More than a month later, it was time to harvest wheat.
Xu Xingchen took a sickle and a basket and went to work in the fields.
Looking at the golden waves of wheat, she smiled cheerfully, "Thanks to the pesticides, I can tell there are more wheat this year than in previous years, just by looking at it."
Jun Haoyue stood beside her and looked her over.
He estimated a number: "It should be twice as much."
Xu Xingchen turned around abruptly: "You can see that? What if there aren't that many left after we finish collecting them?"
Jun Haoyue thought for a moment and raised the corner of his lips: "Then I'll give you a gift."
"I think it's okay, let's do it!"
The two of them went to the fields together, harvested the wheat with sickles, rubbed it out with special tools, and then carried it back home. When they finished all this, it was already afternoon.
Xu Xingchen used a scale to measure it, and immediately smiled so hard that his eyes curved.
"It's not double, it's half more, you lose!"
She was just joking, but she never expected that Jun Haoyue turned around and went to the bamboo house.
After a moment, he took out a bundle.
"Open it and take a look," he said.
From the outside, it was impossible to tell what was inside the small bundle. One could only feel its softness by touching it. This piqued Xu Xingchen's curiosity. She opened the bundle bit by bit, and as she did so, the object inside gradually came into view. It turned out to be a new moon-white dress!
The skirt is not fancy, except for the pattern of the fabric and a few small flowers embroidered on the hem and cuffs.
It looks simple and elegant, giving people a bright feeling: "Is the skirt for me?"
Seeing her happy, Jun Haoyue was in a good mood.
"Yes, do you want to try it on?"
Xu Xingchen nodded: "Of course I have to try it on to see if it fits! By the way, you planned to give me a new dress a long time ago, right?"
It’s impossible to make such an exquisite dress in just one or two days!
Seeing her asking, Jun Haoyue did not hide anything and confessed everything.
"I've been thinking about it for half a month. I even asked you about your clothing size during those days because I wanted to give you a piece of clothing."
At this moment, Xu Xingchen felt his heart numb, as if a warm current was flowing through it.
"Why this all of a sudden?"
Jun Haoyue said seriously, "Ever since we met, you've always been so busy that you haven't even had time to take care of yourself. You haven't changed into new clothes in a long time, so I wanted to give you one."
Xu Xingchen looked dazed.
It seems that the only person who cares about her so much is Jun Haoyue.
She was so touched that she walked up to him and gave him a hug.
She stood on tiptoe and whispered in Jun Haoyue's ear, "Thank you." Then she immediately let go, took the new skirt and ran back to the house to try it on.
Jun Haoyue stood there and could clearly see the slightly red tips of her ears.
My mood immediately improved.
After a while, Xu Xingchen changed into her skirt and walked out of the house.
"Does it fit me well?"
Jun Haoyue looked it up and down and nodded: "It fits perfectly. Besides, this skirt looks good on you too."
Xu Xingchen smiled, walked around the yard, and then went back into the house. When she came out again, she had changed into her new dress.
Jun Haoyue frowned: "Why did you change it?"
"I still need to work. It's inconvenient to work in my new dress." That was a gift from Jun Haoyue, so she had to cherish it. After Xu Xingchen explained, he immediately picked up a hoe and shovel, and while cleaning up, he said, "I've had my eye on that vacant lot in our backyard for a long time. It's a waste to leave such a large area empty. Why not plant a vegetable garden?"
She even prepared the vegetable seeds and was waiting to till the soil when she had time.
Jun Haoyue came over and said, "There are too many rocks in that open space. I'll help you clean them up."
Xu Xingchen turned around and blinked at him: "I've been waiting for you to say this! Let's go!" She handed the hoe and shovel to Jun Haoyue, and took the basket and vegetable seeds herself.
The two of them walked to the backyard and started turning the soil, working from the afternoon until evening.
There is no way, there are too many stones on the open space!
To grow vegetables, the rocks must be dug out and transported elsewhere, and then the planting area must be turned over to make the soil loose.
After finishing all this, Jun Haoyue was sweating profusely.
Xu Xingchen looked distressed and took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat: "Okay, sit down and rest, I'll take care of the rest!"
Jun Haoyue sat aside.
Xu Xingchen swiftly dug out the vegetable seeds and scattered them on the ground, then sprinkled them with diluted nutrient solution. After doing this, she dusted off her hands and said, "It's done! Today I'm planting cabbage, eggplant, and a few winter melons! With the nutrient solution, I believe we'll be able to eat fresh vegetables in a few days."
Just by imagining the prospects, she felt that the future was bright.
But that’s not all, after all, it’s the busy farming season and there’s a lot of work to do!
After dinner, Xu Xingchen and Jun Haoyue discussed the matter. They definitely couldn't leave the land empty. After harvesting the wheat, they could plant other crops, such as peanuts.
This thing can be taken to the town to be sold, and it can also be pressed for oil and eaten. The yield is particularly high, and it is definitely the first choice for farming!
Jun Haoyue had no objection to this, so Xu Xingchen decided to plow the soil and plant peanuts tomorrow!
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The next morning, the two men carried hoes and went to the fields.
This appearance attracted the attention of many villagers, who cast puzzled glances. Hadn't the wheat been harvested? Why was he going to the fields again?
"Xingchen, what are you and your cousin doing?"
Xu Xingchen turned around and saw that it was Auntie Pang who was asking the question, so he smiled and said, "I think it's a pity to leave the land empty after the wheat is harvested, so I want to plant something."
Auntie Pang said, "Oh!" and then frowned, "Then you'll have a lot of work to do. It's not easy to plow the land after you've just planted wheat!"
Xu Xingchen looked confident: "It's okay, I have my cousin to help me."
Jun Haoyue nodded in cooperation.
Auntie Pang was amused by the two people's appearance and shook her head: "Young people are really energetic! Hey, it just so happens that my family's land has been harvested, and now I have nothing to do, I will help you turn it!"
After saying that, without waiting for Xu Xingchen to answer, he ran back home and got a hoe.
Seeing this, the other villagers asked a few questions and came to help Xu Xingchen.
At once, many people came to the fields.
Xu Xingchen looked at so many villagers, a little confused: "What are you doing?" A villager laughed heartily: "Xingchen, we are here to help you!"
"Yes, you have helped everyone so much, it's time for us to return the favor!"
Listening to these laughs, Xu Xingchen felt a little warm in his heart.
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