Ginger survives very well. As long as there is no drought or flooding, it can grow. If there is enough fertilizer, it can still grow well, so even if it is mid-April, you can still sow seeds again.
Lao Zhoutou came forward and talked to a few people who were relatively close to each other. They went out with hoes the next day, hoeed the sides of some dry land, and decided to replant some ginger pieces on the sides.
After all, it’s too late to open up wasteland now, and most of the dry land has been planted with wheat and melons and beans. You can’t just pull up what you’ve planted, right?
However, what Lao Zhoutou said also made them very excited. Their family wanted to transport the ginger cubes to Yizhou to sell, and they would collect the ginger with them then.
Although the price will be cheaper, the price of ginger is there. No matter how cheap it is, it won't be much cheaper. The old Zhou family can't cheat them too much, right?
So they agreed without much thought.
As for the ginger seeds, let’s borrow some from Lao Zhou’s family for the time being and return them after autumn.
The old Zhou family also began to go up the mountain with sickles and hoes, deciding to plant more privet trees.
May has not yet arrived, so it is easy to plant trees and survive.
It's just that they all feel that just cutting branches and planting seeds is too slow. After all, you have to ensure that the trees bear fruit in the fall, so you can't cut too many branches.
So Zhoulang couldn't help but look at Ligustrum lucidum and asked Zhoulang, "Did Manbao ever say that this kind of seed can be grown?"
"I never said that. I'll ask her later."
Zhou Lang felt sorry for himself.
Zhou Dalang said: "Even if the seeds can be planted, we don't have any seeds at the moment, so there's no rush."
Zhou Lang looked at the dried Ligustrum lucidum.
Zhou Dalang laughed and said, "The ligustrum has been scalded, so even if it's not ripe, it can't be planted, right?"
Zhou Lang thought about it and put the matter aside for the time being.
At this time, the spring rush has come to an end, and the winter wheat will be harvested soon. Then they will be busy again, so they took advantage of the free time now to solve these trivial matters.
Lao Zhoutou asked Zhou Lang, "Are you planning to find some work when you go to Yizhou?"
Zhou Lang coughed lightly and said, "That's the plan. Otherwise, Man Bao and I spend so much money outside, we can't always keep it at home."
Old Zhou nodded, "That's the idea. You have a good relationship with the shopkeepers of the drug store over there. When the autumn and winter medicine comes out, you can sell it directly to them. You can go out to see if there is any work and earn some subsidies.
Household use.”
He couldn't help but mutter, "I originally asked you to take care of Man Bao, but in the end you didn't take care of her much."
Zhou Lang: ...He is also very busy, okay? He has to take care of everything inside and outside.
Erya on the side immediately said: "Grandpa, grandma, let me take care of my sister-in-law."
Lao Zhoutou looked at Erya in surprise, "You?"
Qian also looked at Erya.
Erya nervously grabbed the corner of her clothes, her face turned red, but she still nodded and said: "Yes, I will take care of my sister-in-law. If possible, I will also find a job in Yizhou City."
Feng immediately said: "My family doesn't need you to work hard in public."
Old Zhoutou immediately said: "Who said she was going to do hard labor? Didn't she keep accounts in the old man's shop and learn abacus from Mr. Zhuang?"
Not to mention the Feng family, even Zhou Yilang couldn't help but said: "Dad, who would hire a girl for the accounting office?"
Lao Zhou snorted, looked at his wife, and whispered: "Man Bao can neither cook nor wash clothes. He has never been away from his family since he was a child..."
Qian said: "Let the fourth child take her to have a look. Anyway, there are enough people in the family, and she can't help much at home. It's better to go to Yizhou City to help with some things. If nothing else, help the fourth child with the accounts.
It’s no problem to manage it.”
Zhou Lang immediately said: "Mom, I can keep accounts myself."
"Your memory is messy and there are typos. Don't mention us. I'm afraid even Manbao won't be able to understand it, so I'd better let Erya help you."
Zhou Lang was confused, "Am I that bad at remembering it?"
Everyone nodded together.
Zhou Lang pursed his lips and said nothing.
Before going to bed at night, Mrs. Feng quietly pulled Erya into the room and asked, "Why did you suddenly think of going to Yizhou City? Didn't you work well in your aunt's shop?"
"Mom, there is an aunt in the shop, as well as an eldest brother and an eldest sister. I don't need to do things like writing and accounting. I want to go to Yizhou City to follow my aunt. Maybe I can do something useful?"
"You are so stupid. Why do you, a girl, learn to keep accounts?" Feng said with hatred for iron and steel: "Didn't I ask you to learn cooking from your aunt? If you can learn how to cook, you can do it yourself in the future.
You can open a shop by yourself. You can’t become a bookkeeper if you learn bookkeeping.”
"I have learned it, and my eldest aunt has also taught me hard, but the dishes I cook are not as delicious as my eldest sister." It is because of serious study that Erya is so depressed, "Two stoves, two pots, vegetables
It’s the same, the eldest aunt was standing behind us, pointing at me and the eldest sister at the same time, but it’s strange, the dishes I made were just a little bit different.”
Zhou Zuorang coughed lightly and comforted his daughter, "This kind of thing also depends on talent. Don't be discouraged. Da Ya is like an aunt."
Erya nodded with deep understanding.
When Feng heard this, she couldn't help but reach out and pinch him.
Zhou Zhoulang's expression changed, but his daughter was in front of him again, so he didn't dare to scream out.
However, Ms. Feng never mentioned learning cooking again. She knew too well the feeling of being unable to learn.
Speaking of which, Erya's cooking skills are better than hers.
Feng sighed, wondering if Sanya would be like her, "Then you went to Yizhou City..."
"I will definitely listen to my sister-in-law," Erya said, "Mom, just let me go. My sister-in-law knows a lot. As long as I can learn half of her skills, I won't have to worry about being able to support myself in the future.
"
"Why do you have to support yourself? When you are older, find a good family to marry..."
"Don't you have to work in the fields when you get married?" Erya cut off her mother's words and said, "Then you still have to support yourself?"
"Find a good family, someone who doesn't have to work in the fields." Ms. Feng used to think that her sister-in-law might be the only one in the family who could marry into such a family, but now her daughter has also gone to school, knows how to read, and can keep accounts. She looks good.
It's not bad, it's okay to marry into such a family.
Before Erya realized that she had never thought about getting married, she knew that her mother had to work in the fields, her eldest aunt was also busy every day, and her third aunt, fourth aunt and fifth aunt were also married, and no one could
Sitting and eating rice.
My sister-in-law once said, don’t look at what others say, but rather look at what others do.
Based on Erya's limited knowledge, there is no wife in this world who can live for free.
Among the people she met in and outside the village, the women in their families were considered to be living a good life. In the village, there were many married women who worked hard and had the worst food.
She doesn't want to live like that.
She liked keeping accounts and the feeling of making money by herself. It took her half a year to make sure that she could not learn the cooking skills of her eldest aunt, so she had better find other jobs.