As the watermelons grew bigger, Linjia Village became increasingly uneasy. Many people walked around Lin Zhu's watermelon patch, euphemistically calling them passing by. When Lin Zhu found out, he couldn't help complaining about them in his heart.
There was no traffic on the road. Because Heidouer was guarding it, people could only watch from a distance. No one wanted to risk getting bitten by Heidouer and get closer. So, the village chief’s family, who was good friends with Lin Zhu,
He became the target of the villagers' fawning inquiries.
This made the village chief Lin Changqing very annoyed, but he couldn't drive everyone out. After all, the people in Lin's village had been poor for too long. Although his family was better, it was still a bit difficult to support a scholar, plus the large number of people.
His daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and it's time for his second son to get married. In fact, he is also interested in watermelons. His family and the Wang family helped Lin Zhu grow watermelons, so he knows a little about it, but he must always inform Lin Zhu.
Zhu shouted, but he was afraid that Lin Zhu would not agree. When he was in a dilemma, he discussed with Aunt Li privately. "Xiao Zhu, this watermelon is growing up right away. It will definitely sell for a good price. Why don't you tell her that we can also sell it next year?"
Just follow the planting, do you think it will work?"
"Don't you know what kind of person Xiaozhu is? Since she asked us to help grow watermelons for her, there is no intention of hiding it. We will definitely agree to follow the planting." Aunt Li said confidently.
Not only because of her knowledge of Lin Zhu, but since the two daughters learned embroidery from Chang's mother, they have also received more and more news from Lin Zhu. This is because Lin Zhu deliberately asked the sisters to pass the news to them.
Not only their family, Lin Daji is also the father of Lin Xiaowan and Lin Zhijie. There is also Lin Dawei, the father of Lin Chunliu and Lin Xialian, and even Lin Changsheng's family knows that Lin Zhu intends to let them grow watermelons together. They are all very happy. They just dare not say it.
I came out because I was afraid that the people in the village would be jealous.
"I know this, but if you look at the appearance of the people in the village, it would be difficult for us to deal with just a few clans. Besides, several elders in the clan have spoken out, saying that if possible, they would help the village more. I
Isn't this embarrassing?" Lin Changqing looked bitter. "Why don't you go ask Xiaozhu about it?"
"Okay. I'll talk about it. If she doesn't agree, you have to think about how to tell the people in the village." Aunt Li nodded and went to Lin Zhu's house.
Lin Zhu was playing with Fu Dou'er with the cloth tiger he bought. Ruyu, Youqing, and Xiaowan were learning embroidery from Chang's mother. They had finished tracing simple patterns, color matching, and were learning needlework. But today, they were learning embroidery.
They were not very attentive in their studies. Their eyes were always looking at Lin Zhu and Fu Dou'er who were playing. Because Lin Zhu really had no intelligence in the art of embroidery, not only did she give up learning, but even Chang's mother looked at her hands full of
He couldn't bear to let her learn anymore. So Lin Zhu was free.
Fu Dou'er liked all the eight cloth tigers that Lin Zhu bought, especially the general tiger. He always grabbed it and wouldn't let go. The other ones either threw them with their hands or kicked them. In short, they were very disliked.
He was kicking back and forth, looking at the cloth tigers staggering around. Fu Dou'er smiled with his mouth open as if he was victorious. He had not yet grown teeth, so he was always jokingly called a toothless person by Lin Zhu.
After Aunt Li came over, she first looked at Chang's mother and several children, who were sitting in a circle learning embroidery, to see which child's skills were better, and praised them all. Then she went to see Lin Zhu, who was playing with Fu Dou'er.
"Oh, Fu Dou'er is playing so well." I saw Fu Dou'er holding the general tiger in one hand and holding a weapon in the other hand - a rattle. He defeated the enemy Lin Zhu and several cloth tigers and was smiling toothlessly. He was lying down.
Lin Zhu, who was pretending to be dead, saw Aunt Li coming, sat up and greeted her, "Auntie is here."
"Well, I'll come over and have a look." Aunt Li was also sitting on the kang, playing with Fu Dou'er with a cloth tiger. Lin Zhu felt that Aunt Li didn't just come over for a visit, "Auntie, do you want anything?"
Tell me?"
"There is something going on. Let's ask Mother Chang to listen and see how to deal with it." Aunt Li decided to tell Lin Zhu straight to the point. After hearing what she said, Mother Chang also came over.
"These days, Xiaozhu's watermelons are growing better and better. People in the village see it and are envious of it. People come to my house all the time and ask if they can learn how to grow watermelons from Xiaozhu. In the past few days, they have grown more and more.
Elders from several clans came forward to ask, so I came over to ask what Xiaozhu meant." After finishing speaking, Aunt Li looked nervously at Lin Zhu's reaction.
"Why are the people in Linjia Village jealous when they see the girl growing watermelons, and do they want a share of the pie? This method of raising seedlings has been given to the village, and the red-faced and white-toothed people want to grow watermelons. Are they looking at our girl?
Are you easy to bully?" Chang's mother was very angry and spoke a little hastily. In fact, according to her previous temper, she could have really kicked Aunt Li out, but for the sake of taking care of Lin Zhuduo, she only said it in words.
I am just joking.
Aunt Li also felt that this question was a bit abrupt. She couldn't rely on Lin Zhu's good temper and had to press forward. She couldn't help feeling ashamed. She immediately wanted to apologize to Lin Zhu, but before she could say anything, Lin Zhu spoke, "Aunt Li
Don't blame Mother Chang, she is also thinking about me." Aunt Li shook her head, "Mother Chang is right, I will ask you, Uncle Lin, to warn them when I get back, and let them go as soon as possible." After saying that, she got off the kang and left.
