The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

In the evening, Zhou Dajiang told his wife how smoothly the construction of his greenhouse went. Just when he was feeling complacent and thought that he had built a good greenhouse, Chen Xiuying poured a basin of cold water on him.

"Your greenhouse looks like it was built by someone who's out of touch with reality. A greenhouse, as the name suggests, needs to keep you warm. You've only put up straw curtains. It's okay now, but it won't be enough when it gets cold in a few days. You need a stove or a fire wall, and you need a chimney for exhaust!"

A word of advice awakened Zhou Dajiang, who touched his nose and said, "I just lack experience. Fortunately, my wife is here. Tomorrow I will modify the roof and build a few stoves and chimneys." He should have asked his wife to take a look at the drawings. Both he and his father-in-law had no practical experience, so their designs were bound to have some shortcomings.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xiuying poured a basin of cold water on him, thinking it was not enough, so she poured another basin on him. "After you build this greenhouse, if you want to plant trees and vegetables, you still have to till the soil and apply fertilizer. Every farmer has to plow the ground first before sowing seeds. Can you till the soil?"

Another hit!

Zhou Dajiang said with all his strength, "I've never turned the soil before, but I can learn. It's just digging the soil, I can learn it if I try."

Chen Xiuying simply poured another basin of water on him.

"The land needs to be tilled at least 20 to 30 centimeters. If you're a novice digging by yourself, it will probably take you until the New Year to finish!"

Zhou Dajiang was so shocked by the continuous cold water that he just lay flat on his back. "Then what do you think I should do? I've never done farm work at home, and you know that. How about we hire someone to dig it out?"

Chen Xiuying rolled her eyes at him with disdain. "Your family spoiled you. What rural kid doesn't work in the fields? If you already know how to do it, then you don't need to ask me. You can handle it yourself."

Zhou Dajiang always had a thick skin policy in front of his wife, and he would not lose a piece of meat if he was criticized. "Yes, yes, yes! I was too lazy at the beginning. So what should I do now? Hire someone?"

"Either find someone to help you, or buy a cow and have my brother teach you how to use a plow, and then you two can plow the land. Don't count on me. In my family, women only take care of things after sowing and never plow the land."

Chen Xiuying herself was also nervous; after all, she had never done this kind of work before. Two people with little farming experience, studying greenhouse farming, were truly "new to the ancient world, not afraid of hardship!"

Finally, the couple decided that they had to discuss this matter with their mother, after all, Zhou's mother had experience.

The next morning, after Zhou Dajiang finished his exercises with the children, he came to the old house.

Ever since the weather turned cold, Lou Ji had the children get up early every day and run around the village twice before learning martial arts. Zhou Dajiang also thought it was a good idea and would run with the children whenever he was at home.

When Zhou Dajiang arrived at the old house, his mother was feeding the chickens. Seeing her son coming so early, she was a little surprised. "Why are you here so early? Is there something wrong?"

Zhou Dajiang nodded and told my mother all the difficulties he encountered after building the greenhouse.

After hearing this, Zhou's mother pondered for a moment and said, "Tilling the land is indeed a hassle. I think we should buy a cow. With a cow, it will be convenient for plowing the land next spring, and it will also be convenient for going back and forth to the town and the provincial capital. If you two don't have enough money, I have some, and I'll give it to you first."

My son likes to play around, and if he has a car, he can walk less when he goes out. There is no need to tell him this.

Zhou Dajiang quickly waved his hand, "We have the money, you don't need to take it. I'll go back and discuss it with Xiuying, and we'll buy a cow in the next two days."

Zhou Dajiang came and left in a hurry. He went back after the discussion and even refused to eat the meal that Zhou's mother invited him to.

When they got home, Chen Xiuying had already put the meal on the table. Zhou Dajiang sipped his porridge and said to his wife, "I suggest you buy a cow."

Although Chen Xiuying was well-off, she had to spend what she had. Besides, her mother-in-law was right. If she hired someone to turn the house over, what would happen in the spring? Everyone would be busy by then, so who could she hire? Would she have to hire someone else then? That was unrealistic!

Having a car would be convenient for traveling back and forth. So he nodded in agreement.

Since he had decided to buy it, he decided to do it sooner rather than later. After breakfast, Zhou Dajiang went to the home of Zhang, the head of the village. If you want to buy a cow, you have to ask someone with experience.

When Village Chief Zhang heard Zhou Dajiang say he wanted to buy a cow, he agreed and enthusiastically recommended a few familiar sellers to him. After thinking about it, he was worried that Zhou Dajiang wouldn't be able to choose well, so he simply said, "It's better to do it today than to wait for a day. I happen to be free today, so Uncle Zhang will go with you!"

Zhou Dajiang was naturally eager to get it, so at noon that day, he drove an ox cart back.

He bought a large, robust cow with shiny, dark brown fur, strong limbs, and a large belly. It looked powerful, with a small tuft of white hair on its forehead.

When the children saw Zhou Dajiang bring back such a big bull, they were so excited that they stopped learning to count with rods, and stopped playing with Tietou and Suotou's abacus. They all ran over to see the bull.

Zhou Dajiang tied the cow to a tree outside the yard, then led the children into the yard. He was really happy. Seeing Chen Xiuying coming out of the kitchen, he hurriedly asked, "Wife, what do you think of this cow I bought?"

Chen Xiuying smiled and nodded, "Not bad! He looks quite energetic. But we don't have a cowshed at home, and we still have to prepare hay and troughs for the cows. I guess you'll be busy this afternoon!"

"What's there to be afraid of? I've already taken ninety-nine steps, what's left to do? Wait until I find someone this afternoon to help me, and I'll definitely prepare everything." Zhou Dajiang is also a car owner! He must take good care of his car.

Before Zhou Dajiang could go out to look for someone, someone came to his door. When Zhou Dajiang heard that his brother had bought an ox cart, he hurried over without even eating a few bites of food.

Just like Zhou Dahe loves machines, Zhou Dahai’s favorite thing is cars. He dreams of buying an ox cart for his family. Unexpectedly, this wish was fulfilled by his second brother!

Zhou Dahai reached out and touched the big cow, then walked around the cow twice. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

Finally, he couldn't help but speak up, "Second brother, I'll let you raise this cow! You still have to pay for the fodder, and I'll help you feed it. When the spring and autumn harvests come, you can let me use the cow for free."

Zhou Dajiang was puzzled. "If you don't help me raise it, how can I not lend it to you since we are brothers? I don't need you to help me raise it."

Zhou Dahai stuttered, "I, I, I'm worried that you can't take good care of it. Besides, if I leave it at your house, you'll have to find a place to build a cowshed. There's an empty shed behind the old house. If we clean it up, it can be used as a cowshed. Then we can go to the carpenter's house and buy a cow trough, and everything will be solved."

Zhou Dajiang still didn't quite understand. Just as he was about to ask more, Chen Xiuying pulled him aside and said, "Big brother likes to raise cattle, so just satisfy him. If you really feel bad, you can give him some wages every month in addition to the fodder money. Isn't it good to have someone helping you raise cattle? If it were me, I would have been secretly happy a long time ago."

Zhou Dahai quickly waved his hands, "No, no, I don't want any wages, just let Chunqiu work for me for free."

Zhou Dajiang finally realized that his elder brother was willing to help him raise cattle, which was a good thing! He immediately made the decision: "If you let me pay you, I will let you take the cow home to feed it. This is still a cow. When it gives birth to a calf, I will give you another calf. If you don't want the wages, then I will just ignore it."

When Zhou Dahai heard that there was a calf to be given to him, he nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, yes! You said so."