The gourd field is halfway up the mountainside, and the temperature on the mountain is colder, so from a distance, you can see the gourd field that has been beaten by the autumn frost, and the leaves are all lying on the ground in tatters, and the golden gourd is particularly prominent. Sure enough, this gourd is a modern pumpkin! Because the gourds are picked as they are ripe. At this time, in autumn, the seedlings were killed, and the rest could not grow any longer, so they had to take home.

The gourd land is newly opened, and each family is about one acre. The land of the two families was a hundred paces away, and as soon as they arrived at the place, the two families were separated.

The seedlings are large, and the vines are crawling everywhere, so the whole field is covered with staggered seedlings, and it is difficult to see whether it is a ridge or a ditch. Walking in it, you can only stick your feet into the gaps.

Sun chopped the melon seedlings with a sickle, and Lin Yu and Taicai were responsible for dividing the rice into the earthen basket.

Looking at the gourd seedlings all over the ground, Lin Yu frowned and said, "Sister-in-law, why are these gourd seedlings everywhere?" ”

"The gourd is just a vine thing, of course it's crawling everywhere!" The Sun family was probably still angry in his heart because of Zheng's words, so his attitude towards Lin Yu was not very friendly.

"But you see, there are very few seedlings in this fluttering field."

"Isn't everyone like this? Our family is pretty good! The fat chases a lot, and the melons grow better than others! ”

"Sister-in-law, look, this seedling," Lin Yu picked up a vine and said, "Look at this one, it's so long, not a single melon on it has not bought, and it is so thick and white!" ”

Only then did Sun stop what he was doing and said, "What? Do you still grow melons? ”

"When I was in the palace, I saw others taking branches from the fruit tree, and leaving only a few branches to bear fruit, and the fruit was big and delicious. If you keep those branches, you will not only rob the fertilizer of the fruit, but also make the fruit of the whole tree grow small and sour. Therefore, it is the same for planting melons, leaving so many vines, it will naturally grow like crazy, and there will be less for melons to absorb. ”

Sun looked Lin Yu up and down, and said, "It seems to make some sense." However, you have to tell your eldest brother about these things, I can't make decisions about such a big thing as farming. ”

"Huh! I'll tell my eldest brother when I get back. Lin Yu smiled, in fact, her sister-in-law is nothing, she is just a little sour, and it is not that she can't listen to others.

"By the way, sister-in-law, how can we eat this gourd?" Lin Yu squatted and moved towards Sun's side.

"Eat it when it's steamed! Or just stew and eat! How can you not eat? Sun brandished his scythe again, nonchalantly and casually.

"So, do we have any snacks made of pumpkins for sale in our county?" Lin Yu asked hopefully.

Sun glanced at Lin Yu and said, "It's good to be able to eat steamed gourds, how can you have the money to buy any Laoshizi dim sum!" Except for the rice cakes during the Chinese New Year and the pastries in the wedding gift, I haven't eaten any dim sum when I'm so old! Besides, how expensive dim sum is! If you have that money, buy more rice and noodles, eat more fine grains, burn high incense, and return snacks! ”

"No, sister-in-law, you misunderstood, I mean, if there is no sale, we can do a little and sell it in the county tomorrow."

"What? Pumpkins can also be used to make snacks! Sun stopped what he was doing and asked with wide eyes.

"That's right! What kind of dim sum is not made from these foods? The pumpkin confectionery is even more delicious than ordinary dim sum! Lin Yu smiled. In modern times, I have been single for a long time, and I like to study some beautiful and delicious snacks and other things, because I have a lot of time for myself to study after work.

"Will you do it?"

"yes!"

"Who doesn't grow gourds? Are you sure anyone will buy this thing? Sun will be skeptical.

"If you can't sell it, we can keep it for ourselves or give it away! Sister-in-law, don't worry! If you can't sell it, the cost is mine! Lin Yu blinked mischievously.

"It's okay." Sun muttered, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up a little smile.

"Also, sister-in-law, what kind of stuffing do we have moon cakes here?" Lin Yu continued to ask.

Sun looked at Lin Yu and asked, "What?" Sister, don't you even know how to make mooncakes? ”

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Yes, yes, but I still want to know what is the difference between the moon cakes here and the ones in the palace." ”

"Ahem! Our moon cakes here are full of sugar fried noodles and pine nuts, melon seeds, peanut kernels, walnut kernels, and sesame seeds. What kind of stuffing is in that palace? ”

"I haven't eaten much stuffing in the palace, but I've heard them say that there is a kind of pumpkin moon cake, which is also made of gourd." Lin Yu whispered.

"You said that this mooncake can also be made with gourds?" Sun couldn't help but lower his voice.

"Yes! If it succeeds, can we also take advantage of the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow to sell some in the market to subsidize the family. ”

If you want to say what kind of snacks Lin Yu said, the Sun family is really not optimistic, after all, few families will have the spare money to buy dim sum to eat. But moon cakes are different, the day after tomorrow will be a holiday, tomorrow on the street to buy moon cakes must be a lot of people, if you can make a fortune yourself, it is really beautiful! Thinking of this, Sun's eyes became shining, and he shouted that he would let Lin Yu do it when he went back in a while.

"But, sister-in-law, you need a moon cake mold to make moon cakes, otherwise it doesn't have that shape, and it doesn't look like a moon cake! I went to the county to buy it today, but I don't know if it's too late. ”

"Just in time! What's too late! After a while, we will finish moving the gourd, you tell me how to get this gourd, I will deal with it for you at home, and you will take Taicai to the city, what should you buy, and buy it back! Sun said neatly.

"Done! Then let's do it quickly! Thinking of making money, Lin Yu was also full of enthusiasm.

In the gourd field, just as Lin Yu said, the seedlings were spread all over the ground, but there were not many melons, and everyone was busy for about half an hour, and all the melons were cut down and piled into a pile. There are more than 70 in total, large and small.

Sun filled the earthen basket with it and carried it with Lin Yu. Taicai was young and couldn't hold anything heavy, so he held one in his arms, and everyone walked quickly home.

Don't look at the small number of gourds, but the three of them also moved four times, and it took an hour and a half to finish.

When it was time to move the last trip, I was overweight and moved the rest, so when I got home, several people lay directly on the kang and didn't even want to move.

But as soon as he thought of going to the county to buy things for snacks, Lin Yu didn't dare to be lazy anymore, quickly changed his clothes, and told the Sun family what preparations he needed, so he rushed to the county with Taicai.