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

Before Zhang Xiuhua could even wait for the ginseng to be harvested, she received Ji Lin and Tong Shuyu's college entrance examination results.

The two children’s test scores were not the best, at least not as high as Yaoyao’s.

Ji Lin scored 606 points and Tong Shuyu scored 598 points.

The two had similar scores, but they had different opinions on the schools they wanted to apply to. Jilin wanted to apply for the mechanical engineering major at Xi'an Jiaotong University, while Tong Shuyu studied liberal arts, but this university had very few liberal arts majors, only English, Japanese, French, and Chinese language and literature, as well as philosophy, economics, and international trade.

The fashion design program she wanted to apply for was not available at all. But she still planned to apply to Xi'an Jiaotong University.

Jilin saw the form she filled out and asked her, "You don't like business administration. Why did you apply for it?"

"Compared to others, at least I'm a little interested in it." Tong Shuyu said lightly.

Jilin told her not to be confused, "Your score is enough to apply to the Capital Institute of Fashion Technology, you don't have to apply to Xi'an Jiaotong University."

Tong Shuyu shook her head, "I'm not confused, I don't want to be separated from you."

"It's just studying, we don't have to be in the same city." Ji Lin smiled, "During the holidays, I will go to the capital to find you, and by the way, I will go to Brother Youcai's restaurant for dinner."

Tong Shuyu stared at him, thinking he was a fool. She crossed her arms and glared at him, "Are you annoyed with me?"

Jilin was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "No. Why do you think so?"

"Then you don't want to apply to the same university as me." Tong Shuyu stared at him unhappily.

Ji Lin was stunned. Is there a cause and effect relationship here? He couldn't handle her. Zhang Xiuhua happened to be at home, so he told his mother about it.

Zhang Xiuhua understood the whole story and looked at Jilin helplessly. This kid still hasn't figured it out. If he's slow in doing things, will he also be slow in thinking? But when he's studying, it doesn't affect him!

She didn't expose it either. She said that emotional problems need to be figured out by oneself and she would not interfere. She wanted to talk to Tong Shuyu alone.

"Jilin has always been slow to do things, and he still has the mentality of a child." Zhang Xiuhua felt that Tong Shuyu was a little bit in love. Of course, it could also be that the child was insecure and wanted to be closer to Jilin, but she couldn't watch her child make the wrong choice. "This school doesn't have a major suitable for you, so you don't need to apply for it just for Jilin. If you can't find a job after graduation, you will definitely regret your current choice."

Tong Shuyu shook her head, "I can't!"

"The best outcome of two people being together is that both of them become better, rather than one person moving forward while the other sacrifices himself. You are no worse than Jilin!" Although Tong Shuyu scored a few points lower than Jilin, it is harder to get a good score in liberal arts than in science. Tong Shuyu can choose more schools than Jilin. Zhang Xiuhua patted her shoulder, "I know what you are worried about. But if you stay with Jilin every day, he may not realize your goodness. Proper separation may help to enhance the relationship."

Tong Shuyu's cheeks flushed. It turned out that Aunt Zhang had already seen it. But... "What if Jilin likes someone else?"

"At least you have a decent education and can find a good job in the future. If you really follow Jilin and study a major you don't like, and Jilin falls in love with someone else, then you will lose everything." Zhang Xiuhua couldn't guarantee that Jilin would like her because she didn't know what kind of girl this kid liked.

Tong Shuyu's face was pale and her fingers were clenched tightly.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "I support you not only for Jilin's sake. In fact, I think you are a good student and deserve my help. If you two don't work out, I won't regret it, and you don't have to feel psychologically burdened. Relationships require mutual consent. If you like another boy, don't feel sorry for me."

Tong Shuyu raised his head suddenly and looked at her intently.

"Choose a major you like. You're too worried, and it won't be good for you." Zhang Xiuhua guessed that she was under psychological pressure. After all, she was not her biological mother. She had to accept so much money from others for no reason. She had a mentality of repaying a favor. "If you choose a major you don't like, how can you make money to repay me in the future?"

Tong Shuyu thought about it for a whole night, and finally followed Zhang Xiuhua's advice and applied to a fashion college in Pengcheng. She chose Pengcheng because the fashion industry there is more developed and the styles are more fashionable. If she gets in touch with this industry while in school, she will be able to accumulate a lot of experience when she graduates in the future.

Zhang Xiuhua also strongly supports this. There are indeed many garment factories there.

