Zhang Weifang is actually a very independent person. She doesn't want others to come to her house and always feels it is inconvenient, so she rejected Li Hongru's proposal.
"The baby is only one month old now, and she's not showing any signs of pregnancy yet. Don't let anyone come."
"Okay, then be careful when you're home alone."
With a child, Li Hongru's life became busier, and he was also responsible for cooking and washing dishes at home.
Since March, farmers have been working in the fields.
During last year's autumn harvest, the corn stubble left after the corn stalks were cut should now be dug out.
There was a spring rain on March 15th. The rain was continuous and just moistened the ground. Hoeing the ground was the easiest at this time.
The land had to be hoeed twice and then plowed over with a wooden plow pulled by oxen before it could be replanted.
Ploughing can make the land more fertile and increase crop yields, so the first step for farmers to grow crops is to plow the land.
You can start planting corn in mid-April, while millet and beans should be planted in May when the weather warms up.
In May, it was time to plant the vegetable garden in the yard. This year, Zhang Weifang was pregnant, so the task was directly given to Li Hongru.
Fortunately, the vegetable garden was not big, so he finished it in one day and planted some cucumbers, tomatoes, and zucchini.
Zhang Weifang wanted to eat fresh grapes, so Li Hongru built a grape rack and planted a grape vine.
Zhang Weifang bought the grape seeds in the system mall. Maybe it was because of her pregnancy, but she had been craving grapes recently.
In order not to waste points, Zhang Weifang still thinks planting is more cost-effective.
At this time, the grapes were still wild grapes, which were small and sour. Zhang Weifang bought some Kyoho grape seeds, hoping to grow them.
Kyoho grapes are sweet and sour and juicy, and are Zhang Weifang's favorite flavor.
In March, Zhang Weifang planted some strawberries in the yard. Now they have grown. The fruits are not big, but they are very sweet and delicious.
Zhang Weifang’s daily task now is to drive away the birds flying around in the yard, especially a kind of bird with a yellow pointed beak that comes to peck at her strawberries every day.
More than half of the ripe strawberries fell into the bird's mouth. Zhang Weifang was almost mad. She had no choice but to find some plastic sheets to cover the strawberries.
What’s infuriating is that these birds can actually lift up the plastic sheet and eat the things inside.
In the end, Zhang Weifang could only sit in the yard and drive them away.
Her belly is more than four months pregnant, but it is not visible from the outside.
Now that the weather has warmed up, Zhang Weifang sits in the shade of the yard every day, eating strawberries from a bowl and competing with the birds.
Jia Ru, who lives next door, would bring her son over from time to time to play and chat with her, so Zhang Weifang lived a very comfortable life.
After knowing that she was pregnant, her mother-in-law and her mother came to visit her. They were relieved to see that she could take care of herself.
Besides, there is a lot of work to do in the fields and they cannot leave home for a long time.
There were two rains at the beginning of this spring, which temporarily alleviated the drought. Everyone felt that the harvest this year should be good.
That day, Zhang Weifang was walking in the yard when she saw her sister-in-law Li Hongqin coming.
"Sister-in-law, are you okay? I came to see you."
"Very good, come in."
Li Hongqin was still shocked when she saw Zhang Weifang's huge belly:
"Sister-in-law, your belly wasn't noticeable the last time I came. How come it's so big now?"
"It's almost six months already, isn't it time to grow up?"
Zhang Weifang knew that Li Hongqin must have come for something, but since she didn't say anything, she didn't ask.
At noon, when Li Hongru came back, he saw his sister cooking in the kitchen. He was very surprised and asked casually:
"Hongqin? What are you doing here?"
When Li Hongqin saw her third brother, she immediately started crying out of grievance:
"Third brother, you don't know, my eldest sister-in-law actually wants to introduce me to her relative, a man whose wife has died."
"What? What did Mom and Dad say?"
"My parents heard that the man has a job and agreed to meet him, but I don't want to. Do you think I should marry anyone just because I have a bad reputation?"
Li Hongru knew what his parents were thinking. One reason was that their daughter was old, and the other was that Li Hongqin's reputation was ruined after the last incident, so it would be better for her to find someone with better conditions.
These days, it is harder for rural people to find a partner who has a job than to win the lottery.
Zhang Weifang is lucky. With Zhang Weifang as a comparison point, Li Hongqin certainly doesn't want to find a second marriage.
Li Hongru didn't say anything, but just let Li Hongqin stay at his house first and let her take care of her sister-in-law.
Li Hongqin has a good personality and is always eager to do work when she comes to other people's homes. Zhang Weifang is quite tolerant of her.
That day, Aunt Wang Ping from next door came to visit her house and saw Li Hongqin fetching water at a glance.
Her eyes lit up and she immediately asked:
"Weifang, is this your relative?"
"Aunt, she is my sister-in-law Hongqin. Hongqin, this is Aunt Wang next door."
The two strangers greeted each other and went about their business. Wang Ping pulled Zhang Weifang out of the gate and asked in a low voice:
"How old is your sister-in-law? Is she dating?"
"I'm already 19 and still single."
Wang Ping was delighted when she heard this. She patted Zhang Weifang on the shoulder and said:
"Look, my Xiaochuan is also single, how about letting them meet?"
Zhang Weifang was happy in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he said in embarrassment:
"Auntie, Hongqin is from the village and has no job. Can Xiaochuan agree?"
Wang Ping slapped her thigh and said loudly:
"How could he not agree? Now, I don't have any special requirements for my daughter-in-law. As long as she can live a stable life, that's enough."
When Zhang Weifang saw that Aunt Wang really agreed, she briefly told her about Wang Chunfeng's situation. If the Wang family minded, then just forget it so as to avoid any later resentment.
After hearing this, Aunt Wang burst into laughter:
"Weifang, if you ask me, they're both in the same boat. They've both been hurt in relationships. If they really get together, it would be a match made in heaven."
"Haha," Zhang Weifang really admired Aunt Wang's way of thinking. She could understand this matter in this way.
The two of them agreed to have them meet at Zhang Weifang's house the next day. Even if they were not suitable, no unpleasant words would be spread.
Zhang Weifang told Li Hongqin about this when she got home. Li Hongqin was very happy. She had actually always wanted to leave the village. If this blind date was successful, she could marry into the city, which would be even better.
When Ma Xiaochuan heard about the blind date, he did not refuse. He was getting older and wanted to find a suitable partner to start a family.
Both of them are looking forward to the blind date, and they both hope to meet the right person.
The next morning at 9 o'clock, Aunt Wang brought Ma Xiaochuan to the house.
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