The heavy rain lasted for a whole day and night before it stopped. Due to the old drainage system, half of Fengcheng was almost submerged in water, and many units were on holiday. Lu Lingxi called Dong Qi to ask about the situation. Hearing that the street in front of Micro Gardening was also flooded, he simply gave himself a holiday.
The situation in Hongfu Community is not bad. Although the drainage in the community is also very old, the lush vegetation on the ground intercepts and locks a lot of rainwater. In places that people cannot see, whether it is big trees or small grasses, their roots are working hard to extend, absorb and store the rainwater.
Residents of a community who went out to buy groceries came back and lamented the situation outside. Several neighboring communities were almost flooded. These communities are new and old, with some being old communities of similar age to Hongfu Community and some newly built elevator communities in recent years. However, drainage is not very good in both new and old communities. The deepest place is said to be flooded up to the waist, and the shallower ones are almost up to the calves. It is nothing like Hongfu Community, where the water is only up to the ankles at most.
During the previous heavy rains, this drainage difference was not obvious, but as the greenery in the community became more and more lush, the dense creepers climbed from Building 1 at the deepest part of the community to Building 39 at the entrance of the community, and the drainage difference between the community and several surrounding communities became larger and larger. Everyone knows that it is because of the large number of green plants in the community. Plants store water, which is something that even elementary school students know.
Some neighbors gloated over the misfortune. Not far from Hongfu Community, Liuhe Community had just planned all the green land in the community into parking lots, and sold a parking space for 100,000 yuan. As a result, after the heavy rain, the entire parking lot was flooded, and all the cars inside were submerged. At that time, no one in Hongfu Community was jealous of the 100,000 yuan, but now no one talks about the money anymore, and instead talks about the importance of the environment.
"Money is useless. Can it buy the environment of our community? Smell the air. It's definitely park standard."
"Hey, weren't you complaining about the grass on the ground and the birds singing outside a while ago? Now you've changed your tune in just a few days."
"I just said it casually, I'm not a fool. Besides, even if he is a fool, he can distinguish between good and bad, and know whether the environment is good or bad."
The person who was speaking was a little exasperated, and the people around him all laughed at the same time.
After a summer, most residents in the community have fallen in love with the green and lively environment. Even though the housing prices in the community are getting higher and higher, and there are real estate agents in the community trying to persuade people to sell their houses every day, few people are tempted.
Of course, it was not like this at the beginning. When people heard that there were still people who wanted to buy houses in this shabby community, and the price was not low, many people excitedly sold their houses and went to buy elevator houses in the newly opened communities nearby. I don’t know if those who sold their houses regretted it, but no one who bought houses regretted it and felt it was worth it. Many people wanted to buy a few more houses to bring their families to live together, but unfortunately the housing supply in the community is very tight now, and no one is willing to be a sucker and sell their houses.
The conversations outside drifted into Lu Lingxi's ears with the wind, and he laughed as he listened. The sentence that even a fool would like to live in a good environment touched Lu Lingxi, but there are many people who are even worse than fools for money. As this thought flashed through his mind, Lu Lingxi thought of the people in Songjiazhuang. Although the plastic factory has closed, the pollution of Lingshui River has already occurred. Today he called the flower garden and heard that the water level of Lingshui River had risen sharply and submerged the land in Songjiazhuang. Apart from anything else, the land in Songjiazhuang cannot be planted in the short term. Thinking of this, Lu Lingxi sighed rarely, and wondered if the people in Songjiazhuang would regret it?
Shaking his head, Lu Lingxi stopped thinking about it and focused his attention on the bitter grass in the water tank. After a heavy rain, this bunch of bitter grass unexpectedly evolved. I don't know if it's because he kept talking about the pollution of Lingshui River, the evolution direction of this mutant bitter grass is really to absorb cyanide + 20%. Lu Lingxi cheered up, put on gloves and carefully pulled the bitter grass out of the water tank with its roots, washed the roots, and cut off some branches on the underground stems to propagate. This method of propagation is simple and quick, and he plans to propagate some bitter grass first to see the effect.
Lu Lingxi was so busy that he didn't even notice Yan Yue coming back. Yan Yue went out in the afternoon when it was light raining. An Jie wanted to see him. When he came back, he saw Lu Lingxi squatting in the backyard. The ground was filled with unused plastic basins. The basins were filled with the silt that the two of them dug in Lingshui River last time. It was black and smelled bad. As if he couldn't smell anything, Lu Lingxi carefully transplanted the branches of the bitter grass into the plastic basins, then filled them with water to make sure that the branches were planted properly. He looked very serious.
