Chapter 56: Your man is much better than boiled chicken
Chen Jintao didn't really understand this either. Seeing that Heidan's aunt was also an honest person, she smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I don't really understand this either. Please help me choose two, and I'll exchange them for a pound of rice."
Heidan's aunt was very surprised, "Why would I need a pound of rice? You've already given my nephew such expensive candies. Just give him half a pound."
Chen Jintao felt that she had not made a mistake. This family was quite nice, but the rice had already been taken. They didn't want to take advantage of her, and she didn't want to take advantage of them either. "Sister-in-law, I asked about this. The candy given to Heidan was a thank you for helping me lead the way. Let's put it this way."
Heidan's aunt opened her mouth but didn't say no. The family had indeed not eaten fine grains for a long time. That was how it was in the countryside. It was rare to get coupons, and the only food they could eat was food produced in the brigade's fields, or they had to buy expensive food on the black market.
This pound of white rice is indeed very tempting, but when Shen Jintao suggested that she wanted to exchange it for some vegetable seeds, Heidan's aunt hurriedly said that she could give her some.
No matter what Chen Jintao said, the other party refused to take the money, so she had no choice but to accept it.
After successfully exchanging for two little chicks, Chen Jintao was in a very good mood. After saying goodbye to Heidan's aunt, she rode her bicycle away from Shangyu Village.
On the way, they met Heidan and a group of children. Heidan waved goodbye to Chen Jintao with a smile.
What a lovely kid.
After returning to the family compound, Chen Jintao temporarily placed the chicks in the corner of the main room, because their family did not have a chicken coop yet.
We have to wait until Huo Beichuan comes back to do this. Chen Jintao can't get those things.
The two chicks have not grown feathers yet and are still furry, looking very cute.
Chen Jintao grabbed some brown rice and threw it to them, and the two chicks started pecking at it quickly.
When Huo Beichuan had nothing to do, he had already cleaned up the vacant land at home, so Chen Jintao only needed to sow the vegetable seeds.
She changed into a not-so-good outfit and went to work.
Facts have proved that farm work is really tiring. This little thing is actually nothing, but it still makes Shen Jintao sweat all over.
Just at this time Qian Mingfang came to talk to her, and seeing that she was busy, she hurried over to help.
With Qian Mingfang's participation, the vegetable seeds were quickly sown. Qian Mingfang also enthusiastically told Chen Jintao some vegetable growing techniques.
Chen Jintao smiled at her gratefully, "When my vegetables grow, I will be the first to give you some to eat. Your experience is still very useful to me."
"Hey, why are you being so polite to me?" Qian Mingfang also smiled. "You just moved here, and your family is still lacking a lot of things. There are many fresh vegetables in my vegetable garden. It's hard to buy them here. If you want to eat them, just pick them from my garden. When they grow here, I won't be polite to you either."
"You're quite smart to plant vegetables now. If you wait any longer, they won't survive when the weather gets cold."
Chen Jintao nodded, "I just want to collect some before winter comes. Otherwise, there will be no fresh vegetables to eat throughout the winter, which will really drive people crazy."
"It's not a big deal. Take those people from the city, for example. They do nothing and leave their land at home uncultivated. In winter, they still have to come to us to exchange vegetables."
"We women have to learn how to live. We have land at home, so we can grow some vegetables. We can't waste them. I grow my own vegetables every year since I came here, and I never buy them from outside."
Qian Mingfang was quite proud when she talked about this, saying that the military wives from the countryside were not as educated or beautiful as those from the city.
But they are not useless, they also have their own strengths, right?
Especially on an island where it is not easy to exchange supplies, their skills are still very useful.
However, Chen Jintao agreed with Qian Mingfang's statement. Although she thought that these were things women should do, it was indeed the case in this era and the more money could be saved the better.
The most important thing is that even if you have money and tickets, you may not be able to buy supplies.
The land on the island is not that fertile, so the grain yield is not very high. Most fishing villages still choose to grow grain as much as possible, so fresh vegetables can only be found in the private plots of the villagers.
Even so, not every family can grow vegetables, so it is very difficult to buy fresh vegetables here.
Chen Jintao discovered this problem after going to the city a few times. Although she was not very good at farming, she still wanted to give it a try.
Huo Beichuan did not have training in the afternoon and came back early.
He was very happy to see the two chicks brought back by his wife, and he went to build a shed immediately.
However, the wind on the island is quite strong, especially in winter, which is really uncomfortable. Not only is the weather very cold, but the wind can also make people feel very biting.
Therefore, you have to be careful when building a chicken coop, otherwise when the weather gets cold, the chicks will easily freeze to death.
Watching Huo Beichuan busying around, Chen Jintao could only help out from the side.
However, my husband is very good at doing things with his hands. Although it took two or three hours, the chicken coop was finally completed.
And it is very sturdy. He was also very thoughtful to build some fences around the chicken coop. When winter comes, he can get some thatch and other things to surround the coop, so there is no need to worry about the two chicks getting frozen.
Chen Jintao turned around several times with satisfaction, then gave her man a thumbs up, "You really are the man I like. You can do anything."
When Huo Beichuan heard this, he instantly became proud. He thought his wife had very good taste.
In the past, those people always said that their wives had poor taste and fell in love with a bastard like Lu Qingshan.
But look at it now, his wife has no idea about Lu Qingshan at all, her heart and eyes are full of him.
When Huo Beichuan thought of this, he couldn't help but feel happy.
"Wife, you have to know that your man is the best. He is much better than those useless boiled chickens."
After hearing what her man said, what was there for Shen Jintao to not understand?
It was probably the same thing as when he was chasing after Lu Qingshan before he started to complain. "I was really blind before. I didn't see such a great childhood sweetheart and fell in love with such a thing. Fortunately, I repented early, otherwise I don't know what kind of miserable life I would be living now."
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