Leisurely Farmer's Family: A Strong Man and His Broken Leg Son-in-law

The whole year begins with spring, and in a blink of an eye it’s already the end of February.

The weather is getting warmer, and the villagers have taken off their heavy cotton-padded clothes and put on lighter jackets, and the children's cold and red faces have gradually become smoother.

Farmers rarely have free time. In spring, they have to tidy up the land, fertilize where needed, and dig the soil and ridge the idle land for planting spring sweet potatoes.

Farmers are mostly diligent and thrifty. Some of them plant summer potatoes. Even if there is no free land left for spring potatoes, they carry shovels and nails to rake the fields.

Every corner of the place where wheat has not been planted will be planted with ridges, and every area must be put to its fullest use.

The Liu family was even more diligent. Taking advantage of their free time in the past few days, Liu Yu and Liu Meixiang's siblings carried shovels and swept every piece of land.

The spring breeze brings warmth, the wheat is growing well, and the green trees are growing taller and taller.

The two of them quickly pulled out two baskets of pigweed, and then used shovels to shovel the grass on the road at the edge of the field.

In autumn, rapeseed was planted on the river bank, and now it has bloomed golden and fine yellow flowers. When the wind blows, it is very attractive.

Together, the two of them had tidied up the land in less than two days, and the rest, such as pulling weeds, had to be done slowly.

When the two returned home, Changsheng had already fed the piglets, and the two pink and round piglets were not idle even after they were full, and were swaying back and forth in the pig pen.

Liu Fusheng bought these two piglets one after another in the past two days. They cost a total of 220 yuan. Fortunately, the two piglets that were weaned and released from the pen grew strong and were well raised. They will be sold at the end of the year. You can also make some money.

"Tired or not!"

Liu Yu put the two shovels into the woodshed and looked at the bamboo rats. She saw that the pit had been replaced with new straw, which showed that Changsheng had cleaned it.

"They are all easy jobs, not tiring!"

Seeing her husband looking at her with concern, Changsheng felt warm in his heart, pursed his lips and smiled at Liu Yu, shook his head and said.

"I'll boil the water and you take a good bath!"

The cellar is cleaned every three to five days. Every time it is cleaned, there is always some smell on the body and even the hair, which is really not good.

Before Changsheng could say anything, Liu Yu entered the kitchen, filled two pots of water, picked up flint, and started to light the fire.

When the fire in the stove gradually stabilized, I added two more firewood. During this time, I was busy moving the cleaning tub.

Changsheng had already found some clean clothes. When he saw Liu Yu moving the bathtub into the center of the room, he turned around with a smile and said, "Do you want to wash it together?"

The warm water and the naked and smooth skin of the person next to the pillow made Liu Yu very moved. After thinking about it, she shook her head and refused: "Next time, grandpa and grandma are shoveling rotten leaves in the bamboo forest. I have to carry it back."

It's a pity to live forever, and he also knows that the sooner he composts, the better. He nodded lightly when he heard this.

The fertilizer from the manure pit at home is not enough for use, so we have to find ways to compost it every year.

Rotten leaves in the bamboo forest and even pine needles fallen from the mountains are good materials for composting.

Liu Fusheng and Nian's legs are not very good, so they have rarely gone to the mountains in the past two years. The pine needles on the mountains have been taken away by the villagers in winter.

Nowadays, compost is only rotten leaves in bamboo forests.

He poured the bath water into the tub, and put a bucket of slightly hot water aside for washing his hair. He said a few words about Chang Sheng, closed the door, and pushed the cart to the bamboo forest.

In the bamboo forest, Liu Fusheng and Nian had already picked up several piles of rotten bamboo leaves with bamboo rakes.

Liu Meixiang came one step ahead of Liu Yu and was chopping a thick bamboo with an axe.

"Sister, what are you doing cutting bamboo now?"

Liu Yu put the rotten leaves into the bamboo basket and looked at the chopped bamboo beside her and couldn't help but ask.

"Grandma said that more than half of the bamboo rats are pregnant with babies, so she asked me to make a big bamboo cage and raise them separately from the male rats!"

