My delicate husband

Chapter 105: Farming in Progress

Early September is a good time to plant potatoes and peppers. Brother Xu and Brother Han have discussed with the village chief that every family is willing to plant potatoes. All the children in the resettlement house have reclaimed half an acre of wasteland within a week.

Lan Euan also fulfilled his promise and took out potato and pepper seeds from the space and handed them directly to Brother Xu and Brother Kong. Each villager sent a representative to the threshing ground to collect them.

After the seedlings were distributed, Lan An and Zhang Xiaomo took everyone in the Zhang family to the fields to look at the area to be planted. Without Lan An saying anything, Guo Ge'er and Xue Ge'er went directly to the resettlement house to ask for help.

"Anger, should we plant three acres of potatoes? Two acres of peppers?"

"Yes, the villagers have also planted a lot. We will harvest them together when the time comes. It should be enough."

Forget about planting blue eucalyptus. There is no need to be so tired. There are 160 households in Lianhua Village, and each household grows half an acre of potatoes and peppers, which is definitely enough. If you plant too much, you will be too busy to handle it. Blue eucalyptus doesn't want to stay in the fields every day.

It was agreed before planting that as long as the quality was up to standard, potatoes would be sold at five cents per pound and peppers at six cents per pound. The villagers were very enthusiastic when they heard this, except for a few families whose crops were eliminated by the blue gum.

Uncle Zhang's family also regretted it very much. If they had been nicer to Zhang Xiaomo and had not split up the family, they would have at least half of Lan An's earnings now. When Aunt Zhang heard others talk about how well Zhang Xiaomo was living, her heart bleeds and she couldn't help but quarrel with Uncle Zhang. Zhang Lai Fu is also in dire straits every day. After all, the breakup was so severe and it was not unrelated to him.

There were also several families who had said bad things about Zhang Xiaomo. The villagers were all feeling fortunate that they had not offended the Zhang family and had not said bad things about Zhang Xiaomo. Lan An really held a grudge.

Brother Wu also decided on a plan for raising ducks. There is a village called Shuiwan Village in Yunling County. The village has low terrain and many small lakes, which is suitable for raising ducks. The villagers also raise ducks, but the number is not large. Brother Wu gave some support and handed over the task of raising ducks to the village chief.

When Lan An learned about this, he felt that it was too cheap for him, so he asked Zhang Xiaomo to write a letter to him and raise some fish at the same time. Although Brother Wu was not happy about it, he agreed without hesitation for the sake of Brother Xia.

Brother Xia also arrived in the capital. After listening to Lan An's advice, he bought a shop in a prime location in the capital. Of course, he did not forget to visit the Xiao family of Chenjun. Xiao Rongwan was also very satisfied with Brother Xia. After all, Brother Xia had given her many rare things recently, and the two had been exchanging letters. She also had a good impression of this man who was a generation older than her. Who would not like a handsome, romantic, mature and steady man?

The hot pot restaurant had also begun renovations. Bai Lu was fast, so Lan An didn't have to worry at all. The royal chef was quite capable. He had followed Lan An's instructions and transformed the simple potato dish into something that ordinary people couldn't afford. While still tasting like Lan An's original, Lan An was very satisfied and sold it to him for several gold coins.

After the busy farming season, the villagers have plenty of free time, so they tend to their potatoes and peppers. This is crucial for their ability to survive the winter, and the blue gums are quite satisfied. The more attentive they are, the higher the yield will likely be.

Lan An has been going to the fields every day recently, and the Zhang family has stopped the work at hand. For the time being, the whole family's attention is on the fields. As long as he can survive, Lan An chooses to be a salted fish.

If the blue eucalyptus has any use, it is to put the spiritual spring water into the irrigation ditch so that all the wasteland in the village can be irrigated.

Brother Wu also planted potatoes on the land that Brother Xia bought in Yunling County. After all, Zhang Xiaomo wrote to him saying that potatoes have high yields and can provide hunger. He used to plant beans, but now that he has a better choice, he will definitely not hesitate.

The vegetable seedlings cost Lan Euan quite a bit of silver, but considering the future profits, it didn't matter. Both the chili and potato seedlings were ten per plant, and one acre of chili fields required 2000 chili seeds, and one acre of potato seedlings required 3000. Altogether, the cost was over one hundred taels of silver.

I don't have to worry about planting blue eucalyptus on the wasteland at home. Brother Xu has arranged it very skillfully. I always feel uncomfortable if I am too tired recently, so I won't do it myself if I can ask others to do it.

