Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 112 Fertilizing and Sowing

"In this era without pesticides, weeds are rampant in the fields, and now this has become a good opportunity to make money."

An hour later, An Yue had only dug a small part of the one acre of land, but she did harvest a lot of herbs.

An Yue placed the amaranth, plantain, dandelion and houttuynia cordata on the edge of the field, and then used a hoe to clear the weeds in the soil.

Then use a hoe to level the soil and arrange it into a large rectangular grid, and then dig rows of neatly arranged small shallow pits of similar size in the large grid.

An Yue picked up the wood ash in the basin, scattered it in a small shallow pit, and then used a hoe to mix the wood ash and soil thoroughly.

Wood ash can promote root growth and germination, kill insect eggs in the soil and fertilize the soil. In this era, wood ash can be regarded as the best fertilizer.

An Yue then evenly scattered the soaked tomato seeds in the small shallow pits. Because they were sown in the afternoon, there would be dew at night, and after the seeds were soaked, there was no need to rush to water them.

In this warm spring day, within two days, these seeds will take root and sprout.

After An Yue planted the vegetable seeds, she looked up and saw that the sun had set, and a faint afterglow filled the western sky.

An Yue thought it was getting late and thought An Nian should be home by now.

She hurriedly put the herbs from the edge of the field into her backpack, then put the basin of wood ash in the basket, and walked towards home carrying her hoe.

She thought that after she carried the herbs back, she would call An Nian to come to the field with her. The brother and sister would make one more trip and they would be able to carry all the herbs.

An Yue just got home and saw An Nian reading a book under the eaves.

When An Nian saw his sister coming back, he quickly put down the book in his hand and went forward to help his sister put down the backpack.

An Nian looked at the herbs in the basket and asked in surprise, "Sister, where did you get all these herbs from?"

An Yue smiled and said, "These are dug from our own fields!" After that, An Yue poured the herbs in the backpack into the winnowing basket, and quickly put the backpack on her back to go to the field to carry other herbs.

She turned to An Nian and said, "Niannian, it's getting dark, you and your sister should go to the fields together."

An Nian watched his sister put on the backpack and walked out the door. He asked, "Sister, is there still more in the field?"

An Yue smiled and nodded at him.

An Nian hurried into the room, quickly changed out of his new clothes, put on his old coat, put on his backpack and quickly caught up with him.

An Nian was very happy because he knew that these herbs could be exchanged for money.

An Nian came to the field and looked at the vegetables planted by his sister. He couldn't help feeling guilty.

An Yue noticed the little emotion on An Nian's face, so she quickly stepped forward and asked softly, "Niannian, how do you feel about going to the academy today?"

An Nian nodded and replied, "Excellent, the master praised Nian Nian endlessly."

"That's good, that's good."

After the brother and sister carried all the herbs back home, they prepared to cook dinner.

As night fell, An Yue lit the oil lamp in the kitchen. The lamp glowed warmly. An Yue quickly adjusted the wick, and the lamp instantly became brighter. The soft light lengthened the figures of the brother and sister.

There were nothing special in the village at that time, so Anyue would often teach Annian shadow puppetry with the help of an oil lamp.

An Yue used her hands to gesture flying birds, old dogs, hares, turtles, etc. under the oil lamp, and the brother and sister often had a lot of fun playing with it.

Look, the brother and sister started playing shadow puppets again. They played for a long time before they started cooking.

An Yue picked up the spatula skillfully, while An Nian sat under the stove, lighting a fire and passing firewood. The brother and sister worked in perfect harmony.

——Three quarters of an hour passed.

The brother and sister prepared dinner and sat at the eight-immortal table to eat with the freshly prepared food.

As they ate, they talked about the wonderful things that had happened to them that day, and the whole hall was filled with laughter.

The laughter and joy at this moment are enough to warm the siblings and allow them to continue to withstand the storms of the future.

The next day, it was still dark.

The brother and sister got up early and worked together to make breakfast. After breakfast, the sky became slightly brighter and An Nian put on his cloth bag and ran to school.

An Yue put the herbs she had dug up yesterday into a winnowing basket and spread them out to dry.

Then she packed the dirty clothes and put them in a wooden basin. She took the mallet and carried the basin to the river to wash them.

We walked through the winding and rugged path and arrived at the river.

The scenery by the stream was pleasant, with pebbles of various sizes all around. An Yue carried the wooden basin and walked straight towards the stone table by the river.

The river water here is so clear that the rocks and water plants on the riverbed are clearly visible.

An Yue placed the wooden basin on the stone table by the river, rolled up her sleeves, bent down, and put her clothes into the river to wet them.

Although it was the beginning of spring, the river water was still freezing cold, and she couldn't help but shiver when she touched it.

An Yue kept hitting the clothes with a mallet, making a crisp sound.

Just as she was concentrating on washing clothes, she suddenly heard a familiar voice, clear and loud.

"Yueyue, what a coincidence! We finally meet each other."

An Yue looked up and saw that it was Wang Ke'er. She was holding a wooden basin in both hands and walking towards An Yue with a smile on her face.

Wang Ke'er is about the same age as An Yue. An Yue used to play with her often, but later something serious happened in An Yue's family and the two never met again.

An Yue stood up with a smile and replied: "Yes! We haven't seen each other for a long time."

Wang Keer came to An Yue's side, put down the wooden basin, and said, "But!"

Wang Keer walked up to An Yue and helped her tidy up the strands of hair on her forehead. They were both silent.

Until a moment later.

She finally couldn't help asking An Yue: "Are you okay?"

An Yue pursed her lips, smiled calmly, and nodded, saying, "Well... it's okay, it's okay."

Yes!

Fortunately, I escaped the assassination.

Fortunately, after being kicked out of home, I was taken in by my grandparents.

Wang Keer opened her arms and hugged An Yue.

She sympathized with An Yue's situation, but was powerless to do anything.

An Yue saw that Wang Ke'er looked solemn. She didn't want to become so sad when they met, so she quickly asked, "Ke'er, what have you been doing these days?"

She sighed, "Oh...! My mother found me a job embroidering handkerchiefs, and I have to stay at home embroidering handkerchiefs all day long. My eyes are almost blind."

"You! You've been unable to sit still since you were little. It's really hard for you."

Then the two of them squatted down, washing clothes and reminiscing about the past. After many months of separation, they always had endless fun and troubles to talk about.

Before they knew it, they had finished washing their clothes and each carried their own wooden basin back to the village.

An Yue smiled and said, "Let's go to my house and sit for a while?"

Wang Ke'er agreed without thinking too much.

When the two meet, they always have endless things to talk about, and they chat and laugh all the way home.

Wang Ke'er looked at the weeds drying in the dustpan and asked curiously: