The next day, the sun slowly rose from the east again. The warm sunshine shone on the earth, all things revived, the new buds on the trees were green, and the breath of spring became stronger.
The villagers of He Village started to work early in the morning. After Li Waishan distributed farm tools and arranged scorekeepers, he led a dozen laborers including Xie Zhenghe, Xie Zhengyang and Tian Laoshi to Xie Zhengchuan's house.
When Su Li opened her eyes, the man was no longer on the kang. She rubbed her aching waist and closed her eyes. She felt that she was wrong, really wrong.
She swore that from now on she would never ignore Xie Zhengchuan for any reason.
Thinking back to last night, she was in a life-and-death situation. Xie Zhengchuan said all kinds of dirty words to her and forced her to say so many embarrassing and heart-pounding words. It was so embarrassing. He looked calm and composed most of the time, and she never knew that he could be so rogue when he became one.
She struggled to get up. There was a warm breakfast left for her on the stove. Su Li ate a little. Xie Zhengchuan left a note for Su Li and went to work. Baoya went to Old Xie's house to stay with Xiangzhi and the others to feed the chickens and look after the piglets. The other boys had already gone out to play.
She thought that if she had nothing to do today, she could tidy up the house. Since the sun was shining brightly outside, she could wash and dry the spring clothes. After two days, she could dry the thick clothes at home and put them away.
She was thinking about this, and outside, "Is Zhengchuan's wife up?"
Boom boom boom...
Su Li put away the dishes that she had just washed.
"Where is it?"
Su Li was a little speechless. Why didn't he ask her if she had gone home? He asked her if she had gotten up as soon as he opened his mouth. Was he lazy?
Su Li opened the door, "Uncle Waishan, there are so many people here, what's going on?"
Li Waishan was a little anxious when he saw Su Li acting like I was unaware of the situation. "It's about the land! Zhengchuan's wife, how could you forget it?"
After the sugarcane seedlings were planted, it didn't rain for a while. Since it was originally a wasteland that had been reclaimed, everyone was worried. Su Li and Xie Zhenghe discussed having people water the plants together. Su Li secretly added spiritual spring water to the water, fearing that the seedlings would not grow well. She didn't have much experience in planting, so there was no way to make the sugarcane seedlings grow the same as those in the space.
Li Waishan had taken people to look at it before, and he thought it was okay. Several planting experts also thought it was good, but they were still worried and wanted Su Li to go with them to take a look.
"Oh! Uncle Waishan, wait a moment, I'll lock the door and we'll go take a look together."
Li Waishan immediately smiled until his teeth were exposed. "Hey, come on, Zhengchuan's wife, don't be in a hurry, take your time."
Su Li packed up in a short while and went to the sugarcane field with Li Waishan and others.
The location chosen for the sugarcane field is very important.
Su Li had previously told Li Waishan to choose soil and conditions suitable for growing sugarcane. Li Waishan searched for a long time before choosing this place.
Sugarcane is a crop that feeds on soil fertility. If you want sugarcane to grow well, you have to fertilize the land. So the soil from space and spiritual spring water have been added to these more than 20 acres of land.
Su Li also chose a piece of land in the space to plant some sugarcane. The sugarcane in the space grows very fast and the sugar content must be higher than that outside. Su Li cut one and tasted it, and she had a general idea in her mind.
Although the growth rate of the sugarcane outside was not as fast as that in the space, Su Li thought it was not bad. She added too much spiritual spring water because she was afraid that the sugarcane would grow too shockingly and scare these people.
In other words, as long as there is no human damage, the quality and yield of the brown sugar produced from this batch of sugarcane can be guaranteed at the very least.
"Uncle Waishan, the seedlings are growing well. All that's left is for the farmers to take care of them. Select a few people to take turns watching over them. With such a large area, the wild vegetables on the mountain will grow. Villagers should be able to see them when they go to dig them. Well, if anyone asks, just say that they are new varieties issued by the county and are ready for trial planting."
