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Fat.Black rice cannot be cultivated in the field immediately after the fertilizer is stored, but potatoes and rice can only be planted for one season, and can only be planted in the next winter. "

Zhang Ri nodded obediently, asking one or two small questions from time to time.You Ning didn't dislike Zhang Ri's simple question, and answered patiently. He even ran to the field, grabbed a handful of plant ash, and put it in Zhang Ri's small hand, so that he could see clearly what plant ash was.

The Zhang brothers ran to the edge of the field panting, holding an egg in each hand. "Master, Mama, eat this, this can fill your stomach." Zhang Chu took another small water bottle from his waist, "Ama filled a pot of hot water, and the young master can drink it right away."

Nan Shu asked You Ning and Zhang Ri to come back, looked at Zhang Ri's dirty little hands, and simply put Zhang Yue on the ground, asked him to pull You Ning's trousers, peeled the eggs by himself, and fed them to Zhang Ri's mouth.

Zhang Ri ate a flower and fruit, and half of his stomach was filled, but now it’s time to grow his body. After a while, Zhang Ri’s little stomach felt empty again. Seeing the eggs delivered to his mouth, he opened his mouth, ah Whoops, bite off half of it.

"Slow down, slow down. Ama is right here, I won't run away. Eat slowly." Nan Shu was frightened and patted Zhang Ri's back lightly, for fear that the child would swallow it whole.

"Come on, take a sip of water. Slow down. Okay, have another bite of egg."

You Ning looked sideways at Nan Shu carefully feeding Zhang Ri, the soft light shone on Nan Shu's side face, drawing a faint blush, and the doting between the corners of the eyes and the brows was gentle and intoxicating.

Xiaoshu has really changed.It's not that he doesn't like children in the past, but he never feeds children like this, and he can't patiently teach children about farming, and there is no such warmth on that delicate little face.

Xiao Shu has changed, and You Ning is a little confused. Is this Xiao Shu still the Xiao Shu she likes, or the Xiao Shu she misses so much?

Xiaoshu has changed, but this change seems to be good, and it seems to be more accessible than the original.

You Ning lowered his head, deeply buried the confusion in his eyes.Xiao Shu, who took off her lofty appearance and became tainted with the fireworks of the world, really makes people wonder what to do.

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doubt

Nan Shu fed Zhang Ri two eggs, touched her belly, it was bulging, it was good.Let the child drink another sip of water before returning the kettle to the Zhang brothers.

"After storing fertilizer in the field every year, will there be potatoes and rice?" Nan Shu asked seemingly unintentionally.Zhang Chu's face froze.

"Master, Mama, I, we..." Zhang Chu hesitated for a moment, and secretly glanced at Nan Shu's expression. There was nothing strange about it, and he struggled for a while.Nan Shu may not understand, but the people around him...

"Master Mama, my family uses half of the field to grow potato and rice every year. But potato and rice can't be bought for money, so we use it for our family's rations. However, we have all the stalks of potato and rice. Come down and burn plant ash to store fertilizer in the field. Moreover, the field has been more than ten years old. Even if it was originally a rich field, black rice was cultivated once a year. , the output is no more than that of five acres of black rice and five acres of fallow land." Zhang Chu went all out, stuttering at first, and then became more and more fluent as he spoke.Five acres of fallow land means no production at all and the fields are allowed to rest, but the Zhang family uses five acres of potatoes and rice for their own rations.Zhang Chu set up a small ambush here, preparing for Nan Shu to question him further, so he spoke out loudly.

Potatoes and rice are unpalatable, but they have the effect of fertilizing the field from top to bottom.

Nan Shu nodded after listening, "So that's the case."

Zhang Chu suddenly felt a punch hit the cotton.For a moment, I couldn't figure out Nan Shu's attitude and what the host Mama was thinking.agree?Still disagree?

But no matter what Nan Shu thought, he didn't question him at this time, and if he asked again later, the Zhang family could use the excuse that they had already reported to Nan Shu at that time as an excuse to shirk some responsibility.

"You and your father are the only ones farming at home?" Nan Shu asked Zhang Ri and Zhang Yue to go to the fields for a while.The child was quite solid, and within a short while, Nan Shu already felt her arms ached.

Zhang Chu motioned for his younger brother to follow behind the two children.This move made Nan Shu look at him again.

"There is a cow and a donkey at home. During the spring plowing, the family will ask two people to help. Just hire them in the village, and the wages are not high. Ten days, a basket of ground potato grains." Zhang Chu deliberately put the potato grains for two A word, to say a little heavy.

Nan Shu took a serious look at Zhang Chu this time. He was eleven or twelve years old, a bit older, but his younger brother, five or six, was more suitable.Zhang Xiaoniu is not afraid of people, but he doesn't know if he is as steady as his brother.Thinking of this, Nan Shu couldn't help showing pity in her eyes.

"Want to continue studying?"

"Ah?" Zhang Chu widened his eyes in surprise and looked at You Ning.Zhang Chu had seen You Ning, but he only took a few glances from a distance, knowing that he was the owner of another farm in the village.

