Hard work

Chapter 23 Sowing [Second Update]

Lan Hua'er went to the vegetable field outside to look around, and found that it was really time to plant radish.Everyone else is already busy.

She hurried home and carefully sowed the prepared radish seeds into the small vegetable field in front of the door.

First let Gaihua and Tiesheng pile up soil on the wasteland in front of the gate, and then dig the ridges.But the place is still too small, so I sprinkled more than half of the small handful of seeds I bought, and the field is already covered.

She didn't dare to sprinkle the seeds too densely, for fear that the seeds would be too crowded and the buds would still have to be pulled out when they germinated.

That's wasted.

In her previous life, she only planted a few flowers on her hands, and occasionally planted trees, but she had never touched the fields.

Now I can only grope a little bit.

There is no elder in the family, which is good for her, but there are many things that go wrong.Like now, if you don't understand, you can't find someone to ask a few words.

Lan Hua'er wanted to sigh even more in her heart.

If it weren't for Tao Pozi talking about things outside, she wouldn't be like this now, thinking of going to the next door to ask a question, she would worry about whether she would be made irresponsible remarks again.

Planting radish is a long-term investment.

After the seeds go down, the orchids go outside to fetch water more frequently.

Originally, fetching a bucket of water every morning would be enough for her and Goudan's daily use.Now there is more watering work, and I have to run twice a day.

At this time, Lan Hua'er couldn't help feeling resentful in her heart, thinking why she didn't have an extra bucket at home, and if she had a shoulder pole, she would run less.

The well for fetching water is at the head of the village, and she has to run back and forth three times in the village every time.After each run, I feel limp all morning.

The food has gotten better recently, but after all, I can't hold on to the hard work before, and my physique has deteriorated.

If it wasn't for the thought that there would be nothing to eat without the order at home, she wouldn't be able to grit her teeth and stick to it.

Sometimes when she is free, she would be a little dazed, feeling that life in this family is really hard.But so what.

Another problem is that there is no labor at home.

Goudan is still young.Although he once volunteered to help Lan Hua'er carry water, Lan Hua'er was afraid that he would be hurt and that he would fall into the water, so he refused in the end, and just let Goudan stay at home to watch the vegetables, or go out to play.

She is also busy now, and she has no intention of holding on to the dog anymore.

When it was warmer again, Lan Huaer thought of buying a few chicks from a chicken farmer in the village, and enclosing a field, at least they could collect two eggs.

It's not difficult to raise chickens, just let the dog eggs catch some bugs outside, and then throw some vegetable leaves, it's almost the same.

After taking care of the vegetable field every day, she weaves chicken coops out of wicker at home.

She didn't know what the current chicken coop looked like, so she could only build a small fence in the corner of the yard according to her own ideas.As a result, the originally narrow front yard seemed even narrower, and it was almost impossible to turn around.She and Goudan just smirked when they saw the bustling courtyard.

Goudan looked at her with his head up and said:
"egg!"

After she had made up her mind, she went to the village chief's house to buy it.

Because there are more things to do, she spends less time going to the back mountain.

Going up occasionally, that is, digging some oyster mushrooms that have just grown up in a hurry.

It seems that there are no mushrooms growing on the back mountain, and this oyster mushroom is the only edible mushroom that Lan Huaer recognizes.At this time, the mushrooms hadn't grown very big yet, so she didn't care about them.I dug it and took it home and made soup to drink.

It's just that the pheasant is not easy to catch.

She caught it several times, and the pheasants in that area seemed to have become smarter.She didn't dare to go far, and there were more things at home, and she couldn't spend a whole day on the mountain like before.In addition, all the snow has melted, and the weeds and vegetables on the mountain have sprouted, and the food for the pheasants has increased accordingly, so they don't care much about the small handful of brown rice she put as a bait.

Lan Hua'er had no choice but to dig a few small traps scattered on the mountain, but there was no harvest.

Therefore, smoked squirrel and smoked pheasant are naturally eaten extremely economically.

But at any rate, the family has seen meat.

There are also the pickled vegetables that Tiesheng sent before for porridge, and fried pine nuts as snacks, at least life is much better than before.

Once when Lanhuaer went to the back mountain, she happened to bump into Tiesheng who was about to go home from the field.

When the two met on the road, she didn't think there was anything wrong, but Tiesheng put down his hoe, stretched out his hand and scratched the back of his head, with an embarrassed expression on his face.

Lan Hua'er smiled - even she didn't know it, the smile on her face was a little helpless.

"Brother Tiesheng."

"Sister Lan Hua'er going to the mountains?"

"Well, dig some wild vegetables."

She was holding the same bamboo basket that Tiesheng had given her along with the pickled vegetables back then.

Tiesheng glanced at the bamboo basket, then scratched his head again.It looks like I don't know what to say.

Seeing Tiesheng like this, she really wanted to laugh in her heart.

Thinking about it, she didn't have much contact with this ten-year-old boy, but Gaihua dragged him to help lift the soil, and then cut the wicker.She returned the things to him, which was regarded as repaying the favor.If someone feels embarrassed, she really doesn't need to be sad or embarrass the other party.

She really likes Tiesheng, but not in that way—Lan Huaer is only five years old.

In her own opinion, Tiesheng was too young.

Before the time travel, she was already a big girl in her 20s. Looking at Tiesheng and Gaihua, no matter how close she felt, she couldn't help but treat him like a younger brother or a younger brother.

At that moment, he smiled and nodded, and gave way to the side of the road.

With her like this, Tie Sheng seemed even more embarrassed.

Just bowed his head and asked:

"You, are you angry?"

She shook her head, thought for a while, and with a puzzled expression on her face, she said in a soft voice:
"Brother Tiesheng did nothing wrong."

Tiesheng sniffed, and looked on both sides of the road:
"Aru came to look for me before, and the village head also came to the house once. My grandparents are not... that... If there is something missing in the house, you still tell me."

Is this a gesture of goodwill?

She really didn't care much.He lowered his head and said "hmm" as a promise.

After thinking about it, I felt that if Tie Sheng didn't get the promise, I was afraid it would be even more embarrassing, so I whispered:
"There is no shortage at home. There is a firewood delivery ahead..."

Tie Sheng immediately seemed to be relieved, and said:
"Ah, Yan Dalang. Mother said that she saw him stop in front of your courtyard first."

Is that man's surname Yan?

Lan Huaer silently recorded this information in her heart.I don't think it's a common surname.

Tie Sheng was still standing by the side of the road.After standing for a long time, he slowly opened his mouth:
"Aunt said, I want to apologize to you."

Lan Hua'er was startled, and hurriedly waved her hands:

"Why... I was wrong... No, no, it has nothing to do with us. No one has done anything wrong."

Only then was Tie Sheng happy, and he smiled, very simple and honest.

(End of this chapter)