Chapter 46 For Her
In late summer and early autumn, the fields are ablaze with golden and white blossoms. The golden ones are wheat, soybeans, and sorghum, while the white ones are cotton. Yes, another summer harvest has arrived.
Every household was racing against time and weather. Anyone who could walk was assigned a task. The whole Mantou Village was in full swing. There was only one person who was so idle that he could only take his child for a walk with the dog.
She is Tao Xiaoxi.
Tao Xiaoxi, who doesn't farm or farm, says it feels great to have unlimited space. But she's not completely idle either. She's waiting for Zhao Bin's response; whether they can continue their partnership depends on this one.
Since she has decided to plant on a large scale, she has to find a buyer for herself. Who to sell these medicines to becomes the key issue. Obviously, Zhao Bin cannot eat them all, so Tao Xiaoxi suggested that they cooperate to find a more powerful supplier.
Zhao Bin said he would try to contact her first, and if there was any, they would go and talk together, so Tao Xiaoxi was waiting.
So in this season when even dogs are busy, Tao Xiaoxi is unusually free. She takes Beibei to climb high places to look into the distance, to pick wild fruits in the mountains, and to roast, boil, and make cakes and snacks with the wild chestnuts she picked from the mountains.
This once again made the children in the village cry with greed, and they kept asking their parents to eat it, eat it, and eat it.
Yang Rongzhi was so annoyed by the quarrels between Da Mao and Er Mao that she took a bamboo stick and fried a plate of leg meat for each of them. Now the two brothers calmed down and stopped quarreling, but just stood there crying with gnashing teeth.
The second son, Li Nanhai, repeated his old tricks and asked his sons to wait outside Beibei's house. The two sons really went there foolishly and came back crying, "Beibei went on a picnic, wuwuwu~"
"What's a picnic?"
"We're just carrying some goodies to go have fun!" Damao yelled, "You and Mom have never taken us on a picnic before!"
Da Mao and Er Mao were completely furious. They felt wronged, unwilling and sad.
This time, Yang Rongzhi hit the man as well, "I told you not to give me such stupid advice. Now look what happened. I just coaxed her and she's crying again. You have to comfort her now!"
Li Nanhai didn't have that kind of patience, so he stole two eggs that his mother had hidden in the cupboard and gave one to each of them.
In the field, Li Nanshan casually said to Old Man Li, "The medicinal herbs are growing well this year. After we finish harvesting the winter wheat and soybeans, let's switch to planting medicinal herbs."
Old man Li didn't even raise his head. "This wasn't your idea, was it?"
"This is my own idea. I've made inquiries. The price of this medicinal herb is higher than that of wheat and soybeans. Dad, we can definitely make money by growing this."
"No, I've never heard of anyone growing medicinal herbs. If you really want to grow them, we can divide the family and you can go about your business."
Li Nanshan looked at the stubborn old man. This time he did not compromise. "Then we can separate."
"What did you say?" Old man Li's eyes were as big as copper bells.
"You said it." Li Nanshan said calmly.
"Is this medicine really necessary to be planted?"
"It has to be planted."
Old man Li threw the straw in his hand to the ground with all his strength, "Then we can split up!"
On the last day of the summer harvest, Old Man Li summoned the village chief and other elders to write a document on red paper declaring the division of the family. However, the eldest and second sons disagreed. The eldest sister-in-law, about to give birth, objected because she didn't have anyone to look after the child, and she needed care during her confinement. The second son's family objected because they were used to eating and drinking together, and in reality, they were worried about not being able to support their two sons. Only the third son, Li Nanshan, agreed, and Old Man Li insisted.
They didn't even think of telling Li Nanqiu, who was taking the college entrance examination, about this, because Li Nanqiu was a girl and would get married sooner or later, so everyone felt that there was no need to tell her.
They also took it for granted that Nan Qiu would definitely come back and get married after graduating from high school.
So this time when the Li family split up, only Li Nanshan really moved out. Because the house itself was already cramped, Old Man Li cruelly kicked the third son out of the house. Mrs. Li could only wipe her tears.
What did Li Nanshan receive when the family was divided? A mattress, a mat, some grain and seeds, a piece of farm tool, and his one-third acre of land. Then there was the debt. The debt he owed for his father's medical treatment was divided into four parts, one for each of his three sons. Li Nanshan also took on his father's share, effectively taking half of the debt.
Old man Li was still quite sober. He said that as soon as he sold the coarse and fine grains this year, he would pay off all his debts first, and he would pay off every debt that could be paid off.
That night, Li Nanshan rolled up his bedding and went to sleep in the abandoned youth cadre site. He had no choice but to stay there for the time being.
Mrs. Li couldn't bear it. Li Nanshan was her youngest son and she couldn't bear to see him suffer, so she came secretly to clean the house for him and cook for him. Li Nanshan didn't stop her because he knew his mother was upset and she didn't want the family to split up. It would be best if they could stay together for life.
But Li Nanshan knew clearly that this family would definitely be divided, not only their family, but other families in Mantou Village would also be divided. So although he was reluctant, he decided to split up rather than suffer a long pain, so he gritted his teeth and did it, in order to fulfill his promise to Tao Xiaoxi and grow better medicine.
When Tao Xiaoxi learned about this, she was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She didn't expect that Li Nanshan would separate from his father because of growing medicine. At the same time, what troubled her was that Li Nanshan didn't own much land now and couldn't grow many medicines.
Then we can only add the land that she and Sun Wangcai own.
She also has a share of the Sun family's land, so she is not afraid even if Sun Wangcai comes out.
Li Nanqiu came back at this time. She had performed quite well in the college entrance examination and came back happily to wait for the results. But as soon as she came back, she was told that her third brother had been separated. At that moment, she felt like she was facing a great enemy and was at a loss.
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