The weather is hot, and it’s not pleasant to be stuck in the planting fields for half a day.
Yesterday, Su Mingjuan worked with her, so she didn't feel too tired. Today, she did it all by herself. As expected, she is too old to do what she wants.
"Grandma, when we make money, let's buy a flying car and a planting robot. Farming by human power alone is too hard."
"Haha!! Qingqing, don't dream. Have you watched too much star vision? Our primitive planet is not as good as those people in the central interstellar. If you want to buy a flying car just by growing some food and vegetables, it is just a fantasy."
"But, the town store sells planting robots!"
"There are not many people who can buy them. They are only shops or factories that do big business, and government departments will buy them. Who among us mountain people can afford to buy a flying car?"
Su Qing was so helpless. He had the ability, but he couldn't use it often. Besides, it was too slow to make money from farming.
How could the social development of Meng Yuexing be so abnormal? There are highly developed technologies, but many people cannot afford them. Farming still uses primitive manpower.
The earth has already realized mechanized farming, and Meng Yuexing, which is a hundred times more advanced in technology than the earth, actually relies on human power to plant crops. This is puzzling to her. Maybe she has less contact with places, and this is not the case in other developed areas.
The reality made Su Qing helpless. Seeing her grandmother working so hard and not being able to help, she felt very sorry. She was not a real child, so it made her feel very uncomfortable.
"Qingqing, you don't have to be sad. You are now successful in cultivation. I will teach you some small spells. You can do those small things with just a wave of your hand."
Luo Zilan's voice rang in her ears.
A smile appeared on Su Qing's face. Haha, why did she forget that her ancestor was an immortal? As long as she learned some spells, she could do those tasks easily.
Zhu Xiuyun wanted to work on the planting fields in the new courtyard, so he asked Su Mingjuan to take care of the planting fields at home.
One person is responsible for the other, and pigs and chickens are raised on both sides. There is a lot of work to do, and mother and daughter will be busy together all day long.
After a few months like this, Su Mingjuan didn't feel anything was wrong. The vegetables were growing faster.
Zhu Xiuyun said that her family had a secret recipe for farming, but she didn't believe it at first.
Seeing this phenomenon, especially the big potatoes dug out, she really believed that her father had figured out the secret to farming.
The women in the village go to the mountains to collect mountain products and sell them for money when they have time. Most of the time they have to clean up the family planting fields and grain fields.
When the men have free time, they team up and go into the mountains to hunt exotic animals. Usually, the husband and wife work together in the fields at home.
The Su family's work was not easy this year. The Li family left, and the land for the remaining seven people was awarded to Su Mingjuan.
It was really exhausting for the mother and daughter. Fortunately, Uncle Su and his family were able to help. However, this is just this year, and next year there won’t be so much land. The village will take it back and distribute it to other families.
Fortunately, Su Mingjuan is young and in good health. In the past few years, one person has cultivated fields for several people, and the harvest has not been much different. What's more, there are people to help this year.
Zhu Xiuyun asked her to take care of the family's planting fields, so she rarely went to the new courtyard. Anyway, she was doing work. If Zhu Xiuyun didn't ask her, she would definitely not go. If she had time, she might as well go to the mountains to collect more mountain products and sell them for money. .
After lunch, the sun was shining brightly, not suitable for work, so the three of us lay in bed to take a nap.
After two o'clock, Zhu Xiuyun got up and told Su Mingjuan from the West House that she was going to the new courtyard to plant fields, then asked Qingqing to pick up the things and leave.
The grandfather and grandson arrived at the entrance of the new courtyard, opened the gate, and quickly went in. After entering, they quickly locked the courtyard door, fearing that others would see the sweet potatoes in the courtyard.
The yard is full of sweet potatoes, each one is the size of a basin, and even the smaller ones are as big as a plate. If these are sold to the purchasing station, they will definitely cause a sensation.
Zhu Xiuyun took out a large chopping board from the newly built kitchen, put the kitchen knife he brought from home on it, and found two large wooden basins.
