Chapter 151 If I can solve it, will I get a reward?
The mountain road was difficult to walk on, and Fu Jingyou was anxious to catch up with Lu Miao, holding her hand and walking slowly, fearing that she would fall or be scratched by tree branches.
After all, two people are not as convenient as one person. After playing with Lu Miao for a while, the firewood on Fu Jingyou's back piled up into a small hill, and then the two of them went home hand in hand.
I had the soup I cooked in the morning for lunch.
Pour a large pot of soup into the pot, add a handful of noodles to the oily turtle soup, and that's it.
Lu Miao had a small appetite. After eating half a bowl of noodles and half a piece of turtle skirt and drinking a little soup, he couldn't wait to leave the table and pour out everything in the basket.
Separate the persimmons, chestnuts and golden berries one by one.
There were many empty jars under the kitchen cupboard. She picked one at random, took the jar, the washing basin, and a small pile of golden berries and went to the well.
"Get me a bucket of water before eating!"
"good."
Fu Jingyou immediately fetched a bucket of well water.
While Lu Miao was washing the jars and golden berries by the well, and then using a kitchen knife to cut the golden berries into four small pieces, he sat at the back door of the kitchen with a bowl in his hand, eating while watching Lu Miao busy himself.
"Do you need help? I'll help you."
"You can't do this."
"You haven't even tried it, how do you know I can't do it?"
Lu Miao glared at him angrily but didn't answer.
What can I say?
Are you saying that she herself is also groping her way through with only a vague understanding?
"Don't worry about me. After dinner, wash the pots and dishes and go about your business."
"good."
Fu Jingyou cleaned up the kitchen tidyly, said hello to Lu Miao, and then packed the wild persimmons in a backpack, and added some chestnuts, and went to the He family with the things on his back.
There was not much work left in the production team's fields, and Chen Guifen had a rare chance to relax. In the morning, she tidied up her family's private plot and planted the seeds for the winter.
When Fu Jingyou went there, she had just returned home and was using a sieve in the yard to break off corn kernels.
"What are you carrying again?"
"Wild persimmons and chestnuts."
Chen Guifen looked up at Fu Jingyou in surprise:
"Weren't we supposed to go to the mountains the day after tomorrow? Why did you go there today?"
Fu Jingyou dumped the contents of his backpack onto the steps in the sun.
"Miaomiao has never been to the mountains. I'll take her there to have a look and pick up some firewood."
Chen Guifen nodded and continued to break the corn kernels.
Fu Jingyou spread out the things on the steps to dry them in the sun, then he took a break, walked over to Chen Guifen and said:
"Aunt."
Chen Guifen felt very uncomfortable seeing him hesitant to speak.
"What's the matter? If you have something to say, just say it. It's painful to watch you just sit there holding it in without saying anything."
"Nothing, I just worry about my wife."
"?"
This was unclear, and Chen Guifen was even more confused.
"Why are you worried?"
"When I go to the mountains with my uncle, aunt, can you take Miaomiao with you?"
Fu Jingyou tactfully explained what happened when Chen Miaomiao came home that morning, and finally asked Chen Guifen:
"She's scared to be alone at home. She's definitely afraid to sleep alone at night... Plus, that educated young man Chen always likes to gossip about her."
"Anyway, I'm worried."
Are you listening to these words of protecting his wife and defending his shortcomings?
Chen Guifen was amused and laughed twice before becoming serious again:
"Isn't that Chen Zhiqing at odds with Lu Miao? Why did he go to her?"
Lu Miao and Chen Miaomiao had fought several times, and there was quite a big fight before.
Not only Chen Guifen knew about it, but everyone in the village knew about it.
Fu Jingyou was reluctant to reveal the details and just shook his head and said "I don't know". He begged Chen Guifen to take good care of Lu Miao when he was away.
Chen Guifen had no choice but to sigh:
"Do you still need me to tell you about this? Don't worry, I know how to arrange it."
However, when talking about Chen Miaomiao, Chen Guifen couldn't help but think a little more.
I don't know what Chen Zhiqing is thinking. He doesn't get along with others, but he insists on getting close to them...
Is this intentional asking for a beating, or is it intentional causing trouble?
Fu Jingyou got a satisfactory answer and immediately relaxed.
"Then, Auntie, I'll go back first. If you have time, make persimmon cakes out of the wild persimmons and share some with me. I think Miaomiao has never eaten any either."
Chen Guifen waved her hands and laughed angrily:
"You little bastard, you really forgot your mother now that you have a wife. You only think about your wife in everything."
Fu Jingyou touched the back of his head, smiled shyly and left.
The next day, Fu Jingyou and He Hongjin got up early and went into the mountains.
Fu Jingyou had instructed Lu Miao to clean up the house after getting up in the morning, then he took some food, locked the door and went to Chen Guifen.
Lu Miao's pampered nature comes from within her. She is not a person who is good at budgeting and managing her life, and she doesn't know much in essence.
Even without Fu Jingyou's authorization, Chen Guifen was also thinking of finding an opportunity to find her.
This time, Lu Miao happened to come over with some food for dinner, and basically stayed at home during the day. Chen Guifen took the opportunity to explain to her in detail how to manage her daily life.
She also slowly taught Lu Miao how to cook and wash clothes.
With Fu Jingyou around, it was basically not Lu Miao's turn to do these things, but Lu Miao knew her own limitations. Chen Guifen taught her seriously, and she also learned seriously.
In addition to these things at home, there are also things to do in the fields.
Chen Guifen took Lu Miao to the field.
I took her to recognize various kinds of seedlings and seeds, taught her how to plant the seeds, and explained to her in detail which seeds would sprout later and needed to be pulled out and replanted.
Lu Miao is very smart. She had never been enlightened in this area before, but now, after Chen Guifen's guidance, she learns and remembers very quickly.
Chen Guifen was very pleased.
Lu Miao also discovered some problems while working in the fields.
If you look at the crop seedlings in the field individually, each one is growing well.
But if you make a quick comparison, you will find that the growth trends of the seedlings are very different.
Some of them are over a foot tall, while others are only more than ten centimeters tall.
At first, Lu Miao thought it was because of the different sowing times, but after asking Chen Guifen, he found out that it was not the case.
It’s because of the soil.
To be more precise, it is related to the fertility of the soil.
"Don't we have fermented fertilizer in the team?"
Lu Miao asked curiously.
Chen Guifen, carrying a hoe, shook her head and said, "What's that little bit of fermented fertilizer?"
If people are not full, how much can they excrete?
The livestock manure produced by the pigs raised in the team is also very limited, and the manure needs to be fermented and cannot be used directly.
Fermentation also takes time.
Due to various reasons, there is so much land in the team that fermented fertilizer is definitely not enough.
Occasionally, the commune would award awards to advanced brigades and production teams for their urea fertilizers.
But that is a reward, there are limited things, and not everyone can get it.
It is said that urea fertilizer can also be purchased at the county’s agricultural supply cooperative, but 40 kilograms of urea fertilizer costs 12 yuan per bag. Who can afford it?
Twelve yuan is not a small amount. Even if the production team raised money, the members would not be willing to contribute, as they could not earn more than two cents in the whole year.
The soil is not fertile enough, the growth of crops is uneven, not to mention the quarterly results.
Lu Miao's mind raced as he listened to Chen Guifen talk about the current situation for a long time before suddenly asking:
"Aunt, if I can make fertilizer, can I be considered a meritorious service? Will I be rewarded?"
(End of this chapter)
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