Yu Hai's eyes lit up, and he was the first to understand: "Do you really have a way to grow vegetables at this time?" ”

Yu Xiaocao patted his chest and packed the ticket: "I dare to guarantee, there is absolutely no problem!" Dad, mother, you can rest assured! ”

The next day, Xiaocao bought two ox carts of wheat straw from a family with more fertile fields in another village, and taught Yu Hai and Liu to weave grass and tofu by hand. Although Xiao Mending Heaven Stone has repeatedly assured that the vegetable seeds soaked in spirit stone water can resist the severe cold of early spring, Yu Xiaocao is still not at ease. Grass and tomath are commonly used in greenhouse farming in the past life to keep vegetables warm, so be prepared!

With the help of the skeptical Liu, Xiaocao sprinkled the vegetable seeds that had been soaked last night in the turned vegetable patch. The five points of land in the front yard are all planted with small cabbage, spinach and mustard greens with a relatively short growth period, and strive to earn the first pot of gold in the family when other vegetables are not planted in the field.

After sowing the seeds, Liu took Xiaolian and went to turn over the land in the backyard and at the edge of the pond. Mao, who was putting ducks by the pool, saw them and reminded: "You started turning the ground so early?" It is not good to grow crops near the pond, and the water will flood it in the rainy season in late spring. ”

Although Mao's mouth is not forgiving, his heart and eyes are not bad, Liu smiled at her and said, "I'm going to plant some small cabbage and mustard greens or something, and I will harvest them before the water rises." ”

Mao nodded and said, "Then you have to fence off the vegetable patch, my ducks are all stocked in the pond, and I won't pay for eating your vegetables!" ”

Sure enough, this Mao's mouth is not likable, it is obviously a good reminder, why is it so annoying to say it?

Liu smiled good-naturedly: "Thank you sister-in-law Qian for reminding me, I'll put up the fence tomorrow." ”

In the evening, Xiaocao and his father made more than a dozen straw sticks in the afternoon. Yu Hai has woven the mat, the grass is much easier to get than the mat, there is no need to be too detailed, he got started quickly, and he made two more than Xiaocao.

Xiaocao and Liu's together spread the grass and straw in the vegetable field, like covering the vegetable garden with a quilt. Xiao Shi didn't help less, he asked with some concern: "Second sister, can you keep the vegetables warm in this way?" ”

Xiaocao touched his little head and said with a smile: "You covered the quilt on a cold day, is it warm?" In the same way, at noon, the ground absorbs the heat of the sun, and if you cover it with grass, the heat will not be dissipated at night, and the vegetables will not be afraid of the cold. ”

The little guy nodded abruptly and said, "It turns out that we are covering the vegetable patch with a quilt!" But those places that are not covered with grass and toddlers will not freeze to death? ”

"It's okay, the rapeseed has just been sprinkled in, it hasn't sprouted yet, and it won't be frozen. Let's weave more grass tomorrow and cover the vegetable patch in the front yard and backyard with quilts, and the vegetable baby will sprout and grow up soon! ”

Looking at the six-year-old little stone, Xiaocao suddenly remembered the little brother in his previous life, when the little brother was so old, he was not so well-behaved, his parents were still there at that time, and as the only boy in the family, he was still spoiled in his mother's arms......

It took three days for all the land in the front yard and the back yard to be reclaimed. The land on the edge of the pond has accumulated a lot of black mud when the water rises, and it is a good fertile field when it is reclaimed. Unfortunately, when the rain increases at the end of June every year, the water in the pond rises, and it is not possible to grow crops with a long growing season.

There are still four months before the water rises, and Xiaocao planted winter melon, beans, eggplant and beans with a growth period of two or three months on the nearly one-acre pondside land. In the backyard, leeks, cucumbers, garlic and peppers are planted. Loofahs and pumpkins were also ordered on the edge of the fence.

The family worked overtime and was busy for three whole days to finish weaving all the grass needed for the vegetable garden, and even small stones can be made into small grass straws, although the density and thickness are different, but they will also be usable.

In the past few days, the food at home has always been multigrain coarse bread and bean soup, and the only dishes are cabbage, radish and pickles. The coarse bread must be chewed carefully, and when swallowed, it is so thick that it scrapes the throat, and the bean soup is full of beans, and if you are not hungry, you can't eat it at all. Boiled vegetables with a lack of oil and seasonings will give you a headache as soon as you eat the grass.

With the current living standard of Xiaocao's family, even such a meal must be calculated in terms of quantity, for fear that if it is too much to make, the existing grain will not be able to support the vegetable harvest, and the family will be hungry.

In addition to helping to wash clothes once every three days, Liu also took over the embroidery work in the embroidery shop, and embroidered every day by lighting lamps and boiling oil. Yu Haiyang took Zhao Lihu, who lived at the foot of the West Mountain, to help chop some bamboo and come back, make bamboo baskets and bamboo baskets, and put them in the grocery store in the town to sell on consignment.

After the vegetables were planted in early spring, Xiaocao was idle, and Xiaolian, who was able to do housework, was almost all covered, and she was not allowed to interfere. Xiao Shi followed the youngest son of the Qian family next door, running up and down the mountain and down the river, but he didn't just play, sometimes he brought back a few bird eggs, and he would sensibly bring back two bundles of firewood every day.

Qian Wu, the youngest son of the Qian family's Mao family, is eight years old, unlike his brother Qian Wen, who is interested in reading. He is very active, he doesn't go home until he eats every day, and he often hears his mother Mao's shout calling him home for dinner: "Xiao Wuzi, where did you go wild, go home for dinner......"

