Joe's Farming

The pods of the dragon claw beans have dried up, and less than a basket can be picked.

After the family picked all the beans from the whole plant, they went to pick the toon sprouts.

Gu Heng is small, but he wants to contribute.

Gu Feng could only pick him up and let him pick it.

Little did he know that by doing this, he was also wasting Gu Feng's time.

However, the family comes out to pick wild vegetables to enjoy family happiness, so it doesn’t matter if the little one picks slowly.

It’s just that Gu Heng dislikes himself for being too slow and thinks his father works harder than him.

While picking, she said anxiously: "Daddy, pick slower. I'll pick the rest."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "By the time you finish picking, the sun will be setting."

Gu Heng looked up at the sun and said seriously, "The sun said it will take a while to set."

Both Gu Feng and Qiao Yu were amused.

"Okay, okay, I'll leave it all to you."

Qiao Yu was defeated and stood aside to rest.

By the way, see if there are any plants that I can transplant home.

The three little ones discovered a field of sprouting ferns.

They are competing to see who can bend more.

Qiao Yu quickly ran over to join them.

Gu Heng took a look and wondered why his father had gone to work again.

So he asked Gu Feng to put him down and went to dig ferns.

Gu Feng was helpless as they had been out for almost two hours.

Xia He and the others should have started cooking.

"Qiao'er, it's getting late, let's go back."

Gu Feng urged.

Qiao Yu came back to his senses from the immersive fun of digging wild vegetables and felt a little hungry.

He looked at the endless ferns with some regret.

"Children, come back to dig next time. Let's go home and eat first."

"Okay! Let's eat!"

When Gu Heng heard that he had to go home for dinner, he ran forward.

Gu Feng quickly ran up to chase him: "Baby, you're running the wrong way!"

"Ha ha ha ha"

Gu Heng and everyone laughed.

-

Fresh bracken needs to be blanched and soaked in clean water overnight before it can be eaten.

Wash some of the toon sprouts, blanch them in water and chop them into small pieces. Mix them with egg liquid and fry them with lard until golden brown.

The fragrant toon fried egg is ready.

Wash the dirt off the houttuynia cordata and wild garlic, cut into sections and stir-fry with bacon.

The fragrance was so good that Qiao Yu felt like he could finish two bowls of rice.

Sure enough, after all the dishes were served, the most popular ones were these two wild vegetables that were served with rice.

After dinner, the well-digging team arrived.

Qiao Yu originally planned to take a nap, but he also wanted to see how people dug wells at this time.

So we followed together.

Not to mention the children.

It's time to be curious about everything.

The craftsmen first looked for a suitable location for digging a well based on their experience, usually choosing a place with lower terrain and close to a water source.

Because there is a spring in Qiao Yu's house.

The experienced master chose a location downstream of the spring, under the persimmon tree that Gu Feng had transplanted before.

This way there is no need to go to the valley at the foot of the mountain to dig a well.

Gu Feng originally wanted to dig a well at the foot of the mountain, but Qiao Yu thought that since they would also have to dig a well in the villa this time, there was no need to dig another one.

He planned to drill three wells within the villa.

I even bought blue bricks specifically for this purpose.

When the craftsmen saw it, they all praised their masters for their exquisiteness.

The well wall reinforced with blue bricks is not only more regular and beautiful, but also stronger and cleaner than stone.

It’s just a little expensive, as other houses use stones to build their houses.

After the location of the wellhead was selected, the craftsmen began to dig the soil.

After digging a large hole with a shovel, the ground began to become hard.

The craftsmen then switched to using hoes to dig, and the area they dug became smaller, probably because they had to fill the back of the well mouth with soil.

The excavated soil and rocks need to be transported out continuously.

When digging deep, a windlass is needed.

Actually, it is the thing used to fetch water.

It consists of a wooden frame and a rotating wheel with a rope.

The children were very excited at first.

I thought I could dig out water soon.

Until the master told them: "If you are lucky, you can get water in five days."

Gu Heng was stunned for a moment: "Five days?"

