After the New Year, after the beginning of spring, the vacant land reserved for the east of the bamboo forest is reclaimed, and after planting various vegetables and rice, the atmosphere of Yiranju takes on a new look.

The men were busy in the fields, and Sister-in-law Zhou and Sister-in-law Di each led their own children, serving the bamboo forest and lotus pond from morning to night. Liu Xia still stayed in the kitchen to help, and Sister-in-law Zhou just took Liu An around the bamboo forest. Liu An's personality is very similar to Liu Li, he has few words, and always follows his mother silently. The mother and son seemed extremely quiet. is Sister-in-law Di, stimulated by the commission, plus in the middle of Yiran, there are no neighbors, and the only sister-in-law Zhou who can chat has no time to accompany her. bought twenty duck chicks early, shouted and led his two daughters Zhao Yun and Zhao Cai, and **** rowed in the lotus pond. Looking at the duck chicks growing day by day, and the lotus leaf that has just pretended to be a sharp horn, I hope that it will bloom and bear lotus seeds immediately.

Qingwen and Musk Yue did not forget the cores of the two jujubes left by Jì, and secretly planted them in the flower garden, **** watering, and always looking forward to sending out tender shoots. It's just that after more than ten days, the planted jujube core is still not moving, and the anxious Qingwen can't help but dig out the jujube core with Musk Moon on her back and take a look, seeing that the jujube core has not changed at all, it is still the same as before planting, and she can't help but be secretly worried. Hurriedly found Musk Yue, the two muttered for a long time, and finally Musk Yue said:

"Such a delicious fruit, it must not be easy to grow, it is better to bury it in it, and wait for a while to see."

The small actions of the two people did not hide from Xiao Yiran, and Xiao Yiran ignored them, but he knew in his heart that the two of them would be in vain in the end. Sure enough, in the past nearly a month, there was still no movement in the jujube pit, and Qingwen no longer paid attention to it. However, Musk Yue was a little reluctant, so she quietly dug out the jujube core again, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and hid it again.

Although Yingtianfu is close to the Yangtze River, after all, it is still the climate of the north, and there has always been little rain in spring. Since the rice was planted, there has been no rain for more than half a month. Liu Li and Zhao Qi had to divert water from the pond for irrigation. Seeing the decreasing pool water, Sister-in-law Di couldn't hold her breath. endured it for several days, and finally came to Xiao Yiran.

"Miss, if you keep watering the ground with pond water, I'm afraid it will affect the growth of lotus flowers."

"Sister-in-law Di, the pond is deep, how much water has been put in this place, don't worry. If it really affects the growth of the lotus, it will naturally compensate Sister-in-law Di. ”

With Xiao Yiran's assurance, Sister-in-law Di was relieved. However, as long as Zhao Qi came to release water every day, she still couldn't help but nag Zhao Qi.

It wasn't until the ninth day of the third month of Qingming that the sky was clear for a month, and it became cloudy. In the afternoon, scattered raindrops began to fall. By the time it got dark, the rain gradually became heavier, and I could already hear the sound of the rain while sitting in the house. This long-awaited spring rain made everyone in Yiran Juli happy. The happiest is Zhao Qi, since marrying his daughter-in-law, he has to be nagged by women almost every day, either because his family is poor, or because he has no ability. After moving to Yiranju, Xu was hindered by the face of the young lady, and there was hope in his heart, and he had not been nagged by a woman for a long time. Because he wanted to irrigate the rice fields, Liu Li didn't want to see the elongated faces of the women of the Zhao family, and every time he released water, he asked Zhao Qi to come, so Zhao Qi was nagged by women a lot for the matter of releasing water. Now it's finally good, it's raining, and you don't need to put the water from the pond to water the rice fields.

Sister-in-law Zhou knew in her heart that after this spring rain, bamboo shoots would emerge in patches, and she had been serving the bamboo forest for more than half a year, and she could finally see the harvest. However, Sister-in-law Zhou is not the kind of person who likes to look at her face, and the smile is only left in her eyes, and she has to look carefully to find out.

When Xiao Yiran is fine, he likes to look at the looks of the people around him, which is also an indispensable lesson for learning the art of Qingjian. With his own observations, the more Xiao Yiran liked the moon, the Liu Xia who was one year younger than him. Liu Xia, who speaks little, has a shallow smile on her face at all times. When I occasionally speak, I don't smile or speak. Not only Xiao Yiran, but almost the entire Yiran Curie people, there is no one who doesn't like her. is picky like Sister-in-law Di, and she also looks at Liu Xia differently. I often tell my daughter:

"Don't talk all day long, you're about to grow into a big girl, learn more from Sister Liu Xia."

Liu Xia is not only easy-going, but also a clever girl. Whether it is a female celebrity, or learning to read and write with Mr. Chu Tian, it seems to be at ease. Mr. Chu Tian praised Liu Xia in front of Xiao Yiran more than once:

"If Xiao Liu Xia has received such an education from Miss since she was a child, I am afraid that she will be another Miss Yiran."

"The old gentleman likes Sister Xia'er so much, so he bothered to point out. Or it is not necessary to accept them as official disciples. In that way, isn't there a successor to Mr.'s talent? ”

Once, twice, the old gentleman also moved a little, and slowly had the idea of accepting Liu Xia as a disciple in his heart. It's just that the old gentleman always thinks that teaching a girl to learn the art of gardening is a bit of a waste of thought, after all, girls are not good at showing up like boys.

"Why should the old gentleman be too stubborn? Taking a step back, even if Sister Xia'er can't show up and go out to design gardens for others in the future, can't she still pass it on to the next generation? Wouldn't this be the same way to pass on the skills of the gentleman? ”

Mr. Chu Tian thought about it, so he agreed. As soon as the news reached the ears of Liu Li and his wife, the two of them were very happy. Who is Chu Tian, they didn't know before they came to Yiranju, but after they came, they first knew that the garden was designed by the old gentleman, and the young lady respected the gentleman so much, just like an elder. I also learned from several gardeners that the old gentleman was one of the few garden masters within a radius of thousands of miles. However, there is also a fly in the ointment, and both husband and wife think that it would be good if Mr. passed on his skills to his son Liu An. Come to think of it, since Mr. chose his daughter Liu Xia, there is naturally a reason for Mr. Whether it is a daughter or a son, after all, they are their own children, and the two immediately asked Xiao Yiran to organize a ceremony of apprenticeship.

"Why bother, just be simple. Pick a day and let Xia'er give Lao Yu a cup of tea. ”

When Xiao Yiran told Mr. Chu Tian about the meaning of the Liu family, Mr. Chu Tian said.

Coincidentally, after a spring rain, the bamboo forest came overnight as spiky bamboo shoots. Thinking of making the bamboo forest more extensive and denser, I just dug up about half of the bamboo shoots to sell. Because he was busy digging bamboo shoots, Xiao Yiran discussed with Mr. Chu and chose the day of apprenticeship on April 20.

Because it was the bamboo that was just planted last year, there were not many bamboo shoots this year, and when all the bamboo shoots were harvested, it was only more than 1,000 catties. Counting the bamboo shoots used in the Sun and Moon Boat, each catty of bamboo shoots costs 15 wen, and the total amount of money is more than 16,000 wen. It was counted as silver, but it was only sixteen taels. According to one percent, it will be drawn to Zhou's sister-in-law, which is one or two or six coins of silver.

When giving Sister-in-law Zhou the money, Sister-in-law Zhou didn't take it, but said to Xiao Yiran:

"Miss, this money will be used to buy some gifts for Mr. Chu, just as Xia'er's apprenticeship."