Since I can't think of anything, I'll stop thinking about it for now.
Lin Chaosheng has always had a good character trait: if he can't figure something out, he'll give up and think about it again another day.
"Brother, how long will it take for these watermelons to ripen?" Lin Shansheng squatted in front of the black soil, looking at the watermelon seedlings all over the ground, and swallowed hard without any attempt to hide his saliva.
Lin Chaosheng could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his greedy expression, so he went up and gave him a smack on the back of the head.
"Look at how greedy you are, you want to eat a big watermelon again, don't you?"
Lin Shansheng touched the back of his head where he had been hit, but instead of being angry, he was actually quite happy.
"Brother, you know what era we live in now. Before you became so capable, our family would have starved to death."
"In this sweltering heat, people can't even get a bowl of mung bean porridge, let alone watermelon..."
Lin Shansheng fiddled with the watermelon seedlings, his eyes full of laughter. "I don't believe anyone who has ever eaten a sliced ​​watermelon can resist wanting to eat it again."
"There's still a big watermelon at home. We'll cut it up and eat it tonight."
Lin Shansheng's eyes lit up immediately, and he quickly hugged his older brother's neck, saying, "Big brother, you're too good to me! Where else can I find a big brother as good to me as you!"
Lin Chaosheng thought Lin Shansheng was being too mushy, so he quickly pulled him off him.
"Get lost! How can a grown man be so mushy? How will you ever find a wife?"
Speaking of finding a wife, Lin Chaosheng suddenly remembered something: Shansheng's birthday was coming up soon.
A nineteenth birthday must be celebrated properly, after all, in his previous life, Shan Sheng married into a family right after his nineteenth birthday, and was eventually chosen by the daughter of the village chief of a neighboring village. After marrying into the family, he was worked to death.
He must give Shansheng a proper birthday celebration in this life and avoid the tragedy of his previous life.
Fortunately, he has a wide network of connections and enough influence. Just because he can ensure that everyone in the village can eat meat, no one will stand idly by.
Lin Shansheng didn't know what had happened, only that his older brother's gaze had suddenly changed. It was a kind of sorrowful look mixed with nostalgia, making him feel as if he had been dead for a long time, and he felt a chill run down his spine.
"Brother, what's wrong? What's on your mind?"
Lin Shansheng silently took two steps back, while Lin Chaosheng said with a smile, "I wasn't thinking about anything. I was just thinking that even though nobody farms anymore and nobody usually comes this way, anything can happen. Who knows, one day someone might be eyeing our watermelon patch."
"Then what should we do?" Lin Shansheng knew nothing about farming. Hearing this, he scratched his head and said, "How about we build a house to shelter this land? But don't crops need rain and sunshine to grow well? If we hide it, will it still survive?"
I still want to eat a juicy, big watermelon.
Lin Shansheng kept these words to himself, knowing he would surely get beaten if he did.
"You're right!" Lin Shansheng's words gave Lin Chaosheng an idea: they could build greenhouses!
Although greenhouses are generally used for cold protection, in later generations, greenhouses were also used in summer, as long as the power of space was utilized.
The next step is to contract a reliable and fierce land animal to guard it.
But for now, we need to cover up the greenhouse first.
"Let's go home and find some help!"
As he spoke, Lin Chaosheng put his arm around Lin Shansheng's neck and led the bewildered Lin Shansheng home.
"Mom, where are Dad and Wei He?"
Zhao Shufang and Liang Fu were washing pots and pans for their stall in the yard when they heard Lin Chaosheng's question. Without looking up, she said, "Your father and Wei He went to look at the house. They said the walls will be finished today, and they went to take a look."
"So fast?" Lin Shansheng exclaimed in surprise, but after carefully calculating the time, he felt it was normal and not that fast.
"Okay, I'll make something nice for lunch, and this afternoon I'll take my brother and Shansheng and Weihe out to work."
Lin Chaosheng said with a grin, and Liang Fu looked up and asked, "Where are you going?"
"It's a secret; you'll find out when the time comes."
After saying that, he took Lin Shansheng to find his father and Wei He.
Zhao Shufang shook her head as she watched her two eldest sons walk away: "These guys are always so secretive."
Liang Fu set the washed dishes aside to dry. Liang Mei had experienced morning sickness this morning and felt unwell all over, almost vomiting bile. She was catching up on sleep.
Since Lin Chaosheng has spoken, we must prepare something delicious for lunch.
After Zhao Shufang finished tidying up, she was about to get the pork when she saw Su Ning come in, carrying a large string of beef.
"Auntie, I'm here!"
Su Ning was handsome and dressed in decent clothes, a far cry from the tattered clothes worn by rural people. He was also clean.
He was stared at almost as soon as he entered the village. Those who knew his identity secretly spread rumors among the villagers, making some of the eligible girls in the village eager for him.
After all, these days, everyone wants to marry a man who can provide for them, and Su Ning is handsome and has a good job.
"Oh my, look at that huge skewer of meat he's carrying, it's making my mouth water!"
"If I'm not mistaken, that's beef, isn't it?"
"He's carrying such a huge piece of beef that you can't buy even with tickets and money. I wonder whose house he's going to..."
"Need I say more? Only the Lin family could make Su Ning make a special trip there. Lin Chaosheng just saved that girl a while ago, and I heard they're like family now. The girl comes over every few days."
"My God, what kind of incredible luck did Lin Chaosheng have? How come he keeps running into all sorts of good things?"
"Exactly, how can this person be so lucky?"
"Things tend to reverse when they reach their extremes; he's had his share of bad luck before."
"That's true. The Lin family had such a hard life before. If it weren't for Lin Chaosheng's determination to pull himself out of that quagmire, who knows how much harder they would have had to suffer..."
People at the village entrance were all talking about it, but the Lin family knew nothing about it.
Seeing that Su Ning had not only arrived but also brought a skewer of beef, Zhao Shufang immediately said, "You're here, so why bring meat? Are you treating your aunt's family like an outsider?"
"No way, Auntie, I won't be happy if you say that!"
Su Ning chuckled and, holding the beef in her hand, said to Zhao Shufang, "This beef was a reward from my work unit. It's just my sister and me at home, so we only kept one piece for ourselves. We brought the extra to you, otherwise it would have gone bad at my house. Wasting food is a crime!"
"That's true," Zhao Shufang said without any hesitation. "Then I'll accept it!"
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