Chapter 123: How about tearing off your clothes?
The clothes to be sold have been prepared, and the only clothes left for the family members are for Xie Tianzong, which can be completed in two days at most.
But after being bored at home for a few days, I don’t want to continue.
She thought for a moment and said, "Qingqing, it rained yesterday and it was quite cool. The vegetables in our vegetable garden have basically been uncultivated. Let's pull out the vegetable seedlings and dig up the soil this afternoon. I'll go to town to buy vegetable seeds another day."
Although she had never grown vegetables before, she knew it was time to pull out the vegetable seedlings when they turned yellow. The vegetable patch was not far away, so planting was easy. What's more, she could pick the vegetables she grew and eat them anytime, which was convenient.
Lu Qingqing nodded, "Okay, it's time to plant the vegetables for winter."
She has experience in growing vegetables, after all, she grew up in the countryside.
In the afternoon, Wenjiu and Lu Qingqing carried the digger and hoe to the vegetable field. After being exposed to the sun, the surface soil had dried up and it was not sticky when they stepped in.
Seeing Wenjiu trying to pick the cowpeas, Lu Qingqing said quickly, "Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. You've never done this before, so be careful not to hurt yourself. Go and bring the basket over to pick the vegetables! Some of the tender vegetables can still be eaten."
Cowpeas, beans, and tomatoes are all built on tripods with tree branches so that the vines can entangle themselves. If you are not careful, you can easily be injured by the branches.
Wenjiu couldn't persuade her, so he had to bring the basket over to pick the vegetables. The cowpeas and beans were gone, but the tomatoes and eggplants were still tender. She picked them carefully and put them in the basket.
"Are these loofahs and cucumbers your brother is saving for seeds? Do you want to pick them?"
The loofahs had already dried and turned yellow. The two cucumbers were as thick as her calves and had turned white on the surface. They were said to be the local stupid cucumbers.
The tender ones are green and especially delicious. They are crispy when you bite them. If they feel tasteless when eaten directly, you can take a few bites and then spread garlic chili sauce on them.
Lu Qingqing turned around and said, "These are the seeds that we saved. You should pick them all! If there is too much rain in the future, they will definitely rot in the ground."
"Okay, I'll pick it then."
Wenjiu had picked all the vegetables that needed to be picked, then rolled up her sleeves and started pulling up the vegetable seedlings. She pulled up the short ones while Lu Qingqing pulled up the tall ones. The two of them worked together and soon finished pulling up all the vegetables.
Seeing that Lu Qingqing's forehead was covered in sweat, Wen Jiu pulled her to the side and asked her to sit on a stone beside the ground to rest. He took off his gloves and handed her the water bottle.
"Have some water! You look so hot. If you are tired, take a rest. No one is rushing you. We can just do it slowly and leisurely."
There is no rush for this matter. If you can't finish digging today, it's not too late to continue digging tomorrow.
The kettle was filled with mung bean soup with rock sugar. She didn't put it in the refrigerator because the weather was cold, but she could still feel cool just by looking at the refreshing green color.
Lu Qingqing was afraid of dirtying the kettle, so she pulled up her sleeves and wrapped them around her hands before taking it. After taking it and drinking a few sips, she handed over the warm wine, "Sister-in-law, you drink too, it's so sweet!"
She was wearing clothes she brought from home, so it didn't matter if they got dirty.
Wen Jiu didn't take it. "Drink some more. We still have some at home. Don't always think that others don't care about you. You're prone to being cheated, don't you know? You should always put yourself first in everything you do."
Looking at Lu Qingqing's appearance, Wen Jiu was really afraid that she would become a maid at school because she was too kind.
Lu Qingqing refuted righteously, "But sister-in-law, you are not someone else. I would definitely not treat others like this. I remember everything you said to me!"
My sister-in-law will definitely not harm her.
It’s right to listen to my sister-in-law.
Wen Jiu smiled and nodded, "Okay."
The fact that she could say this proved that she had really taken my words to heart.
Perhaps everyone wanted to take advantage of the rain to plant vegetables, so people came to the surrounding vegetable gardens one after another. Even that bad woman Chen Aimei came. She was busy with her hoe and had no time to find fault with others or say sarcastic words.
Lu Qingqing and Wenjiu rested for a while, and when they felt the sweat had dried, they started to work. Wenjiu was responsible for using a hoe to hoe the grass on the ground, shaking off the dirt and throwing it outside to be exposed to the sun, while Lu Qingqing was responsible for digging the ground.
After drinking for a while, Wen Jiu wanted to switch with her, but was rejected by Lu Qingqing.
"Sister-in-law, you've never dug before, and I'm afraid you might accidentally hurt your feet. Just clean up the grass. I'm used to doing it at home, so I don't feel tired at all."
The hoe head is triangular and wide at the bottom, making it most suitable for hoeing grass. The digging blade is relatively long and is about one and a half fingers wide of an adult. It is a tool specifically used for digging the ground. If you really dig into your feet, it is no joke.
Lu Qingqing refused to let him, and there was no way to warm the wine, so he could only continue doing his work.
Fortunately, the vegetable plot was not very large, and Lu Qingqing had finished digging before dark. Moreover, she walked with such vigor that Wen Jiu really believed that Lu Qingqing was not tired.
After returning home and washing up, Lu Qingqing found a rope to tie the loofah outside to dry, and then peel the seeds before planting them tomorrow.
"Sister-in-law, do you have any unused cloth? Can you find me two pieces?"
"Yes, I'll find it for you."
Wen Jiu got up and went to the room, and quickly found two pieces of cloth and came back, "Can you take a look at these two pieces of cloth?"
There is nothing else in the house, just lots of cloth.
Lu Qingqing shook her head, "Sister-in-law, these two pieces of cloth are good, don't waste them, find me two rotten ones!"
“Nothing bad.”
"How about tearing up your worn-out clothes?" Wen Jiu suggested excitedly. She had wanted to throw away Lu Qingqing's worn-out clothes for a long time, but Lu Qingqing insisted that they were still wearable and would not let her throw them away.
Compared with the new cloth in front of me, my own clothes are not even as good as the rag at home.
Lu Qingqing gritted her teeth and nodded, "Okay."
Her sister-in-law had made enough clothes for her. She would have no chance to wear the rotten clothes if she kept them, so she might as well tear them up and use them again!
She immediately went back to the house, took out her most torn clothes, cut them up, cut the cucumber open, took out the seeds, and smeared them all on the rag.
Wen Jiu asked curiously, "Qingqing, why did you take out all the cucumber seeds?"
She had never seen anyone do this before.
Lu Qingqing replied, "It's easy to dry and preserve this way! Just roll it up after it's dried and take it out when you want to plant it next year. At home, my mother would mix it with ash and dry it evenly, so it won't be easily bitten by insects. Now there's no ash, so I don't know if it will work if I just dry it this way."
Xiaohui is the ash left over from burning firewood. In rural areas, it is often used to wash oil bowls and preserve seeds of various fruits and vegetables.
Wen Jiu was also confused, "I don't know, it shouldn't be a problem if it's dried?"
"Let's dry it first."
"Next year, if it gets bitten by bugs and can't be used, I'll ask Sister Xiulian for it."
Anyway, they are all growing the same cucumbers, so they must have saved the seeds. It shouldn't be a big problem to ask them how many we want.
"Okay, I'll take it out to dry."
Lu Qingqing took the cloth outside and found a place to dry it where it would not be exposed to the rain.
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