Chapter 265 Are you a god?
Li Lei walked towards the water tank next to him and said, "I'll take you to see it later, and you'll know."
He scooped water from the water tank and washed the strawberries in his hands carefully.
There are only three in total, which is just right.
Li Lei took the reddest one and handed it to Ji Yuanyuan: "Yuanyuan, eat the strawberry!"
Ji Yuanyuan looked at the three pitiful strawberries in Li Lei's hand, hesitated for a moment, and shook her head and said, "Uncle, I don't want to eat them. Give them to my aunt!"
Li Lei also obeyed and immediately handed it to Meng Xiaoning.
Meng Xiaoning blushed when she saw this.
It was as if she was fighting with the child for food.
"My aunt doesn't want to eat it, so you should eat it!" Meng Xiaoning declined.
Seeing this, Li Lei said, "Okay, don't refuse. There are three here in total. One for each of you three."
He distributed the strawberries, and the one in Ji Yuanyuan's hand was still the biggest and reddest one.
There were two smaller ones left, one for Ji Ziang and one for Meng Xiaoning.
Ji Yuanyuan's was quite sweet, but Ji Ziang took a bite and it tasted so sour that he spat it out: "Oh, this is too sour, bah bah bah..."
Meng Xiaoning, on the other hand, looked surprised: "It's not sour, it tastes good."
Liu Guihua came over from behind and saw this scene. She smiled so hard that her mouth was crooked.
"Sour food suits boys and spicy food suits girls. Generally, sons like sour food!" she said with a smile.
Meng Xiaoning touched her belly and the smile on her face became a little forced.
Seeing this, Li Xu quickly tried to smooth things over, "It's all superstition. Besides, it doesn't matter whether you have a boy or a girl. Nowadays, we emphasize gender equality!"
Liu Guihua also realized that she had said the wrong thing, and quickly said, "Yes, it's all superstition, my daughter is also very good."
Li Xu naturally knew that people of her mother's generation tended to favor boys over girls.
Not to mention her mother, there are also some of her peers who favor boys over girls.
Family planning is so strict now that some people are hiding from others in order to have a son.
It’s true that she wants a grandson, but if she really has a granddaughter, her parents will definitely love her just as much.
Fortunately, Meng Xiaoning was not a petty person, and soon became happy again: "Sister, there are some spare ribs at home, how about we have braised spare ribs for lunch?"
The topic was just over.
Li Lei quickly took Ji Ziang and Ji Yuanyuan to see the strawberries. Li Xu put on gloves and followed Liu Guihua into the field.
It is already June and the weather is getting warmer, so the film on the greenhouse has been removed.
"This crop of peppers is not very good. There has been too much rain recently and the peppers haven't grown enough." Liu Guihua said helplessly.
Peppers are drought-tolerant and don't need too much water. This year, it has rained continuously since February, and this crop of peppers has only grown to two-thirds of its previous size.
Li Xu sighed: "I came back today to talk to you about this."
Liu Guihua was a little surprised: "What's the matter?"
"Let's talk about it at the dinner table when everyone is here!" Li Xu said in a low voice.
The family stayed in the field until eleven o'clock and then went back.
Li Yong was in charge of the lunch, braised spareribs, garlic eggplant, fish-flavored shredded pork...
The house is equipped with a gas stove with two burners and a large pot, giving Li Yong room to fully display his talents.
While eating, Li Xu brought up the topic again: "I'm afraid the rainy season will not stop this year. We'd better not invest too much capital in this greenhouse, otherwise, we may even lose money!"
Some vegetables cannot tolerate waterlogging, and their roots will rot if they are soaked in too much water. If the seedlings die, the money invested in fertilizers and seeds will be wasted.
Li Yong felt that Li Xu's words were a bit alarmist: "It's okay. Our greenhouse is located at a relatively high altitude. It doesn't matter if there is a lot of rain. We can dig a drainage ditch next to it and let the water flow down along the terrain. In addition, after the peppers and spinach are harvested, we can plant some waterlogging-resistant vegetables, such as celery, cucumbers, and tomatoes. We can't just leave the land empty. It's worth nearly 10,000 yuan a month!"
Li Lei also felt that what Li Yong said made sense: "Yes, sister, even if there is a lot of water in the rainy season, the harvest will be poor at best. Planting some will at least make some money, which is better than leaving the land empty!"
"I'm your biological sister, how can I harm you? If you don't believe me, just plant it and see, just don't use too much fertilizer."
The cost of growing in this greenhouse, apart from the greenhouse itself, is the most expensive fertilizer.
As long as you don't use too much fertilizer, the only loss in the end will be the cost of seeds and labor.
Vegetable seeds don’t cost much!
The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly turned cold, and for the first time the three siblings had a disagreement.
Liu Guihua and Li Zhiming stood by in silence. For a moment, they didn't know who to support.
"Li Lei, our sister is right. She is your biological sister. How can she harm you? I think the weather this year is a little strange. Let's listen to my sister and invest less. It will be fine after the rainy season. It will only take more than three months at most." Seeing this, Meng Xiaoning had to persuade Li Lei in a low voice.
Meng Xiaoning still admires her elder sister Li Xu very much. It is said that this greenhouse in the family was also organized and built by the elder sister.
If it weren’t for the eldest sister, how could their family have the good life they have now?
Li Lei was somewhat shaken by what Meng Xiaoning said.
Li Yong was anxious, "How much money will we lose in three months? Sister, are you a god? How do you know that we will lose money this year?"
Li Xu sighed deeply, knowing that Li Yong was anxious.
For Li Yong, three months may mean ten thousand yuan.
But she also believed in her daughter.
"I'm not a god, but the abnormal weather this year is obvious to all. If you don't believe it, you can try it." Li Xu said in a low voice.
If these twenty acres of land are managed normally, the cost will only be one or two thousand yuan.
Although it would be painful to lose one or two thousand dollars, it is not enough to bankrupt you.
Their family is still quite well-off now, and they have made a lot of money during this period.
Although Li Xu didn't know the exact amount, she had an idea in her mind. The money from her two younger brothers plus her parents was about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.
Liu Guihua quickly came to her senses. She pulled Li Yong and said, "Xiao Xu, we will listen to you."
Li Yong hung his head and said nothing.
Li Xu sighed and said, "As for the villagers, you don't have to tell them specifically, so as to avoid making them suspicious. But if they come to ask, don't hide it."
The families in the village who built greenhouses are not very wealthy.
The money to build the greenhouse may be all the money in the world.
If you really invest all your money later, you will lose everything!
Liu Guihua quickly responded: "Oh, I know, we all know..."
(End of this chapter)
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