On the second day of the Qingming Festival, Gu Jinxiu took Li Xuan, Zhao and three village women to the seedling cultivation site.

Gu Jinxiu gave them a demonstration of how to pull up seedlings and how to plant seedlings.

Then came the time for everyone to learn.

After a quarter of an hour, the labor of planting rice became skillful.

As the monk Qi's "Rice Planting Poem" said:

The seedlings planted the green seedlings all over the field, and when they looked down, they saw the sky in the water. The six pure roots are the way, and the regression is the forward.

Six people stood in the field, bent down to plant seedlings, and with the increasing number of seedlings in the field, they formed a picture of spring rice planting.

The neat seedlings make people shine and give people a very comfortable feeling.

"Can the village chief do this?" Zhao looked at the neatly spaced seedlings, and his heart was full of worry.

After Gu Jinxiu bent down and inserted a seedling into the field, he got up and said to Zhao:

"Later, when the seedlings grow, their roots fork into several tillers at the bottom, so that the whole field is occupied by the seedlings."

Zhao asked, "Can this grow millet?" ”

Gu Jinxiu said with a smile: "The end of the tiller can grow conical flower clusters, and then grow into rice. Not only is it easier to manage, but it also saves grain compared to if you were to spread it directly in the field. ”

Zhao asked, "Will this harvest more millet than we plant?" ”

Gu Jinxiu nodded, "I'm also going to put the fry inside." ”

"Can you still raise fish?" Zhao asked in shock.

Gu Jinxiu nodded.

Hearing this, the women present were willing to learn the new method of rice cultivation.

But now it's too late to plant.

Even if there are fields, there are no seedlings, and they regret that they didn't listen to Gu Jinxiu at the beginning.

Gu Jinxiu saw their hesitant looks, as if she didn't see it, she wouldn't take the initiative to let them plant seedlings, she had to let them come to her by themselves.

A rush deal is not a good deal!

Everyone was busy working together until He came to bring lunch to everyone with the burden.

"Let's wash our hands and eat!" He put down his burden and began to distribute the bamboo boxes containing food to everyone.

Looking at the food box in the basket and smelling the aroma of the food, Gu Jinxiu nodded with satisfaction, wishing the steward a good job.

She was worried that He would not be able to cook lunch for so many people alone, so she went to the shop and instructed the steward Zhu to send someone to bring the food to her house, and then He sent it.

"Let's all come over and eat!" Gu Jinxiu invited.

"Sister-in-law He, village chief, this meal was bought from the memory shop, right? Let your family break the bank, in fact, just get us something to eat to fill our stomachs. Zhao took the bamboo box handed over by He with some embarrassment.

Then the other women who went to get the bamboo lunch also said the same thing, hearing this, Gu Jinxiu hooked the corners of her lips and smiled, they are hard-working and easy to satisfy, simple croppers.

Seeing everyone happily eating two meat and one vegetarian meal, she was relieved.

After lunch, Gu Jinxiu asked everyone to rest for a while before continuing to work.

"Village chief, have you bought your fish fry?" Li Xuan came to Gu Jinxiu's side and asked while planting seedlings.

Gu Jinxiu knew what Li Xuan was thinking, but she didn't plan to let Li Xuan continue to be busy with things in the field, there was a place that was more suitable for him.

"You can leave this matter alone, I know where to get the fry."

Li Xuan continued to work rather disappointed, moving a little faster than before, as if to distance himself from her.

Gu Jinxiu smiled slightly, and competed with it, making Li Xuan tired all afternoon.

Seeing that Li Xuan persisted, Gu Jinxiu nodded with satisfaction.

"You kid is tired and don't know how to speak?"

Li Xuan thought that Gu Jinxiu looked down on him, and said unconvinced: "I am an adult, and I can do the work you can do." ”

Li Xuan's refusal to admit defeat made Gu Jinxiu shake his head slightly, but he didn't say anything, there were still seven acres of paddy fields, I hope he can persevere.

Three days passed in a flash, and the paddy fields of Gu Jinxiu's family were planted with seedlings.

After Gu Jinxiu settled the wages to the four members of the Zhao family, they left.

As the sun set, Gu Jinxiu and Li Xuan stood on the ridge and looked at the grass seedlings that were wilted by the spring sun.

Gu Jinxiu's melon seeds were full of smiles on her face, she had finally finished planting, and if she planted it again, she would have to waste it.

Li Xuan said worriedly: "Can this seedling live?" He didn't want the fruits of his hard work to go down the drain!

Now is the time to be happy to accomplish something, can you not ask such a disappointing thing!

What's more, her seedlings have just been planted, so she shouldn't say something auspicious!

Gu Jinxiu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry!" It's sure to be a big harvest. ”

Seeing that Gu Jinxiu said so confidently, Li Xuanxin believed it.

Gu Jinxiu said: "Li Xuan, you are a clever and sensible child, different from your father, I want to give you a chance to let you go to the old shop to study, are you willing?" ”

Li Shuan asked, "Do you have any wages?" ”

Can this damned kid not mention the wages first?

Isn't that a learning opportunity?

This is still the reward she wants to give Li Xuan, why can't she see it?

Gu Jinxiu said flatly: "Including food and housing, there is no salary." ”

Li Xuan thought for a while and said, "Yes." "Now he is alone, and if he is full alone, the whole family will be fed, and he has no worries, if only he could bring his father out!

However, now he has no way to rescue his father, Li Xuan raised his eyes and looked at Gu Jinxiu, if he begged her, forget it!

The village chief has no responsibility to help him, and he is not qualified to ask her for help!

Alas, so be it!

His father will always be released, and when the time comes, if he is kind to him, he should be able to make up for it!

Gu Jinxiu lowered her head and glanced at the depressed Li Xuan, raised her eyes to look at the burning clouds in the sky, and said:

"Li Xuan, don't you think that cloud is very beautiful?"

Li Xuan followed Gu Jinxiu's gaze, raised his eyes to look at the sky, and nodded inexplicably.

Gu Jinxiu said: "It's very special, and you are also very special." For your sensible sake, I will take you to-morrow to see your scoundrel father. ”

Li Xuan's eyes were instantly dyed with joy, spreading to his face and body, and his depressed mood was swept away.

He bowed his hand and said, "Thank you, village chief." ”

"No, let's go home and have dinner." Gu Jinxiu picked up the basket and walked in the direction of home.

Li Shuan carried the two wooden barrels and followed quickly, and the wooden barrels swung sharply as he walked, so that Li Shuan also staggered and walked.

Gu Jinxiu turned his head to look at it and reminded: "Li Shuan tied the rope two or three more times, and then moved the two baskets to the middle of the flat pole. ”

Li Xuan knew Gu Jinxiu's good intentions, but he just wanted to contradict her in his heart, "Master, I can walk steadily, I don't need it." ”

Gu Jinxiu said: "If it falls...", she only said the beginning of her sentence, and then she heard a "boom".

Li Shuan tripped over the basket, slipped under his feet, and stumbled into a small ditch.

Looking for prestige, Gu Jinxiu saw Li Shuan who was coming out of the ditch, and she smiled unkindly.

The gloating Gu Jinxiu made Li Xuan angry, he pursed his lips and muttered, "Crow's mouth!" ”

Gu Jinxiu looked at Li Xuan, who was busy tying the rope, forget it, I won't go back this time.

The two returned to Gu's house one after the other, and after dinner, Gu Jinxiu explained: "Li Xuan will come over for breakfast tomorrow." ”

"Okay." In response, Li Xuan ran out of Gu's house.