Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

Now that he had discovered the abnormality, Chen Xu could no longer sit still.

After leaving the space, Chen Xu went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.

He planned to buy some seeds and give it a try. Although the space was too small to grow many things now, he was just trying out the effect. If the plants in the space could really mature quickly, it would undoubtedly be good news for him.

The supply and marketing cooperative has a complete range of seed varieties, including rice, wheat, corn, beans, oilseeds, vegetables, flowers, etc.

Chen Xu looked for a long time and finally chose corn. He chose corn because it was the thing he was most familiar with. It was his first choice for breakfast in his previous life. The growing period is generally about ninety to one hundred and twenty days. His space is not suitable for growing plants that grow everywhere, so corn is a good choice.

He originally wanted to buy some tomatoes, but unfortunately he didn't see any.

Chen Xu obviously didn't know that tomatoes were very rare in China before the 1970s. The country did not have its own cultivated varieties and all were imported from abroad. If he wanted to buy tomatoes now, he might as well try his luck at the vegetable market instead of going to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Of course, he wouldn't just try corn, he'd also try peppers.

Those screw peppers in the space are his treasures. He occasionally stir-fries peppers with meat or something like that, and he has collected the pepper seeds, which he can use now.

The growth cycle of peppers is similar to that of corn, which is also about one hundred days.

Chen Xu plans to plant two trees as a trial.

After returning home, Chen Xu soaked the seeds in warm water to soften them. As for cleaning the bacteria, this step was not difficult for him at all. He just needed to wait for the seeds to dry, and that was almost done. To be on the safe side, Chen Xu specially prepared some extra ones.

Even if it can't grow, you still have to plant more first, so as not to waste time if the seeds don't germinate.

Looking at the results of his hard work for half a day, Chen Xu was very satisfied.

If space had consciousness, it would probably have been cursing loudly, saying that it was all its fault. You just kept thinking about it, but what a waste of time.

Chen Xu naturally thought that it was his own achievement.

As we all know, those who do it are the workers, the boss will do it himself, right...

There was nothing left for him to do after that. After reminding the space again to keep it moisturized, Chen Xu left the space contentedly. All that was left was to wait.

I've been working on this for the whole afternoon and it's already four o'clock.

Chen Xu felt that time passed so quickly and several hours had gone by unknowingly. Now he began to consider whether to cook something for himself or go to the factory cafeteria for meals.

I patted my forehead and realized that I had forgotten something very important.

He hadn't bought this month's ration from the grain and oil store yet, so he had no shortage of food. Even if he gave Lin Chan thirty kilograms, he still had a lot of stock. Most of it was contributed by Jia Dongxu, and some was bought at a high price last time.

The fact that he had enough food didn't mean he didn't need other things, such as oil. He had originally planned to buy some lard or something, but he had been going to the black market a lot during this period and couldn't get up in the morning, so this matter was delayed.

Chen Xu went out briskly, planning to have a dinner at the factory, get up early the next day, go to the vegetable market to buy some fat or lard, and go to the grain and oil store to buy this month's ration.

You must have lard, and of course you can't miss the cheap vegetable oil from the grain and oil store. This thing has a time limit and will become invalid after it expires. You'd be a fool not to buy it.

There are also things like white sugar, although not much, but we have to get them back.

Actually, Chen Xu really wanted to buy some tea. He had the habit of drinking tea in his previous life, which was one of his few hobbies. But this thing is really hard to get now. Director Chen from the purchasing department usually drinks tea residues, which contains more tea stems than tea leaves. Chen Xu lost interest after drinking it once.

The brewed tea looked completely shit yellow in color. Those who didn't know would think it was muddy water from a ditch. It didn't taste like the fresh fragrance of tea leaves, but instead had a messy smell that was very unappetizing.

This is not the kind of tea Chen Xu wants.

It’s not that there is no tea in the country. In fact, there are many types. It’s just that whether you can buy it is a problem. Besides, he doesn’t have a ticket, so the only place to get it is the black market.

But after so many days, he has never encountered it once, which is a big regret.

I unexpectedly met Xu Damao while eating in the cafeteria.

"You're back so soon?"

"What else? It's not like we're going to the countryside to show a movie."

Chen Xu nodded. He was used to the scenes in the movies where Xu Damao would show a movie for several days and would also have some emotional exchanges with the young widow and wife. He wondered if Xu Damao still had this in mind now and he probably still couldn't change this bad habit.

Maybe they will become even more unbridled. After all, knowing that they are unable to have children, they may not even take basic measures.

This saves a lot of money.

Chen Xu thought to himself.

In fact, condoms are available now, but the production is limited, and many people clean them carefully after use and then reuse them.

"How about we go back and have a couple more?"

Xu Damao was obviously getting carried away, and the cabbage, radishes and potatoes in the cafeteria had become inedible.

Chen Xu was speechless when he saw Xu Damao with a sad face. Although eight thousand yuan was not a small amount of money, it was not enough to spend it like this.

He didn't know at this moment that Xu Damao had only received three thousand yuan, and the actual money was taken away by his father for safekeeping.

"Have you become so rich that you can't afford to eat simple meals?"

Chen Xu felt somewhat guilty about always taking advantage of Xu Damao.

"You know what, I really feel that way. I've been eating out so often that I can't eat the food in the cafeteria anymore."

Chen Xu shook his head. He didn't have that feeling.

Perhaps, this is also his greatest advantage. He can eat simple meals and also enjoy delicacies from mountains and seas.

He doesn't have high demands for material enjoyment.

Being able to endure the worst and enjoy the best is a good quality in itself.

This may be related to his experiences in his previous life. After all, it is not easy for an orphan to live a good life on his own. If it weren't for that illness, Chen Xu would probably marry, have children and live an ordinary life.

"How's the folk remedy your mother found for you?"

Xu Damao's expression instantly looked like he had eaten shit.

"Can we not bring this up?"

Xu Damao didn't want to talk more about this topic, which showed that the folk remedy his mother found for him was probably not effective at his grandmother's house.

"Okay, you decide."

Chen Xu had no intention of continuing to poke at Xu Damao's sore spot; he only mentioned it to find a topic.

Chen Xu was right, the folk remedy was indeed very biased.

That night.

Xu Damao, who was staying overnight at his parents' house, was forcibly sent to the hospital by his parents because his whole body was burning red and he tried to break through the bed.

When Chen Xu heard the news the next day, he was speechless.

Just by listening to the symptoms, we can roughly guess what Xu Damao ate.

Chen Xu didn't know how the news reached the courtyard.

However, according to some old ladies, it was a colleague of the sister of the classmate of the nephew of the seventh aunt of a certain resident of the courtyard who worked in the hospital. She also knew Xu Damao because of the last incident and eventually spread the news out.

Of course, by the time the news reached Chen Xu, it had been distorted beyond belief.

The version he heard was that Xu Damao was mentally distorted due to infertility and wanted to find a sow to communicate his feelings, but was eventually bitten by the pig and sent to the hospital.

Chen Xu sighed and felt sad for his brother and relative.

It is estimated that Xu Damao will have to hide for a while. The topic of his last incident has not yet ended, and now this has happened again. Adding the two together, Chen Xu can guess with his toes how much attention Xu Damao will get in the future.