Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 128 Fertilizer Improvement
The new year is finally here, and Du Xiaoyu's heart is full of bitterness when he hears the continuous sound of firecrackers.

The eldest sister is finally going to marry Bai Yushi, as if she had been doomed for a long time, no matter how prepared she is, no matter how the surrounding situation changes, she still slowly and firmly walks towards that ending.

What was left to their family was unspeakable heartache.

The marriage was carried out in a hurry. After the new year, the Bai family asked someone to propose marriage. On the fifth day of the new year, Du Huanghua performed the wedding ceremony. She had no contact with Du's family for a long time, so she got married suddenly, and it was so fast, no one expected it.

All kinds of speculations arose, Aunt Wu and Qin Shi also came to ask, they didn't know the reason, they only blamed Zhao Shi for wanting to marry her daughter to a short-lived man, and she took it away when she saw Zhao's tears Huatou, I know that there must be difficulties, and this difficulty is not easy to say.

After all, it is sisters who love each other deeply, so they don't mention it, and try their best to help.

Du Xian sighed, "I haven't had time to type out the dowry that I ordered for Huang Hua, and this wedding dress is the same. I bought it off-the-shelf. I really feel sorry for Huang Hua!"

The matter has come to this point, and I can only learn to accept it, Du Xiaoyu comforted, "It's the same when it's ready to send to the elder sister." She brought a big mahogany box, "Dad, look, this pair of silver bracelets is really good, There must be several weights."

The Bai family felt guilty, and the betrothal gifts they sent were considered expensive according to the standard of the village. There were two gold hairpins, a pair of silver bracelets and earrings, as well as beautiful silks and satins, bedding, and gift cakes. It has been spent, and it is possible to borrow money from relatives.

Du Xian sighed again when he heard the words, "It's not easy for their family."

Over there, Mrs. Zhao slammed the tea bowl on the table, "So what if they demolished their house? We married Huang Hua, and if there is even the slightest grievance, I will not let them go!" After saying this, her heart ached again. Talking about grievances is like jumping into the fire pit!

If it wasn't for the fact that the Bai couple knelt down after learning the truth, if it wasn't for the fear that the eldest daughter would never marry for the rest of her life, how could she let go so easily!
Du Xiaoyu hurriedly stepped forward to persuade, "Mother, don't be angry, take care of yourself!"

Mrs. Zhao closed her eyes and took a few breaths. After she calmed down, she stopped mentioning the matter and said instead, "Your sister owes Mrs. Wan this time for her marriage. She is kind. Let your sister go for a year and give you these A generous gift. Hey, when this matter is settled, our family will have to go to Wanjia."

Du Xian also knew that she was not angry with her wife, so he hurriedly answered, "Yes, lady, I have already made up my mind, and then I will bring eight pickled rabbits, six chickens, and the beans and rice harvested last year, twenty catties each , a basket of eggs...is this enough?"

Du Xiaoyu interjected, "That's enough, Mrs. Wan doesn't care, as long as she makes up her mind, it's fine. Besides, in our family situation, these gifts are not rude at all."

"That's good." Du Xian stood up, with a trace of sadness flashing across his face, "I made a few chairs, and now they can be painted to bring yellow flowers over."

At this time, the Bai family naturally didn't care whether the Du family had a dowry or not, but it was the parents' wish after all. Before the Mao Ji was finished, Du Xian made some ordinary furniture by hand.

Mrs. Zhao lowered her head to drink tea.

Du Xiaoyu looked at her for a while, then said softly, "Mother, don't blame Eldest Sister, she is already very... If Mother blames her, she will feel even worse."

If Du Huanghua didn't listen to her that day and went to see Bai Lianhua, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened. After all, she liked Bai Yushi in her heart, and Du Xiaoyu knew this very well.

Maybe, it's all about benevolence.

"Xiaoyu, you are the most sensible," Zhao smiled at her, "Mother, why should I blame her now, she will be the daughter-in-law of the Bai family in a few days, and mother only wants her to live happily .”

On the twelfth day of the new year, the Bai family came to welcome the bride.

Maybe they wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of their sickness, so they made it very grand, and invited two suona teams to go around the village. The sound of firecrackers was so loud that everyone in the village came to watch.

Du Xiaoyu looked at Du Huanghua who was wearing a red dress, her vision gradually blurred, she rubbed her eyes and took out a moist and flawless hairpin from her bosom and inserted it into her bun.

"Sister, this is a congratulatory gift from me, isn't it beautiful?" Mrs. Qin sent a share of the almond tea, which was more than a dozen taels of silver, so she used it. The jade hairpin was pure and simple, just like her most cherished sister.

Du Huanghua blinked, and tears fell.

"Xiao Yu, go and see if the groom is here." Aunt Wu hurriedly said when she heard the commotion outside.

Du Xiaoyu left the bedroom.

Bai Yushi was wearing a groom's suit and was about to visit his father-in-law and mother-in-law in the main room. After passing out that day, he thought he was not getting better, but when he woke up, he was even more energetic than usual.

A glimmer of hope rose in Du Xiaoyu's heart. Maybe her sister would recover if she married him?Sometimes, love can conquer all?

She took two steps forward, and smiled at Bai Yushi, "Brother-in-law."

Bai Yushi was taken aback, and the pain in his heart became more and more pervasive. All these years, whether his health was good or bad was just a cloud of smoke, and he had long looked down upon it, but he never realized that those obsessions were deeply hidden in his sister's heart.He let go, but she never did, and now Huang Hua has been implicated for life.

Maybe, he made a mistake at the beginning, if he never had a heart for anyone, he wouldn't hurt anyone.

