Chapter 4: Planting Flowers with Spring Water

Li Feng was secretly shocked, but he also felt a little happy in his heart, because it would still be a while before dinner. Li Feng said something to Zhang Lan, took a small shovel and a basket, and lied that he was going to the peach forest to dig wild vegetables. Zhang Lan laughed and scolded him, saying that the wild vegetables were so delicious. Li Feng laughed and shook his head, walked out the door, and ran to the peach forest eagerly. He even talked to Li Shan on the roadside and waited for a few times without saying a word. Li Shan shook his head, saying that he was an adult and was in a hurry. He went back to tell Zhang Lan about it. Zhang Lan laughed and talked about the wild vegetables, which made Li Shan smile silently. He made a note to dig more wild vegetables that day.

Li Feng had no idea his parents were laughing at his flustered behavior. He calmed down and sat for a while, feeling less agitated. He went back to the hut, entered the space, and carried a bucket of water. He dug a few holes in a moist area near the pond, took out the flower seeds he had bought, and placed a few seeds in each hole, making four or five holes.

Just to make a corresponding, two pits without a trace of space spring water, one pit with a little, the remaining two pits with sufficient spring water. After doing this, Li Feng began to arrange the space, sprinkled a corner of the yard with chrysanthemums, watered with spring water, and sowed some other seeds on the gray soil that was already more than half an acre.

Unfortunately, there was not much spring water and I bought too many lotus roots, so I could only put in four or five lotus roots. The ornamental lotus flowers were placed there randomly.

After finishing all this, Li Feng clapped his hands and walked out of the space. His eyes drifted to the pond, and an idea came to mind. He took out the lotus root and the thorny chicken head seeds, while clearing the water plants and throwing the caught fish into the space pool. When Li Shan came to call him to eat, Li Feng was not even halfway through cleaning. Seeing Li Shan approaching, Li Feng did not dare to take out the lotus root.

It seems I need to go out for a walk tomorrow to buy some lotus roots and seeds. Otherwise, the sudden appearance of lotus roots, thorny chicken heads, and flowers and plants will be puzzling. The space on my body is my biggest secret. It’s best to know it myself, otherwise it will inevitably attract attention. Harmonious society. I can’t guarantee that I will be harmonious that day.

“Dad, you’re here.” Li Feng put down his sleeves and turned around to look at Li Shan, who was looking at Li Feng in confusion. What was this child doing? The edge of the pond was full of water plants.

“What are you doing?” Li Shan looked at the half of the pond that had been cleaned, helped Li Feng hold his shoes, and asked as he walked into the hut.

“It’s okay. The pond is just sitting there idle anyway. I thought I’d go to the market in a couple of days to buy some lotus roots and fish fry and raise some fish.” Li Feng washed his feet and put on his shoes, then told him his plan with a smile. This surprised Li Shan, and he felt even more puzzled. Could it be that this kid was not going back to Beijing?

“Xiaobao, tell Dad that you are not planning to go back to Beijing?” Li Shan’s eyes were filled with surprise, and he didn’t know where to put his hands. He was the only child of the two of them, and he was the only one in Lijiagang. As he was getting old, who didn’t want his child to be around? As for whether it was in the city or the countryside, he couldn’t tell the difference at this moment.

“I originally wanted to tell you and mom about this. I’m tired of working outside these past few years and don’t want to go out for a while. Dad, I want to build a two-story building here. Do you think I should find people in the village or go to the town to find a construction team?” Li Feng didn’t dare to say this today. Seeing that his spring water had such a miraculous effect, he became more excited.

“Here?” Li Shan weighed it and looked around. There was enough space on this vacant land to build a two-story building, but some of it would face peach trees after completion. It seemed that seven or eight peach trees would need to be cut down. The house could be built a little bit towards the foot of the mountain at the back.

“Well, the place is fine. I’ll go to the town to ask for you tomorrow. There are not many bricklayers in the village. It’s okay to build a tile house, but as for the materials for the building, it’s easier to just contract it out to the engineering team.” Li Shan helped plan it in his mind and said that in addition to his own ideas.

Li Feng and Zhang Lan discussed for a while and forgot to go back for dinner. Zhang Lan called them several times, but they still didn’t react.

“You two, it’s time to eat. Let’s go, or the food will get cold.” Zhang Lan rolled her eyes at the old man in annoyance, meaning that he even forgot to do such a small thing. It’s really true that I have a bad memory.

Looking at his wife, Li Shan shook his head and smiled bitterly. “It’s your son’s fault. He does things unexpectedly. I didn’t react.” For lunch, there were scrambled eggs with green peppers, shredded green peppers and eggplant, shredded pork and beans, and green tomato and egg soup. All of them were vegetables from the family garden. They were light but refreshing.

The green peppers are lightly spicy and crisp, the shredded eggplant tastes even lighter than usual, and the tomato soup is lightly sour, and it’s really refreshing to drink it.

“Wife, the food you cooked today is really good, it tastes so good…” Li Shan smacked his lips after eating two bowls of rice, drank a bowl of tomato soup with the aftertaste, praised his wife, and gave her two thumbs up.

