Chapter 62: Are there any tricks you haven’t used yet?
It’s time to plant sweet potatoes in April.
For farmers, no matter how big the task is, it has to be put aside before planting crops.
The sweet potato seeds Lu Xing used were the larger ones he had saved from last year.
Just pile the sweet potatoes for seeds in the corner.
When they sprout, cut the sweet potatoes into pieces according to the sprouted eyes, spread them with ashes from burning firewood, and then plant them in the soil.
She didn't keep many sweet potatoes last year, and only cut them into a dozen pieces, so she simply planted them next to her house.
There is a certain distance between each household in the village. After people were able to grow their own crops, these empty spaces were developed into farmland.
Lu Xing had many conflicts with Old Lady Lu because of this piece of land.
Old Mrs. Lu poked her head out from the wall of her house and said, "When you're planting, don't come to my house. If you do, I'll pull it out for you."
When they divided the land, they used stones as dividing lines.
When Lu Xing was planting sweet potatoes, he also pulled out the weeds. "Then don't secretly move the stones to my side. The land is divided."
I don't know how the weeds in the field grew, but their roots are so deep that it's hard to pull them out.
Since she had nothing to do anyway, she took a small stool and sat on the ground, slowly pulling out the weeds, using Old Lady Lu's scolding as the background music.
When Lu Yuan came to find her, he almost didn't see Lu Xing sitting on the ground.
"Auntie, what are you planting?"
When she saw Lu Yuan, she was a little surprised because he had been on a business trip for several months. "Lu Yuan? Why are you back?"
Old Lady Lu, who was leaning against the wall, heard Lu Yuan coming and poked her head out again. "Lu Yuan? When did you come back? How much money have you made in the past few months? Are you going to give money to the village again?"
"Aunt Ju? I just got back. My mom called me back this time. Our cooperative distributes money every six months, and there are still two months left."
When she heard that it was not about dividing the money, Mrs. Lu lost a lot of interest in chatting. She wanted to gossip about what Lu Yuan was doing back, but looking at Lu Xing sitting next to her, she didn't want to gossip in front of her.
"What are you looking at me for? Is your mouth on my face?"
"Oh, who wants to bother with you." She rolled her eyes and went back to the yard.
Lu Xing also took Lu Yuan back to his yard and made him a glass of water. "How is your business going outside now? Are your products selling well?"
"They sell well. The pickles made in our village are especially popular outside. Are mushrooms growing in the mountains now? I plan to bring some mushroom jam back this time."
Speaking of business, Lu Yuan's eyes lit up, "Auntie, thank you for lending me the money, otherwise our business wouldn't have developed so fast."
"You came back this time just to collect the mushroom jam?"
"This time, my mother called me back. I don't know what she was thinking, but she suddenly told me and my wife to have another child."
Lu Xing thought about the family planning meeting, which had just taken place two days ago. "Are letters delivered so quickly now?"
"The town has installed a telephone. My mom called me when she went to town to tell me."
"Auntie, what happened in the village? Why did my mother suddenly say that?"
"Lu Yuan, do you know anything about family planning?"
The city implemented this policy earlier than the towns and villages, and Lu Yuan thought his mother had known about it a long time ago. "She knew. My wife was taken to get an IUD right after giving birth. I told my mother about it when I got home."
"The fertility office only came to our place two days ago. Your mother probably only found out what an IUD is these two days."
Lu Yuan was not the only one who was urged to have children. Other young people in the village were also urged.
Although the village chief said that there would be a fine for having more children than allowed that day, everyone was still hoping for a lucky break before being caught. They thought as long as they gave birth to the child before being caught, it would be fine.
When everyone was anxious, only Lu Xin was particularly happy.
Because Lu Pingping's mother was anxious to marry her off.
He felt he had another chance.
He arrived with gifts and happened to run into He Gu chatting with the matchmaker, "Aunt He, where is Pingping?"
He Gu's face looked a little bad, but because the matchmaker was beside her, she couldn't just chase her away. "What are you doing here?"
"I heard you were giving Ping Ping x..."
Speaking of this, Lu Xin felt a little embarrassed. The matchmaker sitting next to him noticed something and looked at him curiously.
He Gu looked at the matchmaker, fearing that she had misunderstood something, and quickly interrupted her, "It has nothing to do with you."
"Pingping has been very busy recently. If you don't have anything to do, don't come to see her."
"Aunt He, I want to marry Pingping!"
Lu Xin didn't know where he got the courage from, but he spoke out what was in his mind.
Suddenly there was a "clang" sound from behind the house, obviously someone was eavesdropping.
Seeing their attitude, the matchmaker felt that it was a bit inappropriate for her to stay here. "Then Aunt He, I will go back today."
"Okay, I'm really sorry that you made this trip for nothing today."
He Gu sent the matchmaker to the door, and when he came back his face darkened, "Lu Pingping, come out!"
At the back of the house, Lu Pingping walked to the front of the hall with a red face. When she met Lu Xin's eyes, she moved away embarrassedly and didn't even look at her mother the whole time.
He Gu was so angry that his voice became louder. "I've made this clear today. Lu Xin, you want to marry my daughter? There's no way I'm going to agree."
"Before, she begged me, so I turned a blind eye to your meeting. Now that she's going on a blind date, you two should stop seeing each other."
The young couple, who were secretly happy about meeting each other, found it hard to accept what He Gu said.
Lu Pingping ran over and hugged her arms, "Mom, I only like Brother Lu Xin. I don't want anyone else you find for me."
"Okay, if you don't like him, then you can just stay at home and be a maid. Anyway, it's impossible for you to marry him."
"Mom, you used to tell me to get married quickly and have children, because if I delayed, I might not be able to have children at all. Now that I've found someone I want to marry, you don't agree anymore. What's wrong with you?"
He Gu sat in the chair, not wavering at all, "Anyway, marrying Lu Xin is not an option."
"Why is that not possible? Could it be that we are still brother and sister?"
Lu Xin, who was standing next to him, was shocked by Lu Pingping's words. "Aunt He, why can't I do that? I really like Pingping."
"You are Fang Jian's son. When your father married your mother, he said the same touching story as you did. He was so heartless when he abandoned your mother and then married another one in the city."
"My daughter is a simple-minded person. If she marries into your family and you abandon her, what will she do?"
Lu Xin didn't expect that his rubbish dad, who was already in jail, could still cause him trouble.
"Aunt He, my dad is my dad, right? I don't think I would do this to Pingping, and my mom is still here, how could I abandon my mom? If you don't believe me, I can write a letter of guarantee."
"I don't believe it. Your father also wrote a letter of guarantee back then, but it was useless."
"Then I swear to my ancestors?"
"Your dad used it too."
"Then I'll sign the agreement. If I ever let Pingping down, I'll give her all the money."
"Your father has used it, and I heard that he swindled your mother out of her money before he left."
"I'm willing to marry into your family!"
"Your father is a son-in-law."
Finally, He Gu was so impatient that he kicked him out and said, "Don't even think about it. There's no way I'll agree to it."
【Author has something to say】
Lu Xin: Dad! How many tricks have you used to deceive little girls?
Suddenly found a bug, Lu Xin's surname is Lu, his mother's surname is Wang, and his father's surname is Fang
Change name overnight
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