Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Building a Greenhouse (Part 1)
Lin Si has been in a good mood recently.
Ever since Li County was upgraded to a third-level territory, she would check the progress bar of potatoes and sweet potatoes before going to bed every day, and the number of newly arrived refugees was also slowly refreshing.
Getting closer and closer.
It was worth her four years of hard work to build Li County.
As autumn turns to winter, people begin to stuff cotton into their padded jackets. Many people also find their ears cold, so they use the remaining cotton scraps at home to make modern earmuffs, stuffing them with cotton, which also keeps them warm.
The time for a large-scale cold wave is getting closer and the weather is getting colder.
But this cannot stop the excitement of the New Year in Li County.
The market is only open during the Chinese New Year. During other times, there is really nothing to buy or sell except vegetables, meat and grains.
But it’s different during the Chinese New Year. Even young children of a few years old will hold a few copper coins in their hands.
Shi Jin put on gloves and earmuffs and went out to the market with Shi Tou.
Shi Jin can see many familiar people, and also many unfamiliar people.
These were probably bought from other places. Not to mention their complexion and clothes, but you can tell from their eyes.
The local people in Li County are confident and casual, but the eyes of these people who have just arrived reveal caution.
Shitou and Shijin were not very old, but about the age of modern junior high and high school students. They walked and stopped, buying snacks and small items.
The largest number of people sell snacks, most of which are snacks made by the people themselves.
Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu were the envy of others after they received the certificates of outstanding night school graduates.
Kang Zhuqing was in a good mood, so he made some snacks and sold them outside, not for the sake of making money, but just to show off.
"My Shanjia Sancui is delicious. Buy some and use it directly as a topping for your soup noodles. What? How did you know I won the certificate for outstanding graduate of night school and was personally commended by the county lord?"
Anyone passing by can hear it.
Some people who had just arrived in Li County asked curiously, "What is night school? What does it mean to be an outstanding graduate?"
Zhong Diyan, Guo Zi and Guo Han took Cong Yin'er out for a stroll. Cong Yin'er confidently replied, "Night school is a place where people learn to read. Classes are held at night. As for outstanding graduates, that's naturally an honor earned by those who study and learn."
This series of words included many words that the newcomers did not understand, and the man nodded as if he understood.
Cong Yin'er is seven years old this year. Because he was too young, he did not learn many courses. When the second wave of orphans came in, he was transferred to the next age group.
Classmates became seniors, and Cong Yiner felt very wronged.
Zhong Diyan was not interested in the snacks and just glanced at them. Guo Zi was thinking about going to the suburban fields to pick foxtail grass, so the two of them just strolled around and took a quick look.
Guo Han sighed from the bottom of his heart, "This market is getting more lively every year."
After taking a bite of Ringo, Yin'er said, "It shows that people's lives are getting better and better."
As the four of them walked, they met Liang Nian and Zuo You again, and they greeted each other warmly.
The county government also has a day off during the Chinese New Year. Liang Nian and Zuo You were bored at home, so they decided to go out for a walk.
Zuo You planned to go and see the carp she had raised. She had raised them for many years and had developed feelings for them.
As they were walking, they happened to meet Lan Niang and her sister selling purses made from scraps of cloth.
Zuo You reached out and picked one up, praising it, "Not bad, the color matching of this scrap of cloth is quite clever."
Lan Niang recognized the person and said respectfully, "Master Zuo, Magistrate Liang, if you don't mind, please take it."
Zuo You didn't ask the price, asked Liang Nian to count out ten copper coins, and then turned around and left.
Only Lan Niang was left looking at the copper coins with tears in her eyes.
On the way to the suburban fields, many people greeted them respectfully, after all, one was the county magistrate and the other was a school teacher.
When we arrived at the suburban fields, we saw a figure fishing. Who else could it be but Feng Ling?
Feng Ling's ears moved slightly, and he noticed the movement. He turned around and found that it was Liang Nian and Zuo You.
Zuo You looked at Feng Ling fishing and felt a little complicated.
"Madam Feng, what a coincidence."
Feng Ling blinked his puppy eyes, "What a coincidence, County Magistrate Liang and Madam Zuo are here to fish too."
Zuo You was a little embarrassed. "Ah... no, the weather is nice today, so I went out for a walk and somehow ended up here."
Perhaps it heard Zuo You's voice, and the carp poked its head out of the water to look around.
Then Feng Ling immediately scolded him, "Didn't I tell you not to show up easily? What if someone really wants to catch you and eat you? What will you do then?"
Zuo You: .........
Liang Nian politely said, "Madam Feng seems to be very caring about these fish."
Feng Ling proudly replied, "Of course. These fish were very stupid, but I've finally trained them to be smart."
Li County People's Hospital is also closed today. On weekdays, the number of people seeking medical treatment is not very crowded. After all, the common people all have the same idea: if the pain is not unbearable, they will be fine after a good sleep.
On a rare day off, Zhu Shixi was forced by Lin Si to go out for a walk.
Zhu Shixi had no choice but to feel more and more bored the more he went out for a walk. He might as well go back to the hospital and continue reading.
Although Zhu Shixi found it boring, the people soon recognized her.
"Doctor Zhu! Doctor Zhu, if it weren't for you, my daughter wouldn't have survived last time!"
"Where is Doctor Zhu?"
"Doctor Zhu, is it really Doctor Zhu?"
