Joe's Farming

What Qiao Yu had planted before were all small-scale things, just to gain some experience in growing vegetables.

Only when I planted potatoes for the first time did I feel that sense of accomplishment: “Ah, I grew it, I can actually do it too.”

So when he saw the green sprouts of potatoes, corn, peppers, beans, etc. planted in the ten acres of fields, the joy and satisfaction in his heart were indescribable.

"But how come the weeds in this field have sprouted? They're taller than my seedlings!"

Qiao Yu pointed at the weeds in the field and said to Gu Feng angrily.

Gu Feng quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, Qiao'er, we'll remove it in a while."

Qiao Yu rolled up his sleeves as he looked at the weeds that were trying to snatch nutrients from his seedlings.

"Don't wait any longer, pull it out now!"

Qiao Yu couldn't bear it at all.

There were no herbicides in ancient times. Qiao Yu had read a book before, which said that ancient farmers did not care about weeds in the fields, so their grain yields were very low.

If we don't pull out these weeds quickly, they will take away all the nutrients of the seedlings in two days.

When the children saw Qiao Yu going to the fields, they hurriedly followed Qiao Yu and rolled up their sleeves to prepare to pull weeds.

Gu Feng held Qiao Yu and said, "Qiao'er, sit down. I'll go get someone to pull it out. You just watch from the side."

Qiao Yu thought about it and realized that he would not be able to bear bending over for a while, so he nodded and stepped aside to take over as the on-site commander.

"Li Xin, what are you dawdling about? Yan Bao can pull it out faster than you."

Gu Xiaoyan pulled harder after receiving the praise.

"Little Daddy, can you take this grass back and give it to Lightning and Li Bao to eat?"

Gu Xiaoxue pulled a handful of grass and ran over to ask.

Qiao Yu took a look and saw that they were all common weeds.

"Okay, go ahead."

After standing for a while, Qiao Yu felt tired, so he found a clean stone to sit on and picked up a piece of grass to chew.

Li Xin complained: "Brother, do you think you are Li Bai?"

Qiao Yu: ???

Li Xin: "Don't you play with pesticides?"

Qiao Yu shook her head. She used to work overtime every day, and after get off work she had to continue recharging herself for work. There were also so many videos to watch, so she had no time to play games.

Li Xin suddenly said with some sadness: "I really envy you, brother. When I first came here, I almost went crazy thinking about electronic products."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "You don't know that when I first came here, I was also very upset. But, I had always thought about farming after retirement, so it can be said that I got what I wanted."

"I think life is nothing more than a house, two people, three meals and four seasons. I have more than enough now, and I feel happy every day."

Li Xin was infected by Qiao Yu's joy: "Yeah, I feel it. It means you are lucky to have met your brother-in-law who dotes on you so much."

Qiao Yu raised her eyelids and glanced at him, saying disapprovingly, "Do you think that with my current abilities, I can't live well alone?"

Li Xin immediately realized that he was wrong.

The fact that Qiao Yu can live the comfortable life he has now is inseparable from his own abilities.

Even if Gu Feng wasn't around, Qiao Yu would most likely be able to get rid of the original owner's family on her own and live a good life alone.

How do you look like yourself...

Qiao Yu originally just wanted to tease Li Xin, but she didn't expect that he was actually thinking seriously about it.

"Hahaha, don't think about it. My husband has made a great contribution to my happiness now. I hope you can meet your soulmate soon."

Li Xin: …

Soon, Gu Feng called Da Zhuang and the others. There were more than a dozen people in total, and they all had hoes specially used for weeding.

Qiao Yu praised loudly: "My husband is still the best!"

Although Gu Feng did not respond, his ears turned visibly red.

Li Xin: I learned it, I learned it. No effort, but emotional value.

A dozen men were weeding faster than Li Xin and the three children.

After weeding, Qiao Yu and Gu Feng decided to leave Zhang Shan to manage the ten acres of land.

"I'm afraid you can't take care of it by yourself. How old is your child?"

Qiao Yu asked.

When Zhang Shan was building a house for them, he remembered that there seemed to be a daughter in the family.

Zhang Shan said with a smile: "Our little girl will be fourteen after the Chinese New Year."

Fourteen, that’s not too small.

"Then our land will be handed over to you and Xiaoya. You can still pay the wages."

Qiao Yu said.

Zhang Shan said gratefully: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely clean it up nicely for you."

Qiao Yu was amused. It had been a long time since she heard this adjective.

I think it is the dialect of Zhangshan’s hometown.

"Okay, then it's up to you."

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Time passed quickly, and by the beginning of March, Qiao Yu's villa and staff rooms were completed.

Including Xu Yuan’s small courtyard, it was also built very smoothly.

Xu Yuan had just finished his exams in the provincial capital and returned to Qingshan Town.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Qiao Yu invited everyone he knew in the village to warm up the house at the villa.

This time, Xu Yuan and Xu Ning brought a lot of furniture and luggage, and it seemed that they were planning to live here for a long time.

The villa is three stories high. The first floor is the dining hall, and the second and third floors are for living.

Each room is large and divided into three different room types.

Suitable for one person, a couple, and a family.

There are fifteen rooms in total.

Considering privacy, Xu Yuan's courtyard was built a little further away from the villa, closer to where Qiao Yu had planted the peach trees before.

Speaking of peach trees, these days are the time when peach blossoms are in full bloom.

Just as Qiao Yu thought, the pink flowers dotted among the mountains looked particularly beautiful.

It’s a pity that the saplings are still small and can’t achieve the effect that Qiao Yu wants.

Fortunately, the transplanting was very successful. All twenty large peach trees survived, with only a few small seedlings failing.

In addition, there are houses that Qiao Yu prepared for his employees. They are built in a row at the foot of the mountain. Not only do they look good, they also serve as part of the farm fence, and the gate can also be opened there.

Each staff room has two rooms, a bedroom and a living room where cooking can be done, which can fully meet the housing needs of one or two people.

Moreover, Qiao Yu specially built two extra large rooms as wedding rooms for Xiaobai and Bailan.

This time, Qiao Yu and Gu Feng also spent a huge amount of money to build a public toilet.

Water was brought in from the mountain and an automatic flushing water tank was made according to Li Xin's design.

Xu Yuan's courtyard was built almost the same as Qiao Yu and Gu Feng's new house. He also planted a peach tree and a plum tree in the courtyard, and left a small piece of land behind the house for Xu Ning to grow crops.

Xu Yuan was very satisfied with this courtyard and said he would move in and live here for a while in a few days.

Anyway, he has finished his exams and has nothing to do recently.

Qiao Yu agreed, as it just so happened that it was the season for digging wild vegetables.

They could go up the mountain and hunt together, something Qiao Yu had been thinking about for the entire winter.

In the past, he could watch videos of digging chicken mushrooms, houttuynia cordata, and shepherd's purse for a long time.

During this period, some edible wild vegetables grew in their fields, but what he wanted to dig most were mushrooms such as chicken mushrooms.