Song Tan's Notes

Chapter 1451 Return Gift
It was so unfair to Lao Yang this time.

The grass carp in this river are now nourished by spiritual energy and have a very picky mouth. It is not easy to catch it with a dogtail grass. But the person who caught it is Qiao Qiao! Anyone who is smart can feel the difference——

For example, the Chinese merganser and the big red polygamous duck that always quack and come up to you whenever you meet.

But the reality is right in front of him. Lao Yang thought it was a lucky exemption, but now he thought of his piles of fishing rods and tackle. To be honest, the bucket he used to hold the fish cost 3980!

But at this moment, he just huddled silently in the reed marsh, using the tall green reeds to cover his emo body, then pulled out grass buds from them, repeating Qiao Qiao's actions over and over again, trying to avenge his previous shame.

But what’s even more unfair is that the reed marsh is the ducks’ territory.

They occasionally lay eggs here, and occasionally rest here. In short, the grass sprouts are often poked into their mouths, not to mention the small fish around them. It is a completely restricted area by the river.

So Lao Yang tried once, failed, tried again, and still failed...

He stayed there for more than half an hour until Song Tan came over. Then he tried his best to maintain his dignity as a businessman and came out as if nothing had happened.

"I don't have anything to do, I just want to take a look. The feng shui here is really good. Look at the green reeds."

Song Tan did not expose him, and said at this moment: "Uncle, we have special bait at home. I will pack a box for you when we go back. I am sure you will have a great harvest when you go back!"

Old Yang perked up: "How special is it? Did Qiao Qiao paint the dogtail grass?"

Song Tan: "...Ahem. He... should be in the novice protection period. He has never fished before."

What's the fun of fishing when everything is scrambling to get in? Song Tan thought about the fishermen who were rejected because of the arrival of the film crew, and he really couldn't understand it at this moment.

But Lao Yang has obviously completed his self-consistency. Successful people have successfully sorted out their moods.

It’s not the technology’s fault!

Then he stared at a big sheep with black spots on its ears with burning eyes: "Can we eat that one? It climbed so high just now. It will take a long time to roast such a big one, right?"

The big sheep with black spots on its ears was competing with Yang Zhengxin in the sheepfold. At this moment, it lowered its head to charge and was intercepted by the dog. The man, two dogs and one sheep were fighting fiercely. It was really pitiful!

Song Tan sighed, "Okay! Let's have it tonight! But I don't think it's a roasted whole lamb. My seventh cousin wants to make some lamb soup."

"All is fine, all is fine." Old Yang said with a smile, he is not picky about food.

Then Chen Xi came over and said, "This boss gave Chen Chi a red envelope of 6666. Can I return it? We didn't pay anything. It's not appropriate to get this for free."

Song Tan shook his head: "This money is just like 6.6 yuan to them, don't put so much pressure on yourself. You don't have to return it. The three of them get along well, and it's also a gesture of care from the parents."

"I know." Chen Xi was very calm: "They didn't get their money out of thin air, they earned it all by themselves. If Chen Chi is in urgent need of money, he can lend a hand. Or if we have the ability to return the gift, it doesn't matter if we accept it."

"But now... it's not appropriate."

Song Tan could understand this feeling very well. After all, their family’s situation was not much different from Chen Xi’s last year.

After thinking for a while, she said, "It's okay to return it. You can do what you want. Boss Yang probably doesn't want to bring a burden to us by giving us a red envelope." Now it was Chen Xi's turn to hesitate.

He actually didn't need the money. After all, he had a fixed deposit and his two brothers' salaries every month. He had basically no money to spend except for basic daily expenses.

but……

He scratched his head and said, "Let me think about it! If we keep doing this, Xiao Yang will feel stressed when playing with Chen Chi in the future."

Originally, the child only had these two friends.

By this time, Yang Zhengxin had already decided the outcome with the sheep - he was hit, tripped over the fence of the sheep pen and fell to the ground.

At this moment, he felt very embarrassed, so he stopped fighting. He simply followed Zhang Wangjia and Chen Chi, watching them turn over the fermented fertilizer, and couldn't help but curiously asked: "We have an agricultural base in our family, which uses tea cake fermented liquid fertilizer, and also uses kitchen waste to ferment soil fertilizer... Why does the fertilizer here look so monotonous, all chicken, duck, cow and sheep manure?"

Zhang Wangjia is now an expert in preparing fertilizer. He has always been interested in this and is willing to learn it himself even at his age. After Professor Song arrived, he gave him a lot of relevant knowledge and advice. When he talked about this old man, his whole body glowed:
“We don’t have any tea dregs!”

"Last year, we only had 5 mu of tea garden, and the tea seeds we harvested were not much. It was not worth it to harvest just one or two cakes, so we threw them all into the manure fermentation tank."

"Kitchen waste... there's not enough kitchen waste, where can I get fertilizer?"

Yang Zhengxin wondered: "We eat a lot of food in one meal at home, how is it possible that there is no kitchen waste?"

How could there be?
Zhang Wangjia counted for him: "There aren't many leftovers from each meal, and they're basically all given to the dog as snacks."

"Onions, vegetable leaves, egg shells and the like are either fed to pigs, chickens and ducks. Last year, when we were raising fish, we even fed them corn leaves from the fields. Where are the leftovers?"

The weeds on the riverbank grow quite fast, but they can't withstand the constant grazing of cattle and sheep. Now it's just right to maintain a layer of lush green on the ground.

Finally, all that was left were the weeds on the mountain, which had to be pulled out one by one, and grew back one after another - to be honest, no fishermen came to pull the weeds this year, and they felt uncomfortable with the environment.

But after the weeds were cleaned up, they were composted directly on the mountain. There was no need to bring them here, so it looked much more monotonous.

But the manure is also fully fermented with various bacteria added. Judging from the lush growth of the mountains this spring after adding base fertilizer in winter, the effect is very good.

Yang Zhengxin listened for a long time and realized that each base was different. Looking at the large expanses of green grass on the riverbank, he cheered up again: "Do you need a harvester when you mow the grass? The small harvester I brought this time can harvest rice, wheat, and soybeans...Uncle, you can use it too!"

It’s a very small machine that can be pushed around, and it doesn’t matter if Zhang Wang’s family has high or low feet.

After hearing this, the old man became happy again: "Okay! I'll use it when the harvest comes. I haven't used this machine yet. Do you want to play with it in the summer? I guess I'll have to harvest a crop for fodder in the summer."

Yang Zhengxin sighed: "Xia Tian...I might have to attend a summer camp in Xia Tian. I will be doing homework in seclusion every day...Qiao Qiao! Remember to bring me delicious food in Xia Tian!"

He regretted, "If I had known this, I would have enrolled in a school closer to here!"

Chen Xi was listening on the side and suddenly thought of what to give them.

Ahhh, I sent this to the wrong person!!! I regret it!!