Chapter 47 Cleaning up the vegetable garden
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Kou Qing Si
An Yinan gave Uncle Xie another dollar and went back to the house to get a piece of military green cloth. It was not big enough and could be used to make a coat for an adult or a body suit for a child.
"An Zhiqing, this has been agreed upon, I can't ask for more." Uncle Xie refused the cloth.
However, An Yinan pushed it through, "I know that many people in the village are waiting for my second uncle to repair their roofs. My second uncle planned that I would come first. I will take this cloth back and make some clothes for my children."
Fabrics are expensive, and tickets are required in the county. It is rare to find cloth on sale. The clothes of the villagers are sewn and mended again and again, and the big ones are worn out after the small ones are worn.
In the end, Uncle Xie still didn't push An Yinan and happily went home with the cloth.
"An educated youth has a job, and you and your son must hurry up and do it." Second Aunt Xie is also an honest person, and she immediately gave instructions to Second Uncle Xie and Boss Xie.
The father and son quickly agreed.
And An Yinan walked into the vegetable garden through the small door at the back. Uncle Xie built the wall very high. Even if there were people standing outside the wall, he could not see clearly what was planted in his garden, and the newly replaced wooden door was very small. It's sturdy, although it's not big, but the latch and lock are already placed on it. Only one lock is needed to lock the door, which greatly improves the safety.
Moreover, the entire back of my house is covered. Even if someone wants to eavesdrop behind the house, they have to pass through the wall of the large vegetable garden, so privacy is guaranteed.
I have too many secrets, and food will be a problem next year. This time the garden is big enough to feed the few of them.
An Yinan went into the yard and knocked on Zhang Qian's door. There was no padlock on the outside, so no one must have gone out.
Zhang Qian has been too busy recently, and An Yinan secretly felt that it must be related to the people from Xiaoriguo.
"Are you still busy today?" An Yinan asked directly after Zhang Qian opened the door.
Zhang Qian shook his head and said, "I'm done."
"Let's go dig the ground in the vegetable garden in the afternoon. It's not too cold now, so let's loosen the soil quickly. We'll start digging in the spring next year to plant vegetables." An Yinan said.
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." Zhang Qian agreed.
An Yinan then went to Xie Yuanyuan's house. The little girl asked herself to lock the door outside. After breakfast, she didn't even want to get off the bed.
"Yuanyuan, I'm in." An Yinan knocked on the door first, and then took out the key and opened the door.
Xie Yuanyuan tightened the quilt and looked south of Di'an into the house.
"Second Uncle Xie has surrounded the vegetable garden. We will dig it out later, make the soil softer, and cultivate it over the winter. After digging the garden next spring, we can plant vegetables." An Yinan repeated what he just said.
Xie Yuanyuan immediately raised her hand, "I'll get up now."
She didn't want to go to work, but didn't know what to do, so she stayed in bed, not wanting to feel the cold of winter.
"Then you get up first. I'll go back to boil some hot water and prepare the ingredients for lunch." An Yinan thought about the supplies in his hand, preparing to make a chestnut stewed chicken, and then heat up the braised pork he brought back yesterday. , then stew a pork ribs corn soup, then stew a vinegar cabbage slice, and finally stew a pot of rice.
I originally wanted to steam a pot of steamed buns, which are more resistant to hunger, but since I didn’t make the dough in advance, I gave up the idea.
Xie Yuanyuan cleaned up quickly, in less than 10 minutes. The little girl is from the south. In this increasingly cold winter, she feels that it is a little difficult to breathe. She does not feel cold even if she sits on the kang every day. She feels cold as soon as she leaves the house.
The three of them got together, opened the small door in the corridor, and saw the large vegetable garden at the back. The adobe wall was very high, and no one could see anything planted in the garden.
An Yinan picked up the branches and drew vegetable gardens one by one. There were four rows of vegetable gardens, and each row had ten gardens. There were a total of forty small gardens, and there were leaves on the wooden doors and the small corridor doors. There is a big gap.
"Okay, let's follow this." An Yinan threw away the branch in his hand and patted the soil on his hand.
She planned to plant some watermelon trees on the side of the wooden door. There was some sandy soil there, which was perfect for growing watermelons. On the other side, she set up a grape trellis, where she could plant several grape seedlings, where she could eat fruits and make wine.
On this side of the corridor, she is going to plant some strawberry seedlings and tomatoes on the other side. The entire vegetable garden will be full of vegetables and fruits, which will be absolutely delicious.
Just thinking about it, I can think of a happy life next summer.
