Chapter 46: Returning to the Door
Only those who are hungry know how important it is to fill their stomachs.
Although from the memory of acceptance, Wang Manyin knew that people in this era could not have enough to eat, but he did not have a deep understanding of it.
After all, in later generations, the word famine has become a legend.
And after he was reborn in this world, he didn't really go hungry for a long time.
So Wang Manyin couldn't really understand the idea of orchids, but just comforted: "Don't worry, you don't have to worry about food." As long as you have money, you can definitely buy pigeons in the market. ”
Of course, he didn't plan to tell the woman about having space, this is probably a secret that needs to be hidden for a lifetime, even if it is the closest person.
In another month or two, the rice planted in it should be ripe. Judging by the current growth, the yield will not be too low.
That's right, Wang Manyin has no doubts about whether the space is suitable for crop growth.
This can be seen from the wheat that was planted in the first place. In the outside world, due to the weather, the growth cycle of winter wheat has reached more than 200 days.
It is planted in autumn and does not mature until late spring or early summer.
Benefiting from the unique environment of space, Wang Manyin planted these for more than two months, and now the wheat shoots have turned yellow.
In a few days at most, it should be ready to be harvested.
This growth rate seems a bit amazing, but considering that the growth cycle of spring wheat in the outside world is only about 100 days, it feels normal.
Wang Manyin had heard from the old people in the village that there were about 30 grains of wheat planted in Jarzi Village in previous years. If the fertility is insufficient in drought, the wheat grains will be shriveled and thin like the tongue of a sparrow, and they will not be able to come out at all.
The wheat produced in the space is different, one ear is almost sixty grains, and the ears of wheat are heavy and full. It is almost as good as the two ears of the outside world, and it is already equivalent to those good varieties in later generations.
This discovery made Wang Manyin very excited, there are hundreds of ears of wheat planted in the space, and if all of them are ripe, they can almost keep a few hundred grains, barely enough to plant a penny.
If this continues, there will definitely be no shortage of food in the autumn.
In addition to wheat, there are also crops such as corn and millet, which are also growing well, and it is time to harvest them.
In short, Wang Manyin never worried about food at all. He was confident that his mother-in-law would have a full meal, and the meal was fine grain and white flour.
Two packets of biscuits, two catties of fruit candy, and a hare, this is the gift that Wang Manyin prepared for returning to the door.
Seeing that the snow was falling lightly at this time, the two of them did not delay.
Lock the door and set off with the rhubarb.
The heavy snow filled all the ditches and bumps on the roadside, and many familiar signs were completely invisible, so the two of them were careful when walking.
If you're not careful, you'll fall knee-deep into the snow.
The two villages are separated by a few miles, and it took half an hour to work hard.
Not far from the entrance of the village, I saw people looking at the field from a distance.
Then, the shout came: "Brother-in-law, sister, it's them, they're coming!" ”
Two little adults stumbled and ran wildly through the snow.
"It's Lanxiang and Shaoping, they're here to welcome us." Orchid happily waved at the opposite side.
Running closer, the two little ones were a little timid.
"Why, I haven't seen you for two days, and you don't know me and your sister anymore?" Wang Manyin smiled and rubbed the heads of the two children, finally letting them relax.
"Brother-in-law, you still carry a rabbit, did you catch it with rhubarb?" Shaoping saw the things in his brother-in-law's hand clearly and asked excitedly.
"Well, let's eat rabbit meat at noon, hurry up and bring it." Wang Manyin said, stuffing the hare into the little one's hand.
When they walked to the side of the field, the old father-in-law's family and Sun Yuting and his wife stepped forward to greet them.
Sun Shaoping even took the initiative to report, and his brother-in-law mentioned a hare.
The little guy now worships his brother-in-law to the extreme, and brings them delicious food every time he comes.
"Mom and Dad, Uncle Yuting, auntie, we're back!" Wang Manyin opened his mouth to say hello.
"I'm back, let's go into the house, the kang is hot early." Sun Laohan also responded enthusiastically.
