Traveling through time and space, wanting to lie down, but being forced to move forward

After talking about changing the dishes, Liu Jingxue talked about the second purpose of her visit.

"Captain, there is an open space behind my house, it looks like it used to be a vegetable field.

I want to ask if I can use that piece of land to grow vegetables?"

"You rented that house, so the vegetable garden belongs to you. Of course you can grow vegetables there." Aunt Sufen answered without waiting for the captain to reply.

The captain said, "Your aunt Sufen is right. No one will object if you just grow vegetables."

Liu Jingxue asked, "What vegetables can I grow if I open up the vegetable field now?

Isn't it said that it will snow here at the end of October? Can we still get a harvest if we plant vegetables now?"

Aunt Sufen replied, "There really aren't many things suitable to grow at this time of year, namely cherry radish, garlic, leek, Chinese cabbage, spinach, lettuce, Chinese cabbage, and winter cabbage.

Garlic, spinach and leeks are all overwintering vegetables. If you plant them now, they will sprout in the early spring of next year.

The other types are more cold-resistant and have a shorter maturity period, so you can have vegetables to eat within a month of planting them.”

Liu Jingxue has all these rapeseeds in her space, but she can't just take them out and plant them outside.

Although Tuanzi knew how to plant, she was obviously a novice who had never planted before, so she had to ask others for advice.

So after Aunt Sufen finished speaking, she quickly said, "Aunt, I wonder if you have the seeds of these vegetables at home, could you share some with me?"

“That’s fine.

We country folk save enough vegetable seeds for our families every year, and we always have some extra at home. I'll give them to you later.

But leeks are not grown using seeds, but rather dig up the roots.

When your vegetable patch is ready, come home and tell me, and I’ll dig up some vegetable roots for you to plant.”

Liu Jingxue quickly said gratefully, "Thank you very much, Aunt Sufen.

But you also know that I am from the city and have never planted crops before. I need to trouble Aunt Sufen to teach me how to plant these vegetables, otherwise I am afraid that these vegetable seeds will be wasted."

“That’s certainly no problem.

I guess you will go to town to buy things tomorrow morning and will be home in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, you can turn over some of the soil. I will ask my youngest daughter Guiying to go to your house and help you plant the vegetables.

I won’t give you those vegetable seeds tonight. Some of them need to be soaked in water before planting.

I will help you deal with it directly, and then let Guiying take it over and plant it." Aunt Sufen said.

"Then I'll shamelessly trouble Aunt Sufen. If it weren't for you, I would be really clueless and wouldn't know what to do." Liu Jingxue thanked her repeatedly.

Aunt Sufen smiled and said, "It's just a piece of cake. No need to thank me."

Recalling what she had seen on TV before, people in Northeast China would start stockpiling vegetables and sauerkraut in October. Liu Jingxue guessed that it should be the same in this era.

She hurriedly asked, "Aunt Sufen, the vegetables I planted can be eaten in a month. Winter here lasts more than five months. Will those vegetables be enough?"

"That's definitely not possible, you need to stock up on more vegetables for the winter.

It’s not enough to just stock up on fresh vegetables, you also have to make a lot of sauerkraut.

We prepare a lot of dried vegetables throughout the year, and we also need to eat them in winter."

"Aunt Sufen, what vegetables should I stock up on? And I don't know how to make sauerkraut, so I need someone to help me make it.

How many sauerkraut jars should I prepare?

Can I exchange the sauerkraut jar in the village?

By the way, there is a missing water tank at home, which needs to be replaced as well."

Liu Jingxue asked several questions in a row.

Aunt Sufen's face was full of smiles, now business was coming again.

“We usually stock up on cabbage, radishes and potatoes in winter.

Don't worry about these, we have extra ones at home. You're just one person, so you won't need too much. We can give you the extra ones.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to make sauerkraut, many people in my family know how to make it.

When the time comes, you can bring the pickled cabbage jar over and my family will make it for you, saving you the trouble of looking for someone else. "

“As for the sauerkraut jar and water jar, you can’t exchange them in the village, you have to go to the town.

But you don't have to go there by yourself, just give some money to Lao Liu who drives the ox cart, and give him some money for the journey, and he will bring it back to you along the way."

“As for the matter of stockpiling vegetables and pickling sauerkraut, I’ll have to trouble Aunt Sufen.

I've heard that the pickled cabbage in Northeast China is delicious. I plan to make more and send it to my relatives in the army."

"Aunt Sufen, how much is a pickle jar or a water jar? How many pickle jars do you think I should prepare?"

“A water jar costs two yuan.

For the sauerkraut jars, you only need to prepare one large and two small ones. The large one costs RMB 1.5 and the small one costs RMB 80 cents.

Just give Lao Liu five dollars and fifty cents and ask him to bring it back, and don't worry about anything else."

"You are alone, and I have stockpiled 150 kilograms of fresh radishes, cabbages, and potatoes for you.

There are three jars of sauerkraut, one large and two small. I'll fill them all up for you.

But if this happens, I’m afraid there won’t be enough food at home.

But don't worry about it. You don't know the villagers well. I can handle it.

When everything is ready, I will ask my son to send you the fresh vegetables and pickled cabbage I prepared for you." Aunt Sufen said.

Liu Jingxue was naturally happy because she didn't have to worry about anything and someone else could help her take care of it.

"Then I'll trouble you to take care of everything for me."

"No trouble, no trouble."

Aunt Sufen thought to herself, it's not free, and judging by your generosity, you will definitely not let me suffer any loss.

If you dare to make me suffer, your life in the village will be difficult in the future.

After all, I am the captain's wife. I have lived in the village for so many years and have a wide network of contacts. With just a few tricks, I can make you suffer in silence.

Liu Jingxue was also very understanding. After things were arranged, the next thing to talk about was naturally the remuneration.

"Aunt Sufen, I have been buying vegetables from your house recently, and I also need to stock up on winter vegetables and pickled cabbage. Are you planning to exchange them for money or for something else?

Don't ask for too low a price, or you'll suffer a loss.

You have helped me deal with all these things, saving me a lot of trouble, allowing me to go to work and collect firewood with peace of mind. You have helped me a lot. "

Aunt Sufen thought for a moment and said a little uncomfortably, "Liu Zhiqing, I wonder if you have any cloth coupons.

To be honest, we are planning to find a boyfriend for our youngest daughter. In order to make her look fairer, we didn't let her work in the fields during the autumn harvest.

Since you are going to meet someone, you have to buy a decent set of clothes.

But in our countryside, we can’t even get enough cloth coupons to buy clothes all year round.”

When Liu Jingxue heard this, she remembered the two pieces of floral cloth in her space.

"Aunt Sufen, can I just change your clothes with cloth?

It’s floral fabric, but it’s a defective fabric. The pattern is a little asymmetrical, but it’s not noticeable.”

Aunt Sufen was delighted when she heard this, "Xiaoxue, you have some floral fabric."

"Yes, I brought seven large packages with me when I went to the countryside this time, and among them were the floral fabrics."

Aunt Sufen couldn't sit still any longer, "Xiaoxue, can I go check on the cloth now?"

"Of course no problem," Liu Jingxue agreed readily.

Aunt Sufen looked at the captain beside her and said, "Old man, please accompany me for a walk."

After putting the things on the table into the room, the captain and his wife followed Liu Jingxue back home.