With Liu Shi taking care of Liu Shi, who was in confinement, as well as Xiao Man'er and Da Zhuang, and with Liu Shi also preparing the three meals a day and cleaning the house, Yue Jiuyue and her three children didn't have to worry about anything at home. They went off to tend to their own mountain land.
It was because spring planting was just around the corner that Yue Jiuyue didn't hire anyone to do the work. Once spring planting was over, she definitely wouldn't skimp on hiring people; leaving the hillsides barren wasn't in the nature of the people of Huaguo Village.
The fertilizer was applied last winter, and before spring planting, all the prepared fields were covered with farmyard manure. Then, the fields were prepared with ridges, and then spring planting began.
Spring planting is most efficient when the whole family works together. Some people are responsible for digging holes, some for planting seedlings, some for carrying water, some for watering, and some for filling the holes. Six people are just right because there are two people responsible for carrying water.
Yue Jiuyue was the one responsible for burying the pits. She followed at the very back of the main group and didn't have to exert any effort, bend over, or use her hands. She only needed to move her feet.
"Mom, why do I feel like there are more sweet potato sprouts this year than last year?"
During the meal, Lin Chaobei suddenly said this.
Will Yue Jiuyue feel guilty?
Having experienced more, she's not quite completely unmoved anymore, but she's also no longer as easily startled by his words and actions as she used to be. She calmly swallowed her food without even glancing at him, and then asked in return:
"Can this year's be the same as last year's?"
Last year, people fled the famine due to drought. There was no water left for people to drink. How could sweet potatoes possibly sprout?
It was precisely because of this that Yue Jiuyue felt confident enough to buy a lot of sweet potato seedlings from the mall. Moreover, there were not only red-skinned sweet potato seedlings, but also a lot of yellow-fleshed sweet potato seedlings. These sweet potatoes are sweeter and tastier, and they are the main products that Yue Jiuyue plans to focus on in the next few years.
In other words, she had no intention of giving away the seedlings or vines of these sweet potatoes to others, including her three sons. Who knows if they would give them away for various reasons, and then she would still have a monopoly on the business?
Lin Chaobei gave an awkward smile after being rebuffed and ended the topic.
Once one topic ends, another will naturally follow.
"Mom, our rabbit is pregnant."
Yue Jiuyue didn't reply. Rabbits are such creatures. Their reproductive capacity is too strong. Not only can they have more than a dozen offspring in one litter, but they can also have seven or eight litters a year. It seems like they are always pregnant. They don't need to prepare for pregnancy, they don't need to rest after childbirth, and they don't need to worry about not being able to conceive.
Seeing that Yue Jiuyue didn't respond, Lin Chaobei didn't get discouraged and continued to change the subject.
"Mom, our little girl is a big sister now, and she's more sensible than before. I even saw her helping to air out the diapers the other day!"
Thinking back to this time last year, Xiaoman was still a little girl who wanted to go out and play all day long. I never expected that in just one year, after her younger brother was born, Xiaoman not only stopped pestering them to take her out to play, but also knew how to do chores. Girls are indeed sensible. When he was eight or nine years old, he was still thinking about playing. Of course, he could also do chores.
"Um?"
It's not strange for a little girl to do chores. In modern times, many parents post videos of their kindergarten-aged children doing housework online. Labor is the most glorious thing, after all!
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