PFC Chapter 215 Return
Chapter 215 Return
Yuan Wenjie had bought the plane tickets in advance. On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, after breakfast, they were heading to the airport to catch their flight.
Luo Shaoan drove them to the airport.
Before leaving, Su Jinru said to her two sisters-in-law, "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, we don't know when we will have time to come back. We will have to trouble you to take care of Dad and Mom."
Liu Yi: "My parents are in good health and don't need us to take care of them now. In fact, we often come to their place for a meal!"
Jiang Yuting laughed heartily.
"As long as I am healthy, you are welcome to come and have a meal with me."
They took a 9 a.m. flight and arrived in Nancheng after 12 p.m.
Li Jianguo picked them up in his car.
As soon as I got off the plane, the warm sun shone down, and a wave of heat hit me.
They couldn't keep up with their cashmere coats any longer, and the whole family took them off.
Because it was lunchtime, they ate at a state-run restaurant in the south of the city before taking the boat.
During their day and night on the ship, the family relied on the meat buns that Jiang Yuting had brought them before their departure to fill their stomachs.
Back at her home on the island, Su Jinru completely relaxed and lay there for a day and a night.
The two children cooked all the meals.
However, as soon as Yuan Wenjie returned, he resumed his previous workaholic mode of leaving early and returning late every day.
Because he planned to grow fruit trees, he took people to conduct on-site inspections and make plans to determine suitable locations for fruit cultivation. Once the plans were finalized, the next step was to organize people to dig the planting pits.
Because the fruit trees in Su Jinru's space were already almost bearing fruit when they were moved out, the trees must have been very large, so a larger hole needed to be dug. Since there was a lot of fruit, the hole also needed to be dug in advance.
Another suggestion from Su Jinru is that Yuan Wenjie plans to build some pigsties and raise pigs.
Vegetables have been planted on Qiongzhou Island. The vegetables that can't be eaten, as well as the straw after the grain harvest, can be used to feed pigs.
On this island, there are seafood such as fish and shrimp to eat, but no vegetables or pork.
The vegetables were planted a long time ago and will be ready for harvest soon.
Pig farming is imperative, so the pigsty must have been built in advance.
No matter how busy Yuan Wenjie is, he will always come back every day to have dinner with Su Jinru and then take her for a walk.
The climate on Qiongzhou Island is warm and pleasant, so there's no need to wear too many clothes. As a result, Su Jinru was dressed lightly, which made her belly stand out.
Moreover, she was pregnant with twins, and her belly grew rapidly after four months.
My belly, which is more than four months along, looks like it's six months along.
Fortunately, Su Jinru knew how to dress. When she was in the capital, she specially bought some fabric and asked a tailor to make two maternity dresses and a set of maternity clothes.
Su Jinru drew the patterns for both the maternity dress and maternity wear, and the tailor made them according to the designs.
They are all the simple and straightforward designs of later generations.
Two dresses, one light pink and one light green, and a suit, which is light blue.
The fabrics are all made of skin-friendly pure cotton, and the colors are fresh and elegant.
Li Guixiang, wearing baggy military trousers, couldn't take her eyes off it.
"Aru, your clothes are so beautiful! I never knew that pregnant women could dress so well."
"However, you were already beautiful, and you'll still be beautiful even while pregnant."
"Was this bought in Beijing? Big cities are so different, there are so many beautiful clothes there."
Li Guixiang circled around Su Jinru, admiring her from every angle.
Su Jinru: "I had it made by a tailor shop. If you like, I can draw a design and have your company commander Niu take the design to a tailor shop to have it made."
Li Guixiang shook her head.
"It looks nice, but I think I'll pass! It'll only be worn for a few months after the first one, which would be such a waste!"
At this point, a piece of clothing is usually worn for a long time, until it is too worn to be repaired before it is thrown away.
Su Jinru also understands.
She smiled and didn't say anything more.
When a woman is pregnant, she often dresses inappropriately or unsuitable clothes. She can't even button her pants and has to use a rope to hold them up. She just makes do with whatever she can and doesn't care about whether it looks good or not.
Traditionally, pregnant women are considered unattractive.
However, some newlywed women saw Su Jinru's maternity clothes and their eyes lit up, saying that they would also like to have some beautiful clothes made for them when they get pregnant.
Since they just got married, it's unlikely they'll have only one child; two to five pregnancies are normal. Therefore, this maternity wear will be used frequently, making it a worthwhile investment.
It was just a small favor, so Su Jinru readily drew several patterns and designs for them.
The warm climate of Qiongzhou Island is suitable for plant growth, and the rice seeds have already sprouted, producing tender green seedlings.
More than 200 acres of rice fields seemed to have turned into a lush green overnight, which was a delightful sight.
Vegetable seeds have also sprouted green shoots.
Vegetable seeds grow even faster, and can be harvested gradually in just twenty days.
Finally, we can eat fresh vegetables every day in the army canteen.
Actually, whether it's rice or vegetables, Su Jinru secretly added spiritual water to irrigate them, which is why they grew so fast.
Moreover, vegetables irrigated with the spiritual water are more tender and taste even better.
The vegetable base has vegetables to harvest every day, so there is a surplus, especially vegetables with yellow leaves. They don't taste good if we eat them, but it would be a waste not to.
Now that the vegetables are sorted out, the next issue is pork.
Buying and raising your own pigs not only solves the problem of not wasting vegetables, but also the problem of not having pork to eat.
Buying piglets to raise is inconvenient due to transportation issues, and the back-and-forth travel is troublesome. Moreover, piglets cannot withstand such handling, which would affect their quality. So, I simply bought seven sows and one boar to raise. This way, the sows can have piglets, and when the piglets grow up, they can be slaughtered and eaten.
A sow can produce 2 to 3 litters a year, and each litter can produce 4 to 14 piglets.
This should basically solve the pork problem on Qiongzhou Island.
Raising pigs requires more technical expertise than growing crops.
Even if crops don't grow well, the worst that can happen is low yield, but you can still earn some income.
If you don't raise pigs properly, you might kill them, which would be a huge loss.
Therefore, Yuan Wenjie specially sent three soldiers to learn the techniques of raising sows and caring for piglets, and they returned after a month of study.
Su Jinru wasn't idle either. Occasionally, she would go beachcombing with Li Guixiang and the others, collect some seafood, dry it, and mail it to her mother-in-law.
I also send some to my parents.
The same goes for my sister. Director Chen Yang has already taken Su Jinyu under his wing as a key trainee. Originally, Su Jinyu only had one year of study time, but now it may be extended until Chen Yang brings her out of school.