”My family was the first to apply fertilizer this year. At that time, I couldn’t guarantee that the harvest would be good, so I tried it on my own first. Now that I’m ready, I won’t hide it. I will teach everyone exactly how to apply fertilizer on dry fields and how to do it. I won’t keep it to myself.”

　　”Dad and Zhou Zhou are from Xiping Village. Now that I am married, I am also a member of the Li family and a member of our village. Over the years, Dad and Zhou Zhou have always had difficulties. Thank you to the villagers for helping them and saying good things. My family’s fields are fertile and the harvest is good, so we should all share in it.”

　　The village chief mentioned by Gu Zhao burst into tears and kept saying, “Good boy, Li Da, your son-in-law is very good.”

　　”Uncle Wang praised me. Let’s talk about the fertilizer for the paddy fields. Since it’s the first crop, we haven’t gotten a clear idea of ​​the situation and yield, whether it will work, and whether it will harm the rice. So Uncle Wang has to make it clear to the villagers. If anyone wants to apply fertilizer this year, come to our house. I’ll teach you how to buy the materials and how to apply the fertilizer.”

　　”Let’s do it as a united group.”

　　The village chief clapped his hands and said it was a good idea. Even the other few people felt guilty after hearing it. They had looked down on Gu Shulang in their hearts and even said it behind his back. Now they were really ashamed.

　　I’m still thinking about the village and taking everyone with me.

　　Some people harvest an extra bushel of rice from their fields, but they are reluctant to ask how they planted the crops.

　　By the time Li Zhouzhou sent his uncles and aunts out, it was already dark and it was past dinner time. However, Li felt very comfortable, more comfortable than if he had taken an elixir. He was not hungry at all and said with a smile that there was no rush and he could do it slowly.

　　Li Zhouzhou was also happy and quickly went to cook multi-grain porridge.

　　Gu Zhao said to his father in the main hall: “Dad, you won’t think I am interrupting you today, right? I didn’t tell you about the paddy field fertilizer first…”

　　”You are a smart boy, and you have a good brain.” Li Da said this in a friendly tone, treating Gu Zhao like his own son. He patted Gu Zhao on the shoulder and said, “The fields are there, and we can’t hide our harvest. I didn’t intend to hide the fertilizer, or else our crops will suffer next year.”

　　”We have to guard against it day and night. Do we have to live in the fields and watch over the crops?”

　　The people in the village are jealous of your harvest. If you don’t tell them and hide it, they will definitely ruin your land.

　　”You should talk to the village chief about the paddy field fertilizer issue. It’s a big deal. We have to spend money to buy fertilizer, and it’s a new crop. It’s okay if some of our own crops are damaged. We can get through it by gritting our teeth and eating less. But it’s not the case for other people’s fields.” Li Da shook his head.

　　Gu Zhao said, “Dad is right. The fertilizer used for dry fields in the past was manure and wood ash, nothing new. Now we need stone powder. We can say that our fields are good, but if other people in the village see that our wheat harvest is good and secretly learn to make fertilizer for paddy fields, then the land will be damaged and they will really blame us.”

　　“It would be better if the village chief came forward and made things clear. Those who want to do it can do it, and those who are afraid of danger can wait and see whether the harvest this year is good or not, and then we can talk about it next year.”

　　Another point is that Gu Zhao said this in front of the village chief in order to give the Li family “authority” in the village. The village chief was determined to make fertilizers, even if he didn’t dare to use all the paddy fields at home, he would try a few acres. The village chief came forward, trusted the Li family, listened to the Li family, and was good-tempered to the Li family. Gradually, the Li family had a say and status in the village.

　　Previously, because the Li family only had one son, although Li was very capable, he was still looked down upon by the villagers. He had no say and existed on the margins. The women could make up stories and talk behind his back, just like Tian from the Zhang family.

　　In modern times, it doesn’t matter if every household in the same community lives their own life behind closed doors, but in the village where human relationships are very sophisticated, it is really important to have a say and status.

　　Gu Zhao is not a saintly father, so he can’t spend all his efforts to tell the villagers about fertilizers and teach them step by step. What’s the point? Just look at Uncle Wang. Didn’t he also serve his parents-in-law wholeheartedly and work hard to save money in the Wang family, but what did he get?

　　The parents-in-law looked down on him, the man beat him up, and the villagers said he was pitiful and a good person.

　　What’s the use?

　　You have to stand up on your own.

　　Gu Zhao wanted to make the Li family stand up.