17, magic(1/2)
Lu Ao didn't take the wealthy people in Linwu Village to heart. He had been busy with things in the fields after fishing for the past two days.
At the end of June, the sun was very bright, and the weeds and trees outside were wilted, not to mention the vegetables in the fields.
The fruits and vegetables grown by Lu Ao are still small and very fragile.
He watered it twice a day, once in the morning after catching fish, and again in the evening after catching fish.
In addition to watering, you also need to pull weeds, fertilize, remove insects and spray pesticides.
Before he started growing vegetables, he always had the misconception that farmers would grow vegetables without the need for pesticides or fertilizers, and that as long as they were planted, the vegetables would be ready to eat.
In fact, this is not the case. There are many diseases and insect pests in the wild. If you don’t have suitable pesticides and fertilizers, you will not be able to eat much if you plant a crop of vegetables.
In addition to the need for pesticides and fertilization, the tenacious weeds also gave Lu Ao a headache.
These weeds are inexhaustible, and their vitality is much stronger than vegetables. Vegetables grow an inch in ten days, while weeds grow half a foot in three days. They are so fast that you can see them jointing with the naked eye.
Even though Lu Ao was an unscientific little dragon, there was nothing he could do with these things.
That afternoon, Lu Ao finally cleaned up the goose pen at home.
His goose pen was converted into a woodshed, the floor was paved with cement, faucets were installed in the corners, and even the windows were replaced with large bright windows for ventilation.
After cleaning the goose pen, he called the family that raised geese in Tuanbao Town.
When the call was connected, the head of the household Li Xinyong was enthusiastic when he heard it was him, "Hey, we have caught all the geese, fifty-one in total. According to your request, forty-five female geese and six male geese. When will you
Come and get it when you have time?"
"I'm free now. The price is still 28 per piece?"
"Yes, you get what you pay for. We have picked them all for you. You will know when you come over and take a look."
"Okay, I'll come over later."
Lu Ao rode a tricycle and went directly to Tuanbao Town. Li Xinyong, who raised geese, lived in the village. His family owned a large fish pond and forest, and raised geese and fish at the same time.
Seeing Lu Ao coming, Li Xinyong greeted him warmly, "Come in quickly, the yard is a bit messy, I'm sorry."
"It's okay." Lu Ao glanced at the large yard of the red brick house, "Let's look at the geese first. Where are the goose chicks?"
"It's in the backyard, I'll take you to see it."
Li Xinyong took Lu Ao through the main room to the backyard.
The backyard was fenced with bamboo, and a group of gray fluffy geese were resting in the shadows. When they heard the movement of people, the group of geese immediately started to stir, screaming "quacking" and hiding in all directions.
Li Xinyong said: "All the geese you want are here. Just order some and check them. If there is no problem, I will pack them for you."
Lu Ao was not polite to him and went into the goose pen to check for himself.
This group of geese looks quite strong, each one is larger than an adult man's fist, and much larger than ordinary geese.
After Lu Ao inspected the goose cubs, he readily paid the subsequent payment to Li Xinyong.
Li Xinyong packed the geese in a duck cage made of two bamboo strips and personally lifted them outside and put them on his tricycle. "If you encounter problems raising geese, just call me."
"Okay, thank you."
"Why are you so polite? It's my turn to thank you." Li Xinyong waved his hand and said, "Come back when you have time."
Lu Ao was driving the goose home. When he passed Linwu Village, he happened to see Lin Gongshang coming out on a motorcycle.
When the two met, they both stopped to say hello.
Lu Ao was surprised, "Isn't your home entertaining guests? Where are you going?"
"Go to the town to get some medicine." Lin Gongshang said worriedly: "Aren't there guests at my house? I took them to go fishing for squid at night last night. They might have caught the wind. Two of the three of them developed a fever. They will be there this afternoon.
Rest at my house."
Lu Ao felt something was wrong, "It's so hot, why do you still catch a cold?"
"Who knows?" Lingong Merchant spread his hands, "Maybe the people in the city are squeamish and get sick after going out to the sea and being exposed to the wind and sun."
"They didn't go to the hospital?"
