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Chapter 51

I made two vegetables in the vegetable field of Grandma Li’s second grandma’s house, and cooked a bowl of egg noodles with two eggs. After sucking it, Canghai began to plant trees.

First, I planted several fruit trees at my doorstep, and then started planting trees near the entrance of the village.

Just as he was digging the pit with Ping'an, Grandma Li San Qian Ximei came over. She was holding a bowl in one hand, eating cornmeal porridge and holding a bun in the other hand, and walking towards Canghai while eating.

"Haiwazi, what are you doing?" Qian Ximei asked.

Canghai did not answer, and Ping'an explained: "We are planting trees. My second brother said that when these trees grow, there will be a place to cool down in the village in summer."

"So that's what it means," Qian Ximei said after hearing this.

Originally, Qian Ximei came over to remind Canghai that the land here was her house, but she felt a little embarrassed to speak when she heard Ping'an say this.

Canghai has been away from his hometown for ten years and doesn't know much about this. He originally thought of planting two trees at the entrance of the village, but who knew that this type of planting came to the homestead of Grandma Li San's house.

Canghai didn't know that Ping An knew, but he didn't expect to tell Canghai, but said to Grandma Li San: "Grandma San, this tree is planted on the ground of your house, and the shade of the tree is your house."

Grandma Li San suddenly felt a little embarrassed when she heard this, but Ping An was a fool and she couldn't say.

Only then did Canghai realize that he planted these two trees on the ground of Grandma Li San’s house. Although there are many lands here, the country people value this more seriously and the house is very particular.

So Canghai said, "Grandma Li San, I really don't know that this is your homestead. If I want to move these two trees? If not, it's okay. Can you think this tree is your home?"

After Cang Hai said this, Grandma Li San was so embarrassed that she opened her mouth and said, "It's okay, you plant it, this tree is still yours."

After saying that, he left with a bowl.

Cang Hai looked at Grandma Li San's back for a moment and didn't know what to say. He thought for a while and said to Ping'an: "Forget it, let's move these two trees."

Ping An didn't have any objections. After hearing this, he helped Canghai move the tree out without saying a word and moved it to the edge of the village entrance road. Now it was no longer on anyone's house, but now these two trees have reached the top of the village slope.

After planting the horse again and pouring it on water, Canghai had to reconsider his approach and thought that the remaining saplings were better planted in the old kiln and new kilns in his home. Although Canghai didn't mind giving the trees to the villagers, he also knew that the villagers were also shameless people. If he planted the trees randomly on other people's land, then everyone might have to send the money to himself. Instead of doing this, it would be better not to do this trouble.

A elm tree was planted at the entrance of the old kiln, an osmanthus tree and an elm tree at the entrance of the new kiln. The remaining willows, poplars and other plants were planted at the slope of the vegetable garden, almost at the bottom of the ditch.

It took a day to plant trees with Ping'an. Canghai invited Ping'an to have dinner at night. The two of them picked up the bowl and sat down. As soon as they started eating, Hu Shijie arrived.

Cang Hai quickly stood up and signaled Hu Shijie to come and eat. Hu Shijie took a look and didn't hesitate. He took a bowl of rice from the pot, squatted on the table and started eating.

"Haiwazi, how much does this tree cost?" Hu Shijie asked.

Canghai didn't know why Hu Shijie asked this, but he still replied with a funny look: "I don't know if my price is expensive or cheap."

After saying that, I quoted the trees I planted. The prices of different tree species are different. The sizes of the same varieties vary. In general, the price of Canghai is quite affordable.

Hu Shijie nodded secretly when he heard this: "Are there any? If so, I would like to buy a few elm trees and jujube trees."

When Canghai heard this, he said, "If you want it, I can buy it again, but I don't have it here anymore. Today I planted it in the fields."

Hu Shijie nodded after hearing this: "I know, you guy has some specialty in planting trees. I heard that you guy planted trees in front and behind the house. I came to see it specifically, for fear that you would plant the wrong tree and be taboo."

"I know something," Cang Hai smiled,

The main taboos in planting trees are folk legends, such as not planting mulberry trees in front of them, not planting willow trees behind them, not planting ghosts in front of the door (referring to poplar trees), and burying pomegranates and peppers at will, ginkgo trees all over the ground, etc.

"Well, you're not mistaken," said Hu Shijie: "You young people may not believe these things, but there are always some truths passed down by the older generation. Even if you don't believe them, you can't do it against them. By the way, if you buy these saplings for me when you go to the town again, it's better if you can grow a big plant."

"I get it." Cang Hai nodded.

After talking about this, everyone continued to eat. Not long after, Wei Wenkui came over again. When he saw the three of them eating, he replied and said, after eating, he squatted beside the table and smoked.

While smoking, I was talking about planting trees.

"Stop asking. I just asked the price, it's not expensive. If you want to buy any seedlings, just tell Haiwazi," Hu Shijie said.

After hearing this, Wei Wenkui directly reported a few trees, which were almost elm, jujube, osmanthus, apricots and so on.

"There is no big problem with the elm tree. I will go and see it in a few days, but this apricot tree is a bit difficult, and it may not be possible." Canghai himself did not plant ginkgo trees, let alone find them for Wei Wenkui.

"It will be done without anything else."

Before Wei Wenkui finished speaking, Li Liren appeared at the door.

"Grandpa Li Er, you are here to inquire about the trees, right?" Cang Hai asked with a smile.

