Naturally, Qiao Da and Qiao Er didn't know what Hua Daxi had happened to them, but Hua Banxia told them a thousand times not to let Qiao San and Hua Qingqing tell them about it, anyway, it had been resolved, so they didn't have to worry.

Yun Ye lived until the fifteenth day of the New Year before returning to the city, these days he lived very comfortably, and from time to time he followed Hua Banxia to the mountains to catch some hibernating animals.

In addition, the Qiao family was busy with other agricultural work in the New Year, and Yun Ye did not participate at all, just watching from the sidelines like an uncle.

After the Chinese New Year, farmers can start to take care of the land where they will plant crops this year, doubling the soil and burying the remaining snow in the soil to raise it, which is good for the crops.

"Hey, it's a waste, the winter is so long, the ground is so empty, the efficiency is too poor", Hua Banxia carried a hoe and Qiao Da and a few people to do it together, and the family spent a month at most to turn over the fifty acres of land they bought, and then poured water to raise it, so as to plant lotus roots.

"Banxia, tired", Qiao Yu saw Hua Banxia stop and look at the bare ground in front of her and shook her head, thinking that she was tired, "What can you do if you are not empty, it is too cold in winter, it would be good to grow some radish and cabbage, but our family can't eat much."

"You can't grow vegetables, we can grow mushrooms, besides, it's not that you can't grow vegetables", it's a pity that Hua Banxia looked like she was careless, she didn't expect that the ancient winter would be cold for so long, and it would be good if there was no greenhouse effect.

"Mushrooms? Is it the stuff on the mountain? Qiao Yu suspected that he had heard it wrong, Hua Banxia wanted to plant something that could poison people?

"Yes, however, this year's winter has passed, let's talk about what you want to plant next year", Hua Banxia let go of the obsession in his heart, and now it is a serious matter to finish turning the ground.

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With the cold wind of early spring, when other people in the village were still looking for odd jobs to supplement their families, Hua Banxia had already persuaded Qiao Da that, according to her, she was ready to plant the first crop of the year.

After the Chinese New Year, Qiao's family can be said to have stayed in the field every day, either to make a pond water diversion and drainage canal, or to bury snow in the ground.

When there was no water in the ground, Hua Banxia found Gong craftsmen and asked them to lay the foundation and make the side of the pond near the river with green bricks.

The people of Qiaoli Village saw what Qiao Da's family was doing, but they couldn't figure out what they were doing, and occasionally a few people who didn't have much prejudice against Qiao Da came to ask, Qiao Da truthfully said that it was a splash, and they laughed at it.

But now, Qiao's family poured water into the field early and went to plough the ground with a plowshare, looking like they were ready to farm.

This move is even more incomprehensible to the people in the village, this Qiao Da has been in the village for most of his life, he only farms in May and June with everyone every year, why did he start planting so early this year? He's sick!

"Qiao Da, this is that woman's idea again, your boss is not small, you can't tell what's right and what's wrong, if you continue like this, you will have to be ruined this year", a thin old man in his sixties in the village sat next to the ridge with a cigarette stick in his mouth and talked to Qiao Da.

The cigarette stick in his hand was not lit, maybe now is the poorest time for the people in the village, just after the New Year, there is still a long time before farming, and everyone is saving to get through.

The thin old man often heard the people in the village talk about Qiao Da, saying that he was confused, that he was commanded to do this and that by a woman who came out of a building, that he had no rights in his hands, and that the position of the head of the family was not guaranteed, and so on.

He also saw the changes in Qiao's family in the past six months, Hua Banxia, this woman is estimated to have more contact with people in the building, and she has seen a lot, and when she returns to her hometown, she learns to do a little business or something.

But this kind of crop thing, how can Qiao Da be so confused.

"Uncle Jiu, I'll try it too, if it really happens, our village can plant together next year, it's okay", Qiao Da smiled honestly and honestly, and continued to be busy.

This thin old man's name is Qiao Xiaojiu, and he is the only family in the village with the most brothers, and he is the last of the nine male babies in the family. Of course, now only Qiao Xiaoba and Qiao Xiaojiu are alive in their family.

And Qiao Xiaoba, like Qiao San of Qiao's family, is a slave who came to the door, and now he is still struggling at the woman's house, he can be regarded as having a deep understanding.

"Qiao Da, the family has a little money, Qiao San is also back, what about you, you are getting better and better, good, good, good......", the thin old man looked into the distance, muttering in his mouth, not knowing what he was sighing.

Qiao Da looked at this ninth uncle, who had a good relationship with his father before his death, looking at his thin body, gray hair, and face full of ravines, a little helpless, helpless The years are unforgiving.

And on the courtyard side of Qiao's house, except for Qiao Da who was tidying up in the field, everyone else was sitting on the floor under the eaves, with gloves in one hand and a knife in the other.

Everyone sat casually, and there were several baskets on the floor, and they took something from this basket and cut it and threw it into another basket, and they talked and talked to others, and did a good job.

