Eating melons

That's why Liu Jiaojiao took on the task of cooking.

Of course, Liu Jiaojiao took over the cooking task literally, which meant she took over the task of "cooking".

Although she can't cook, she can cut vegetables and the dishes are well prepared.

I just don’t know why, even though it’s the same method, the food she makes tastes so bad.

Therefore, Liu Jiaojiao just went back and prepared all the dishes, prepared everything, and steamed the rice. As long as Wu Mei came back and fried it, they could eat.

As April begins, the Red Star Brigade becomes very busy because it is time to sow seeds. Wheat, corn, sweet potatoes and potatoes are all being planted one after another.

Moreover, these four things are the most important and the most planted.

It should be said that the people of the Red Star Brigade have never stopped since the thaw.

The Red Star Brigade had a very large area of ​​land, so even with a lot of cows, turning the soil was still a big project.

Because not only do you have to turn the soil over, you also have to reclaim wasteland.

Although the sows suffered last year, the cows did not.

Compared with the beginning of last spring, there are a few more cows this year, so there is more land to cultivate. After all, the labor force of cows is incomparable to that of humans.

The land that was previously reclaimed has been made much easier to cultivate with the addition of cattle, so more wasteland can be reclaimed this year.

In fact, this can be said to be a virtuous cycle. If more land is opened up and more crops are grown, more cows can be fed, and more land can be opened up in the second year.

In this way, there are more and more cattle, more and more land, and more and more food.

It can be said that the Red Star Brigade is richer than other brigades, and these more than ten or nearly twenty cows are entirely responsible for this.

Other brigades with slightly better conditions only have three or four cows, so there is less labor available for production.

It’s not that they don’t want to feed more cows, but their strength doesn’t allow it.

During the winter, the cows hibernate for several months, and the burden on these more than ten cows is extremely heavy, much more than what people eat.

If there is not enough food, there is no way to feed so many cows.

Ge Quezi's family had been driven out to open up wasteland a long time ago, and it wasn't just Ge Quezi's family.

The Wu family also went there, namely the Wu Yan family that was overheard by the river.

Many people in the Red Star Brigade also volunteered to open up wasteland because the work points were very high.

Even Wu Mei had thought about reclaiming wasteland, because Wu Mei had inquired and found that the work points earned from reclaiming wasteland were almost twice as much as those earned from working.

Wu Mei thought that last year she had just started working since the autumn harvest and had earned nearly a hundred yuan.

Wu Mei thought, if she started to reclaim the land from the spring plowing season, even though it would be a bit tiring, would that mean she could earn about 400 yuan a year?

In this case, it is no less than a regular worker's monthly or annual salary.

After all, the food here has not been taken into account, so Wu Mei is very tempted.

She was short of money, very short of money. As long as she had money, she was not afraid of hardship and could endure any hardship or fatigue.

But Wu Mei's idea was stopped by Wei Wei and Jiang Qi as soon as she put it forward.

At the beginning, Liu Jiaojiao didn't understand why Wei Wei and Jiang Qi wanted to stop Wu Mei from opening up the wasteland.

After all, Wu Mei is different from the other three. She is really short of money.

Wu Mei also didn't understand, but she felt that Wei Wei and Jiang Qi were not the kind of people who would make trouble for no reason, and they must have their reasons for doing so.

Seeing that Wu Mei was not angry after being stopped and poured cold water on by them, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi felt a little relieved.

To be honest, they were still a little afraid that Wu Mei would think they were meddling in other people's business.

Even some darker people would think that the two of them are jealous of others doing well.

It wasn't that they didn't want Wu Mei to go, but Wu Mei's thinking was too simple.

Some things cannot be achieved by just enduring hardship, or being able to endure hardship. It depends on how capable you are.

Obviously, these new educated youth do not have this ability. Whether they will have it in the future is not certain, but at least they do not have it now.

They can't even turn the soil, and asking them to open up wasteland is really a dream.

By that time, I won’t have earned any work points or money, and my health will have been ruined. No matter how I look at it, it’s not worth it.

It was because Wei Wei and Jiang Qi thought Wu Mei was a good person that they persuaded her.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi didn't say much and directly took the two of them to their private land.

No matter how much you say, it is better to let them take action and put it into practice. Their private plot is a wasteland. After digging it once, Wu Mei and Liu Jiaojiao will understand why they stopped them.

