Wang Fang may not know that the soil in the nest is of average quality and is not considered fertile land at all.
And she saw seedlings and weeds growing very well because some people were cheating.
The culprit behind everything is her precious son Zhang An.
"Then after dinner tonight, I'll go find someone. Tomorrow you two will help dig the foundation of Shuanglin's house, and I'll take someone to weed."
Although Wang Fang was reluctant to spend money, the grass had grown so tall that he couldn't do it without hoeing.
As a farmer who has been farming all his life, Wang Fang cannot see such a situation.
Whoever sees the grass in the field growing taller than the crops would definitely not be able to accept it.
One is that the crops are not growing well, and the second is that when people see it, they will say that this family is lazy and planted the land like this.
So Wang Fang doesn't want these weeds to continue to grow like this.
If we don't hoe the grass, the grass will grow enough to bury watermelons and strawberries in it.
When the watermelons and strawberries don't see the sun, they won't bear fruit, and they may turn into seedlings while they are still growing.
Fortunately, she saw that the watermelons and strawberries in the field were growing well.
As long as the grass is hoeed, the results should be good.
The money spent should be able to be recovered after it bears fruit in the future.
Moreover, she had already spent a lot of money before, so she knew she shouldn't save this small amount of money.
Otherwise, all the money spent earlier will be wasted.
In the evening, after dinner at Zhang An's house, mother and son left the house one after the other.
Wang Fang went from house to house looking for people to do the work, while Zhang An headed towards Zhou Yang's house.
Zhang An thought about his words and wanted to go to Zhou Yang's house to persuade him to see if he could let Zhou Yang's family build a house in another place.
Because that land will definitely be flooded when the flood comes next year.
"Mom and Dad, Uncle An is here."
Before Zhang An entered the courtyard, Zhou Yang's sister Yanhong saw him.
"It seems I didn't come at a good time today. Your family only has dishwater left."
Entering the house, Zhang An found Sister Zhou clearing the table.
It looked like the family had just finished dinner.
"It's okay. When you wash your feet on New Year's Eve this year, wash your feet a little higher. Then you can catch up next time you come."
The father and son asked Zhang An to sit down, while Yanhong helped serve tea and water.
"Okay, okay, Yan Hongqi, let's go play, you're not an outsider."
Sister-in-law Zhou is a really good tutor, and both children are very sensible.
If it were Zhang Tie, that naughty guy, he would have gone out to play long after dinner.
It doesn't matter whether you wash the dishes or mix the coal.
Zhang An chatted with Zhou Yang for a few words and then started talking about business.
"Yoko, do you want to reconsider the matter of building your house in a rice field? I think there may be something wrong there."
Hearing what Zhang An said, Zhou Shuanglin and Zhou Yang were both a little surprised.
But after Zhang An said it, he still thought about what kind of problems there would be.
"Oh? Uncle, do you think that field is not suitable for building a house?"
Zhou Yang and his son thought about it for a while, but they didn't realize what the problem would be.
"Yoko, that place is great. Not only is it big, but it's also close to the river at the entrance of the village. It's also convenient for your family to open a restaurant there."
What Zhang An said was exactly what Zhou Yang and the others had taken into consideration.
"But have you ever thought about what to do if there is a flood and the water in the river turns over and floods the place directly?"
"That's not possible, uncle. There is a big river at the entrance of our village. No matter how high the flood, the wide river can be drained."
Zhou Yang thought for a while and felt that it was unlikely to happen.
In his entire life, he has never seen the water in the river swell.
Even if there is a flood, if there is a big river, it will definitely not be flooded.
But Zhou Shuanglin was a little thoughtful, as if he was thinking about something.
"Then what if the water rises so much that the river cannot be drained completely and it floods?"
Zhang An looked at Zhou Yang and asked back.
"You also said it's unlikely, not definitely impossible. What if it happens once?"
It's something that everyone thinks is impossible, but it will really happen next year.
This kind of thing rarely happens, but it is not impossible. If it happens, it is something that people cannot control.
Listening to what Zhang An said, Zhou Yang also fell into deep thought.
"Xiaosong, go and call your father over."
Zhou Shuanglin suddenly shouted to Zhou Song next to him.
Not long after, Zhou Song called his grandfather over.
"Shuanglin, Xiaosong said you called me for something."
After Mr. Zhou came over, Zhang An called his uncle.
"Dad, has there ever been a flood in our big river that flooded the fields?"
