Chapter 583 Drought
"Besides, I can't take all these things. I'll take them all back first. If you need anything at home, I'll let you know."
Zhuang Qingning originally wanted to dissuade everyone from being so polite to send her anything anymore, but she didn't expect that as soon as she finished speaking, someone else took over and said, "It's okay, you can't take it, I'll send it home for you."
"That's right. It's just a short walk. Just go ahead and do your thing. I'll take it home for you."
"Xiangqiao probably has them at home, so just let her keep them. You don't have to worry about putting them away..."
So, everyone swarmed over and ignored Zhuang Qingning. They just took, moved and carried their own things and went to Zhuang Qingning's house.
Zhuang Qingning looked at everyone happily giving gifts, and was speechless for a moment, looking up at the sky.
It's only been about twenty days since I was away from home. Wouldn't everyone miss her a little too much?
While Zhuang Qingning was sighing here, Zhuang Jingye walked over quickly, and when he saw Zhuang Qingning, he grinned, "Ning girl, you're back."
"Uncle, the village head." Zhuang Qingning looked at Zhuang Jingye's eyebrows, who were so happy that they were about to fly out. Then she looked at his piercing eyes, which seemed to see her as if he saw prey. She hurriedly took a half step back, "There is really more food in the house than can be eaten."
When Zhuang Jingye heard this, he immediately curled his lips and said, "Girl, I haven't even opened my mouth yet, and you already know what I'm going to say? I didn't say I'd give you anything extra."
Unexpectedly, he had misunderstood Zhuang Jingye. Zhuang Qingning felt a little embarrassed and just coughed lightly, "It's good that you don't send me anything."
"We have slaughtered a lamb at home, and your aunt-in-law is just about to roast the whole leg of lamb. Just in time for you to come back, let's go to my house and have roasted lamb leg tonight." Zhuang Jingye took Zhuang Qingning's hand and headed home without saying anything.
Zhuang Qingning, "..."
Actually, there is nothing wrong with what he said.
It was indeed not about giving her anything, but directly taking her to eat.
Seeing that Zhuang Jingye looked like he would not give up unless she went, Zhuang Qingning did not refuse and went with him.
As for whether to have dinner or not, we’ll talk about it later.
Arriving at Zhuang Jingye's house, Mrs. Ye saw that Zhuang Qingning was also very happy. She took apricots and melons and stuffed them into Zhuang Qingning's hands. While feeding her, she kept muttering, "This time, it's all thanks to Miss Ning."
Thanks to her...what? Zhuang Qingning was a little confused for a moment.
"Isn't it all thanks to Miss Ning?" Zhuang Jingye raised his chin high. "If Miss Ning hadn't been able to find such good wheat seeds, our wheat wouldn't have grown so well this year and we wouldn't have harvested so much grain!"
At this point, Zhuang Qingning completely understood what was going on. She was talking about the promotion of new wheat varieties at that time.
The seeds provided by a certain five have a yield that is half higher than the common local wheat seeds.
No wonder the people in the village were so enthusiastic. It was probably because the crops in the fields were good, and they remembered her kindness, so they wanted to give her something in return, and sent her some food, drinks and daily necessities to show their appreciation.
"It's all my duty." Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile.
"You can't say that. You are kind-hearted and want to help others, so you are willing to take out the wheat seeds for everyone to plant. You are a very good person and have done a great thing. You should be worshipped, but this is not your due." Zhuang Jingye argued.
Seeing Zhuang Jingye's eagerness, Zhuang Qingning recalled Zhuang Jingye's previous teachings on how to be grateful for a little while and resentful for a big while. She knew that he was also thinking about her, so she smiled and nodded slightly, "Yes."
"Your uncle is right. You are doing good things out of kindness. It is not what you should do. Besides, the drought started in late spring, so we need to water the wheat frequently. Wheat is a water-hungry plant, and the water we water cannot keep up. The wheat in other villages is short and has short ears, and the grains are not even full. The wheat in our village is growing very well, and the people in other villages are jealous."
Ye also echoed and even looked at Zhuang Jingye with approval.
She always looked down on Zhuang Jingye in other matters, but she felt that what Zhuang Jingye had just said to Zhuang Qingning was absolutely right.
Generally speaking, Zhuang Jingye is a reasonable person, and she did not make a mistake in choosing a man.
After listening to what Zhuang Jingye and Ye said, Zhuang Qingning didn't care about the wheat harvest, but was very concerned about the drought.
Speaking of which, Xiangqiao, the newly bought maid in the family, was also forced to flee the family because of the drought, and she had to sell herself in exchange for food for the whole family.
Zhuang Qingning was busy on weekdays and seldom went to the farmland. He usually did not notice the drought. But when he heard Zhuang Jingye and Ye mention it, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.
"It hasn't rained recently. How do we plant the autumn crops?" Zhuang Qingning asked.
"Those who can't wait have planted first and are fetching water to irrigate. Those who can't take time to fetch water are still waiting, planning to plant later." Zhuang Jingye replied, "The tofu and bean curd workshops here harvest a lot of beans all year round. Most of the crops around here are beans during the autumn planting season. Beans are not harvested until later than cotton in autumn, so even if they are planted later, it doesn't matter. It won't affect the planting of wheat."
"But what if it doesn't rain?" Zhuang Qingning frowned, "What about the crops then?"
"It's not raining? No way..." Zhuang Jingye scratched his ear, "It always rains at this time of year in previous years. It will definitely rain."
"No, Miss Ning's worry is justified. In previous years, when the wheat was just beginning to turn yellow, it was easy for it to rain and be windy. The wheat would often lie down, and it would be difficult to harvest. But this year there was no rain." Ye said.
Not only did it not rain, but it has not rained since the wheat began to form ears and seeds, until now.
Good weather is good, but drought is not impossible.
Zhuang Jingye's expression suddenly became serious.
"It seems that I have to talk to everyone about this. The water in the river and the ditch should be used when necessary. The wells that were previously sealed for fear that children would fall in should also be covered."
"We need to prepare wooden barrels and shoulder poles. If the drought is really severe, we will have to gather all the young laborers in the village to dig ditches and irrigate the fields."
All the laborers in the village were called together to irrigate the fields of the entire village to ensure that all the fields were irrigated, and to avoid any family being unable to plant due to lack of manpower.
(End of this chapter)
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