"Okay." Zhang Qian said very little, picked up the pickaxe and started digging the ground.
"What should I do?" Xie Yuanyuan asked quickly.
"Use a shovel to shape each garden according to the size of the garden I drew." An Yinan said while starting to do it himself.
Both of them are very strong, and Zhang Qian has no energy left when digging the ground. This is related to their rations next year.
And An Yinan quickly gathered the garden ridges with a shovel, and sprinkled lettuce and green onions on the ridges. The vegetables on the ridges will be delicious next year.
"Just do it like I did." An Yinan handed the shovel to Xie Yuanyuan.
"Leave it to me." Xie Yuanyuan nodded.
An Yinan smiled, picked up another pickaxe, loosened the soil near the door, and spread some fertilizer where the two of them couldn't see, so that the vegetable garden would have enough fertilizer for next year.
As for the vegetable garden, you can bury fertilizer when the soil is loosened next spring.
"Sister, I made some hot tea for you." An Xiangbei walked in from the corridor door, carrying a thermos kettle with hot tea he made in it.
It's getting cold now, and I'm sweating all over after doing physical work. It's not good to catch a cold at this time. Drinking some hot tea can also keep your body warm.
"Brother Zhang Qian, here's some tea for you." Beibei poured a bowl and handed it to Zhang Qian first.
Zhang Qian poked the pick against the wall, held the bowl with both hands, and took a sip, "Is this black tea?"
He didn't know much about tea, but their secretary loved tea, especially black tea. His black tea was like a treasure, and he couldn't bear to drink it. He calculated the quantity every day, fearing that he would run out of food if he drank too much, and would have no stock in hand. But I was in a hurry.
An Yinan nodded and looked at Zhang Qian in surprise. He actually knew about black tea?
I don’t mean to look down on it, because most of this kind of black tea is in the south. Nowadays, transportation is inconvenient and mailing is time-consuming. Black tea is rarely seen in the north. The one I put on the shelf is Wuyi black tea and Lapsang Souchong.
"You'll know if there are people around you who like to drink." Zhang Qian replied, without saying who it was.
Xie Yuanyuan took a few sips, and sweat was already forming on the tip of her nose. She was not as cold as before, and her whole body was warm.
"So warm."
"Then drink more. This tea is very good for girls. It does have a warming effect." An Yinan smiled and added some more to Xie Yuanyuan.
"An Zhiqing, this has been agreed upon, I can't ask for more." Uncle Xie refused the cloth.
However, An Yinan pushed it through, "I know that many people in the village are waiting for my second uncle to repair their roofs. My second uncle planned that I would come first. I will take this cloth back and make some clothes for my children."
Fabrics are expensive, and tickets are required in the county. It is rare to find cloth on sale. The clothes of the villagers are sewn and mended again and again, and the big ones are worn out after the small ones are worn.
In the end, Uncle Xie still didn't push An Yinan and happily went home with the cloth.
"An educated youth has a job, and you and your son must hurry up and do it." Second Aunt Xie is also an honest person, and she immediately gave instructions to Second Uncle Xie and Boss Xie.
The father and son quickly agreed.
And An Yinan walked into the vegetable garden through the small door at the back. Uncle Xie built the wall very high. Even if there were people standing outside the wall, he could not see clearly what was planted in his garden, and the newly replaced wooden door was very small. It's sturdy, although it's not big, but the latch and lock are already placed on it. Only one lock is needed to lock the door, which greatly improves the safety.
Moreover, the entire back of my house is covered. Even if someone wants to eavesdrop behind the house, they have to pass through the wall of the large vegetable garden, so privacy is guaranteed.
I have too many secrets, and food will be a problem next year. This time the garden is big enough to feed the few of them.
An Yinan went into the yard and knocked on Zhang Qian's door. There was no padlock on the outside, so no one must have gone out.
Zhang Qian has been too busy recently, and An Yinan secretly felt that it must be related to the people from Xiaoriguo.
"Are you still busy today?" An Yinan asked directly after Zhang Qian opened the door.
Zhang Qian shook his head and said, "I'm done."
"Let's go dig the ground in the vegetable garden in the afternoon. It's not too cold now, so let's loosen the soil quickly. We'll start digging in the spring next year to plant vegetables." An Yinan said.
"Okay, I'll be there in a minute." Zhang Qian agreed.
An Yinan then went to Xie Yuanyuan's house. The little girl asked herself to lock the door outside. After breakfast, she didn't even want to get off the bed.
