Village chief Lin Changqing is very happy recently, not only because he raises better rice seedlings than others and plants them earlier than others. But also because since he told the villagers how to raise seedlings, his prestige in the village has greatly increased.
Promotion, people who used to be jealous of him becoming the village chief now begin to admire him. In this era of self-respect, he not only did not hide this method, but taught it to everyone without reservation, which made him popular in the village.
The prestige in the village was unprecedentedly high. Everyone in the village believed that they had chosen the right village chief. When Lin Changqing was walking in the village, everyone took the initiative to say hello and talk to him.
However, Lin Changqing still remained rational and did not get carried away by the various praises. He knew that without Lin Zhu, he would not be in this situation today, so he asked Aunt Li to come to Lin Zhu's home to express his gratitude and visit.
If there's anything I can do to help, I'd be grateful.
Wang Shudun's family also knew about this method and told the people around them, but his family was not born and raised in Linjia Village. Although they were thanked by the villagers, compared with the reputation achievements of village chief Lin Changqing, they seemed a bit out of place.
It's trivial. Fortunately, this family is not the kind of flamboyant family, but based on these things, the Wang family decided that if Lin Zhu made any request to them, they would definitely help to the end.
So that day, Aunt Li and Mrs. Guo happened to arrive at Lin Zhu's house together. When they saw that she had finished plowing the vegetable patch at home, they both complained that they were late.
Lin Zhu was very happy to see the two of them arriving and invited them into the house to drink tea. After knowing their purpose, Lin Zhu smiled and said, "Auntie, you and Aunt Guo are too polite. In fact, a few days ago
I'm still thinking, what if the seedlings you raise according to my method don't grow well? Thanks to Uncle Lin and Uncle Wang for being brave." Lin Zhu paused and said, "In fact, it's good to spread this method.
, we can’t let the villagers blame us behind our backs.”
"This method is yours after all. This actually gives us an advantage. The people in the village only thank us, but in fact, what they really want to thank is you." Aunt Li said with a sigh. "Yes, you
Uncle Wang was originally thinking about telling everyone that this method is yours. But our old man stopped him. I can’t remember the exact words, but what he meant was that you are still young and don’t want people to know that you are too young.
Being capable is not a good thing for you." She seemed to feel that she had not learned what her father-in-law said correctly, so she thought for a moment and continued, "It's not that you are capable. How do you say that? It's early, early." Aunt Guo clapped her hands and said, "That's right, call me
Precocious wisdom.”
Lin Zhu didn't expect that the Wang family had such a wise elder. He couldn't be the kind of illiterate person who could say such things. He couldn't be unknown in such a small mountain village. It seemed that he could see Lin Zhu's doubts.
, Aunt Guo explained, "In the early years, my old man attended a private school for several years and worked as a shopkeeper. We also moved here because our hometown suffered a disaster."
"Yes, Mr. Wang does know more than others. Several children in his family can read like him. You, Uncle Lin, also saw that Mr. Wang was like this, so you sent my second son to study. He said he was not good at studying.
In order to seek fame and fame, I just want to know the truth." Aunt Li recalled that when she sent her second son to a private school, she was not willing to do so. Fortunately, her son was a good student and was good at studying. Her husband also thought that he had a great future, otherwise he would have been a long time ago.
I can't hold on anymore, after all, studying is a big expense.
Aunt Guo also lamented that if the situation at home was not so good, she would have wanted to send her younger son to study, but it is not like now that the family would go around to help others. Life was not easy, and they suffered a lot. Even Aunt Li remembered that she had not been there before.
It's an easy day, so sad.
Seeing that the two of them were getting further and further away from the main purpose of today, Lin Zhu said nothing and just listened quietly to them talking about their family affairs. Until Aunt Li realized, "Hey, look at us, we are here to thank Xiaozhu today, but we are here to thank Xiaozhu."
The more you talk, the farther you go." "No, you really shouldn't say these long-winded words in front of Xiaozhu." Aunt Guo also reacted at this time.
Lin Zhu didn't care. To be honest, listening to their chat would give her a deeper understanding of the customs and customs of this era. It was always good for her to have more experience. She couldn't stay in this small mountain village all her life.
, you have to go outside and take a look.
The two sat for a while and were ready to go home. Lin Zhu asked them both to take some of the wolfberry tree cuttings she had collected from the mountain. Since they had agreed last year, they did not refuse and just complained.
Lin Zhu shouldn't go up the mountain alone, it would be easier if he asked them to go.
Lin Zhu couldn't say that he wasn't actually tired, so he could only say that they were busy and he didn't want to miss the best time for collecting.
After sending the two grateful people out, Lin Zhu went to Chang's mother to take a rest and tease Fu Dou'er again. Fu Dou'er grew bigger and bigger, spent more time awake, and was very active.
His head always likes to turn around, and he talks in Martian language that no one understands. He also likes to kick his arms and legs. Recently, he is obsessed with being carried around. So Chang’s mother is here
When the sun is not very bright, I will take him outside to play for a while, which lasts half a quarter of an hour or a quarter of an hour longer.
What Lin Zhu didn't expect was that Hei Dou'er also liked Fu Dou'er very much. She would bark around him when nothing happened, echoing Fu Dou'er's wah-la sounds. Lin Zhu always smiled and told Chang's mother that Hei Dou'er was better than Fu Dou'er.
