Lunch is the same as the one on the construction site, with steamed buns, egg pancakes and fragrant big bone soup, and some leftover fried sauce from the morning, which is just right for dipping the steamed buns in.
Qin Feng and Su Ziji refused to have dinner with Lian's family. They meant that the rules cannot be broken. "Even if the girl is kind and kind, the family's property will definitely be bought in the future, and there will be more and more servants. If If we break the rules here, what will the girls do in the future!"
Even Fangzhou thought about this, so he smiled and said, "I'm confused! You can still eat in the kitchen! There is no need to say anything after we finish eating!"
Only then did Qin Feng and Su Ziji agree.
After lunch, we took a short rest. Except for the third aunt and the twin brothers and sisters, five people from Lian Fangzhou went to dig a field of wild water plantains that we had previously looked forward to.
Water plantain is born with water, and the place where it grows is very humid, so it is easy to dig.
Five people dug about 60 trees in just one hour.
Cut off the excess leaves, leaving only a bare pole as tall as a man and a half. Put the chopped plantain leaves in the bamboo basket, then carefully put the water plantain on it, and carried it to the donkey cart so as not to dirty the cart.
These sixty or so water plantains are all to be planted at the water source at Sanchakou.
Although the springs at the water source are large and active, and besides this water source with two springs, there is also a stream flowing through the ground from other places. It can be said that the water source is quite sufficient.
But Lian Fangzhou still felt that it would be better to have more. Protect the water source so that the crops can grow better! After all, this piece of land is more than 1,500 mu!
There is also Shitou Ping, where she also plans to plant a piece of water plantain, but today is too late, so she will go there tomorrow morning, and come back in the afternoon to settle the accounts with Gu Shi and others, and the day after tomorrow, she can burn plant ash and move pond mud to reorganize the breeding ground.
There are two more adults, and the adults who are very familiar with farm work can work much faster than before. The sun was just westward, and the water plantains were all planted.
Seeing that nothing was wrong, Lian Fangzhou smiled and said, "Let's go back early today! There are still seven or eight days until the new year, and there are still busy days!"
Several people nodded in agreement.
Back home, Grandma Sangu was a little surprised at first, then she smiled and said, "It's really much faster with two more people working! It's interesting to say that Mr. Cui!"
Lian Fangzhou smiled, and said to Qin Feng and Su Ziji, "Wash your hands and face, and go into the house to rest!"
Grandma Sangu suddenly slapped her forehead and said, "By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you, Fangzhou!" As she spoke, she pulled Lian Fangzhou aside, and said in a mysteriously low voice, "This morning! What is the name of the boy next to Mr. Cui? Cui Yi told me that his son was coaxed by your uncle to go home last time, and asked me if your uncle sent half of the gifts they brought over. I was so angry, of course I said no! Don’t say anything, I didn’t see a trace! Cui Yi was also angry when he heard this, so he went out to talk to your uncle, saying that he would definitely send the things, but I I've been waiting here for a long time, why haven't you come..."
The third aunt's expression was eager to try, and she said: "We have a lot of people now, so we are not afraid of them! Do you want to go to their house and ask..."
Judging by the expression of Sangu's grandma, asking questions is of course not as simple as just asking.
It seems that she, like her siblings, was heartbroken by the so-called "big uncle" and "big aunt", and there was no respect in her words.
Lian Fangzhou was not at all surprised by what the third aunt said about the elder uncle and his wife concealing gifts. How could Cui Shaoxi come to the door empty-handed? And how could the couple take the initiative to spit out what they got
Even if there is vomiting, it is also an investment, an investment that thinks about gaining more in the future.
However, it was quite unexpected that Cui Yi would talk to Grandma Sangu about this in private, and then went to uncle Lian Fangzhou for this matter.
She thought about it, Cui Shaoxi would definitely not care about such a trivial matter, it was probably because of Cui Yi's youthful nature, it was possible that he felt angry but ran to reason.
However, Lian Fangzhou's eyes flickered. Cui Yi was a very smart kid. He loved to cause trouble and bully others because he was favored by his master. Would my uncle dare to do one thing to the face and another behind the back? Isn't he afraid of offending the Cui family? This is not quite like his flexible temperament!
"Why don't you ask Qin Feng and Su Ziji to go together? It's more convenient if there are more people!" Grandma Sangu asked again.
"Don't go!" Lian Fangzhou smiled lightly and said, "Since Cui Yi said that, why don't we wait? Besides, if Uncle still doesn't come, then forget it!"
"Forget it?" The third aunt's grandmother was both distressed and aggrieved: "Why forget it? Fangzhou, although our life is much better than before, we can't waste things like this! I've heard Cui Yi say, Those are all good things! They must have eaten up the snacks long ago, so how can they not want anything else? It happens to be the end of the year to make new clothes! Wouldn’t it be nice to have a few more good materials!”
"Grandma Sangu," Lian Fangzhou said casually, "now that we are in the limelight, I don't know how many people are secretly jealous. I hope that something happens to our family and they will gossip! No matter how clearly our family and uncle's family are separated, they will Taking up the status of elders! It would be better if my parents were here, but if they are not, there are really people who make a fuss about it, and we can't even tell the difference! It's just a little thing, so we can't lose the big because of the small, or forget it Bar!"
"Then it's just for nothing?" Sangu's grandma was still a little unwilling.
Lian Fangzhou smiled: "Anyway, it's not our property, and we can't say the word 'disadvantage', so let's forget it!"
"Forget it!" Grandma Sangu nodded and said with a smile, "What you said makes sense, so it's a good deal for them! Hmph!"
That being said, Sangu's grandma has made up her mind, and when Mr. Cui and Cui Yi come, she will definitely mention this matter to Cui Yi again, so that the greedy couple can't afford to go around!
Stopping this matter for a while, Lian Fangzhou went into the house.
When there was time, Lian Fangzhou chatted with Qin Feng and Su Ziji. At first the two dared not sit down, Lian Fangzhou said it several times before he sat down obliquely.
After a few words, Qin Feng and the two also let go and became less restrained. Even Fangzhou's questions can be answered easily, and occasionally he can take the initiative to say a few words.
Lian Fangzhou learned that Su Ziji was very skillful, and he improved and invented several useful agricultural tools in the past. One year, he followed Shangfeng to inspect farmland along the Yellow River, and invented a giant waterwheel for irrigation in Kaifeng, Henan. The local farmers have benefited a lot. I went to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect, and improved the local spinning wheel in Nanxun, which greatly improved the efficiency...
Lian Fangzhou couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, and secretly had an idea.