The next day, Song Lili went to the brigade before sunrise to teach Daqing and Zhang Qinghua how to build a greenhouse.
Last night, before the two people left, she had them dig two ditches nine meters in advance, according to the width of her greenhouse.
After she arrives, all she needs to do is bury the bamboo underground; otherwise, the bamboo's flexibility will weaken after the sun comes out.
When she arrived at the brigade, she found Zhang Qinghua already waiting in front of her house.
Strangely enough, Daqing wasn't with him this time! Li Qinghua was alone.
This is truly something I've never seen before!
Song Lili approached Zhang Qinghua with a strange expression. Before she could speak, Zhang Qinghua suddenly turned around and said, "Let's go quickly, Qinghua... um, Daqing is waiting in the field."
All right!
Song Lili was not at all surprised to hear Zhang Qinghua say that.
That's normal!
Song Lili followed Zhang Qinghua for quite a while before finally spotting Daqing at the very front of the group. Beside him was a tall, handsome boy.
Seeing Song Lili approaching, Daqing jumped and ran over, "Lili, you're here? Come and see if we did it right!"
As he spoke, he pulled Song Lili, somewhat boastfully, towards the ditch that the three of them had dug early that morning.
When Song Lili took a look, she thought it was pretty good; the groove was not only straight, but it looked as if it had been measured with a ruler.
Moreover, the narrow trench is deep enough to be the perfect depth for burying bamboo.
Song Lili smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad, very good. No need to redo it. Let's just bury the bamboo like this. By the way, did you bring the bamboo?"
Daqing, standing to the side, excitedly shouted, "Here it is! Here it is! We've been waiting for you to teach us how to do it!"
Then, Daqing said to the boy Song Lili didn't recognize, "Qingguo, quickly bring the bamboo over."
While Daqing was joking around, Zhang Qinghua had already arrived with his younger brother Zhang Qingguo, carrying bamboo from both families.
Their two families' private plots were adjacent, so they acted together.
Song Lili took two bamboo stalks, put them together, and then bent them hard, making them bend 180 degrees.
Bury one side in this ditch, and the other side in another ditch.
Then he stomped the soil down firmly before looking at the three people and saying, "Did you understand? It's very simple."
Daqing was the first to jump out and say, "I understand, I understand, it's very simple, just watch." Then, he immediately bent down and started doing it according to Song Lili's steps.
Zhang Qingguo nodded, "I understand now, brother. Let me show you, and see if I did it right."
Zhang Qingguo looked at his older brother with anticipation.
Zhang Qinghua nodded, "Okay, I'll keep an eye on it. Be careful and do it well."
Zhang Qingguo replied without looking up, "I understand."
Song Lili teased Zhang Qinghua, "Then what were you doing here this morning? Did you come here as a leader to inspect the place?"
Zhang Qinghua glanced at Song Lili expressionlessly. While she was filled with resentment, he suddenly said, "They are not worthy of my inspection."
Song Lili "..."
She really wanted to ask, "Who is worthy of your inspection?" But then she felt the topic was a bit odd.
Those words lingered on the tip of my tongue for a long time, but then slowly faded away.
Forget it, I shouldn't be so curious.
Curiosity killed the cat!
Song Lili turned her head and saw Daqing and Zhang Qingguo bending over to bury bamboo.
The morning light shone on her profile, bathing her in a golden glow, making her appear like an unapproachable deity.
Zhang Qinghua suddenly had a feeling of unreality, as if Song Lili was unreal, as if she did not truly exist in this world.
He frowned, suddenly feeling irritated and disgusted with Song Lili's current state.
He wanted to do something to bring Song Lili down from her divine status to the real world, to make her truly down-to-earth and become an ordinary person like him.
He suddenly said, "How did you suddenly come up with the idea of growing vegetables in a plastic greenhouse?"
Song Lili turned her head to the side with a smile and said in a light tone, "I just wanted to be able to eat vegetables in winter, that's why I wanted to plant them!"
"Then why did you sell it? Didn't you want to eat it yourself?"
Song Lili paused, annoyed, why ask so many questions?
But he still smiled and said, "Of course I'm short of money, so I thought that cabbage is a rare item in winter, and everyone should want to eat it, so I sold it to pay off my debts."
"Um"
Zhang Qinghua gave a perfunctory reply.
He looked at Song Lili, now imbued with human warmth. Only then did he feel much better. He ended this endless conversation with a single "Mmm."
After burying the bamboo, Song Lili and her team covered it with plastic sheeting as well, but they didn't plant any vegetable seeds.
Because Zhang Qinghua and his team built their greenhouse late, the soil was already a little frozen. They needed to let it thaw in the greenhouse before planting vegetable seeds.
Song Lili said, "You guys take care of it yourselves. After the soil has completely thawed, sow the vegetable seeds, rake them a few times, and once the vegetables have grown two or three leaves, remember to sprinkle wood ash and water them once a day."
Song Lili discovered that the cabbages in the unwatered greenhouse didn't have enough moisture and weren't growing well; watering them once a day was just right.
Zhang Qinghua and the other two remembered what Song Lili said, and only then did Song Lili want to leave.
"Alright then, now that you all know, I'm going home. I need to go back and plant some vegetables."
Yesterday, I just finished harvesting the vegetables. The greenhouse is still empty. I can't waste time and resources; I must plant them as soon as possible.
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