Chapter 198 Treat her as a treasure
The school was not on holiday yet, so after the food was distributed, the school started as normal. When she didn't have to drive the tractor, Xia Chan went into the mountains to look for things in the morning and went to school to teach in the afternoon.
The brothers were not idle either. They took turns digging reservoirs, going into the mountains to cut firewood, and collect wild products... The yard was full of things to dry every day. The more things there were, the happier they were, because they did more, so Xia Chan didn't have to do so much. Much more.
After the stream dried up, the business of selling fish stopped because there was no place to catch fish. However, my brothers went into the mountains to hunt small game, and since they still had pheasants and quails at home, they still went to the city every once in a while to sell them. thing.
Although their income has dropped sharply, it is still good overall and they can still get a lot of money. They are not greedy.
Xia Chan originally thought that Yuan Bingchao would give up after she replied a letter of rejection, but she didn't expect that Yuan Bingchao would write again just a few days after school started. His lack of enthusiasm and stubbornness made Xia Chan feel Very uncomfortable.
It's like he is a goat and Yuan Bingchao is a wolf. The wolf will never give up until the goat is eaten.
But what Yuan Bingchao loves more is himself. If he is really married, he doesn't care much about his wife and children. Some people just need a wife and children to prove that they are wanted, to prove that he has the ability to have children, to prove that his family is harmonious and happy, and he can take care of them. If you take good care of your home, you will be able to handle any job.
Just talking about this person, Yuan Bing is supernaturally excellent, but he only loves himself rationally. Such a person is really not suitable for marriage and life. Xia Chan will never consider him anyway, not to mention that she doesn't like him.
Xia Chan knew that this was not the way to go, so she sent a letter directly to Xiao Yunfan. Her dream had saved Xiao Yunfan and so many people in his team. She asked him to do a small favor. He shouldn't refuse, right?
She directly said that Yuan Bingchao's behavior had affected the lives of ordinary people. She hoped that as a leader, he could restrain his subordinates and not let down the love of the people.
Xia Chan wrote the letter and went to the post office to mail it the next morning. The earlier she mailed it, the earlier it would reach Xiao Yunfan's hands. Otherwise, she was really afraid that Mrs. Yuan and Yuan Bingchao would treat her as their own.
She can understand Mrs. Yuan's desire for a good daughter-in-law. She wants to find a kind and filial daughter-in-law, so that they can have an easier life when they are old, and there is also someone who can help her daughter.
I understand, but Xia Chan doesn't want Mrs. Yuan to focus on herself.
November came soon after the autumn harvest. Xia Chan asked her brothers to help her dig the remaining yams from last year. As for the yams newly planted with yam beans last year, she did not dig them because it was only the first year and the yams would not be that big. Big, so let the new yam grow longer!
Just dig old yams.
Xia Chan started to dig cassava. She had to finish digging the cassava on the hill of her home first, so that she could take everyone to dig the cassava on the hill of the village. Otherwise, she would let everyone know the leaves of cassava and then see the cassava on the hill of her home. of cassava, everything becomes clear.
One person dug like this for more than half a month, and finally dug out about two acres of cassava. All the cassava poles were spread on the ground to dry. Those that had been dried were moved to the woodshed, and those that were not yet dried were placed in the firewood shed. Continue to dry outside.
After that, Xia Chan spent another day picking the persimmons from the persimmon tree near the swamp. She occasionally watered the persimmon tree, so the persimmon tree had high yields and large fruits, and the tree species Yes, last summer Cicada pruned the branches and cultivated them through cuttings, and now there are several small persimmon trees nearby. Xia Chan plans to transplant the persimmon saplings in a few years. After all, this is a sapling she cultivated herself. If it is planted here and others find it, it will become a collective asset.
There was little rain this year, so Xia Chan left some extra persimmons for the birds. But this year she took good care of herself, so she picked 300 kilograms of persimmons, left a few dozen to ripen, and ate the soft ones. Peel and dry persimmon cakes.
In the yard of Xia Chan's house, the dustpan and cattail mats are covered with all kinds of mountain products.
Not only their family, but also other hard-working families in the team are almost like this. Maybe they don’t have as many things as Xia Chan’s family. After all, Xia Chan has four brothers who stock up on goods together!
Things at home were almost busy, and Xia Chan felt that it was almost time to hand in the cassava. This morning, after Xia Chan came down from the mountain, she called several families with whom she had good relations and went to the captain's house together.
The captain and his family were shocked when they saw such a battle. They thought Xia Chan was looking for someone to support her!
"Uncle Captain, Aunt Lin, please come with me." Xia Chan didn't explain that much. She just said one sentence and then led everyone to continue walking. When the captain saw this, he thought something had happened and hurriedly Get off the kang and put on shoes together with Aunt Lin, and keep up with the large army.
Everyone followed Xia Chan up the mountain and came to the only way for the winter hunting team. In front of everyone, Xia Chan dug out a cassava tree, broke one off, peeled off the skin, and then took a bite. He ate it directly.
She grows sweet cassava, a northern variety improved by later generations. It is non-toxic and can be eaten raw without soaking it for a long time.
"This is..." the captain asked in surprise, "Is this the cassava you gave everyone last year?"
"I found last year's cassava on the mountain, but there wasn't much of it, so I gave some to everyone. This year's cassava was grown by me using last year's cassava. I planted it on more than ten acres and should have a yield of tens of thousands of kilograms. .”
One or two trees can be said to have been found on the mountain, but in such a large area, it is impossible for anyone to believe that they grew by themselves. Instead of waiting for the leader to come down to investigate, it is better to take the initiative to explain.
What's more, she did it so that everyone could fill their stomachs. She believed that the leaders had brains and could think, and would not arbitrarily punish people who did practical things for everyone.
Xia Chan whispered to the captain, "Uncle captain, I will leave the rest of the matter to you. As for how to tell the outside world, you can say that it was an experiment done by the two of us. We just started planting, and we don’t know the results. , and I was afraid that everyone would be disappointed, so I chose to hide it from everyone.”
The captain was overjoyed. He really didn't expect that Xia Chan would do so much quietly. He patted Xia Chan on the shoulder and said seriously, "Xiao Chan, don't worry, I will take care of anything. There will never be any risk to you.”
"Uncle Captain, after the cassava is dug out, you have to leave some cassava to make seeds, bury the cut cassava stems in the soil, cover them with straw and then cover them with soil." Xia Chan was afraid that the captain would destroy the cassava seeds all at once. After sharing it with everyone, she will have to spend money to buy it again next year.