After I became a general, I went back to my hometown to farm

Chapter 66

◎猹, watermelon smoothie, ice. ◎

In this way, Gu Zeyu has spent most of his time in the fields recently, and he has to watch the wells from time to time, and his caring appearance will make Jin Ming and the others work hard.

In addition, he also checks to see if the watermelon seeds have germinated.

After about a week, the watermelon seeds sprang out of the ground and grew small tender leaves. At this time, Gu Zeyu watered the land again.

He has a long memory, he no longer has to go to the river to fetch water by himself, he puts it directly on the carriage, and fills the water one after another. Fortunately, the path can barely accommodate the wheels of the carriage, so it is faster, and soon Watered the ground again.

He also noticed that the watermelon seedlings seemed to be a little thick, and maybe the seeds were not well controlled when they were sown, so he decided to transplant the seedlings when they grew up, arrange them neatly, and distribute them to other lands for growth.

On the day when the seedlings emerged, Gu Zeyu was very happy, so he went to share this with Cheng Cheng, regardless of whether Cheng Cheng wanted to know or not.

But fortunately, Cheng Cheng was quite interested, and asked him: "From your description, watermelon is a sweet, big, round fruit. I haven't seen it before, but it should be delicious."

Gu Zeyu replied without hesitation: "It must be delicious, otherwise why would I grow it? When they are ripe, I guess I will come to the melon field to see melons, to prevent people from stealing melons, and of course to prevent animals."

Cheng Cheng wondered, "What animal can eat watermelon?"

Gu Zeyu thought for a while, "Badger pigs, hedgehogs, etc. like to eat watermelon. Of course, livestock like pigs can also eat watermelon."

"What is a chrysanthemum? I've never heard of this kind of animal." Cheng Cheng felt that Brother Gu knew a lot.

"Yu should be an animal similar to a badger. It looks stupid and cute, with short feet, but its fur is smooth and smooth. The big one weighs fifty or sixty kilograms. It has a more irritable temperament. It is not an easy animal to mess with."

He sighed again. This is an animal known in modern times. I don't know if there is such a creature in this other world. But since it has been mentioned, it is good for Brother Cheng to know about it.

Cheng Cheng nodded, as if he understood.

"Then you have to hide, I know." It's not easy to catch, and it's irritable, so it's the best way to deal with it. In fact, Cheng Cheng has seen similar creatures that come down from the mountains and eat crops. The rhizome is an unpleasant one, but they are collectively called badgers, regardless of hog badgers or mescal badgers.

Gu Zeyu said: "It is estimated that it is difficult to see, there are not many of them."

"Anyway, brother Cheng, you just wait for summer to eat the big watermelon that was splashed in the well." Gu Zeyu made bold words, raised his eyebrows and looked at Cheng Cheng.

Cheng Cheng believed that Brother Gu would be able to successfully grow watermelons, so he also smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll wait for your watermelons."

However, Cheng Cheng was a little skeptical. Now that the watermelon has only grown seedlings, can it ripen in summer?

he asked.

Gu Zeyu answered him: "Watermelons are usually ripe in two to three months, and summer is the harvest season."

"If it is planted in April, it will be harvested in July, which is not very good." It is nearly half as fast as the main crops such as wheat and rice.

Cheng Cheng thought for a while, and said happily: "Then we can have two crops a year. We can only crop rice twice a year here, and wheat is still cropped once a year. If it weren't for the limited paddy fields, the rice output would not be high. , People wish they could all grow rice, so that there will be more grain in the field throughout the year.”

"If watermelon is really that good, and there is a way to sell it, I think the villagers don't mind planting new crops." He proposed an idea, looked at Gu Zeyu, and wanted to hear his answer.

Gu Zeyu did not disappoint Brother Cheng either. After pondering for a while, he shook his head slightly and said, "Theoretically, it is possible to plant two crops a year, but after the first crop is harvested, the next watermelon planted will not grow as well. Well, because the substances in the land suitable for watermelon growth have been absorbed by the first crop of watermelons."

Seeing Brother Cheng's wrinkled face, he didn't directly deny the decision, but said: "It's better to plant a crop once a year, but in our land, no one grows watermelons. Rare things are more expensive. It may not be able to sell for a good price, and it can pay back once a year, it has a short maturity period, and in the remaining time, other crops can be planted in the ground, which is also a good deal.”

Cheng Cheng thought for a while, and that's right, the land can't stand planting twice, so she let go of this idea and started worrying about Gu Zeyu, "Brother Gu, it's your first time planting watermelons, and you're planning to plant them all at once. If there are too many, it will not be sold, or else we will plant less this time."

Gu Zeyu stroked Cheng Cheng's hair gently, and said in a low voice: "I've thought about the market for this watermelon a long time ago, our town definitely can't eat it, but there is still the whole county, good wine is not afraid of deep alleys, maybe At that time, watermelons will be hot all summer, and the supply will be in short supply, and there will definitely be businessmen looking for Brother Gu."

