Chapter 115: Just Mind Yourself
"It's still our little apple that is the most well-behaved, unlike Xiaobai, who knows how to run around and doesn't know how to help at all." Seeing Little Apple's face flushed and squatting on the ground with a small shovel shoveling mud, Lin Shan said with a smile and praise.
"Mom said I want to be good, I like Uncle Watermelon the most." Little Apple's big eyes are full of joy, for children to play with mud a lot of times is a game, and it is naturally better to be able to get praise from parents.
Lin Shan was tidying up the courtyard at the back, and the space was sprinkled with some roses and lily seeds, and now it was almost time to transplant the plants; Although it is autumn now, the weather is still good, so you can consider transplanting the seedlings over; As for the real weather when it cooled down, Lin Shan believed that the home would definitely be able to be completely renovated at that time.
"We will plant many flowers here in the future, and then our little apple will be a flower fairy." Don't look at the little apple or a child, but she also likes flowers; Little Apple was jumping around with his little hands, and squatting and shoveling mud was a physical job, so after playing around for a while, he was clapping his little hands and cheering for Lin Shan.
Every day, I have to feed the fish, and then catch some fish and bring them to the store; Coupled with some other bits and pieces, Lin Shan seems to be relatively idle, but he is still relatively fulfilling. Fortunately, Lin Shan's driver's license was taken down, but now it is still because of the shortage of funds in his hands, and he still has to wait for the purchase of a car.
The house in Lin Shan was built at the foot of the mountain, and although it was an open space, there were also a lot of tree roots under the soft and dry mud. In addition to the small fish pond that has been built in the yard, there is a path paved with stones. The amount of 'work' on this side of the forest is still not small, at least it is necessary to loosen the soil first, and remove tree roots, stones, and the like.
"Lin Shan, are you at home?" Lin Shuqiang was not polite, and went directly into Lin Shan's house.
"Uncle, Uncle Watermelon is digging in the mud in the back." Little Apple threw her little short legs and ran to the living room, she still knew Lin Shuqiang, and the sensible little Apple was also helping Lin Shan now.
"Uncle, eat strawberries and grapes." Lin Shuqiang came directly to the yard, and Little Apple ran to the living room and brought a fruit plate from the coffee table, and his sensible appearance also made Lin Shan and Lin Shuqiang praise again and again; Although Little Apple was smiling, this kind of praise also made Little Apple a little embarrassed to bury her little head in Lin Shan's arms, and she was a little shy.
"Little Apple is really very sensible, and when guests come, they know how to bring fruits." Lin Shuqiang smiled and ate a strawberry, and after praising the little apple, he was also very surprised, "Hey, you can't grow this strawberry yourself, right?" ”
"Well, I grow my own, but there are not many of them, so I can only eat them myself." Lin Shan also picked a grape and threw it into his mouth, such grapes taste really good, although Lin Shan is impossible to eat too much at one time, but it is still very good to eat a few occasionally; As for the little apple, he is now lying on Lin Shan's lap, and his two little hands are constantly picking grapes and strawberries in the fruit bowl, in addition to constantly stuffing them into his small mouth, he also feeds a few to Lin Shan from time to time.
"Lin Shan, some time ago you said that you wanted us to take back the fields, and now we have also transferred a few acres of fields together. Coupled with your father-in-law's father-in-law, there are five acres of land. Lin Shuqiang also mentioned the topic, the late rice has been harvested, so it is almost possible to start planting some different vegetables as Lin Shan said before.
"Okay, I'll get the seeds and fertilizer out when the time comes, and I'll wait a little for two days. When the time comes, we will plant a little cabbage and greens, and I will plant a little soybeans. Business in my store is good now, and I'm about to open a restaurant, so if we can catch up with the food here, we really don't have to worry too much about sales. "Five acres of land is actually a lot, although Linshan here is making a lot of money by raising fish and the like, but there doesn't seem to be much experience in growing vegetables and the like.
Lin Shan has also cultivated some vegetable seeds during this time, and it can be regarded as some preparations, so now that the fields are empty, Lin Shan certainly doesn't need to feel caught off guard.
"We are growing vegetables in the fields now, and now we don't need to build greenhouses until we make money; But now the fields are all planted with rice, and there is still a little water. In the past two days, we have drained the water in the fields and turned over again, and by then we will be almost able to grow vegetables. Lin Shan briefly mentioned that Tian is vacant now, but there is no need to be in a hurry.
"You can sell seeds and fertilizers, and there are stores over there that sell them, so of course we don't have to worry about anything. But Lin Shan, you take me and your father-in-law to farm, and the people in the village seem to want to follow suit, and they also heard a little wind about our change of fields. It just so happens that it's almost winter, and they don't have a lot of investment in growing vegetables, so they want to give it a try. Lin Shuqiang also mentioned another news at this time, seeing that Lin Shan has now made a lot of money to build a luxurious house, and naturally some people in the village also want to get a piece of the pie at this time.
"They grow theirs, our vegetables can't have chemical fertilizers, fertilizers and the like, plus they don't use pesticides, it's green organic food. If I didn't have the special vegetable seeds and fertilizers on my side, then the vegetables they grow are no different from the ordinary vegetables in the market. Lin Shan is confident, the vegetables he grows will definitely not be so simple.
"It's not that I can't see the people in the village get rich, the key is that the business volume of my store is so large now, and the market has not been completely opened yet, so now we can only ensure the sales volume on our side. If my shop business grows, it is certain that I will bring more people from the village to make money together, but now we can really only meet our own needs; And I still have relatively few products in my hands, so we can slowly enrich the products after we have more experience. Of course, Lin Shan knows these things, but it is indeed the truth, now he really can't take care of too many people, and now he can only take care of the needs of his own side.
"That's okay, we'll just take care of ourselves now, and if we don't have anything to do in the afternoon, we'll go to your father-in-law's house." I have a tractor at home, and when the time comes, I'll go and plow the field too. "Lin Shuqiang can't take care of so much now, although it is the best thing for everyone in the village to be able to get rich, but now it is the most important thing to take care of yourself first.
Lin Shan is carrying a hoe and turning the soil in the yard, but fortunately, his physical fitness is very good now, and he will not feel too tired; As for Little Apple, after playing with the mud for a while, she ran to play with the little white who came back again, and it is obviously impossible to expect this little girl to stay here to help, of course, part of the reason is because Little Apple can only help here.
"Little Apple, Uncle gave you twenty yuan, can you take them to buy snacks?" Seeing the little apple squatting aside, as for Xiaobai, they were constantly dangling in front of the hoe, Lin Shan was also worried that something would happen accidentally, so he could only think of such a trick.
Little Apple took Xiaobai and them to buy snacks, and Lin Shan also hoeed with peace of mind; After a simple rinse, Lin Shan also began to get busy with lunch.
Stir-fried bok choy, fried leeks with eggs, stewed pork with dried bamboo shoots, plus crucian carp tofu soup and braised prawns, the lunch is quite hearty; Lin Shan is also learning more cooking skills now, although there may not be a famous teacher, and there are no more opportunities to try, but Lin Shan's foundation is still good, so he believes that even if he can only do it two or three times a day, as long as he is determined, his cooking skills will definitely be able to continue to improve.
However, it is really not a simple matter to learn to cook well, China's food culture is too long and long-standing, and the legendary eight cuisines are worthy of Lin Shan's good research. However, Lin Shan doesn't need to be a chef now, it's good to find dishes that suit him.