Chapter 16 Vegetable Garden
"Luo Xiao, are you home?" Village chief Luo Jiandang called outside the yard.
Luo Xiao was cutting leeks in the yard.
Hearing the village chief's call, he hurried over to open the door.
"Uncle village chief, what do you want to talk to me about? Come in and sit down. I'm cutting leeks." After Luo Xiao opened the door, he saw the village chief Luo Jiandang and asked him directly what he wanted.
"Okay, let's go in and talk. Your vegetable garden is not bad. The cucumbers are still blooming. The cucumbers in our garden have become old vines and rarely bloom and bear fruit." As soon as Luo Jiandang came in, he saw the cucumbers on the shelf. The small yellow flowers were blooming luxuriantly, and there were yellow cucumbers growing underneath, each one thick and straight.
After Luo Xiao heard what he said, he understood. He used a little bit of the space well water to irrigate the small vegetable garden, and the cucumber seedlings began to bloom again. However, he would definitely not tell anyone.
"I guess it's because I applied fertilizer again. Uncle Village Chief, please sit down for a moment. I'll pick some cucumbers to quench your thirst." After saying that, Luo Xiao went to pick cucumbers. There happened to be a bamboo basket nearby.
Before Luo Jiandang could stop him, he saw him quickly picking more than a dozen cucumbers.
He watched Luo Xiao's skillful movements and felt deeply moved. It turned out that a child who relied on himself for a living was quite capable. At least he was good at work.
Luo Xiao didn't care what the village chief was thinking. He walked to the well, drew water and started washing cucumbers.
He handed the washed cucumber to the village chief, and Luo Xiao also took one and started eating.
The village chief smelled the cucumber in his hand and found it tasty. The cucumber had a strong fragrance. He did not bother to speak first and took a big bite of the cucumber.
Sure enough, the cucumbers smell very fragrant and taste very delicious when eaten!
After eating most of the cucumbers in one breath, the village chief finally remembered the purpose of his visit.
"Well, Luo Xiao, uncle came here today to talk to you about something. You know that we move the land every five years here, right? The land is allocated to children when they turn 18. For elderly people who have passed away or turned 60, our land will be taken back depending on the circumstances. What are your plans for the future?" Luo Jiandang asked.
After hearing his words, Luo Xiao paused from chewing the cucumber in his mouth.
In his previous life, he was in a daze and no one told him about the field, so it was handled unilaterally. In this life, his eyes were fine, and he worked hard to pick up various things every day and then went to the market to sell them for money. The village chief then came up to him and talked about it.
There was no point in thinking too much, so Luo Xiao stopped worrying about it.
"Uncle village chief, I'm still preparing to go to school. I often go to the market to sell things this summer just to earn more tuition. As for the matter of the land, let's follow the village's customs. My father's household registration has been moved out anyway, and I'm registered in the village, but I'm not yet eighteen. The land that my grandfather was allocated did not have time to plant new crops. Uncle village chief, you can handle it." Anyway, he had crops planted in his space.
"Okay, I knew that you, Luo Xiao, are a sensible kid. I will go and discuss it with them. If you still have to study, you really won't have time to take care of the paddy fields. It's getting late, so go ahead and get busy. I'll go back first." Luo Jiandang couldn't wait to tell the villagers about this. They had few paddy fields, so they would be very happy to have two more acres.
"Okay, uncle, I picked so many cucumbers. You see there are still a lot on the shelf. You can take them back and add some vegetables." Luo Xiao handed him the bamboo basket filled with cucumbers.
"No, no, you keep it for yourself. It's not easy for you either. If you can't finish it, make it into pickles." Luo Jiandang waved his hand, indicating that he couldn't take it. But he actually wanted it very much. Luo Wazi was good at growing vegetables, and the cucumbers tasted very good.
"Uncle, there are still many things you can do to make pickles. This is not a big deal. Just take it and help me share some of the burden. Otherwise, it will be a pity if you can't eat enough when you get old." After saying that, Luo Xiao stuffed the basket to the village chief.
"Okay, then I will shamelessly ask you for a basket of cucumbers. I don't want the basket anymore. I will just take the cucumbers back with me, so I don't have to return the basket to you." The village chief took the cucumbers out of the basket and held them in his hands and said.
Luo Xiao helped take out the cucumber and put it in his hand.
After the village chief left and his back could no longer be seen, Luo Xiao closed the courtyard door and continued to work in his vegetable garden, but this time he was preparing to pick cucumbers.
The village chief said that the pickles reminded him. Since the weather was so good, he picked the cucumbers and ate the whole pickled cucumbers slowly.
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