Anyway, the family hasn't separated yet. Her father earns 300 coins a month, and her mother earns 150 coins a month.
Wow, that's quite a lot of money coming in this month.
With money, their family's living conditions can be improved.
She only ate chicken once in this house, when she first moved in. Since then, she hasn't seen a single scrap of meat.
He Tiantian was quite busy today. She first went to check on her own land.
Although it rained last night, it was still not enough for the long-drought-stricken land.
Many people in the village went to check the paddy fields. Although it rained quite heavily last night, the paddy fields were only wet, with no standing water.
Zhao Tingzhang walked along the ridge of the field, shaking his head as he went, completely devoid of the joy he had felt the night before.
He took a puff of his pipe and said regretfully, "We missed planting one crop of rice this year, what are we going to do? And this dry land, after planting sweet potatoes, is completely barren. It would be even better if we could plant some other grains."
But as the weather gets colder and colder, it seems we can no longer grow crops.
He Tiantian walked towards them and, seeing Zhao Tingzhang's regretful expression, asked, "Tingzhang, what are you thinking about?"
When Zhao Tingzhang saw He Tiantian, he forced a smile.
"Oh, it's Maruko's mom. I saw that all these fields are empty, what a pity."
Looking at the vast expanse of empty fields, He Tiantian felt it was indeed a pity.
In the village, almost every household has paddy fields, and very few dry fields.
This year's grain yield was halved, and although every household harvested grain, they were all tightening their belts to make ends meet.
Thinking of this, He Tiantian said, "Chief, my family's fields are all dry land. If there is enough rain, I plan to plant wheat."
"What? Growing wheat?" Growing wheat isn't that unusual; north of their Changfeng Village, the area is all wheat-growing.
When Zhao Tingzhang was young, he visited Lixian County. The fields there were all dry land, where wheat and corn were planted every year.
They also grow peanuts and beans, which is a wider variety than what they grow here.
He Tiantian nodded, "Otherwise, with so much dry land in my family, it would be such a waste to leave it empty."
Zhao Tingzhang thought about it and agreed, "Does Wanzi's mother have any wheat seeds at home?"
"Yes, I asked someone to buy some wheat a few months ago. I also had someone copy down the things to pay attention to when planting wheat. I don't know if the experiment will be successful yet." He Tiantian smiled shyly.
Hearing this, Zhao Tingzhang seemed quite interested as well.
"I saw this when I was young. If you don't mind, Maruko-chan, could you teach me how to do it?"
He Tiantian was overjoyed, "That's wonderful! My dad was just figuring this out on his own, but with your help, Chief Zhao, he'll definitely succeed."
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