Chapter 526 Miss
Mu Xi didn't know that Zhao Yeqing had just climbed up the watchtower and saw the forest burning with black smoke due to the explosion.
Zhao Yeqing had been a little distracted since he saw the black smoke yesterday afternoon. At first he was reluctant to tell the old lady what Mu Xi had done. But the old lady was such a shrewd person, and after seeing Zhao Yeqing's expression she guessed something.
Feng Lixuan pulled Zhao Yeqing aside early in the morning and asked her, "Aunt, what's wrong with you? You haven't been feeling well since last night."
"Ah? Really?"
Feng Lixuan counted on his fingers: "I almost bumped into the door twice. When I was eating, my chopsticks almost poked my nose. I could tell something was wrong, let alone the old lady."
Zhao Yeqing could only tell him about the black smoke he saw yesterday. Feng Lixuan paused and said with a lack of confidence: "...Huh! What's the big deal? At least it means that they have penetrated deep into the enemy camp and it will be over soon!"
He tried to divert Zhao Yeqing's attention: "Didn't I see that I had almost finished all the rice in the rice jar yesterday? Brother Mu will probably be back in the next two days, so let's get some more."
Work is indeed a good way to divert attention.
Whether it was when he was working in the past or working now, Zhao Yeqing was a little absent-minded at the beginning, and his attention was diverted by Feng Lixuan's questions one after another while he was working.
"Aunt, what is this?"
"How do you usually deal with the rice husks? I remember that the store used to sell pig feed containing rice husks. After the ground cracked, I heard from my grandmother that it can be used as fertilizer. Do you know how to do it? If not, I will teach you!"
"Aunt, why do I feel that the rice you grow is more fragrant than the rice grown in the city? Is it a different variety?"
Zhao Yeqing felt that he had been quite talkative during the past few years in the mountains, because Mu Xi was not a talkative person, and the family always had to talk more to make it lively.
But since Feng Lixuan came to the house, the peaceful and quiet pastoral atmosphere has completely changed. She even began to reflect on herself. Could it be that she was so noisy in Mu Xi's eyes?
"Noisy" is not a derogatory word. Zhao Yeqing was very glad that Feng Lixuan came this time, otherwise the days of anxious waiting would not have passed so quickly.
It was already past noon when the two men threshed the rice in the yard.
After waking up from her nap, the old lady would continue watching TV series. She had already seen the plot where the heroine fought her way back to the palace from the temple.
Generally, old ladies in good health are greedy, and Old Lady Feng is no exception. Zhao Yeqing prepared some soft and easy-to-chew snacks for her.
It would certainly be better if there were fresh fruits, but we don’t have any extra strawberry seedlings left at home at this season, and there are no other fruits that can ripen now.
She dug out the cans of oranges that she had picked last fall.
Stored in the refrigerator and sterilized and preserved properly, the orange slices are still very fresh soaked in sugar water.
Feng Lixuan couldn't help but envy them when he saw them. These were fruits, which were rarely seen in the big markets in the city. Only in the small markets during the corresponding seasons would you encounter some mountain folks exchanging wild fruits or fruits from the two fruit trees planted at their doorsteps for other things.
Fruits that are only 30% or 40% sweet are in short supply in the small market.
The conditions in their city are considered relatively good. I heard from brothers who went to other cities to trade supplies that in cities with less land, people take vitamin tablets distributed by the government every day.
It's called colorful vitamin tablets. The food is just a steamed bun and two vitamin tablets for every meal, and an egg occasionally, which is enough for an adult to get the nutritional intake needed for a day.
That's simply not a life for human beings.
The old lady and Feng Lixuan forked a piece of fruit and put it in their mouths.
The plump and juicy flesh was placed between the lips and teeth and gently sipped, and the sweet juice burst out and filled the mouth. The old lady liked it very much, but knew that this thing was probably rare, so she was reluctant to eat it.
"My dear, this stuff is hard to come by, right? Just open this one can for me, and keep the others for yourself, be good."
Zhao Yeqing held the old lady's hand and said, "It's not hard to get, it's not hard to get. The two trees in the backyard bear a lot of fruit every year. It's because Mu Xi and I can't eat them all, so we only brought back two trees. There is a small path down the mountain nearby. On the way down the mountain is the original tangerine orchard, and there are many fruit trees in it."
Feng Lixuan was numb.
There are too many fruits to eat…can’t eat them all…can’t eat them all…
Feng Lixuan (＿): "Aunt, next time you have to endure this kind of suffering, please let me have it!"
After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized something: "No one wants these fruit trees! Let me carry them back!"
Fruit trees are the most difficult things to grow. There are no seedlings for mass planting. If you want to have a large orchard, you have to start from seeds. How long will it take for them to grow into trees?
We have ready-made saplings, so we can take them back and make a profit!
When Feng Lixuan thought that after he had made a contribution this time, the next vacation might be beckoning him again, he couldn't wait to run to the orchard.
No, no, we have to go the day before we return. Otherwise, what if the saplings we dig up are wilted?
Zhao Yeqing didn't care. He could take them all back. Anyway, the saplings were halfway up the mountain and the two of them didn't have the energy to take care of them now.
"Let me be frank. We haven't been to the forest to check out the fruit trees for a long time, almost three years. I don't know how many are left. The road down the mountain has long been abandoned, so we may have to build a new road."
I don’t know if there are any strange animals at the foot of the mountain, such as the gibbon I met last time.
"Is it so troublesome?" Feng Lixuan originally thought that going down would just be tiring to dig up trees, and transportation might also take some effort. He didn't expect that he would have to clear the way down the mountain again.
"How about this first? I'll report to the higher-ups first when I go back. If they're interested and approve it, I'll bring a few more people over to do the hard labor."
It's impossible for the city to need fruit trees and let his aunt, a girl, work hard to dig fruit trees for them for nothing.
Old Mrs. Feng chimed in, "That's right. One is one and two is two. You can't trouble your aunt for everything."
After deciding on the fruit trees, Zhao Yeqing went to prepare dinner.
With a greedy boy like Feng Lixuan at home, we will never have to worry about not having enough food to eat no matter how much we cook.
He no longer made a fuss about killing chickens and ducks, but instead set his eyes on the frozen meat in her refrigerator, saying that he was helping her clear out the stock.
"Aunt, you have frozen suckling pigs here! What a wonderful life you are living!"
"If you want to eat it, take it out and thaw it another day. It's too late today and it's troublesome to make it. Your brother Mu used to bake it before. Let's wait until he comes back."
A lazy voice came from the kitchen door:
"What's waiting for me to come back?"
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