Wu Mei and Liu Jiaojiao were stunned when they saw Wei Wei and Jiang Qi bringing them here after work.

"Why did you bring us here? We've been exhausted all day. Don't tell me we need to open up new land."

Wei Wei didn't care about Liu Jiaojiao's words that she was tired after a day.

Wu Mei was almost tired after a day's work, but Liu Jiaojiao and the other two were slacking off the whole day, so that meant she was tired after a day's work.

"Don't you want to know why Jiang Qi and I don't let Wu Mei go to open up the wasteland? This is our private land. If you two try, you will know why."

Wu Mei only remembered this when she heard Wei Wei talking about the private plot. She had been working all this time and had forgotten about the private plot.

Last year she was thinking about opening her own private plot of land this year.

After all, their private plot is one mu per person, and with Liu Jiaojiao and Yu Xi there, it means that she can cultivate three mu of land by herself.

In this way, not to mention the food they eat themselves, she will still have some leftovers, which she can sell to Liu Jiaojiao, Yu Xi, Wei Wei and others.

When new educated youth come in the future, maybe we can sell it to them, which will be another source of income.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi didn't know what Wu Mei was thinking. Even if they knew, they wouldn't say anything. They just wanted her to give it a try. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

Seeing the private plot, Wu Mei slapped her head and said, "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten about it. It just so happens that I'm not particularly tired these two days. I can come and tidy up the private plot after dinner.

You can clear the land first, and then just plant it when the time comes."

After saying that, Wu Mei went back to borrow a hoe. Wu Mei didn't have a hoe, but Yu Xi, Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin did, so she planned to borrow one.

Liu Jiaojiao didn't want to open up the land, and she didn't plan to farm. She didn't even want to farm when she was at work, let alone after work.

But Wei Wei and Jiang Qi wanted to, so they also went to Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin to borrow hoes.

Unlike what Wu Mei thought, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi knew that it would not be easy to open up the new land.

Although they have never put it into practice, they still understand the meaning of the word "pioneering".

Sometimes you still have to believe in Chinese. The word "wild" tells you how difficult it is to open up this land.

So they don't have as big ambitions as Wu Mei. They just want to open up a small piece of land so that they can grow their own vegetables.

Previously, the two of them planned to plant a large area so that they could sell the vegetables.

It is more convenient to grow vegetables and sell them to the system space than to go to the mountains to find wild grass.

However, even if they plan to plant a large area, their idea is not to open up the land themselves, but to hire someone to do it.

When the time comes, go to the system mall to buy a pound of brown sugar and find someone to help them open the land.

Wei Wei felt that with a pound of brown sugar in front of her, there would definitely be many people willing to help her develop this acre of land.

At that time she wanted to ask Liu Aiying for help, but now there is no need.

Now that they have enough money, there is no need to hire people to open up so much wasteland to grow vegetables.

The little money from selling vegetables is now a drop in the bucket compared to Wei Wei's savings.

Moreover, she had to take good care of the vegetable garden to get that little money, but Wei Wei was too lazy to do it anymore.

Therefore, I only plan to grow the vegetables I eat on a daily basis, which is more convenient.

She also planned to plant the vegetable seeds that Wei Wei sent her, those southern vegetable seeds. There were no seeds for those vegetables in the north, and she didn't know if they could survive.

So the two of them didn't need to open up much wasteland.

The feeling of digging wasteland and cultivated land is completely different.

The land that has been planted is soft when dug, and it can be dug quite deep with a hoe, and turned over easily with a flip.

But there is everything under that wasteland. There is nothing you can't dig up, except what you can't think of.

After digging for less than ten minutes, Wu Mei knew why Wei Wei and Jiang Qi stopped her from opening up the wasteland.

It is particularly difficult to dig, no wonder the work points for pioneering the land are so high.

The work points these novices earn by opening up wasteland may not be as high as those they earn by working honestly, but the work is more than twice as tiring as working honestly.

Liu Jiaojiao squatted beside them, and saw how hard the three people were digging, feeling a little skeptical.

She also wanted to try it, but seeing Wu Mei's serious look, she did not disturb Wu Mei, but went to find Wei Wei.

"Lend me your hoe and let me try. Is it really that difficult?"

Seeing Liu Jiaojiao like this, Wei Wei didn't say anything and just shaved the hoe to her.