Li Waishan said, "Zhengchuan's wife, don't worry. Zhenghe and I have discussed this matter. We will have two people guarding the place every day. No one will have the opportunity to cause trouble. If anyone does something wrong, we will bring them to the brigade for criticism. This is a major event for the whole village and we will not take it lightly."
The people who followed Li Waishan also made assurances to Su Li. Initially, they did not trust Su Li. After all, Su Li had never worked before and they were all farmers. They were naturally not happy to listen to a woman who knew nothing. However, it was a job arranged by the village chief, and the pay was 10 work points a day, which was not tiring, so they were happy to have some free time.
But these few days have really changed their views. Zhengchuan's wife has knowledge, connections, and can get that black fertilizer and nutrient solution for farming. They have never handled these things before, and they know nothing about growing sugarcane. They are also unsure about the crops they are confident about doing in an area they are not good at.
Su Li was very satisfied with these people. They were practical, capable and honest, and they did things step by step according to her requirements. However, they had no experience, so when they heard Su Li's approval, they all smiled foolishly with their mouths widening.
"Haha~ I followed Zhengchuan's wife's request and plowed the land many times, just because I was afraid I couldn't do it."
"I'm talking about you. My hands were shaking when I was spreading the fertilizer. We have never seen this kind of black fertilizer. It looks so precious. Or maybe Zhengchuan's wife knows a lot of people, so she has fertilizer, right?"
"I have been farming for so many years and I didn't know that the soil needs nutrients. It's like water, so I don't dare to water too much, for fear of drowning!"
"You are useless. Zhengchuan's wife is a cultured person. She can earn a lot of money from writing books... Oh, royalties. You can listen to her."
"You have to keep an eye on this thing. I promised my child to buy White Rabbit milk candy at the end of the year."
"Me too! I'm thinking if I really make some money this year, I'll send my kid to school next year."
"It's over, it's over. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first. I'll leave the things here to Zhenghe. You arrange a shift and watch it day and night. Set up the shack today and start watching the seedlings tonight!"
"Hey, Uncle Waishan, you guys come over here and let's arrange the shifts."
Su Li looked around and found no major problems, so she told Xie Zhenghe and left. She had soaked these seedlings in the spiritual spring water from the space before, so they were not so delicate.
When she got home, she threw all the clothes to be washed into the space washing machine and filled the house with some filling materials. Around noon, Su Li made a pot of mutton noodles and fried two refreshing side dishes.
After cooking, Su Li went to Old Xie's house to pick up Bao Ya. Zheng Zheng used soap to wash the little girl's hands.
Several children also came, and Su Li was stunned. They were all covered in dust and their brand new clothes were streaked with black and green.
"What have you guys been doing? Are you rolling around on the ground?"
Tiedan looked at Su Li's unhappy face and said, "Mom, we are going to get some pig grass. Send it to Second Uncle. Brother Laifu will collect the pig grass we picked and cut it into pieces for the piglets to eat."
Hu Zi said: "Yes! Mom, you don't know how far we ran to find it. It's not very small. We even went to the riverside, but... "
Before he could say anything, Shitou suddenly covered his mouth, then raised his little face and looked at Su Li, "Hehe..."
Su Li's eyes were about to burst into flames.
"......"
"Hey! You guys, what did I tell you before? Don't go to the river, don't go to the river. You have your lives to save. What if you fall into the river? Why don't you listen to me?"
Li Dan saw that his mother was angry, so he pulled Su Li's sleeve and said, "Mom, I insisted on going, and my brothers followed me because they saw that I was going."
"Don't say anything. Don't I know you? How could you be the one who started this? It must have been that little bastard Hu Zi. He was so proud just now!"
Hu Zi didn't expect Su Li to guess that it was him right away. He lowered his head and said unconvincedly: "Aren't we fine? You are the one."
"I am, right? Hey, I'm going to tell your father about this tonight. You guys should get punished. Humph! Wash your hands and eat. You're making me so angry."
"Mom is not angry, Baoya, be good and listen to me."
"It's still the daughters, the sons are all debt collectors."
When Hu Zi saw that everything was fine, he raised his little face and looked at his brother and younger brothers with a smile, while the others looked at him as if he was a fool.
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