Chapter Twenty-Six: The Ledger at Home

When Yu Zhenchuan and Wang Sufen came to the vegetable garden, Yu Zehai had already finished sowing, and even poured diluted spiritual spring water on the two acres of land that had just been planted and the three acres of vegetable land next to it.

"It's all planted?" Wang Sufen said in surprise as she looked at the obvious artificial traces in the ground, staring at a pair of big eyes.

"It's a must!" Yu Zehai nodded, and said with a smile: "Those two acres of vacant land were all planted with improved seeds by me, and our family can eat whatever they want in the future." Looking at the large vegetable field in front of him, Yu Zehai's heart was also full of pride and a sense of achievement.

"What have you planted?" Wang Sufen felt a little sorry for her son, such a large piece of land, but she didn't expect that before they could get up, Yu Zehai had already finished sowing.

"It's all varieties that are not found in the garden here, such as lettuce, cauliflower, lettuce, water spinach, cherry tomatoes, watermelon, etc., there are so many. Speaking of this, Yu Zehai suddenly thought of a question, so he hurriedly asked: "By the way, parents, is there any way to easily kill those pests in the vegetable field without using pesticides?"

After listening to Yu Zehai's words, Yu Zhenchuan and Wang Sufen couldn't help but glance at each other, and then laughed and said: "I thought you kid was a jack of all trades, but it turned out that there were times when I couldn't figure it out." After a slight pause, he continued: "Actually, there are many ways to kill pests without spraying pesticides." For example, insects are used to kill insects, birds (chickens) are used to kill insects, and the most commonly used soil insecticides and so on. You know, where did chemical pesticides come from in the old society? This thing has only been researched for a few days, and if there is no way to deal with pests, then what will the old people eat and drink?"

"In addition, in addition to what your father said, in fact, it is like the grass ash burned in the stove at home, which can be sprinkled directly in the vegetable field, or diluted into a solution, which can also achieve effective prevention and insecticide. Wang Sufen next to her added.

"Uh......"

Yu Zehai was stunned for a moment, and then said: "That, plant ash can prevent insect pests, I can understand this, but what the hell is 'killing insects with insects' and 'killing insects with birds'? and what does 'soil insecticide' mean?"

Grass ash is a kind of inorganic farm fertilizer with low cost, complete nutrients and obvious fertilizer efficiency widely existing in rural areas, and it is also a disinfectant raw material. The principle and mechanism of plant ash to kill pathogenic bacteria and viruses are somewhat similar to those of caustic soda, a commonly used powerful disinfectant. But his father's words made him confused.

"Whether it is to kill insects with insects or birds (chickens), in fact, it is nothing more than to make full use of the natural enemies of pests, so as to achieve the purpose of killing insects, and soil insecticides are to use the particularity of certain plants to drive away and kill pests. For example, our common garlic, onions, peppers, peppercorns, leeks, tomato leaves, tobacco, etc., all have good insect control and insecticidal effects. Yu Zhenchuan talked eloquently and said: "In fact, in addition to these methods, various interplanting insecticidal and insecticidal methods. For example, green pepper and garlic intercropping, tomato and cabbage intercropping, shallots and carrots intercropping......, etc.

"Okay, stop!" Yu Zehai listened for a while, and said: "Dad, this matter is still left to you to deal with, I only have one requirement, that is, you must not spray pesticides! ”

At the breakfast table, eating scallion oil pot helmet buns, drinking corn porridge, and sour radishes pickled by his mother, Yu Zehai had a great appetite and was full of praise.

"It's delicious!

Looking at Yu Zehai's intoxicated and happy appearance, Wang Sufen next to him couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "The stinky boy has started to play treasure again, isn't it the common pot helmet bun and corn porridge in the countryside, didn't you grow up eating this? I haven't seen you gluttonous like this before." ”

"That's Mom, don't you know!" Yu Zehai said while swallowing the food in his mouth: "This thing is still relatively common in our Shenshui City, and it is a rare commodity when you go to the provincial capital, and if you go out of Qin Province, it will be even more difficult to see." As for this corn porridge, let's not talk about whether it is sold in big cities for the time being, but which of the porridges sold outside is not mixed with water? Think about it, is the porridge mixed with water still the taste authentic of the porridge cooked by us at home?"

"Since it's delicious, let's eat more, there's more in the pot. Listening to what Yu Zehai said, it was pitiful, Wang Sufen's heart was full of pity, she reached out and patted the crab's head, and said: "Little crabs also need to eat more, now is the time for you to grow your body." Eat more food to grow up faster!"

"Woo ......"

The little guy raised his head and glanced at Wang Sufen with a confused face, then buried his head and continued to lick the porridge mixed with spring water.

