Xiao Qiao enters the farm gate

Qiao Mo bought another blank piece of paper and a set of the Four Treasures of the Study.

After returning home, Qiao Mo first wrote down the watermelon planting, and then carefully recalled the scenes he saw in the countryside when he was a child.I remember that watermelons need to be covered with film, but in ancient times, they can only be covered with straw.As for fertilizers, they had to be collected early. Eight acres of land was a lot. Horse manure, plant ashes, and other forests were all reserved for the purpose of fertilizing the land. With so much land, sand alone would not be enough.

Speaking of the sandy land, I saw it when I was surveying and buying the land that day, and it was not as barren as I imagined.Although the soil quality is different from that of ordinary fields, since it was left by the erosion of the river, there should be silt from the river, which is a good thing.

Lin Zheng watched him write and draw, and probably guessed a bit.

"How does Ah Mo plan to grow watermelons?" Lin Zheng is familiar with planting peanuts, but he has never grown watermelons before, and he is skeptical of Qiao Mo's enthusiasm for farming.It doesn't look like someone who knows how to farm.

Qiao Mo didn't seem to hear his voice, and it took him a long time to look up at Lin Zheng and ask, "Ah Zheng, do we have bean cakes?"

"Yes, I usually eat bean cakes for horses. What's the matter?"

"The bean cake is a good thing. How many do we have? Don't give it to the horses. It's useful to keep it for me." Qiao Mo just remembered that a classmate said that watermelons grow very well when they are given bean cakes.

"...There is still half a bag." Lin Zhengzheng knew that oil cakes can be used as fertilizer, but the question is, who has so many oil cakes to sprinkle on the ground?

"Half a bag." Qiao Mo thought about whether to go to the oil shop in the village to buy some.

"Don't think about it so much, I'll figure out a solution for the fertilization of the land." Lin Zheng knew what he was worrying about.

Farmers have their own experience in farming. Although Lin Zheng has been away for five or six years, he has been busy in the fields since he was a child and is very familiar with crop work.The plant ash and horse manure at home, the rotten vegetables and leaves discarded on weekdays, and the leftovers are all mixed together. When the grass grows in spring, cut some grass and chop it up and throw it in. It is homemade farmyard manure.

The one who sold the land kept the paddy field very well, and the other several acres of fertile land were also considered good, and all the fertilizer could be applied to the sandy land.

The sandy land originally had silt, which is also a layer of fertility. The peanuts are a little thinner, so there should be no big problem.Just pay attention to topdressing during the planting process, otherwise the fertility will not keep up, and the fruit will be less and not large.

After eating the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the New Year is completely over.

Qiao Mo has been busy with the farming plan and didn't have the time to pay attention to other things. It was Li Xue who came to visit and told him about the news in the village.

"Brother Qiao, you don't know yet, Lin Gui left this morning and went to the county town."

Qiao Mo was planning to buy bean cakes, and nodded indifferently: "Of course he will leave after the Chinese New Year. After all, he wants to study."

"That's not what I'm talking about. He took Yingzi with him." Li Xue emphasized the word "Yingzi" heavily.

Qiao Mo was taken aback: "Bringing Yingzi? Really?"

Li Xue nodded seriously: "Of course it's true. Many people in the village saw it. They took Grandpa Yu's car."

Qiao Mo couldn't figure it out. After two short contacts, he felt that Lin Gui was a scholar who cared about face-saving, Yingzi...how could Lin Gui be willing to take it with him?Are you not afraid of losing face in front of classmates and scholars?

Seeing that he was puzzled by this, Li Xue couldn't help laughing at him for being stupid.

"Why am I stupid?"

Li Xue blushed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Lin Gui probably doesn't want to bring Yingzi, but they don't have children yet. Madam Lin is in a hurry, of course he has to."

...so, is it because the child is forced to do so?

Thinking of the scene on New Year's Eve, he didn't think that Lin Gui would listen to Madam Lin, but Mama Lin obeyed Lin Gui in everything.Then, there must be a reason for Lin Gui's compromise now.Hmm...money?

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Just now I mentioned Madam Lin, and in the blink of an eye the person came to me.

"Ah, why are you free today?" Even though he didn't want to see him, it was not easy to show his face, Qiao Mo greeted him lightly, and kept speculating in his heart.I'm afraid that Mrs. Lin will go to the Three Treasures Hall if she has nothing to do.

Old Mama Lin didn't speak, but looked at Li Xue from time to time.

Li Xue was so stared at that she couldn't sit still, she hurriedly found an excuse and left.

Without outsiders, Old Mama Lin said: "I didn't come here today for anything else. Your elder brother spends too much on studying, and his father and I really can't afford it. Last time you said you still had some money at home, I just wanted to Temporarily borrowing it for emergencies, I can't let Ah Gui live a tight life in the city, and he can't hold his head up in front of his classmates, right?"

Now Qiao Mo can be sure that Lin Gui must have taken money from Madam Lin when he left, and took a lot of it.Madam Lin felt distressed, so she racked her brains and planned to make amends from him.

I figured it out in my heart, but said with a smile on my face: "What a coincidence, my step-a-mo came late. I went to the county seat on the fourth day of the lunar new year, bought grain seeds, and used up all the money."

Old Mama Lin raised her face, showing her disbelief, and even questioned him: "Who has reserved land for planting during the year, so how can anyone buy grain and seeds in the first month? Brother Qiao, don't lie." Me, I just borrowed one or two taels of silver, which can be regarded as Lin Zheng's filial piety to his father, and should be shared!"