Yan Yue leaned against the balcony railing and looked at Lu Lingxi quietly. Although the boy's hands were covered with black mud, and even his face seemed to have been accidentally rubbed with some mud, and his clothes were simple T-shirts and trousers, with an old coat on the outside, he just liked the boy now. With his emotions surging fiercely, Yan Yue's eyes were gentle, and he walked over and squatted beside Lu Lingxi.
"Brother Yan, you're back?"
Lu Lingxi sensed the shadow beside him, turned around and asked with some surprise. He was just digging a hole in the mud, and his two raised hands were all black and muddy. Yan Yue smiled slightly at his appearance, stretched out his thumb to wipe the mud spots on his face, and leaned over to kiss him gently.
"Don't move, Xiaoxi. Let me kiss you."
Lu Lingxi subconsciously froze his body, and then he felt a little embarrassed. It was inconvenient for him to move with his hands raised, and he was worried that the mud on his hands would get on Yan Yue's suit jacket, so his movements were quite difficult. What Lu Lingxi couldn't understand was, couldn't Yan Yue smell the stench? How could he still be in the mood to kiss him now?
Yan Yue sensed Lu Lingxi's inattention, and slightly moved away from the boy, raising an eyebrow, "What are you thinking about?"
Lu Lingxi looked a little puzzled: "Brother Yan, can't you smell the stench?"
Yan Yue was slightly stunned, then burst into laughter.
After laughing, he took off his coat and started working with Lu Lingxi. After the two of them finished planting these bitter herbs, Yan Yue washed his hands, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to cook. When Wang Shuxiu was not around, he was in charge of cooking, which was basically either takeout or noodles with tomato sauce. Lu Lingxi washed his hands and followed. Seeing the tomato sauce reminded him of the tomatoes and grapes planted by Brother Feng. He wondered how they were growing? The tomatoes in the yard had stopped bearing fruit, so Lu Lingxi simply dealt with the tomato seedlings and turned the soil over again. He was now looking forward to the tomatoes planted by Brother Feng to be on the market as soon as possible.
Yongchun Vegetable Greenhouse
Huzi led the team to look around the greenhouse. It had been raining for a whole day and night, and he was worried that something might have gone wrong. Brother Feng was not here, and he was on edge. After looking around, he found nothing was wrong and there was no leak, so Huzi finally put his mind at ease.
After making sure the greenhouse was fine, Hu Zi went around to the front. Er Fei was standing on the truck directing the workers below to load the harvested vegetables onto the truck. "Hurry up, hurry up. We have to deliver it soon. The wholesale market will open at midnight."
This is the first crop of vegetables in the greenhouse, mainly green leafy vegetables, each one looks green and fresh. Even if Huzi doesn't know how to farm, he can tell that their vegetables are good and will definitely taste good. The workers in the greenhouse also said that these vegetables are growing well, with a fresh fragrance of vegetables, not bland at all. The seeds of these vegetables are all bought from ordinary seeds, and they don't use pesticides or fertilizers. The only reason they can grow like this is because the soil is good.
The soil used for farming in the greenhouse was brought over by Brother Feng from Yan Yue. I don't know where Yan Yue found it, but after this layer of soil was spread, the seeds basically grew wildly, and seedlings emerged in a few days. When it was time to harvest, it was even more unexpected, it could be said to be a bumper harvest.
Brother Feng was very happy looking at the vegetables in the greenhouse. He had just harvested the first crop of vegetables yesterday and was eager to deliver them to the proprietress Xiaohua, but he was trapped there by the heavy rain. However, Huzi thought that Brother Feng was probably very grateful for the heavy rain and wished it would continue.
As soon as he was distracted, he heard Erfei shouting, "Wash me a tomato."
Hu Zi: “…”
Erfei looked at him and smiled awkwardly, "You've been shouting for a long time and your throat hurts. Eat one to moisten your throat."
Hu Zi ignored Er Fei and turned his thoughts to the tomatoes. If you say that the vegetables in the greenhouse are good, they are still not as good as these tomatoes. Because they had eaten the tomatoes from Xiao Hua's wife's house before, they knew that these seeds were sent by the boss, so they paid special attention to them and found experienced people to take care of these tomatoes. As the tomato seedlings grew out, Hu Zi was fine, and Er Fei basically went to check on them once a day, hoping that they would bear fruit soon.