Zhang Xiaomo has been secretly exchanging letters with Brother Wu behind Lan An's back recently. They also feel that they met too late. Of course, Lan An found out about this later, and the two of them faced the biggest crisis in history. Of course, this is a story for later.

The villagers of Lianhua Village have become more diligent, their lives have improved, and they have a goal to pursue. Seeing how well the Zhang family is doing now, the villagers are a little jealous, but more importantly, they are filled with hope.

Brother Da Niu's family also plans to build a blue brick and tile house, mainly because Sister Lan is pregnant again and the house is not big enough. Originally, they were divided into three Newar houses, which were a bit crowded. Now that Sister Lan is pregnant and the two boys in the family have grown up, Brother Da Niu has the idea of ​​building a blue brick and tile house. He came to Lan An to borrow ten taels of silver, and Lan An readily agreed.

It took about ten days for all the peppers and potatoes in Lianhua Village to be planted. Brother Xu also taught everyone how to make farmyard manure. The villagers were also very hardworking. However, the smell from the fields was a bit strong, and the blue eucalyptus made me want to vomit when I smelled it, so I didn't go there often.

It was already October by the time the peppers were planted, which took about twenty days in total. In order to ensure the survival rate of the blue eucalyptus, a large amount of spiritual spring water was added to the manure water. After about two months, the peppers will be mature.

After the peppers and potatoes were planted, Brother Xu reported a few days later that all the blue eucalyptus trees had survived, which was pretty good. The Zhang family then went back to work on the tasks assigned to them by the blue eucalyptus trees, while Brother Xu, Brother Kong, and Brother Han took care of the daily maintenance.

During this time, the three of them also had the task of tidying up the fields. There was still a month before the winter wheat was planted, and Eucalyptus globulus was not in a hurry. They only had to plant three acres of land anyway. As long as the winter wheat had a good germination rate, there shouldn't be any major problems.

It is really dry in autumn, so I want to try milk soap. The reason I have this idea is mainly because I am a little tired of collecting lard recently. Since cows cannot be slaughtered at will, beef tallow can only be replaced with lard. The taste may be worse, but there is no other way.

Aunt Li is now very skilled in refining oil. Seeing that there is a lot of oil residue left at home, Lan An plans to sell it to the villagers. After all, the family can't eat so much. At the beginning, the family liked the lard residue mixed with chili powder very much, but they got tired of it after eating too much.

There are still some families in the village who have no oil or water all year round, and lard residue is also very precious. A large bowl of blue eucalyptus costs one penny. Those who want it can buy it directly from Aunt Li, and the money they get should be given to Aunt Li.

Lan Euan is now waiting for the table, chairs and pot for the hot pot. The weather is not as hot as before, and it is a very pleasant thing to eat hot pot in the evening breeze. The Zhang family has been looking forward to the hot pot for a long time.

Brother Xia's first letter has also arrived, mainly reporting the situation of the capital's shops to Lan An. It can be seen that Brother Xia is in a good mood, but he also mentioned Xiao Rongwan in his heart. Zhang Xiaomo frowned when he saw it. Lan An did not expect that it was because of his grudge this time that made Brother Xia determined in his path.

Brother Xu and Brother Kong finally slept together, it seemed like there was progress. Lan An still knew the limits. Although she was very curious, she did not take the initiative to ask. She just told Brother Xu privately that if he wanted to settle down, Lan An would help him propose marriage.

"Brother Xiaomo, time flies by so fast. It's been more than a year."

"Yes, An An, a lot has changed at home."

"Has Mid-Autumn Festival passed?"

"Yeah, it's too early."

"It's such a pity that I can't spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with Brother Xiaomo."

"It's okay, An An, we have a long way to go."

"It's time to prepare autumn clothes, Brother Xiaomo, you can finally go shopping with me for clothes."

"Anyway, I have nothing to do at home. I'll go shopping with An An for autumn clothes tomorrow, and stop by Bai Lu to see how the hot pot restaurant is preparing."

"it is good."

The rest of the Zhang family was also curious about the hot pot restaurant, but since the owners hadn't mentioned it, they didn't want to ask too much. Xue'er had become more and more outgoing and generous. Many aunts in the village had inquired about Lan'an, but Xue'er, like Brother He, was a careerist.

The relationship between Brother Man and Brother Han is getting better and better. Even Lan Euan, who has seen a lot of BL, has supported them. Of course, no one thought that they would really be together.

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