Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 282 Growing Vegetables

The main table was occupied by their own family, Lan Qiuhua's brother and sister-in-law, and Shen Erniu's two friends.

Ji Wenhe drank half a bowl of soup and ate two wild vegetable cakes.

Seeing everyone finished eating and stood up, she also left the table and looked at the table next to her. Shen Rongshan was listening to Shen Qingyang talking.

He gave her a look and went home first.

The sun is shining today, so I dried the quilt in the sun.

I carried the quilt into the house and went to the kitchen to wash the pot.

After cleaning up the house inside and outside, I reached the halfway point of the mountain and looked up and down. I saw that most people had left, with only a few villagers left helping with washing dishes and cleaning up.

Ji Wenhe walked to the wasteland, put the chickens down and ran away at the foot of the mountain.

Shen Rongshan helped return the table and stools to the owner. When he came to the edge of the wasteland, he saw her changing the grass in the chicken coop: "Wen He, I'm going to dig the foundation."

"Okay, you go first, I'll be there in a while."

He was very strong, and the two brothers discussed it and decided that Shen Yuanshan would go out to sell goods while he would stay at home to dig the foundation.

After replacing the grass in the nest, I went home, picked up the basket, and went to the homestead.

"Brother Shen, are there too many stones? Is it easy to dig?"

"It's not easy to dig, there are a lot of small stones." Shen Rongshan piled the excavated soil together.

Ji Wenhe looked at the stones in the soil: "There are indeed many stones near the foot of the mountain. There shouldn't be so many in the center of the village."

When choosing a residential site, they were advised to choose one in the center of the village. However, both of them were reluctant to do so, saying that it would be quieter to live at the foot of the mountain.

She picked out the big stones inside.

The two worked until the evening, when the twins came back.

Shen Wenshan jumped out of the car: "Brother, sister-in-law, Master said he knows someone who can buy it cheaper."

"In a couple of days he'll go to town to visit his son and buy it back on the way. We'll pay him then, saving us the trip."

Ji Wenhe stood up and said, "Okay, the cheaper it is, the better. Who of you can go home and cook? We'll be busy for a while."

"I'll go home and cook." Shen Yuanshan pulled the donkey cart forward, "I'll call you when the meal is ready."

We took out 150 kilograms of goods today, and only sold half of them.

This business is becoming increasingly difficult.

This day.

Wang Erfeng went to the next village and bought seeds.

The people in the village and Zhaojia Village agreed that two people would go to the town to buy it, and it would be cheaper.

This year, people from Zhaojia Village went to the town to buy it.

"Wen He, I brought you some vegetable seeds. I went there early, and I picked the best eggplant seedlings and tomatoes. Come, let's share them between our two families."

Ji Wenhe was weeding the broad bean field. After hearing this, he walked over with a small stool in his hand: "Aunt Wang, please sit down."

"I won't sit. Divide the seeds and go back to plant them." She took out the eggplant seedlings first. "Fifteen plants. How many do you want?"

"Six plants, six tomato plants as well. This year, I'll plant more winter melon and beans, dry them and eat them in the winter."

Wang Erfeng carefully separated the eggplant vines and said, "Okay, my family plans to plant more cabbage this year. I get a headache when I see beans growing. I'm tired of eating them."

"Do you want radish seeds? I bought a lot. The radish tops are also good to be dried and pickled."

Ji Wenhe shook his head: "No radish, my family doesn't like it very much. We haven't finished the pickled radish we made last year."

"After the corn is harvested, the fields will be planted with cabbage, which will be eaten by people and the chickens, ducks and geese at home."

She nodded and said, "Aren't you planning to plant corn on your wasteland? Three acres of land is enough to feed your chickens, ducks and geese."

I guess we can’t finish it, and we can even sell it to make money.

"I'm afraid the harvest won't be good. I've been raising them for more than a year, so I have to plant them and see how the harvest goes. If the harvest is good, I'll plant more different vegetables in the vegetable garden next year."

The corn harvest is not good, and there may not be enough food for chickens, ducks and geese after a winter, so I thought about planting more cabbage.

"Yes, let's wait and see the harvest this year." Wang Erfeng divided the eggplant seedlings and took out other vegetable seeds.

"These are seeds of loofah, winter melon, pumpkin, cucumber, long bean, and radish. If you don't want them, I won't give them to you. My family will plant less long beans this year, so the rest will be yours."

Ji Wenhe picked up the seeds wrapped in cloth and said, "Aunt Wang, why don't we see any green vegetables planted in our village?"

"That thing was eaten by bugs before anyone could even eat it. We don't like to plant it because it attracts too many bugs. Even spreading wood ash is useless."

She picked up the seeds and stood up: "Let's go home and plant vegetables."

"Hey, I'll go back too."

I recall that when I lived with my grandmother, we grew some green vegetables at home. They were indeed easy to attract small insects, and the densely packed small holes on the leaves gave people goose bumps when they saw them.

I haven't eaten it for a long time, I miss it a little.

I went home and got a hoe and a rake, and also carried a bucket and a ladle.

The cucumbers are planted in the corn field, and the broad beans can be harvested at the beginning of next month.

Ji Wenhe planted pumpkins and winter melons at the end of the field and at the foot of the mountain, and then placed a few branches on the ground for them to climb.

Plant the beans on the edge of the vegetable plot and put up a few racks in a few days.

Also ordered some outside in the wasteland.

If the harvest from the wasteland is good this year, she can also grow some vegetables here. She still wants to plant some vegetables once to see how they turn out, and then go to the town to buy seeds herself next year.

"Wen He, why are you working alone? Where are Rong Shan and Wen Shan?"

Ji Wenhe turned around and said, "Aunt Zhao, they went to the mountain to cut trees. I can do it by myself. Take your time."

"It's inconvenient for me to move with my big belly, otherwise I could help you."

"Thank you, Aunt Zhao. I can come. Uncle Ping is also growing vegetables at home."

Zhao Sanniang nodded slightly: "Yes, plant all the vegetables early, and they will give birth as soon as I say so."

"Ouch!"

She screamed, and Ji Wenhe was so scared that he quickly turned around and looked: "What's wrong, Aunt Zhao?"

"It's okay, it's okay, you just kicked me."

Well, she was almost scared and thought she was going to give birth.

"Aunt Zhao, have you found a midwife?"

"I've found one. It's not far from Zhangjia Village. She's an experienced midwife. Most of the babies born in the area around our village were delivered by her."

It was Shen Ping who went to look for it, and all the things he asked to prepare were already prepared at home.

Ji Wenhe recalled what he had seen on TV. The delivery conditions were very simple. Clean cloth, scissors, and hot water were the three necessary items. There was no disinfection, and they had to wear masks. The thought of it made him feel scared.

After chatting for a while, Shen Ping came over and asked her to go back.

After planting the vegetable seeds, I carried the wooden bucket to the river.

"sister in law."

"Huairen, you are playing in the water again. Is water really that fun?"

Shen Huairen rolled up his trouser legs, stood in the middle of the stream, and kicked the water with his feet: "It's fun, but it's a little cold."

"Then why don't you come out quickly? You've caught a cold and need to drink very bitter medicine. Your mother might even beat you up."

"No, my mother said I have strong skin and tough muscles. I am not afraid of being beaten."

Ji Wenhe was helpless. He squatted beside and scooped water into the bucket with a ladle: "Then be careful, don't fall."

He stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law, give me the ladle and I'll scoop it for you."

Without waiting for her consent, he snatched it from her hand.

This child really loves playing in the water. In his previous life, he might have been a good swimmer.