The master nodded.

Gu Heng then went to hold Qiao Yu's hand: "Daddy, let's go to bed."

Qiao Yu happened to be feeling bored, so she agreed.

But before going to bed, I asked Xia He to make some tea for the masters.

It's tiring to work continuously.

The three little ones went to the village to play with other children.

Gu Feng wanted to go to the mountains to pick some mushrooms for Qiao Yu.

After picking mushrooms every year, Gu Feng would cover them with soil so that new mushrooms would grow from the same place the next year.

Qiao Yu has never been good at finding mushrooms, and he is also not good at remembering the locations in the mountains.

Gu Feng would remember every place and would never return empty-handed.

Qiao Yu likes to eat mushrooms. The first batch of mushrooms that emerge in this season are the freshest. I can pick them and stew them with chicken for him in the evening.

Although Gu Heng said he wanted to go to bed, he kept asking Qiao Yu to tell him a story.

Qiao Yu told the story of the Little Mermaid.

Gu Heng frowned: "Why did she change her tail into legs?"

Qiao Yu was just about to say that it was because she fell in love with someone.

Gu Heng commented: "A fish's tail must swim faster than its legs in the water! She is a fish, not a human."

Qiao Yu corrected him: "It's a mermaid, not a fish."

Gu Heng frowned even more fiercely: "If she changes to legs, it will hurt to walk. If it were me, I would not change it. I definitely love my tail. It must be very beautiful when swimming in the water."

Qiao Yu:......

Well, the brat wins.

Qiao Yu couldn't go on.

He believed that if he told Gu Heng that the Little Mermaid turned into foam in the end, the child would be so depressed that he would not be able to sleep tonight.

"Then I'll tell you a different story next time. Daddy is very sleepy. I'm going to sleep first."

Qiao Yu closed her eyes after she finished speaking.

Seeing that his father had closed his eyes, Gu Heng tucked the corner of the quilt for Qiao Yu, imitating the way Qiao Yu and Gu Feng usually covered him with a quilt.

Then she fell asleep holding her daddy in the bed.

When Qiao Yu woke up, the sun had already set.

When Li Xin heard that Qiao Yu's family was digging a well, he found an excuse not to type and came up to take a look.

Ling Lie happened to be taking a break, so he came up with them.

The young couple held hands and had a very good relationship.

Qiao Yu took Gu Heng to the yard to water the lemon, pepper trees and grapes.

"Brother Xin! Uncle Ling!"

When Gu Heng saw the two of them, he rushed over excitedly.

Ling Lie picked up the child and said in a displeased manner: "Call him Uncle Xin, why call him brother? He is my husband now."

Gu Heng checked his fingers and then looked at Li Xin.

Li Xin patted his head and said, "Just call me brother. Your Uncle Ling is older than me!"

Gu Heng just laughed.

After watering the plants, Qiao Yu asked the two people whether they wanted milk tea or water.

"I want milk tea! With sugar!"

Li Xin shouted loudly.

Ling Lie smiled and said, "I'm the same as Xiao Xin, I don't add sugar."

Gu Heng shouted: "Daddy, I want one too!"

Qiao Yu agreed and went to the kitchen to make milk tea for the three of them.

Gu Heng’s milk tea only has a little tea in it, no sugar.

Otherwise he will not be able to sleep at night, which is not good for the development of the child's nervous system.

Of course, snacks are indispensable when serving milk tea.

But the snacks at home had just been eaten, so Qiao Yu could only grab some peanuts: "There are no snacks at home, so I'll just have some peanuts."

Li Xin took her milk tea with a smile: "It's good to have milk tea, why would you want some snacks?"

Ling Lie also smiled and said, "Master, you are too polite."

Gu Heng’s cup is his own, a plump white milk cup.

He blew on the cup, then squinted his eyes and took a sip.

Then she said sweetly to Qiao Yu: "Thank you, Daddy. It's delicious."

Qiao Yu reached out to wipe the milk stains off his mouth. She felt that the little guy was good at nothing except sweet-talking.