Chapter 32 Furniture Seedlings
Before I finished lunch, Uncle Liang came to deliver the furniture.
This time, without even caring about eating, Zhou Ziwen hurriedly got up to help.
The Chen sisters also followed to move some small things.
They made a lot of things, filling up two carts.
The people who delivered the goods were Uncle Liang Wu and his youngest son, the third child. Everyone usually called him Liang Lao San, and those who were more polite called him Liang San Ge.
"Uncle Liang, Third Brother, thank you for your hard work." Zhou Ziwen handed them cigarettes enthusiastically.
"Why bother? It's not far away." Uncle Liang waved his hand and smiled.
That's true. We are all from the same village, and Uncle Liang's house is only a few minutes away from here.
There is strength in numbers. With the help of Uncle Liang Wu and his son, they quickly moved the furniture back home.
Only at this time did Zhou Ziwen feel that his family finally looked like a home.
After working for half a day, it’s time to go to work. Although I haven’t finished my lunch yet, I’ve eaten until I’m about 80% full. I’ll just eat the rest when I get back in the evening.
The work in the afternoon is not so busy, which has become a routine in the production team.
After all, the afternoon is the hottest time, so the production team leaders turned a blind eye.
If the supervision is strict, those grandparents will really dare to block people and curse, and those with bad tempers may even slap them in the face.
There are many people in Dabazi Village, most of whom are older generations who have settled here. Many of them have intermarried with each other, and most of the villagers are related.
People like aunts and uncles are very common in the village.
If you anger these older generations and these cadres, it will be in vain to beat them.
During the intermission, Zhou Ziwen began to ask which family in the village had extra vegetable seedlings and chicks.
"Zhou Zhiqing, if you want chicks, you can find Uncle Wang. His hens are sitting on eggs." said Li Dazui, who was well-informed.
"Where does Uncle Wang live? I'll go ask him after work." Zhou Ziwen asked hurriedly.
"It's at the west end of the village. Just ask anyone and you'll know." said Li Dazui.
"OK."
After finding out about the chicks, the only thing left was the vegetable seedlings. However, their team was made up of men, so they weren't sure who had extra vegetable seedlings.
Helpless, Zhou Ziwen could only hope for good news from the Chen sisters.
If you don't have any, you can only go to someone else's house to exchange seeds.
The sun was the hottest in the afternoon, and Zhou Ziwen had no motivation to work. He dawdled along with everyone else, and finally it was time to get off work.
"Brother Ziwen, Aunt Zhao said she has some extra baby cabbage and pakchoy seedlings and can exchange some for us."
As soon as he got off work, Zhou Ziwen received good news from Chen Qiaoyi.
"That's great. I'll cultivate the yard today." Zhou Ziwen said happily.
Now everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
After returning home, Zhou Ziwen did not go to Uncle Wang's house. Instead, he picked up a hoe and started cultivating the land in the yard.
He divided the yard into three areas. The middle one was the corridor leading to the house, which could not be moved. The one on the left was where he usually moved around and practiced boxing, which also could not be moved.
The only area that can be cultivated is the one on the right.
But this piece is enough. According to the area, it is at least half a cent, which is enough to meet daily life.
The Chen sisters were not idle either. Chen Shiying was busy cooking, while Chen Qiaoyi went to Aunt Zhao's house to exchange vegetable seedlings.
It’s called an exchange, but in fact it’s just buying. It’s just some vegetable seedlings and it doesn’t cost much money.
Before dinner was ready, Chen Qiaoyi came back happily carrying the vegetable seedlings.
"Brother Ziwen, I got the seedlings back." Chen Qiaoyi tilted her pretty face to Zhou Ziwen to take credit.
"Haha, my Yiyi is so capable." Seeing the girl's expression, Zhou Ziwen didn't know what to do and praised her loudly on the spot.
"Hehe." Chen Qiaoyi smiled brightly after receiving the compliment from her partner, but she soon realized what was happening and said unwillingly, "Who, who belongs to your family now?"
"Haha, why is it not mine? Aren't you my partner?" Zhou Ziwen asked with a smile.
"It's just a partner. I haven't married you yet!" Chen Qiaoyi retorted with a red face.
"Haha, it turns out Yiyi wants to get married. That's easy. We can have the wedding banquet tomorrow!" Zhou Ziwen teased.
He really wanted to marry this girl, but they were too young to get married for the time being.
But there is a way. People in the countryside don’t care about this. As long as there is a wedding banquet, they are considered husband and wife even if they don’t have a marriage certificate.
In the countryside, this kind of thing is very common. Many families have never seen what a marriage certificate looks like in their entire lives.
"Brother Ziwen, you are a bad person. I will ignore you." Chen Qiaoyi couldn't bear Zhou Ziwen's teasing. She glared at him fiercely and ran away in a hurry.
This time, Zhou Ziwen was a little dumbfounded.
He felt that this girl was too shy. He didn't even touch her, but just spoke a little frivolously, and the girl couldn't bear it.
I originally wanted to go over and coax her, but then I thought that the girl was shy at that moment, and I probably wouldn't even be able to see her if I went over now.
After thinking about it, Zhou Ziwen decided to talk about it later, since it was almost time for dinner anyway.
I'll find a chance to comfort you when the time comes.
Next, Zhou Ziwen continued to cultivate the land, but before long, the meal next door was ready.
It is estimated that Chen Qiaoyi has not yet recovered from her shyness, and it was Chen Shiying who came to call him.
Zhou Ziwen put down the hoe, cleaned himself up a bit, and then went to the two sisters' homes.
By now the two sisters were already sitting at the new table, waiting for him to eat.
However, Chen Qiaoyi kept her head down, so her expression could not be seen clearly.
"Today I heard from Li Dazui that Uncle Wang's family can hatch chicks. I'll go to his house tomorrow to ask."
While eating, Zhou Ziwen told them a good news.
"So, we are going to raise chicks?" Chen Qiaoyi raised her head excitedly, even forgetting that she was still shy.
"Yes, the chicks are very cute, furry and very fun to play with." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.
"I don't believe it." Chen Qiaoyi said stubbornly.
"You'll know when you see it." Zhou Ziwen said confidently.
Although he had never raised chickens, he had seen chicks.
He believed that no girl could resist such a cute little guy.
After dinner, Zhou Ziwen did not delay and continued to work hard to cultivate the land.
The Chen sisters planted the seedlings they exchanged for in their yard.
By the time they finished their work, Zhou Ziwen's land had also been cultivated.
Then the three of them worked together and finally planted vegetables in the yards on both sides.
According to the current progress, they will be able to eat vegetables they grow themselves in another month.
The growth cycle of Chinese cabbage is very short, only thirty days.
The growth cycle of baby cabbage is slightly longer, taking forty to fifty days.
Zhou Ziwen planned to keep the baby cabbages for the winter and eat bok choy on other days.
(End of this chapter)
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