Liu Meixiang wiped the sweat from her forehead and smiled.

"The bamboo rat is pregnant with a baby!"

After hearing this, Liu Yu was overjoyed and quickly looked at Nian.

Nian nodded gently to Liu Yu and gave an affirmative reply: "The time it takes for rats and cats to conceive their babies is about the same. They can give birth to babies in two months!"

Two months, that is, before the Dragon Boat Festival, the wheat has not been harvested yet, and the family is not too busy, but I can still take care of it.

Liu Yu thought about it in her mind and felt relieved.

Xu Shi was in high spirits during happy events. Liu Yu thought about the pregnant bamboo rat at home, and she moved much faster to hold the rotten leaves in her hands.

I wish I could go home immediately and see how many bamboo rats are pregnant with cubs.

It took four carts of back and forth before the old couple had finished pulling out the rotten leaves.

He dumped the rotten leaves next to the dung pile, shoveled a load of rotten soil from the bamboo forest, and let Liu Fusheng look at the compost. Liu Yu clapped her hands and hurriedly went home.

Standing next to the pit, Liu Yu looked down carefully and saw that there were more than a dozen bamboo rats with extra round bellies.

Seeing them happily chewing on the bamboo tube, Liu Yu thought for a while, avoided the bamboo rats, and carefully threw a few bamboo shoots in.

The bamboo shoots were fresh and tender, and the bamboo rats loved them very much. Some of them quickly dropped the bamboo tubes they held in their paws, holding the bamboo shoots in their hands, tearing open the shells with their sharp teeth, and started chewing them.

Seeing this, Liu Yu threw down a few more bamboo shoots, but the bamboo rats only glanced at them, then held the bamboo tubes in their hands and gnawed happily.

"Oh, the bamboo shoots are much fresher and more tender than the bamboo tubes, why don't you eat them!"

Bamboo tubes are strong and contain less water, while bamboo shoots are crisp and juicy. Liu Yu really doesn’t understand why they love bamboo tubes more.

"They are grinding their teeth! You don't care what they eat, as long as they are not hungry!"

Mr. Nian passed by the door of the woodshed and heard Liu Yu say this, so he said.

"How could Grandma know?"

Liu Yu saw that there was nothing wrong with the bamboo rats and did not want to affect their eating. She took one last look and walked out. After hearing what Nian said was quite reasonable, she believed it in her heart.

"I don't know. My guess is that it is also called a mouse. It is not like a house mouse. It needs to grind its teeth. We are tired of eating the same thing every day. I think the bamboo rat is the same!"

Nian was sitting on a bamboo chair, and the old god was talking.

Liu Fusheng on the side was chopping bamboo pieces. He couldn't help but chuckle twice when he heard this.

Liu Yu was about to say something when she heard a sound coming from the fence gate. She turned around and saw Qi Chunhua and Liu Shan.

The two greeted everyone, Liu Yu hurriedly brought two bamboo stools over, Chang Sheng was twisting her hair under the eaves, and Liu Meixiang was preparing dinner in the kitchen. When they saw the two coming, they all said hello.

"Meixiang, Shanzi is getting engaged on the third day of March. Brother Xian and the others are here to look after the house. Third aunt is not good at craftsmanship, and Sister Jin can't come. How about you do a favor to my aunt that day and take care of the banquet."

Qi Chunhua didn't mince words and said directly!

Liu Yu still remembered what her mother-in-law told her a few days ago, and hurriedly looked at Liu Meixiang who was making noodles in the kitchen.

"It's such a big happy event like Shanzi's engagement. I should take the initiative to help without waiting for my aunt to tell me. But unfortunately, I have to go to Dongyue Temple with Ayu that day to set up a stall to sell food!"

After Liu Meixiang finished speaking, she looked embarrassed and said: "Either let Ayu and Changsheng go alone. If there is not enough money to get a house... Shanzi's marriage is always more important."

"Forget it, don't be like this. Since you have business, just focus on your own affairs first. Our family and the He family know everything about it. It doesn't have to be like this. I'll ask your mother to come over and help me organize it that day!"