It is the slack season for farming now, and Song Sancheng has called over all the men and women in the village, in their thirties and fifties, who are able to work hard - time waits for no one, so they have to clean up now because they have to sow seeds in the fields in the spring.
Song Tan's plan was very clear—
The grass in the chestnut forest needs to be cleared, and the old chestnut trees need to be fertilized and pruned. In time, racks for growing fungus will be built under the trees.
The outer perimeter should also be fenced off to prevent animals or people from entering and causing trouble.
Just then, some trees were cut down from the back mountain. The trunks were divided into sections to plant the fungus seeds, and the branches were used to build a shed for the pigs to sleep in to protect them from wind and rain. A few pig troughs were also prepared and enclosed with wire mesh.
As for the fields, we will plant sweet clover in the last one or two months. After the sweet clover blooms, it will be about time to plow the fields again and prepare to plant rice and vegetables.
Some seeds can be grown into seedlings after a while.
We also had to find local chickens and ducks, and make an appointment with them to hold the piglets. With so many people, we had to arrange meals every day...
Song Sancheng and Wu Lan are busy every day, but where do they take care of their daughter
It's not that she didn't work. The little girl was very strong, so she went up the mountain to carry tree trunks.
Who in the village couldn’t help but praise it after seeing it
But Wulan felt sad when she heard this!
What kind of tree trunk are you carrying, silly child? You are a flower-like age, but you don't want to work in an office, but come back to farm. Where can you find the right boy when you are talking about marriage
My daughter was not idle, but when she was free she would look up some information on the computer... Once Wulan went in and saw -
Good god! Why are you cramming for the exam now? Why are you reading scientific planting explanations?!
This, this, this!
She gasped. If the money had not already been spent, there would be no point in going through so much trouble now.
The couple counted the labor, machinery, strains, chickens, ducks, piglets, fertilizers...
After investing 60,000 yuan, it will only produce a small amount of profit.
After further calculation, this money can only last until the end of April, and at most I can harvest a field of astragalus.
There is still 60,000 yuan of family savings prepared by Wulan, but seeing that the child is unreliable, Wulan is reluctant to take the money now!
Sixty thousand yuan, if it’s nothing serious, the couple will have to save it for two years!
Song Sancheng and Wu Lan were so worried that their hair turned white.
They think that raising children is a debt. This girl has been obedient and sensible for twenty years, and now she has become successful. They are worried!
It was strange that the more worried I was, the better I slept at night. Song Sancheng used to snore loudly at night, but now there was no more noise. At Wulan's age, it was good to get five hours of intermittent sleep a night, but since her daughter came home, she went to bed at seven or eight o'clock and woke up at six o'clock.
This is really…
Wu Lan complained to Song Sancheng: "We are destined to be poor. The more money we spend, the more tired we are, but the more comfortable we feel!"
Song Sancheng also agreed: "That's right, you see I bend over to work every day, but my back pain is gone!"
In the room, Song Tan gathered his spiritual energy and hid his achievements and fame.
However, the grandparents Song Youde who lived not far away had been working with them these days. Now Song Youde was puffing on his pipe, feeling quite happy.
"It's good that our Tantan has studied in college and has the ability to come back and farm."
"For us farmers, as long as we have food in the fields, we always have a way out."
It is known that Song Youde came from a poor background as a typical tenant farmer in a landlord's family.
In his eyes, nothing is more important than the fields.
Wang Lifen had the same idea, but her perspective was different: "Farming is good, we can still do it, and helping the children is better than sitting there and doing nothing, right?"
"Besides, we only see our children a few times a year. If Tan Tan comes back to farm, there will be fewer people working in the fall, and the village will also be popular."
Isn’t that right
They are all this age now. When they were young, they always felt that it was not good enough that Qiao Qiao was the only male child in their youngest son's family.
It’s okay if my son can still do it, but what should I do if he gets old and can’t walk and has to take care of Qiao Qiao
Now that Tan Tan is back, their family can also provide support, and the siblings can still spend more time together. At least she can take care of Qiao Qiao when she gets older.
Otherwise, if you stay away from home for a long time, the blood ties will be worn out quickly.
However, as an old man who has experienced so many ups and downs over the years, Song Youde sees things more clearly than Song Sancheng:
"I think Tan Tan has really learned some skills. Although the farmland is busy, she does so much work every day with a smile on her face. She must have a plan in mind. Who knows, maybe she can really grow something special."
"That's right," Wang Lifen admitted. "She has been smart and sensible since she was young. She would never do anything she is not sure of."
In recent years, the couple's health has not been good, and the children have not allowed them to grow more crops. They only have a vegetable garden at the door to take care of.
They have some free time now, but the old couple just can't muster up the energy.
Dozing off during the day and unable to sleep at night.
I am looking for small things to do every day. Now, seeing that the large tracts of land that were allocated are being used, I feel calm, apart from anything else.
During the day they did what they were able to do. Song Youde went to the fields to help clear the weeds, while Wang Lifen helped her daughter-in-law with cooking. They ate together, discussed things together, and talked and laughed. She felt even closer to her son's family!
Song Youde was so happy that he couldn't help but arrange it again:
"It's cold, and the chickens don't lay many eggs. Doesn't Tantan want to raise chickens? Tell our old hens to sit on eggs tomorrow, so they can hatch more chicks and save some money for the children."
"Small free-range chickens are expensive and hard to find now."
Wang Lifen also nodded:
"It just so happens that people eat more meat in winter, and I have saved up all the eggs. Let's pick them out later under the light of the lamp."
"As for the ducks, there is a shop that sells ducklings. Their ducks never get sick, grow strong, and are delicious. I'll go ask around tomorrow."
Song Youde frowned again: "Don't do too much. In the past few years, there have been closures here and there have been bird flu and swine fever. Be steady."
How could Wang Lifen not know
"Don't worry about it. Our place is remote but the feng shui is good. When have the chickens, ducks and geese ever been infected with diseases? Besides, it's cheap to raise chickens. As long as they don't get sick, we can just eat them if we can't sell them. It also saves us from having to buy them outside."
There are only four old hens at home. If they all sit on roost, they can hatch about a hundred chicks. Then we can just release them to the fields on the mountain and don’t have to worry about them. How easy!
Song Youde thought about it and sighed: "It would be great if our eldest son and grandson are willing to come back to live in our old house on the mountain. We can just give it to them."
Wang Lifen rolled her eyes and said, "It will be given to whoever stays in the village. No one wants that old house even at 5,000 yuan. Your eldest grandson has three or five houses in the city. How can he care about this?"
Song Youde was also embarrassed: "After all, he is the eldest son and grandson of our Song family..."