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As the cold got worse in the past few days, Xiaowu could only slow down the update speed, mainly because he was afraid that he would write something crooked when he had a stuffy nose and dizziness. I hope you can understand for two days. I was fascinated by checking the information on e3. When I looked up, it was already past 12 o'clock. I was in tears.
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Sister Zhu also knew the situation at home of several brothers, and was not in a hurry to ask for money. She only said that she would take out six ounces of money for use first, and the others would get it after the autumn harvest.
Mrs. Liu watched helplessly as Sister Zhu went back to the house, and soon she came back with six ounces of money. Her heart felt like a cat's claws scratching her. After going out, she said to Mrs. Fang: "What do you mean about Sister's box?" How much money do you have here? How much money do you have to bring out? Chapter 61 It’s frosty and it doesn’t matter. Sure enough, we can’t compare.”
Fang pretended not to hear and led He Hua directly to the fields to help Zhu Yongxin work. When they got to the end of the field, Fang grabbed the lotus that was about to step into the ditch. "What are you thinking about? I was distracted all the way."
"I was thinking that my sister-in-law will get a total of 20 coins for dowry and wine when she gets married. Our family will make more money. When the eldest sister gets married, we have to make twice as much as my sister-in-law." He Huagu said with eyes wide. .
"Pfft" Mrs. Fang laughed out loud after hearing this, poked Hehua's forehead and said, "Then tell me, how much will your mother give you when you get married?"
"I..." Hehua pouted, "I can just earn it by myself, I don't need my parents to accompany me."
"Okay, I've saved all the money you earned yourself. I spent two ounces of money selling red dates last time, so I'll keep it for you alone." Mrs. Fang was not joking this time, she sighed again as she spoke. , "Actually, the twenty taels of silver reward from the government should be kept by you untouched."
When He Hua saw what she said, Fang felt unhappy, and quickly said: "I said something wrong just now. How can we divide yours and mine among the family? I'm still young, how can I save any money?"
"Looking at her now, she turned into a big girl in the blink of an eye." Fang stretched out her hand to touch the top of her daughter's head and said, "When I got married, there were only two or three plums. At an age of 3 years, if you blink like this, it's time to get married, if you blink like this a few more times, Jasmine and you will be old."
Hehua really didn't know what to say at this moment. Although she knew that Fang was just expressing her feelings temporarily, she also felt that there was a lot of sadness in her words.
Fortunately, Zhu Yongxin came over to relieve the situation, "What are your mothers doing standing on the ground?"
The lotus flower called "Daddy" and jumped down from the field to see the millet. The first few acres of millet planted had become plump and strong. They blushed day by day under the autumn sunshine. They lowered their heads shyly and looked at Looking at the heavy ears, Lotus said with a smile: "Dad, we have several acres of sorghum, take advantage of the good weather these days, so we can harvest it as soon as possible."
Zhu Yongxin took two puffs of smoke and said, "Well, that's what I was thinking too, but if I had listened to you and raised all the seedlings in advance, I'm afraid it would all be over now."
"Actually, at that time, my ideas were just what I read in books. No one knew whether they would work or not. Dad did this as a double insurance. There was nothing to regret. Besides, when I was choosing seeds, I chose all the seeds. It is big and plump, so when the grain is harvested from this half of the field, it is estimated that it will account for six to seven percent of the harvest."
Lotus turned around and looked at the sorghum in other acres of land. At this time, the ears and flowers had just begun to bloom, and some of them had begun to enter the grain-filling period. She calculated the weather in her mind, and said with some worry: "Dad, I'm afraid the crops haven't finished yet." If it works, you have to let the frost hit it first."
"So I think it's better to just raise seedlings." Zhu Yongxin obviously also had such concerns. He frowned and looked at the sky subconsciously, "It depends on God whether he will give farmers a way to survive. Apart from the Spring Festival Gala this year, the weather is still smooth. , but it is getting colder every day after autumn, and I am afraid that if there is an early frost, these crops that have not yet matured will be completely ruined, and they can only survive one day."
He Hua didn't agree with Zhu Yongxin's words in her heart. When the crops were filling, it was really the same every day. If they could hold on for one more day, they could harvest a lot more food. Their land was not big, so it was not impossible to prevent frost. There are ways to do it, but the most troublesome problem is that she doesn't have a thermometer at home, and she doesn't have the experience of an old farmer like others to see changes in the weather, so she can only watch it every day.
She asked Zhu Yongxin to change the time for opening canals and releasing water in the evening, which would improve the moisture content of the soil and protect the roots of crops when the temperature drops.
But the most important thing is to use smoke to drive away the frost when it is about to fall, so the lotus gets up in the middle of the night every day and sneaks out to feel the temperature outside, for fear that someday frost will fall quietly and cause the frost to fall. Caught off guard.
Zhu Yongxin and Fang were busy harvesting millet in the fields for the past two days. Jasmine cooked at home and sent them to the field for dinner at noon, so they were very tired at night and no one noticed Lotus's little movements.
After almost all the crops were harvested, Zhu Yongxin squatted at the door and smoked while saying: "Tomorrow let Hehua and Boning go to the fields to pick through and see if there are any fallen ears. I told my father that our family will Use animals to hunt them out quickly while the weather is good."