"Which hospital should we go to? We are so far away from the county seat. They wanted to play for two more days, so they went to the health station to have a look. There are no high-end medicines at the health station. I have to go to the town to buy it. Okay, I won't tell you.
Alright, I’ll go early and come back early.”
"Okay, you go ahead. I'm going back too."
After Lu Ao returned home, he sent the goose directly to the goose pen.
This group of goslings looked a bit big, but their down had not yet faded. As soon as they arrived at the goose pen, the goslings clapped their paws and hid in the corners, squawking from time to time.
Lu Ao stood there and watched for a while. The furry little gray dumplings gathered together and squawked and dodged left and right. They were very cute.
Lu Ao ignored them. He prepared water and soaked rice mixed with potato leaves, placed them in the center of the room, then locked the door and went out.
He will go to the field to pull weeds later, and he will look at it again in the evening and give him some medicine to prevent illness.
Lu Ao turned around to go back to the yard to get tools. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he saw a white figure out of the corner of his eye.
Lu Ao was startled, and when he regained his composure, he discovered that it was Songzhou.
"Mr. Song?"
"Well, let's see you." Song Zhou came over, saw his goose pen, and asked curiously: "Have you raised goslings?"
Lu Ao said: "It's more convenient to raise it yourself."
Songzhou smiled.
Lu Ao originally wanted to go out, but Song Zhou came, so he had no choice but to stay inside and make tea to entertain him.
Songzhou was at ease, sitting in the yard and looking at the sky comfortably.
After Lu Ao came back, he planted a grape plant in a corner of the yard.
The grapes have just grown leaves and are still far from fruiting. When the wind blows, the leaves tremble slightly, very softly.
Songzhou was sitting at the table where Lu Ao usually drank tea, looking fascinated.
When Lu Ao came out and saw him like this, he called out softly: "Mr. Song?"
Songzhou came to his senses.
Lu Ao handed him the tea and asked, "You came to me just to see me?"
"Yes." Song Zhou's eyes were very gentle, "How are you feeling recently?"
"which aspect?"
"Physically."
"Okay?" Lu Ao recalled carefully, "It's not much different from before."
"Did you drink the spiritual wine I sent you?"
"Occasionally I drink a small cup." Lu Ao said sheepishly, "There are a lot of things at home. I have to fish and drive every day, so I don't dare to drink more."
In fact, Lu Ao only drank twice.
He drank once when Songzhou first delivered it, and another time he was barbecuing in the yard and poured half a glass of wine to go with the barbecue.
Songzhou asked: "How do you feel after drinking?"
"Feeling?" Lu Ao hesitated.
He wasn't very good at drinking, so he didn't have much impression of the wine Songzhou sent except that it tasted very good.
He thought about it carefully and said, "It seems like I won't be hungry so easily after drinking."
Song Zhou pondered, "It seems that the feeling is not obvious. I will say goodbye to you next time."
Lu Ao hurriedly refused, "No, no, no, no, no, I don't need anything here."
Song Zhou smiled, "It's okay, just keep it. It's the last dragon here after all. You have to live well."
After Song Zhou finished speaking, without waiting for him to say more, he asked: "Were you planning to go out just now?"
Lu Ao nodded, "I'm going to pull the weeds and water them."
"Go now?" Song Zhou looked at the few stars that had appeared on the horizon, "Isn't it too late?"
"It's okay. The ground has been in the sun for a day. If we don't water it, the vegetables will wither." Lu Ao added: "Actually, the workload is not much, and I will be back in a while."
Song Zhou listened carefully to what he said and chuckled, "This is the first time I have seen a non-human being who works so seriously in farming."
Lu Ao shrugged, "I have no choice but to eat."
Songzhou said, "I'll go with you."
"Huh? No, I can just go by myself. The ground is dirty and there are many mosquitoes at night."
Lu Ao himself is not afraid of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes never dare to bite him. It would be bad to bring Songzhou to feed the mosquitoes.
Song Zhou stood up, looked back at him, and raised his eyebrows, "Where's the dirt?"
Lu Ao's smart eyes glanced at his white clothes, and the meaning was self-evident, "The ground is filled with mud and water——"
"What's wrong with the mud and water?" Song Zhou was a little helpless, "Have you forgotten my true form?"
To be continued...