"Brother-in-law is here," Sun Shaoan nodded.
When he entered the cave, Wang Manyin greeted the old lady of the Sun family and was greeted on the earthen kang again.
A few men chatted and smoked cigarettes, while the women were busy cooking lunch.
In order to welcome the new son-in-law to the door, the Sun family also cut two catties of meat.
But with this hare, noon is naturally more abundant.
The four men were completely awkward, mainly Sun Yuting was talking.
He thought that his vision was higher than that of his brother, and he was an elder, so he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of educating Wang Manyin: "Manyin, don't just think about making money in your mind, you must always learn and correct." In particular, you can open a sales outlet, which is the trust of the village and the supply and marketing cooperatives. If you don't study, you might have to go into the classroom. Relatives are going to be affected......"
Shao'an scratched his head helplessly, and couldn't help but interject: "Second father, this is not a meeting in the village, so you can say a few words." ”
"What's the matter, isn't that what I said? We are poor middle peasants, how can we not be active in the things called for from above. Man Yin, do you think what the second father said is not in charge? ”
For Sun Yuting, Wang Manyin was also quite speechless.
This person and his predecessor belong to half a catty, and they have turned their own life into a rotten bag, but they are particularly keen on the collective affairs of the brigade.
I like to study newspapers when I have nothing to do, and I have a set of big truths.
If it weren't for the old father-in-law's constant help, it is estimated that he would not even be able to support a few children in the family.
As a result, when his predecessor was sent to labor camp for selling rat poison, he immediately drew a line with his old father-in-law's family. Usually I have to go to my old father-in-law's house to fight the autumn breeze when I have nothing to do, but I changed to shouting "brother" across the road.
Listening to the other party's questioning, Wang Manyin nodded forcibly: "I heard that my second father worked in a steel factory when he was young, and he has also seen the world, so what he said is natural." But...... Second father, you worked well in the steel factory, why did you come back to farm? ”
"Oh......" Sun Yuting, who was like a river, stopped his mouth and held back his silence.
Sun Laohan even turned his face away, and smoked a dry cigarette.
With his son-in-law in front of him, he wants to save some face for his younger brother.
But Wang Manyin took the initiative to divert the topic: "Dad, Shao'an is not young, and he should marry a daughter-in-law in two years." I wanted to say last time, what a good cliff situation our family has, didn't I think about digging a few more holes? ”
"Hey, it's easy to dig a kiln, the key is that our family still owes money and food to the production team, and Shao'an and I have no time to earn work. Besides, even if you drill two soil holes, where will the money come from for doors and windows, and the wood is too expensive. ”
"Take your time, there will always be a way, sooner or later you have to think about Shao'an. If you're short of money, Orchid and I can help a little bit. If we have to work on a sunny day to earn a share of work, we can dig a kiln on a rainy day......"
"Yes, Dad, you can also ask Man Yin to come over to help when digging the kiln." The orchid, who was burning the fire, also chimed in.
"Let's wait until spring begins." Hearing what the son-in-law said, Sun Yuhou was also a little moved.
That's right, the eldest woman's mental arithmetic is over, and it's time to think about her son.
Then, everyone discussed digging kilns. There was nothing taboo about this topic, but it made the atmosphere lively.
There were no outsiders at noon, and the whole family gathered around to eat, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
When I was eating, the snow was heavy again.
By the time Wang Manyin and Orchid returned home in the afternoon, the snow on the ground was already thirty centimeters deep.
When he got home, Wang Manyin was still worried about catching hares, so he let the orchid stay at home to rest, and took the rhubarb to continue to search in the fields.
In this bad weather, the hares hide in the snow nest and cannot come out, and there is no mark in the snow at all.
However, for rhubarb, which has a keen sense of smell, it is a rare opportunity.
Sure enough, as soon as he found a few fields, Rhubarb let out a low whimper at a snowdrift.
Wang Manyin went closer to take a closer look, and found that there was a fist-sized hole in the snowdrift, and there was a faint heat bubbling around it.