Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce-Chapter 53 - Fertilizer_1
Chapter 53: Chapter 53 Fertilizer_1
Chapter 53 -53 Fertilizer_1
Nan Feng ran into Aqiu and Achun right outside Aunt Lan’s house.
The siblings were also heading to the river with a bucket to fish, but after a day of work, all they caught was a tiny yellow sweetlip, which left them utterly dismayed.
Now, seeing Nan Feng’s hands cradling a fish weighing two taels, Aqiu asked grumpily, “How did you catch this fish?”
Nan Feng knew Aqiu was consumed by jealousy.
Telling her that she caught more than one fish would only make Aqiu more furious.
Thus, Nan Feng chuckled modestly, “Ah, I couldn’t have caught this on my own.
It’s all thanks to Brother Ye helping out.”
Aqiu finally felt a sense of balance, she feigned disdain and said, “No wonder, you had an assistant.”
Achun laughed at the side, “My sister is upset.
She wanted to eat braised fish when we left home, but we ended up catching a yellow sweetlip.
She thought it was a snake and almost wet her pants in fright.”
Aqiu slapped Achun’s head, “Shut up!”
Nan Feng laughed, “Just so happens we caught quite a few.
This one’s for you to steam tonight.”
Having said that, Nan Feng thrust the fish into Aqiu’s arms, “I’m heading back to cook.”
Thinking about making steamed fish, Nan Feng ran home.
Here, Achun swallowed his saliva and urged Aqiu, “Sis, what are you standing there for?
We should hurry back and make braised fish.
Hold on, do you even know how to make braised fish?”
“Nonsense, of course I know.
How hard could that be for me?”
“Then why aren’t you starting?
I’m starving.”
Aqiu glared at Achun, “You tell me, you’re a man as well, Brother Ye is a man, how come he can catch fish while you can’t even get one?”
Achun looked wronged, “I’m only twelve years old, how am I a man?”
Aqiu laughed, “Indeed, how are you a man?”
“You…”
…
It had been raining for several days, and Nan Feng stopped going hunting.
But she couldn’t stay idle and brought a hoe to the vegetable field.
Because of the ample rain water, the Chinese cabbage had sprouted, and she was quite happy and tended to them frequently.
However, she noticed a problem.
Although the cabbage had sprouted, they looked listless without much green color.
They seemed malnourished.
Nan Feng realized that the soil lacked fertilizer.
She tried to recall what people used as fertilizer in her past life?
Feces?
Excrements?
Outhouse water?
This obviously didn’t make sense; it would take so much for just two people’s excrements to fertilize crops.
What about cow dung?
Pig manure?
But only a few families in the village could afford cows, and there weren’t many pigs either.
So could they only rely on decaying plants?
Nan Feng remembered seeing some programs about plant fertilizers on TV, but she couldn’t recall those plants.
The only thing she remembered was a line from the program, “Fertilizers have always been around since ancient times, there are records of it in ancient books…”
Ancient books?
It seems that no matter the era, the poor need to read more.
As Nan Feng was immersed in her thoughts, a very pleasant voice rang through, “Nan Feng?”
Nan Feng jumped in surprise, but seeing Brother Ye’s eyes, she smiled at him, “You’re here too?
I haven’t seen you for days.
What have you been up to?”
Brother Ye shrugged, “Just been busy.
It’s drizzling; at least wear a hat.
What were you daydreaming about?”
No sooner had he finished speaking than a straw hat was placed on her head.
Nan Feng felt a warmth in her heart.
She played with the hat strings with one hand and shared her thoughts on the fertilization issue with Brother Ye, “I noticed that the cabbages are withered, so I’m thinking of finding a way to get them some fertilizer.
Do you have any good suggestions?”
