For dinner, Du Yuhan steamed a pot of rolls, and since that might not be enough, she also made pancakes and cooked a pot of corn porridge. She also prepared a cold wild vegetable salad.
Although the wild vegetables were still small, they were already edible. The two Du brothers had dug them up by the mountainside. Knowing they were having dinner at their eldest sister's house today, they offered the wild vegetables, which would also provide an extra dish.
This year, in order to quickly accumulate grain seeds, Du Yuhan didn't plant any wild vegetables in her space. But now that the grain seed problem is solved, she can grow some vegetables that she needs.
When Du Lianqiao and his wife, and Liang Shouzhen and his wife, arrived home from work, Du Haifeng and the others told them to go to their eldest sister's house for dinner. There would be meat to eat today.
When they heard that the food was ready, they didn't refuse anymore and all agreed to eat at Du Yuhan's house.
Liang Shouzhen was also eager to know whether Du Yuhan had managed to order fertilizer for them.
After washing off the dirt, the group went home and arrived at Du Yuhan's new home.
When the two families arrived, the food was already on the table.
Liang Shouzhen looked at the large pot of stewed meat and potatoes on the table and said, "I heard from Haifeng that you went hunting and caught pheasants and rabbits. You hunted them with a bow and arrow?"
Du Yuhan nodded and said, "I used to go hunting in the mountains a lot when I was in Luancheng, so I've gotten used to it. Hunting this little bit of prey is nothing."
Liu Shuzhen said, "Xiaohan, you are really amazing. You can hit prey with a bow and arrow. I heard that only experienced hunters have that skill."
Du Yuhan laughed and said, "I've just gotten better with practice. There's also a lot of game around here. I hunted right on the edge of the mountain and didn't go any further in."
Li Shuzhen said, "You can't go in there. There are wild beasts in these mountains, it's very dangerous. Some people have gone into the deep mountains for food, but they never came back. Everyone says they were eaten by the big tigers in the mountains. You can't take that risk."
Du Yuhan said, "Auntie, don't worry, I definitely won't take any risks. Everyone's been working hard all day and must be hungry, let's eat. There's still some food in the pot, we can get more after we finish eating."
Liang Shouzhen glanced at Du Yuhan but said nothing more. He knew there was some exaggeration in Du Yuhan's words. If there were any prey near Jingshan Mountain, they would have been caught long ago; it wasn't as easy as Du Yuhan made it sound.
However, he also knew that Du Yuhan was capable and had her own connections. Perhaps she had gotten the prey from someone else, and saying that she had hunted it herself was just an excuse. He believed that Du Yuhan was a person who knew what was important and wouldn't risk going into the mountains.
Yu Huiru urged everyone to eat quickly. She then tended to the two little ones.
The two little ones were very happy to eat delicious meat today.
Everyone started eating without holding back.
Du Yuhan's cooking is definitely delicious.
Li Shuzhen said, "Xiaohan's skills are truly exceptional. Whoever marries Xiaohan will be very fortunate."
Seeing that his wife was deliberately bringing up a sore spot, Liang Shouzhen said, "Hurry up and eat your food. After you finish eating, hurry home and tidy up. The animals in the house are waiting for you to feed them."
He was afraid that a single word from his wife would trigger Du Yuhan's painful memories.
Han Yixian has also come to City C. He and Du Yuhan will inevitably run into each other sooner or later, and who knows what will happen in the future.
After finishing their meal, Liang Shouzhen called Du Yuhan aside and asked anxiously, "Xiaohan, how did it go? Did they agree to sell us fertilizer?"
Liang Shouzheng was genuinely afraid that Xiaohan would say the other party wouldn't agree. Even Liang Shouzheng himself felt that exchanging wild vegetables for fertilizer was simply a pipe dream.
Fertilizer is such a precious commodity; the fertilizer quotas are issued by weight. Wild vegetables, on the other hand, grow everywhere. Let alone exchanging ten pounds of wild vegetables for one pound of fertilizer, even a hundred pounds of wild vegetables for one pound of fertilizer would be an unparalleled opportunity.
Du Yuhan smiled at Uncle Liang's nervous look and said, "He agreed, and promised that if we exchange ten catties of wild vegetables for one catty of fertilizer, he can give us forty bags of fertilizer."
Liang Shouzhen then cautiously asked, "How many kilograms is that bag of fertilizer?"
Du Yuhan laughed and said, "One bag of fertilizer weighs 100 jin, so 40 bags would weigh 4,000 jin."
Upon hearing this, Liang Shouzhen's eyes widened immediately, and he asked in disbelief, "How much?"
Du Yuhan smiled and repeated, "Forty bags, each bag of fertilizer weighs one hundred jin, for a total of four thousand jin."
After listening to Du Yuhan's words, Liang Shouzhen stared at her and then paced back and forth in the room, looking as if he was too excited to contain himself.
Du Yuhan said, "Uncle Liang, these four thousand catties of fertilizer are equivalent to forty thousand catties of wild vegetables. Can you guarantee that you can get that many wild vegetables? There's no need to rush, just enough to harvest within two months."
Liang Shouzhen suddenly stopped and laughed loudly, "Xiaohan, there aren't many people I, Liang Shouzhen, admire, but you're one of them. Don't worry about the wild vegetables, let alone 40,000 catties, I can get you even more. Besides, you've given me two months. Our village has several thousand acres of land, and there are so many mountains around, there are plenty of wild vegetables."
In another two weeks, when the wild vegetables have grown bigger, I'll let the children go dig them up. Ten pounds of wild vegetables equals one work point, and everyone's enthusiasm will definitely be high. This way, it won't interfere with the adults' work, and each family can earn more work points. Everyone will be so happy! If the adults have time then, they can go too. Who wouldn't be eager to earn work points?
Du Yuhan said, "Uncle Liang, don't be fooled by the amount of fertilizer. Our village has a lot of land, so it's less when you average it out. Corn needs nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. To get a high yield, we need to apply more fertilizer. Spring wheat also needs fertilizer. If it's not enough, we can use more manure."
Liang Shouzhen said, “You intellectuals really know a lot. The first priority for corn is fertilizer. The soil in Northeast China is already very fertile. With these chemical fertilizers, plus the manure we’ve accumulated, that should be enough. If we irrigate the fields properly, this year’s harvest will be great.”
Du Yuhan nodded and said, "We've done our best, and I believe we'll have a good harvest. This year, having a tractor to help with the planting will make it much faster. The sooner we finish planting, the sooner the seedlings will emerge."
Liang Shouzhen said, "When will the fertilizer arrive? I'll have the villagers plant other things first; corn and wheat can wait."
Knowing that time was of the essence, Du Yuhan did not delay and said, "The day after tomorrow night, it will be the same place again. I will pick up the fertilizer in the evening, and you and my father can take the horse-drawn cart to transport the fertilizer when it gets dark."
Liang Shouzhen nodded and said, "Okay, that's settled then. I'll talk to your father about it later."
After discussing the fertilizer with Uncle Liang, Du Yuhan went into the space that evening to contact Du Zhuoyuan.
She noticed that since her last transaction with Gu Qishen, her experience points and gold coins in her space had increased significantly. Her space would soon be ready to level up again.
She also discovered a big surprise – a reward from the space system for her good deeds.
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