Picking up a fool to farm

A few days have passed since arriving in Huayang County, and Yan Chenyi has started a life of staying out of the gate.

In the first few days, he was in a hurry to tidy up the dilapidated yard. First, he asked someone to plan the brick floor, and then went to look at the several acres of fields. He found that the area was not small, and he would not use it for a while. , so leave it alone.

I get up early every day and roll up my sleeves and take a hoe to dig the ground in the yard. This is a lot of work.

The weather in early spring was still slightly cold, but Yan Chenyi was sweating profusely.

Holding the hoe with both hands, the hoe fell with both hands, and hit the ground in the yard with a pop, then pulled the hoe on the ground, lifted it, and continued the action just now.

His arm has been sore for the past few days, but Yan Chenyi is very happy to work.

How should I put it, the original urban life made him feel extremely bored, and it was rare to experience the life of farming in ancient times, so he was naturally very excited.

Speaking of it, Yan Chenyi was also full of enthusiasm at the beginning, but he encountered setbacks.

He originally thought that there are so many simple things in farming, dig a hole, put the seeds in, bury the soil and water a little every day, and it will sprout in a few days.

But later I realized how wrong I was.

It turns out that some seeds need to be soaked in water first, and some seeds need to be crushed before they can be planted. The most important thing is that the ground must be turned over, otherwise nothing can be grown.

This is what his neighbor Uncle Li told him, otherwise he would not know how many seeds would be wasted, and it would take a lot of work.

Just as he was in a daze, he heard someone calling himself through the courtyard wall, he quickly turned his head to look, it was the old man who lived next to him.

"Small banquet!"

"Master Li, why are you here?" Yan Chenyi put down the hoe in his hand and walked towards the courtyard gate.

Uncle Li is more than 50 years old this year, maybe because he is a countryman, he looks a little old, but the old man is in good spirits and warm-hearted, and he has gotten to know Yan Chenyi in just a few days.

"At noon at home, we stewed meat. Your aunt asked me to bring you some." Uncle Li walked in with a small pot smiling, glanced at the land in his yard for a moment, and asked, "You What are you doing?"

Yan Chenyi sniffed, the smell of the stew made him drool, he hurriedly led the old man into the house, and said nonchalantly as he walked: "Didn't you tell me that I have to plow the land before I can grow vegetables? Where is the land?"

Uncle Li laughed, then shook his head and sighed, looked at Yan Chenyi who was walking in front and said: "Look at you, a young master, you actually do this kind of thing yourself, and the family doesn't feel bad about it."

Yan Chenyi smiled, and thought that it was not because no one loved him that he farmed the land by himself.

"Uncle Li, will it take two days for the seeds to plant after I finish digging the land? I see that the seeds soaked in water have germinated." Poured a cup of tea for the old man and put it on the table. He looked at the old man with a smile on his face, "I'll turn over this land, when will I plant it?"

Uncle Li looked at him with joy, the child in front of him was only sixteen or seventeen years old, he hadn't opened his eyes yet, and his face was innocent and childish.But thinking about it, many dignitaries just after the war had their homes ransacked and exterminated because they stood in the wrong position, and this Yan Chenyi's family may also be implicated.

He didn't ask too much, just told Yan Chenyi some simple steps, and finally asked: "Tomorrow the soil can be planted tomorrow, don't cover the soil all at once, just cover it with a little layer, then The seeds will take root by themselves, and you need to make a few furrows in your land and plant them separately."

Yan Chenyi nodded quickly, and wrote down what Uncle Li said.

"I don't grow anything else, just cabbage and green onions, as well as tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, and beans. Sir, do you think I have grown too much?"

Uncle Li looked at him with great joy, and thought that this good yard could be tossed about even after it had been transformed into a vegetable field, not to mention growing so many things.

Pointing to the yard, he said: "You have a lot of land here, so plant them separately. Remember, don't forget to plant a pole in the soil for those vegetable seedlings that need to be climbed. You can go to the back mountain to find out if there are any thick branches. Come back Just plug it in."

Yan Chenyi nodded, and went to the back mountain to look for branches when he was free.

……

"Are you idle in the backyard too?" Seeing him eating, the old man walked around the yard by himself, and saw that a lotus pond was dug in the backyard, but it had dried up long ago, and the mud at the bottom of the pond was cracked.

Yan Chenyi carried the basin and ate while strolling along with the old man, nodded and muttered: "Isn't it just idle, sir, do you think I can dig and clean up the mud and raise some fish? I can still go fishing when I have nothing to do. .”

"...Don't mess around, let's fill this pond. Go to Lin County tomorrow to buy some fruit seedlings and plant them, and you can still eat fruit in the coming year." Uncle Li said with a grimace, "Go back and eat well, don't carry them around. You won’t be afraid of choking on the wind if you walk around in the basin.”

Yan Chenyi squinted his eyes and smiled, nodded quickly and went back to the house with the small basin in hand.

"Uncle Li, the people in our village are very enthusiastic." After cleaning the bowl after eating, Yan Chenyi tilted his head to look at the old man who was sitting in the yard smoking a cigarette, "It stands to reason that I am a foreigner who will definitely be talked about here. , but they were all very warm to me, and even gave me a lot of food, even if I gave them money, they wouldn’t want it.”

