The sun was blazing and the weather was hot. After a long morning, everyone had no appetite and beads of sweat were dripping down everyone's forehead. Everyone took off their straw hats and fanned themselves gently, then looked up at the sky with worry.
An older sister-in-law frowned with worry, "Looking at the weather this year, I'm afraid the harvest will be affected again."
She sighed and couldn't even eat. "The last time we distributed grain, we distributed less because the bad weather affected the harvest. It looks like the harvest will be reduced again this year."
The sister-in-law was worried. There were many children in their family. If the food distribution was less due to poor harvest, how would they survive the second half of the year? They could not survive relying solely on the salary of the children's father.
Therefore, military wives with large families are always worried and rack their brains to provide food for their families.
Shen Qingqing was eating quietly on the side, but she kept listening to the noise here. It seems that the development trajectory of this life is similar to that of the previous life. If so, then she and Zhou Yuanzheng have a chance.
It was worth it that she secretly soaked a lot of seeds in the space in advance. Once she improved the problem of reduced grain production on the island, maybe she could help Zhou Yuanzheng.
Shen Jiaojiao, who always complained that the food tasted like pig food, was not acting like a spoiled child today. When she heard what the sisters-in-law were talking about, her eyes rolled around as if she was planning something bad.
Shen Jiaojiao had always wanted to be the head of the group's wife, and when she thought that this was the same opportunity that Shen Qingqing and Lu Yunshan had in their previous life, she immediately became interested.
If she could help the island solve the food crisis.
Then at the latest in a few months, once the grain is harvested, Lu Yunshan will be able to get a promotion.
Battalion commander, regiment commander, she wanted Lu Yunshan to climb up step by step, she wanted to be the envied wife of the regiment commander. It would be best if these old women who once looked down on her would regret what they had done to her.
Shen Jiaojiao felt it was so beautiful just thinking about it.
So, she joined the conversation of these military wives for the first time. She didn't want to miss this opportunity.
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean when you say that food production will decrease?" Shen Jiaojiao suppressed her annoyance towards these people and spoke to them in a rare friendly voice.
This is rare.
The sisters-in-law looked at Shen Jiaojiao in surprise. Has this bad girl changed her nature today? She always sits alone and never takes the initiative to talk to them. Did the sun rise from the west today?
Perhaps she noticed the suspicious looks of the sisters-in-law, so Shen Jiaojiao tucked her hair and smiled embarrassedly, "I'm sorry for what I said before, sisters-in-law. I didn't understand. But I'm quite interested in what you said just now. Can you tell me more?"
Although they felt strange about Shen Jiaojiao's sudden show of goodwill, since she asked sincerely, these military wives were not the kind of people who would be petty. They did not exclude her because of the previous conflict with Shen Jiaojiao.
It was the oldest sister-in-law. When she was at home, she was also good at farm work, so she had a lot of experience in farming.
She pointed to the sky mysteriously, "Haven't you noticed that the weather here has been very unpredictable lately?"
Shen Jiaojiao shook her head. She didn't really know much about farming, so she poked her head out and asked, "So?"
"You just got here not long ago, so you don't know what happened before. Last season, we encountered such bad weather when we were farming, and the harvest was not good, so everyone got less."
She swallowed her dry saliva, picked up the lunch box and scooped a bucket of water to moisten her mouth before continuing, "We farm on this island, and it depends on both the soil and the weather. Let's talk about the weather first. We don't know what to do here. Either the sun is too scorching and the seedlings wilt, or it rains heavily and washes away the crops we planted! Oh, it's really unpredictable."
Shen Jiaojiao glared at the sister-in-law who was drinking water with disgust. She always felt that she was pretending. She kept drinking water after just saying a few words, interrupting her train of thought.
But the sister-in-law didn't know what she was thinking. Instead, she was carefully analyzing the ins and outs of it with her.
"You said, the soil here is not good to begin with, the nutrients are not enough, plus the weather affects it, won't it delay farming?"
Shen Jiaojiao was a little confused, "The weather is too hot, we can carry water to irrigate the land, and the rain should not have much impact. I see that it doesn't seem to rain every day here. How could it have such a big impact?"
"You think we can't think of that?" The sister-in-law sighed unhappily, "When the sun is scorching, the ground dries up right after we water it. The ground here can't hold water. It rains too. It doesn't rain every day, but it often comes hard and heavy, and the seeds are often washed away. And after the millet ears are formed, they are easily knocked down by heavy rain."
"In the final analysis, our seeds are not suitable for planting here. It would be better if there were seeds that are drought-resistant, flood-resistant, and not prone to lodging. Alas..."
The sister-in-law felt distressed. "Sometimes we planted crops and they grew, but we never knew when a heavy rain would wash them away."
Shen Jiaojiao listened carefully and did not act up at this time. After all, this matter was related to whether Lu Yunshan's career could be promoted, and she did not want to miss it.
Shen Qingqing also listened quietly on the side, and did not feel relieved until she was sure that the situation was the same as in the previous life.
Since it was the same as in the previous life, it meant that her preparations were correct, and those seeds would, if nothing unexpected happened, increase grain production.
When Shen Qingqing was thinking about how to take out her seeds without arousing Shen Jiaojiao's suspicion, she suddenly noticed a pair of malicious eyes falling on her.
She subconsciously raised her head to look up, and happened to meet Shen Jiaojiao's vicious gaze.
Shen Jiaojiao seemed to have not expected the other party to suddenly look up, and pretended nothing had happened and looked away. But Shen Qingqing did not miss the uncontrollable pride in her eyes.
Shen Jiaojiao lowered her eyes, hiding the jealousy and pride in her eyes.
Zhou Yuanzheng was on a mission before and didn't die. Shen Qingqing was lucky. She didn't become a widow. She must be the future leader's wife. She can't be so lucky that she always steps on her head.
In this life, it is Shen Jiaojiao's turn to enjoy this kind of life where everyone pleases and envies her!
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