Chapter 226: Improving Fertility
“Hey! Dad, Mom, don’t go!” They hadn’t even driven away Zhao Maogen and his group yet…
Luo Zhi’er was cold as the frigid north wind, watching Xiao Zhou Shi hop around like a clown.
Perhaps caught by Luo Zhi’er’s gaze and knowing her own guilt, she gave an awkward laugh twice.
“Eldest sister-in-law, my third household isn’t for you to control. This is my last warning to you. Please don’t stretch your hand too far.”
Zhao Maogen snorted coldly through his nose. Just as he thought, Xiao Zhou Shi this woman stretched her hand too far. The whole village knew Old Li Tou’s family had divided, yet she still wanted to be San Mao’s boss.
She didn’t even look at what she herself was! For the sake of face, drive him away? From now on, he wouldn’t let her family ride the ox cart.
The others, Zhao Hu Zi, Zhao Er, Zheng Da Niang’s son Tiezhu and the rest, all clearly understood in their hearts and exchanged smiles.
Xiao Zhou Shi hurriedly said,
“Zhao Hu, what are you laughing at? This is Old Li Tou family’s business, not for you to point fingers.”
“Nothing like that, Daqiang’s wife, you’re overthinking. Us brothers should eat quickly, then go to the field to work after.”
“Alright!”
“Hey!”
Everyone lowered their heads in unison to continue eating, not arguing with the woman…
Chen Shi felt contempt.
Xiao Zhou Shi’s eyes darted around. “Hehe, third sister-in-law, actually sister-in-law was just joking earlier.”
“Since we’ve already invited people, how could we ask them to leave!”
“Oh?”
“Well, you see your oldest brother is just idling at home anyway, so he might as well go work in your field. We won’t ask for much, just pay him the same as you pay them one day, same as Daqiang one day!”
“Speaking of which, you know your oldest brother works better than several people! He’s never like some who slack off. If you pay a bit more, it wouldn’t be too much.”
These words of hers offended all these men, and they felt extremely displeased with her in their hearts.
Li Daqiang stood hesitantly to the side, looking apologetically at everyone. In the same village, they see each other often, hoping they wouldn’t think too much.
He was shouldering the hoe preparing to go out to weed, so where was he idling?
There was much work at home in the fields. His family had two boys, plus his own fields which were more than San Mao’s, all done by him alone.
San Mao must have thought the same, that’s why he didn’t call him.
This woman, for those two silvers, didn’t even care about brotherly feelings.
“Hehe, kid’s mom, us brothers helping out is fine, why ask for silver?”
Li Daqiang bared a mouth of big yellow teeth, saying honestly.
“What? Li Daqiang, get lost for me. Work for free without silver? Tell me, after dividing the family, me and the kids eating bran and swallowing veggies, what kind of days are we living?”
Li Daqiang’s face reddened. “Sorry, wife!” Li Tiezhu said softly, “This Li Daqiang from Zhao Li Village is afraid of his wife, the reputation is well-deserved.”
“Indeed!”
Li Daqiang pleaded, “Wife, whatever it is, we’ll talk tonight. So many people watching…”
“You’re embarrassed, but I’m not. If you don’t go work for them today and dare go weeding, don’t come back this afternoon…”
“No conscience! And to think our Daqiang treats them so well!”
“What right does she Luo Zhi’er have to look down on our eldest son’s family! Invites everyone but not her own man’s oldest brother!” She threw herself on the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing…
“This… his mom, you… get up for me!” Li Daqiang was so angry his face turned green. So embarrassing, this made it hard for San Mao.
“Forget it, eldest sister-in-law, get up.”
“Wife, how about adding big brother too!” Li Sanmao frowned, turned to Luo Zhi’er and said.
Xiao Zhou Shi’s face lit up, she jumped up at once. Just as she thought!
Li Daqiang said full of apology, “Hehe, caused you trouble, San Mao.”
“Big brother, we’re brothers. Go eat breakfast quickly. After eating, head up the slope. Same price as everyone.”
“Hey.”
Luo Zhi’er turned and went to the kitchen. Li Sanmao feared she was angry, hurriedly followed behind his wife into the kitchen. “Wife, don’t be angry. Many people today, I just didn’t want eldest sister-in-law to make a scene.”
