Walking towards Lugou Village, she passed Zhangjia Village and couldn't help but glance over. The village was still the same, not much had changed. It seemed like the past hadn't happened all that long ago, but she didn't have time to dwell on it and hurried on to Lugou Village.
When I got home, no one was home.
At this time, Shitou should be playing outside with the children, and Zhang Hewu must be tending to the fruit trees on the mountain. She put her things down and headed up the mountain.
Before she even reached the foot of the mountain, she heard voices coming from the top. There were quite a few people there. Looking up, she saw a vast expanse of fruit trees. Many more than she had originally planted! And the fruit trees on the entire hill were growing well, evidently thanks to regular fertilization. And the trees from the earliest grafted branches were already blooming—quite a few. Of course, there were still many that hadn't yet bloomed; they needed another year or two to bear fruit.
However, the first piece planted has already bloomed, and there are quite a lot of them!
She really didn't expect that Zhang Hewu took such good care of the fruit trees!
"Oh, Rong Ya is back?" A woman's exclamation came from behind.
Zhang Xingrong turned around and saw a few aunts carrying manure and water, and hurriedly greeted them: "You are applying fertilizer!"
"Yes!" The aunts put down the manure and laughed, "Your brother used to carry manure up the mountain every day to water the fruit trees, and he didn't expect the fruit trees to actually bloom! Look, now that we have some free time and the crops haven't grown yet, we're helping too!"
"Rongya, you just got back? How is college going? Is studying hard? Have you eaten yet? How about going to my aunt's house for dinner?"
"Come to my house. I've made some porridge and fried some pickled vegetables and meat. Wait for Auntie to water the trees with this bucket of manure water, and then come to my house to eat!"
Seeing the family's enthusiasm, Zhang Xingrong hurriedly said, "I won't eat. I'm going to look for my brother. Is my second brother in the mountains?"
She had to rush back to school in the afternoon and had no time to chat with everyone.
"Your brother is on the mountain, right where the flowers are blooming. Go quickly!"
Zhang Xingrong said goodbye to her aunts and hurried up to look for Zhang Hewu. On the way, she met some villagers who wanted to go to their homes for dinner, but Zhang Xingrong refused.
I finally arrived under the blooming fruit trees and saw Zhang Hewu. He was watering the fruit trees with manure!
"Second brother!" Zhang Xingrong panted and beckoned to him.
"Rongya?" Zhang Hewu put down the watering can and ran over. "Rongya, why are you back?"
Zhang Xingrong took a breath, looked at the blossoming fruit trees around him, and praised, "Brother, you're amazing! The fruit trees are blossoming!"
Others who plant fruit trees on the mountain just wait for rain to water them, but her second brother, on the other hand, carries manure and water up the mountain every day. No wonder the fruit trees grow so fast!
Zhang Hewu was also very excited: "Well, I'll wait and see how the fruit turns out in a few months! By the way, Rongya, why are you back?"
"I came back to see you guys." Zhang Xingrong said with a smile, "Second brother, I saw my eldest brother in the south!"
"Really?" Zhang Hewu was also very excited. "How is Big Brother? Is he okay?"
"Brother is doing fine. He was injured before, but he's much better now."
Zhang Hewu was overjoyed after hearing this: "Wait a moment, I'll go back with you after I finish watering this bucket."
He turned around and went to water the manure. After he finished, he returned with the bucket. The brother and sister went down the mountain together, talking about Zhang Hechen all the way. Zhang Hewu was also very happy to hear that Zhang Hechen had a girl he liked.
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