The old lady smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. This child is really hardworking!"
"Hmph, whether it tastes good or not is another matter!" The old man snorted.
The old lady glanced at him and said, "Why don't you do it?"
"..." The old man showed a helpless and aggrieved look again, "I'll do it, and when I learn it well, I'll show you how to do it."
"Tsk," the old lady said with disdain, "I've been growing vegetables for years, and you're not good at it?"
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This is heartbreaking. His vegetables have indeed been grown by Mr. Zhong for many years, but he has never been able to grow them well. But what can he do? There are not many people in their compound who can grow vegetables. Those who can grow vegetables are all in other compounds.
Old Yao was the only one in this compound who knew how to grow vegetables, but this old man actually lied to him. It was really infuriating. Humph, I must go and scold him tomorrow.
"Uncle and aunt haven't come back yet, so I'll go plant some vegetables first!" Zhang Hechen did not forget to plant vegetables.
The old lady couldn't help but ask, "You just finished cooking, and you're going to plant now? Or why not wait until tomorrow? It's so tiring."
"It's not tiring. I'm taking advantage of the fact that the sun is not too strong now. After planting, I'll water the seeds and they won't get burned. If I plant them tomorrow, the sun will be too strong at noon and the seedlings will easily get burned." Zhang Hechen explained.
The old lady smiled and nodded. She really liked people who knew how to grow vegetables. The young man's words sounded very reasonable.
The old man curled his lips again: "Humph, you are so pretentious. You make it seem like you are a coolie in my house."
"Grandpa, this isn't considered hard labor. I used to be busier when I was harvesting rice during the busy farming season in the production team. These are just basic daily tasks, not that busy." Zhang Hechen said with a smile.
The old man said he didn't want to listen, but couldn't help but look at him twice more. He was still so energetic after being tortured until now, and he was back at 0:05.
The old lady said cheerfully, "Old man, you are jealous of the young man's energy, okay? If it were you, you would be tired in less than two hours. Relax a little, old man, and don't be so jealous."
Mr. Xu felt as if the old lady was really scolding him, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether it was true or not.
The old lady didn't care whether he could tell the difference or not, and happily followed Zhang Hechen out to grow vegetables.
Xu Danhua did not go, but stayed to accompany the old man, otherwise the old man would be very resentful.
After everyone had been busy for half an hour, the family members came back one after another, with Xu's father and mother coming back first.
Xu's father returned and stood at the door to look at his daughter. Xu's mother had already told him that his daughter was back, otherwise he would not have gone home today and would have stayed in the camp. But since his daughter had finally returned, he had come back specially.
But Mr. Xu was a very serious man. Seeing his daughter come back, he nodded and said, "You're back?"
"Dad." Xu Danhua didn't dare to smile in front of his father.
Although Grandpa was the most powerful person in the family, he loved her and wouldn't be too strict with her unless she was being stern. But Father Xu did. He lectured them at every turn and held them to very high standards, including his daughter. In short, Father Xu treated all three children the same.
So generally speaking, Xu Danhua didn't dare to joke with Xu's father. Others could do it, but Xu's father couldn't.
Father Xu didn't respond, but sat on the sofa, not seeming very happy: "I understand that you can't come back after going to the border area, but how can you not contact me for several years?"
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