"Or do you want to learn arithmetic from the shopkeeper?"

This time even Nan Shu looked at You Ning in surprise, is this guy trying to pry the corner of the wall?

"I," Zhang Chu bowed his head and thought for a while, then knelt on his knees with a thud, "I, I am too old to study, please be kind and let my younger brother Zhang Xiaoniu learn arithmetic from the shopkeeper."

Nan Shu squinted her eyes, looked at it, it made other children kneel down, and deal with the matter you provoked by yourself.The people who cultivated the fields didn't notice it for a while, but after a long time, they must have discovered it. It depends on how You Ning cleans up.

"Let's go, take us to look elsewhere." You Ning said, neither saying yes nor no.Just let Zhang Chu take them elsewhere.Zhang Chu stood up with a look of disappointment.

Nan Shu called the two children back.But Zhang Ri Zhangyue bent down to watch Zhang Xiaoniu lying on the ground fishing for snails.Hearing Nan Shu calling them, they ran over quickly, shouting loudly one by one, "Ama, snail, what a fat snail."

Zhang Xiaoniu came running after him, the hem of his clothes was raised, it was wet, and there was water dripping down constantly, "For breakfast today, I will ask Ama to fry the snails for you to eat."

"Okay." Zhang Yue patted her small palms, bouncing up and down.Zhang Ri blushed slightly, and nodded to Zhang Xiaoniu.

The small mountain village is close to the county seat, and the fields are fertile. Most of the places here are farms owned by wealthy families in the county seat.Just next to the Zhang family's field, for a kilometer in a row, it is all farms.After going around a bend and walking forward for a while, we reached the foot of the mountain.

Looking up, the hill is only about a hundred meters high, and the grass at the foot of the hill is full of lush green grass. Chickens and poultry are walking slowly in the grass, and cows are meowing and wagging their tails, walking slowly.Children with sideburns are playing and playing in the grass.A little older, climb trees to pick fruit, pick up small stones, you throw me, I kick you.

Zhang Yue looked enviously at the jumping children, and Zhang Ri's eyes widened. It turned out that the trees climbed like this, and the grass could be so wide that they could roll on it.

"Go." Gently patted the children on the shoulders, the two children looked at Nan Shu, saw Ama smiling at them, cheered, and trot forward a few steps.

Soon the child stopped and looked around in confusion.I don't know a single child here.how to play together...

"Maverick..." Zhang Chu pushed his younger brother.Zhang Xiaoniu turned his head to look at his brother, seeing his brother nodding slightly to him, he immediately jumped out happily.

"Dali, Shizi, I'll tell you two people." Zhang Xiaoniu, one in each hand, pulled Zhang Ri Zhang Yue towards the older group of children.

Nan Shu and You Ning walked slowly to the shade of the trees, hearing the joyful cries of children in their ears, and the fragrance of grass and trees lingering in their noses, everything was so beautiful, except You Ning beside him.

Nan Shu didn't understand, if you, You Ning, came to inspect the harvest of the farm, then you should go to your own field, why did you follow me around? If you were not inspecting the harvest, you should find a place to relax, around the county town There should be a lot of places to relax, what to do here in the small mountain village.

Just follow yourself, but keep your eyes open.It's not the eyes, it's just that there's nothing wrong with it, always look this way, don't know if you don't see it.

"A'Ning, what's the matter with you?" Nan Shu was uncomfortable being followed by You Ning, so she simply turned around and faced You Ning directly.

"Zhang Chu is not bad. Be prudent, know how to distinguish the right moment, and with a little practice, it is not difficult to become a shopkeeper. Unfortunately, he is a little older, and it is a bit late to start studying, taking exams, and taking the imperial examination."

Nan Shu blinked.

"Zhang Xiaoniu is young, just the same age as Zhang Ri. It may be helpful for the two to study together."

Nan Shu blinked again. "I'm poor, I have no money!"

You Ning laughed, the corners of his mouth were curled up, his shiny black eyes were stained with the golden yellow sprinkled among the leaves, and they had a strange color.

"I'm telling the truth. You see, for Zhang Ri to go to school, I rented out the backyard to pay for the tuition." Nan Shu spoke seriously, uttering every single word.

"But you know better that sitting alone and receiving enlightenment from your husband is far inferior to two children who compete with each other and learn better. Moreover, children who compete with Zhang Ri will not be better than Zhang Ri because Zhang Ri is better than him." Excellent, but dangerous for him."

"Zhang Ri needs a little book boy. Zhang's family provides Zhang Xiaoniu with food and drink, and the Zhang family will only be grateful to you."

Nan Shu curled her lips, "Then I need a Maverick contract, at least 20 years. Besides, how old are the children who live in poor families. I don't know if I can support three at the same time." Nan Shu raised three fingers, Ning waved forward.

"The backyard of my house is indeed going to be rented out. You are a friend, so please help me find out where someone wants to rent a house." Nan Shu's face darkened.There are two children in the family, and there is always someone to watch them. Nan Shu thought that she would not be able to just circle around the children in the future, so she would find an older child to help watch at home.