Uncle Li nodded, took the basin he handed over, and spit out the circles under his eyes, "If you come here alone at a young age, you have to help me out, and it's not something expensive. Give me a hand if you can help.”

Yan Chenyi looked at the old man and nodded, and helped him to go out, "I'm going to the street in the afternoon, you and Madam have bad legs, is there anything you want to buy, I'll bring it back."

Uncle Li waved his hand and sighed, "Don't waste money, we don't need anything."

"I know, I just went to buy some utensils, and I always feel that these are not convenient."

The old man nodded, and waved his hand to let him go back, no need to send it off.

Standing at the door watching Uncle Li leave, Yan Chenyi turned around and went back to the yard, closed the door and continued digging.

……

Time passed quickly, and a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Yan Chenyi's yard has undergone considerable changes.

The seeds planted a month ago basically germinated, and he was even more happy.

No matter what, I also worked hard by myself, so I can't be unhappy.

He raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his face, looked at his white and tender arms, and curled his lips.

When can I build muscle?He doesn't get dark in the sun every day now, but he is really a veritable little boy.

Farming is delicate work.

In other words, this is a delicate job for Yan Chenyi. Those seeds can't be sprinkled in the ground and buried in the soil to grow things after buying them. At least he has to water and loosen the soil every day so that The seeds are breathable.

He really likes to do this. When he gets up in the morning, he goes to the well to fetch water to wash, then cook some noodles for breakfast, and then he goes to the front yard to watch the seedlings that change slightly every day.

That day Yan Chenyi woke up very early, turned his head to look at the dawning sky outside the window, he let out a breath, turned over and wanted to sleep again.

But after tossing and turning on the bed for a long time, I couldn't fall asleep anyway.

"Forget it, wake up if you can't fall asleep." He muttered, opened the bed curtain, put on his clothes, and tied up his long hair with a rope.

I walked around the yard to see the growth of various seeds today, pulled out some weeds growing next to the seedlings, and watered a little, and the day's work was basically over.

It is worth mentioning that Uncle Li took him around the few acres of land a while ago, and thanks to Uncle Li's help, the land was planted, but only some wheat, corn, soybeans and the like were planted.

Normally, Uncle Li would help him irrigate the fields and weed weeds, but Yan Chenyi couldn't face it, and always felt embarrassed, and had to pay Uncle Li for his life or death.

Uncle Li didn't accept it originally, but Yan Chenyi said that he received so much help from their family, if he didn't accept the money, he wouldn't have any contact with him, so he accepted the money.

After breakfast, I went back to the house and looked at the money left in my hand. It was exactly 200 taels.

Yan Chenyi didn't have much idea, he only knew that the money was enough for him to live for a long time, and he felt quite happy.

He planned to exchange those scraps of silver for copper coins. After all, things in this county are not expensive, so he can give silver as a reward without going anywhere.

He did it when he thought of it, took his wallet and went out. He also wanted to buy some chickens and ducks to raise, so that he would have meat and vegetables, so that he could be well-off.

As soon as he went out, he saw Uncle Li coming from the street, with a donkey cart behind him. He hurried to meet him, "Uncle Li? It's so early."

"It's early, I went to the orchard in front of me yesterday to get some fruit trees for you, and you may be able to eat fruit this summer." Uncle Li smiled and pointed to the trees on the donkey cart. Years of finished fruit trees.

Yan Chenyi was very surprised, and leaned over to look at the leaves of those fruit trees, even though they had just germinated, they could still be seen as peach trees.

"Why are you spending money again? I'll give you how much money you spent."

Uncle Li waved his hand, followed him to the door and directed people to move the fruit trees into the yard, "It didn't cost money, the owner of the orchard was my childhood friend, and they have a good relationship, but it's just a few fruit trees, so what's the use of seeing outsiders. Seeing that he obviously wanted to go out again, Uncle Li smiled and said, "Are you planning to go shopping?"

"Well, I want to buy some chickens and ducks to raise. I always feel sorry for eating your eggs." Yan Chenyi smiled shyly, and reached out to hug a peach tree, which was quite heavy.

"Then you go, I'll load this tree for you, and I'll lock the door for you later." Uncle Li waved his hand to signal that he didn't need his help, "Go."

Yan Chenyi nodded, thanked him again, handed the lock to Uncle Li, and left happily.

He wasn't worried about Uncle Li's bad intentions either. Firstly, there was nothing valuable in his house to make people worry about, and secondly, he could trust Uncle Li's family.

For lunch, I found a wonton stand on the side of the street and ate some steamed bun wontons. When he returned home, he took a lot of things.

A big rooster, a hen, and a few chicks. As for the duck, he didn't buy it, because he thought it was not as easy to feed as a chicken.

"Xiaoyan is back." Many neighbors greeted him along the way, seeing that he had brought a lot of things and rushed to help, and an old lady was carrying a straw basket with a few carrots in it, "Come on, old lady Lift it for you." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to help him take the big rooster with tied wings.

"Auntie, are you going out?" Yan Chenyi looked at her with a smile.

"Isn't this planning to go to your place? My son wrote me a letter in the capital, and my old lady is illiterate, so I came to ask you to help me read." The aunt looked at him with a smile, and was a little embarrassed.

Yan Chenyi nodded quickly, and opened the door to let the aunt into the room.