The weather is getting colder, and the autumn harvest is over. This year's harvest is significantly better than last year's, and the villages have basically met the requirements for delivering grain to the state, so the grain supply in the city is no longer so tight.
The arrival of the autumn grain brought Gu Qishen a great sense of relief. This year's grain production was higher, and with He Yuhan's help in procuring some more grain, City C could basically be self-sufficient and would no longer need to import grain from other places.
Han Yixian maintained contact with the units he had previously exchanged goods with, especially seafood. He would periodically purchase batches to supply the market and enrich the citizens' food supplies. This was also to ensure that everyone's nutrition was not severely lacking.
C City also has areas bordering the sea, and Gu Qishen and Han Yixian discussed making use of them. Whether it's aquaculture or organizing people to go out to sea to fish, it can enrich the dining tables of the people of C City.
However, this is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it must be done gradually.
This year, not only has grain production increased, but local authorities have also encouraged farmers to grow vegetables, which has yielded some results. At least this winter, there will be no problem with the supply of Chinese cabbage.
Several farms in City C were also assigned tasks, mainly to grow various vegetables in addition to grains, with Chinese cabbage and radishes being the main crops in the fall.
As the saying goes, radishes and cabbages bring peace and health. Both radishes and cabbages are nutritious and easy to preserve in winter. With these two vegetables, people can obtain some of the nutrients their bodies need.
Moreover, there are many ways to eat Chinese cabbage; it can be pickled into sauerkraut or made into spicy cabbage.
The Han family planted a lot of Chinese cabbages in their backyard, along with radishes and potatoes.
The plastic greenhouses have been put to use again, and various vegetables have been planted inside.
Wen Jinyu loves to linger in the plastic greenhouse. In this season when greenery is about to disappear and everything is about to wither, looking at the rows of thriving, vibrant green seedlings makes her feel cheerful.
The cabbages, radishes, potatoes, and other vegetables in the Han family's backyard need to be dug up and stored in the cellar before the ground freezes. Potatoes should be harvested earlier than cabbages, while cabbages can be harvested in early winter.
The potatoes in the Han family's backyard were planted later, so the harvest was also later.
Han Yixian used his weekend rest time to dig a large cellar in his backyard to store the cabbages, potatoes, and other vegetables he would harvest later.
Now that it's time to harvest the cabbages and potatoes, Han Yixian decided to harvest them this weekend.
Last weekend, Han Yixian took Yuan Qihua and Liu Gang to Laohewan to help his uncle Liu Zhongyi harvest the autumn vegetables in the backyard and put them into the cellar.
Liu Zhongyi couldn't bear to waste a single bit of land, so his backyard was full of cabbages, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and the like. Harvesting these vegetables would save a lot of grain.
He mainly wanted to give Han Yixian and the others more food, as potatoes and sweet potatoes could be used as substitutes for grain.
The weather was great on the weekend. After breakfast and a short rest, the sun rose higher and the dew on the vegetables lessened. Han Xiao and his son Han Yixian went to the backyard to dig potatoes.
Because the weather was nice and sunny, Han Yixian moved a deck chair to a sunny spot for He Yuhan, helped her lie down on it, covered her with a small blanket so she could bask in the sun and chat while they harvested the vegetables.
Han Yixian wanted to see his wife all the time; when he was tired, he would look up and see her and he would not feel tired anymore.
He Yuhan leaned back in her recliner and said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's not right for me to just stand here and watch while you guys work."
Han Yi tucked the blanket around his wife and said, "You're pregnant now, just take good care of yourself. No one will hold it against you."
Wen Jinyu chimed in from the side, "That's right, if you went to do the work, we'd be worried sick. Alright, the father and son will be the ones doing the work, you just need to chat with us."
Just then, there was a knock at the front door. Han Yixian laughed and said, "Look, the workers are here."
After saying that, Han Yixian ran to the front yard to open the door.
The visitor was Yuan Qihua, who came to the Han family's house every weekend. Today, Liu Gang and Cui Yuting also came along.
Cui Yuting is now a frequent visitor to the Han family, and she gets along very well with He Yuhan. The two future sisters-in-law are getting along very well.
The more Cui Yuting learned about He Yuhan, the more she admired her, feeling that He Yuhan was a woman who was just as capable as any man, even stronger than men.
She also understood Yuan Qihua's strengths and weaknesses, and she admired and respected her fiancé. She often looked at Yuan Qihua with admiring eyes, which made Yuan Qihua very proud and often secretly happy.
Yuan Qihua knew that his uncle's family would be harvesting vegetables from their backyard this weekend, so he had arranged to come and help with Cui Yuting. Liu Gang, of course, also knew that the Han family was harvesting vegetables this weekend, so he came along with Yuan Qihua to help as well.
When Yuan Qihua arrived at the backyard and saw his uncle and cousin already digging potatoes with pitchforks, he called out, "Uncle, we've come to help."
Han Xiao laughed and said, "Okay, then you and Liu Gang can pick potatoes, and your older cousin and I will dig potatoes. Yu Ting can just chat with your cousin's wife, you don't need to lift a finger."
Upon seeing this, Liu Gang immediately ran over and snatched the pitchfork from Han Xiao's hand, saying, "Han Xiao, this job should be done by us young men. You can just stand by and give us guidance."
Han Yixian also said, "Yes, Dad, there are so many of us, you don't need to do this little bit of work. You can just sit there and drink tea while you watch."
Han Xiao laughed and said, "You guys think I'm too old, huh? Fine, you guys do it, your mom and I will help out a little."
Yuan Qihua laughed and said, "Liu Gang is getting better and better at handling things. What's that called again?"
He slapped his head and said, "Yes, that's what my cousin-in-law meant by high emotional intelligence."
Liu Gang chuckled and scratched the back of his head: "I just thought this job should be done by us young people, I didn't have any other thoughts."
Liu Gang was still somewhat reserved in front of Han Xiao, feeling that Han Xiao was very imposing and dignified, and he unconsciously became nervous in front of Han Xiao.
Han Yixian saw that Liu Gang's face was red and laughed, "Liu Gang is respecting the elderly and caring for the young. This is a good quality and has nothing to do with whether he has high or low emotional intelligence."
As everyone was talking, there was another knock on the front gate.
This time, it was Cui Yuting who went to open the door.
The two brothers, Du Haifeng and Du Haichao, arrived. After the autumn harvest holiday, Han Yixian picked them up and took them back to the city to attend school.
They would come to the Han family's house every weekend unless there was something special going on.
When the two boys saw that everyone was harvesting vegetables in the backyard, they greeted their elders and joined in to help.
Now there was really no need for Han Xiao. He moved two chairs and a small table, brewed a pot of good tea, and pulled Wen Jinyu to sit at the table to drink tea.
The potatoes that Liu Gang and Han Yixian dug out were carefully cleaned of soil by Yuan Qihua and Du Haifeng, who then picked them out one by one.
Liu Gang dug out a large mound of earth with his pitchfork, inside which was a bunch of potatoes.
Yuan Qihua and Du Haifeng dug away the soil together, revealing potatoes one by one.
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