In the book, I was fed by my sister

After Song Li sent Li Guangdan and the other four away, she went back to plant her nightshade flowers. The flowers, fruits and seeds of this plant all contain toxins, and although Qin Shiyao has not yet determined whether the pollen is also toxic, she dare not plant nightshade flowers in the small vegetable garden.

The vegetables in the small vegetable garden grew very lushly, without being attacked by pests and even rarely contaminated by dust.

Every time she washes the vegetables, she simply rinses them with water. If the pollen of Solanum oleifera is really poisonous and accidentally gets on the vegetables, and if it is not thoroughly washed, then it will be a disaster.

Plant the two seeds she got from Qin Shiyao. With these two seeds, she can grow new plants.

However, since she was planting something under her elder sister's nose, she didn't dare to take too big a step and had to take it step by step.

The wind gently blew the locust tree in the yard, moving the new leaves and revealing scattered white flowers. After Song Li finished planting the nightshade flowers, she turned back and walked towards the yard, and saw the locust flowers emerging.

Song Li looked at the small white flower buds and muttered, "Last year, when I thought of eating Sophora japonica flowers, they were already withered. This year, I must eat them to my heart's content."

My sister is still weeding in the fields. Now she can barely reach the stove by standing on a stool, and she is learning to cook some simple meals.

Go to the vegetable garden and pull out two lettuces. Go back to the kitchen, peel off the leaves on the lettuces, and peel off the skin to reveal the tender green flesh of the lettuce.

She took out the shaving knife that Su Xiaoxiao gave to her sister, and soon, a plate of fine and evenly shredded bamboo shoots appeared in front of her. She added a spoonful of salt to the bamboo shoots and gently stirred them evenly, allowing the salt to fully penetrate the bamboo shoots. Sister said that this would remove excess moisture and make them more tender.

Bring a small stool and stand on it so that you can just reach the stove. Put the rice that has been drained of water on the steamer.

The rice was cooked, so the pot was steaming and no more firewood was added.

Song Li sat quietly by the stove, watching the flames licking the bottom of the pot, her thoughts drifting away. Suddenly, she thought of the donkey in the backyard. She picked up the lettuce leaves she had just cut and brought them to the donkey pen.

Su Xiaoxiao rode on a big horse, but she was so busy that she seldom went back to the village. Her donkey was previously kept at the tofu shop, grinding tofu every day. Their donkey was still used for delivery, but due to the recent special circumstances, Sister decided to breed the donkey before summer came, so she had to feed it well. These days, in addition to feeding hay, they also specially added green leaves and grains.

The donkey chewed and chewed until it finished eating the green leaves. Then it grunted twice and continued to eat the hay in the trough.

Song Li gently stroked the donkey's head. Her donkey was docile, had long eyelashes, and had shiny fur. It was the most beautiful donkey in the village. When the villagers knew that her family was going to breed, they all wanted to buy the first donkey.

The elder sister said that she would not sell it, as she was planning to expand the tofu shop into a tofu workshop, and then their donkey would be of great use.

After feeding the donkey, Song Li went out through the back door to look for her sister in the field.

One side of the fish pond is deep, and the other side is planted with lotus roots. On the lotus root side, lotus leaves have now covered the water surface. In this green, there are occasionally a few lotus flowers, adding some color.

The ducks wandered among the green, and when they found fish or shrimps, they poked their heads out and shook their white butts towards the sky.

Song Li stood by the fish pond, looking at the rice fields below, and shouted, "Sister, it's time to eat!"

Song Ran was weeding in the field. If she didn't weed the field one day, the weeds would grow wildly. When she heard her little sister's voice, she supported her waist and stood up.

"I'll be right back!"

The weather was not yet at its hottest stage, but Song Ran felt as if her hair was dripping with sweat. Thinking back to the decision to take back the land, she realized that she had thought things too simply. It was really difficult for her to finish so much land by herself.

It was a helpless move to hand over the land to the Zhu family. Her parents had passed away at that time, and she had to take care of her sister's health, so she could not take care of the land. However, the court had strict regulations on the record of land, and taxes needed to be paid according to the records. If she could not pay on time, she would face accountability, and if she did not do well, the land would be taken back.

The Zhu family had a large population. When the old man was alive, the three brothers did not separate. Among them, Zhu Yongbiao was the second oldest. He and his ex-wife had two sons, and the eldest son was ten years old. There were about thirty people in their family, big and small, and the grain grown on fifty acres of land was not enough to eat.

Zhu Yongbiao also saw that it was already April at Song Ran's house and they had not yet planted rice in the fields, so he came to their house and said he wanted to help.

The matter was stuck at this point, and Song Ran had no way to negotiate terms. She could only listen to whatever the other party said and agree to it.

For example, as a tenant farmer of Mr. Jia's family, Mr. Jia provided cattle, tools and seeds, and finally paid taxes and grain. The remaining 28% was divided equally between her and the Zhu family. If Zhu Yongbiao's tricks were taken into account, it is estimated that she only received 40%.

Song Li stood on tiptoe, stretched out her arms, and gently wiped the sweat off her sister's forehead with her sleeves. She said distressedly, "Sister, I'll help you pull weeds this afternoon."

Song Ran glanced at his sister and said jokingly, "With your height, it will probably drown your butt if you go down."

After hearing this, Song Li sighed helplessly, wondering when she could grow up quickly.

"But our family is indeed in need of help."

Song Li asked, "Is that the one called Li Bingchang?"

"He does a good job, but now that he has cleared a few acres of wasteland, I'm afraid he doesn't have much energy to do other work."

Song Li thought of the few people who had just come to cause trouble, but they were used to being lazy, so they were afraid that the grain would rot in the fields if they entrusted the land to those people.

Suddenly, Song Li pointed ahead and shouted, "Hey, sister, look, are there eggs under the water?"

Song Ran bent down and looked in the direction of his sister's finger, and sure enough, he found a few duck eggs faintly visible underwater.

"Before, the ducks always laid eggs on the shore. Why did they lay eggs in the water this time? I was wondering why there were fewer eggs recently than before. I thought someone came to our house and stole the eggs. It turns out that these dead ducks laid eggs in the water. Oh, we have to get them out quickly, otherwise they will go bad."

While cursing the duck, Song Ran couldn't wait to put his feet into the water.

I found five eggs in total and when I got home, I prepared to fry them. I don't know how long the eggs had been soaked in water, but I cracked them into a bowl.

"We have to fry a big plate of duck eggs for lunch today."