Chapter 53 053 One Disappointment After Another
After Qin Xiaoxiao left, Old Mrs. Qin went to find Qin Feng.
"Boss, let's keep a few more watermelons when they're ripe, or we'll just buy some."
Qin Feng was stunned for a moment. "What's wrong, Mom? Why do you want to eat watermelon again this year? You don't usually eat it much, do you?"
My mother isn't a glutton. Every year after the watermelons ripen, I let him sell them and we'd share the profits. What's wrong with him this year?
Grandma Qin pursed her lips and said with a worried look, "Xiaoxiao wants to eat them. Today she brought watermelon seeds over to ask me how to plant them. She wants to plant all the watermelons on her private plot."
Most people grow vegetables in their private plots, and some with larger plots grow sweet potatoes and potatoes, just so they can have enough to eat. But her granddaughter grows only watermelons.
Qin Feng was speechless for a while.
He said that the plot of land he gave to his niece was not planted with anything; he originally wanted to plant watermelons.
That won't do. Even if her private plot of land were suitable for growing watermelons, he wouldn't allow her to do it.
If people find out that she doesn't grow vegetables but watermelons just to satisfy her cravings, her niece will have even less chance of getting married.
Qin Feng agreed and quickly saw the old lady off before heading to the fields to find Qin Ye.
"After you finish work tonight, go to your sister's place and plant some vegetables on her plot of land."
Seeing his father's worried expression, Qin Ye blinked and asked, "What's wrong? Are we running out of food?"
Qin Feng sighed and told Qin Xiaoxiao about her plan to grow watermelons on her private plot.
Qin Ye was speechless after hearing this.
This is so impulsive, how young! He doesn't even know that this is not the right time to plant watermelons.
"Don't worry, I'll clear that area after work tonight and plant it tomorrow."
Hurry up and plant them, otherwise my sister might come up with something else to plant tomorrow and make a fool of herself.
Qin Feng was right; when Qin Xiaoxiao realized that growing watermelons wasn't going to work, she really wanted to plant some other fruits in the field, like strawberries.
She rummaged through the space for a long time and actually found a packet of strawberry seeds.
Strawberry seeds need to be soaked in warm water to germinate. She thought she couldn't control the water temperature and had no planting experience, so she went to Grandma Qin again.
"Grandma, do you know how to grow these strawberries?"
Grandma Qin didn't hear what Qin Xiaoxiao said and looked at her blankly, "Huh? What did you say this is?"
"Strawberries."
"strawberry?"
What is that? Is it edible?
At that time, strawberries were not widely cultivated; very few places grew them, and the yield was low. Few people had even heard of them, let alone eaten them, especially people in the countryside.
"What is it?"
Qin Xiaoxiao quickly explained to Grandma Qin what a strawberry was.
From its appearance and color to its taste, Qin Xiaoxiao described it quite clearly, but the more Grandma Qin listened, the more she felt that she recognized the product.
"All you've been talking about is wild strawberries, right? Why bother growing them? There are plenty of them on the mountain."
Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned and looked at Old Mrs. Qin with suspicion.
Are there many strawberries? Are they already commonly grown in Qinjiagou?
Seeing that she didn't believe her, Grandma Qin smiled and explained, "We don't call them strawberries here, we call them wild strawberries. They're not big, and they don't taste very good. But you must never pick them. There are lots of snakes where they live, and snakes love to eat them."
Qin Xiaoxiao felt a little doubtful about life after listening to this.
What's the difference between wild strawberries and regular strawberries? They seem different.
Qin Xiaoxiao went back to her space to look through the books, only to find that they were completely different things.
Wild strawberries are edible, but they don't have much flavor, the taste is bland, and the fruit is small, but the color is beautiful and the shape is similar to strawberries. They can be found in the mountains of Northeast China.
However, strawberries were only introduced to China in 1915, and large-scale cultivation began in the 1990s. At that time, most areas had never even heard of them, let alone grown them.
Well, strawberries can't be grown now. If she actually manages to grow them, people will definitely suspect her. After all, not everyone has the ability to get strawberry seeds; even the commune, county, and city probably don't have them.
Qin Xiaoxiao lay dejectedly on the kang (a heated brick bed) and didn't want to get up. After thinking it over, she decided that it was more important to stay put. Anyway, there were still a few boxes in her storage space, so she could just eat sparingly.
The next day, when Qin Xiaoxiao went out to work through the back door, she suddenly discovered that her private plot of land near the back door had already been planted with things.
Qin Xiaoxiao blinked, then rubbed her eyes, and realized she wasn't mistaken; something really had been planted in the ground.
Which fairy godmother stayed up late to bring her warmth?
Snail girl?
Could it be that Miss Tian has bad eyesight and planted the wrong one?
Qin Xiaoxiao blinked, then decisively turned her head as if she hadn't seen anything, and hurriedly rushed towards the village office's threshing ground with her small satchel on her back.
If I didn't see it, I didn't know. Once it's planted, it's mine. If anyone dares to pick vegetables from my field, I'll beat them to death.
Qin Xiaoxiao assumed it was planted by some educated youth and never considered that it might be Qin Ye.
Qin Xiaoxiao attended the gossip tea party for three consecutive days, and she didn't miss a single chore. Aunt Liu and others helped her finish all the work. Even Qin Feng couldn't help but praise her when he saw the scorebook.
“My little one is so capable; look, he’s getting more and more work points every day.”
Liu Mingyu looked at Qin Feng with a pained expression, wanting to say, "Is that something your niece can do? It's just that my mom was too quick."
The captain's eyes were covered in poop, so he didn't bother talking to him.
Qin Feng, with his hands behind his back, leisurely went to talk to Su Zhiyuan and Luo Hongxing about his niece's glorious deeds. He planned to recommend his niece for a "progressive educated youth" award next year. If there was no such title, he could apply to the organization for one. It would be even better if they could give her an easier one.
If there's no suitable work in the team, I can take on a job on the spot, preferably one that's office-based and doesn't require much physical activity.
Hmm, that sounds promising. He needs to think about it carefully.
Qin Xiaoxiao held melon seeds in one hand and mung bean cake in the other, with a pot of warm water at her feet. Her little ears stood up like a rabbit's, and she stared at Aunt Chunhua without blinking.
“I went to do laundry last night. As soon as I put the basin down, I heard voices coming from the reeds.”
Instead of focusing on the reeds, everyone was wondering why Aunt Chunhua was washing clothes by the river at night.
Qin Xiaoxiao was the same.
Aunt Chunhua doesn't have any gossip herself, does she?
Who would believe that someone would do laundry in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? They must have gone to meet their lover.
Seeing everyone looking at her with mischievous smiles, Aunt Chunhua rolled her eyes. "I know what you're thinking. Don't overthink it. It's nothing like that. I was on my period and was too embarrassed to go during the day, so I took it to wash at night."
Everyone exclaimed "Oh!" in unison and nodded in unison, indicating that they understood.
Aunt Chunhua rolled her eyes again. "There are young girls here, don't say everything!"
Everyone glanced at Qin Xiaoxiao and burst into laughter.
After listening to their gossip for several days, they had a pretty good understanding of the Qin family's young lady's personality. How could she be embarrassed? She was probably hoping to hear something amazing.
Of course, they haven't dared to talk much about anything suggestive these days, for fear that the girl might be led astray. But they all know what's going on and they'll leave it at that.
(End of this chapter)
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