"Well, that's up to you." Ms. Fang was sewing a cotton coat on the kang and pressed the needle on her temples twice. "I've seen over the past two days that our sorghum ears this year are heavier than last year's." Dian, I estimate there should be a lot of them."
"It's not all the result of the lotus." Zhu Yongxin looked at his daughter with a smile and saw her sleeping on the edge of the kang, and said with some worry, "Why have I been so listless looking at the lotus these past few days? Not sick?"
Mrs. Fang hurriedly turned back to look at the lotus. She had been busy in the fields these past few days and fell asleep as soon as she came back from the kang. She really didn't pay attention to what was going on with the lotus. She leaned over and put her forehead against hers and said, "It doesn't feel hot at all."
Hehua was awakened by her actions and said hurriedly: "I'm fine, but I didn't sleep well last night." There was no alarm clock or anything at the moment. She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to get up at night, so she had to hold on until midnight when she went out to see it. If you only sleep when the weather is good, you naturally don’t get enough sleep. It’s strange to be energetic during the day.
Now that she was woken up, she turned to Zhu Yongxin and asked, "Dad, did you say when the frost will come?"
"I didn't say it, but I guess it's only for the past few days." When he mentioned frost, Zhu Yongxin frowned again. All the vegetables at home that were afraid of frost had been harvested, except for the millet grown in the few acres of land. It makes people feel uncomfortable. Although they say that if they endure it for a day, there is nothing they can do if it is hit by frost, but after all, it is the harvest of more than half a year of hard work, and it is not as easy as talking about it.
"Dad, I know a way that may be able to drive away frost, why don't we try it at home?" He Hua said in his heart that enduring it like this was not the solution, so it was better to let Zhu Yongxin know that it was better to prepare in advance than to be late.
"What can I do?" Zhu Yongxin immediately became energetic. He threw the cigarette pot aside and came over to ask, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? You made me anxious and angry for several days."
"I don't know if it's possible. Anyway, it's a day when frost is coming. After midnight every night, stack dry firewood or straw upwind, light it and cover it with wet grass. This will produce a lot of smoke every day. Five or six piles of firewood must be piled on an acre of land, so that the smoke from the burning can cover the entire land and the frost will not fall. It will almost have to be burned until dawn. Although this method does not cost much, it still needs to be burned. It really takes a lot of energy and I couldn't sleep most of the night." He Hua told Zhu Yongxin the method he remembered.
"It doesn't matter if you miss a few nights of sleep. The crops you harvest are all money." Zhu Yongxin was in a good mood after hearing this. He stretched out his hand to scratch Lotus's little nose and said, "I'll discuss it with your master and the others. If we take it seriously then, It works, daddy will tear off the fabric and make new clothes for you." After saying that, he ran out like a gust of wind.
Fang bit off the thread and said with a smile: "It's been a long time since I've seen your dad like this. I've been worried for several days and finally let go of my worries, just like a child." After saying that, seeing no movement on the lotus side, she turned around to look at the child. She had fallen asleep again. She gently spread out the bedding rolled up in the kang, brought Lotus over to make her sleep more comfortable, and then resumed her work.
Lao Zhutou was also a person who couldn't wait for anything. After listening to Hehua's method, he thought it was feasible. He immediately ordered his sons to pile up firewood and hay piles according to the number of acres of each family, and assigned tasks. The sons took turns to watch every night. , as soon as there is frost, the whole family is quickly called up to smoke.
Zhu Yongxin and Zhu Laosi also told the news to their neighbors in the village. As for some people who believed that others did not take it seriously, they felt that they were doing their best and stopped caring about it.
On the third day of the firewood pile, Zhu Laosan went to watch at night. He drank a few mouthfuls of yellow soup and nestled behind a haystack, sleeping soundly. Hehua had been sleeping late in the past few days, and suddenly she no longer had to worry about it. Instead, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. In the middle of the night, she still put on her clothes and got up to go out for a look. As soon as she opened the door, she felt the cold outside, and she screamed inwardly that she couldn't sleep. He went down and touched the grass leaves, and his hands felt even colder. He quickly went back to the house to wake up Zhu Yongxin and said, "Dad, why don't you go out and see if it's going to be frosty?"
Zhu Yongxin fell asleep in a daze. He turned over as soon as he heard the frost on the ground. He ran out without any clothes. He had more experience with the weather than Lotus. He didn't care about why Zhu Laosan didn't come to report the news. He went back to the house to call. After waking up a few children, they asked Fang to get dressed. After putting on her shirt and pants, she quickly went to the other two courtyards to call for help.
He went to the edge of the field to find a windward place and lit the firewood that had been piled up early, and covered it with wet hay. After the smoke covered several acres of land, the heart of the lotus was put back in his stomach.
Lao Zhutou had finished his work and let Meizi and Yang watch. He angrily wanted to hit Lao San. Brother Zhu Yongxin and the others were arguing. Hehua nestled in Fang's arms and curled his lips and said: "It's done." "It's not enough but it's more than enough to ruin things."
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