allonlinenovel Chapter 264 Spring begins
Chapter 264 Spring begins
The snow melted into the earth, the earth gradually warmed up, the grass grew green, the river began to flow, green buds sprouted on the branches, and the birds in the mountains and forests began to chirp.
The arrival of a drizzle heralds the beginning of early spring, and everything seems full of vitality.
"Sister, how long will this rain stop?" Manyu sat on the kitchen threshold, holding his cheeks with his hands, looking at the gray drizzle in the sky.
"Do you still think I'm a god? How can I predict that the rain will stop?" Xu Yuan rubbed Yidu's head, sat next to Yidu and joked.
"Hehe, I think the eldest sister is a god." Many people threw themselves into Xuyuan's arms and laughed.
"Okay, come in, don't sit here." Xu Yuan pulled Xu into the kitchen.
It was raining and they couldn't go out, so Xu Yuan took out the bagged peanuts from the cellar and asked a few people who had nothing to do to shell them. He then went to get some dried chilies and took out the seeds.
The New Year is over and spring plowing is about to begin.
After lying down for so long, it’s time to relax your bones.
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"Dad, can we catch the fish in the pond?" Gu Qingming looked excitedly at the village chief Gu who walked in from the gate holding an umbrella.
"You kid, if you want to get beauty, the river has just thawed. You haven't been fed anything all winter, and you don't know how big you are. Besides, the river water is still cold. Let's talk about it after a while."
"Oh." Gu Qingming pouted, praying in his heart that he would grow very big and have a lot of meat, so that Sister Xuyuan could buy him. Thinking of the fish balls he had eaten before, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva, he missed them so much.
He looked at his mother who was sitting in the room, then at his father, and then at himself, and sighed helplessly.
"What's wrong, Qingming?"
Village Chief Gu folded his umbrella, shook off the rain, put it against the wall, and looked at Gu Qingming.
"Nothing serious, it's just that we are the only ones left at home, and my brother is gone again."
"If you are bored, go and practice calligraphy. After the spring ploughing is over, the school will start classes."
"Oh." Gu Qingming pouted, then stood up and ran to the kitchen, "Wugu Wudong, where are you?"
"Meow~"
After a while, Xu Qing's voice scolding Gu Qingming came from the room, "You kid, they were sleeping well, why did you wake them up?"
Village Chief Gu listened, his face somewhat helpless, and walked into the study with his hands behind his back.
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After the rain, the sky cleared up and the drizzle that had been falling all morning finally stopped.
After lunch, Xuyuan carried a hoe and went to the vegetable garden.
Apart from a few cabbages, there were no other vegetables in the vegetable garden.
"Sister, let me help too." Xu Zhi also followed Xu Yuan carrying a hoe.
"Okay, start digging from that side."
After saying that, the two sisters started to dig the ground with hoes.
The soil became very soft because of the rain, so it didn't take much effort. Xu Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought about what kind of vegetables to plant in the vegetable garden.
I went to the grain store on purpose before the New Year to take a look. The varieties of melons and vegetables were all common, or they were all planted in scattered patterns.
As for sweet potatoes, peanuts, and peppers, Xu Yuan plans to find another piece of land to cultivate them.
There is a new variety of sweet potato leaves among the crops in Xiaojiu Mall. The leaves are mainly edible and don’t grow much like sweet potatoes. You can try growing them.
"Sister, what is this?"
Xu Zhi dug out a piece of something covered in mud and couldn't see clearly what it was, and asked Xu Yuan who was standing aside.
Xu Yuan withdrew his thoughts, turned his head, walked over, squatted down, picked up the piece of sugarcane and threw it aside.
"Oh, this is sugar cane, or what you call sweet stalks."
"Sister, can this still be grown?"
"Sure, they're not dried up yet, are they? We can just find a place to plant them when the time comes."
The most important thing right now is to sow the vegetable seeds and let them germinate.
Xu Yuan didn't say anything more. He picked up the water bag hanging around his waist, took a few gulps, and started digging the ground faster.
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Zhuhou Village
The village was very lively. Chickens, ducks and geese could be seen wandering around on the roads, dogs were chasing children, and the children's laughter could be heard throughout the village.
"Grandma, Chunhe and I are going to the river to fish. We won't be back for lunch." Without waiting for Grandma Ye to reply, Ye Dong'er ran out of the door quickly with a small bamboo basket hanging on her chest, her trouser legs rolled up, a pair of straw sandals on her, and a sharpened wooden stick in her hand.
"Be careful." Grandma Ye shouted outside, and when she saw the person running away, she murmured, "This kid."
He put the chopped vegetable leaves on the ground into a basket, pounded his waist, and stood up to drag the basket.
"Grandma, let me do it. You go back and sit down." Ye Qiuer came out from the inner room and wanted to help Grandma Ye into the house.
Grandma Ye was unwilling, "Why are you sitting in the house? I've been idle for the whole winter. I have nothing to do."
"Okay, then you put it here and I'll do it."
Ye Qiuer didn't force it and let her grandma do as she pleased, then she moved a stool over and sat aside.
"What are you sitting here talking about? Throw these into the chicken coop."
"Oh, grandma, I've asked the villagers for help. We'll rebuild a toilet and come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
"Isn't the chicken coop in good condition? Why is it still under construction?"
"Uh, grandma, let's change the place." Although wood ash is often sprinkled in the chicken coop, there is still a different smell. It's not like I have no sense of smell, so it's better to keep them separate.
"It's up to you." Grandma Ye didn't say anything and continued to chop the leaves in her hand.
"By the way, grandma, are you out of medicine? I'll take you to the county town tomorrow to check."
"Child, you shouldn't spend the money you earn like this. I'm in good health and don't feel unwell anywhere." Grandma Ye looked at her granddaughter and scolded.
"Oh, grandma, don't you have a backache? Go and see, I have made money now, and you have to help us spend it."
"Go."
Ye Qiuer pleaded.
Although my grandma seems to be fine on the surface, I am still worried in my heart. I hope she lives a long and healthy life.
Grandma Ye couldn't get angry with her granddaughter, so she could only nod and agree.
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As dusk approached, the land in the vegetable garden was finally cultivated. Xu Yuan finished the last hoeing, wiped his sweat, put the hoe on his shoulder, and said to Xu Zhi, "Let's go back."
Loosen the soil, dry it, and level it before planting the seeds.
He put the hoe against the wall, rubbed off the mud on the soles of his shoes, and went into the kitchen.
Guozi and Xu were sitting at the table picking peanuts, and their backpacks were almost full.
"Sister, have you seen enough?" Guozi raised his eyes and saw Xuyuan walking in, and shouted hurriedly.
Xu Yuan glanced at it and nodded: "Okay, put it away."