In two days, Old Man Tang had indeed reclaimed the entire backyard. However, this yard wasn't a farmland after all, so it was still too barren for plants to grow well.
It happened that Tang Zhan was on vacation at home today, so the father and son discussed applying fertilizer to the land.
The best fertilizer these days is organic fertilizer, or in simpler terms, manure.
Tang's mother was worried that the two would get their clothes dirty, so she found two sets of old man Tang's old clothes.
This piece of clothing was torn to the point where it couldn't be torn any further, and it was patched up with layer upon layer of patches. I had originally intended to use it as diaper pads for my three little grandchildren, but later I saw that the diaper pads prepared by my daughter-in-law were newer than this piece of clothing, so I didn't use it.
It came in handy today.
Tang Zhan changed his clothes and came out of the room. Tang's mother looked at him and couldn't hold back her laughter for a long time, so she burst out laughing.
"My dull old son, I never thought you could be so funny! Ha! Haha!"
Tang's mother's smile attracted everyone's attention towards Tang Zhan.
He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, and wearing Old Man Tang's clothes, he had obviously squeezed himself into them, like an adult wearing a child's clothes, they were too tight to fit. The patches all over his body didn't even make the clothes complete, and there were two large holes on his chest.
Old Lady Lan was also amused by him. "Xiao Zhan, if he put on a fisherman's hat, he would look like the guy carrying heavy bags on the dock earlier!"
Tang Zhan glanced at himself and felt that he was not bad, just a little nervous.
"That guy carrying the heavy bag, how can he have the spirit of our Xiao Zhan?" Qing He disagreed, "Look at our Xiao Zhan, even wearing these patched clothes, he still stands tall and majestic!"
Lan Guoer looked at the buttons on the man's chest that were stretched open, and thought of the man's might last night. She quickly looked away, and her mouth felt inexplicably dry.
"Aunt Qing, please stop praising him! If he goes out like this, people might mistake him for a dung picker!" Tang's mother was merciless when she mocked her son.
Tang Zhan raised the corner of his lips and said, "I'm a grown man, I don't need to be so particular." He walked out and said, "I'm going to help Dad!"
Tang's mother waved her hand, "Go quickly! It's such a big garden. If you want to fertilize it all, you'll have to carry a lot of loads!"
When Wang Yuzhen, Zhang Lan and Zhao Bing arrived at the gate of Jinyuan, Old Man Tang and Tang Zhan had just returned with the last load of organic fertilizer.
Seeing the two people carrying the shoulder pole, Wang Yuzhen frowned with a look of disgust.
She waved her hands in front of her face, covering her mouth and nose, and muttered, "Hey, dung pickers, why are you still working in broad daylight? You've already made my new clothes smell!"
Old Man Tang knew that people in the city were very particular, so he nodded to them apologetically, quickened his pace, and walked towards the door.
Tang Zhan glanced at a few people, steadied his carrying pole and walked inside.
"These two dung carriers seem to be very familiar with their job! They enter other people's houses as if they were entering their own!" Zhao Bing stood at the door, his tone full of sarcasm.
"Are you sure it's here?"
Zhang Lan glanced around and couldn't help but wonder! Based on her understanding of Kyoto, the people living around here were not ordinary people!
"There's no doubt about it! I was the one who came to invite you last time." Zhao Bing said as he walked forward and knocked on the door.
Although the door is not closed today, they came uninvited, so we still have to show courtesy.
Zhang Lan looked at the door in front of her, then glanced at the net bag in her hand, and muttered to herself, I'm afraid their gift won't be enough to knock on this "door"!
When the people in the room heard the knock on the door, they all looked towards Lan Guoer! She was the only one who would have guests in this room.
Lan Guoer shook her head in confusion, "I didn't invite anyone here today!"
"I'll go take a look." Qinghe said as he walked out the door.
Lan Guoer changed her clothes and came to the main room. Qinghe also brought three of them into the yard.
Seeing the person coming, Lan Guoer was a little surprised, "Is there something wrong with Grandpa Zhao's leg?"
She knew the efficacy of her ointment only too well! She thought nothing could possibly happen! She couldn't imagine what else they could be looking for.
When Zhao Bing saw Lan Guo'er again, he thought she looked even prettier than a few days ago! His eyes were fixed on Lan Guo'er's pink and tender face, and he couldn't bear to look away.
Wang Yuzhen stepped forward, smiling brightly, "It's okay, it's okay! Your Grandpa Zhao is fine! We came here today just to thank you! Your plaster is really effective. Your Grandpa Zhao has been using it for a few days and he's almost healed!"
"It's good that it works!" Lan Guoer felt relieved and invited everyone to sit in the main hall.
"Guo'er, I know you have many children, so your Aunt Lan and I brought two buckets of milk powder and two buckets of malted milk for the children! They are all top-notch stuff. I've put them on the table for you."
Wang Yuzhen waved the things she brought in front of Lan Guoer as if she was presenting a treasure, and placed them on the Eight Immortals Table.
Lan Guoer looked at the gifts they brought and frowned slightly.
This gift may not mean much in the future, but in this era when rice costs only 1.3 cents per pound, isn’t it a bit too much to give such a heavy gift?
She had cured the old man's leg, but she had also collected payment for the medicine. It was a two-for-one deal! Besides, no one had much money these days.
She declined, "Aunt Yuzhen, Aunt Lan, you are too polite! How can I accept your things? Take these back later and use them to nourish Grandpa Zhao."
When Wang Yuzhen heard that they were asked to take it back, she immediately became anxious.
"That won't do! It's for you! Your Grandpa Zhao always says he can't stand the smell of this foreign stuff! There's no shortage of food for him at home, so just keep it."
"Yes, yes! This is a little gift from us to the children. If you refuse again, it will be impolite!" Zhang Lan also advised with a smile.
Lan Guoer's eyes swept across the two people's faces.
Zhang Lan's face was slightly reserved. Wang Yuzhen met her gaze and grinned awkwardly, "Um..."
She hesitated to speak.
Lan Guoer had a guess in her mind, "Aunts, are you here today for something else? If so, let's talk about it. I will do my best to help if I can."
"I can help, I can help!" Wang Yuzhen patted her thigh when she saw Lan Guoer speak. "It's nothing serious. I just want to ask you for two bottles of medicinal wine. Is that okay with you?"
Lan Guoer suddenly realized that this matter had not yet been turned over! She still had a lot of medicinal wine in her hands, but she also knew that once this wine was given away, there would be no end to it!
She gave it to Aunt Zhao today, Aunt Zhang tomorrow, and Uncle Li the day after tomorrow. Will she give it to him or not?
As the saying goes, it's not the lack of wealth that's worrying, but the inequality! She couldn't start this.
"Aunts, this is really unfortunate! We just gave away the prepared wine before the New Year. There are only so many ingredients for making medicinal wine, and this wine is really out of stock."
"How could it be gone?" When Wang Yuzhen heard that it was gone, she stood up with a rather unhappy look on her face.
Seeing that she overreacted, Zhang Lan kept winking at her, but at this moment, she didn't care about anything else!
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