Pushing open the door, he saw a small valley next to the backyard. Two figures, one big and one small, were busy in it, and a yellow-gray dog was jumping around the two of them.
This small valley belonged to his family, and he had contributed to it, Zhang Wenyuan thought to himself in a self-deprecating manner.
The village committee distributed the slopes and low hills around the village to every household. There was little land and a lot of stones, or because the slope was too steep, there was no way to grow crops or cultivate normally. They were divided into families to plant fruit trees.
When the village was divided, there were only a hundred or so households in the village. The farting at the head of the village could be heard at the end of the village. Everyone knew Zhang Wenyuan's character. The work in the fields was done by the mute's wife. There was no labor.
He pitied her and directly divided the valley behind the house for her. After planting the fruit trees, it was easier to manage and work. As for the others, they were drawing lots, and they would go wherever they got.
The fruit tree seedlings were distributed free of charge by the government. After they were planted in the field, each tree could receive a subsidy of two yuan from the state every year.
In fact, in the minds of most villagers, fruit trees did not earn much money.
Not to mention the natural factors, the initial investment was high, the growth cycle was long, and it also required people to be busy for a long time. Moreover, even if the weather was good and there were no insect disasters, he did not know who to buy it for.
It was better to work outside and be stable. If he didn't gamble or mess around, he could save more than ten thousand yuan a year.
Most people planted walnut trees or chestnut trees. They planted them on the slopes and mountains just to respond to the call of the country and get a subsidy of one to two thousand yuan per year.
His wife, Jiang Yazhi, was one of the few who listened to his younger sister's suggestion to go to college. He had invested a lot of energy and expectations in the fruit tree, hoping that it would earn him money.
Zhang Wenyuan followed the small path into the small valley.
The bottom of the valley was a flat land with a large area of about five to six acres.
In the middle, about two to three acres of land with better soil quality were planted with dwarf grape trees. Looking at the growth of the tree, it was two years old. The branches were lush, and they were carefully tied to the bamboo poles beside them. However, it also revealed that the person in charge lacked the skills to trim the extra branches, causing the nutrients of the tree to be too scattered and wasted.
Cherry trees were planted on both sides of the slope, totaling more than two acres.
On the low slopes on both sides, peach trees were planted where the soil was still rich. He vaguely remembered that they were honey peaches.
Further up, on the sandy soil, only some walnut trees could be planted.
His wife was digging the sweet potatoes planted between the peach trees with a hoe. Yaya sat beside him and used her small hands to stroke the mud on the sweet potatoes.
When the dog Ah Huang saw Zhang Wenyuan coming over, it immediately tucked its tail between its legs and ran back to the house from the small path that Zhang Wenyuan came from.
In the past, every time Zhang Wenyuan came home, Ah Huang would welcome him with a wagging tail. However, Zhang Wenyuan, who had lost money, was full of anger and kicked Ah Huang directly. As time passed, Ah Huang immediately ran away with its tail between its legs when it saw him. It seems that the enemy is advancing and we are retreating.
Zhang Wenyuan stretched out his hand to touch the little girl's head, but he saw that the little girl had shrunk her neck, and her forehead was covered in a thin layer of sweat.
Zhang Wenyuan's hand, which was suspended in the air, could not land, as if he had committed a heinous crime. She felt pity and pain in her heart.
When his wife turned around and saw Zhang Wenyuan, she could not hide the surprise in her eyes.
How could his wife not be surprised when the sun rose from the west today?
Zhang Wenyuan opened his mouth, wanting to call out to Yazhi, but when he closed his mouth, he said,""Mute, give me the head."
Because Zhang Wenyuan used to call his wife that.
His wife was stunned and quickly gestured with her hands.
This time, Zhang Wenyuan understood. It meant that he had lost a lot of blood the night before. His grandfather said that his body was very weak and he needed to rest well.
This made Zhang Wenyuan, who was used to seeing the cold and warm emotions of others in his previous life, feel both warm and ashamed. He was a man who needed a woman to support him.
He grabbed the hoe and started digging. Whether it was in the past or in this life, Zhang Wenyuan had never been to the ground, let alone digging sweet potatoes.
He dug his head down and dug into a big sweet potato with a crack. With a forceful dig, half of the sweet potato the size of an adult's fist was lifted out. The other half was embedded in the soil, secreting milky white juice.
Seeing that his wife had dug up everything perfectly, Zhang Wenyuan felt awkward and buried his head in the ground again.
His wife had no choice but to use a sickle to cut off the vines, revealing the roots. Then, he sat with Ya Ya and started to rub the mud.
The little girl was obviously absent-minded. From time to time, she would glance at the panting Zhang Wenyuan.
Men were always more laborious than women, so they dug out a large pile in a short while. After his wife tugged at the corner of his shirt, he finally stopped.
His wife quickly sent her a handkerchief that she always carried with her.
He took the handkerchief embroidered with an unknown flower. Under the 9 o'clock sunlight, he looked at his wife who was casually stroking her hair. Although she was not peerless, she still had a charm that others could not understand.
His heart throbbed.
After filling the bag with sweet potatoes, it was enough to last for a while.
His wife took out a rope and tied up the cut vines. They could be used to feed chickens, sheep, or dried for firewood.
Under Zhang Wenyuan's puzzled eyes, his wife climbed to the top of the slope and led the sheep tied to the old locust tree down.
It was a female sheep, and it was actually pregnant.
The goat's milk was squeezed once a day, and it was about three to four catties.
In the past, Zhang Wenyuan did not drink goat's milk. First, it had a faint smell of mutton, and second, it had a nosebleed because it was too hot.
