Chapter 229: Career Ambition Never Give Up
Gu Xixi walked crookedly, and people watching her were terrified. They reached out their hands repeatedly, fearing that she would fall.
Gu Xixi shook her arms vigorously and said, "I'm not drunk. How could I work if I were drunk? I must have gone home to sleep just now."
The military families didn’t know Gu Xixi that well, so they could only look at He Jinglan inquiringly.
He Jinglan shook her head in confusion, then pointed at Gu Xixi, indicating that she should follow and see how the situation develops.
The fields originally designated for the dependents' village were all near the village.
After turning a corner out of the village, you will see oat fields one after another not far away.
At this time, Gu Xixi suddenly accelerated and ran.
He Jinglan was startled, thinking that she was drunk and doing something new, so she quickly ran after her.
“Gu Xixi! Gu Xixi!! Where are you going? Stop right there!!”
The villagers didn't know what was going on. They were so shocked that they had to run and follow closely behind.
But unexpectedly, Gu Xixi slowed down after running a short distance and turned into the oat field.
When everyone followed to see, they saw Gu Xixi squatting on the ground, sometimes lying on the root of an oat plant looking left and right, sometimes lowering his head to dig the soil, and then picking it with his fingers.
I don’t understand, I really don’t understand.
Aunt Lin spoke to He Jinglan with difficulty, "Otherwise, let's persuade Boss Gu to go back..."
He Jinglan put her index finger on her lips and made a gesture of silence, "Shh..."
"From the looks of it, she is really working, not drunk."
The military families smiled awkwardly and nodded.
"It's good that Boss Gu is not drunk."
He Jinglan watched Gu Xixi busying herself and thought to herself, she was really working, and she was probably really drunk as well.
After a while, Gu Xixi spoke up, "The soil activation is still not enough."
"However, the previous method of applying fertilizer in small amounts and multiple times was effective. Coupled with the sufficient rainfall during the grain filling period, the growth of oats this season basically met the standards."
“After the harvest is finished, there will be major actions to continue improving the soil.”
"It will be too late to plant corn after a month, but we can plant sweet potatoes and pumpkins, which are durable and can also be used as food supplements."
Aunt Lin listened carefully, tried to sort out the situation, and extracted the key issues:
“When can we start harvesting?”
Gu Xixi turned her head and said, "Now, anytime is fine, the timing is just right!"
Aunt Lin asked again, "What do you mean by big action? What do we need to do to improve the soil?"
"No rush." Gu Xixi waved her hand, "Harvest first, and I'll think about the rest later."
Then Gu Xixi walked through every field in the military village.
The conclusions reached are not much different.
The oats are ripe and the harvest can be called a good one.
When they returned, Aunt Lin and the others were very happy and were discussing the arrangements for the harvest in a lively manner.
"I have to sharpen my sickle!"
"I used to be an expert at harvesting rice in my hometown. If any of you can't do it, I'll teach you."
"Hey, have you ever eaten oats? I heard that the Hu people used oats to feed their horses. Is it too coarse to swallow?"
"If horses can eat it, humans can eat it too. Even if oats are coarse, they are still wheat. Grinding them into flour will definitely taste better than sorghum flour."
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Gu Xixi chuckled a few times and said, "Don't worry about this."
"After the wheat is harvested, I will tell you what to do with it."
"If oatmeal flour is made well, it's not much different from wheat noodles, it just takes a little more effort."
The girls were overjoyed to hear this.
"In addition to teaching us how to grow oats, Boss Gu is also going to teach us how to cook meals we have never eaten before?"
Gu Xixi shook her head vigorously, "No, I can't cook, I just know how to eat it."
The women looked at each other, is there any difference between the two?
When he was about to ask more questions, he saw Gu Xixi falling to the ground like a loose shadow puppet.
Thanks to He Jinglan and the people closest to her who were quick-witted and held her up at the same time,
He Jinglan wiped the sweat off her face and said, "Nothing has been delayed."
Gu Xixi did look carefully at every field.
After completing the pre-harvest assessment,
Then, from the origin to the end of the oats in the field, all that needed to be said had been said, and only now did he fall down.
Doesn't it mean nothing will be delayed?
Half asleep and half dreaming, Gu Xixi heard He Jinglan's voice.
"You've worked hard, sleep well."
The next morning, soldiers from the kitchen battalion came to the courtyard to deliver supplies.
In addition to a handful of common green vegetables, there was also a basket of wild leeks and a piece of fresh, rosy venison.
The cook apologized, "The sun has been too strong lately, and we're running out of fresh vegetables. It's inconvenient to go far away to buy them."
"I can only use some wild leeks to fill the gap."
"But this venison was hunted last night, so it's very fresh."
Gu Xixi said, "For just the two of us, having meat and vegetables is good enough."
He Jinglan took the basket, her eyes twinkled, and she said with a smile:
"I see you guys have been busy enough these past two days, and you still have to find time to dig wild vegetables. Why don't you just give me the place and we can dig them ourselves."
She paused and said with a worried look, "The war has already started on the general's side. We really can't cause trouble for the army."
He Jinglan was so polite that the cook felt at a loss.
"No, no, I was going out to pick wild vegetables anyway, it's just a matter of convenience."
"You two girls have come here to open up wasteland and store grain for our Northwest Army. You are both honored guests, so please don't be so polite!"
Gu Xixi and He Jinglan exchanged glances without leaving any trace.
There was no denial, it looked like the war had indeed begun.
Although the northwest is temporarily stable, the situation may change at any time once Huo Jiang officially breaks off relations with the imperial court.
Gu Xixi decided two things immediately.
First, shorten the stay at the border to three days, finish what needs to be done as soon as possible, and return to Huachidu Village.
Secondly, the newly harvested wheat that was originally planned to be sold needed to be sold as soon as possible and converted into silver bills that were easy to carry.
It would be terrible if the road was blocked due to chaos and we couldn’t go home or sell our grain.
If the war really spreads to the northwest, there is food stored at home to survive, and money on hand to protect oneself. Even if one is unfortunately forced to leave one's homeland to escape famine, at least one will still have confidence and something to rely on.
Gu Xixi said to the cook in a serious tone, "I am going to the fields now. I don't know which general is in charge of this area. Can you help lead the way?"
The head cook seemed relieved and said happily, "Boss Gu, just follow me. In fact, General Liu has been waiting for the two distinguished guests over there."
After the three of them left the door, He Jinglan asked with a smile, "You said General Liu was waiting, then why didn't you say a word just now? Why did you wait until Boss Gu said he wanted to go before you said so?"
The cook scratched his head. "Because General Liu only asked me to come and take a look, and told me not to rush. Everything depends on the guest's own wishes."
He Jinglan smiled, "This General Liu is really interesting. Even if he is not afraid of delaying his own business, we are still afraid that we will stay too long and won't be able to go home."
The cook gave a dry smile.
He Jinglan suddenly asked, "Before the war started, did the general immediately release any breaking news? For example, someone who was thought to have been dead for a long time is still alive?"
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