After crossing, start from the courtyard

Chapter 178 Chapter 169

Face the loess, back to the sky.

At a glance, the surface of the land is covered with a layer of shell, and the light touch of a finger seems to be able to crack the land.

He Yu took a branch and poked it lightly. After poking, the soil on the ground did not loosen a bit.

He Yu smashed it down a little harder, and with a "click", the branch split from the middle and broke in half.

"Xiaoyu, this... how do you farm the land?"

Xu Erzhu punched the ground vigorously with his fist, and there were layers of dry mud.

"There is no way to do this. Xue'er is the only one at home. My mother has been asking me to go on blind dates these days. If it weren't for the pretense of going to the village chief's house, I wouldn't be able to get out. If I help Xue'er's house dig the land , I’m afraid I won’t have time to come out.”

"If the planting time is missed, I'm afraid the harvest will be bad."

He Yu calmly threw away the branch in his hand, and at some point, a shovel appeared in his hand.

"Xiaoyu, when did you bring it?"

"To survey the soil, without a shovel, do you want me to dig by hand?"

He Yu picked up the shovel and turned up the soil in the field. He could clearly see that the fresh soil was very moist, completely different from what he had seen before.

"The surface of the soil here looks dry, but in fact, there is still water in it. As long as the soil is refurbished, melons and fruits can be grown."

"General potatoes are very adaptable and can survive as long as there is soil. Moreover, potatoes are easier to store and have a shorter growth cycle. Generally, the fruit can be harvested in 60 to 100 days."

"Xue'er, let's look at other lands later."

"Okay!" Mei Xue happily agreed while pulling Xiao Ling.

"Go over there and have a look!"

He Yu pointed to the distance, and several people walked forward, and came to a place with water. The land here was much wetter than before, and the land was covered with weeds.

"You mean the whole land is covered?"

He Yu pulled out the grass, the roots of which had penetrated deep into the soil.

"There are also many types of potatoes. In such a humid environment, different types of potatoes have slightly different growth speeds and cycles, and the sizes of the grown fruits may also be different."

"Then Uncle Yu, what are we going to plant here?" Mei Xue looked at the relatively moist soil and looked at He Yu in confusion.

"We're going to grow red radishes here!"

As soon as He Yu finished speaking, Xiao Ling began to explain, "In fact, the reason for planting red-skinned radishes is very simple, because red-skinned radishes like water, and when there is sufficient water, they will grow bigger, and this depends on the soil of the stream. It is more suitable for growing red radishes."

"So it is!"

"I think the land over there is quite suitable for growing corn. Let's go buy some seeds and let everyone plant them!"

"Does everyone in the village want to plant?"

"We need to grow some sweet potatoes!"

He Yu gently stroked Xiao Xueer's hair, and explained to her, "We must plant all of them here, otherwise we will not be able to harvest food in the future, but your family will be the first representative. After your family plants, other people will I'm following along."

"Xiaoyu, Sanniang's family should set an example, but there is no male in the family, what should they do? There is so much soil, it is impossible for a little girl to dig it!"

Although Xu Erzhu didn't have a child, he treated the child as his own from the beginning to the end.

Not only because Xueer is sensible and cute, but also because Xueer's family looks so pitiful.

"I can be tired, but I can't tire the child out."

He Yu was a little aggrieved. When did he say that Xue'er would do it alone? Although there was no male in their family, they didn't let her farm the land herself.

"There are so many places, I can't let her come alone. By the way, do you have any cattle here?"

Xu Erzhu looked at He Yu suspiciously, "Bull?"

How many cows and pigs can be raised in their village can be regarded as a big family, but why does He Yu ask this matter?
"What's the matter? My family doesn't have a cow, but Wang Ma's family does! Their family has left a lot of property, and they are considered to be some of the most influential people in our village. A woman who can marry into their family is almost the same!"

Xiaoling asked suspiciously, "Is this Wang Ma the one who bullied Sanniang that day?"

Xiao Ling had heard about this person from He Yu, so she asked Xu Erzhu curiously.

Xu Erzhu sighed and thought about it. In fact, he didn't want to have anything to do with the Wang family, but Xiao Yu needed it, so he said it.

"Xiaoling, this time you are really right, you are the one who bullied Sanniang that day!"