Cheng Cheng felt that what Gu Zeyu thought was weird.

Grabbing the arm touching his head, he looked up at Gu Zeyu seriously, "Brother Gu, are you serious? Answer what I said just now. Don't be joking."

Gu Zeyu took a deep breath, "I can still lie to you. There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. Don't worry, little brother. Brother Gu will solve it. I'm telling the truth, although it's a bit idealized. But it’s not impossible, we can still make some watermelon juice by then, which is delicious to relieve the heat, or watermelon smoothie is also good.”

Seeing that Brother Gu turned to a strange point, Cheng Cheng had no choice but to smile and follow what Brother Gu said: "What is watermelon smoothie? According to my understanding, some watermelon juice is poured into the smoothie. It’s not easy to get, and ice is expensive.”

Gu Zeyu said wholeheartedly: "Actually, put the watermelon and ice cubes together, and then beat them into fine pieces. It's best to beat them into a puree, then freeze them on the enlarged ice cubes overnight, and then stir them again the next day, and the watermelon smoothie will be ready." gone."

Cheng Cheng's round eyes widened, it was so complicated, coughed twice, and his expression became slightly serious, "Brother Gu, it's not that I poured cold water on you, it's really difficult to do this, unless someone has an ice cellar, It can be done, or watermelon juice is simpler."

But there is no ice here. Gu Zeyu has a way. He knew that saltpeter can make ice, but Naihe didn’t know what saltpeter looks like. Besides, the tree attracts the wind. But I couldn't keep it.

So he didn't plan to use this method at all, and prepared to follow the fate.

If you can find saltpeter, you can make some ice at home and use it at home instead of taking it out.

If you can't find it, buy some ice and use it to make some summer drinks at home, that's enough.

Gu Zeyu spoke out his thoughts, of course he was only talking about the latter who bought some ice, but he didn't dare to mention saltpeter.

Cheng Cheng nodded, "It's okay to try something new at home. Brother Gu, when you mentioned smoothies, I remembered that a few years ago, someone opened a store to sell some popsicles, which was quite prosperous. Later, because ice was expensive and the raw materials were high, the price went up. After the price, it can’t go on.”

Gu Zeyu was quite surprised. He didn’t expect that there are popsicles sold in other worlds. People in this era are quite receptive, but they don’t know if these popsicles are made by other time travelers or reborn people, or just people from another world relying on their wisdom. stuff.

He didn't delve into it, and it didn't hinder him anyway, so he didn't plan to care about it, and he didn't ask Brother Cheng for details about the popsicle shop.

Just talking about other things again, Gu Zeyu asked Cheng Cheng: "A few pots of ornamental flowers I bought for you a few days ago, do you like them? Are they still growing well?"

Gu Zeyu spared no effort to build a good relationship with his mother-in-law, so why not just go to Cheng's house.

Cheng Cheng joked with a smile: "This is a gift from his future son-in-law. How can Eminem not like it? When you first sent it, he still found it troublesome. Flowers and other things are not everywhere in the fields. You can just look at it." I'm bored, and you sent it again, for your sake, you have to take good care of it."

"So I put the flower pots in front of the house and watered them every day. Fortunately, the flowers are quite tenacious and grow well, and the flowers bloom gorgeously. The clusters are more vigorous when they are close together. , Eminem values ​​them a lot.”

After finishing speaking, Brother Cheng looked at Gu Zeyu with bright eyes.

Gu Zeyu smiled and said: "It's good if you like it. I sent flowers to them, but I really didn't know what to buy. After running around the market, I only got a few pots of fresh flowers. If you look at the flowers more, maybe you will feel better. Come on, it’s a beautiful thing after all.”

Cheng Cheng also agreed, and he said slyly: "Brother Gu, you are right, I also like beautiful things, for example, looking at you, a handsome man, Brother Gu, makes me feel happy, seeing you happy, I don't like it Feeling happy." After saying these words, Brother Cheng also kept smiling and watching Gu Zeyu with a very sincere look.

After hearing this, Gu Zeyu felt that Brother Cheng's mouth was so sweet, he couldn't take it anymore, his ears turned red, this was the first time someone praised him, and he was in a good mood when he saw him, how much he liked him, Care about him, suddenly his heart beats very fast, and the heart is beating in his chest thumping, as if he wants to jump out.

He took Cheng Cheng's hand, hugged him to his chest, wrapped his arms around his waist, then lowered his head, and kissed his forehead cherished.

Time seems to pass very slowly at this moment, and there is a charming and ambiguous atmosphere in the air.

Cheng Cheng also hugged Gu Zeyu back, and put his head lightly on his shoulder, the two of them staggered their heads and finally hugged each other.

"When I saw you, I was in the same mood as you. The tiredness of the whole day seemed to have disappeared. I just wanted to be by your side, talk to you, or just stay there without doing anything."

Gu Zeyu said in a low voice, his tone was very gentle.