12dz Chapter 402 A promising day
Chapter 402 A promising day
Before they knew it, Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi had already cleared more than half of the peanut field. During the process, they discovered two holes in the ground, with peeled peanut shells and some leftover peanut kernels still inside.
"How abominable." Xu Zhi couldn't help but curse when he saw this situation.
Because I have other plans for this year, I wished to plant more peanuts than last year. Now looking at this field of peanuts waiting to be harvested, I didn’t think much of it at first, but now I’m really overwhelmed as to how to deal with them.
As for the situation where the area is visited by rats, Xuyuan is powerless to deal with it. This is a large area, what should he do?
Both baskets were already filled with peanuts. When Xu Yuan stood up and was about to pick up the carrying pole, he suddenly felt the scene in front of him was pitch black and there was a crackling sound in his ears. He raised his hand to touch his forehead, then slowly sat down and closed his eyes to relax.
The sun near noon is no joke. Even the breeze carries a gust of heat. If you are not careful, you may get heatstroke in a moment.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing that Xu Yuan looked very unhappy, Xu Zhi picked up a bamboo tube beside him, poured some water on his hands, and patted the back of Xu Yuan's hands.
"It's okay. I got up too fast. I'll just take it easy."
"Eldest sister, second sister!"
Two figures came running from a distance and shouted at Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi.
"What are you still doing here?" After Xu Yuan recovered, he slowly stood up and picked up the two baskets of peanuts. Xu Zhi helped lift them from behind, steadied the cart, and placed the two baskets of peanuts safely.
"When we got home, we saw that the gate was locked. We guessed that you were still in the field, so we came here."
Guozi stood behind the cart and helped push it with Xu Zhi, while Xu Yuan pulled the cart out of the field in front.
Xuyuan stopped and put away the umbrella and stool.
……
When I got back to my house, I found a processed grass carp hanging by the door.
"Where did it come from?" Xu Yuan unlocked the padlock, took out the grass carp, and asked the many Japanese confectioneries beside him.
"Aunt Xu just brought it to the school and asked us to bring it back." Guozi replied and walked forward and opened the door.
"Sister, I haven't eaten braised fish for a long time. How about we have this for lunch?" Xuanyu looked up at Xuyuan with anticipation.
"Okay, let's have braised fish."
Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi lifted the two baskets of peanuts from the cart and dumped them on the open space.
Many Japanese fruit took up the rake and spread the peanuts. Guozi turned to Xuyuan and said, "Big sister, leave this to us. You go and take a rest."
"Wow, you're quite smart." Xu Yuan smiled and then walked into the kitchen carrying the grass carp.
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"Mother, Wugu is eating dried fish again!"
Gu Qingming shouted loudly into the house, and a chubby yellow and white kitten jumped from the shelf in the yard to the base of the wall, put the dried fish in its mouth on the base of the wall, and lowered its head to eat.
"what?"
From the room came Xu Qing's confused shouts and the sound of pots and spoons.
"Meow!"
A lazy black and white cat was lying at the door on the other side. When it saw its companion on the wall, it jumped out.
Gu Qingming quickly took a clean bamboo sieve and covered the bamboo sieve used to dry the dried fish, then ran into the kitchen and replied loudly.
"It's the cuckoo that's been jumping around all day. I'm going to deal with it later." Xu Qing replied.
"Mother, Wugu and Wudong went to the vegetable garden to steal the newly grown cucumbers a few days ago, but they didn't chase away the mice in the peanut field." Gu Qingming was in a good mood and took the opportunity to complain.
"You've spoiled him. I don't believe you didn't pick them and eat them." Xu Qing glanced at Gu Qingming and said suspiciously.
"Mom, how could you miss me so much?" Gu Qingming moved closer to the stove and took a look at the braised fish on the stove. His eyes lit up and his stomach instantly growled.
Just as he was about to reach out and pick up the basil leaves adorning the fish meat, Xu Qing quickly patted the back of his hand, "Qingming, have you washed your hands before you catch it?"
"Oh." Gu Qingming muttered and withdrew his hand angrily.
"And by the way, call your father out for dinner."
"Don't call me, I'm done."
Village Chief Gu replied, stepped into the kitchen door and went to where the dishes and chopsticks were placed.
There was a plate of braised fish and a plate of bok choy on the table, and the three of them sat down at the table.
"It's been more than a month since we left. I don't know how Qinghan and the others are doing. They've been sleeping outside in the open air. I don't know if they're eating well or sleeping well."
When Xu Qing saw the hot dishes and meals on the table, he thought of his eldest son who was on a journey and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Mother, along the way my brother and Junyong are going, there must be forests and rivers. We have no choice but to look for these two places. They will definitely not starve. Besides, my brother has brought a big bag of brown rice and coarse flour from home and put it in the car. He also brought a sack of soybeans. He also has all the pots, bowls, grains and oils."
Gu Qingming was not worried about his elder brother's safety at all. Even if things got worse, he still had money.
"What is there to worry about? Kids of this age should go out and gain some experience. Only with more experience can they grow up faster. They shouldn't be trapped in this small place." Village Chief Gu said meaningfully.
"Dad, isn't it good here? I eat well and sleep well. I can stay here forever." Gu Qingming disagreed with his father's words and retorted.
"You little brat, why are you so lacking in ambition?" When Village Chief Gu heard Gu Qingming say this, his eyes twitched and he shouted.
"Let's eat, why are you talking about all this?" Seeing that the meal was about to be unpleasant, Xu Qing hurried out to ease the tension.
"Hmph." Gu Qingming snorted softly, picked up a large piece of fish from under Village Chief Gu's chopsticks and put it in the bowl in front of him.
"By the way, Lao Gu, you need to confirm with Xiaoyuan about the peanuts. If you want to make them, you need to reserve some peanuts."
"What else needs to be confirmed? We can just keep most of the peanuts in the field and see how much Yuan Yatou needs. This is what everyone in the village is planning.
Thanks to the five-spice peanuts from last time, the villagers felt that there was room for utilization of peanuts. This year, everyone reduced the amount of sweet potatoes and potatoes planted and increased the amount of peanuts planted.
In addition, Grandpa Wang has found a new and strange wild plant, and the villagers are waiting to see how well he grows it before deciding whether to give it a try.
In the past, people farmed just to have enough food to eat, but now it is different. It has gone a step further. On the basis of having enough food to eat, you can also make money. This kind of life makes people live more and more meaningful.