When in doubt, ask the old man. Mr. Zhou is now in his sixties and has seen most of the things he should have seen.
Although Zhou Shuanglin is in his forties, he has never seen the river flood like Zhang An said.
"There are still many years when there will be floods, but it will be too early when the fields are flooded."
Hearing his eldest son ask, Mr. Zhou began to fall into memories.
Zhang An and the others, as juniors, listened quietly to Mr. Zhou's account of the past.
"How old were you at that time? You were still not sensible."
The old man shook the cigarette rod and shook out the cigarette core.
"There was a flood and it rained heavily for many days. The water in the river was like a water dragon that eats people. Even from our house, we can hear the sound of the water rolling and roaring in the river."
"It directly filled up our big river, and all the water in the river rolled up, flooding the fields and dams like a big reservoir."
"When the rain stopped and the river calmed down, the fields and dams were filled with water. It took several days for the flooded water to disappear."
Zhou Yang was also a little shocked when he heard what his grandfather said.
I originally thought that the river was so wide and its channel was so deep that the water would definitely not be able to overturn it.
I didn’t expect that such a big flood had happened before.
Zhang An thought to himself, how big is this? A river as big as the Yellow River can even flood the lower reaches.
What's more, it's the river at the entrance of the village.
"By the way, why are you asking about this?"
The old man is a little strange, why does he have to ask these things?
Zhou Shuanglin then told the old man what Zhang An had just come to tell him.
The old man was silent for a long time before he spoke.
"Shuanglin, Xiaoan is very reasonable. What if the river overturns in the future? This is not a matter of gambling."
If you are unlucky, the river will overflow, even if it is not as deep as half a person.
Just flooding your home is a terrible thing.
After the last family discussion, the old man decided to change the place to build a house for Zhou Yang.
The place we found again, on the ridge of the grain field, is now the vegetable plot of Uncle Zhou Yang’s house.
Of course, it's not in vain, brothers are still settling accounts, not to mention they are brothers who have separated their families.
The old man has to talk about this matter, and it will definitely be exchanged for land.
If it's just a family member, it's almost okay when changing fields and land.
If you look for an outsider to replace you, you will sometimes have to be manipulated by others.
Either the land area you give is required to be larger, or you are required to pay money.
Now that I have decided to change the place, I have to ask my husband to come over and take another look.
If you invite someone during the day, you must come to your door in the evening and say something. If you are from the province, they will come over tomorrow.
After Zhang An finished talking, he sat for a while and then went back.
"Shuanglin, Xiaoyang, Zhang An is here to tell you this. He treats you as relatives. Regardless of whether there will be a big scandal later, you should not have any thoughts about him."
Before leaving, the old man said a few words to his children and grandchildren.
"No one can say for sure about this kind of thing, but in the final analysis, they are doing good to our family before reminding us. If it were another family, others wouldn't be willing to do it."
He is quite old and has seen many things.
If there is no flood in the future, he is afraid that his children and grandchildren will feel resentful towards Zhang An.
"Dad, don't worry. Even if it's not Anzi today, if someone else reminds us, we have to thank others. No matter what the outcome is, they are all here for the good of our family. How can they have thoughts about others."
After the old man left, Zhou Yang and his son went door to door to inform everyone that they would not break ground tomorrow.
As for when, we have to change the land with Second Uncle Zhou Yang's house first, and see the husband to see the future.
"Dad, you don't have to go help Zhou Yang's family tomorrow."
Zhang An returned home and told his father.
"What, what's going on tomorrow?"
Zhang Jianguo thought that his family had more important things to do tomorrow, so there was no need to go there.
"That's not the case. It's because Zhou Yang's family wants to find a new place to build, and it's not in the rice field anymore."
Then Zhang An told his parents what happened at Zhou Yang's house just now.
When Wang Fang heard that it was Zhang An who suggested it, she felt a little worried.
I feel that my son is taking too much care. What if others have complaints in the future?
Zhang An smiled and said it was okay, he would know next year anyway.
I can't tell them directly that there will be a big flood next summer, and building a house there will definitely be flooded.
If you say this, others will think you are crazy.
Moreover, Zhou Yang's family is better off in this life because of his reminder.
That's why I'm thinking about building a new house now, which is a good thing.
Don't forget that in the end something happened because he built his house by the river, and Zhang An himself wouldn't be able to get over the hurdle in his heart.
So Zhang An thought from the beginning and tried his best to persuade Zhou Yang's family to change their mind.
