1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Did you hear me right? I really want to collect corn husks." Seeing everyone's puzzled eyes, Chen Tiezhu added cheerfully.

"Tiezhu, did you hear me wrong? If you want corn husks for burning, I'll give you some when I harvest corn." He Jianguo said hurriedly.

"Uncle Jianguo, I'm not doing it for burning. I need to prepare the culture medium for growing mushrooms. I'm thinking about whether it's okay to use this thing." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Fellowship is friendship, and business is business. What if I make money in the future? So, I have to pay for these corn husks."

"Okay, let's do it this way for now. Everyone should think about this. Two cents per pound is not expensive. If you want to sell it, just call me when the time comes."

After saying that, Chen Tiezhu carried Doudou and started walking home.

He Jianguo glanced at him and gave up thinking.

Tiezhu has been doing things in such a muddle recently. Let's sort out the land division first, and then Tiezhu's affairs.

"Didn't you say that you would just test it out to see if corn cavities can be used as culture medium? Why do you need to buy so much?" Han Xiuying asked curiously.

"I think it will definitely work, and we must expand production in the future." Chen Tiezhu said seriously.

"There is another thing, um, can you help me find a small crusher? You said that both cow dung and corn cavities must be crushed, and the machine is more convenient to work."

"Where can I find this thing?" Han Xiuying said depressedly.

"Anyway, I don't care. I will connect with you, and you have to take care of me." Chen Tiezhu said.

Han Xiuying was so angry that she rolled her eyes. This guy is a pure rolling meat.

After returning home, Chen Tiezhu added a few tree sticks to the fermentation pool at the back.

This is just guarding the mountains, and these firewood are not a problem.

"Doudou, do you want to sleep with daddy tonight?" Chen Tiezhu asked casually after returning to the room.

"Doudou, sleep with me." Han Xiuying said hurriedly.

In her cognition, having Doudou accompany her is more or less a safety net.

"What are you doing? It's like guarding against thieves. She is my daughter, you can't always occupy her." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Do you still want to fix the crusher?" Han Xiuying asked threateningly.

Chen Tiezhu could only raise his hands high in surrender, which was also pinching his pulse.

Han Xiuying was a little proud, and Doudou hugged her and went straight back to the east room.

The dog on the ground looked at Chen Tiezhu, turned his little body, and chose the right direction.

"It's just a free meal." Chen Tiezhu muttered.

After thinking for a while, he turned off the lights and came directly to the space.

I have been busy these days and haven't taken care of the things in the space. We have to do some statistics. If not, we have to go to the mountains to get some game tomorrow.

I don’t know if the mushroom business will be enough after paying off the debt. If not, we have to sell the wild ginseng.

He is a little reluctant now.

The second master’s body recovered so quickly, and wild ginseng should be the main reason.

Eh?

Something is wrong.

How come this ginseng has sprouted a little?

Chen Tiezhu, who had just made a new discovery, carefully peeled off the rolled bark.

The ginseng is still the same ginseng, but at the top of the ginseng, although the stem and leaves are not very thick, they have also sprouted out of the moss and exposed outside.

What about the roots? It’s even more interesting. They follow the gaps in the bark below and penetrate into the soil of the space.

Chen Tiezhu scratched his scalp. Is he going to settle down here?

Is this vitality so overbearing? How long has it been?

After staring at the ginseng for a while, Chen Tiezhu thought that he should respect its own choice.

Then he dug a small hole on the side and buried the whole ginseng in it, leaving only the small stems and leaves on top.

After thinking about it, he poured some space water into it.

The reason why ginseng is so valuable now is not only because it needs more years to grow, but the most important thing is that it has very strict requirements for the growth environment.

He really didn't expect that the environment of space is suitable for the growth of ginseng.

Does that mean that space can also grow other "specialties"?

Thinking of this, he has an impulse to try.

But at present, he has nothing, and there is no chance to grow other things.

The most important thing is that this is not the future, and there is no greenhouse in Erdaoling Village. How can you grow vegetables?

Just after coming out of the space, he heard a hissing sound coming from the outer room.

This made him alert.

"Are you asleep?" Han Xiuying's voice came inCome.

"I haven't slept yet. Is it because the night is long and you can't sleep? Come in and chat." Chen Tiezhu was very happy.

"Go away, who wants to chat with you?" Han Xiuying sprayed him.

"Doudou can't sleep, go over and tell her a story. I warn you, come back to this room after you coax Doudou to sleep, don't be a rogue, I'll cut you."

"I thought it was a big deal. We should buy a TV at home when we have time, so there will be some entertainment." Chen Tiezhu said casually.

"What are you doing wrapped in a quilt? Is it that cold?" After arriving at the outer room, Chen Tiezhu asked in surprise.

"I can do whatever I want." Han Xiuying glared at him.

Chen Tiezhu didn't dare to say anything, so he coaxed his daughter to sleep first.

When he came to the east room, his precious daughter was sitting on the kang with her legs crossed and a quilt wrapped around her, and she was very energetic.

This is a good girl, why does she go to bed so early?

Although this room has been temporarily designated as a restricted area for only a day and a half, it feels very different to him.

Looking at the clothes that Han Xiuying folded and placed on the kang, he finally understood why she had to wrap herself in a quilt, and his heart was burning.

"Dad, what do you do if you can't sleep?" Doudou asked with a wrinkled nose.

"Then Dad will tell you a story, and then you can fall asleep." Chen Tiezhu took off his shoes and got on the kang.

Han Xiuying frowned, and the alert level was raised to five stars.

Chen Tiezhu didn't waste time. After thinking about it, he began to tell his daughter a little story about a crow drinking water.

"Dad, then why do you think the crow is so stupid?"

Just when he talked about the crow flying out to find a small stone, Doudou spoke.

"Why is it stupid?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Then why doesn't it kick the bottle over to drink water?" Doudou asked.

"Well, this is because its feet are not as strong as Doudou's." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Then if the stone is put in, can the water in the bottle come up?" Doudou asked.

"Well..., Yingzi, do you think it can come up?" Chen Tiezhu turned his head and asked.

Han Xiuying, wrapped in a quilt, was watching the fun, and she never thought that this question would fall on her head.

"Uh..., it should be able to drink it." Han Xiuying hesitated.

"Sister Yingzi, then you say it flies back and forth so many times, why doesn't it fly farther to find water to drink?" Doudou asked again.

This sentence stumped Han Xiuying again.

Are children nowadays so difficult to raise?

She also knew this story, but at that time, she just listened to it.