After He Siwei put forward the idea, Xiao Shougen did not object. In other words, since the wildfire incident, Xiao Shougen was not as suppressive to He Siwei as before. He would listen to and even adopt the opinions put forward by He Siwei.
This change is obvious. In the past, when Wang Jianguo was around, Wang Jianguo mostly supported He Siwei's opinions, while Xiao Shougen definitely opposed them.
Now suddenly Xiao Shougen no longer objected. When Teng Fengqin and Zhao Yongmei talked about this in private, they asked if it was because He Siwei shared the food with everyone in the first place.
Zhao Yongmei didn't like to hear what she said, "He Siwei's idea is very good. If hares can reproduce, everyone will be able to improve their food in the future. Even if they can't find anything to eat, there will still be hares. If everyone opposes such a good thing, it's not smart. Problem?"
Teng Fengqin said, "I didn't say that Director Xiao's agreement was wrong. I just think that Director Xiao's attitude towards He Siwei is very good now. Do you think Director Xiao is interested in He Siwei?"
There was a snap.
Zhao Yongmei threw the half-washed clothes back into the basin, "Teng Zhiqing, do you have a grudge against He Siwei? Do you know what kind of impact it will have on He Siwei if today's words are spread? I can see it, no wonder He Siwei has been staying away from you, you don't want her at all."
Teng Fengqin opened her mouth and said, "I don't mean anything else. I just want to say this to you."
Zhao Yongmei interrupted her, "Yes, yes, you can think about this later. Don't tell me. I don't want to hear it. I'm afraid that I won't be able to sleep at night if I hear it."
At the same time, he picked up his own clothes involuntarily, dumped the other clothes in the basin directly on the ground, and walked away with the basin.
I didn’t forget to leave a sentence, “What’s the point of using a basin? I can’t use someone else’s stuff and be so picky about it behind the scenes.”
Teng Fengqin stood there, her face turning green and red, thinking that she was really stupid. She originally thought she would be easy to win over, but now she seems to have been bribed by He Siwei.
Yes, the entire farm was bribed by the bite that He Siwei brought back.
If He Siwei didn't give them anything to eat, would they be so protective of He Siwei and say how was she?
Absolutely not.
Teng Fengqin bit her lip, picked up her clothes, fetched water from the well, rinsed it, unscrewed the water hook and threw it on the grass outside to set up before returning to the tent.
The weather has been good these days and it hasn’t rained. Usually when everyone is working during the day, the tent curtain is opened to let the wind blow in. Therefore, the tent has less moisture these days. During the day, the bedding and clothes are put outside to dry, and the food is on top. Eating eggs every day, although each meal is only 70% full, everyone's complexion is obviously better than before.
There were a lot of eggs picked up a few days ago. If you want to pick up wild duck eggs these days, you have to walk farther. He Siwei boils the eggs for noon every morning, and each person takes two with them, and goes directly to work. There is a place to eat, and everyone does not need to walk back to the camp, which saves time to rest.
And without cooking at noon, He Siwei and the others can go further. Obviously, after doing this, they can carry two to three hundred wild duck eggs back in the past two days, and then dig some wild vegetables near the camp. Although it is a bit easier, But the weather is warmer and there is no need to suffer from the cold. This improvement makes everyone more energetic.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and at the end of April, I looked around at a green patch of green, and the trees on the mountains had all shed their leaves.
It was no longer possible to collect eggs at this time, and the wild ducks were about to hatch. He Siwei also discussed this topic with Lao Shen. Should we also hatch some wild ducks and raise them as domestic ducks?
Whatever idea she had, Old Shen insisted and let her try it. He Siwei picked up some of the duck eggs and wrapped them in cotton coats, then put them all in bamboo baskets. During the day, they took them out to the sun and covered them with cotton coats. Then take the tent back at night.
When everyone knew that she wanted to hatch wild ducks, they all looked forward to it every day and would take a look when they came back at night.
Small things add a touch of human fireworks to the farm, and life is not just about labor, but also seems to have a moment of warmth.
In half a month, not much wasteland was cleared, and it was all done manually. However, when it was time to sow, there were no seeds on the farm. Xiao Shougen told Jiang Lifeng about the situation.
Jiang Lifeng is also working with everyone here. He looks much darker, and his face is a bit more vicissitudes than before.
Jiang Lifeng asked Xiao Shougen what he wanted to plant.
Xiao Shougen said, "Grow some grains, including cabbage and potatoes. The farm was built last year and we can't grow vegetables without private land. It's been a tough six months. I have to reserve some winter vegetables this year."
Jiang Lifeng said, "I'll go back to the camp headquarters tomorrow. You can see what's missing. I'll report it to the camp and see how it arranges it."
There will definitely be no problem with the seeds. As for other supplies, such as quilts, it depends on how much the camp can handle.
Xiao Shougen said that he had to ask Accountant Zhao. In addition to daily necessities, the farm's oil and salt were also gone.
Previously, it was said that everyone should eat separately and solve the problem by themselves. Now it is a big pot meal again. The problem of salt and oil has also become a problem on the farm.
Xiao Shougen asked Zhao Yongmei to write down the missing things on a piece of paper, and finally handed it to Jiang Lifeng.
After Zhao Yongmei returned to the tent, she talked about Jiang Lifeng's return to the camp headquarters, "If you want to write a letter here, you can write it tonight and ask Director Jiang to help mail it out tomorrow."
After experiencing a wildfire, all of my belongings were burned, especially my bedding. The camp offered to help solve the problem, but no one could guess whether it could be solved by paying for it themselves or by the farm.
I can only make two preparations: write it to my family, let them read it, and send me the quilt.
Zhao Yongmei reminds everyone to write letters home, which also means this.
Under the dim light of the kerosene lamp, the tent was very quiet. If you listened carefully, you could still hear the rustling sound of writing.
Zhao Yongmei was keeping accounts. She looked up from time to time and saw that everyone was engrossed in writing letters to home. Only He Siwei was reading. She paused and looked away.
It's not that He Siwei doesn't want to write, but her family matters can't be dealt with by writing letters. She has to go back in person.
The next day, Jiang Lifeng left, taking letters written by female employees with him.
He Siwei and Lao Shen went up the mountain today. Some herbs had grown. Lao Shen had suffered from rheumatism in his legs these days. He Siwei urged him to go up the mountain to find some herbs.
The trees on the mountain always surprise people. They look different every day. Yesterday, I thought the trees were just sprouting. The next day, I found that the whole tree was already full of branches and leaves.
The two of them walked up the mountain along the creek. During the journey, Lao Shen suffered from joint pain and sat down to rest. He Siwei leaned over and found that his fingers and wrist joints were deformed, and his brows wrinkled slightly.
As he got closer, he could hear Old Shen breathing heavily. He Siwei touched his forehead and said, "Old Shen, you have a fever."
