He Chenglin and his wife also visited the Du family. After lunch, they chatted for a while before taking the Du brothers and Yue Tingshan back to the city.
He Yuhan knew that her three younger brothers were coming to the city with their father, so she took out the bedding from the side room early in the morning to air it out.
Gu Huayang and He Haobo, the two little ones, also joined in to help, although they often made things worse than they were actually helping, but He Yuhan just went along with it. The two little guys were quite enthusiastic, and they were happy to be helping their aunt.
After hanging the bedding out to dry, He Yuhan took her two children to the backyard to pick fruit.
The two children hadn't seen their aunt for many days and were very attached to He Yuhan. He Yuhan didn't find it annoying and patiently played with the two children.
They went to a strawberry patch in the backyard to look for the ripe strawberries.
He Haobo was delighted to see the red strawberries he liked. "Auntie, I love these! We're going to pick lots of them!"
He Yuhan tapped her nephew's little nose and laughed, "Okay, let's pick lots. But you have to be careful not to step on the strawberries. Only pick the red ones; the green ones aren't ripe and can't be eaten, understand?"
The two little ones nodded and said, "We understand."
He Yuhan gave each of the two children a small stool and had them sit at the edge of the strawberry patch, looking for the ripe strawberries along the edge while keeping an eye on the baskets containing them. They were always happy as long as they were given tasks.
The three—aunt, niece, and nephew—happily picked strawberries, while Wen Jinyu, holding Xiao Xurui, sat on a chair under the shade of a tree in the backyard watching them pick strawberries.
On the other side, in a watermelon field, Liu Zhongyi was looking for ripe watermelons. The sun wasn't very strong yet, and the weather hadn't gotten too hot, so the watermelons hadn't been heated up by the sun. He quickly picked a couple to serve his in-laws later.
The vegetables and fruits in the backyard grew exceptionally well thanks to He Yuhan's occasional secret additions of fertilizer. The yield was remarkable, with one crop after another bearing fruit.
Finally, Liu Zhongyi selected two large watermelons, each weighing over ten kilograms, which were already ripe. After picking them, he chilled them in well water, so they would be perfect to eat later.
Gu Huayang and He Haobo each found several bright red strawberries under the strawberry vines, feeling a great sense of accomplishment and laughing heartily.
Wen Jinyu laughed from the side, "Look how happy these two children are."
He Yuhan looked at the two children with doting eyes and said, "These two children are still too young, and my mother doesn't dare to let them run around outside. They also don't seem to want to play with the other children in the compound, so they usually stay at home. Fortunately, the two children have each other for company."
"Coming here is a change of scenery. We have our own yard, and they have a place to play around, so they're happy, aren't they?"
Wen Jinyu said, "Luckily, you and Yixian had the foresight to buy this courtyard and build your own house back then, otherwise we wouldn't have such a spacious place to live. Now our children will have a place to run and jump around and play."
Liu Zhongyi carried a watermelon to the hand pump well, filled a bucket with water, and soaked the watermelon in the wooden tub. After soaking both watermelons, he sat down on another chair under the shade of a tree.
Taking a sip of tea from the small teapot, Liu Zhongyi said, "Most of the houses in the city are now allocated by the government, and families are having as many children as possible, so the housing conditions are terrible. Yixian and his family were very wise to buy this land back then."
Now, thanks to Yi Xian's efforts, several families in our area whose members work in government departments have bought or built houses here. This area is relatively far from the city center, and initially, no one wanted to come, but now it's slowly developing. As a result, housing and land prices have risen accordingly.
He Yuhan said, "Many of the houses here used to be privately owned, which is why they could be bought and sold. It's also because this place is relatively remote that the regulations aren't so strict. Not far from our house, there are two families who bought dilapidated houses, demolished them, and rebuilt them themselves. Now this area looks much tidier than before."
Now that the house is bought, it's fine. But it will become increasingly difficult to find a house with such a large yard in the city. Most houses are public property, and there's nowhere to buy one if you want to.
Liu Zhongyi nodded and said, "Yes, the city will develop faster and faster in the future. Although our place is still a bit remote now, it may become prosperous soon."
He Yuhan said, "Yi Ge and I both like peace and quiet. We feel that living in a compound like that is too crowded and noisy, and there are always people visiting each other. It's not very private. For example, we don't dare to eat anything nice at home. Some people can find us just by smelling the food."
There used to be an old lady in our compound with an incredibly keen sense of smell. She could smell everything delicious being cooked, and then she'd go over to everyone's house, determined to get something good out of them before she'd leave. Otherwise, she'd just stay there. Nobody could do anything about her, being an old woman.
Upon hearing this, Wen Jinyu laughed and said, "There are people like that?"
He Yuhan nodded and said, "Actually, it's all because of poverty. People can't get enough to eat, and with so many people in their families, some people have to swallow their pride and look for food. Fortunately, the famine is over, and the situation is getting better. Things will gradually improve in the future."
Liu Zhongyi sighed and said, "Even without the drought, the grain yield is still too low, and the farmers are having a hard time."
He Yuhan knew, of course, that what her uncle said was true; otherwise, she wouldn't have taken the initiative to provide those technical data to Shengli Equipment Factory.
She has already provided excellent seeds to City C. If the fertilizer production in City C can be increased and farmers can use more fertilizer, the grain yield will naturally increase.
Due to its location in the northeastern part of the city and its unique geographical position, the winter temperatures here are not particularly low, allowing for two crops to be grown each year. Therefore, this year's summer grain harvest has already been completed.
This year, wheat production in City C has reached a new high, which is a good start. If the autumn grain harvest is also abundant this year, then City C can begin to cultivate a large number of high-quality and high-yield grain varieties and distribute them to other areas.
The cultivation of high-quality grain varieties alone could significantly increase revenue for City C. Farmers would also have a better life.
Indeed, Han Yixian and Gu Qishen both saw the benefits of the superior grain varieties that He Yuhan provided, which greatly increased grain production.
They have held a meeting and decided to establish three large farms in City C, and, in conjunction with the agricultural department, allocate agricultural experts and technicians to specifically research and cultivate high-quality grain varieties. The goal is to distribute these superior, high-yield grain varieties.
The bumper summer grain harvest in City C has attracted the attention of many people. Other cities in the province have also set their sights on City C's grain seeds and have contacted Gu Qishen and his group to purchase them.
Gu Qishen and Han Yixian, of course, accepted all offers while ensuring their own needs were met. The more places used this high-quality, high-yield grain, the fewer people would go hungry in the future.
Han Yixian thought that once the output of the fertilizer plant in City C increased, the grain output would be able to reach a new level.
Han Yixian and He Yuhan both look forward to the arrival of a bright future.
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