Li Liren said, "Yes, I'll come and ask. I want to plant a few trees before home. Anyway, there is water in the village now, so I pour a scoop and a half pot from time to time. After a year of hard work, the tree will grow. Why do you mean the same thing?"

Hu Shijiexiu said: "We all mean this."

Canghai smiled and said, "Then everyone count the tree species you need. After I get it, I will go to the town. Even if there is not, I will ask them to help buy some."

Planting trees is a good thing. Canghai doesn’t want to see the village being bare anymore. With trees, the trees are shady in summer, and the village looks like a kind of enjoyment, right?

Hearing Cang Hai say this, the people around him nodded, and Li Liren started counting. After the two of them finished counting, Li Liren went to count all the other trees they were going to plant, with a total of more than a hundred saplings.

Now that there is water, everyone naturally thinks about planting trees. For villagers, planting trees is not only about cooling down, but when they grow to a certain extent, the trees are equivalent to money. When they are cut down and sold for money, they are also a good investment.

After watching Canghai receive the note, everyone dispersed, packed up Canghai and went back to sleep. The next morning, he went up to the town and handed over the tree he needed to Wen Yidao. Then he made an appointment to come and pick it up, so he returned to the village and began to continue planting his own trees.

A week later, Cang Hai took Hu Shijie to pick up the seedlings. After dragging them back to the village, everyone started to work hard. Two or three days later, small saplings more than one person were planted on many open spaces in the trees. In order to ensure the survival rate of these small saplings, Cang Hai secretly got up in the middle of the night to water the saplings.

The rainy season of the new year came as promised.

Canghai stood in his own kitchen and looked at the sudden rain outside. The huge raindrops hit the glass ceiling of the kitchen, making a sound of banging.

At Canghai's feet was standing at the feet of Tiger Head. At this time, Tiger Head's face was full of depression. It rained for two or three days in a row, and from childhood to adulthood, it limited the space for it to go out to play, which made Tiger Head very dissatisfied.

"I really don't know how long it will take for the rain to fall." Cang Hai sighed and said, looking at the rain curtain outside.

I think about rain when there is no rain, but when there is rain, I think about the rain too much.

"Haiwazi".

At this time, a sound suddenly came down the slope. Canghai turned his head and found a person standing below the slope. He was about forty years old, wearing a green raincoat, waving at him.

Cang Hai carefully suppressed his body and realized that this person was either Hu Shijie's eldest son, namely Ping'an's father Hu Mingshan.

"Uncle Mingshan, when did you come back?" Cang Hai raised his hand and waved it twice and asked at the same time.

Hu Mingshan said: "I came back in the morning. You guy stood in the house and just stood there. Don't go to the fields to release water? If you let the water in the fields accumulate so much, the seedlings will be soaked to death in the water within a few days."

When Canghai heard Hu Mingshan say this, he remembered that he had planted several acres of land at home, so he opened his mouth and said, "I'll go right away."

Hearing Cang Hai's words, Hu Mingshan smiled and carried the shovel on the ground, turned around and walked towards his father's ground.

The water in the field must be put, so Canghai changed into rain boots, put on his raincoat, took a shovel, carried it on his shoulders, walked into the rain.

Hutou stood under the eaves and barked at Canghai twice. Seeing that the master did not look back, he hesitated for a moment and walked into the rain. He soon ran to Canghai, and followed his master with his head shrank.

When Canghai saw the tiger's head at his feet, he reached out and rubbed his head, turned around and returned to the house to find a piece of small plastic leather to put on it, and then he walked into the rain again.

When I came to my own field, Canghai found that all my peanuts and rapeseed were soaked in the water, and almost all my feet could be covered with my feet. I waved the shovel in my hand, and Canghai began to shovel mud and clear the drainage ditches. There was a lot of water in the ground, and gently pushed the ditch around the ridge, and the rain water flowed up along the ditch.

After the ditch was cleared, Canghai carried a shovel and walked into the ground. When he saw the water puddle, he dug a small ditch to lure the water out. After working for almost an hour, he cleared the water from the peanuts. There was no problem with the peanuts. Next, the rapeseed field was dug. After digging all the land, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Canghai's body was covered with mud spots.

Carrying a shovel to go home, Canghai walked halfway and found Hu Shijie and others standing on the edge of the slope, just standing in the rain without working, talking about something.

Cang Hai walked over curiously and asked everyone, "What is this for?"

When Li Licheng saw Cang Hai coming, he reached out and said hello: "Where are we looking at this water?"

Canghai looked curiously at a puddle not far from the feet of several people. Now there is a lot of rain in the puddle. According to Canghai's judgment, the deepest part is almost overwhelming.

"What's so good about this?" Cang Hai looked at it for a few times but didn't find anything here that is particularly worth looking at by these people.

Hu Shijie said: "In the past, the rain would flow along the slope over there, but today it is really strange. The rainwater actually accumulates here and has no intention of flowing out at all."

After hearing this, Canghai looked at the water puddle a few more times, and then looked at the direction of the slope that Hu Shijie said: "The terrain over there is low?"

"It was low, but this year it was strange. It seemed that the soil there was higher again, gathering all the water," said Li Lida.

"That's a good thing?"

Canghai thinks it would be bad if there is rain here? If the puddle is still there after the rainy season, it can provide the grass, shrubs and other nearby one day to promote their growth. This is not a good thing, so what is a good thing?
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