Siheyuan: I Raised Ten Thousand Wild Boars

The climate in the capital is also changeable. It was below zero degrees some time ago, but now it has soared to over 30 degrees.

Li Guohua stood under the big tree, enjoying the cool breeze. Saihu and Tietou, two dogs, opened their mouths, stuck out their tongues, and lay on the ground, looking a little lazy.

Looking at the green grass in the distance, he finally felt at ease.

It has been a month since Li Guohua returned from the Northwest Steel Plant. During this time, he has immersed himself in the farm.

In order to prepare for the possible drought, the ponds in the middle of the farm’s vegetable fields have all been deepened, and the water storage capacity is several times higher than before.

There have also been great changes in the vegetables grown. In addition to the fixed cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, okra, garlic and other drought-resistant vegetables, the proportion has greatly increased.

In addition to the 20 acres of winter wheat planted last year, dozens of acres of land were also plowed and planted with crops, all potatoes. As for wheat and corn, Li Guohua simply gave up.

There is no way. In terms of yield, potatoes are number one and no one dares to say they are second.

"Brother Guohua, Sister Dongmei asked me to ask you if it's time to eat?" Zhang Xiuxiu came over and asked.

After spending more than half a year on the farm, this girl has changed a lot compared to last year.

She was like a small bean sprout before, but now she has not lost weight, but has gained weight, and her face has become fairer. She has really changed a lot as she grows up.

"Well, let's eat!" Li Guohua nodded and said.

Since returning from the Northwest, Li Guohua seemed to be stimulated. He stayed on the farm every day when he had nothing to do. The workers both loved and annoyed him.

The annoying thing is that the spring planting has exhausted me. I don't say it, but I am actually complaining in my heart. But the boss is watching here personally, so I dare not take a break for a moment, for fear of being driven away.

What I love is the food.

Before, although Jiang Dongmei provided enough meals every day, she could only eat meat every few days.

But since Li Guohua came, Saihu Tietou has been able to catch hares, pheasants, and badgers every other day, and this dog dares not sit idle. Isn't it amazing?

"It's time to eat!"

Zhang Xiuxiu stood at the edge of the field, clenched her hands into a trumpet shape, and shouted loudly.

The people who heard the call immediately looked at the captains of their teams, and after getting approval, they all rushed back.

"Director, the farm is getting bigger now, should we hire two more people?"

Yuan Fu did not rush to wash his hands and eat like the others, but walked towards Li Guohua. He was wearing a straw hat and carrying a hoe on his shoulder, looking like an old farmer in the countryside.

He was asking about the potato field. Watering the potatoes is easy, just once a week or so is enough. However, the soil needs to be cultivated and managed many times. Not only does the soil need to be loosened, but weeding and fertilizing are also required. Otherwise, the yield will be affected and a large number of green-skinned potatoes will appear.

"Give priority to managing the vegetable garden, and leave the potatoes alone for now. We'll deal with it later!" Li Guohua nodded and said.

There are more than 30 people on the farm now. They have suffered together and enjoyed life together. They have just adapted to the new environment and have reached a certain level of trust in each other. There is no need to recruit more people.

"Brother-in-law, if we plant all potatoes, won't we be so hungry that we vomit acid when we eat them?" Zhao Yunlong took advantage of his free time to run over and get close to him.

Anyone who has eaten potatoes knows that potatoes contain high levels of starch and acid.

Once you eat too much, gastric acid secretion increases, the gastric mucosa will be damaged and irritated to a certain extent, the pressure in the gastric cavity increases, and gastric acid will reflux into the esophagus, causing heartburn.

The best way at this time is to eat foods containing alkaline ingredients: which can slow down the stimulation of stomach acid, such as soda water, spinach, rapeseed, peanuts, etc., but drinking soda water is definitely unrealistic now.

"Who told you to eat potatoes alone? Can't you eat something else?" Li Guohua looked at his brother-in-law seriously. This kid must have something to do, otherwise he wouldn't come here.

"Then I don't have money to buy anything else I want to eat!"

Zhao Yunlong smiled ingratiatingly and stretched out his right hand, rubbing his fingers.

"Ask your sister. The money is not with me!"

Good guy, he came to ask for salary. Li Guohua didn’t want to pay any attention to him.

Since the two brothers came to the farm, all their wages have been collected by Zhao Yunxia. As for what his young wife wants to do, Li Guohua doesn't care and doesn't want to care.

"I asked, but not only did she not give it to me, she also beat me! My sister's pinching is so painful!"

Zhao Yunlong exposed his arm and pointed at the position above, his face full of grievance.

"If your sister doesn't give it to you, then I can't do anything about it. Your sister will pinch me too!" Li Guohua also stretched out his arm and pointed to the several broken skin spots on it to show him.

It was really Zhao Yunxia who pinched me, hehe, it was just because I bullied her.

"Brother-in-law, you can't do this! If you do this in our village, you will be laughed at. This daughter-in-law will tear the roof off the house if you don't punish her for three days. You have to keep her under control!"

Looking at the wounds on Li Guohua's body, Zhao Yunlong felt that his brother-in-law was even more miserable than himself.

"What do you want the money for? You don't lack food or clothes now."

This kid has always been very playful. He has been running around outside by himself for the past two months. He shouldn't learn bad habits from others.

"I didn't do anything, but I always took advantage of Zhao Yutian, Zhang Zhiyong and others and ate their food. I always feel uncomfortable and inferior to them!"

"Besides, I'm grown up now, and I need to have some money in my pocket to be more courageous. What if I meet a pretty girl and don't even have money to buy her a candy bar? That would be really boring."

Seeing that he couldn't get the money, Zhao Yunlong gave up and vented all his dissatisfaction.

"Okay, brother-in-law knows you're having a hard time, but brother-in-law can't do anything about it. So, starting today, brother-in-law will sponsor you four dollars a month, two dollars each for you and Yunhu. Don't tell anyone about this, or if your sister finds out, these few dollars will be gone!"

Li Guohua pointed to the distance. Zhao Yunhu was hiding behind a big tree without caring about his head or butt, and was peeking over here.

He had no intention of thinking about salary. He had asked two people to come here in the first place, and the salary issue was also agreed upon with Zhao Yunxia, ​​and it could not be changed at will.

Li Guohua also understood what Zhao Yunlong said. It was impossible for young people to be without friends. If they had friends, they would have money to spend. But if this guy said which girl he liked, he should just listen to it. He must be coveting the firecrackers Zhang Zhiyong bought for the New Year.

Fortunately, although he is not very old, his performance in the past two months is still good. He is much more stable than people of the same age. It is normal to have some hobbies. I might as well sponsor them a few dollars personally.

"Thank you, brother-in-law. I promise not to tell anyone!"

When Zhao Yunlong got the money, he was so proud, as happy as if he had married a new wife.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Zhao Yunlong stomped his feet excitedly, and Saihu and Tietou, who were lying on the ground, also started shouting. However, they were expressing their dissatisfaction with the dust stirred up by Zhao Yunlong.