Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1172 - 597: Spring Moistens (Part 2)

"Our in-laws said, the new house is modeled after our backyard, all using glass windows; we can’t let Zhizhi be slighted." Lian Shouxin drank too much wine, and if he’s not falling asleep, he becomes a bit clingy. This time, after drinking the sobering soup, he didn’t immediately fall asleep, and irrespective of the children being in front of them, he stuck to Lady Zhang, babbling nonstop.

"My father and I also said, the house is built by the Wu Family, but any household furnishings inside, they don’t need to prepare anything, all will be provided by us." Wu Lang said with a smile from the side. He was much more sober than Lian Shouxin, not because his drinking capacity was better, but because Lady Zhang had long informed Wu Jiaxing to look after Wu Lang at occasions. After all, Wu Lang was still a teenager.

This time, Lian Shouxin and Wu Lang not only measured the dimensions of the house but also disclosed the major items to be gifted to Lian Zhizhi for that side.

The Wu Family’s construction of the house is faster than Lian Shouli’s family. On one side is a sibling, on the other side, in-laws. Lian Shouxin, impartial, took Wu Lang to help with two works and sent long-term workers over to assist. After all, Lian Shouli’s side had few people and money was tight, hence more help came from this side.

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After blowing north wind all winter, the wind finally changed direction. Though the south wind still couldn’t completely dispel the chill, the warmth and moisture it brought gradually soaked into the earth.

The ice and snow melted, the frozen soil thawed, and small green dots began to emerge on the bare ground, quickly connecting into patches. In the fields, the snow blanket had melted, exposing the short wheat seedlings beneath.

Lian Manman’s family’s winter wheat smoothly survived the cold winter, welcoming spring.

Even though the chill of spring had yet to fade, those few acres of winter wheat, much like the wild grass and wild vegetables of early spring, appeared more and more vibrant with each passing day, and the joy of Lian Manman’s family was evident on their faces.

Spring wheat’s yield is comparatively less, and its taste slightly inferior to winter wheat. Successfully planting and harvesting winter wheat truly meant they had grown fine grain themselves. This would not only improve their family’s life but also enhance the lives of thousands of tenant families in Liaodong Prefecture.

With winter wheat successfully surviving winter, it immediately became Lian Shouxin’s favorite. He would go to the field at least once a day to check the growth of winter wheat; sometimes he would go twice or even three times.

"We’ve grown white flour in the field, real white flour, not black flour." At night, lying on the kang, Lian Shouxin would still chat with Lady Zhang.

The "black flour" Lian Shouxin spoke of referred to flour made from spring wheat grind, because it had a dark color. Tenant families were not accustomed to calling it spring wheat flour or winter wheat flour. To distinguish it from the white flour made from winter wheat, Lian Manman’s family called the flour from spring wheat "black flour."

Although winter wheat became Lian Shouxin’s favorite, he wouldn’t overlook other crops’ spring plowing preparations.

The family already decided that this year they would expand the pond and lotus pond area, and increase the number of pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese raised. The vineyard would temporarily maintain its current scale. As for the fields, they would plant some spring wheat this year. Besides Liaodong Prefecture’s common crops like sorghum, millet, peanuts, and sweet potatoes, their fields would mainly grow corn and soybeans.

Corn and soybeans are not picky about the soil, have fewer pests and diseases, and are easy to handle. Corn has high yield, and soybeans have wide applications. Planting more of these two crops brings large returns with low risks.

This year, Lian Manman’s family not only had a few hundred acres of land at Thirty Mile Camp, the vineyard, pond, and lotus pond but also gained a few hundred acres at Luo Family Village. Although there were heads of long-term workers and farmstead managers organizing things below, Lian Shouxin still liked to personally oversee whenever possible.

Wu Lang temporarily put down his books, busying himself every day.

Lady Zhang and Lian Zhizhi were also not idle. They didn’t need to worry about the field work, but preparing the dowry for Zhizhi kept them busy.

Compared to the others, Lian Manman seemed to have more free time along with Xiao Qi.

Lian Manman only needed to handle the household accounts, while Xiao Qi was responsible for studying and eating.

On Xiao Qi’s day off, Lian Manman had no tasks either. Lian Manman packed some snacks in a lunch box, took Xiao Qi, with Da Pang and Second Fatty trailing behind them joyfully, to visit Lian Yeye.

Upon entering the gate of the Pickled Vegetable Workshop, they heard the sound of chopping wood. Following the sound, they saw it was Little Monk Yuan Tan, under the window, wielding an axe to chop wood.

Lian Yeye’s family of three moved to the courtyard of the Pickled Vegetable Workshop to live, near the temple. Yuan Tan would occasionally come over. In Lian Yeye’s household, only Lian Shouli was the robust worker, having recovered for a while; many heavy chores were done with Yuan Tan’s help. This gradually became a routine.

Seeing Lian Manman and Xiao Qi arrived, Yuan Tan quickly stood up to greet them.

In a few years, Yuan Tan had grown a bit; although not tall, he was solid, appearing less like a monk, more like a young tenant farmer.

"Xiao Tanzhi, take a rest, come inside for some snacks." Lian Manman invited.

Lady Zhao and Lian Yeye were home and came out upon hearing the voices. Everyone went inside, but after a while, Yuan Tan still didn’t come in, so Xiao Qi went out and dragged him in.

Lian Yeye prepared some tea, and Lian Manman selected a few plain snacks, placing them on a separate plate for Yuan Tan.

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