That day, Han Yuemei also brought back dozens of sunflower seedlings from the sunflower field and planted them on the edge of the vegetable garden behind.
After thinning the sunflower seedlings, they begin to grow.
On this day, Dunzi and Maisui arrived.
Li Lanzhen led them back to her own courtyard.
I made them two bowls of sweet soup with spring water.
"Come and have a bowl of water and rest for a while. It must have been hard walking this far."
With a simple, honest smile, Mai Sui didn't say anything, but just grinned at Li Lanzhen.
The two of them picked up the water, took a sip, smiled at each other, looked up and gulped it down.
When Li Lanzhen saw the two of them, she could tell from their loving expressions that the two children were living well in Lishu Village and had a stable relationship.
"Dunzi, after the New Year, your aunt will host a banquet for you two, and you'll get married."
Dunzi raised his hand to touch the back of his head, his face turning red, but he still chuckled and said decisively.
"Okay, Auntie, you decide what to do. I'll do whatever you say!"
"Hahaha." Li Lanzhen laughed loudly, "Good lad, you've become much smoother when it comes to getting you married."
Maisui tugged at Dunzi's sleeve.
The two looked at each other and smiled, their faces turning redder than tomatoes.
Li Lanzhen stopped joking and asked the two of them questions.
"What brings you here today?"
Dunzi still told her with a simple, honest smile.
"Auntie, we've planted potatoes and sweet potatoes on all the arable land in the village."
We also planted some corn, but it didn't grow very well.
The sweet potatoes and potatoes will be ready to be harvested in about ten days.
"Okay, I understand. I'll bring people over when the sweet potatoes and potatoes are ready to be dug up."
"Strive to harvest them all in the shortest possible time."
"Auntie, the sweet potatoes and potatoes are growing really well now. I dug up a whole bunch yesterday."
Five or six huge sweet potatoes grew on one vine! The biggest one was as long as a chubby little arm!! They were growing really well!
Mai Sui gestured with her hands as she cheerfully told Li Lanzhen these things.
"Good! It's good that you're growing well. Wheat Ear, do you have enough food to eat?"
Mai Sui nodded. "Enough to eat. There are still a few sacks of sweet potatoes and potatoes, two sacks of dark flour, and some cornmeal too."
There will be enough to last until we dig out new sweet potatoes and potatoes.
"Okay, when we come over to help you dig potatoes and sweet potatoes, we'll also bring you a few bags of this year's new cornmeal."
Dunzi chuckled, "Auntie, the corn flour made from the corn grown in our Peach Blossom Spring is the best flour I've ever eaten."
“Yes, Auntie, the cornmeal pancakes have a sweet cornmeal aroma,” Mai Sui nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Auntie, we all love cornmeal now."
The uncles and aunties in the village said they had never eaten such delicious cornmeal.
Uncle Xie also said he would go to the pine forest in the mountains to dig up some soil, spread it on the ground to nourish the soil, and then plant corn next year; he thought that would yield a good harvest.
"Auntie, we've come here today to tell you some good news."
Dunzi sat rubbing his hands together, looking at Li Lanzhen excitedly.
"What good news is it? Tell us quickly!"
"Auntie, the pears on the mountain are growing really well this year."
They're also bigger than in previous years; one pear is about half the size of my fist.
As he spoke, he extended his tightly clenched fist and covered half of it with his other hand.
He proudly raised his head and looked at Li Lanzhen.
Li Lanzhen quickly praised him, "Good, our Dunzi is really capable. He led them to cultivate the land and mountain pears in Lishu Village so well."
My aunt believes that next year they will grow even more and better crops.
Both Dunzi and Li Lanzhen smiled happily after receiving Li Lanzhen's praise.
"Auntie, didn't you say you were going to graft the pear trees on the mountain?"
I've already taught them how to graft pear tree branches.
Li Lanzhen thought of the pear tree she had specially planted in the space.
She remembers that in her time, there was a type of grafted pear that was large, juicy, and sweet.
