Chapter 98 Relatives are also different
Lin Qin nodded heavily and told her about Lin Yi's plan. "Those paddy fields are planted with lotus roots. You know, my father always wanted to make money by planting lotus roots like others, but unfortunately our family doesn't have that much land. This time, his wish came true.
The other few acres of paddy fields are intended for growing rice. The whole piece over there is used by my father to grow vegetables. Another area is reserved for ginger. This plant is greedy for fertilizer, so the soil needs to be well nurtured for a while after planting.
I'm thinking about asking Wenjun to buy some fruit seedlings after the Chinese New Year, and then planting oranges, sugar cane, loquats, grapefruits, mangoes, longans, lychees, and guavas on the slope. These are the only fruits available for purchase right now, and if we plant a few of each, we'll have more than we can eat."
Lin Ying was excited when she heard this. "I think you can raise some chickens, ducks and geese. It would be a waste if you don't raise some animals in such a large area. There are also pigs! It would be great to build a pigpen!"
Lin Qin nodded thoughtfully, "You know what? The Tankas all raise pigs on their five-sail boats. The pigs are raised under the cabins. I've seen it a few times. Wenjun didn't raise any before, and I didn't want to think about it, but now I can consider it."
Raising pigs is particularly smelly, but they only raise three or four pigs, so the smell won't be too strong. If they move the pigpen further away, they can also make a compost pond that can be used for the crops at home.
The most important thing is that by doing this, the family won’t have to spend much money on daily food next year, and they can even earn some money. They can save all the money they earn from fishing and wholesale seafood.
The more Lin Qin thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible.
However, this would require digging a well. After all, the entire island is surrounded by mountains, and it is inconvenient to get water from Nanxi. Digging a well would be simple, one inside and one outside. The inside well is used specifically for irrigation, and the outside well can be connected to a faucet, making it more convenient to use water.
With an idea in mind, Lin Qin worked even harder.
When the food was almost ready, Lin Ying quickly called the children to come and eat.
In just a short while, the four children were covered in dirt and their new clothes were turned into old clothes.
Lin Ying was so angry that he picked up a stick.
Lin Yi hurriedly protected him, "What are you doing on New Year's Day? Are you looking for trouble? If the child wants to play, just play. If it gets dirty, I'll wash it!"
Lin Ying was speechless. "Dad, you have to know the limit when you spoil your children. You can't be so indulgent!"
Lin Yi said confidently, "I raised Yaya and Ping'an like this, look how good they are! Stop talking about me!"
With Lin Yi protecting them, the four children felt fearless. They washed their hands and sat at the table.
A chicken and a duck have exactly four thighs, one for each person, and adults won’t fight with children.
Zhu Fugen and Li Lan were so excited when they saw the table full of meat.
"Uncle, our family only has a plate of meat, a pot of steamed eggs, minced meat fried with pickles, and steamed rice. My mother also makes some taro rice, but that's it. It's not like you have chicken, duck, fish and meat, which are so complete."
Lin Qin picked up two large pieces of chicken and duck for Li Lan and Zhu Fugen, "Then eat more. These chickens and ducks were brought by your cousin. Ours are not big enough, and my father is reluctant to kill them."
Li Lan could completely understand, "Even if ours grows up, we can't kill it. We have to keep it for laying eggs."
Lin Ying nodded repeatedly, "It's the same in every family. I can only be so generous when I go back to my parents' home during the Spring Festival. Normally, my two children have to ask their grandmother for meat. I get so angry when I see this! We should quickly build a house and live on our own so that we don't have to worry about anything."
Lin Qin agreed deeply.
The meal lasted until the afternoon.
Li Lan went back to her room and told Zhu Fugen about the fine for having more children than allowed. "Five hundred yuan, even if we sell all our belongings, we may not have that much. We simply can't afford it."
As she spoke, tears began to fall uncontrollably.
Zhu Fugen drank some wine, his cheeks flushed, his eyes blurred, he pulled Li Lan to sit next to him, "The baby hasn't been born yet, why are you worrying so much? If this baby is a son, then nothing will happen!
If it's still a girl, if all else fails, just give her away to someone else to raise. Every household in our area does this!"
Before coming to the city, he was worried about many things. But after coming here and seeing the prosperity of the city, he had an idea. If he had a daughter, he would find a wealthy family to adopt her. At least it would be better than letting her live with them.
Li Lan was stunned for a moment, then she grabbed the corner of her clothes, bit her lip and said, "Fugen, do you think if we have a daughter, can we let our cousin raise her? Look, her family is so rich, they live well, and they have good food and daily necessities. Most importantly, they don't have their own children, so wouldn't it be perfect for them to have our daughter?"
Zhu Fugen's face darkened instantly, and he cursed in a low voice, "What are you daydreaming about! They already have a son and a daughter, and even if they have another child, they will definitely want a son. It's not like they can't have children, so why would they raise our daughter?
Besides, my uncle is watching. If you dare to have this idea, he will send the child back to you. You won't have to pay the fine for having more children than allowed, and you will definitely be forced to get sterilized!"
Li Lan was frightened and didn't dare to think about it anymore. She felt a little regretful.
Because there is no better way for the time being, and Nanyu is not Lin Yi's home, but Lin Qin's home, so it is not very convenient to enter and exit.
The couple stayed in Nanyu for one night and took the bus back early the next morning.
Before leaving, Chen Wenjun prepared a lot of fish and shrimp for them.
Lin Ying and his family continued to stay in Nanyu.
Lin Yi took them to the bus and bought tickets for them.
It was New Year's Day and the station was full of people carrying large and small bags. Lin Yi was squeezed in and finally helped Zhu Fugen and his wife get their luggage onto the bus. As soon as he turned around, he ran into Hong Weimin and his wife who got off another bus.
Hong Weimin is the son of Lin Yi's eldest sister, who was given away as a child bride in her early years and never returned to Shanglin Village since then.
After visiting each other several times after the reform and opening up, Lin Yi still remembers his nephew Hong Weimin.
"Wei Min! Why are you in the city?" Lin Yi was pleasantly surprised, wondering what was going on this year? Why did he keep meeting relatives one after another?
Hong Weimin was obviously also very surprised. He and his wife Huang Yuezhen carried large and small bags of luggage to a place with few people. He excitedly shook Lin Yi's hand and said, "Uncle, last year our village notified that the land would be distributed to each household, but the amount was not enough. My parents said that they could grow all the land, so they asked us to come out and find a job. The more money we can earn, the better.
Yuezhen, this is my uncle, call someone quickly."
Although Huang Yuezhen's clothes were not very good, they were clean and simple, and her hair was combed neatly. She stood there smiling and calling people, which was pleasing to the eye.
Lin Yi took the couple directly to Nanyu.
Lin Qin and Lin Ying were busy preparing food to entertain the couple.
Lin Qin turned around and found Huang Yuezhen standing at the door, feeling a little embarrassed.
Seeing Lin Qin looking at her, Huang Yuezhen hurriedly explained: "I just wanted to come over to give you a hand. Is there anything you need me to do? How about I help you wash the vegetables!"
(End of this chapter)
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