The pots were originally left by the Li family, and Zhu Xiuyun didn't throw away the ones that could be used. After all, buying these requires money, so he kept all the ones that could be used, including the racks for drying herbs and mountain products.
Fill the wooden basin with water and start washing the sweet potatoes. After washing them, put them in a basket to dry.
Qingqing also helped with the washing, and Zhu Xiuyun saw that she was doing well and did not refuse.
Just washing these sweet potatoes took several buckets of water. Fortunately, Shanquan Village has abundant water resources and does not cost much water.
After washing the sweet potatoes, Zhu Xiuyun rinsed the large chopping board with water and started cutting the sweet potatoes.
The sweet potatoes are too big, so you need to cut them into small pieces, and try not to let others see the size before cutting them into pieces.
Qingqing helped put the sweet potato slices neatly on the shelf. It was out of reach from a high place, so she pulled out a chair and stood on it.
Zhu Xiuyun was afraid that she would fall, so she said quickly: "Qingqing, come down quickly. It's out of reach from high places. Grandma can get on the boat in a while."
"Grandma, I'm very careful not to fall."
Su Qing thought to herself, I am a monk, how can I be surprised if I fall?
Zhu Xiuyun saw that she was standing firm, so he let her do it first. After cutting the sweet potatoes as soon as possible, he could take over and pay attention to her from time to time.
All the drying racks are full, and half of the sweet potatoes are still uncut, so they can only be put in the kitchen to continue tomorrow.
Zhu Xiuyun kept cutting sweet potatoes, and her arms couldn't bear it.
From the pile of sweet potatoes, pick a few and take them home, steam them and eat them at night to taste how the big sweet potatoes taste.
For several days, Zhu Xiuyun and Qingqing have been struggling with sweet potatoes. They dug them out, washed them, sliced them, and dried them in the sun. Su Mingjuan and her brother-in-law's family did all the work in the fields. Su Mingjuan also went to the purchasing station to sell vegetables.
Finally, I dug out all the sweet potatoes, sliced them, dried them, put them into cloth bags, and filled a large warehouse. I used more than 100 cloth bags alone. I still bought the cloth bags in the town. Although they are cheap and large in quantity, they are still expensive. ah!
There are so many sweet potato chips that must be sold, otherwise how long will it be before I can eat them?
Su Mingjuan went up the mountain again that day, because Zhu Xiuyun told her that from now on, she would not have to hand over the money for the mountain products she picked, she could just keep it herself.
She has been very active in going up the mountain these days. In the past at the Li family, she had saved some money by selling mountain goods, otherwise she would not even have money to buy clothes.
After returning to her parents' home, she started working with her mother selling vegetables. Naturally, Zhu Xiuyun kept all the money, including the alimony given by the Li family.
Su Mingjuan was not confused and clamored for money from Zhu Xiuyun. She knew in her heart that her mother was her only daughter, and sooner or later she would be hers.
Ever since Su Qing was able to use her powers to induce the growth of vegetables, Zhu Xiuyun rarely went to the mountains and focused on the planting fields. Su Mingjuan picked the herbs herself, so she told her to keep the money for herself.
The sweet potatoes have been dried in the sun, so they have to try to sell them and exchange them for interstellar coins, so they can't finish them even if they keep them.
In the morning, Zhu Xiuyun watered all the vegetables first and then called Qingqing.
"Come on, let's ask Boss Yang what they harvest sweet potatoes for?"
"Grandma, how are we going? The tram was driven away by my mother, and the village speed car was also driven to the town by the village chief."
On the way here, they saw the speed car driven away by the village chief. It was said that it was going to the town to deliver goods. Su Mingjuan asked Su Mingjuan to drive the family's tram up the mountain. What to do if there was no transport tool?
Zhu Xiuyun said nonchalantly: "It's okay. I'm going to someone's house. I'll borrow a tram for half a day."
In Shanquan Village, every household has a tram. This kind of tram is simple to make, uses electricity, and is very cheap.
Every household in the village can afford it. Those smart home devices, flying cars, robots, etc. all require expensive energy stones to start, which makes them prohibitive.