After breakfast, Yu Zehai picked up all the big bags in the courtyard and said, "Parents, I'll send the things to Brother Ming, and then let him roar with a loudspeaker, so that I don't have to run from house to house." ”

"Go!" Wang Sufen waved her hand, glanced at Yu Zhenchuan, who was eating with his head down, and said, "Old man, after eating, I will go and pay back all the money owed to the village." ”

"Got it. ”

"Hey, that's right!" Yu Zehai, who was just about to turn around and leave, suddenly heard his mother talk about repaying the money, and hurriedly dropped the big bag in his hand and rushed into his room, and soon grabbed a few bundles of banknotes and walked out, saying: "I almost forgot the ball!" Mom, this is the change I specially exchanged in the bank, just to repay the neighbors. ”

It is only natural to repay the debt.

It is not easy for people in the countryside to make money, and if any family still owes foreign debts, not to mention whether that family can raise their heads among their neighbors, life will be even more miserable.

Why are the people in the village willing to lend money to Yu Zehai's family?

On the one hand, the villagers of Yujiaao are simple and simple, and Yu Zhenchuan and his wife have done a good job in the village; on the other hand, a big reason lies in Yu Zehai. Yu Zehaigui is the first college student to go out in the village, and he holds the title of "Wenqu Star" in Yujiaao Village, the baby has a future, and the villagers see hope and dawn in him, in fact, this is also a disguised investment!

Of course, if you put it more profoundly, in fact, there is an essential difference between the spontaneous behavior of the villagers and the behavior of the bank. If you don't see any ability and hope for repayment, will a bank be willing to lend you money?

Dream on!

Therefore, with Yu Zehai's academic success, and even after entering the job, Yu Zhenchuan and Wang Sufen have been working hard to settle the old accounts at home, which is also a knot in their throats. Because of this, settling the old accounts at home is Yu Zehai's first goal after returning to his hometown!

In the village, Yu Zehai is a leather baby who turns up and down, not only can he go up the mountain to climb trees and pound birds' nests, go down to the river to fish and catch loaches, but even what things he has at home and where they are placed, Yu Zehai is clear with his eyes closed. In a drawer at the head of his parents' bed, there is an old yellowed diary, on which most of the trivial matters of the Yu clan recorded by his father, as well as the sixty flower nails of the heavenly and earthly branches, and excerpts from the Book of Changes, etc., and even, Yu Zehai also saw several red songs that were popular in that era.

So, on the night Yu Zehai returned to the village, he secretly sneaked into his parents' bedroom and looked through the diary again.

Really!

On the penultimate page on the back of the diary, there was a detailed record of the year, month, day, and how much money was borrowed from which family in the village. When Yu Zehai looked at the data recorded on it, his heart was sour again, and the crystal in his eyes began to spin again. Among these accounts, the largest one is only 2,000 yuan, the least is only 20 yuan, and as for the other households, it is basically 80 yuan......

In other words, in the bustling metropolis outside, what is 20 yuan enough for? Not to mention just 20 yuan, it means that you will be given 2,000 yuan, and whether it is enough for the monthly rent and food expenses are two different words. But in the countryside, the salt sauce and vinegar bought for 20 yuan is enough to supply a family of three for more than half a year.

Because the peasant families eat grain grown in the ground, the vegetables they eat are grown in the ground, and even the oil they eat is squeezed from their own rapeseed...... Although the money is not easy to come by, there are even fewer places to spend it. Therefore, don't underestimate the mere twenty yuan, it really has a big use.

Yu Zehai came to the village chief's house with a large bag and a small bag, and shouted loudly as soon as he entered the door: "Brother Ming, I bought all the things purchased in the village." Here's a list of households, so please shout through the loudspeaker so I don't have to go from house to house running errands. ”

"Third grandfather, uncle!" Seeing Yu Lianghou and Yu Zhenhua, who rushed out after hearing the news, Yu Zehai hurriedly said hello and said, "By the way, Brother Ming, I have something very important to discuss with you in a while." ”

In fact, Yu Zehai thought about taking the opportunity to pay off his family's foreign debts, and he also knew that the 2,000 yuan in his bill was the village chief's family in front of him. It's just that it's better to leave things like this to your father. Although the rural people are backward and poor, they still pay attention to what they should have. For example, things like borrowing money to repay money, those are things that only adults, or the head of the family, should do, although Yu Zehai is an adult, but in the eyes of those old people, he is still just a child, so some things naturally can't be overstepped, right?

"Little things, no problem!" Yu Zeming stretched out his hand and patted Yu Zehai's shoulder, grinned, and said, "You sit in the room first, I'll come when I go!"

As soon as Yu Zehai followed the third grandfather and uncle to sit under a persimmon tree in the backyard, he heard a loudspeaker sounding in the village: "Ahem...... Well, Yu Zehai from our village, Haiwazi has already brought back all the things you need to purchase, and they all come to my house to collect them!