Mao's two sons, one static and one moving, have diametrically opposite personalities. Big Qian Wen, a nerd, holds a book everywhere he goes, sometimes he gets lost when he walks and reads, and he doesn't know if he hits his head on a tree. Xiaocao once saw him, walking while reading a book, and accidentally fell into the ditch. Fortunately, there was no water in the ditch at this time, or the nerd would have to freeze to death.

On this day, Xiaocao carried a basket and took a small shovel to see if there were any wild vegetables nearby to dig. At this time, she had the impression that the wild camellia should come out. In her previous life, she liked to dig shepherd's cabbage the most, and came back to make shepherd's cabbage soup, or wrap steamed buns, which tasted delicious.

Along the path in front of the door, all the way to the direction of the West Mountain, the small stone jumped and followed behind, and was very happy: the second sister said that she would make him a shepherd's cabbage dumpling to eat, and the second sister's product must be a high-quality product, and the taste must be good. Although the season for digging wild vegetables is not right, the second sister can come out for a walk, which is also good for the body.

Xiao Shi refused the temptation of Qian Wu to invite him to go up the mountain to dig birds' eggs, and volunteered to play the role of protecting the second sister. As long as Xishan does not go deep into the mountains, there will be no danger, he is afraid that the second sister who does not go out often will not find her way home.

Qian Wen, who was at home, held a book and slowly shook out the door. Xiao Shi greeted him warmly: "Brother Xiaowen, go up the mountain to read again!" ”

The Qian family has more than 100 ducks, and they are noisy on weekdays. When Qian Wen is resting, he likes to take books to the foot of the mountain and choose a quiet place to read. I didn't expect to meet him when I went out today.

Eleven-year-old Qian Wen has a fair complexion, delicate facial features, and a gentle demeanor, a fair and handsome little Zhengtai. Even if it was the second time I saw it, Xiaocao still felt pleasing to the eye.

Qian Wen heard the voice, raised his head from the scroll, saw the Xiaocao sisters and brothers, and greeted with a smile: "Yes, find a clean place to read, why are you sisters and brothers going?" ”

Xiaoshi said: "The second sister said that she would come out to see what wild vegetables there were, and dig some back to make soup and drink." ”

Qian Wen glanced at Xiaocao, he still thought she was Xiaolian. I have long heard that the second daughter of Uncle Dahai's family is frail and sickly, and the doctor said that she can't support her as soon as she was born, and she thought it was a little girl who was sick and crooked, and couldn't even get out of bed.

"If you pick wild vegetables, I'm afraid it won't be until March. At this time, the river has not yet thawed, and it is not yet time to pick wild vegetables. Qian Wen kindly reminded.

The corners of Yu Xiaocao's mouth hooked up a faint smile, and said, "It's okay, I'm just looking for a chance to go out for a walk." You're busy, don't delay your reading. ”

Qian Wen learned from his gossipy mother that Uncle Dahai's family had split up, and if it weren't for the help of the Yue family and the people in the village, I was afraid that the house would be leaking everywhere at this time! At this time, I came out to look for wild vegetables, but I was afraid that there would not be much food at home.

Qian Wen touched the mother in his arms and was afraid that he would be hungry from studying, so he specially brought him dry food, which was steamed buns made of white flour mixed with some millet noodles. He opened his mouth, but he didn't open his mouth after all.

After all, he was only the second time he saw a little girl, and he gave away steamed buns for no reason, just afraid that it would give people the feeling of "food that came to him". Forget it, let's get acquainted with each other in the future, and find another opportunity to help one or two.

The weather in February (lunar calendar) was still cold, and a northeast wind blew, and Yu Xiaocao couldn't help but shiver. The jacket on his body was shabby, and the old cotton inside was also worn by his brother when he was young, and then fladded into the cotton jacket of his younger brothers and sisters, and it was so hard that it was almost clumpy. Not to mention the discomfort of wearing it on the body, the warmth effect is also much worse. When you have money, why don't you think of buying some new cotton and sewing it into your jacket?

The grass squeezed its little hands that were painful from the cold, and carefully searched for familiar plants on the edge of the roadside ditch. The little stone was jumping and running all the way, full of energy. He saw his sister shrinking her neck and looking very cold, so he took the second sister's with her hot little hand, smiled and said with crooked eyes: "Second sister, I have a lot of firepower, I'll help you warm your hands!" ”

Xiaocao was moved to take him into his arms and kissed his pink and tender little face. The little guy's face suddenly turned red, the way ancient people expressed their emotions was more subtle, and even his father and mother had never kissed him.

Xiao Shi shyly shook off the second sister's hand and ran away quickly. Xiaocao followed behind, trotting, so tired that he couldn't catch up with him, and his body was hot.

"Wait! Little brother, I saw the shepherd's cabbage! On the edge of the dry ditch, against the ground grew small gray-brown plants, and the jagged leaves were the wild camellia she was familiar with.

Xiaoshi ran around, leaned up to take a look, and said, "Second sister, shepherd's cabbage is not like this, its leaves are green and long, and there are small white flowers in the middle." ”

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There is a problem with the network at home, and every time I run the unit update. It's not easy to run a trip back and forth for more than ten kilometers!

Approaching the end of the year, the family has to visit relatives and friends, and the sister-in-law who has just got her driver's license was arrested and used as a driver, and the traffic jam everywhere is ...... It's a test of my skills, and it's going to kill me!