While the adults were busy tying the rope, he ran up to Jian Dan.
"Jian Zhiqing, thank you for saving me,"
The teenagers are growing quite fast; they can barely stand up straight.
Seeing her look over, he immediately grinned from ear to ear.
“Jian Zhiqing, I will repay you.”
"puff!"
Even something as simple as this is fun; after all, they're just kids, they speak so directly.
"Okay, so how do you plan to repay me?"
The teenager scratched his head.
"I...I'll go back and ask my grandma."
"Haha, okay."
Seeing that he couldn't stand still and kept looking back, Jian Dan became a little curious.
"What, you want to see? Aren't you scared?"
He shook his head, then nodded.
"I was scared before, but I'm not scared now."
Seeing him excitedly carrying the dead snake with the villagers, a stark contrast to the terrified man he had been moments before, Jian Dan was quite impressed by his composure.
Tan Yajun and the others refused to let her take anything, and even her basket was snatched away by them.
Jian Dan was both amused and exasperated.
"It's just two scratches on my hand. I reckon if we walk slowly, they'll be completely healed by the time we get home."
Looking at the wound, which was now just a thin line, the group remained silent for a moment, then burst into laughter.
"...That won't work either."
After the land was planted, it was time for each family's vegetable garden to be tended.
Everyone in the village knows about the simple thing about giving the children a vegetable garden last year. Of course, what impressed them even more was the sweet, juicy watermelon.
Not only the villagers were thinking about it, but Liu Weimin had been thinking about it for a long time. Sure enough, Jian Dan had just returned from exchanging vegetable seedlings with Grandma San when she ran into Liu Weimin, who had come to find her.
She was puzzled for a moment. Nothing major had happened in the village recently. Could it be that she had done something big without her knowledge?
"Village chief, I haven't caused any trouble, have I?"
Liu Weimin was quite helpless; he knew his own abilities well enough!
"That's not what we're discussing today,"
Jian Dan was completely bewildered. "Not today? Does that mean there really is one?"
Liu Weimin waved his hand, indicating he had been misled.
"No, that's not it. I have something important to discuss with you."
Upon hearing that it was serious business, Jian Dan went inside to pour water and came out to find Liu Weimin already standing in the back garden.
I don't quite understand it, but I'll still show off a little.
"How's my garden?"
Liu Weimin looked around, a hint of urgency in his eyes.
Where's your watermelon?
"Watermelons? They haven't been planted yet?"
Why don't you plant them?
He looked at Liu Weimin's anxiety with a strange expression.
"Isn't this just the beginning?"
"Look, I just brought those seedlings back. I was just about to plant them."
Liu Weimin rummaged through it.
"There aren't any watermelon seedlings here either?"
The old farmer knows all these things very well.
"Uncle, don't I have to do it exactly the same way?"
Simple and somewhat helpless,
"Uncle, what exactly are you trying to say? What, do you need this garden of mine?"
Liu Weimin blushed and repeatedly denied it.
"No, no, what nonsense are you talking about?"
I was thinking, since you're growing such good watermelons, I was wondering if I could get some more seedlings?
Even if it's just planted in some remote, unremarkable spot, it can still be a treat for the children.
He felt a little embarrassed by what he said; it wasn't right for an adult like him to ask a child for something.
"You want to grow watermelons?"
To be honest, watermelons aren't rare, but these days we're so hungry that nobody has the space to grow something that's neither edible nor drinkable. I'd heard before that watermelons haven't been grown here for quite a few years.
"Uncle, do you want to plant just a few for your own consumption, or do you want to sell them for money?"
Liu Weimin scratched his head. He had considered it; this thing was rare, and even if it were sold to the supply and marketing cooperative, the price wouldn't be low, which would be a source of income for the villagers.
However, after discussing it, they backed out. It wasn't for any other reason than that when Uncle Liu and the others reminded him, he realized that although Xiao Jian hadn't planted watermelons in a big way this year, he was related to many other people in different villages, with all sorts of distant relatives and aunts. The relationships were so complicated that it was hard to keep track of them all.
Several more months passed, plus the Lunar New Year. I had visited my parents' home more than ten times, so I must have already boasted about it.
If it were anything else, it wouldn't be so bad. In Longfengou Village, which isn't far from them, there were several large-scale watermelon growers in the past. Even if it were a club, wouldn't they have more experience in this area? Hearing the news, how could they let such a good opportunity pass by?
So, Liu Weimin, who had finally decided to try his luck and find a way out for everyone, had just stuck his head out when, slap, he was hit with this blow and shrank back.
"Hey, why exchange money? I've heard that they're all getting ready to plant watermelons in Longfenggou."
Simply put, if Longfenggou has been planted, then you can't plant it there either?
Even though it's a planned economy, surely this kind of thing has a market?
But looking at Liu Weimin's embarrassed expression, with her eyes downcast, she looked like she had suffered a setback.
Forget it, she shouldn't provoke him anymore.
"Uncle, I didn't start seedlings. Last year I just sowed seeds directly."
"Huh? Won't planting the seeds directly result in a lower yield?"
"Uncle, I planted it just like I plant corn. Some seedlings were not viable, but some still produced several plants, didn't they?"
"Then we can thin out the densely growing seedlings and replant them!"
Liu Weimin felt that what she was doing was not quite right, but he didn't know how to refute it. After all, he needed her help, and it didn't seem appropriate to question her further.
Ten minutes later, in Jian's backyard.
Liu Weimin dug the hole in front, while Jian Dan sowed the seeds behind; it was a harmonious scene.
After digging two furrows, Liu Weimin left the house in a daze. He still couldn't figure out what he had come here for, or why he had ended up helping the young educated youth farm the land.
Wang Guihua entered the house in a daze and saw...
"Where have you been? What's that thing you're holding in your hand?"
Liu Weimin mechanically looked down at a paper package.
After thinking for a while, my brain finally came back to normal, although it was still a bit slow.
"Ah, the watermelon seeds that Xiao Jian, a young educated youth, gave us, let's plant a few saplings by the garden."
Wang Guihua took the watermelon seeds and looked him up and down for a long time.
"What's wrong?"
"You went to get watermelon seeds, how come you got all dirty?"
Liu Weimin scratched his head.
"I didn't understand either. I just wanted some watermelon seedlings, and then she led me to dig holes for her, but what she gave me were seeds instead."
Taking advantage of the good weather, many families started catching chicks. Women in the village, like Grandma San, would hatch chicks and then exchange them with other villagers. This exchange was permitted by the village.
Every mother-in-law and daughter-in-law knows this in their hearts. Newly hatched chicks are the most likely to die, so they usually catch a couple extra as a backup. If one of them dies, they can be replaced. If they are lucky enough to survive, the extra chicks won't be announced to everyone. They'll be dealt with secretly once they're old enough to eat.
They've all been raised with great care, and if they're really singled out by higher authorities, it's really not worth it. More importantly, it's heartbreaking.
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