After the exam, Ji Lin had a lot of free time and helped Li Jianguo manage the orchard. He picked Gala fruits with Tong Shuyu every day.

Ergou came back from the south and wanted to take Zhuzhu to film a movie.

Jilin felt that he was too idle at home every day and that life of picking gala fruits was too boring. He also wanted to go for a walk.

With Li Jianguo's consent, Jilin and Tong Shuyu followed Ergou to watch Zhuzhu filming. Occasionally, the two of them would act as extras to experience the joy of being an actor.

When Zhang Xiuhua came back and learned about this, she didn't take it seriously. Her two children had been studying for the college entrance examination and had not been outside much, so she was satisfied that they could go out and see the world.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Youcai went to study abroad. Jilin and Tong Shuyu went to the university to register. After taking a week off, Zhuzhu finally finished her role and returned to school.

In mid-September, the ginseng in Lijiatun was finally dug up.

Li Xingjia and Wang Honghua had informed her to go dig ginseng early. Zhang Xiuhua's family grew oyster mushrooms, which only needed to be harvested regularly every day. If she picked too much, she couldn't sell it. She could only pick a few hundred kilograms. After she came back, she had plenty of time. She went to help in the fields.

At that time, ginseng was harvested manually without machines.

Harvesting ginseng is the same as peeling radish. The only thing you need to be careful not to break the ginseng roots, so be careful.

But the land was really soft, and the soil was brought up with a slight swing of the hoe.

The five-year-old fresh ginseng is all very plump.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know the criteria for judging ginseng, so she followed the other two to harvest. Because they were slow, the three of them couldn't even finish digging three acres of land in one day.

But Zhang Xiuhua also saw it, "Your output is more than 500 kilograms."

Li Xingjia estimated, "It may be around 800 to 1,000 kilograms."

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned. "Is the yield so high? Didn't you say 300 to 800 kilograms before?"

"I've never planted it before. I just followed what was written in the book." A smile appeared on Li Xingjia's face, as his years of hard work finally paid off.

Zhang Xiuhua told Li Jianguo about this when she got home.

Li Jianguo recalculated the account. That is to say, at 666 yuan per catty, the yield per mu is catties, which is yuan. Divide by six, it is yuan per year. This is a good profit.

The next day, when Zhang Xiuhua went to help harvest ginseng again, she found that many villagers had come to help.

They heard that Li Xing's ginseng harvest was good, and they wanted to learn from him. If they could really make money, they would also learn to grow ginseng next year.

Many families in the village have planted cabbage this year, but it is not yet time to harvest it. The cabbage will be sweeter if it is harvested after the frost in late October.

"This ginseng is growing really well. The soil is also good, it looks very nutritious." They are farm experts who know which lands are more nutritious.

Some families have already ordered chicken manure from chicken farms in advance so that they can make fertilizer in advance.

Thanks to the help of the villagers, they harvested ginseng today. After Li Xingjia cleaned all the ginseng and weighed it, the yield per mu reached 1,000 kilograms.

The person in charge of collecting ginseng came to inspect the ginseng and gave the settlement price immediately.

When the villagers saw so much money going into Li Xingjia's pocket, they all envied Li Xingjia for making a lot of money.

The yield per mu is 833 kilograms, which means the harvest per mu is yuan. After six years of growth, the average annual yield is yuan. It is more cost-effective than growing fungus or cabbage.

The villagers were also good at counting, and they all asked Li Xingjia for advice on how to grow ginseng.

Li Xingjia did not keep his knowledge to himself. He wrote down his method of growing ginseng in a notebook and gave it to one of the families, asking them to take it home and copy it.

"If you encounter any problems during the planting process, you can come to me." Li Xingjia's goal is to sell seeds. The more people plant, the more money he makes. In addition to seeds, he also sells ginseng seedlings to avoid the situation where ginseng seeds cannot sprout. The price is just a little higher.

The villagers also knew this and felt comfortable farming with him.

“Will you still grow ginseng next year?” some villagers asked.

"No. The land needs to rest for at least eight years after growing ginseng. Next year, my family will grow corn or soybeans." Li Xingjia also spoke the truth. "Ginseng is a tonic. It absorbs all the nutrients in the soil. It won't work to grow ginseng anymore. It's the same principle as watermelon crop rotation."

After he explained it, the villagers all understood. They felt that growing ginseng was still profitable, and that it was okay if they couldn't grow ginseng, as they could grow other crops the same way.