Chapter 147 Growing Vegetables
Xu Zhiyi: "Aunt, are the vegetables you just mentioned all from the vegetable garden?"
"Oh, I almost forgot, girl, we are not from the same place. The names of the dishes here may be different from those in your hometown."
"Girl, my cabbage seedlings are growing densely. How about I pick some for you to plant? If you sow the seeds now, you may not be able to eat them until early next year. But my cabbage seedlings are already one foot tall. If you plant them now, they will be ready for harvest before the New Year."
Xu Zhiyi: "Auntie, thank you so much!"
"Hey, what's the big deal? They're too dense anyway. I'll have to pick some out in a couple of days."
The aunt opened the garden gate and Xu Zhiyi followed her in. Shen Changan hesitated for a moment and thought it would be better to wait outside!
"Girl, this corner is full of cabbages! I'll pick some for you. There are also radishes next to it. I'll pick a few for you later."
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi looked at the two vegetables that his aunt pointed at and couldn't help but say, "Aunt, this cabbage is called Chinese cabbage in our hometown, and that radish is called white radish."
"Hey, you know what, the way you call it over there is more appropriate than ours."
Then he pointed at other dishes curiously and asked, "What are the names of the winter onions and flat vegetables over there?"
Xu Zhiyi: "Winter onions are also called onions in our area, flat vegetables are called leeks, and there is another one called Qiyangcao"
"Hey, girl, we also call this flat vegetable Yangcao, but everyone is used to calling it flat vegetable!"
A quarter of an hour later, the aunt picked out some cabbage seedlings, pulled out three big white radishes, and cut a handful of leeks. Xu Zhiyi was embarrassed to ask for anything, but the aunt was too enthusiastic and she couldn't refuse. Moreover, seeing that she had nothing to put in the food, she even lent her basket!
Xu Zhiyi saw that she was still planning to pick up the green onions, so he immediately stopped her and said, "Auntie, no need! This is enough!"
"It's okay, I have a big vegetable garden, but it's a little far away."
"Aunt, my name is Xu Zhiyi. I am one of the families who escaped from the famine. May I know your name?"
"My last name is Mu. I'm the ninth house to the left of your thatched cottage!"
Xu Zhiyi nodded and said, "Thank you, Aunt Mu. I'll send you the basket as soon as I have it ready."
Mu: "Don't worry, I have a spare basket at home, just return it when you have time."
Xu Zhiyi came out with a basket and came to the vacant land behind the homestead with Shen Changan. There was half an acre of land behind their house where they could grow vegetables.
Putting the basket aside, seeing Shen Changan holding a hoe and about to turn the soil, he stopped him and said, "Changan, I'll turn the soil, you just follow me and make the mud smooth, you are not allowed to refuse, your legs can't be so strong."
Upon hearing this, Shen Changan obediently took the rake and followed behind to break up the mud and rake it flat.
Xu Zhiyi took a hoe and started turning the soil. There was no grass on this side of the land. It must be because Su Manman came here to till the grass two days ago!
Half an hour later, the hired villagers came to the homestead and started working!
When Su arrived at the homestead, she saw Xu Zhiyi and Shen Changan turning over the vegetable patch. When she saw a basket of vegetables on the ground, she asked in surprise, "Zhiyi, where did this come from?"
Xu Zhiyi: "Oh, that was given to me by Aunt Mu in the village. I even borrowed the basket from her. There are cabbage seedlings, which are a foot tall! If we plant them now, they should be ready to be picked before the New Year!"
Su heard this and said, "Since we've given so much, when we return the basket to them, we have to think about giving them something in return. It doesn't matter what it is, but we can't return the basket empty-handed, understand?"
Xu Zhiyi: "Mom, I understand, don't worry!"
Shen Wuyou carried the hoe and looked at Xu Zhiyi, and immediately smiled: "My wife, you still need to turn the soil, I will help you"
"No need, I'll plant these two plots of land first. I'll plant the cabbage seedlings on one side, and I'll sow some vegetable seeds on the other side tomorrow."
"Oh, go back now and help me carry the wooden bucket. I'll need to water the vegetables after I plant them."
Shen Wuyou heard this and put down the hoe in his hand: “Okay, I’ll go back now”
Seeing that the land was almost ready, I went over to take out the seedlings and planted one vegetable every 20 centimeters. This kind of green cabbage can be picked and eaten leaf by leaf, or it can be rolled into a cabbage and pulled up as a whole.
As soon as the planting was finished, Shen Wuyou came over with water: "Madam, I will water it."
Xu Zhiyi: "No, I'll do it, you go and do your thing!"
Shen Wuyou heard this, bent down and picked up the hoe on the ground: “Oh, if there is not enough water, I will bring more”
After Xu Zhiyi left, he put his hands in the bucket, pretending to wash his hands, but in fact he got some spiritual spring water from the space, mixed it with the water in the bucket, and then watered the vegetables that had just been planted on that piece of land.
When he was about to go back, the owner of the tile kiln came over with his men pulling clay blocks on an ox cart.
Shopkeeper: "We have been delivering clay blocks continuously these past few days, and the tiles are reserved for last. Where should we put these first?"
The village head said: "Put them on the empty space at the back and stack them up! It will be convenient for us to use them."
Shopkeeper: "Well, do I have to separate whose things belong to whom?"
The head of the village said: "No need. Just follow the contract. We are all building the same. Just book the number of rooms specified in the contract."
Shopkeeper: "That's a must, our contract is already written, don't worry!"
Xu Zhiyi saw that the vegetables were planted! He went to his own homestead and saw that the walls of each room had been dug out, waiting for the day to come to build the mud walls from under the dug ground.
As expected, more people means faster work. The other households have also almost finished digging. Judging from the speed, the eight households can be built within a few days.
Xu Zhiyi saw that Old Lady Su was carrying the excavated soil, so he quickly went over to grab the bucket and said, "Grandma, take a rest. I'll carry the soil for a while."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Su quickly refused: "Zhiyi, Grandma can do it. I don't know why, but now your grandma has plenty of energy. I don't feel tired even after carrying for a long time."
Old man Su at the side also echoed: "Haha, you know what, we have been able to eat well these days, and our bodies have become stronger. Now our waists and legs are not sore anymore, and we are not much worse than you young people when it comes to work."
Su Mingchuan also joked: "Cousin, if you give me a wild boar now, maybe I can really carry it."
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi also agreed: "Yes! Maybe I really don't have to starve anymore. My body has basically recovered from the previous weakness, so I will naturally have more strength."
When the three heard Xu Zhiyi's words, they nodded in agreement. Before they met this granddaughter (cousin), they had fainted from hunger. Since they met Zhiyi (cousin), they have never been hungry again, and their bodies are naturally stronger than before.
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