"Yuanyuan, I'm in." An Yinan knocked on the door first, and then took out the key and opened the door.
Xie Yuanyuan tightened the quilt and looked south of Di'an into the house.
"Second Uncle Xie has surrounded the vegetable garden. We will dig it out later, make the soil softer, and cultivate it over the winter. After digging the garden next spring, we can plant vegetables." An Yinan repeated what he just said.
Xie Yuanyuan immediately raised her hand, "I'll get up now."
She didn't want to go to work, but didn't know what to do, so she stayed in bed, not wanting to feel the cold of winter.
"Then you get up first. I'll go back to boil some hot water and prepare the ingredients for lunch." An Yinan thought about the supplies in his hand, preparing to make a chestnut stewed chicken, and then heat up the braised pork he brought back yesterday. , then stew a pork ribs corn soup, then stew a vinegar cabbage slice, and finally stew a pot of rice.
I originally wanted to steam a pot of steamed buns, which are more resistant to hunger, but since I didn’t make the dough in advance, I gave up the idea.
Xie Yuanyuan cleaned up quickly, in less than 10 minutes. The little girl is from the south. In this increasingly cold winter, she feels that it is a little difficult to breathe. She does not feel cold even if she sits on the kang every day. She feels cold as soon as she leaves the house.
The three of them got together, opened the small door in the corridor, and saw the large vegetable garden at the back. The adobe wall was very high, and no one could see anything planted in the garden.
An Yinan picked up the branches and drew vegetable gardens one by one. There were four rows of vegetable gardens, and each row had ten gardens. There were a total of forty small gardens, and there were leaves on the wooden doors and the small corridor doors. There is a big gap.
"Okay, let's follow this." An Yinan threw away the branch in his hand and patted the soil on his hand.
She planned to plant some watermelon trees on the side of the wooden door. There was some sandy soil there, which was perfect for growing watermelons. On the other side, she set up a grape trellis, where she could plant several grape seedlings, where she could eat fruits and make wine.
On this side of the corridor, she is going to plant some strawberry seedlings and tomatoes on the other side. The entire vegetable garden will be full of vegetables and fruits, which will be absolutely delicious.
Just thinking about it, I can think of a happy life next summer.
"Okay." Zhang Qian said very little, picked up the pickaxe and started digging the ground.
"What should I do?" Xie Yuanyuan asked quickly.
"Use a shovel to shape each garden according to the size of the garden I drew." An Yinan said while starting to do it himself.
Both of them are very strong, and Zhang Qian has no energy left when digging the ground. This is related to their rations next year.
And An Yinan quickly gathered the garden ridges with a shovel, and sprinkled lettuce and green onions on the ridges. The vegetables on the ridges will be delicious next year.
"Just do it like I did." An Yinan handed the shovel to Xie Yuanyuan.
"Leave it to me." Xie Yuanyuan nodded.
An Yinan smiled, picked up another pickaxe, loosened the soil near the door, and spread some fertilizer where the two of them couldn't see, so that the vegetable garden would have enough fertilizer for next year.
As for the vegetable garden, you can bury fertilizer when the soil is loosened next spring.
"Sister, I made some hot tea for you." An Xiangbei walked in from the corridor door, carrying a thermos kettle with hot tea he made in it.
It's getting cold now, and I'm sweating all over after doing physical work. It's not good to catch a cold at this time. Drinking some hot tea can also keep your body warm.
"Brother Zhang Qian, here's some tea for you." Beibei poured a bowl and handed it to Zhang Qian first.
Zhang Qian poked the pick against the wall, held the bowl with both hands, and took a sip, "Is this black tea?"
He didn't know much about tea, but their secretary loved tea, especially black tea. His black tea was like a treasure, and he couldn't bear to drink it. He calculated the quantity every day, fearing that he would run out of food if he drank too much, and would have no stock in hand. But I was in a hurry.
An Yinan nodded and looked at Zhang Qian in surprise. He actually knew about black tea?
I don’t mean to look down on it, because most of this kind of black tea is in the south. Nowadays, transportation is inconvenient and mailing is time-consuming. Black tea is rarely seen in the north. The one I put on the shelf is Wuyi black tea and Lapsang Souchong.
"You'll know if there are people around you who like to drink." Zhang Qian replied, without saying who it was.
Xie Yuanyuan took a few sips, and sweat was already forming on the tip of her nose. She was not as cold as before, and her whole body was warm.
"So warm."
"Then drink more. This tea is very good for girls. It does have a warming effect." An Yinan smiled and added some more to Xie Yuanyuan.