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"Auntie, don't worry, listen to me." Lin Zhu quickly stopped her. "It's not impossible to tell the people in the village. I'm also from Linjia Village. Of course I hope everyone can earn more money, but growing watermelons is risky. I
There is no guarantee that every family will grow as well as mine. I can teach them the method. If they don’t grow well, don’t blame me. After all, I didn’t force them to grow.”
"Yes, yes, the quality of the crops is determined by God. How can we blame you, Xiaozhu, thank you, aunt, and thank you for your uncle Lin. He has had a lot of blisters on his mouth these days because of his embarrassment.
"It's hard to offend the elders in this village." Aunt Li was overjoyed and wished she could go home immediately to tell Lin Changqing the good news.
"Auntie, I want Uncle Lin, in the name of the village chief, to ask villagers who want to learn to grow watermelons to sign a contract, saying that I am only responsible for teaching everyone my method of growing watermelons. There is no guarantee that they will be able to grow watermelons.
We have a good harvest. If it doesn't grow well, you can't come to me for trouble later." Lin Zhu decided to say ugly things first. Don't just plant watermelons all the time. She won't come to her if you can't make any money.
will bear this responsibility.
"Okay, this is a big deal. I'll tell Uncle Lin when I get back and let him find a way to solve it." Now Aunt Li will do whatever Lin Zhu says. Besides, she also wants to take her family to plant with her. As long as Lin Zhu agrees,
Everything else is easy to say.
When Aunt Li went home and told Lin Changqing, Lin Changqing suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. The pressure in the village was really too great. "Okay, do as Lin Zhu said. We will all go to the village ancestral hall and get together to explain this."
It's up to them to decide whether they agree or not."
After Aunt Li left, Mother Chang asked Lin Zhu with some confusion as to why she would tell the people of Linjia Village such a precious method. She also remembered what Old Doctor Zhang said. He really hit the mark. "Mother Chang's money is so precious."
People's hearts, before this watermelon is sold, someone is always peeping on the edge of the field. If I sell it and let people know that I have made a lot of money, it will be troublesome if I have evil intentions. It doesn't matter if the money is gone, but what if I hurt someone? I don't want to risk it.
This risk. Besides, I am an orphan and I have just entered Linjia Village. If I want them to protect me, I must have the capital to be protected. It is just a way to grow watermelons, so if you give it, you will give it to me." Chang's mother was surprised at Lin Zhu's thought.
He has such a thoughtful mind and is able to plan for himself at a young age. "However, you can't give it to them for free. What if they get greedy in the future? You have to let them pay some price. There is no free lunch in this world." Lin Zhu thought.
After thinking about it, what price can Linjiacun pay?
"Money is not important to us. What is important is personal safety. Why not let them give you the land around our yard." Chang's mother thought for a while and said, she knew that if she sold those watermelons, she would definitely get a lot of money.
, Old Doctor Zhang will not treat Lin Zhu badly. With this money, it will not be a problem to expand the yard, and then build a wall, and safety can be guaranteed.
Lin Zhu thought about it and felt that Chang's mother had a good idea. Her house was surrounded by wasteland, and the land was barren and unsuitable for farming, but it could be used to plant wolfberry trees. Lin Zhu had always wanted to build a wolfberry garden, but was worried that there was no space. This time it was just right.
It's an opportunity. "Okay, tell the village chief then, he won't disagree."
Village chief Lin Changqing has a high prestige in the village. When he said that he wanted to open an ancestral hall and it was for planting watermelons, the villagers were very happy. Every household sent a head of state to go there. Elderly people from several tribes also came there.
The family members sat together in the upper seat of the ancestral hall. For a while, the ancestral hall was full of people, everyone was chatting and laughing.
When the village chief saw everyone coming, he cleared his throat and said loudly, "Everyone, be quiet and listen to me." When the villagers saw that the village chief had spoken, they stopped talking and looked at Lin Changqing.
"The reason for opening the ancestral hall today is to plant watermelons," Lin Changqing paused and saw that everyone was paying attention, then he said, "Logically speaking, this kind of watermelon method belongs to Lin Zhu, a little girl from the village west of the village.
We only have one skill at our disposal, so we shouldn’t just look at others who have the ability and want to learn it too.” After Lin Changqing said this, he looked around and saw expressions of disdain on some people’s faces. He continued.
, "I see that the people in our village who are good at farming haven't passed on their skills to everyone, so why don't they come here like this? If a little girl has some skills, she wants them and wants to rob them. Isn't this bullying or something?
"Some people lowered their heads in shame when they heard Lin Changqing's words. They had had this idea for a long time, and now when the village chief told him, their faces felt a little feverish. After all, they were asking a child who was younger than themselves.
It's really disgraceful to steal things.
"Today, I am opening this ancestral hall and calling everyone here. It is not to say who is not here, but to tell everyone good news. I asked Miss Xiaozhu a few days ago and she agreed to tell everyone how to grow watermelons." Villagers
Hearing this, they all made incredible sounds. They didn't expect that they could get the method of growing watermelons so easily. Everyone had seen Lin Zhu's watermelon field, and the watermelons that were about to grow were all in their eyes.
It's sparkling silver. Now that the sparkling silver is in my hands, it would be strange not to be excited.
"However," Lin Changqing raised his voice again, "This method has been taught to us, but in the future, whether we plant well or not depends on God. A good harvest is naturally good. If we don't plant it or the harvest is not good, it will be good."
Okay, don't blame the little girl. Anyone who wants this method must first sign a contract, saying that whether the planting is good or bad has nothing to do with Lin Zhu." As soon as Lin Changqing finished speaking, everyone in the ancestral hall fell silent. (
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