Upon hearing that the three-day holiday was ample time for hunting in the mountains, Du Yuhan said, "How about we go hunting in the mountains tomorrow? Uncle Liang and the others are busy with farming, doing heavy physical labor every day. I want to go hunting to supplement their income. Since you're here, we can go together so Mom won't have to worry."
He Zhenhua thought for a moment and said, "No problem, let's go into the mountains tomorrow and see if we can find anything."
Du Yuhan said, "You've come at the perfect time. Uncle Liang asked me to get some fertilizer for Laohewan Village to use for planting. The fertilizer will arrive tonight. They've worked hard all day and are quite tired. Why don't you go and help transport the fertilizer tonight?"
He Zhendong said, "That's definitely no problem. How much fertilizer did you get for Uncle Liang and the others?"
Du Yuhan said, "Not much, just two tons."
He Zhendong, who was drinking water, sprayed it out.
He asked in surprise, "How much did you say? Two tons?"
He Zhenhua and Huo Xicheng were also very surprised. Two tons wasn't much? They knew about the fertilizer quotas being issued now; they were issued by weight.
This girl started by selling by the ton right away, that's terrifying.
He Zhenhua said, "Little sister, how did you get so much fertilizer? You know, fertilizer is allocated according to quotas."
Du Yuhan said, "Is that a lot? There are thousands of acres of land in Laohewan Village. This is practically nothing when averaged out. Are you all so surprised?"
He Zhendong said, "Of course it is. This is a very scarce resource. Our country's fertilizer production is very low right now, and it can't meet the needs of farmland planting at all."
Du Yuhan said, "I've also heard Brother Gu say that although there are fertilizer plants in City C, they are small in scale and have low output, which can't meet the demand at all."
Without technological improvements and increased production scale, fertilizer will remain a scarce resource for a long time to come. This will significantly limit grain production. You can't expect a horse to run without feeding it; there's no such thing as a free lunch.
I decided to help Uncle Liang and his family because I wanted to feel more at ease staying in Laohewan Village. Otherwise, while our family members are all healthy and rosy-cheeked, the other families are all pale and thin, and they'll have problems sooner or later.
It would be better to help the villagers of Laohewan Village through Uncle Liang. The villagers here are mostly from the Liang family; they are quite united and kind, and I'm willing to lend them a hand.
He Zhenhua felt that his sister's words made sense, so he didn't say anything more. As long as his sister wasn't in trouble or in danger, that was fine.
In the afternoon, Du Yuhan took the fishing rod she had prepared in advance to the river to fish and quickly caught several large carp and several crucian carp.
When she got home with the bucket, her three older brothers were still busy.
Du Yuhan called out, "Second Brother, I caught some fish, can you clean them for me?"
He Zhendong ran over when he heard his sister's shout. When he saw the bucket was almost full of fish, he exclaimed, "Wow, little sister, you're really something! You caught so many fish in such a short time? When did these fish become so stupid?"
Du Yuhan smiled and said, "It's because my bait is good, a unique recipe. Second brother, get everything ready. Invite Uncle Liang and my adoptive father's family to come over for dinner tonight. I already told Uncle Liang that we'd have dinner early today, and then I'll go pick up the fertilizer."
He Zhendong took the bucket and said, "Alright, don't worry, I'll clean it up for you in a bit."
He Zhendong worked quickly, and in no time he had cleaned a bucket of fish.
Du Yuhan began preparing dinner. She picked out two large fish, sliced some fish meat, removed the bones, chopped it into minced meat, and then made fish balls. She planned to make a fish ball soup that evening.
The other large carp, weighing several kilograms, was made into sauerkraut fish, and the rest were all braised. A ring of cornbread was pasted around the edge of the fish pot, and two pots of steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and cornmeal were steamed – that would be enough for the main course.
There were many people eating today, so Du Yuhan cooked all the fish and also made a big pot of sorghum porridge.
Dinner consisted entirely of fish; Du Yuhan only prepared a cold wild vegetable salad and didn't cook any other dishes, which was already quite a feast.
In one afternoon, He Zhendong and the other two tidied up the vegetable gardens in the front and back yards, making the vegetable plots very neat.
Du Yuhan was very happy. There is strength in numbers. If she had to do it herself, it would probably have taken her eight to ten days.
Men are stronger and work faster.
In the evening, everyone gathered together. Du Yuhan set up two tables in the living room: one for the men and one for the women and children.
Looking at the white and tender fish balls, He Zhendong smiled and said, "I love eating the fish balls that Xiaohan makes. They taste fresh and fragrant, and they are also very chewy."
Liang Shouzhen said, "Xiaohan's cooking skills are unparalleled, unmatched by most people. Take fish for example, a while ago, Xiaohan and her friends dug a hole in the ice and caught a lot of big fish for us, which were distributed to the whole village, and everyone had a good meal. Today they caught so many more. I've never seen anyone fish so well."
I've really figured it out; Xiaohan is a master at managing a household, better than anyone else in our village. Even the men can't compare. Whoever marries Xiaohan will be incredibly lucky."
Du Lianqiao said, "That's right. Xiaohan has been very sensible since she was a child. She raised all three of my boys. My three boys are all well-educated thanks to Yuhan."
The men were all praising Du Yuhan.
As Huo Xicheng listened to everyone at the table praising Du Yuhan, he turned to look at Du Yuhan at the next table and saw her feeding the two little ones. She was so busy taking care of the two little ones that she didn't even have time to eat herself.
He knew that Du Yuhan was very gentle with children, and the children all liked to be close to her.
Du Yuhan's children will definitely be happier in the future.
He doesn't know when she will be able to get over her heartbreak, so he can take action.
At the women's table, Li Shuzhen said shyly, "They've been coming to eat here for several days in a row, I'm starting to feel embarrassed to come anymore."
Yu Huiru said, "We're all family, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's the busy season for farming right now, so it's only right that we help out. These fish were all caught by Yuhan today, and they didn't cost any money. Everyone, please eat more and don't be shy."
"If you're doing heavy physical labor every day, you need to eat well."
Du Yuhan gave each of her younger brothers a lot of fish, encouraging them to eat more.
Her younger brothers were all at the age where they were growing and had a big appetite, so she had to make sure they were well-fed.
Gu Huayang and He Haobo both loved fish balls, eating several and drinking some soup. They also ate the braised fish, waiting for their aunt to feed them.
The fish had bones, and Du Yuhan dared not let them eat it themselves.
Du Yuhan barely ate anything herself, she was too busy feeding them. They're two little foodies after all.
Yu Huiru brought her grandson to her side to feed him, giving her daughter a chance to eat as well.
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