Chapter 86 The Strawberry Seedling Died
Early the next morning, Manager Song came to Zhounanzhuang with his employees.
Although the two arrived early, people in the countryside also got up early.
As a result, the news that the distinguished guest came to the Lu family early in the morning spread throughout the village in no time.
Like the Lu family, the villagers were also criminals, and they couldn't help but feel jealous. They were also criminals, so why did they live so prosperously and have everything they wanted?
Not only was he on good terms with Manager Xia's family, taking care of them in every way, but how long had he been here, and he'd already established connections with the city's dignitaries?
Some people couldn't help but sarcastically say, "So what if he keeps jumping around? He's still a criminal. It will be like this for the next few generations!"
"That's right! They must have forgotten how they were exiled to this wild place! They run around all day long, thinking they can't die soon enough?"
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Some people were jealous and said sarcastic things, but some people came to the Lu family to inquire.
No matter whether our descendants will have a future or not, at least we should live a good life and have enough food and clothing!
Many criminals exiled to the village were like Lu Zhixi of the Su family. They could not carry anything, could not farm or cook, and their lives were a mess.
Seeing that other wealthy families in the capital were exiled as criminals and not only did they not suffer from hunger and poverty, but they also lived a prosperous life, it would be a lie to say that I was not envious.
"Little Brother, are you and the Lu family related? What are you moving in there?"
Someone whispered to the coachman to inquire.
Duobao had been told by the shopkeeper early this morning not to say anything he shouldn't. So, no matter how people asked, he didn't answer a single word.
Since they couldn't find out the information from the waiter, some people tried to find out from Su or some servants of the Lu family.
Su Shi did not hide it, "My daughter-in-law partnered with the shopkeeper in town and started a small business."
"Your daughter-in-law must have made a lot of money!" Someone looked at Su's white and tender hands and said enviously, "You are so lucky to have such a capable daughter-in-law. Even in this situation, she still treats you like a wife."
"I didn't make any money. It's just that my son injured his leg and is in bed recovering. He has to spend money on medicine every meal. There are so many children in the family, so the expenses are really high. I have no choice. Otherwise, my daughter-in-law wouldn't go out to earn that hard-earned money."
Su cried and complained, "It's all because I'm a useless mother-in-law. I don't know how to do anything and I'm just a burden to the young ones."
When people saw Su's miserable look and thought about the fact that Lu Shiyan hadn't gone out for some time, those who felt sad felt a little better.
Although the daughter-in-law of the Lu family is capable, her yin is stronger than her yang, and her son is useless. The Lu family is just like that.
People felt relieved, but they still praised Su on the surface and carefully inquired about the business that Jiang Tangtang and the county shopkeeper were doing.
When it came to his daughter-in-law's specific business, Su didn't say a word, saying that she didn't understand.
When people found out nothing, they left disappointed.
Jiang Tangtang stayed up all night last night. After handing the goods over to Shopkeeper Song in person in the morning, she went back to her room and took a nap.
I slept until almost noon.
It had been a long time since Jiang Tangtang had slept in, causing her to be a little confused about what day it was. While she was dazed, she saw a little head sneaking in from the door. Seeing that her eyes were open, she immediately said happily, "Mom, are you awake?"
"Where's your father?" Jiang Tangtang asked puzzledly, looking at the clean and tidy bed opposite.
"Dad was afraid of disturbing your rest, so he took us to teach in the yard." Lu Tiantian said with bright eyes, "He was afraid that we would disturb you, so Dad asked us to speak quietly. Mom, Dad cares about you very much!"
"You're such a smart kid." Jiang Tangtang raised her hand and scratched her little daughter's nose, then smiled and said, "You're so cute. Is there something you want me to help you with?"
Lu Tiantian widened her eyes, looking as if asking, "How did you guess that?"
Jiang Tangtang said with a smile: "Tell me! What do you want to do?"
Lu Tiantian didn't know who she learned this from. She didn't say what she wanted to ask Jiang Tangtang for, but she was attentive enough to get her a toothbrush and hand her a cloth.
Jiang Tangtang enjoyed the attentive service of her little girl. After a simple meal, she smiled and said, "Alright, you little flatterer, now you can tell me! What do you want me to do for you?"
"Mom, can we go to the fields?"
Lu Tiantian tilted her head, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Jiang Tangtang. Jiang Tangtang couldn't stand this; she felt her heart melt. "Why are you going to the wasteland?"
"I want to see the wild berries that my mother planted." The child has a bad memory. He can no longer remember the panic of getting lost in the wasteland a few days ago. He only remembers the fun and delicious things.
Jiang Tangtang smiled and patted her head, saying, "Are you craving it again? Okay, grab a small basket and let's go see if there are any wild berries to pick."
Before the two of them reached the wasteland where strawberries were grown, they saw a lot of people gathered around the edge of the land.
"Madam, this is bad!" Seeing Jiang Tangtang, He Qiuniang ran over in a panic and said, "All the wild berries in the field are dead."
"How could it be dead?" Jiang Tangtang frowned immediately. Logically speaking, the strawberry seedlings taken out of the space should have stronger vitality!
"I don't know what happened, but today when we lifted the straw as usual, we found that many seedlings had wilted and some of the leaves had turned yellow."
He Qiuniang was afraid that Jiang Tangtang would blame her, so she said anxiously, "We obviously took good care of her. I don't know why this happened."
"Don't panic, I'll go check it out first." Jiang Tangtang left Lu Tiantian in her care and went over to carefully examine the cause of death of the strawberry seedlings.
The strawberry seedlings were growing well in the ground, and their roots were not loose, but when you got close to the roots of the strawberry seedlings, you could smell a urine smell.
Jiang Tangtang remembered that apart from asking people to use humus from the mountains to improve the soil, she did not ask anyone to fertilize the strawberries.
But these dead strawberry seedlings all have the same characteristic: you can smell a urine odor when you get close to them.
A guess came to her mind, but she didn't reveal it. She just said to He Qiuniang, "Let's water it normally first and see if we can save it. If not... we'll have to think of another way."
When the villagers nearby saw this, they immediately started talking about it. Someone said, "I knew you couldn't grow anything in the middle of winter! Look, it's dead!"
"That's right. These people from Beijing have probably never even touched a hoe before, so how could they understand farming? Only Old Xia believed her nonsense and joined them in this mess!"
"I don't know what this is. It's a shame for the Xia family's sons to put so much effort into it. They're helping to plow the fields and dig in the mountains. They'd rather spend their time cultivating their own acres of land."
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People kept talking about it, and soon the news that the crops in the Lu family's fields could not grow spread throughout the village.
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