Five acres is quite a lot of space; it would take a lot of bamboo strips and tarpaulins to cover it up.
Huang Erlan stared at the lush green seedlings on the ground.
His mood shifted from fear and apprehension to determination. If wealthy families could build greenhouses, why couldn't he? Because he wasn't wealthy.
Looking down at his limping leg, he wondered if his life would be any better, if he could live a better life than those with all four limbs intact. He knew it all depended on the chili peppers in the field.
He memorized every word Su Jiaoniang said and every point she should pay attention to.
After the rain stopped, they went to the county town to buy the things needed to build the greenhouse, as Su Jiaoniang had suggested.
What is a greenhouse? It sounds like it's used to keep crops in the field warm, just like a house for people to live in. It needs to be airtight, have sunlight, and need watering. He just carries it over bucket by bucket.
Seeing that Huang Erlan was full of energy, Su Jiaoniang was satisfied.
She's not good at farming, and if even the skilled ones are listless and half-dead, then all these chili peppers will really go to waste.
Back home, Su Jiaoniang saw the little girl secretly washing clothes.
The little girl's clothes turned black again, and there was a layer of black stones at the bottom of the basin.
If you get close to the child, you can hear the child muttering: "Ugh, it's so annoying. The ground gets black when it rains, and so do my clothes. My mom will be so sad if she finds out that I got my clothes black."
Is this what children worry about?
Su Jiaoniang smiled faintly.
She won't be sad or angry. Children's childhood should be about playing and having fun!
Life is full of disappointments when you grow up, so childhood is the best.
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