Go back to the past to plant trees

The next day, the four of them continued to turn the soil and compost in the new nursery.

After spending most of the day finishing the work, Zhao Jinquan didn't stand on ceremony. With two helpers, he assigned another task: digging a water storage tank.

Next year, the nursery area will be expanded, which will definitely require more water. The current water storage ponds are only enough for now, and the new nursery will need more water storage ponds.

Since he had help, he thought he should get the job done. Otherwise, next year it would be just him and Feng Cheng doing it. If there was free labor, why not use it?

And so, the rest of the time was spent digging a water storage tank.

"We'll continue tomorrow. These few aren't enough; we need to dig up three or four more."

"Oh no, we need to dig up three or four more! That'll take several days!"

Upon hearing Zhao Jinquan's words, Zhao Jinshui immediately became unhappy. "I came here to have fun, how did it turn into me coming here to work?"

"Let's rest tomorrow, no need to work anymore. Jin Quan and I can finish digging next spring," Feng Cheng said, not wanting to ask them to do anything more. After all, the two of them had helped with the work for almost two days, which was enough.

"Alright, let's do it next year then."

Zhao Jinquan was somewhat regretful. Digging the pit was very tiring. With two more people, the progress would be much faster. Next year, with only two people digging, it would be even more difficult.

However, since Feng Cheng had already spoken, Zhao Jinquan couldn't say anything more.

"Jin Quan, soak the beans in water later. We'll start making tofu tomorrow."

"it is good."

"Fourth Brother, let me help you."

Zhao Jinshui eagerly ran over to help.

Feng Cheng ignored them and went back to his room to heat the kang (a heated brick bed). He also lit the stove, as he was going to take a bath later. He had worked all day and was covered in sweat, so he couldn't sleep without a bath.

"Brother Feng, what are we having for dinner tonight?"

Feng Cheng was still fiddling with the stove when Zhao Jinquan suddenly ran over and asked.

Feng Cheng replied, "You can decide for yourself. Eat whatever is available."

Although a lot of winter vegetables were prepared, to be honest, there wasn't much to eat. It was just the same few things: potatoes, radishes, sweet potatoes, and cabbage. Feng Cheng didn't have much to choose from because he was tired of eating them all.

"Then let's make some oat flour buns, a stewed radish, and stir-fried cabbage!"

"Row."

Zhao Jinquan went back to work, while Feng Cheng sat in front of the stove and started fetching water to boil.

Half an hour later, the food wasn't ready yet, but the water was boiled. Feng Cheng took a shower and washed his shirt while he was at it.

"Does Brother Feng need to take a shower every day?"

Seeing Feng Cheng taking a shower and washing clothes, Zhao Jinshui couldn't help but ask Zhao Jinquan a question.

Zhao Jinquan said, "Pretty much. He takes a shower every night if he's done work, but not necessarily if he's not doing work. However, he'll shower when it's hot."

"That's incredibly clean!"

Zheng Erqiang said, "They're city people. Do you think they're like us, able to go half a month without showering?"

“City people are so particular,” Zhao Jinshui couldn’t help but mutter.

At first, Zhao Jinquan didn't quite understand. He thought it was a waste of water and soap. But after seeing it more often, he got used to it and started taking showers with it too. Of course, it was also because it was hot and taking a shower was convenient. He would just jump into the water tank, soak for a bit, and scrub a couple of times.

"Alright, enough talk, bring the food over, let's get ready to eat."

Zhao Jinquan interrupted their conversation and handed them the dish he was holding.

"Brother Feng, let's go find some wild sheep tomorrow and bring them back to eat!"

While eating, looking at the table full of vegetarian dishes, and thinking back to the big bowl of sauerkraut fish he had eaten the day before, Zhao Jinquan felt that the food was hard to swallow.

Feng Cheng said, "We need to make tofu tomorrow. Besides, the Earth Sheep doesn't have a cat house yet. Do you think you can catch it so easily?"

"Shall we give it a try? Let's go out and look for some, take Xiao Liu with us, and see if we can find a few. That way, we can have more dishes on the table."

"Have Erqiang stay here tomorrow to help you make tofu. Jinshui and I will go and find some wild sheep."

“Okay,” Feng Cheng was happy to have some free time since he didn’t have to go looking for them himself. “But we can’t catch those marked goat holes. They’re for eating when we’re hibernating.”

Feng Cheng and Zhao Jinquan had previously searched for the Earth Sheep Caves. There were about twenty caves in total, all located nearby. They didn't have to go far, and they could dig them up whenever they wanted to eat.

Zhao Jinquan nodded: "I definitely won't move that one. I'll go a little further away to see if there are any new holes. If we're looking for a lot, I'll mark a few more while I'm at it."

At this moment, Zhao Jinshui said, "Fourth Brother, let Erqiang go with you. I'll stay here and make tofu with Brother Feng."

"you…"

Zhao Jinquan glanced at him and said, "You should just give up. You're incredibly lazy. You'll just be watching without doing anything. You might as well come with me to find some land sheep."

"Who said that? I'm the one who does the work."

Zhao Jinquan retorted without hesitation: "What your dad said, what your mom said, and what I said."

Zhao Jinshui opened his mouth, but in the end he just mumbled something and continued eating.

After dinner, Zhao Jinquan and Zheng Erqiang started doing woodworking. Yesterday, they played a game of Land Battle Chess with Zhao Jinshui for a while, but found that they couldn't beat him, so Zhao Jinquan lost interest in playing with him.

Zhao Jinshui asked Zheng Erqiang to play with him, but Zheng Erqiang wasn't interested. He wanted to watch Zhao Jinquan do woodworking so he could learn as well.

"Weren't we here to have fun? How did we end up working here?"

Zhao Jinshui looked at the two busy people, then glanced at Feng Cheng, who was quietly reading a book, and became somewhat dissatisfied.

He had hoped that coming here would bring him something fun, just like when he first came. But now he found that not only were there no new things, but no one was playing with the old things anymore, which made him a little unhappy.

"If I had known it, I wouldn't have come."

Zhao Jinquan ignored him; he was currently working with Zheng Erqiang on the tofu-making mold they would use tomorrow.

This is very simple. Just nail a few wooden boards together and make a decent frame. It doesn't need to look too nice. After all, it's tofu for your own consumption. As long as it takes shape, it's fine. Whether it looks pretty or not isn't that important.

Watching the two busy, Zhao Jinshui, bored, could only lie on the kang (a heated brick bed), looking up at the thatched roof. After a while, he spotted Xiao Liu lying on the ground, walked over, and began to knead Xiao Liu.

When Xiao Liu saw someone playing with him, he happily stuck out his tongue and kept wagging his tail.

Zhao Jinsheng grabbed Xiao Liu's ear and shook it repeatedly until Xiao Liu was dizzy. However, Xiao Liu had a good personality and didn't bite, so Zhao Jinsheng didn't get angry no matter what.

Zhao Jinquan was helpless when he saw him like this. He was just a person who couldn't sit still at all. However, he didn't know that he was the same way half a year ago. Now he had just stayed at home for a long time and his temper had been tempered, so he could be quiet.