jdhmnovel Chapter 343 Lu Xiaocao Comes
Chapter 343 Lu Xiaocao Comes
What do villagers do in a day?
Since I opened my eyes, I have been feeding the poultry of all sizes at home, cooking meals, and doing endless housework.
Gu Qingqing had more things to do. Early in the morning, she led Zhao Bei, the coolie, to plant the flowers they bought yesterday in the yard.
Zhao Bei even chopped up some bamboo boards as high as an adult's knees, threatening to build a fence around the flowers planted by Gu Qingqing.
"In my opinion, there's no need to work so hard. As long as it can survive, it's fine. We don't have chickens or ducks in our yard, so we don't have to worry about the leaves being eaten by poultry." Gu Qingqing said as she looked at Zhao Bei who was working seriously.
"Sister-in-law, it looks good this way." Zhao Bei said stubbornly.
"Okay, okay, just do it if you think it looks good." Gu Qingqing let go and let him make any fence he wanted.
Dahua at the side didn't know what it would be like to see flowers blooming all over the yard, but she looked at the small green fence that had been built over there, then looked at the land without a fence, and said with a giggle, "Mom, I think this looks good too."
Gu Qingqing was happy, "If our Dahua thinks it's beautiful, then it must be beautiful. Mother believes in your vision." After saying that, she gave Dahua a flying eye in a particularly rude manner. However, Dahua didn't understand flying eyes or electric eyes, and thought she had a bug in her eye.
This caused Gu Qingqing to burst into laughter again.
"Oh, I can hear you laughing happily from far away. What good news is going on?" Yang Xing and Wu Fang walked into the yard while talking.
Gu Qingqing's laughter stopped abruptly, but the smile on her face became even stronger. "It's okay, I'm just teasing Dahua. How come you two have time to come together?"
Wu Fang smiled and walked forward. She didn't say anything to Gu Qingqing, but to Yang Xing beside her, "Look, I told you she was busy like a top all day long. It will take forever for her to remember."
Yang Xing looked at Gu Qingqing who hadn't reacted yet, pursed her lips and smiled, "That's right, we're standing in front of her, but she still hasn't remembered."
Gu Qingqing was sandwiched between the two of them, and then she suddenly came to her senses. She clapped her hands belatedly and said, "Well, look at my brain, I always feel like there is something to do, but I just can't think of it. Have you finished the land over there?"
"Okay, as you said the other day, we have compacted the surrounding ground this year and built a circle of bamboo strips around the edge. We are thinking of bringing Qushi over here. If you are free, please go and take a look to see if what we have done is good enough. If not, we can still make some changes." Yang Xing stepped forward, picked up Sanhua, and held her little hand to tease her.
"What are you doing?" Wu Fang asked, pointing at the flowers planted at the foot of the wall.
Gu Qingqing followed with a chuckle and said, "Grow flowers, otherwise it would be uncomfortable to look at the bare yard."
Wu Fang looked around the courtyard following her words, then nodded and said, "It looks good this way."
A few people chatted for a while, and then Gu Qingqing said, "There's nothing going on at home, so I'll go with you to see how big the chicken has grown. The things are in the backyard, wait for me to get them out."
Yang Xing didn't follow with Sanhua in her arms, but Wu Fang did, saying, "How can I let you carry it? I'll do it."
When Gu Qingqing arrived at the place with Sanhua, Wu Fang and Yang Xing in her arms, she was surprised by what they had made. "What you made is much better than I expected."
you do not say.
They dug about half a foot deep and made a shallow pit. Gu Qingqing tried to dig the soil at the bottom with her fingers but couldn't get it up at all.
The double-layer staggered and interlocking method used by them basically eliminated the possibility of the eel escaping through the bamboo cracks.
It can also be seen that the bamboo strips were inserted into the ground first and then tamped, so that even the gaps between the bamboo strips were tamped firmly.
Yang Xing and Wu Fang were so happy to receive Gu Qingqing's praise that they smiled and said, "We thought that the snakeheads love to burrow into the ground. If we don't do it well, they will burrow into the ground and run away. It would be a waste of your energy. So we thought of tamping it down to make it firm so that they can't run away."
Earthworms like fertilizer, and as long as the situation here is good, they will not want to leave.
Of course, Gu Qingqing didn't say this to them, but still praised them with great affirmation, "Good, very good, you put in a lot of effort."
"What are we going to do next? You told me the other day that you needed some rotten soil. I shoveled some from the hillside and piled it here. What do you think we should do next?" Yang Xing asked, pointing to some rotten soil not far away.
Earthworms breathe through their skin, so their living environment generally needs to be very humid. Gu Qingqing and they shoveled the rotten soil into the pit. It had rained a few days ago, so the soil was very moist and there was no need to sprinkle extra water.
"That's almost it. Just pour the eels in the bucket into the pit and let them move around on their own." Gu Qingqing patted the dirt on her hands and said.
Before, there were only dozens of Dahua and Daxin in total, but now the number of large and small ones poured out of the bucket has increased several times.
Wu Fang and Yang Xing were very happy to see the earthworms scrambling to burrow into the soil. Only Gu Qingqing tried to look away as it could easily trigger her claustrophobia.
After finishing the work here, she took a look at the half-grown chickens and ducks, then carried the few remaining earthworms in the bucket back home. She had to have some at home, after all, there were a few old hens at home who were also craving for some food.
I went back and added some more soil into the bucket, and after a while I had a big harvest again.
Another busy day.
The next day, Gu Qingqing did not go out. She picked bamboo shoots with Meihua and Zhao Qin, and waited to see if Xiaocao would come. If she did not come today, she would go back to her parents' home in the afternoon and tell them that she wanted to hire her.
She thought it through yesterday while lying on the kang.
The braised food is made at home in the early stage, and then the next day you have to drive a donkey cart to the town to sell it in the shop.
Once the shop becomes famous and the business is stable, she will no longer have to go there.
As for manpower, she decided to use plum blossoms and grass because this time she wanted to teach them the specific methods of braised food.
Gu Qingqing has complete trust in both of them.
There is no need to say much about Meihua. After all, Xiaocao is her brother's wife, and she cares a lot about her affairs.
She also took this opportunity to develop her family.
Originally, she wanted to pair up a couple, such as Meihua and Yuzhu, or Zhuangzhuang and Xiaocao.
The work is easier when there are men doing the hard work, and it is also much safer for them to commute to and from town every day.
But she thought it was not a good idea. The summer harvest would be in two days, and they had to seize the good weather. Otherwise, if it rained, the unharvested crops in the fields would suffer.
If she pulled Zhuangzhuang and Xiaocao out of the house, her mother would have to take care of the kang and the crops alone, which would be a life-threatening situation.
The same is true for Meihua. Her family has seven or eight acres of land for summer harvest. In this era when harvesting is entirely dependent on manual labor, Yuzhu is the most powerful labor force in the family.
So, she planned to wait for Xiaocao to come and talk to her first, then look at her and then talk to Meihua.
As she was thinking this, Xiaocao came in.
"Xiao Cao, you're here!" Gu Qingqing stopped what she was doing and greeted her.
"Sister!" When Lu Xiaocao saw Gu Qingqing, her eyes suddenly turned red and her hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes.
"Oh, what's wrong? Come in quickly, tell your sister something, did Zhuangzhuang bully you?" Seeing this, Gu Qingqing rubbed her wet hands on her clothes and hurriedly pulled Xiaocao to ask.