Fortunately, Zhou Yang's family was able to listen, and the result was good.
The next morning, when Zhang An passed by the lobby, he suddenly noticed that the fish tank was different from usual.
There were dense black spots floating inside. Zhang An went over to take a look and found that the fish roe had hatched.
A few days ago, the red carp in the fish tank began to produce fish roe.
Unexpectedly, some small fish hatched today.
These carp fry are like the mud in the ditch being stirred up.
Although it is small, it is a large and densely packed tank.
They have just hatched in the past two days, and it is still unclear whether there are any mutated red carps.
You can only keep it for a while and see if it is there. If it is there, it is best. If it is not, just dump it in the fish pond.
As time enters April, the cherry trees on the mountain begin to bear cherries within a few days of their flowers fading.
As time goes by, the cherries are slowly getting bigger.
By now, the originally green cherries on the tree have begun to turn from green to yellow.
Zhang An estimates that these cherries will be ripe in a few days, or at most less than a week.
Just after breakfast, Mr. Huang had already come to look for me.
"Anzi, my plum tree has been bearing fruit in the past few days. How do I do the fruit thinning you told me about before?"
This year, Mr. Huang paid special attention to these two acres of plum trees.
After receiving Zhang An's advice, Mr. Huang not only went to fertilize the land, till it and loosen it.
He also asked Zhang An about pruning and leaf pruning, and carefully repaired the plum tree that had not been pruned for more than ten years.
Every day if something happened, the old man would go over and take a look at the condition of the plum tree.
Anyway, in the past few months, most of Mr. Huang's thoughts have been on the plum tree.
Later, the plum tree blossomed, and Mr. Huang went to Zhang An's house to borrow a box of honey bee seeds.
In the past two days, the plum trees have begun to bear fruit.
What made him happy was that there were more flowers on the plum trees this year than in previous years.
So now after fruiting, the number of green fruits on the tree is much more than before.
But then he remembered what Zhang An told him before, that having more fruits on a tree is not necessarily a good thing.
Because the fertility of this land is not very high to begin with, we have to add fertilizer to the land ourselves.
If there are so many green fruits hanging at once, most of the plums may not grow well, so the fruits need to be thinned.
So these days, as soon as the plum tree has grown plums, he comes to see Zhang An.
Zhang An originally didn't know much about these things, but the knowledge was all learned.
I bought so many books in the city and finally enriched myself.
It's a pity that I bought this book too late and missed the plum blossom time. Otherwise, I could have taught Mr. Huang how to thin flowers.
"Hey, it started to hang up so soon. I thought it would have to wait until after May."
It seems that the plum tree in Mr. Huang’s house is an early-maturing variety.
It's only mid-to-late April, and the flowers have already begun to fade and bear fruit.
"Then let's do it today. This job is simple. Second Master, call Huang Ming later and I will take you to do it again and you will know."
After all, Huang Ming is a young man and his brain is more flexible.
So when you come into contact with these new things, you can learn them faster.
And in the future, Zhang An estimates that a lot of Huang Erye's plum forest may be passed on to Huang Ming.
So let’s just bring Huang Ming along and complete the teaching task at once.
"Mom, I won't go weeding today. I'll go help the second master's house to look at their plum trees."
Before Zhang An and Mr. Huang left, he said something to his old mother.
Zhang An also has work at home today, weeding the watermelons and strawberries in the nest.
However, Wang Fang invited many people, so Zhang An went to help Mr. Huang's house to thin the fruit first.
While he was talking, the people Wang Fang invited to weed had already arrived.
After Zhang An finished speaking, he followed Mr. Huang to their home.
"Xiao An, your family is going to call someone to help you today?"
When Mr. Huang saw so many people in the yard, they all came over with hoes to report.
Everyone has long known about Zhang An's family hiring people to work.
"Yes, Mr. Second, in the melon fields planted this year, the grass has grown taller than the melon vines. We have to hoe the grass."
"Then you go home and do your work first. After your family's work is done, go and help the second master take a look."
If Mr. Huang had known that something happened to Zhang An's family today, he would not have come to see Zhang An at this time.
After all, the family was spending money to find someone to make a living, and yet he still called Zhang An to help, which was a bit unjustifiable.
"It's okay, Second Master. There are a lot of people at home, so one less person is a big deal. Besides, your plum tree, these two days are the best time to thin the fruit, so we can't delay it."
While Zhang An was talking, he pulled Mr. Huang and continued walking towards their home.