This is the same as Hua Banxia's insistence on designing the floor under the eaves, the pillars below are supported, the wind blows everywhere, and it will not be hot to sit on it and work.

"Banxia, can we plant now and have a harvest this year?" Tian Fuzhen cared about the confiscation of this thing in the first year, and if it was confiscated, she would not object, but it was a pity.

"Second uncle, don't worry, our lotus seeds are preserved, the seed coat has not been taken off, you can grow it, if you plant it well, one acre of land can harvest seven or eight thousand stones", Hua Banxia said with great confidence.

It turned out that the land where lotus roots grew by the river was also cleaned up and preserved by Banxia last year, and there were still some lotus roots in the ground.

"However, you must be careful, don't cut the lotus meat with the knife, otherwise this kind of seed will not be able to start", Hua Banxia repeatedly emphasized that she should be careful, although she knew that they would, but she still did not forget to say it a few more times.

"Alas, I know, this is our family's livelihood, and we can't be sloppy", Chen Jiahua has always been slow and powerful, and they won't just row for speed.

Anyway, all the lotus seeds harvested last year are here, plus I went to the pharmacy to buy some lotus seeds, mixed with the lotus root seeds in the field, and I should be able to plant them all in fifty acres.

Whether the people here are domesticated lotus flowers or wild in the water, they only need lotus seeds, and they are used for medicine, and there are not many people who eat them, and they can generally be bought in pharmacies.

After cutting for several days, all the lotus seeds were finally cut, and they were soaked as much as they were cut in a day, no, the first ones were cut and grew long buds, and the leaves on the tips of the buds could be transplanted to the ground after waiting for two days.

For the sake of these seeds, Hua Banxia changed her habit of sleeping in a lazy bed, and got up early to help Chen Jiahua change the water.

In the two days of waiting for transplantation, Qiao Da Qiao Er still had a half-summer, took Qiao Zheng and a few people to the pond, soaked in the pond for two months, the mud and sand have been mixed, and the sludge has become soft and soft.

I put some water, leaving only a thin layer, dug up the original seed lotus, and buried it every other section in the new place.

Finally, plant all the sprouted lotus seeds in a row in the pond.

"Gee, that's the end of the day, right?" Planting the last handful of seeds in her hand, Chen Jiahua straightened up, looked at a fist-sized lotus leaf in front of her, and said happily.

When the seeds are planted, the lotus leaves are already lying on the water, although they are small, but the fifty acres of land look at the past, it is also quite spectacular.

"Oops, I'm tired", Tian Fuzhen also finished planting the seeds in her frame, and she kept bending down to bury the seeds, straightened up and shouted tired. But when she saw the lotus flowers planted in front of her, she couldn't help but exclaim, "Yo, it's so beautiful."

The two of them were fast, and after planting, they looked at the small lotus leaves in the pond, not to mention how happy they were.

On the other side of the river, many villagers came to join in the fun, to see how Qiao Da planted, and they discussed very loudly, most of them were talking about why Qiao Da planted these.

They all know that this thing can produce lotus seeds, but the price of lotus seeds in the pharmacy is too low, and they are not as expensive as food.

Unsurprisingly, everyone was laughing at Qiao Da's family on the other side, saying that Hua Banxia had taken the wrong way this time, and they were waiting to see Qiao Da's jokes.

For Qiao's family to buy so much land to grow things at once, the villagers are not envious, and they will not do anything bad to Qiao's family's land, they just feel that Hua Banxia and Qiao San are ashamed, and they can't accept what happened to the two of them before.

"Banxia, what are we going to do in the future?" Chen Jiahua came over to help Hua Banxia plant the seeds she still had in the box, and by the way, asked what to do later.

"Uncle, this lotus grows fast, we have to come over from time to time to see, if the lotus leaves grow taller, let's pour some more water, don't worry too much about the rest", Hua Banxia stopped what he was doing and said.

"Oh, it's that simple?" This is easier than planting crops, Chen Jiahua is a little unconvinced.

Hua Banxia was tired and didn't want to speak, just smiled and nodded. After the New Year, when I came to tidy up, Hua Banxia had already sprinkled lime on the ground, and with the snow buried in the soil, there were lime lotuses that were not easy to get sick, and they were much better planted.

A few people are tired and tired to finish planting in these days, because the rice is also ready to start planting, the ground is ploughed, and after the work in the pond is done, you can soak the grain seeds, and after the grain seeds are distributed, they will go to the ground again.

When they got home, a few people learned to put their things down in the middle of the summer, and fell straight down in the corridor at the door to rest, tired and didn't want to move.

"Uncle, Dad, sister, you're back, the meal is ready, you can go into the house to eat when you're rested", Hua Qingqing has been in charge of cooking at home these days, although the dishes are simple, but for them who are hungry, it's already very good, so busy days, don't pay too much attention to it.

The paralyzed few people didn't speak, Hua Qingqing didn't bother them anymore, silently turned around and went back to the house, lit the lamp, served a good meal and waited for them to come to their senses, she had been waiting like this for the past few days.