Seeing how hard Wei Wei, Jiang Qi and Liu Jiaojiao were struggling, Liu Jiaojiao got into position and dug very hard. She didn't know what she dug into when she started digging, and her hands were numb from the shock.

Liu Jiaojiao tried it a few more times, not believing it, and finally understood something.

This was not something she could do. She should have some self-awareness and stop embarrassing herself. She immediately returned the hoe to Wei Wei.

Looking at Wu Mei, who was out of breath due to exhaustion, Wei Wei smiled and said, "Do you still want to go and open up new land?"

Wu Mei felt a little disappointed when talking about this, "I want to go because I want the money, but I don't think I can do it.

By then, I might not earn as much as I would if I were working, and even if I earn a little more, it won’t be much more, so it’s not worth it.”

Wei Wei thought the same thing. "I think so too. If you have that much time, you might as well work honestly and use your free time to earn some pocket money. Isn't that much easier than going out to open up wasteland?"

Hearing this, Wu Mei sighed, "Money is not so easy to make."

Speaking of this, Jiang Qi next to him became excited, "Yes, the wild vegetables outside are about to grow, you can go pick them.

Weiwei and I both like this, but we are too lazy to pick it. You can pick more and we can pay for it.

And you can open more vegetable plots and grow more vegetables for the locals. Then Weiwei and I will buy from you.

Because we also only plan to plant a little bit, and the seeds we plant are those sent by Weiwei's sister. It is still unknown whether they can be grown and whether there will be anything to eat when the time comes.

So you can plant more and we will buy from you when the time comes.

Not to mention these, for example, when there are mountain products, you can go to the mountains and get more of them.

We are all going to buy it anyway, so what’s the difference between buying from the team and buying from you?

Calculating it this way, isn't it more cost-effective than opening up new land?"

Liu Jiaojiao also immediately said, "I want to buy those too. When there are mountain products to pick up, you can go to the mountains to pick up more mountain products. Then we will take them all.

You should also plant more vegetables. Yu Xi and I don’t plan to plant vegetables, so when we need to eat them, we’ll buy them from you.”

Wu Mei was very moved when she heard this, "Thank you."

She knew that these three people were helping her, and Wu Mei was sincerely grateful.

Hearing this, Wei Wei waved her hands and said, "Why thank me? I'm going to buy it anyway. It doesn't matter who I buy it from."

Liu Jiaojiao and Jiang Qi also nodded immediately. "Yes, it's better to earn this money for you than for those people in the brigade. I feel good about earning it for you."

After this incident, Wu Mei no longer planned to open up wasteland. She just worked honestly and cleaned up her private plot.

After reclaiming the wasteland once, several people also understood why the people from the Red Star Brigade were so generous and gave them an acre of land to reclaim. It was impossible to reclaim the wasteland here.

Even if they gritted their teeth and worked hard to get it out, the people of the Red Star Brigade would not lose out.

Because the educated youth who came here would either return to the city or marry someone from the countryside.

But no matter which option the educated youth chose, the land they opened up would best belong to the Red Star Brigade.

There are more than ten educated youth in the Red Star Brigade at present. If each of them clears one acre of land, then after they leave, they will have more than ten acres of land.

The Red Star Brigade is a sure win, so of course the more they open, the better.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi also opened a small vegetable plot a few days later. To be more precise, it was Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin who opened it.

Because Wei Wei and Jiang Qi only dug for a while on the first day, and later it was Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin who dug.

As soon as the weather warmed up and it was time to sow, Wei Wei planted the vegetable seeds that Wei Wei had sent her.

Even though they only planted a little of each, just enough for one meal for themselves, there were still many types that had not been planted.

Looking at the unplanted seeds in Wei Wei's package, Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin fell silent.

"Let's go clear some more land and try to plant as many seeds as you can."

Hearing this, Wei Wei did not refuse, "Okay, then I will breed the seeds first. It's the same if I breed them first. After the vegetable garden is ready, I can plant them directly after a while. This way it will be faster.

But you don't need to open up too much land, just enough for us to eat."

Because Wei Wei's mother often grows flowers and vegetables on the balcony, which she cultivates herself, Wei Wei often follows her.

So Wei Wei will still do breeding, and she does it very well.

When the time comes, she will buy two bags of nutrient soil. Speaking of nutrient soil, Wei Wei suddenly remembered something. This is wasteland, so where will their fertilizer come from?