Xu Ning and Xu An each carried a large basket on their backs from Aunt Dashuan's house in the village. In the baskets were vegetable seedlings bought from Aunt Dashuan's house.
There are tomato seedlings, cucumber seedlings, eggplant seedlings, and pepper seedlings. Xu Ning plans to plant several more varieties of vegetables in his private plot this year and dry some of them.
Last winter she only ate radishes, cabbages and dried wild vegetables dug from the mountains, but she was tired of them.
Xu An was in front, carrying a backpack, and said, "Sister, Erdan said they have some watermelon seedlings at home, and asked if we want some?"
When Xu Ning thought of eating an ice watermelon taken from the well in summer, his mouth immediately watered.
The brother and sister did not go home. Instead, they carried a backpack and went directly to Erdan's house to ask for some watermelon seedlings. Aunt Xiangyun also gave him some pumpkin seedlings, saying that they would grow anywhere they were planted.
When the siblings returned home, Xu Ning asked Xu An to cook dinner while she planted the seedlings in the plot of land she had prepared.
One basket of peppers, one basket of eggplants, one basket of tomatoes and cucumbers, and the rest are reserved for beans and kidney beans.
Pumpkins were planted in the open space next to the toilet, and watermelons were planted in the corners of the wall near the small door and next to the woodshed.
There were still four pumpkin seedlings and three watermelon seedlings left, so Xu Ning gave them to Grandpa Qi and asked him to plant them in the backyard of the cowshed.
A lot of vegetables were planted in the cowshed this year. The seedlings were all obtained by Grandpa Qi from the villagers. There were only three of them in the cowshed before.
There is a lot of work to do in the cowshed and not much time to take care of the private plots. Now that Mr. and Mrs. Xu are here, they can take good care of the private plots and order more vegetables.
Chen Xiangdong, Sun Hao, and Ge Hongbin from the Youth Academy also had their own plots divided.
It is right next to Xu Ning's private plot. The land has been cleared and made quite flat, but no vegetables have been planted yet.
Wei Lanlan said that Lin Miao's house had been completed and she had already moved in.
But her private plot was not here, but opposite the Youth Hostel, because there were not enough private plots in the Youth Hostel.
Lin Miao wanted to switch with Ge Hongbin and the others, but none of them agreed.
Xu Ning had rarely seen the two men since he had a fight with them in the field. Even if he saw them on the road, he was like an enemy meeting and was extremely jealous of each other.
Xu Ning planted the seedlings in the field and went to fetch water, planning to water them first. When he reached the well, he saw Sun Hao also fetching water.
Sun Hao asked Xu Ning, "Xu Zhiqing, where did you buy the seedlings? Do they have any more?"
"I bought it from Uncle Dashuan in the village. If you want it, go and tell him as soon as possible.
When I went to get the vegetable seedlings today, Uncle Dashuan told me to take them to the market to sell them tomorrow so that he could free up the land to grow vegetables. ”
After listening to Xu Ning, Sun Hao planned to go to Uncle Dashuan's house to buy some vegetables and plant them early.
When Xu Ning finished watering the plants and returned home, Xu An had already prepared the meal and was placing chopsticks on the table.
He mixed the small wild vegetables he picked while cutting grass for pigs today with sesame oil and put them on a plate. There was fried egg with green onions and black fungus, and a pot of steamed rice in the middle.
After a winter of study, Xu An now knows how to cook simple meals. When Xu Ning gets off work at night, he comes back from cutting grass for the pigs, cleans up the house, and prepares meals.
Xu Mo can now help with the housework, sweeping the floor, and go around cutting grass for the pigs with Xu An.
He is also a diligent child. People in the village always praise him for being sensible.
The crops had already been planted, and the village chief gave the educated youth a day off.
Xu Ning plans to go into the city tomorrow to deliver the 20 bed sheets he promised to Su Hongying last time, and to take out some things from the space at the same time.
The grain and meat brought out before the spring plowing were almost all eaten, and there should be nothing left in the cowshed.
After a winter of recuperation, Grandpa Qi, Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, and her parents are in much better health and look much better.
There aren't many things she can sell in her space, only bed sheets, quilt covers, and military coats.
Down jackets and thermal underwear are not available at this time, and we dare not sell them.
I still have some cloth, and I can sell some of it when I get the chance. But if I don’t sell the grain, it will take me several years to eat until I get back to the city.
After dinner, Xu Ning returned to her room. She locked the door, entered the space, and cut the whole piece of cloth into pieces of one meter or two meters, planning to sell them tomorrow.
Xu Ning went to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Su Hongying and gave her the 20 sheets that had been agreed upon. Su Hongying then asked for two complete sets of sheets and quilt covers.
It was said that the daughter of a senior sister from the Women's Federation was going to marry in Qi City, and she asked her to buy two sets of good bedding.
Xu Ning put the 460 yuan given by Su Hongying into the space and went to the machinery factory.
This time she targeted a middle-aged woman in her 40s and sold her two bed sheets and four meters of cloth.
Xu Ning didn't plan to sell anymore, so he found a deserted place, put the prepared things in the backpack from the space, and rode his bicycle back to the village.
Just after passing the entrance of the village, Xu Ning saw the postman in front of him riding his bicycle towards the Youth House. Xu Ning caught up with her and asked, "Uncle, is there a letter for me?"
The postman saw that it was her and nodded, "Yes, there is not only a letter, but also a remittance slip."
The postman was already very familiar with Xu Ning. This girl received letters and remittance slips every month, which were sent from two different units.
Xu Yang now sends her 10 yuan every month, and Lu Xiaotang has been sending her 20 yuan every month since the Chinese New Year, as well as various bills.
Now everyone in the village, including the Youth League Home, knows that Xu Ning receives a remittance of 30 yuan every month, as well as various bills.
But the villagers also knew that the girl would not have much left from the 30 yuan remittance every month.
She goes to the city several times every month to buy meat and fine grains, but I have never seen her buy coarse grains.
This is exactly the effect Xu Ning wanted. Otherwise, a young girl with her brother would
It is definitely not safe to hold so much money in your hands, so you have to let others know that the remittances you receive every month are spent by the siblings.
Today, there are two remittance slips, but three letters, one from Xu Yang, one from Lu Xiaotang, and one from Xinshi.
Xu Ning thought that it should have been sent by Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu's daughter.
Last time, I heard from Aunt Lu that her eldest daughter was an educated youth in Xinshi. Xu Ning did not open the letter.
I planned to give the letter to Uncle Lu when I went to the cowshed in the evening.
Xu Yang wrote three full pages of letter paper, asking every member of the family:
I also explained his situation in the army, saying that he was doing well in the army and would try to come to visit next year.
Lu Xiaotang only wrote half of the letter on a piece of paper with only a few words on it: send a telegram if you have something, send a telegram if you have no money, and ask how are the whole family!
When Xu Ning delivered something to the cowshed that night, he brought the letter from Xinshi and Lu Xiaotang's letter with him.
When Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu saw the letter, their eyes were red with excitement. After reading the letter,
She showed Xu Ning the letter from Xinshi. Xu Ning took it and saw that it was all about thanking her. She also said that she would wait until the students had their holidays.
She wanted to come over and take a look, wondering if Xu Ning's place was convenient.
"Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, when you write back to Sister Xiao Ran, tell her that she is always welcome to come here and can stay as long as she wants."
Both Lu's father and mother said gratefully, "Good boy, thank you!"
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