Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

The next day, Aunt Wang took Wang Honghua to Zhang Xiuhua's house to chat. The three families lived side by side and had always been close, but Wang Honghua was a bit of a loner and didn't come over very often. It was New Year's Day, and she couldn't be busy all the time. So she took her over to chat.

As soon as they sat down, Aunt Wang pulled Wang Honghua and asked, "Why did your husband bring so many things when he came back this year? I saw that he had a hard time carrying the things. What good things did he bring?"

Wang Honghua laughed, "Where did these good things come from? He works at the provincial capital's Academy of Agricultural Sciences, not somewhere special. All he brought back were books, clothes, and bedding."

"Oh, why did you bring all the bedding back?" Aunt Wang slapped her thigh. Bringing clothes and books is understandable, but bringing bedding is abnormal, right?! Now every household has been allocated land, and this year they have earned more than 2,000 yuan just by farming. Life is good. The family can afford to buy bedding, so why bring it all the way back from the provincial capital.

Wang Honghua then explained, "He no longer works at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He wants to come back to grow ginseng."

Zhang Xiuhua stared, "Ah?! So sudden?"

Wang Honghua smiled and said, "It's not that sudden. We haven't planted vegetables in our private plot since the land was divided. He said we need to rest for a year and prepare the land before planting ginseng. We will come back to plant ginseng this year, and we will rest for a year next year for the three plots of land we were allocated."

The fact of farming could not be hidden from the villagers, not to mention her husband would not let her hide it. If he could really grow ginseng, the villagers would ask him for seeds, and he could become rich just by selling seeds. After all, ginseng was not like crops, and it needed someone to teach it before it could be grown.

Zhang Xiuhua and Aunt Wang were both shocked.

After a long while, Second Aunt Wang slapped her thigh and said, "Then can you take a year off next year?"

"Why rest? The land can rest, but we humans can't. So much land needs to be plowed over. The land in our village is suitable for growing ginseng, but it's not nutritious enough. We need to make base fertilizer. That's more troublesome than planting." Wang Honghua curled her lips in disdain.

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "That's right! I see you've been tampering with your family's private plot all year round. You've also added pig manure, chicken manure, and bean dregs, and you've also rotted the vegetable leaves. It's really troublesome."

Wang Honghua couldn't help complaining to the two men, "My husband asked me to do this. It's just those few acres of land, and it's been very tiring for me. I don't know what to do with the three acres of land next year. I'm so tired."

Hearing her complaints, Aunt Wang comforted her, "If you can really grow ginseng, your family will be rich."

Ginseng is a tonic, which most people cannot afford. It is much more valuable than black fungus, gala fruit and grain.

Wang Honghua sighed, "It takes five years to harvest ginseng. It's not as easy as you think."

Hearing that it would take so long, Zhang Xiuhua also took a deep breath. If the land had been left to dry for a year, it would have to be cultivated for another five years. Wouldn't it take six years to get a return? If he hadn't been the only child in his family and Li Xingjia had worked at the agricultural machinery station for a few years and had accumulated some wealth, he wouldn't have dared to take such a risk.

Aunt Wang nodded, "So if you want to make a lot of money, you have to take risks."

Wang Honghua smiled and said, "Yes. If our family grows ginseng successfully, we can lead the whole village to grow it together. We can make money together."

Aunt Wang's face lit up with joy, and she said hurriedly, "You are a kind-hearted family, willing to help everyone get rich together. Then we will wait."

Zhang Xiuhua understood it after a little thought. Li Xingjia wanted to make a fortune by growing ginseng, but he also wanted to make a fortune by selling seeds. It must be said that this man is smart. If the admission letter had not been hidden by his parents, his achievements would definitely be greater than his elder brother.

Wang Honghua chatted here for a while and then went home to work.

Aunt Wang also went home.

When Li Jianguo came back from his sister-in-law's house, Zhang Xiuhua told him about Li Xingjia's return to grow ginseng.

Li Jianguo was slightly startled. He knew that there was ginseng in Changbai Mountain. But they were thousands of kilometers away from Changbai Mountain. Could they grow ginseng here as well?

"Do you think we should also grow ginseng with Li Xing's family?" Zhang Xiuhua asked him.

Li Jianguo took a deep breath, "Growing vegetables is so easy. Growing ginseng is much more difficult than growing vegetables. You can't handle it alone. Forget it."