Goat milk was different from cow milk. Cow's milk is cool and mild. After drinking it, the body's reaction is not very obvious. It is suitable for long-term consumption. Goat's milk was masculine, so it was too strong and had the effect of strengthening one's yang. Ordinary people really couldn't afford it. It was not suitable for young and strong men to drink.
However, goat's milk was far more nutritious than cow's milk. Cows were more picky about grass and liked to eat a type of grass, especially now that cows were specially raised by feed, the quality of the milk produced was even worse. On the other hand, sheep were not picky about grass. They ate all kinds of grass, and the milk they produced was more complete and balanced.
Apart from leaving half a catty for Ya Ya, the rest of the three to four catties of milk were ordered out. With two yuan per catty, he could earn seven or eight yuan a day.
After the sheep went downhill, they automatically walked back along the path. His wife carried the sweet potato vine with her head and led Yaya behind. Zhang Wenyuan picked up a snakeskin bag that weighed sixty to seventy pounds with one hand and carried it on his shoulder.
When they passed by the grape trees, Zhang Wenyuan asked,"Why don't you cut it?"
Under his wife's surprised and puzzled expression, Zhang Wenyuan patted his forehead and explained," Fruit trees need to be trimmed regularly. If there are too many branches, the nutrients will be scattered. Moreover, many of them were branches that did not bear fruit. He needed to cut these off to make the main branch grow thicker. Especially for this dwarf grape tree, it was enough to leave two branches on the main trunk and divide them into two branches three times.”
"Do you understand?"
His wife shook her head in embarrassment.
'Playing the lute to a cow,' Zhang Wenyuan thought to himself.'He's really bold. He doesn't know anything and still dares to count on this to earn money. It's already not bad if he can bear fruit.'
"Alright, it's fine. I'll trim it when the time comes. And those cherry blossom trees and peach trees also needed to be trimmed.”
Nothing happened along the way.
When they got home, his wife tied up the sheep and the family went to the front room.
Zhang Wenyuan, who had already eaten breakfast, felt that he had nothing to do. He walked around the house and did not know where Yaya was hiding. He only saw his wife busy around.
Zhang Wenyuan, who was looking for something to do, suddenly thought of something. He took off the clock hanging on the bedroom wall and ran to the backyard.
He wanted to test whether the mysterious small world was as magical as Fei Lu's novels.
From the backyard, he dug out a few newly grown radish and cabbage seedlings and went into the north room of the back room, closing the door.
With a thought, the jade bead came out from between his eyebrows and floated in front of his eyes.
Zhang Wenyuan put the clock on the table. When it was 9:35 sharp, he held the vegetable sprout in his left hand and grabbed the jade bead with his right hand. With a whoosh, he disappeared from the room.
After entering the small world, he was still shocked.
He dug a hole in the slightly moist reddish-black soil with his hands, put the vegetable seedlings in, and covered it with soil.
Standing at the side, she blinked her eyes and stared at the vegetable seedlings. Ten minutes had passed, and his eyes were about to tear up, but the vegetable seedlings still did not change. Yes, she was a little more energetic than when she first came in.
He couldn't tell what was going on even if he looked at it.
Zhang Wenyuan went to the pool and held a handful of spring water with both hands. He quickly held it in front of the vegetable seedlings and carefully watered them.
A miracle happened.
The vegetable seedlings grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if they had been injected with hormones. It only slowed down when it reached 20 centimeters tall.
But Zhang Wenyuan seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. He ran to the spring water and scooped it up again. Then, he ran back like the wind and watered the roots again. He squatted at the side and looked at it expectantly.
The cabbages and radishes that had just slowed down began to grow crazily again. One could even hear the sound of leaves rubbing against each other when the cabbages were round.
After it stopped growing this time, the cabbage lump was as big as a basketball. It was verdant and green, as if it was carved out of jade.
Zhang Wenyuan directly plucked a radish. It was about a foot long and as thick as a person's calf. The white and green skin were distinct.
After peeling off the skin and taking a bite, it was crisp and refreshing, without any of the original spiciness.
While enjoying the appetizing radish, he scooped some spring water with the radish skin and poured it on the ripe cabbage roots. The green and tender cabbage withered and aged faster than it grew.
The withered leaves fell to the ground. A green light flashed on the ground, and the withered leaves disintegrated into gray soil.
Zhang Wenyuan stopped and thought for a while before concluding some basic functions of the small world.
First of all, the small world could store him and the vegetable seedlings. It was obvious that the small world could store both plants and animals. It was a powerful storage space.
Secondly, the spring water of the small world had the effect of accelerating growth and optimization of plants. Judging from the situation when he drank water last time, it did not have any effect on the growth of animals, but it could improve the physique of animals. It could be considered optimization.
Thirdly, the small world's soil had the ability to automatically split up the withered branches and leaves.
As for whether or not there was a clear advantage in time, he would only know after seeing it.
Thinking of this, he appeared in the house.
He looked at the 'branded' watch on his wrist and saw that the hour hand had just turned one square. He looked at the clock on the table. It was 9:37.
Zhang Wenyuan's eyebrows twitched. Two minutes. In other words, an hour had passed inside, and only two minutes had passed in the outside world. Time passed thirty times faster inside than in the outside world.
Zhang Wenyuan wanted to calm down, but his mouth couldn't help but crack open.
He simply let go of his temper and laughed loudly. Hahaha!"
In his heart, he couldn't help but think,'So what if it's a village? The village could also become rich, and it was possible to drive the entire village to become rich.”
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