For the older ones, this is the elder brother taking care of the younger brother. Chang’s mother always said that this was unreasonable. How could humans and dogs be confused and considered brothers?
As the weather gets warmer, Lin Zhu gradually germinates the pepper, peanut and watermelon seeds and transplants them to the ground, because the ground has been fertilized by Lin Zhu for a long time. There are sheep in the family, and the sheep dung has already been fertilized.
They were collected by Lin Zhu to be used as top dressing for the fields.
When Lin Zhu planted these, people from the village chief's family and the Wang family came to help, all for free. Although neither family knew how Lin Zhu grew watermelons or how he knew a planting method that even they didn't understand, and they were still curious.
As for what it would be like to grow peanuts and peppers, Lin Zhu only said that she had heard Manager Lin say before that these were more valuable than farming, so she decided to try growing them.
No one doubts this statement. Although Manager Lin did not farm when he was here, he was indeed generous. As long as you have money, who would want to farm? There is no guarantee that this depends on God. So.
Everyone accepted her explanation.
In the blink of an eye, it was May, and the wolfberry trees on the mountain began to bear fruit. Lin Zhu finally made money again. She had spent a lot of savings in the past few months. She still didn't want to touch what Dr. Zhang gave her, so she became increasingly insecure.
Feeling it.
The village chief's family has also made successful wolfberry cuttings because of the wolfberry cuttings given by Lin Zhu, so this year Aunt Li will not follow Lin Zhu up the mountain to pick wolfberry berries. Although she has lost an income, she can't be greedy and let people say they are
Bullying a helpless child. So today only Lin Zhu and Chang’s mother went up the mountain to pick.
At first, Lin Zhu and Chang's mother could still pick the wolfberries because they were few. Although it was a bit inconvenient to carry the wolfberries, they could still cope with them. When the wolfberries matured in large quantities, they were overwhelmed. Lin Zhu
I discussed with Chang's mother whether to find someone to help, but Chang's mother said that it would be best to find a long-term worker, because wolfberry can be picked from May to October. It is not possible to always find temporary help during such a long time. If someone has something to do, he can't help.
Come on, if you fail to pick it in time, it will definitely cause a lot of losses.
Lin Zhu thought of the shriveled and rotten wolfberry trees when he first discovered them last year, and agreed with Chang’s mother’s opinion. It’s just that this kind of work must be done by women, and men’s hands can’t crush it until it’s broken.
necessary losses.
So Lin Zhu wanted to find someone who knew the basics through Aunt Li. He would only work for half a day and fifteen articles a day, but it would have to be from May to October. "For such a good job, I can definitely find the right one.
Don't worry, leave it to Auntie." Auntie Li assured, patting her chest.
Sure enough, a few days later, Aunt Li came to Lin Zhu with a woman in her mid-thirties. "This is from Lin Shuner's family. Her maiden name is Zhang. She is diligent and capable."
The man Aunt Li found was called Li Guihua, a widow. Her husband died of illness five years ago. Her husband's family took away half of the land on the grounds that she would be able to support the elderly in the future, and also because they had to pay back the money that her husband had borrowed when he was seeing a doctor.
With money, she sold two acres of land, and now her family only has two acres of medium-sized paddy fields left. She has a son and a daughter, the daughter has long been married, and the son is only twelve years old. Those two acres of land are only for the two of them.
She was not hungry, and thinking about raising a family for her son in the future was tantamount to wishful thinking. She could not always let her daughter subsidize her, so when Aunt Li found her and wanted her to work for the Lin Zhu family, she explained that she was just
Working for half a day would not delay the work in her own fields, so she immediately agreed.
Since it was Aunt Li who introduced her, Lin Zhu didn't have any objections, so he agreed to let her come the next day. He also warned her that she couldn't talk about things outside her home casually. When she nodded in agreement, he asked her to sign a work contract.
, this is the end.
After seeing her off, Aunt Li told Lin Zhu that this Li Guihua was originally from the same village as Aunt Li. She was honest, a bit clumsy, and couldn't say nice words to please her mother-in-law. That's why she was manipulated by her mother-in-law after her husband's death, and she lost her temper.
Her husband used to be a well-known and down-to-earth man in the village, and his family had a good reputation in the village, so he introduced her to Lin Zhu with confidence.
Lin Zhu was very grateful to Aunt Li for worrying about her affairs again. He only said that when she was free, Ruyu and Youqing would come over to play.
After Aunt Li left, Lin Zhu asked Mother Chang, "Mother Chang, what do you think of this Li Guihua?" "Well, he doesn't seem to be a frivolous person now, and he will definitely do a good job for his son." Lin Zhu now said
Some rely on Chang's mother, thinking that she has experienced a lot of people and should be better at understanding people than she is, so she will discuss things with her. And Chang's mother can always give Lin Zhu correct and reasonable suggestions, which makes Lin Zhu feel that she is more
She is not just an ordinary mother in charge, she may have other life experiences that are inconvenient to tell. However, Lin Zhu feels that as long as it does not harm her and Fu Dou'er, she will not ask Chang's mother anything. (To be continued. If you like this
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