"He grows it in the field, so we can grow it in the mountains. I think the soil in the mountains is more suitable for growing ginseng." The more Zhang Xiuhua thought about it, the better the idea became. "Those Gala fruit saplings are still so small, and they won't bear fruit until two years later. We have nothing to do anyway, so why not grow ginseng?"

"That's fine, but you're too busy to handle it." Li Jianguo felt that she was taking it for granted. There were many profitable businesses, but she also had to be busy to handle it.

"I can't handle it alone, but I can hire someone." Zhang Xiuhua said to him, "When the whole village starts planting ginseng, the ginseng won't sell for a high price. If you follow the trend now, at least you can get some benefits."

Li Jianguo hesitated for a moment and finally agreed. But his agreement alone was not enough, and he didn't know how to grow ginseng. "What do you mean?"

Zhang Xiuhua took some gifts from the house, a basket of Gala fruit, a few bags of dried fruit, a few bags of snacks and a few pounds of red sausage, "Take them to Li Xing's family and ask him to help see if we can grow ginseng on the mountain."

Li Jianguo hesitated and did not answer. Zhang Xiuhua told him that Wang Honghua said she would lead the whole village to grow ginseng together. "He must want to sell seeds to everyone. If we plant in advance, he can sell seeds in advance. He must be happy to be our teacher. If you give him a gift, he will not refuse."

Li Jianguo couldn't persuade her after all. "Okay, I'll go ask. If they don't want to, just give up. Don't put so much burden on yourself."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded in agreement.

In just half an hour, Li Jianguo came back empty-handed. Facing Zhang Xiuhua's expectant gaze, he nodded and said, "He agreed. When the spring comes and the snow melts, he will go into the forest with me to select a site."

Zhang Xiuhua was so happy that her eyes widened with joy, "Okay!"

Seeing that he seemed unhappy, "What's the matter? Do you think it's embarrassing to ask for help?"

"No! Xingjia is unhappy working at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The results of his research project were appropriated by his superiors, and he went to settle the score with the other party, but was scolded by him instead. He had planned to resign the year after next, but he resigned early because of this." Li Jianguo sighed, feeling aggrieved.

Zhang Xiuhua was not surprised to hear this. Li Xingjia was the type of person who kept quiet and was good at research. He was not good at flattering people or currying favor with his superiors, so it was normal for him to be kicked out.

"Jidong also wants to do research. Will he also be reaped by others?" Li Jianguo felt aggrieved for Li Xingjia. A normal person would go crazy if he knew that his research results were taken away by others. Especially since scientific research takes several years to produce results. Anyone would be angry. Jidong also wants to do research. That child and Li Xingjia are both very honest. Will he be bullied in the future?

Zhang Xiuhua hesitated, "No way? Jidong is different from Li Xingjia. Jidong knows how to handle interpersonal relationships."

Li Jianguo thought she was really generous. "You can't think he can do anything just because he's a genius. No matter how talented he is, he's only sixteen years old. If it were someone else, they wouldn't even have graduated from high school."

Zhang Xiuhua rolled her eyes. "He's young, what does that have to do with his personality? Besides, he likes doing research. Are you afraid that his research results will be taken away by his superiors, so you told him not to do it?!"

Li Jianguo was very upset, but when he thought about it carefully, it was true! Just because Li Xingjia was wronged, it doesn't mean that Jidong will follow his old path. But... "If this really happens, what should I do?"

"You don't understand Jidong. He won't be so impulsive to seek revenge on his superiors. He will either find ways to kick the other party out or report it to his superiors. In short, he won't let others have a good life if he doesn't have a good life. Jidong won't be fooled by others." Zhang Xiuhua didn't say that Li Xingjia was cowardly, but his resignation was exactly what the superiors wanted, so that no one would seek revenge on the superiors in the future. If she were to say, since she had already left, she might as well be bold and make the matter known to everyone. If she shrinks back, she will be filled with anger. I guess he will scold her every time he thinks of it in the future. But what's the use? It didn't hurt at all!

Li Jianguo looked strange, "I forgot that you are not a pushover either. Jidong also learned your essence?!"

Zhang Xiuhua pinched her waist and glared at him, "Why don't you just call me a shrew?"

Li Jianguo smiled and begged for mercy, "I'm not a shrew, I just don't suffer any loss. It's good. I was worried about Jidong before, but after listening to you, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Zhang Xiuhua also laughed and glared at him, "How could I let Jidong suffer a loss? You think too much."