Xu Xiangyang's words stunned Liu Zhuang. "Still spending money? That's no different from the old landlords' lives."
This won't do. He's been to the city before, and he didn't see anything excessive.
Could it be that they've been hiding it quite well?
Xu Xiangyang smiled and said, "No, you can go and see for yourself when you have the chance."
After saying that, he changed the subject, "Uncle Liu, how are the ginseng plants growing?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhuang took it to heart and replied, "That's great. The soil here is particularly suitable for growing medicinal herbs. If you have the expertise, you could plant some Ganoderma lucidum next year."
The soil in these mountains is fertile, so although growing crops might be a bit difficult, it's especially suitable for growing medicinal herbs.
Xu Xiangyang nodded, neither refuting nor ignoring his suggestion.
If the ginseng grows well next year, he will plant some other medicinal herbs.
We don't know what the plant is yet; we'll see later.
The grain transport took more than two hours, and Xu Xiangyang was exhausted.
"We've stewed rabbit at home, shall we go and have some?" Liu Zhuang said, seeing that he had been busy all day and was yawning.
He originally intended to take the two rabbits to the recycling center to exchange them for money and then buy some things, but his father said to stew them, so he kept them.
Xu Xiangyang waved his hand, knowing they had a hard time, "No need, there's still half a pig here, take it back and have a good New Year."
As long as they work hard and cultivate the ginseng well, nothing else matters. Food and drink won't cost much; 20,000 jin of corn only brings in a little over 10,000 yuan, enough to feed them until next autumn harvest.
There was plenty of food earlier, so no one noticed the meat nearby. But as soon as they heard there was meat, everyone looked around.
Liu Zhuang was dumbfounded. This pork? Half a pig?
Everyone saw the meat on the ground, and there was an immediate uproar. They hadn't eaten meat in a long time, mainly because there was a severe shortage of grain. If people weren't getting enough to eat, how could they raise livestock?
So apart from wild game, they haven't eaten poultry in a long time, and even the wild game they hunt has to be sold for money.
"This..." Liu Zhuang was speechless when he saw this; it was far too valuable.
If you think about it, they haven't eaten pork for many years, have they?
This is no exaggeration. In the beginning, there wasn't enough food to go around when we first cleared the land for farming, let alone raise poultry.
I'm already very grateful that I've managed to eat something now and not starve to death.
Xu Xiangyang could roughly guess what was going on based on their appearance. Looking at their dwellings, he saw they were all houses made of mud and thatch.
Looking at them, they were all emaciated and pale; they could barely feed themselves, let alone raise poultry.
"Uncle Liu, let's take the things back." He called to the two men and told them to move the meat away.
Everyone else looked at Liu Zhuang, unsure of his intentions, so no one moved.
Xu Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, not expecting that they could still hold on and ask Liu Zhuang for his opinion.
Liu Zhuang opened his mouth, wanting to refuse, but seeing everyone's pale and emaciated appearance, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's move them back!"
At worst, we can do our best to grow medicinal herbs and repay them in any way we can. That's the best way.
Xu Xiangyang smiled and said, "Uncle Liu, you should go back first. I have to go too. I don't know when I'll be able to come again. But this grain is enough to last until next autumn."
He was also worried that if he didn't have time, the people of Liujia Village would stop planting medicinal herbs for him.
After all, the relationship between them is that of employer and employee. It's unreasonable to expect someone to work without providing them with food.
Liu Zhuang was not about to agree when he saw that he was leaving as soon as he arrived.
"No, the rabbit is already stewed at home, you can't not come!" He said firmly, Xu Xiangyang had to come to his house for dinner today, there was no way he wouldn't go.
Xu Xiangyang was somewhat helpless and had no choice but to agree.
He walked behind, the others walked in front, and the truck that had arrived was left there.
Anyway, there was nothing in the car and no car keys, so even if someone wanted to steal the car, they couldn't.
Besides, it's snowing heavily in these deep mountains and forests, who would come out for no reason?
Xu Xiangyang followed everyone to Liujia Village. It was still the same as before, except that the houses had all been covered in snow-white silver.
Seeing everyone carrying grain with satisfied smiles on their faces, being able to eat their fill was the greatest satisfaction.
"Daqiang is here!" Liu Fusheng was overjoyed to see him.
Although Xu Xiangyang hadn't come for two months, he believed that he would definitely come.
That's why he instructed everyone to take good care of the ginseng to keep it warm and to meticulously tend to the medicinal herbs.
Even if the person doesn't come, these things can still be exchanged for money at the recycling center, although it will take about two years.
Xu Xiangyang was unaware that the other party had already prepared for the worst. He greeted Liu Fusheng and then sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
I'm freezing to death right now, so sleepy, tired, and cold.
"Grandpa Liu, you all go ahead with your work, I'm going to take a nap." He couldn't hold on any longer, so he lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) and fell asleep.
Liu Fusheng sighed and then covered him with a tattered quilt. He probably hadn't slept at all due to the bumpy journey.
When Xu Xiangyang woke up again, it was already pitch black outside.
He rubbed his dry eyes, then glanced at his watch; it was seven o'clock in the evening.
I slept from noon until night.
"You're awake?" Liu Fusheng's voice came in the dim light.
Xu Xiangyang sat up and saw Liu Fusheng sitting next to the kang table, with a kerosene lamp lit on the table.
They don't have electricity here, so they use kerosene lamps, but even so, not every family is willing to do so.
This thing costs money, so people usually go to sleep when it gets dark and no one wants to waste the light.
Xu Xiangyang was a little embarrassed and fell fast asleep as soon as he arrived.
"Grandpa Liu, I'm so sorry, I slept until this late." He noticed that there was only one quilt on the kang (a heated brick bed), which was already covering him.
Liu Fusheng waved his hand, "It's alright, are you hungry? There's food in the pot, I'll bring it to you."
He lives alone in this small house, so now it's just the two of them in the house.
Xu Xiangyang quickly said, "No need, I can do it myself."
They're not family, so he doesn't want anyone to wait on him, and it's not like it's a restaurant or anything like that.
The pot lid was opened, and a burst of steam escaped. Inside the pot was a small bowl of corn porridge and a small bowl of meat and vegetables.
Judging from the appearance, it must be the rabbit meat we made today; the meat was very tough and not very tasty.
But he hadn't eaten properly for the past two days, and he was starving, so he still finished everything on his plate immediately.
Seeing that he didn't mind, Liu Fusheng smiled and said, "We'll stew the half of the pork you gave us tomorrow and make you a nice meal."
He knew Xu Xiangyang wasn't short of food, but whether or not to do it was up to them.
Xu Xiangyang waved his hand, wiped his mouth, and said, "No need to trouble yourself. I have to rush back in a bit. I have things to take care of at home, so I don't have time."
He wasn't complaining; it was just that time was running out and he couldn't stay any longer.
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