When Mei Xue heard this, she pouted and looked at He Yu pleadingly, "Uncle Yu, that person is a bad person, so mother should not have any contact with him! Can you please stop looking for that person!"

Closer to home, Xu Erzhu asked He Yu, "Xiao Yu, what do you need this cow for?"

He Yu pointed to this large piece of land, "I can't let me plow the land alone, can I? It takes ten days or half a month for this thing to plow the land."

"Borrow a cow from Wang Ma's family?" Xu Erzhu shook his head. This was an impossible task, but it seemed a bit easy when He Yu said it.

"You still think too much! You kicked someone before! I guess that person still has a grudge! You still want to go to his house to borrow cattle. If he refuses, we can still bargain with him. After all, he With a wife, this person has a good face and may lend it to you, but Aunt Wang is not so easy to deceive and fool."

"Wang Ma did something wrong, and it has nothing to do with Mrs. Wang. Although they are husband and wife, Wang Ma has to do things under Mrs. Wang's nose, and play by ear!"

"You can fool Wang Ma and borrow that cow by bullying Sanniang, but Aunt Wang is not a cheap lamp."

Xu Erzhu carefully explained it to He Yu, and He Yu summed up an idiom after listening for a long time, "Whimsical."

"If you don't try it, how do you know you won't be able to borrow money? Besides, I think this Wang Ma is timid. I guess this Aunt Wang..."

Xu Erzhu snorted and told He Yu, "Don't think too much, this Aunt Wang is more ruthless than this Wang Ma, and her mouth is one of the hottest in our circle."

When Xiaoling heard it, she thought that Aunt Wang's mouth was like a sausage, and that she was especially good at eating spicy food.

"I think you can try it. Xiaoyu said before, how will you know if you can borrow a cow if you don't try?" Xiaoling felt that this could be done.

"Can't we change a tool? Why do we have to use a cow?"

He Yu casually said to Uncle Xu Erzhu, "Of course, we can change a tool, but do you have the money? And with so many acres of land, one machine is simply not enough."

In this dilapidated village, manpower is not available, and material resources are not available.

Now Xu Erzhu was silent. It was true that they had no money to buy the machine, let alone the money to repair it.

"Then let's use our hands, we can still renovate this land with our hands."

Xu Erzhu said it passionately, but in fact their old mother would not let him help at all.

"You still have to deal with your family. Let's talk about it first. I'll talk about it. When the time comes, you can guide me and go to their house."

Just as He Yu finished speaking, Mei Xue gently pulled his sleeve and shook it, then she showed her cute big eyes and said, "Uncle Yu, let me go, this is my family's planting land , I think, Uncle Wang Ma will definitely agree."

"Xue'er, how can you go alone? Don't meddle in the affairs of adults and children! You just stay at home and stay with your mother. Let us do all the work of plowing the land, you guys Just be responsible for resting at home and helping with cooking!"

Mei Xue was a little disappointed that she couldn't help the family with work, because she knew that these lands belonged to their family, and it was really inappropriate for Uncle Yu to do it.

"Uncle Yu, let Xueer do it. Although I can't do the work of plowing the land, I can still borrow cattle. Xueer also wants to help the family. Uncle Yu and sister Xiaoling have already helped Xueer's family. That's a lot, this time let Xueer do it by herself."

Xu Erzhu wanted to say something, but was stopped by He Yu.

"It's ok, Xue'er, you can borrow the cow then, and you can find out where their home is, but then, you must take your mother there!"

"Okay!" Mei Xue readily agreed.

This in itself should be something she does, and it is naturally a pleasure to be able to fall on her.

"Okay, we've finished watching, let's go back and make you lunch!"

Not long after going down the mountain, they saw a group of children who seemed to be having a picnic.

"What do you think those children are doing?" Xiaoling looked not far away, a group of children were sitting on the ground, and beside them was a middle-aged man in plain clothes.

"Come on, let's go and have a look!"

Xiao Ling walked in the front. When they came to the group of children, one of the adults set his eyes on Xiao Ling.

This gaze was not lacking and a little hot, which made He Yu feel a little uncomfortable.

"What is this doing?"

All the children were attracted by this sentence, they all looked at He Yu, and then everyone's eyes fell on Xiao Ling.

