Chapter 38 Disgusting Zhao Family Members and Spring Planting

Luo Qiao saw that her aim to disgust the Zhao family members had been achieved, and she calmly said, “I accept your apology. I hope you will mend your ways and become a useful member of society.”

Upon hearing this, those who hadn’t received much education thought Luo Qiao was quite generous to forgive Zhao Xiaomei so readily. However, those who were educated didn’t see it the same way, especially Zhang Qiaoyan from the village cadre’s family.

She felt there was an underlying meaning in Luo Qiao’s words. What did “mend your ways” imply? It seemed like Zhao Xiaomei had done such things many times before. And saying “become a useful member of society” sounded harmless, but on closer inspection, wasn’t it mocking Zhao Xiaomei?

Zhao Xiaomei was just a village girl who had only attended two years of primary school and couldn’t even recognize all the characters. How could she become a useful member of society? Luo Qiao successfully caught Zhang Qiaoyan’s attention and dislike.

But Luo Qiao herself was unaware of all this.

After Zhao Xiaomei finished apologizing and hurriedly ran off the stage covering her face, Captain Gao Jiefang finally spoke up, “Let’s consider this matter closed. From now on, it must not be mentioned again.

However, this also serves as a warning to everyone: in the future, you must never engage in illegal activities. Otherwise, no one can save you, and you’ll face the consequences of the law. Do you all understand?”

The members below hadn’t expected the mention of criminal sentences, prompting someone to say, “We understand, Captain. We will never commit such vile acts.”

Upon hearing this, the faces of the Zhao family members turned into a palette of colors, clearly targeted by these words.

Gao Jiefang continued, “Next, starting from today, we officially begin the spring planting. I hope everyone will work together to complete the spring planting task with high quality and quantity. Alright, without further ado, let’s proceed with assigning tasks.”

Luo Qiao had been following Aunt Qiao all along. At this point, Aunt Qiao’s two daughters-in-law also came over. Aunt Qiao introduced Luo Qiao, saying, “This is my eldest daughter-in-law, Song Jiao. You can call her Sister-in-law Song from now on. And this is my second daughter-in-law, Feng Qiaohui. You can call her Second Sister-in-law Feng.”

Luo Qiao obediently called out, “Hello, Sister-in-law Song, Second Sister-in-law Feng. I’m Luo Qiao. Please give me your guidance in the future.”

Both of them smiled and greeted Luo Qiao. Soon it was their turn. The task assigned today was sowing seeds. Groups of three to five people walked towards their designated fields.

As they walked along, gazing at the vast blue sky and boundless brown earth, feeling the warm spring breeze on their faces, and hearing the distant cuckooing of birds, everything was so refreshing. The spring planting had officially begun.

Cuckoo, cuckoo, sowing happiness!

Aunt Qiao continued to walk while explaining planting techniques to her again. She emphasized that seeds should neither be sown too many or too few. Each acre of land had a specific ratio.

Too few seeds might fail to sprout, while too many would waste seeds and require labor to thin out the excess seedlings after germination. Therefore, planting three seeds per hole was the most suitable approach.

In fact, the original person had done all these jobs before when she was on the farm. However, Luo Qiao didn’t interrupt Aunt Qiao’s instructions and instead felt warm inside.

The next day at noon, Luo Qiao went to the commune and brought back the chicks that had been arranged. Except for three left outside to raise, the rest were all stored in the space and released onto the mountain. It wasn’t easy to find piglets, so for now, none were brought in.

Spring planting kept her busy for nearly half a month. Luo Qiao also switched between various tasks such as sowing seeds, tending livestock, and covering soil. Although none were particularly heavy tasks, each day was quite exhausting.

During breaks at noon, she went up the mountain a few times. She even caught a pregnant mother rabbit once. Luo Qiao threw it into the space in the mountains to let it develop freely.

After all, rabbits aren’t concerned about inbreeding, and she believed it wouldn’t be long before there would be a large group of little rabbits. Hehe!