Chapter 182: Mother may be concerned about this matter in June and July
Chapter 182: Mother may be concerned about this matter in June and July
She paused for a moment, then continued, seeing that Wei seemed to be thinking about something:
"I'll wait for Brother Zheng to come out of the county school tomorrow, then talk to him and ask him to keep an eye on it personally.
If the planting is successful this year, Lanxia County will be able to promote it next year.
By then, the new cooking method could be promoted to the entire Daque Dynasty.
It radiates from Lanxia County to the whole country.
By then, it will be considered Uncle Baili’s political achievement!"
Wei was not the kind of woman who lived in the inner house and knew nothing.
She naturally knew what benefits this pepper would bring once it was grown.
Not to mention other things, just using this thing in her restaurant and the like would be much more convenient.
Hearing Su Rongrong's words at this time, she said directly:
"Rongrong, Zheng needs to study, so he may not have much free time. I can't watch him all the time.
How about I send a few people who are good at farming to help you? Just tell them what you want to do.”
Su Rongrong was naturally happy to see someone help with the planting for free.
Hearing this, he quickly agreed: "That's great, thank you very much, Auntie!"
Wei was a little worried that she would be unhappy.
Seeing that her words came from the heart and there was no displeasure in her at all, I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Rongrong, don't worry. Auntie won't do anything rash. I'll write a letter back to Beijing later and ask two people from the Ministry of Agriculture to come and help.
Well, Rongrong, if you have extra seeds, could you share some with the government?
Your uncle Baili said that the official fields of the government office should be planted with potatoes, sweet potatoes and the like.
I thought it would be the same if he took out an acre to plant these.
Half of this acre is used to grow the peppers you mentioned, and the remaining half is used to grow other seeds.
The government office has planted the crops themselves and now knows how to grow them.
The records of each stage can also be clearer. ”
In Su Rongrong's space, the plant with the most seeds is of course pepper.
Hearing Wei’s request, she smiled and said directly: “Mrs. Wei, when I asked Brother Zheng to find someone to help buy seeds, many seeds were not available.
At present, except for the pepper seeds, all others are with me.
If you want chili peppers, just ask Brother Zheng.
As for the others, we’ll wait until the seedlings are grown and planted, and then see how much is left.
The village chief asked me for it once before.
I estimate that I can only give you ten plants at most."
Wei didn't know much about farming.
In her opinion, ten or so plants were a lot, so she agreed immediately.
“It’s enough to have something, not more.
This year I am just planting first to gain experience. When I have more seeds next year, I can plant several acres.
Otherwise, I always feel uncertain! "
Then she added, "Rongrong, you haven't seen your mother for a long time, right?
Her situation is hard to tell for sure. You go and see her, and I will write a letter back to Beijing first!
By the way, you don’t have to worry about Su Ye’s matter. Your aunt asked your uncle Baili’s people to continue looking for him.
I will let you know when there is news!"
"Okay, Auntie, you're busy, I'll leave first!"
The back government office of Lanxia County is not very big and has a limited number of rooms.
It was hard for Wei to clear out a relatively quiet room for Qi Jiaying under such circumstances.
When Su Rongrong came to find Qi Jiaying, she was sitting by the window, supporting her chin with one hand, looking up through the open window at the blue sky.
Hearing footsteps, she looked back and then continued to look up at the sky.
Su Rongrong's memory of her still stays in the time years ago when she was crazy.
Seeing her like this, I felt like she was already well.
She called softly: "Mom——"
Qi Jiaying pretended not to hear and continued to stare blankly at the sky.
Su Rongrong sat next to her and just accompanied her quietly.
I don’t know how long it took, but there seemed to be a faint voice outside calling for dinner, and Qi Jiaying turned around to look at the person next to her.
She stared at Su Rongrong for a while before saying, "I've seen you!"
Su Rongrong felt a little uncomfortable seeing her like this, but she still had to put on a happy smile.
"Then do you remember who I am?"
Qi Jiaying thought about it and shook her head.
Su Rongrong suppressed her sadness and said, "Mom, I am Rongrong, the eldest daughter of you and dad.
You and dad named me Rongrong, saying that you met me in Banyan Tree Lane in Muyang Prefecture.
My father said that I am missing the wood element in the five elements, so it would be better to be called Rong, which means lotus, rather than Rong as in banyan tree.
So, you two named me Rongrong.
Mom, do you still remember these?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Jiaying stared at her blankly again, then reached out and touched her face.
"Are you my sister Rong?"
At this moment, her eyes seemed to be much clearer.
But before Su Rongrong could even feel happy, her eyes became a little blurry again.
Soon, she began to look left and right, and then looked at Su Rongrong with a panicked look on her face.
"Girl, have you seen my sister Ning Jie'er?
She is about the same height as you, and very beautiful, like a fairy from heaven.
You were clearly here just now, how come you are gone?"
Su Rongrong concealed the sadness in her eyes and reached out to pat her gently.
"Don't be afraid, we are not afraid. Sister Ning has gone to cook for you, you just wait here obediently.
Sister Ning will bring your favorite food over in a while."
Just as Su Rongrong finished her words, Su Qiaoqiao came over with a tea tray.
On top of the tea tray were three side dishes and a bowl of porridge.
Su Rongrong took a look and saw that the dishes included garlic vegetables, mushroom chicken, and tofu fried eggs.
As for porridge, it should be pumpkin, millet and shrimp porridge.
As soon as she reached out to take it, she saw Qi Jiaying rushing over and hugging Su Qiaoqiao.
"Ning Jie'er, where did you go just now? I couldn't find you anywhere!"
Su Qiaoqiao looked at Su Rongrong helplessly, but was busy trying to comfort her:
"Eldest sister, have you forgotten that I have to cook at this time every day.
Come, I made your favorite dish, mushroom chicken, you have to eat more later.
"Wait a minute, I'll help you digest the food. Then we'll take the medicine obediently, okay?"
Qi Jiaying held Su Qiaoqiao's hand tightly and nodded repeatedly in a very obedient manner.
"Okay, I'll eat and take my medicine obediently, Sister Ning, please don't miss me!"
Su Rongrong had no appetite for this meal.
After finishing her meal and digesting the food, she asked, "Qiaoqiao, did mother become like this after coming here, or has she always been like this?"
Su Qiaoqiao suppressed her discomfort and put on a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Sister, that's not true! When mom first came here, everything was fine.
Her condition just got worse as time went on.
Doctor Min said that it was already very good that my mother was like this.
Xiangyang and I find different ways to nourish our mother every day.
But you also saw that she didn't gain any weight at all.
If it weren't for the ginseng hanging on her, how could she still be standing here now?"
At this point, she reached out to wipe her eyes, tried to suppress her crying, licked her lower lip hard, and then said in a hoarse voice:
"Sister, I always feel that Mom will be gone for at most June or July."
After saying this, she turned her back and wiped her eyes again.
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