Zhu Shixi was soon surrounded by a group of people expressing their gratitude.
Looking at those pairs of sincere eyes, Zhu Shixi suddenly felt.
No wonder the county lady insisted on asking her to come out for a stroll. It seems that this market is not so boring.
It was a rare opportunity for Mo Jinglian's family to get together, so after having the New Year's Eve dinner at home, they went out for a walk.
Several old servants from before were also brought in. Mo Yu felt very relieved to leave the house to the Jiang family's care.
If I go back from a business trip one day, I can go and have a look.
As the family walked, they couldn't help but talk about work again.
Mo Jinglian: "I don't know what the county lady meant when she told me a few days ago to set up a special department."
Yin Sheng was in charge of patrolling the market today. When he saw Mo Jinglian, he touched the knife on his waist and his fingertips felt slightly hot.
He controlled his expression and tried to appear polite: "Mrs. Mo, how are you?"
Mo Jinglian smiled softly at him, "Mr. Yin, are you in charge of patrol today? Thank you for your hard work."
Yin Sheng walked out several more steps and stopped at the patrol exchange position.
Gan Lang and Yin Sheng exchanged patrol positions.
Gan Lang was puzzled, "Yin Sheng, are your ears red?"
Yin Sheng: "It's your illusion."
"Everyone is so weird during the Chinese New Year. My younger brother is the same. He insisted on running to Xu Chuo's house to pay New Year's greetings and even went to the market with us. You don't know the way Xu Chuo looked at me. It seemed like he wanted to kill me." Gan Lang muttered to himself, and when he turned around, Yin Sheng was gone.
The bustling market did not last long. People went to work, those who had to go to work went to work, and the children went to school.
Lin Si made a greenhouse plan for the increasingly cold weather before the New Year.
Although it is not as heat-insulating and light-transmitting as plastic cloth, alum is added to cheap paper and tung oil is applied to it, so that it can maintain its light transmittance.
Fortunately, cheap paper is low in cost, otherwise the cost of this greenhouse would be too high.
The remaining step is to build a sloping trellis facing south, and then use thin bamboo strips to form an arch to reduce the shadow area.
According to Lin Si's request, the people made straw mats at home in their spare time.
Cover the straw mat at night to keep warm.
Although I don’t know why the county lady asked them to do this, since this was the county lady’s order, there must be a reason!
Sun Chang and Fan Li make thin bamboo strips at home.
Fan Li had already set out, but Sun Chang was reluctant to let him go.
So he said to him, "Anyway, the work we take in Li County is for the county lady. Why don't they do it together? It's easier. We can split the money 50-50."
Fan Li thought about it and agreed.
When things were tough and tiring, the two would comfort each other, "Wait until the kids from the elementary school go to the technical school, and we can teach them well and then we can have an easy time."
The first home was still chosen as a pilot site at Kang Zhuqing’s home.
The reason is nothing else but that Kang Zhuqing and Shi Tu are both outstanding graduates of night school, and that is enough.
Kang Zhuqing's courtyard door was wide open, and many people came in to join in the fun and chat.
"The county lady said it would get colder and colder, so she built the greenhouse."
"Mrs. Kang is really amazing. She's running a greenhouse pilot project at home."
Kang Zhuqing had a loud voice. "That's right. As long as we follow the county lord's policies, there's nothing to lose. It's all good!"
As we chatted, the topic inexplicably turned to the children's studies. "It's been a long time since the New Year, and the entrance exams are almost here!"
"Oh, yes, my child is not good at studying, so I am worried."
"I heard Shitou's grades are pretty good and he was chosen to be a teacher. I wonder what his plans are for further studies?"
Shitou said silently: "Neither of us understands these things. He chose to continue his studies."
Someone probably has a child who is just average at studying, "Hey, my child is quite considerate. He said he wants to apply to a technical school to reduce the burden on the family."
Kang Zhuqing retorted, "We don't need him to relieve any burden at home. If he can study, I will sell everything I have to let him study."
The man suddenly stopped talking.
Someone came out to smooth things over, "Whether it's further study or technical school, it's all good. As long as you follow the county lady, you'll never have to worry about having nothing to eat."
Mrs. Jiang from the neighboring house also came over to talk, "Shitou is such a good student, can he give our Yuanhong some extra lessons?"
Everyone present was a neighbor from the same alley, and even Xu Bei, who was originally from the Hu people, could sense a hint of embarrassment.
The atmosphere suddenly froze.
Kang Zhuqing smiled wryly, "The stone can't be empty."
Madam Jiang smiled awkwardly and then turned her target to Xu Bei.
"Mrs. Xu, I heard that your mother Yan is also very good at studying?"
Kang Zhuqing couldn't bear it any longer, "That's enough."
Only then did Mrs. Jiang walk out in shame.
Finally, the topic returned to the greenhouse, and everyone agreed to go and see it when it was completed.
A greenhouse was set up on the land of Kang Zhuqing's house. Many people came to see it out of curiosity. They saw that the greenhouse was supported by thin bamboo strips and covered with a layer of shiny paper. Kang Zhuqing walked inside curiously and found that there was still plenty of light.
At night, cover the area with straw mats to keep the temperature low and prevent the crops from freezing to death.
"This year is indeed colder than previous years. Since the county lord said the next two years will be even colder, it's a good idea to prepare early."
"Yes, yes. If it gets colder than this year, the crops will definitely not survive."
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