He was wrong, but who can predict the future?
Just like now, he doesn't know whether he is doing right or wrong. If he doesn't marry Huang Hua, maybe her reputation will be ruined, but what about marrying her?How long can I live?
Seeing the sudden change in his expression, Du Xiaoyu secretly sighed. In fact, he should be the one suffering the most, right?He had already faced death, but he had to force him to bear it.

White Lotus, oh White Lotus, your so-called brother-sister relationship is nothing more than a bigger injury!

Seeing that he was still hesitating, she reminded softly, "Brother-in-law, parents are waiting." There is no end in sight, and when misfortune strikes, the best way is to face it with strength.

Bai Yushi nodded at her, and went into the room to salute Du Xian and his wife.

Aunt Wu helped Du Huanghua out, and Du Xian told her to be filial to her father-in-law and be a good daughter-in-law. Finally, she couldn't help crying, not to mention Mrs. Zhao, holding Du Huanghua and not letting go. let her go.

Watching the sedan chair gradually go away, Du Xiaoyu stood at the door without moving for a long time.

"Don't worry about Eldest Sister," Du Wenyuan came up to comfort her, "Anyway, our two families live close together, you can visit her anytime."

That's right, Du Xiaoyu nodded.

I went to Wanjia in a few days, and it will be a good time for spring sowing.

Du Xian had plowed a few acres of fertile land a long time ago, and recently began to pick up manure in the field. Most of the manure was human manure, which had been accumulated for more than half a year, and it was one of the more commonly used fertilizers.

Every time Du Xiaoyu saw it, she had to pinch her nose and run away. The smell was really unbearable, so she never paid attention to the feces and water before, but she paid attention to it today. After all, she has read a lot of agricultural books. Think too much.

The manure is all placed in a big pit, just behind their backyard. Now the villagers already know that pouring human manure directly is not good for the crops, so it has to be stored for a period of time, which is the so-called cooked manure. Min Yaoshu also mentioned, "Grow winter melons, mix them with cooked dung and soil."

In the Yuan Dynasty, there was an agricultural book that mentioned how to quickly make mature dung.

That is, ignite and smoke!

Thinking about it, Du Xiaoyu almost vomited it out. It stinks to the heavens just like this, and it needs to be set on fire. What kind of scene is that?
Du Xian saw that she was clutching her throat as if she was uncomfortable, and hurriedly said, "Go in quickly, so why are you running outside because you are afraid of the smell? Go, close the door, so as not to smoke your mother too."

"I'm thinking about the dung water, Dad, do you want to heat the dung?"

"What?" Du Xian's eyes widened, "Aren't you crazy, kid? You can't cook hot dung in a pot?"

Du Xiaoyu felt nauseous again, quickly covered her mouth, and after a while she was able to speak, "That's right, Father, I read in the agricultural book that this manure is not good if it is left for a long time, and it can be used to fertilize the field." Things will become less, but if they are heated, they can be preserved, and they can be fertilized at any time, right? There is no need to accumulate them for so long.” That is to say, nutrients will not be lost, and the so-called ripeness refers to fermentation and decomposing.

Du Xian frowned, "Is there such a thing?"

The book proposing heating manure water was only published at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, not far from their court, and it may not have become popular yet, but people in the south of the Yangtze River may have already done so, and this side has always been inferior to the south.

"Of course, can I still lie to my father?"

"But it's heating up a bit..."

"Can we use the sun to dry it first? Anyway, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. If it works, let's try to use fire in winter." Du Xiaoyu smiled, "Father, you should move the big pit where the excrement is stored, and finally It’s so sunny and leeward, it won’t last long in the backyard, and the temperature is not enough.”

Du Xian always believed in his youngest daughter, and nodded upon hearing the words, "Forget it, I'll call you Uncle Zhong to help dig a hole, and let's put it on the south side outside the front yard, where there won't be much wind and the smell won't enter the yard. "

Zhong Daquan came quickly, and dug a big hole with Du Xian all afternoon.

The next morning, the father and daughter started work.

Du Xiaoyu stood far away, wearing a mask she made herself. She had just had breakfast, and she ate the delicious fish porridge because she was very worried.

Du Xian brought some corn stalks cut into sections, spread them under the big pit, sprinkled some water on them to soak them and stirred them, then poured fresh manure picked from the latrine, and then spread those stalks in another layer, and also picked them in the middle. Put in cow dung and pig manure, because livestock manure is hot, and it is easy to increase the temperature.

The two of them were messing with each other, when Mrs. Dong came over from a distance and boasted, "Oh, Xiaoyu is really hardworking, why don't you make fat with your father?" Under Du Xiaoyu's guidance, their rabbits grew more and more. Well, I am very happy.

Du Xian said with a smile, "This girl also came up with it, saying that manure needs to be made like this to fertilize the field. Hey, I will try it too, I don't know if it is good or not."

Dong's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Really? Will the harvest be better if the fertilizer is removed?"

"You won't know until you use it." Du Xiaoyu's voice was not clear, and she pointed to her father, "Father, make two grass sticks and insert them in, so that you can breathe."

Mrs. Dong stared at her in surprise. This little girl is really extraordinary. Not only can she raise rabbits, but she can also make fertilizer. Her Qinglan is only one year younger than her. How can she be so smart?The Du family is very lucky, but it's a pity for the eldest daughter to marry the sick eldest son of the Bai family.

Thinking of smelling a bad smell, she hurried inside, and stretched out her hand to pull Du Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, let your father handle it, go, go in and talk to auntie."

What can I say to her?Du Xiaoyu frowned, do you want to ask her about raising rabbits again?But being pulled by her hand, he had no choice but to follow into the house.

01:30 p.m. Second update~~~
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