straight, and the row and hole spacing are regular and consistent.
After trying for half an hour, Tian An held her slender waist with both hands, looked back at the seedlings that were crooked and twisted after being inserted by herself, and gave up decisively.
She'd better not destroy the seedlings. She might as well think about doing something else with this time and make more money.
As Tian An stood on the ridge of the field, Qiu Tian came over: "Miss An An, Sister Chun Xi asked me to come to you. She said that your uncle and aunt came to the house to discuss something with you."
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As soon as Tian An arrived home, Tian Mingcai and Mrs. Du stood up from their stools: "An An! You're back."
Tian An said, "Uncle and aunt, please sit down first!"
Then he walked over and sat down opposite the two of them.
After the three of them sat down, Tian Anxian said, "I heard that my second uncle and second aunt wanted to see me about something."
Mrs. Du smiled and said, "There is something I want to discuss with you."
Tian An picked up the water cup on the table and took a sip before saying, "If you have anything to say, Uncle and Aunt, just tell them directly! We are all so familiar with each other, right?"
Mrs. Du hesitated for a moment before saying, "An'an! Your uncle and I don't have a place to live right now. Can we stay at your house temporarily?"
Tian An frowned: "Where are Second Uncle and Second Aunt staying these days?"
Mrs. Du said a little embarrassedly, "After your second uncle and I left the Tian family, we took Hu Zi and the others to his grandmother's house. We came back this time specifically to visit your grandparents' graves, and we're staying at your uncle Fugui's house for the time being."
Tian An smiled and said, "Isn't this a place to live?"
Mrs. Du was a little anxious: "But we can't stay at someone else's house for too long! We have to bring Huzi and the others back, and we have to farm the fields!"
Tian An sneered, "So, Second Uncle and Second Aunt want to live at Brother Daniu's house? Temporarily? How long?"
Mrs. Du stopped talking.
Tian An added, "Second uncle and second aunt have seen it too. Even I live in someone else's house, so what right do I have to take you in? Besides, there's no room for you here! Chunxi and the others also live in the woodshed."
Mrs. Du hurriedly asked, "Didn't you build a lot of houses? Can't you give us one?"
"So Uncle and Auntie had made inquiries before coming here! But you're mistaken. That piece of land is registered in Brother Daniu's name, and I can't make the decision."
Mrs. Du couldn't sit still any longer: "An'an! We are your uncle and aunt! Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected! Please talk to Da Niu and ask him to take our family in, and have pity on your cousins!"
Tian An frowned and said coldly, "What are you talking about, Second Aunt? Grandma Wang is my second uncle's biological mother and the child's biological grandmother! There are several empty blue brick and tile houses in their family! Why don't you go and ask her for help but come here to embarrass a child like me? What a big deal!"
Mrs. Du was speechless, and Tian Mingcai lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Tian An calmed down for a moment, took a sip of water, and then said, "Uncle and Aunt, those houses are all prepared for the farmhands. They all have a fixed number. It's not just my words that determine everything."
Mrs. Du muttered, "Are we not as good as some strangers?"
Tian An said with a smile: "Second Aunt, you've got to say it, I really can't compare. They work so hard for me, but Second Aunt always makes things difficult for me."
Mrs. Du wanted to refute, but the fact was so, she didn't know what to say, so she just kept her mouth shut and sat there.
Tian An looked at the two of them without saying a word and just drank water.
The scene suddenly became quiet.
Just when Tian An thought that the two of them were done and was about to send the guests away, Tian Ming spoke:
"An'an, Second Uncle knows that you have bought that piece of residential land. Second Uncle will not take advantage of you. Second Uncle will rent it from you until we build our own house."
Tian An really didn't expect that Tian Ming, who was always quiet and just did whatever Du said, would think of this.
Tian An wanted to see how far he could go: "Then what is Second Uncle going to use for the rent?"
Tian Mingcai raised his head and looked at Tian An and said, "Uncle, I heard that you rented a lot of land in the village. We will keep some of our land for farming and rent the rest to you. If there is any left after paying the rent, we don't ask you for money. Just give us food."
It’s not impossible to rent more land. She still has some things she wants to grow. Tian Mingcai’s land is good, so it’s cost-effective to rent it.
"How does Second Uncle want to rent it?"
Tian Mingcai: "I don't care about the grain seeds or anything like that. Just give me 30% of the harvest."
"Thirty percent?" Tian An asked.
Thinking that Tian An was unwilling, Tian Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Twenty percent is fine. Give me two blue brick and tile houses."
Tian An drummed his fingers on the table, thinking in his head: "The land is easy to negotiate, but the ready-made blue brick and tile houses have been distributed. You can only wait for the next batch. But there is another troublesome problem..."
Mrs. Du took over the conversation: "What's the trouble?"
Tian An looked at her and said, "Your good mother-in-law, Old Lady Wang." Then he looked at Tian Mingcai and said, "Can Second Uncle and Second Aunt guarantee that Grandma Wang won't go to the homestead and cause trouble?"
Mrs. Du fell silent. She knew her mother-in-law's temper. They had taken advantage of her fainting spell to divide up the property and the money. If she hadn't taken her family back to her parents' home early the next morning, there would have been a commotion. Now that they were back, if she knew about it, she would definitely make a scene.
Thinking that she couldn't live a good life because of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Du felt aggrieved and her eyes turned red.
Tian Mingcai was also somewhat helpless. He knew his mother's character too well, and she was bound to make trouble. Looking at Du's red eyes, was he going to hide like this forever?
Tian An saw the struggle in Tian Mingcai's eyes but didn't say anything. Some things can only be seen and thought through clearly by oneself.
After a long while, Tian Ming patted Mrs. Du's hand and said firmly, "You can cultivate the land first. The house can be delayed for a month. There are so many people building the house, so a month is enough. As for my mother, I will take care of it! I will not let her cause trouble."
It seems this second uncle isn't that bad after all! Okay! For the sake of those sweet potatoes, I'll help you this time.
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