Before transplanting the rice seedlings, the old Zhou family had already sown wheat seeds and bean seeds into the ground. After the rice transplanting, the wheat seedlings and bean seedlings all grew out. Of course, there were countless others that grew up with them.

All weeds.

So the spring rush enters the second stage - weeding.

This kind of work is suitable for men, women, old and young. Even Man Bao follows us and weeds the nearest fields.

There are basically two methods of weeding, one is extensive and the other is intensive.

The former takes a hoe and gently hoe all the way to remove the grass on the ridge by the roots, and then use soil to cover the grass in the seedling ditch.

Not only can it get rid of some grass, but it can also provide more soil nutrients for wheat seedlings or bean seedlings.

The latter, on the other hand, used a small hoe to hoe away all the grass in the ditch bit by bit, and then transported it out.

Even if Lao Zhou had a large family, he could not do much and cultivate all the land carefully.

They will make choices based on the condition of the seeds breaking through the soil and the fertility of the ground.

The land with the best seedling germination rate and the soil with more fertile soil will be cultivated carefully. The rest will depend on the situation. If there is spare capacity, it will be cultivated carefully, and if there is no spare capacity, it will be planted extensively.

Of course, Lao Zhoutou doesn’t know anything about extensive and meticulous farming. These are all terms that Manbao heard when discussing with Keke. Lao Zhoutou only has decades of farming experience, and the villagers in the village have tens of hundreds of years.

It's been done like this all the time.

Unlike farmers outside who have lost their land and become tenant farmers or refugees, in Qili Village, or even in a large village like Baimaguan Town, there are very few farmers who have completely lost their land.

Therefore, there are not many people who can cultivate the land under their name intensively. Basically, local farmers have to make choices. Therefore, the fertile land will gradually become more fertile, while the barren land will also be difficult to improve in decades.

Because human energy is always limited.

However, as spring planting comes to an end, although it is still the busy stage of spring, the family is not so busy anymore.

Manbao won't be like before, sleeping from the moment he opens his eyes, and he may not be able to see his eldest brother and second brother.

Because often, when she opens her eyes, they are already in the fields, and after dinner, when it gets dark and she is about to fall asleep, they may still be planting rice seedlings in the fields.

The copper plates in the Manbao money box are almost used up. The five beautiful gold nuggets could only be placed on a pile of copper plates before, but now they stay quietly at the bottom of the box.

So Manbao was no longer willing to pay for meat.

Thinking that May was coming soon, Qian became frugal and was naturally reluctant to spend money on meat.

No way, Xiao Qian felt sorry for her husband. She thought of Man Bao's saying that tofu was like meat. Although she knew it might be false, she still soaked the beans to make tofu.

There are many edible wild vegetables in spring, but there are very few in the vegetable garden.

Although there is no shortage of vegetables in the countryside, there is a shortage in the city. I heard that a handful of bitter herbs can be sold for as much as five cents.

Of course, it is impossible for the Zhou family to sell vegetables. Their family has a large population, and the vegetables in the vegetable garden are only enough for them to eat.

But they can sell tofu.

Thinking of the accumulation of so many beans some time ago.

Xiao Qian simply soaked it a little more with her two sisters-in-law. In addition to eating the tofu at home, she also asked Zhou Erlang to take it to the county town for sale.

There is no way, Daji basically barters, and few people will use money to buy tofu. This thing can only be taken to the county town.

Xiao Qian cut the tofu into large pieces and asked Zhou Zhoulang to take it out for a penny a piece. If he couldn't sell it, he would consider exchanging beans.

Basically, a family can eat for just two cents.

Xiao Qian made tofu in the morning and had to cook for the school, so he had no time to take care of the work in the fields.

After Man Bao heard his father say something about how the grass in the field was growing like crazy and what to do with the wheat and beans this year, he volunteered to weed the field after school.

Of course, she was not alone, she brought Bai Shanbao with her.

Bai Shanbao, who had lived in the countryside for more than a year, was of course unable to distinguish between wheat, beans and weeds, so he competed with Manbao with great interest, and was not happy to come the next day.

He felt it was too hard, and he also thought, if he wanted to weed, why would he come to Manbao's land? His land also had to be weeded.

Manbao:……

The two friends parted ways, and Manbao could no longer defraud free labor.

After the first batch of grass was removed, the crops started to grow upwards, so it was time to apply fertilizer. By the time the fertilizer was applied, May was almost here.

The two families had chosen a date many years ago. Qian went to the Taoist temple on the mountain in Dalicun to inquire. They found out that their horoscopes matched very well. The first day of May was a great day for them.

After the first day of May, the next good day is May 23rd.

Of course, the Qian family preferred the first day of May, and the Fang family also knew this, so they were naturally considerate, so when the date was announced, the Fang family also chose this day.

The bride price has already been given to the Fang family, but before the wedding, the bride's family still needs to be informed of the good news. Naturally, wedding cakes, candies, etc., as well as meat and other gifts are indispensable for entry and exit.

The remaining two taels of silver borrowed by Qian and Zhou Xi came in handy.

The Zhou family posted a lot of red happy words, and Man Bao was so happy that he would run after Da Tou Da Ya's butt after school every day, throwing aside his studies.

Bai Shanbao also ran behind.

Qian looked at the two chubby children, especially the two children who looked more and more like the boys sitting down with Guanyin against the backdrop of their big, dark heads. She couldn't help but feel something in her heart.

Qian pulled Man Bao in front of him and asked with a smile: "Man Bao, your fourth brother is getting married, can you roll the bed for him?"

Manbao's eyes lit up, "What is a rolling bed?"

"It's just a bed-rolling boy. Roll around on the new bed and let Master Tianzun bless your fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law to give birth to a daughter as smart as you."

"Okay, okay!"

Qian looked at Bai Shanbao and asked with a smile: "Do you want to be a bed boy?"

Bai Shanbao nodded fiercely.

Qian laughed and went to the Bai family with a wedding gift that day.

Mrs. Liu was slightly surprised when she heard the news that the servant had come up. She quickly got up and took her daughter-in-law out to greet her.

Although there is a generation gap between the two children, they are actually about the same age, and Mrs. Qian looks older than Mrs. Liu from the outside.

Mr. Liu and Ms. Qian have met several times, not to mention that the two families have a lot of contacts.

Not to mention that Manbao either followed Bai Shanbao to the Bai family to do homework and study, or Bai Shanbao followed Manbao to play. Just talking about the things that you come and give to me, the two families have a close relationship.

But this was the first time Qian came to visit, so Liu was very solemn.

When she learned that Mrs. Qian was going to ask her grandson to be a bed boy, Ms. Liu hesitated for a moment. It wasn't that she was unwilling, but she said, "Mother Manbao, I won't hide it from you. In my heart, Shanbao is naturally Qianbao."
Chapter completed!