The Li family bought a lot, and Li Zhouzhou was afraid that his father couldn’t carry it, so he said that he wanted to go together. But his husband said: The villagers bought a lot, maybe there aren’t that many goods, and one bag per person would be considered a lot of goods. If his father can’t carry it, the village chief can use the ox cart.

　　Li Da also waved his hand and said Zhou Zhou didn’t need to go.

　　As Gu Zhao guessed, a large group of people from the village arrived at the entrance of Dazao Village and asked where Shifen’s home was. The villagers pointed the way and the village chief led the way and they soon arrived.

　　After that, things went smoothly. The village chief had dealt with the grain official before. Although the grain official did not even have a rank and could only be regarded as a soldier, he was an official to the villagers. Now, dealing with the Shifen family and bargaining for prices is no problem.

　　”Are you from Xiping Village? Gu Shulang?”

　　Shi Fen’s son slapped his head and recalled, “Yes, that’s what happened. It was just after the Chinese New Year when I went to the pharmacy to deliver goods. A scholar in a robe asked me the price. There was a tall guy standing next to him. I didn’t expect that he actually came to buy.”

　　He said that the drugstore sold large quantities of medicine for 230 wen per bag, and if the scholar bought it himself, it would be ten wen more expensive. The scholar asked for the address of the village, but after so many months, he had forgotten about it. He had never thought about it.

　　”Oh, yes, the scholar you are talking about is Brother Li’s son-in-law, Gu Shulang.”

　　Once they met, it was easy to talk. Xiping Village bought a lot, and Shifen’s family was curious about what they bought it for. The village chief was thoughtful and said, “There are a lot of insects in the village, so kill them.” He didn’t say anything about how to fertilize the paddy fields.

　　Let’s focus on the village first and talk about other things later.

　　The Shifen family thought they didn’t need to buy so much, but they thought it was better to make money than not make money, so they finally gave everyone a discount of 10 wen, saying that one bag was 220 wen. Xiping Village wanted a lot, and even if the Shifen family had stock – stone powder is not afraid of moisture and can be stored, there would not be more than a hundred pieces.

　　Xiping Village needed it urgently, and Shifen’s family collected half of the deposit. In the end, they burned it at night and during the day, recruited men from other branches to help, and finally ordered three days to come to pick it up. By the time they carried it back, it was already mid-August when every household in Xiping Village was making fertilizer and applying it to the fields.

　　It’s a bit late.

　　Gu Zhao thought. But if it weren’t for the harvest of his dry land, no one would believe it. In fact, his family could do it alone first, but with the harvest of the dry land in front, the villagers would ask questions and make trouble. If the harvest of the paddy field is good again, the whole village will be jealous, and it will be a waste of time if something bad happens.

　　It’s better to do it now. It’s too late. Even if there is no big effect, it’s better than making the whole village jealous.

　　Every household had a big vat in the backyard, with an unused or broken vat containing sauerkraut placed on top and a fire underneath. If someone didn’t know how to do it, they would come to Li’s house to watch and learn.

　　A full tank of urine was burned less, and the stone powder mixed with water became a paste. It was mixed with urine and stirred, just like a child mixing urine and mud. When it could be piled up, it was spread on the ground to the height of two fingertips. After being exposed to the sun for a day, it dried.

　　This is urea gypsum fertilizer.

　　Filled a basket, went to apply fertilizer. Li Zhouzhou made a pair of gloves according to his husband’s advice, and wore them when applying fertilizer in the fields, otherwise his hands would peel off a layer of skin in a day.

　　Hurry up and work hard, every household divides the work and cooperates, other families have less, only three to five acres, and they can finish it in a few days. The Li family did not really finish fertilizing until mid-September.

　　The weather was getting cold, so Li Zhouzhou boiled two large pots of hot water and the family took a good bath.

　　During those days in mid-August, someone from Dongping Village came saying that Gu Si asked Gu Zhao to go back to the Gu family, but Gu Zhao was very busy during that time, and has been busy until today. Now that he has time, he finally remembered this matter. Of course, it was Zhou Zhou who reminded him that it would be bad not to go, since his father-in-law had called him, so he might as well go.

　　Just go.

　　After taking a bath and changing into new clothes, he kept warm in spring and autumn. Today it was cold, so Gu Zhao still wore a single robe, clean. This time he did not let his hair down, but tied it up like a Taoist priest.

　　This single-piece gown was worn last year before I got married and was relatively new. When I put it on today, I realized that it was a bit shorter than my instep. The gown is not as loose as before and can be worn for walking.

　　In less than a year, Gu Zhao’s frame grew stronger, becoming taller and more manly.

　　nice.

　　Li Zhouzhou liked his husband to wear robes, so he also changed into relatively new clothes and brought some gifts, including a jar of pickled cucumbers from home. His husband said that it would taste better if they added some sugar, so this year Li Zhouzhou added sugar to the pickled cucumbers.

　　It’s really much more delicious.

　　A jar of cucumbers and eight eggs. This is a common gift for visiting relatives.

　　”I don’t know what happened to my father-in-law.” Li Zhouzhou walked in the fields with his husband, carrying a basket.

　　Gu Zhao said: “I’m afraid it’s just about fertilizing the fields, there’s nothing else to it.”

　　Li Guihua gave birth to a boy in the first month of the year. Since it was not her first child, the village did not hold a full-month banquet, but they still invited their relatives to a meal. Even though they did not call Gu Zhao and Li Zhouzhou, it seemed that Gu Si and Li Guihua really regarded Gu Zhao as a married “son-in-law”.

　　If I could get the two of them to come over in mid-August, it would certainly be in my interest.