These tomatoes did not disappoint them. The fruits were big and round, bright red, and had a sweet and sour aroma. Hu Zi couldn't help eating one that day, which was still slightly green. The taste was simply amazing. Thinking of this, Hu Zi swallowed his saliva and shouted, "Wash me one too."
Erfei bit a tomato and looked at him with a grin: "Huzi, do you think our vegetables can be sold now?"
"Of course." Hu Zi was very confident. They were planning to open the storefront in the wholesale market yesterday, and they specially invited people to look at it, but they encountered a heavy rainstorm, so they had to postpone it for one day. But good things come to those who wait. As long as their food is good, it doesn't matter which day they open.
Hu Zi's idea was right. Although it was the first day of business for Yongchun Vegetable Wholesale Store, as soon as the vegetables sent by Er Fei were put out, the outside was full of vegetable farmers who came to wholesale. His vegetables were really eye-catching, big and juicy, and looked good.
But these days, everything can be faked, especially vegetables. Although the food looked good, the people gathered around saw that this restaurant had just opened. They had never dealt with it before, and they didn't know if it was reliable, so no one dared to be the first to try. Someone looked at the green lettuce leaves with suspicion, and was a little worried, "Did you spray some kind of pesticide?"
"How could it be?" Erfei said angrily. He pinched half a leaf from the nearest lettuce and ate it without washing it. "See, it looks like it has been sprayed with pesticides?" After saying that, Erfei continued, "Bring me a tomato."
Someone handed him a tomato, and Erfei cut it three times with a fruit knife, and the tomato was neatly divided into six pieces, which looked like they had been measured in advance. Erfei picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, squinting his eyes and looking very happy.
Someone nearby smelled the aroma and picked up a petal, "Let me try it too." After taking a bite, the man's expression changed. In just two seconds, he swallowed the tomato in his mouth and shouted, "Pack me 100 kilograms of tomatoes."
When he said this, the people around him understood immediately. Although they didn't know each other, they were all familiar faces. They didn't worry that someone was setting a trap. They took turns to share 100 kilograms of tomatoes, and in no time, they had divided up all the tomatoes. With the tomatoes taking the lead, other vegetables also began to sell. It took just over an hour to sell out the truckload of vegetables that Erfei had sent. He secretly saved two tomatoes for himself, and while biting them, he thought that it was much more interesting than watching the place and lending money at high interest rates. It was tiring, but the money was earned with comfort, and it was also spent with peace of mind.
The vegetables sold in the Yongchun vegetable greenhouse had a great start, and everyone was very happy. Xiao Feng was thinking about gathering everyone together for a meal, and by the way, to inform everyone that he and Xiaohua were together, and to recognize Lu Lingxi as their son. But when he chose a time, he found out that Lu Lingxi and Yan Yue had gone to the flower garden to pick up Dahei, and would not be back until tomorrow.
"Then let's do it tomorrow." Xiao Feng was very easy to talk to. "The main thing is to see my son. I can't eat without him."
Wang Shuxiu blushed, her eyebrows raised and she glared at him, saying angrily, "Where did you get your son?" Xiao Feng didn't care, and said slowly, "You gave birth to my son. It's up to Xiaoxi to recognize him or not. At least I recognize this son."
What he said was ordinary, without any sweet words, but every word struck Wang Shuxiu's heart. Wang Shuxiu's eyes turned red, and she turned around and stopped talking.
Unlike young girls, Wang Shuxiu's decision to find another man at this age is not entirely based on feelings, but more on the child. For her, it is not difficult to find another man after divorcing Lu Yishui, but it is difficult to find a man who can really treat Lu Lingxi as his own son. If the other party despises Lu Lingxi as a burden, then even if she thinks the other party is good, she will not choose to be together. On the contrary, if the other party is ordinary in other aspects, but is really good to Lu Lingxi, Wang Shuxiu will grit her teeth and make do with it. It is rare that Xiao Feng is a good person and really treats Lu Lingxi as his son. Wang Shuxiu feels that she has met such a person, and all the suffering she has endured in the past half of her life is worth it.
She didn't say anything, and Xiao Feng didn't say anything either, he just walked over and took over the work from Wang Shuxiu's hands and started working. Wang Shuxiu looked at Xiao Feng and felt relieved, and said cheerfully: "Then tomorrow, don't look for Hu Zi and the others, just let the little bastard come back and have a meal with our family."
"Okay, let's have a meal as a family." Xiao Feng agreed, and Yan Yue's shadow flashed through his mind. He didn't know whether Yan Yue was included in the family that Wang Shuxiu mentioned, but this was Yan Yue's own concern.
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