“Aren’t you afraid she’ll pull the same stunt next time and manipulate you?”
Luo Zhi’er lowered her head kneading dough to make cakes.
“I wasn’t thinking about later, just today with many people, afraid she’d make a fuss and embarrass us, afraid villagers spread bad words about you!”
“I’m not afraid!”
“But forget it. Anyway, big brother is a top worker. I actually wanted you to call him yesterday. Mainly worried eldest sister-in-law would cause trouble. Well, it’s the same. Since it’s like this, one more doesn’t matter.”
“Hehe, wife is still the best!”
Xiao Zhou Shi saw Li Daqiang sit down and immediately called her own Muqing Yunliang to get up too. She ran to the kitchen herself to ladle several bowls of rice, pulled them to the table and ate and drank heartily.
These two boys plus Xiao Zhou Shi didn’t care if you had guests, they kept shoveling into their own bowls.
The two kids with snotty rice, made everyone present lose interest in eating more.
Luckily they had eaten some earlier. Zhao Maogen shook his head repeatedly in anger…
Li Daqiang kept giving eye signals. This woman was like a reincarnated hungry ghost. He came to help, how did it turn into bringing the whole family to freeload food and drink.
Liuliu was ignored. Seeing mom and little brothers all go eat, she timidly walked over.
Miaomiao this girl was good to Liuliu, giving her own uneaten cake to Liuliu.
“Liuliu sister, there’s still a cake here. Here, for you to eat.”
“Aren’t you eating?”
“Miaomiao is full.”
Liuliu took it and stuffed it into her mouth in a few bites.
Chen Shi naturally couldn’t come work. Seeing eldest son’s family all go with kids in tow, her heart ached terribly. She ran into the room, her whimpering cries audible outside.
Everyone looked at each other, as if they had committed a great wrong.
This was Li Lei not doing good deeds. Pitiful was truly pitiful, but what could they do?
Self-inflicted trouble, can’t live. Luo Zhi’er was just angry she was too ruthless, ate her Little Grey. Probably processed with knife and cutting board from her hand.
Thinking about it hurt her heart. Otherwise, she’d still be willing to give Jiabao and Jiayong two cakes.
After eating, Zhao Hu Zi shouldered the plow head, Zhao Maogen led the ox.
Luo Zhi’er prepared several bamboo tubes of water, locked the door. Li Sanmao used the bamboo basket to carry the hoes, brought Miaomiao, the group chatted and laughed on the way to the field to work.
Arrived at the field, Luo Zhi’er checked the situation, first instructed everyone to pull up summer bean seedlings, then squatted on the ground to pick up a handful of soil and look.
This land was dry and hard. Turning it over revealed big hard clods. If fertile soil, it would be dark and loose…
Farmhouse fertilizer was treasure in the rural area. Previously Old Li Tou they carried it from the pigsty.
As for human waste, the home vegetable garden used it.
That pigsty farmhouse fertilizer was limited. No one was willing to give it away. Where was there so much.
So they only fertilized the fields they thought good. This plot was edge land, applied very little farmhouse fertilizer.
“San Mao, after pulling summer bean seedlings, when plowing, directly bury these bean seedlings in the soil.”
“Ah?”
“Why?”
“These bean seedlings rotting become organic fertilizer too. Throwing them away is throwing. This field’s soil needs nourishing. Wheat straw would be good.”
Bean crops inherently improve the land. Bury them directly in soil, rotting naturally raises land fertility.
Home’s wheat straw was burned by Old Li Tou in one go.
Luo Zhi’er’s casual mutter was heard in Zhao Hu’s ears as he worked with head down. “San Mao’s wife, we have wheat straw, just on the slope. Need to carry it. What do you want that for?”
Luo Zhi’er’s eyes lit up. “That would be great. Zhao Hu bro, give us some? Or I can buy!”
“Look at you saying that. That stuff piled by the field, I was saying it blocks the land. Rotted over a winter. You want it is perfect. Why give silver? No one wants it even given away! Go carry. As much as you want.”
“Hehe, thanks Zhao Hu bro!”
“San Mao, later take two people to carry back ten bamboo baskets or so. Crush it and bury in soil. This also nourishes soil.”
“Good.”