So she planted several pear trees, intending to cut off all the branches from the pear trees in her spatial dimension and take them to Pear Tree Village to graft these pear trees.
She had seen the wild pear trees in Pear Tree Village several times.
Because they are wild, they have a very strong vitality.
The trunk is sturdy, and although it is not very tall, it is lush and leafy.
The two families she bought last time had experience managing orchards and growing fruit trees.
I believe that grafting branches cut from pear trees growing in the wild onto wild pear trees would improve the variety of the pear tree.
Thinking about this, Li Lanzhen felt a little hopeful.
"After we harvest the sweet potatoes and potatoes in the village..."
In another month or so, I will take the pear tree branches I found to Lishu Village to graft the trees that cover the mountains and fields.
The pears will definitely be even better next fall.
She slammed her hand on the table and stood up. "That's great, Auntie, thank you so much."
The wild pear trees in the village are incredibly resilient!
I remember my dad saying that one year, a wildfire broke out in the mountains and burned down to the pear orchard.
The villagers went to put out the fire and saw that the pear trees all over the mountain were burned black, and all the branches were burned and withered.
Auntie, you don't know, my dad said that the whole village, young and old, is kneeling in the mountains and wailing!
Because those pear trees were the only source of income for the village.
They thought the fire had killed all the pear trees.
Unexpectedly, the following spring, these pear trees sprouted new branches and leaves.
If the aunt found a better quality pear and grafted it onto their branches, it would give the wild pear a new life.
Next year, the pears will definitely be bigger and sweeter!
After he finished speaking, he slowly sat down, lowered his head, and clasped his hands tightly on his knees.
The wheat ears also lowered their heads and their eyes reddened.
Knowing they missed their families, Li Lanzhen quickly turned and went into the kitchen, bringing out some sweet potato cakes in a small winnowing basket.
"Come and try some. These are sweet potato cakes that Aunt Lanzhen made. See if they're sweet?"
After saying that, he put a piece in each of their hands.
This distracted them.
Mai Sui took a bite of the golden sweet potato cake.
"Auntie, these sweet potato pancakes are so sweet! Tell me how they're made, so I can make some for everyone when I get home."
Seeing that they had forgotten their earlier sadness, Li Lanzhen said, "This is easy, I'll tell you."
Wash the sweet potatoes, steam them until cooked, mash them with a wooden spoon, add a little cornmeal, knead into a dough, then fry them in a little oil in a pan.
"Okay, Auntie, I understand. I'll make it for everyone tomorrow."
After talking for a while, Dunzi and the other person were about to go back when Li Lanzhen stopped them.
"It's not easy for the two of you to come all this way, so go eat in the canteen. When you leave, I'll have Sanwang and the others take you home and bring you a bag of vermicelli."
"You guys go over for a meal and see your friends too."
The two then stopped and followed Li Lanzhen to the dining hall.
When meeting with adults and children, there are naturally endless things to talk about.
After lunch, Shanxing, Sanwang, and the others carried two bags of vermicelli and followed Dunzi to Lishu Village.
After several busy days, Li Lanzhen took a bath and went to sleep on the kang (a heated brick bed) that night.
Bright moonlight shone in, but she was wide awake.
He wondered how his eldest brother, Han Minghai, was doing after going to the capital with Hua Zixi.
More than four months have passed since then, and no detailed news has been sent back.
Manager Hua simply sent a message to Xuan Shen once via carrier pigeon.
Tell her everything is fine and put her mind at ease.
But Li Lanzhen would think of Han Minghai from time to time.
I wonder how he's doing over there? I also wonder how much he's learned from Manager Hua.
Perhaps it was after she traveled to this world that she came into contact with these children.
Then, during their escape from famine, they encountered so many difficulties and dangers, but they stayed with the children and never separated.
Therefore, in her heart, she already regarded these children as her own children and grandchildren.
A mother worries when her son travels a thousand miles; this is probably the kind of feeling it evokes.
Han Minghai, whom Li Lanzhen was worried about, was kneeling on the floor of a room on the third floor of a restaurant.
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