Chapter 87 Taking the Child Home
Liang Chunfen took Xu Zhichun through the mountain forest with dense trees and grass as if they were familiar with the route, and the bushes and grass creaked wherever they passed.
First they came to a shady depression on a slope. Liang Chunfen pointed to an area covered by thatched shrubs more than half a person's height and said, "Sister Zhichun, look, there are konjacs there!"
Xu Zhichun pushed aside the weeds and shrubs and looked over. He saw a cluster of about ten konjac plants of various sizes. He nodded and said with a smile, "Not bad. Let's dig them up."
"Oh, okay!"
Liang Chunfen dragged his hoe forward and, following Xu Zhichun's instructions, pulled out the hatchet tied to his back and cut off all the konjac leaves more than two inches above the ground, then swung it up and began digging. He only needed the tubers to plant.
The soil in the shade was more moist, and Liang Chunfen was very strong, so she dug up all the konjac in just a few moves. Xu Zhichun followed behind her, picked up the konjacs one by one, wiped off the dirt, and put them into a large sack.
The tubers of konjac store enough nutrients, so they can survive even if they are left at home for several days before being planted again, without the need for soil.
It's too heavy to carry mud.
"Sister Zhichun, let's go to another place. Look over there," she pointed to a spot about thirty meters up the opposite slope, "there's one there too!"
"good!"
Xu Zhichun has nothing to do with it, she just needs to follow Liang Chunfen.
The two people came to the place Liang Chunfen pointed out, and then harvested six konjac trees of different sizes.
Continuing forward, on the back of this small hill, there is a deep ditch more than one meter wide, hidden by lush vegetation on both sides of the ditch. It cannot be seen unless you get closer.
Liang Chunfen said with a smile that if you walk along this ditch, you will find konjac everywhere.
Xu Zhichun smiled and said okay, and followed her.
There are indeed four of them, not too far apart, but they are scattered and hidden. You can't find them at all without looking carefully.
Walking down a ditch, we dug up another thirty-one or twenty trees of various sizes.
Xu Zhichun couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. "Chunfen, didn't you find any patches of konjac? Even small patches would be fine."
Luckily, they were digging in patches; if they had to search for them all, it would have been a real struggle. They'd have to keep two people home to dig just for them.
Liang Chunfen nodded. "Yes, yes, there are places where a lot of konjac grow together. It's just that it's a little far away. You have to go out from here, then climb over two mountains, and pass through a bamboo forest. There is a valley. Just keep walking and you will see it! And there are also a few mountains from the pine slope west of the village, and there are many places behind the village. It's just far. Sister Zhichun, you said to find a closer place, so I brought you here. Sister Zhichun, did I do something wrong?"
Liang Chunfen couldn't help feeling a little nervous and looked at Xu Zhichun pitifully.
She knew she wasn't smart enough and would often make mistakes. Her sister-in-law used to scold her when she was angry, saying she was so stupid and had wasted all her strength. Fortunately, her sister-in-law hadn't scolded her for a long time.
"No, no, you're doing great," Xu Zhichun said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry when she suddenly became nervous and frightened. He didn't seem that fierce, did he?
"Yes, it was my sister-in-law who said to dig somewhere nearby. Let's do that! If there's more nearby, let's dig for a while."
"Yes! It's right ahead, on the slope. As far as I remember, the slope was a bit steep, with lots of grass and trees."
"Let's go and take a look."
"good!"
Liang Chunfen threw half a bag of konjac on his shoulder and happily led the way again.
She also held the hoe and refused to let Xu Zhichun take it.
Under the shade of the dense trees on that hillside, there are two clumps of fifteen or sixteen trees of various sizes. It is a very fruitful harvest for today's mining trip.
The place was indeed steep, and Xu Zhichun stumbled a bit before he could catch up with the others.
"Spring Equinox, why didn't you dig up these konjacs nearby before? Where did you dig them for Uncle Yang Ming and the others?"
Liang Chunfen said as he swung his hoe and started digging: "Behind several mountains, by the water, there's a piece that hasn't been dug yet. My mother told me to start digging from the far side and then move on to the nearest one. Sister Zhichun, is my mother right?"
Xu Zhichun was stunned for a moment. His aunt really cared about the Spring Equinox.
"Your mother is right, just listen to her."
Liang Chunfen was very proud: "My mother also told me to listen to Sister Zhichun!"
Xu Zhichun couldn't help laughing, thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, then you should listen to Sister Zhichun."
"Okay, haha!"
Xu Zhichun also laughed. "Oh, this silly girl, really, I can't ignore her anymore. Although, why does she make people willingly do this?"
Looking up at the sky, Xu Zhichun estimated that it was almost time, so he asked Liang Chunfen to go home together.
She still has to go into the city to pick up her son Mingxuan.
She tried her best to find something to do that day and not think about the child exam, but now she couldn't avoid it. She was too concerned and felt a little uneasy and nervous.
When the two returned home, Xu Zhichun asked Liang Chunfen to pick the konjac and take it to Uncle Yang Ming's house and then go home directly without coming over.
Not long after, Zeng Xiaoyan and Liang Mingliang arrived driving a ox cart.
"Sister Zhichun, let's go into the city."
"good."
Liang Mingliang whipped the cart, while Zeng Xiaoyan and Xu Zhichun sat in the back.
Not only Xu Zhichun was nervous, Zeng Xiaoyan and Liang Mingliang also looked nervous.
Liang Mingliang: "The little prodigy will, will pass the exam, right?"
"Pfft, ptff, ptff, don't guess randomly. It's definitely going to happen. How could the little prodigy fail the exam, right, Sister Zhichun?"
"Well Mingxuan is so confident, there should be no problem."
"Of course!"
When they arrived in the city, Liang Mingliang said, "I'll tie up the ox cart first, and then we can go together."
There would definitely be a lot of people, jostling and pushing each other. What if they got bumped into? And what if they ran into Zeng's family and got beaten up?
It will be difficult for Liang Mingliang to get over this psychological trauma in the short term.
The three people saw from afar that there were crowds of people outside the examination room.
The vendors gather wherever there are many people, not feeling crowded at all, carrying baskets and shouting loudly to sell their goods.
"Is it coming out soon?"
"I don't know, it should be soon."
"Who in your family took the exam? How was it?"
"Everyone is working so hard, everyone will definitely succeed."
"Yes, yes, yes, you can win, you can win! Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless you, may our ancestors bless you, you will definitely win!"
It’s hard to say how the candidates in the examination room feel, but every one of their family members outside the examination room is anxious.
"Hey, it's coming out!"
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!”
There was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the examination hall. Everyone was excited and squeezed forward.
Xu Zhichun thought that since he had experienced the junior high school entrance examination, the college entrance examination, and various certification examinations, he was experienced and quite calm, even if he was not a veteran. However, he did not expect that he was also excited and nervous, and could not help but rush in with the crowd.
Others were shouting "Husband!", "Second Brother!", "Third Young Master!" The three of them couldn't help but shout "Mingxuan!" and "Little Prodigy!"
Liang Mingliang and his wife shouted "Little prodigy!" several times, causing everyone who heard to look at them sideways with dissatisfaction in their eyes: Why is there a little prodigy in your family?
So they all competed with each other, "Has our child prodigy emerged?", "Our young master will definitely win the first place!", "My eldest son is the most outstanding, my eldest son will be in high school!", "."
(End of this chapter)
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