OBS Chapter 269 Spring Plowing
Chapter 269 Spring Plowing
When everyone saw the situation here and ran over one after another, they realized that it was a misunderstanding.
Seeing that everyone cared so much about her family, Gu Qingqing sincerely apologized and expressed her gratitude.
"Uncle, I'm so sorry. I didn't think it through and caused you to worry about it. I just wanted to burn the grass here and make a small vegetable garden here."
"Hey, I hope the house is okay. I couldn't see clearly from a distance, and I thought something happened here."
"I was really shocked. I saw Wuyan riding a bullock cart to town from afar early in the morning. I saw the fire just now and was worried that something happened to you and your daughter at home."
Although the people who came spoke with a tone of blame, Gu Qingqing could feel their kindness.
At this time, Niu Zhanghe knew without even looking that there was a lot of gravel on this piece of land, otherwise why wouldn't everyone reclaim the land since it was right at the entrance of the village?
He felt that his efforts were in vain, so he simply said, "This land is really not very good. If you want to grow vegetables, you might as well go to where we fired the kiln last year. At least there is some yellow soil there. It also belongs to the village, so it doesn't matter if you open up some vegetable fields."
"If you ask me, the money you spend on the seeds won't even be enough to cover the cost of the seeds."
"I don't plan to plant more, as long as the amount can grow is fine. I thought I'd burn the grass here first, and then after the next rain, the ashes can be used as fertilizer for the soil." Gu Qingqing explained to those who cared about her family.
Seeing that everything was fine on her side, everyone who were about to go to work or were already working left one after another.
Gu Qingqing looked at Niu Zhanghe and chuckled, "Uncle, you see, I'm just trying to save trouble. Besides, it's right at the doorstep, so it's convenient to use water. I'll tidy up this land this year and plant two crops of vegetables. I think I can make the land mature."
Gu Qingqing naturally knew that there was land outside the village. To put it bluntly, she wanted to take care of it and eat freely. There was a vegetable garden outside her house, so she could pick whatever she wanted to eat. Otherwise, she wouldn't have to work so hard.
Seeing that Niu Zhanghe was about to say something, Niu Yuzhu beside him said, "Dad, if my sister-in-law wants to plant crops at the doorstep, she can do so. Her family has little land anyway. Brother Wuyan entrusted the heavy work to Zhao Dong and the others. My sister-in-law has nothing to do at home, so she can tidy up the crops slowly."
Gu Qingqing smiled at Niu Yuzhu, but suddenly froze after she finished laughing, "What do you mean she has nothing to do at home? She is also very busy, okay?"
Thinking of this, Gu Qingqing relied on her age and deliberately glared at Niu Yuzhu, with a look that said "I'm busy."
Niu Yuzhu saw that he was being glared at, and he chuckled, "Your family only has these few acres of land, and five acres are planted with winter wheat..."
Gu Qingqing was exposed and laughed angrily, "Do you think I'm only busy with farming? I still have a lot of things to do later."
Can she say that she is going to make paper soon?
Can she say that bamboo and tree planting will soon begin on her hill?
Could she say she was going to go find some fruit trees to plant?
Could she say she also wanted to plant flowers around her home and leisurely view Niu Mountain?
She didn't say.
Gu Qingqing said, "Uncle, when do you think this spring rain will come?"
Gu Qingqing asked about the spring rain, but Niu Yuzhu remained silent. Not only Gu Qingqing was waiting for this spring rain, the entire Niutoushan Village, even the entire Shangyang County, and even the entire country were waiting for this spring rain that was compared to oil.
Niu Zhanghe looked up at the clear sky and said uncertainly, "It will be Qingming Festival in a few days. I think it will be in these few days. Okay, seeing that you are all right here, I am relieved. You guys are busy, we are going back."
This rain did not keep everyone waiting for long, it came one night a few days later.
With a spring thunder, the spring rain fell from the sky like the thread spun by the village girl, hitting the roof with a crackling sound.
When she woke up the next day, Gu Qingqing looked at the ground washed clean by the rain, and went to the backyard to check on the rabbit first. She was relieved to see that the mother and child were safe.
When the donkey saw her coming, it walked out from under the shed and tried to get closer to her, but it couldn't break free of the few feet distance between them.
"Oh, are you welcoming me? Don't worry about me, I'm just here to take a look." Gu Qingqing was like a patrolling soldier.
Then he saw that the two lambs were safe and sound, and finally went into the house to check on the chickens and ducklings. Then he opened the door to the backyard and waited for the children from the village to come to class.
As for her? Naturally, spring ploughing had to begin.
Of course, the main person doing the work was not her, but six men: Zhao Dong, Nan, Xi, Bei, Feng and Zhong.
It only took a few days to plant corn on one and a half acres of land.
Two acres of rice were planted.
After two acres of sorghum, there was only one acre left to plant potatoes. Zhao Dong and his colleagues looked at the gray earth eggs in the boxes, and their brows were furrowed so much that they could pinch a fly to death.
"Boss, let me say this, but how can you cut the earthen eggs with a knife and roll them in the ashes like this? How can you plant them? Even if you plant them in the ground, they will all rot." Zhao Feng was a little irritated by what he saw and spoke impatiently.
Not to mention Zhao Feng's impatience, even the more stable Zhao Nan was not much better at this moment. He used to call Gu Qingqing "Silent Wife".
Now they followed Zhao Feng and shouted, "Boss, you are wasting the crops. If we miss this season, that acre of good land will be wasted."
Zhang Dong didn't say anything, but was holding his fist against his forehead. The pain on his face seemed to show that he didn't like her behavior.
"I told you to go home early and bring the eggs, but you can't even do that." Zhao Dong looked at the four full baskets of potatoes cut into different shapes on the cart, and felt sorry for the land and the eggs.
He couldn't say anything to Gu Qingqing, so he could only vent his anger towards Zhao Bei.
Zhao Bei was not kicked, and he yelled at the top of his lungs, "Brother Dong, when you told me to go back, my sister-in-law was already on her way to the fields with her donkey cart. I didn't even enter the house, but followed her here. I didn't know it was like this!"
He is wronged, he is more wronged than those who died unjustly.
Gu Qingqing knew that everyone was worried about food, and she also knew that in this era, whether it was potatoes or sweet potatoes, they were planted whole. No one would just cut out the ones with sprouts like she did.
If Wen Wuyan was there, he would be the target of everyone's attacks no matter what he said. But now that Wen Wuyan was not there, it was difficult for a group of men to say anything to Gu Qingqing. Because of this, Zhao Bei became the target of everyone's attacks.
Gu Qingqing explained at this time, "Brother Dong, don't blame Zhao Bei. This matter really has nothing to do with him. I wanted to do this."
"Boss, in theory, these fields and crops belong to yours. We shouldn't interfere, but you..." Zhao Feng said as he picked up a piece of earthen egg that was cut into irregular shapes.
Gu Qingqing took a few pieces of grass slowly and patiently explained to them, "Look, there is a bud on each piece. If there is a bud, it will definitely sprout. If it can sprout, there will be no problem if it is planted in the ground."
"Sister-in-law, although you are speaking for me. But it's not like this! Look, people are powerful, but after being cut into pieces, they will just be a pile of rotten meat in two days," Zhao Bei said by analogy.
Gu Qingqing: "......"