Chapter 11 Half an acre of dry land
"Don't worry, as long as you listen to me, you won't drink the northwest wind. As for the money, I have a little dowry in my hand, so I'll use it first. ”
"It's not a matter of sitting on an empty mountain. Looks like I'm going to have to get a job, or we'll be hungry. ”
How could Sheng Beicheng not be in a hurry, there was no half of the paddy field, where did their food come from?
Even if Yun Fanghua said that he wouldn't go hungry, how could he believe it?
Seeing that the man didn't believe him, Yun Fanghua didn't say anything. She knew that there was no financial source now, and it would be in vain to talk about it.
Fortunately, she had a plan, and it wouldn't be long before Sheng Beicheng would believe that she wasn't talking empty words, and that she really had a way to keep them from going hungry.
But what needs to be said is still to be said.
Therefore, Yun Fanghua did not hide it and told her plans.
"What do you say? Are you going to start a small business? Sheng Beicheng looked at his daughter-in-law in surprise, this is a speculative matter.
Although it has been relaxed now, everyone is afraid of it because it used to be caught often. Therefore, not to mention the village, there are few small businesses in the town, and those who do business will be looked down upon.
"Yes!" Yun Fanghua nodded, looked at Sheng Beicheng with a serious face and said, "I think about it, instead of going out to find a job and getting that salary, it's better to do it yourself." ”
"No, it's too dangerous. If you get caught, you'll go to jail. ”
"Beicheng, I know what you're worried about. But don't worry, now that the country has been liberalized, you won't be caught doing business, and it's not called speculation. If you don't believe me, you will go to town with me tomorrow and ask. ”
"Okay, then ask first. If you really won't get caught, then give it a try. ”
The couple went to the old house, unlocked the door, and moved their things inside.
Before the new house was built, the Sheng family lived here. It's a little shabby, but it's still clean. After putting their things away, the two of them simply cleaned up, and prepared to go to the dry land to have a look.
The dry land was not far away, because the peanuts had just been pulled, and the sweet potatoes had not yet been planted, and there was nothing on them.
If you want to grow something, you have to turn over the ground first.
For this land, Yun Fanghua is quite satisfied. As soon as she was on the way, she planned to plant only a small piece of sweet potatoes on this field, and the rest was all vegetables.
In her previous life, she had grown vegetables all her life, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a little expert in growing vegetables. If the small business can't go on, she can still grow vegetables and sell them, which is better than just farming.
Growing vegetables needs water, and what she is most concerned about is whether there is mountain spring water. Therefore, after looking at the ground, she pulled Sheng Beicheng to the mountain.
"Daughter-in-law, what are you pulling me up the mountain?" Sheng Beicheng looked puzzled. There are no trees on this mountain except trees, and I don't know what to do when I come up.
"You'll find out in a moment." Yun Fanghua sold a pass and pulled people straight forward. After walking for about ten minutes, she stopped at a puddle.
At the puddle is a small puddle, only a few tens of centimeters deep, in which clear spring water flows.
"You pulled me up just for this puddle of water?" Sheng Beicheng looked at his daughter-in-law speechlessly, and said, "If you want to drink water, say it early, I'll call you directly, and you don't have to make a special trip." ”
Yun Fanghua looked sideways at her man and asked with a smile, "Aren't you tired of running to fetch water every day?" ”
"Every day?" Sheng Beicheng was stunned, very puzzled. Because there is a well in the yard of the old house, if you want to use water, you can just dig it directly in the well, so why go so far?
"yes, every day." Yun Fanghua nodded with a smile, then pointed to the dry land at the foot of the mountain, and said, "I'm going to grow vegetables on that land and sell them, and I need a lot of water to water the vegetables, what do you think we should do to bring the mountain spring water here?" ”
"Diverting water?"
"That's right, otherwise you won't be tired to death if you carry water and water vegetables every day. It would be much more convenient if you could bring the mountain spring water here. When the time comes, we just need to dig a puddle next to the ground to catch it, and we won't have to worry about running out of water to water the vegetables in the future. ”
"Yes, yes, but how do you get this water down?"
"Use bamboo. I've seen people in the mountains use bamboo to bring water directly from the mountains to their homes. Otherwise, let's try. ”
"Okay, it's okay today, I'll cut the bamboo in a while, and you'll be responsible for digging the pit for water."
"Okay, then I'll borrow the tools later."
They split up, but they didn't get a single tool, and if they wanted to use it, they had to borrow it from others. Fortunately, Yun Fanghua knows who has these things, and she also knows who is easier to talk to.
If it weren't for the lack of money in hand, she would have wanted to buy it herself. After all, you have to use it in the future, and you can't borrow someone else's every day.
After returning from the mountain, the husband and wife were busy, one went to borrow a shovel to dig a pit, and the other went to borrow a firewood knife to cut bamboo.
After a busy morning, I finally brought the water down. In order to better catch the water, Yun Fanghua also deliberately laid a layer of waste oil paper at the bottom of the puddle.
Watching the water slowly fill the pit, the husband and wife couldn't help but smile at each other.
Yun Fanghua also deliberately held a handful of water to drink, and the incomparably sweet mountain spring water with the fragrance of bamboo made the smile on her face a little thicker.
"Daughter-in-law, it's noon, let's go home and cook."
The husband and wife walked home with tools, Yun Fanghua saw someone standing in the courtyard from a distance, probing his brain, couldn't help but stop, pulled Sheng Beicheng's sleeve, pointed to the direction of home and said, "Beicheng, who are you looking at there?" ”
Following the direction of his daughter-in-law's finger, Sheng Beicheng immediately recognized that the person was the big-mouthed Aunt Zhang in the village.
Aunt Zhang probably heard about their separation and came to inquire about the news. It's just that they weren't at home, and she didn't want to leave, so she probed her brain outside the yard.
"That's Aunt Zhang, don't pay attention to her for a while. She has a big mouth, and some things will be known to the whole village. ”
"I see." Yun Fanghua nodded. She doesn't like Aunt Zhang very much either, and she doesn't want to get too close to such a person.
Aunt Zhang soon found the two of them, couldn't help laughing, handed over a handful of vegetables in her hand, and said, "Beicheng, Beicheng daughter-in-law, my aunt heard that you have broken up, so I will send you a handful of vegetables." ”
It is said that you don't stretch out your hand to hit the smiling person, let alone the smiling person who holds the gift?
"Thank you, Auntie, let's go inside and drink a glass of water." Yun Fanghua had no choice but to invite the other party into the house. Aunt Zhang was also not polite, because she came to deliver the food was fake, and the news was true.
In the morning, she heard that Sheng Beicheng and his wife had been separated, and they were still out of the house, and Zheng Fengying didn't give them anything at all. No, many people don't believe it, and she doesn't believe it either, so she came over to see the truth and fiction.
Therefore, when Yun Fanghua went into the kitchen to pour water, she followed in, and then saw the things in the room at a glance, and immediately exclaimed.