Niu Dasao walked away happily.
After Tian Jing infused the seedlings in the wooden box with her abilities, she moved them to the east wing by the window, where the sunlight was abundant.
Li Zhengguo went to find Wang Dage again to help level the ground in the main room and the bathroom.
First, they compacted the soil, laid a layer of cement mortar, and then finished with a cement surface.
Wang Dage, with his two sons, helped with the work for a day.
That day, Tian Jing went up the mountain again and brought down rose vine cuttings, planting a circle of thorny roses around her new house.
Wen Jianshe brought a batch of rice seeds and the plastic sheeting they had ordered.
The plastic sheeting was not needed for the time being, but the rice seeds were urgent. Tian Jing carried her water bucket to Qingsongyan to nurture the seedlings.
She also "chopped" a pile of stones and carried them down the mountain. These stones were for building the toilet.
The toilet behind the house had been demolished when the house was built, and they had been using Wang Dage's toilet.
Tian Jing requested that the toilet be built in the style of an urban dry toilet of that era.
This meant that the cesspool would be behind the toilet, and the squat toilet would no longer be a wooden board over a pit, but a sloped surface made of red bricks and cement, draining into the cesspool behind the toilet.
The toilet walls were not only shaped like a 'g' but also equipped with doors and latches inside.
Wang Dage and his sons worked for another two days, and the two cement-plastered squat toilets with thatched roofs were completed.
He envied them again, saying, "Sitting in such a spacious and clean toilet, I'm sure I wouldn't get constipated."
Li Zhengguo chuckled, "Alright, I have a few bags of cement left at home. I'll keep one bag to repair the window and door frames, and the rest I'll give to you so you can build a toilet that won't cause constipation."
Wang Dage did not feel embarrassed at all, "Then I won't be polite. I won't be polite about the grain and seed matters either."
"You don't need to be polite. When I need help, I call on you, and you never hesitate. When you take things, don't hesitate either."
"Hahahaha, right, when you take things, don't hesitate."
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Tian Jing and Li Zhengguo went to Qingsongyan again.
The crops in the hot spring land were originally planned to be stimulated slowly, but for the sake of the land down the mountain, they had to be ripened all at once.
After they ripened, Li Zhengguo also asked Tian Jing to absorb a little energy to prevent the seeds from being too good.
After absorbing some energy, Tian Jing even tried planting a few seeds and was relieved to see that they could still sprout.
After harvesting the seeds, they replanted wheat and corn, and then picked dozens of bundles of sweet potato seedlings.
After absorbing a little energy from them as well, they carried the seeds and seedlings down the mountain from another location and entered the village from the village entrance.
The two carrying poles laden with green, lush, and thick sweet potato seedlings appeared in the village and were immediately surrounded by commune members.
Seeing Tian Jing frown, Li Zhengguo tried to disperse the crowd, but they wouldn't leave.
Some commune members with sharp eyes noticed the cloth bags slung over Li Zhengguo's shoulders.
"Zhengguo, what's in that bag? Is it corn?"
"Corn? Seeds?"
This time, they crowded even closer.
Tian Jing made a swipe with her right hand, and the people on the right stepped back.
"The production team will distribute seeds to you. Our seeds were bought at a high price."
With Tian Jing's push and this statement, the commune members could only move aside.
As they passed by the Niu family's house, Li Zhengguo shouted inside, "Brother Niu, come to my house to get seeds."
"Okay, okay."
Brother Niu inside responded excitedly and ran out of the courtyard, only to see the backs of Li Zhengguo and his wife carrying the baskets.
As they passed the Wang family's house, Li Zhengguo shouted again, and Wang Dage immediately followed.
"Good heavens, such beautiful seedlings, I've never seen anything like it."
"Shipped from the south, Ouyang Lei helped with it."
"Hehe." Wang Dage smiled happily, "Sister-in-law's martial arts are quite convenient for farming too."
Brother Niu and Niu Dasao arrived, and the three families divided the seeds and seedlings according to the amount of land they had.
The Wang family also adopted six mu. He worried about adopting too much and being gossiped about. Since he had strength, he could clear wasteland. No matter how much he cleared, who would gossip then?
Niu Dasao's vegetable seedlings were also ready. She saw seedlings similar to those from the Tian family and was so excited that she was speechless, "Tian Jing, you, you are truly an expert, not only a martial arts expert but also a seedling cultivation expert."
Tian Jing chuckled, "Niu Dasao, your words are too exaggerated. I can't take such praise. Hurry up and take them back. We're also preparing to transplant."
The Niu, Wang, and Li families began transplanting vegetable seedlings and inserting sweet potato cuttings.
The production team announced that seeds could be collected, and the amount of wheat seeds provided this year was considerable.
Captain Ou thought there would be a rush, but to his surprise, the commune members were very dissatisfied with the seeds.
Captain Ou then realized that Li Zhengguo and his wife had brought back good seeds.
"Didn't Tian Jing say they were bought at a high price? If you have the money to buy them, we welcome it." Su Dan Novel Network
Who had the money to buy high-priced seeds? Even if they had the money, they didn't have the connections. They weren't Tian Jing.
The commune members dejectedly collected their seeds.
Captain Ou came to the Li family to cause trouble.
"What you've done has severely dampened the enthusiasm of the commune members. No, you must get us a batch of corn seeds and sweet potato seedlings. The production team will distribute them to the commune members on credit. Even if each household gets one or two, I will distribute them."
Was the captain's action a form of moral blackmail?
Tian Jing asked Li Zhengguo with her eyes.
Li Zhengguo nodded, "It's possible, but we won't advance the money. We also bought them on credit, relying on my wife's deterrence."
Captain Ou scratched his head, "The team has no money. How about this, I'll give you an IOU?"
Tian Jing couldn't help but retort, "Captain, with the thickness of your skin, why hasn't the warehouse in Kushan collapsed yet?"
Captain Ou took it as a compliment, "Before, didn't I encounter you, a benefactor?"
Tian Jing was impressed by Captain Ou's thick skin, but the captain was truly dedicated to the production team.
"Alright, I'll get them for you in a few days. However, Zhang Fangcao's in-laws and maiden family, Lin Er'lai and Fang Qiuhong, and the relatives of the man who carried the main beam that day, none of them will get any."
"Call it personal revenge or petty-mindedness, or not caring about the collective interest, I just won't give it to them."
"If the captain disagrees, I won't get it. Don't try to blackmail me morally. Why should I provide good seeds to people who harass me every day? How cheap am I?"
"Alright, alright," the captain immediately agreed. "You're doing good deeds for the commune members, and I can't let you be wronged."
"And," Tian Jing continued, "the seeds and seedlings will be the same as ours in these three families. As for the final harvest, it's not something I can control. Anyone who dares to blame me, I will immediately go to their door to collect the debt."
"That's for sure. Having good seeds doesn't mean you can have a good harvest without caring for them. I will warn those lazy people."
"That would be best, but if someone is careless and their crops are stolen by others, hehe, the debt cannot be shirked."
"Certainly. Whoever dares to default, I will revoke their adoption qualification."
Captain Ou left satisfied.
Li Zhengguo held Tian Jing's hand, "You've worked hard."
"I'm doing this for you, remember that."
"I remember," Li Zhengguo brought her hand to his lips, "Tiantian is the best."
After transplanting the vegetable seedlings, they busied themselves by going up the mountain to cut thatch and also gave some to the Wang, Niu, and Ou families.
As for the other family that received the plastic sheeting on credit, it was Li Zhengguo's paternal uncle's family. Tian Jing pretended not to know.