After digging up the small potatoes, the peas and broad beans planted by Chen Xiumei were ready to be eaten, so the three of them picked two large buckets more.

"Zi Jin, I noticed that since you came here, the vegetables have grown much better than before."

Xu Zijin was delighted when he heard what Chen Xiumei said: "Could it be that I am the vegetable god who has descended to earth?"

"puff"

Chen Xiumei was also amused: "Is there such a fairy in heaven? If you came from heaven, you would be almost the Seventh Fairy."

"But to be honest, your fertilizer is really good. It seems that the provincial fertilizer factory is really worthy of its reputation. The fertilizer it produces is of good quality."

At this point, Qi Hong immediately responded: "That's true. When I called my mother a few days ago, she also told me about this."

"My mother said the fertilizer she sent this year is very good. The edamame, water spinach, peas and broad beans we planted are better than those grown by other farmers."

"Especially water spinach, we can harvest a batch every three to five days."

"Zijin, thank you so much."

When Xu Zijin heard this, he was filled with shock.

She was born in the countryside in her previous life, so she knew how to prepare fertilizers and seeds.

But later she left the countryside and had no idea how good the fertilizers in later generations were.

After hearing what they said, I felt a little worried: It seems that she needs to be careful.

"I'm going to tell you something, don't tell anyone."

"My classmates told me that the fertilizer I sent to you this year was brought back from abroad. It is a new product that has just been tested."

"These are still under testing and cannot be spread out yet. Tell your family members not to tell anyone for the time being."

"For a new product, we must not only look at its effectiveness, but also its safety and, more importantly, whether the vegetables it grows are good."

"Without repeated experiments and testing, there will be no mass production, do you understand?"

Of course I understand.

This new product was obtained through the back door from my good sister.

The two nodded immediately.

Chen Xiumei said: "Don't worry, I will write the letter in a while."

Qi Hong said, "I'll call my mother later. There's a timber factory in front of my house and my uncle is guarding the gate. It's convenient to call."

Because I was worried about rain, I brought back small potatoes, peas, broad beans, edamame, water spinach and celery from the vegetable garden today.

Each family got a large pile.

The two children ran out to play, took the basket, Xu Zijin packed a lot of vegetables, took the gifts found in the space and went to Niu Village...

"Hey, hey, hey, stop for a moment."

When passing the road in front of Aunt Wang's house, Xu Zijin was stopped by someone.

"Comrade Niu Lili, what's up?"

Niu Lili looked at Xu Zijin, who had a slim figure, fair skin and beautiful face, and felt both envious and jealous.

Looking at her well-fitting and fashionable clothes, my envy and jealousy turned into hatred.

She even wondered: If she married into the army, would this beautiful dress be hers?

"It's nothing serious. My mother said you are a very good person and asked me to be friends with you."

"She said you are kind and educated, and asked me to study hard with you and become better."

"Comrade Xiao Xu, I'm one year younger than you. Can I call you Sister Xu?"

Xu Zijin: “…”

——Your eyes are full of calculations, do you really want to be friends with me?

"Comrade Niu Lili, kindness cannot be learned. If you want to be cultured, then read more books."

"I heard that you are a junior high school graduate, which means you have a high level of education. If you want to improve yourself, I will give you all the textbooks I used during my three years of normal school."

Who wants your crappy textbook?

Niu Lili was so angry!

"Well...thank you...can I go to your house and get it?"

Xu Zijin shook his head calmly: "No need, my textbooks are sent back from the post office, and it will take a few days for them to arrive."

"I'll send it to your house when it arrives. I have to go to work during normal times, so you won't be able to find me when you come."

"Anything else? If not, I'll be leaving now."

Niu Lili thought to herself: I finally found this reason!

"No, no, then you go ahead and get busy."

"Well, then I'm leaving."

Riding a bicycle, Xu Zijin continued to go to the village. Looking at her back, Niu Lili's face was very long...

Yu Qin is in the vegetable garden.

The couple has no private plots or farmland.

These two vegetable plots were also dug out by the old couple in the corners of the wasteland.

In those days, land had just been distributed to each household in the countryside, and everyone attached great importance to land, so the amount of wasteland that the couple could develop was very limited.

"came back?"

Yu Qin knew that Xu Zijin was returning to school and asked casually.

"I'm back, auntie. I'll bring you some food. I haven't been home for a few days, and the food is getting old."

She was used to receiving things and couldn't refuse them, and of course she couldn't refuse them, after all, the family lacked everything.

Yu Qin didn't say anything and came out of the vegetable garden.

"go home."

Xu Zijin nodded: "Where is Uncle Niu? Why are you working on the vegetable garden alone?"

"He's helping out in Aunt Jiu's vegetable garden."

Aunt Jiu, according to seniority and age, Xu Zijin has to call her Grandma Jiu, an elderly widow in the village.

It is said that the husband's family of this Grandma Jiu was a big landlord. At that time, most of the land in Niujia Village belonged to her family.

However, Grandma Jiu's father-in-law and husband were very kind and smart. They rented the family's land to the poor and only collected 40% of the rent.

Other landlords collect 60% rent.

So this big landlord was given the title of a great philanthropist.

In addition, she had secretly helped many Red Guards and was the first person to hand over her land during the land reform. Therefore, when the Red Guards rebelled, Grandma Jiu was basically not criticized.

The only regret is that Grandma Jiu’s husband was not only the only son of her husband’s family, but he also died early, so she became a widow in her thirties.

It is said that good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes singly. Within a few years, the only son died of illness before he could get married.

Today, the only direct descendant of my husband’s family, which was once so huge, is the old lady, Grandma Nine.

Grandma Jiu is seventy-one years old this year and is a close relative of Old Niu within the fifth degree of mourning.

She had fields and land, but she was too old to work on them, so she left it to Mr. Niu to farm.

As they were talking, the two passed by Grandma Jiu's house.

"Jiu Mu, your chickens are really fat."

Seeing them, Granny Nine smiled and said, "You are eating well, aren't you?"

"So much rice bran and vegetable leaves have gone into their stomachs. If they don't grow anymore, we won't give them any more to eat."

"Xiao Xu, are you here to deliver something again?"

"You are such a kind-hearted girl."

"Alas, there are really few good people like you nowadays. You will definitely be rewarded."

It’s not that there are few good people, but that there are many poor people.

Xu Zijin thought to himself: People in later generations will have better conditions, and there will be more people doing charity.

Donate to poor college students, help the elderly and widowed, and donate various supplies to people in disaster-stricken areas, but don't give too much.

"Granny Nine, I don't have anything special, just some vegetables I grew myself."

"I returned to school a few days ago, and my classmates gave me a few bottles of malted milk. Please share some."

After saying that, Xu Zijin took out a bottle of malted milk from his backpack and stuffed it into Grandma Jiu's hand.

"That won't do. That won't do."

"Xiao Xu, it would be a waste for an old woman like me to eat such a good thing. You should take it back and give it to your children."

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