Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 137 It’s better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish

Tian Dacheng sighed again, paused, and continued the conversation somewhat awkwardly.

"Originally, we built a few more rooms for Xiaoan and Xiaoquan's marriage a few years ago. We have almost used up all the money. Because of the incident with the second son, Xiaoan and Xiaoquan's marriage plans fell through. The He family, who had arranged a marriage with Xiaohe a few years ago, also proposed to cancel the marriage and returned the five taels of betrothal gift, so the family really can't afford so much travel expenses."

Tian Dacheng's wrinkled face was full of helplessness. Xiaoan and Xiaoquan were both Tian Dacheng's grandchildren, one from his first cousin's family and the other from his second cousin's family. Xiaohe was the second cousin's youngest daughter.

Hualei sighed and said nothing. There are so many people in this world who have a hard life. It's not because they don't work hard, but they never know when an accident will make the already shaky family even worse.

As they were talking, Auntie Song and the others prepared dinner, and everyone ate together. Tian Dacheng and the other two also stayed in the west wing of Qingyun Lane. After traveling for more than half a month and eating poorly, Tian Dacheng and the other two were exhausted and soon began to snore loudly.

The next morning, Tian Changsha, who was in a bad mood because of the attacks all the way, became even more depressed after seeing his father, his wife and children. In addition, he caught a cold the night before and had a slight fever.

Hua Lei called Doctor Lin from Xinglin Hall to take his pulse, prescribed some medicine, and let him rest in the west wing. Tian Dacheng was also afraid that Tian Changsha would fall ill on the way back and cause trouble for him. Although he didn't like it, he agreed to let him lie on the bed and rest in broad daylight.

Seeing Tian Changsha return to the west wing, Hua Lei stood up. "Uncle, second cousin, let me take you to my farm. I bought a small farm in Dongcheng District last year, and the harvest is pretty good.

"I recently bought a swampy land in the southern part of the city, planted some vegetables, and raised some chickens and ducks. There are many things I don't understand and haven't handled well. I thought that my uncle has been farming for his whole life, so he can help me with some suggestions? See if there is anything that needs to be improved? Is that okay?" Hua Lei asked.

When Tian Dacheng heard this, Hualei didn't know much about farming, so he stood up immediately. "Okay, let's go over and take a look. This is easier said than done. If you're not careful, there will be pests of this or that kind. Let's go over and take a look. It would be best if we can help."

Hualei asked Uncle Fu to drive the mule cart. They went to Baihua Village first, took Tian Dacheng and his son for a walk in the fields, and then went to the slope behind to see the fruiting of peaches and pears this year. Tian Dacheng nodded repeatedly and praised them. Then they drove the mule cart to Yuanying Village.

The people in Yuanying Village were still busy, feeding chickens and ducks, planting vegetables and watering them, everything looked orderly. Hualei took Tian Dacheng and Tian Changmu to see the conditions of several farms, and then took them to the tofu shop.

In fact, Hualei's great-grandparents ran a tofu shop. Tian Dacheng and Tian Dayou also knew how to do it, but Tian Dayou was lazy and didn't want to work, so he stopped doing it later.

Tian Dacheng's family used to run a small tofu shop in Dade Town. Logically, they should have been able to make a decent living. However, one time a customer found a dead cockroach in the tofu he bought, and the matter was reported to the government, so they had to pay a large amount of silver.

I thought it was just a coincidence, but it happened every now and then. Today I found a dead cockroach in my food, and tomorrow I found a dead fly. After a few times, I realized that it was the work of a distant relative of the county magistrate. But after knowing it, what did it matter? After paying several more silver coins, I gave up and closed the tofu shop. From then on, my life became more and more difficult.

At this time, Tian Dacheng and Tian Changmu were looking at the busy but orderly operators in the tofu shop, and their minds were filled with thoughts.

Tian Dacheng, in particular, saw that all kinds of vegetable seedlings in the farm were growing vigorously, the eggplants, winter melons and cowpeas were beginning to bear fruit, and hundreds of piglets were lying there, looking well fed and satisfied.

When I saw that Hualei was taking care of thousands of chickens, ducks and geese in an orderly manner, I felt sincerely happy for her.

I watched this little girl grow up. She was smart, lively and cute since she was young. When she just started to speak, her cousin-in-law, Mr. Hua, held her on his knees and taught her to read and count. When she was a little older, before she could even hold chopsticks, Mr. Hua gave her a pen and taught her to write. At that time, I was wondering if it was useful for a girl to learn so many words. Now it seems that it is still very useful.

But when he thought of his sons and grandsons, who were also taught by Grandpa Hua to read and write, but are now still digging for food in the fields, and their life is tight, with one meal hungry and the other full. He couldn't help but sigh again.

Hualei took Tian Dacheng and his son, as well as Xiaoyuan, for a walk around the farm and returned to the meeting room where she worked. After Aunt Fu handed over the teacup, she left. The three of them sat down at the long table, with Xiaoyuan sitting behind Hualei. Hualei placed the teacup in front of Tian Dacheng and Tian Changmu and spoke softly.

"Uncle, second cousin, what are your plans after you go back this time?" Tian Dacheng took the teacup, took a sip, and shook his head. "I don't have any specific plans. Let's take the second cousin's family back to Dade Town first. We can only take things one step at a time."

"Uncle, have you ever thought about coming to the capital?" Hua Lei asked carefully. In this era, many people, especially the older ones, are unwilling to leave their hometown and go to another place if there is nothing else.

"To Shangjing City?" Tian Dacheng asked in surprise. "Why did I come to Shangjing City? I came here out of necessity. I guess it's the only time I've come so far." Tian Dacheng's tone was filled with helplessness.

"Uncle, you see, I bought a farm and I need someone to manage it. If you, uncle, or a few cousins ​​are willing, you can come to Shangjing City to help me manage it. How about it? I will give you monthly salary." Hua Lei said.

She thought that "it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish", and if her uncle and several cousins ​​were willing to come to the capital and help manage the farm, it would be a good thing to kill two birds with one stone. She gave them monthly wages to improve their lives.

She felt at ease when they helped her manage the affairs of the farm. After all, when the farm was short of people, she had to go out and pay to hire them.