The conflict between the two lasted for three days, and the atmosphere in the entire courtyard dropped three degrees.
Yan Jing'an was already a little annoyed because he had lost his water bottle. Although it wasn't a big deal, it was one of their few most convenient water containers, and he was also a little resentful of his own recklessness.
Du Ling kept nagging him, which has caused Yan Jing'an to avoid her whenever he sees her now.
He found her too noisy and didn't want to wake her when he went into the woods. Every morning, he would go out before everyone else got up and the sky was just beginning to lighten.
But Du Ling wasn't stupid; she kept her ears open at all times, and if there was any movement at the entrance of the woods, she would immediately follow.
After two or three months of physical and technical training, although she is not as fast as Yan Jing'an, it is not easy for Yan Jing'an to shake off her, whom he raised from scratch.
That day, he deliberately waited for Du Ling ahead of him. When she reached the entrance of the woods, he jumped down from a tree and blocked her way, gritting his teeth and saying, "I didn't teach you these things to use against me. Are you a stalker?"
Du Ling's eyes flickered, and she didn't answer his question directly.
Seeing that Yan Jing'an's face was getting worse, she reluctantly said, "Xiao Xi said it's not safe for you to be alone in the woods."
Yan Jing'an laughed in exasperation, a rare expression appearing on his handsome face: "There's no danger. The biggest danger around me is you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Du Ling looking at him, her almond-shaped eyes blinking rapidly.
He said fiercely, "What are you looking at? Are you going to glare at me again?"
Du Ling looked away and said defiantly, "I've helped you a lot over this long period of time, and now you know how to discard me after I've served my purpose."
They'd dug up all the trees they needed to, and she'd taught him about the edible and inedible plants in the forest. He'd used up all his strength, and now he was starting to want to get rid of her.
There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Yan Jing'an was speechless for a moment, then said helplessly, "Who did you learn this from this time? Is it really necessary to use the 'discard the millstone after it has served its purpose' tactic here?"
Du Ling touched her earlobe sheepishly: "Anyway, it's not that easy for you to get rid of me, unless..."
Yan Jing'an looked at her with a mocking expression. The fox's tail had finally been revealed. He knew this girl had no good intentions.
He asked, "Unless what?"
Du Ling clutched at the leaves beside her, hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "Unless you teach me this..." As she spoke, she pointed to the rope on Yan Jing'an's arm.
Yan Jing'an looked at her and sneered. She was eyeing his unique skill.
He didn't give her another chance to cause trouble. He turned and walked deeper into the woods, afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would feel the urge to punish her.
Seeing him leave, Du Ling quickly followed and said, "It's not like you taught me for nothing. I can acknowledge you as my master. How about you take me as your apprentice? You won't lose out. I'll carry the basket from now on."
“If you say another word, I’ll make sure you don’t leave the woods tonight.”
Listening to the chattering of the two in the woods, Jiang Xi sighed and asked Yan Zheng, "When do you think they'll get along better?"
Yan Zheng, who was tidying up farm tools nearby, smiled and said to her, "Arguing doesn't necessarily mean you have a bad relationship."
Jiang Xi turned to look at him, her face waiting for his explanation.
After placing the basket on the wooden cart, Yan Zheng continued, "Arguing means they're still willing to communicate. Let them be. Yan Jing'an knows how to handle things."
Jiang Xi could only nod: "That's right, it's good that the courtyard is noisy and not quiet."
After she finished speaking, she led the fawn out of the shed and harnessed it to the wooden cart.
Yan Zheng, holding the little deer's hand, said, "Let's go."
Jiang Xi followed behind him and closed the courtyard gate.
The two walked towards the fields as the sun rose.
As usual, we pulled weeds, dug up wild vegetables, and dug up grass for the rabbits, deer, and ewes. We not only pulled up grass for today, but also tried to pull up as much as possible and dry as many haystacks as possible.
Because the autumn harvest season will be here in another month or two.
We need to harvest wheat and corn, and then we need to store winter grain and firewood. If we waste that time weeding, it would obviously not be a wise choice.
Just a few days ago, Jiang Xi discovered that the corn had flowered.
Perhaps because she grew up in the village, she knew from a very young age that corn is a hermaphroditic plant.
The first flowers to grow are the female flowers, which are the corn silks on the corn cob. Then, the male flowers emerge from the top of the corn cob and gradually spread pollen to pollinate the female flowers.
Only after this step is successfully completed will the corn cob gradually become plump.
The tiny baby corns are quite cute.
Jiang Xi was extremely fond of them and would come to the field every two days to check on their growth and development.
Although the yield is sparse, like wheat, something is better than nothing.
Corn has many uses; it can be used to make caramel popcorn and corn cakes.
After drying, the corn is ground into cornmeal and corn flour, which can then be used to cook corn porridge and make wild vegetable corn buns.
If there's any left over, she could consider raising a few ducks.
My grandmother used to feed the ducks and chickens with cornmeal mixed with wild vegetables, which made the livestock at home much fatter than those outside.
Whenever she goes home for vacation, there is always chicken, duck and goose on her dining table.
Looking at her land, Jiang Xi felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment. Ever since she fertilized the land last time, the vegetables and fruits in the field had grown taller and taller as if they had been injected with hormones.
The tomatoes, in particular, grew too tall and the plants became crooked. Jiang Xi topped them up last time.
I forgot where I saw it before.
It is said that plants need to have their apical dominance removed.
In this way, the plant's nutrients will flow back to the roots and lateral branches, and more nutrients will be allocated to fruit production and flowering.
Therefore, the tomatoes grown in the field are much more robust than those in the jungle, with the main stems even reaching a diameter of three or four centimeters.
Needless to say, cucumbers are another story. Originally, there were only a few small fruits, but now, if you peel back the large leaves, you'll find small cucumbers the size of peaches crawling underneath.
Moreover, she was quite certain that the plant she had previously discovered was a chili pepper.
It's only the end of June, and the little chili peppers are already half the length of a person's little finger. They are clearly shaped like chili peppers, but they are still greenish-blue. I wonder when they will turn red.
As she pondered, she pulled out the last weed. Jiang Xi felt a pang of sadness. Looking up at the leisurely white clouds in the sky, she said to Yan Zheng, "Now that I think about it, it must have been tough for Grandma to manage the crops in the fields and raise all the chickens, ducks, and geese all by herself."
I really don't know how she, an old lady, managed to manage all these things so well.
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