"It's the crazy woman's daughter! It's her, the girl who watched us study!"

I don't know who said such an unpleasant word, so that Mei Xue, who was standing next to her, subconsciously hid behind Miao Ling.

"Nonsense! You guys, don't talk nonsense!" The middle-aged man on the side reprimanded the children.

Xu Erzhu saw that it was Zhao Tianliang from their village, "Mr. Zhao, why are you here?"

Zhao Tianliang saw that it was Xu Erzhu from Longfeng Village, "So it's Brother Erzhu, are you going back with Xue'er?"

"Yes, we are going back, what are you doing here? There are so many babies."

Zhao Tianliang spoke politely, but when he reprimanded others, he was really a bit fierce.

"Didn't I bring the children to camp, because our school was flooded with water before, and the ground is still wet before it is dry. I was afraid that the children would get wet, so I found a relatively dry place, and everyone set it up on it." Have a picnic."

"It seems that Teacher Zhao is thoughtful!" Xu Erzhu admired the middle-aged man in front of him very much, because this middle-aged man is not only kind, but also very fond of children.

"Have you eaten? We will have dinner later, because everyone eats together, so we will gather all the food together and share it with everyone."

When Xu Erzhu heard this, how dare he compete with the children for food, "Mr. Zhao, you are joking, these children don't have enough to eat. When the children are growing up, you can't treat them badly! I won't give you food Alright, let's go back and cook!"

Zhao Tianliang nodded, and now his eyes fell on Xiaoling, "Xue'er, why haven't I seen you come to class recently?"

In the past, Xue'er would lie outside the window and listen to the teacher in the classroom. Zhao Tianliang found this girl by accident and wanted her to come in to listen to the class, but the little girl shook her head blindly, and finally ran away.

At first Zhao Tianliang thought that the little girl was just lying on her stomach to watch, until one day, he asked the children the simplest questions in class, but no one could answer them, but Xueer, who was lying outside the window, could easily answer the correct answer. Speak up.

At this moment, he finally understood that the little girl was not just watching, but was listening to the class seriously.

Then he inquired which family the girl came from, and upon inquiring, he knew that she was a child of Mei San's family in Longfeng Village.

This Mei Sanniang was a miserable widow, not only went crazy, but also left behind a child who was only one month old.

So every time Mei Xue came to attend a class, he didn't invite her into the class, but let her lie quietly outside the window, maybe this was the greatest respect for this girl.

"Xue'er, why haven't you come to class recently?"

"Is there something wrong at home?"

As soon as Zhao Tianliang finished asking, other children sneered, "Mei Sanniang, a crazy widow, ran away from her husband and abandoned her son, and now Mei Sanniang has found another one for her! It's her stepdad!"

"That's right! My mother said the same thing. She said that this man is from the city and lives in the village chief's house, so he won't leave."

These children are innocent and dare to say anything, they don't know that the person they are talking about is He Yu in front of them.

"Xiao Yu...these children are talking nonsense, how can such a thing happen!" Xu Erzhu hurriedly explained.

Everyone understands each other among the adults. It was Zhao Tianliang who looked at He Yu, "Are you that He Yu? Looking at it now, I'm afraid it must be you."

"I've also heard about your plan. I feel very good. I really hope that you can get the support of the whole village and drive the economic development here!"

Zhao Tianliang was the first to express his opinion, followed by others. He continued, "Although I don't know what your original intention is, but being able to benefit the people shows that your conscience is not bad. If it can promote economic development, then education will also be carried out."

"Only when the economic level improves, people will pay attention to education. Sometimes education can't represent everything, but..." Zhao Tianliang was silent for a while, and continued, "But it is necessary now. There is no rule, and the times will develop. The future , whether they are rural children or urban children, they are all the pillars of the country."

"Their future is boundless. I have seen the kind of eyes that yearn for knowledge and walk out of the mountains. They are full of hope one by one. If you don't believe me, ask the students present, what is their wish?"

Zhao Tianliang glanced at the children and said, "Students, Mei Xue is just like you. She took up the burden of the family early, just like your older brothers and sisters who work at home. But, you should know that Mei Xue is as old as you, even It's younger than you."

(End of this chapter)