Qiao Mo couldn't help laughing angrily, and didn't bother to put on a smiley face with him, and said directly: "Speaking of filial piety, I remember that when the family was separated, Ah Mo, the successor, kept shouting, and in the future there will be two sons who are filial, so there is no need for Ah Zheng. At that time, the patriarch and Li Zheng testified, and there were documents signed by the two parties. Except for the five acres of land and the old house, Ah Zheng didn't take any money. Why, Ji Ah Mo is getting old, so he forgot so soon?"

"You!" Madam Lin was so blocked that she couldn't speak, she turned her head and walked away angrily, shaking her fingers.

Just as Lin Zheng came back, he happened to see Mrs. Lin coming out of her house with anger still on her face.Worried that Qiao Mo would be alone at home, he quickly came back, parked the car he just picked up from Carpenter Wang in the yard, and walked into the house in twos and threes.

"Ah Mo, are you alright?" Lin Zheng looked at the person carefully, and he was relieved after confirming that there was nothing unusual.

"What is he doing?"

Qiao Mo poured water for him, and replied: "What can I do? I asked to borrow money on New Year's Eve but failed to borrow money. I still borrowed money when I came here today, and said it was filial money, so I gave it back."

Lin Zheng couldn't help being angry.

At the beginning when the family was divided, only five acres of land were allocated, and others laughed at him as stupid, so why didn't he know that he was at a disadvantage.It's just that daddy was caught in the middle, and it was daddy who got hurt in the end when the quarrel broke out, so I thought I'd just call it a day, and I'll suffer this time.I didn't expect Mrs. Lin to be so thick-skinned that she still had the nerve to come to the door for this.

"There's no need to be angry about him, we just want to make life as good as possible, just don't take advantage of him, and piss him off." Qiao Mo said narrowly, discussing with him about farming land.

After the Awakening of Insects, the ground thawed, and every household was busy digging the ground.

Five acres of their family's ten acres of land have already been planted with winter wheat, and the other five acres will not be planted until after the wheat is harvested, so there is no rush.According to the plan, Lin Zheng plowed the two acres of paddy fields first, and then went to plow the sandy land.

The paddy fields are a little far away, but fortunately, there are horses at home to support them, so they can be plowed very quickly.

Qiao Mo went to deliver water at noon, stood by the ridge and watched for a while, but couldn't help, so he went home again.

When turning over the sand, Lin Zheng used a cart to pull the farmyard manure he had prepared earlier.Even though he pulled three carts, it was still not enough for the eight acres of land. Qiao Mo took note of the places where the manure had not been spread, and pulled them over after collecting more plant ash and manure.

There is a lot of sand, and it used to be wasteland, which needs deep plowing.The sandy soil in the depths was turned up, and a large part of it was black silt, which was good fat.Although there was speculation before, it was only at this moment when I saw it with my own eyes that I was relieved.

Lin Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief, he was also nervous about going down the eight acres of sandy land.

In the following days, apart from making peanut candy and dipping candy and delivering goods to the county town twice a month, I was busy with my work.Rice seedlings were raised and transplanted, and Qiao Mo also rolled up his trousers and followed them down the paddy field.After all, there were only two people in the family, so Lin Zheng couldn't be busy all by himself, it was hard to bear.

However, within a short while after leaving the field, he ran up the field ridge screaming, looking in horror at the few leeches that were firmly attached to his legs.

"Don't move!" Lin Zheng stopped him from pulling him directly with his hands, found firewood and lit it, and got closer to smoke his legs for a while.Soon the leeches could not stand the roast, and they fell down automatically.

Qiao Mo had lingering fears about this, but felt that he was too useless, a big man was actually knocked down by a small leech.

"Ah Mo, go back and cook. I want to eat noodles." Lin Zheng made up his mind not to let him go to the fields again, and found a reason for this, and justifiably sent him back.

"...Then I'll go back and cook." Qiao Mo felt that he had nothing to do with paddy fields, but there was still dry land, and he would definitely work hard by then.

There were other families planting rice seedlings nearby, and when they saw this, they joked about Lin Zheng's love for his wife, and a few young daughters-in-law who went to the fields were full of envy.

But at this time, a mean voice sneered: "What is there to be envious of? It's not about marrying a farmer and digging in the soil for a lifetime. If you really have the ability, go to the city to enjoy the blessings. That's enviable. Tsk, I didn't even think about it." That fate."

This time Qiao Mo is familiar, the owner of the voice is Li Shuilian.

I raised my eyes and followed the sound, no, it was the paddy field of Li Shuilian's house a few houses away.Li Shuilian naturally wouldn't go to the fields, but during the busy farming season, he had to come to deliver water and food.He was holding a water pot in one hand, and a basket of rice in the other, and he was wearing a half-new silk robe, which was neither fish nor fowl.

No one wants to be hostile for no reason, and Qiao Mo naturally has a bad face when he sees Li Shuilian.

Seeing that he was silent, Li Shuilian was even more proud.

When they passed each other, Qiao Mo smiled and said in a low voice: "Everyone says that you are destined for good fortune, if you are capable, you can marry a rich man to come and see, you are already eighteen, there is no one who is ahead of schedule, and you still have the face to go out. I’m really not afraid of being ashamed.”

"What did you say!" Li Shuilian burst into flames, and Qiao Mo almost stabbed him in the acupoint.

Qiao Mo hurriedly pushed away a few steps, eyes full of innocence: "What's wrong with you, did I say anything? You're really sick!" After speaking, he waved his hand to Lin Zheng to indicate that he was fine, and left in a good mood .