“Haha, yes, today’s dish is delicious. Mom’s cooking skills are getting better and better.” Li Feng ate three small bowls of rice and scooped a bowl of tomato soup with egg drops floating in it and lightly crisp tomatoes. It was really delicious. It was so refreshing to drink a bowl of it in such a late spring afternoon. Sweat beads came out. He was sweating profusely while eating.

“You two, stop flattering me. This is the first pot of food today. It tastes fresh. The taste will get worse if you eat it more than once.” Although Zhang Lan’s face did not show it, there was a hint of pride in the corners of her eyes and brows. She was very proud in her heart and seemed to enjoy it very much. The father and son did not see it either, and praised her loudly, which made Zhang Lan laugh.

“Old man, I took a look today and the vegetables in the garden are more than enough for the three of us to eat. How about we pick some tomorrow and go to the street to see the market.” Zhang Lan thought for a moment, interrupted the two of them and said what was on her mind.

“Oh?” Li Shan thought that these vegetables were the best and it would be good enough to eat for one or two meals. Now, listening to what his wife said, there were quite a lot of vegetables in this pot. You know, most of the green peppers and eggplants sold on the street are grown in plastic greenhouses, and they cost less than three yuan per catty. The villagers would be amazed when they saw them on the street, let alone buy them.

“Yeah, Dad, you’ve seen the vines growing like sleds, and you can’t finish them all. Instead of letting them get old and taste bad, it’s better to pick some and sell them to eat fresh and tender.” Li Feng was quite proud. Not only did his own spring water make the vegetables mature earlier, but the yield was also much higher than usual. And it didn’t have the bland flavor of those grown with chemical fertilizers. Just look at the bottom of the bowl today to see how it tastes.

Don’t say it, when Li Shan went to the backyard and took a look, he was amazed. The peppers on the pepper vines were densely packed, all half a foot long and tender. The eggplants were cute purple. Although the tomatoes were not ripe, they looked as big as fists. The beans on the racks were in strips, as if they were hung there by humans.

“Okay, get up early tomorrow and pick some. They will definitely sell well on the street. It’s just right, old lady, put the basket on the cart for me.” Li Shan hadn’t seen such a lovely scene for many years. That was in the production team in the past, when people and animals fermented manure to grow vegetables. Such a scene could be seen. Unfortunately, he hasn’t seen it for decades.

No one noticed Li Feng rubbing his head and wiping the sweat off his face, his heart pounding. He knew he couldn’t keep pouring water from the spring recklessly. Otherwise, if things like this kept happening, it would be strange if people didn’t get suspicious. Unexpectedly, his father kept talking, especially when he talked about things from over 20 years ago. The excitement on his face when his father, who rarely spoke, talked about these things made Li Feng find it hard to believe that his serious father had such a lovely side.

“Okay, look at your son, he’s going to laugh at you.” Zhang Lan was originally listening to Li Shan talk about the past, her face full of nostalgia, but as he talked, he talked about the past between them. She blushed with embarrassment and patted Li Shan to stop him from continuing.

“Hey, Mom, let Dad tell you how you caught up with beautiful mom.” Li Feng’s winking look made Li Shan blush for the first time. He patted the boy, turned around and walked out of the vegetable garden. Li Feng, who wanted to know the story of his parents at that time, shook his head and sighed in disappointment. What a good opportunity, it was gone.

“Go, wash the dishes.” Zhang Lan pushed Li Feng. It was a rare moment of temper. Not only his father, but also his mother, Zhang Lan, had a faint blush on her face, inevitably feeling a little embarrassed and annoyed. Looking at her son, she couldn’t help but push him while she went to the vegetable garden to check for weeds, caterpillars, and the like.

After washing the dishes, Li Feng was a bit disappointed to not see his father. He saw his mother in the vegetable garden, and she wouldn’t be back for a while. He pulled out his computer, and several colleagues asked what happened. Li Feng smiled and said that there were some things at home, but they were all cleared up now. However, when asked when he would be back, Li Feng said calmly that he wouldn’t be back anytime soon, which made several close colleagues sigh.

Then, Li Feng thought for a moment and took out his cell phone, “Hello, this is Liren Jewelry, how can I help you?” Li Feng was stunned by the sweet and crisp voice of the girl.

“Hello, Miss Zhou Ya?” Li Feng said without skipping a word. When he settled the medical bills that day, he had finally gotten the number from the hospital and should have called it earlier. But who knew that he had forgotten it in the past few days.

“Mr. Zhou, may I ask who you are? What can I do for you?” There was a hint of caution in the girl’s voice, which startled Li Feng. “Mr. Zhou, no wonder 20,000 yuan was casually thrown away in the hospital.”

“I’m sorry, I’m Li Feng, whom Mr. Zhou sent to the hospital last time. I’ve been discharged. Mr. Zhou left me 20,000 yuan, but I don’t know how to give it to her son.” Li Feng thought about it and told the truth. He was not short of the 20,000 yuan. He had already owed the favor, but he could get the money himself after that. He was still a human being.

“Ah, this, I’m not sure. How about you leave your phone number and I’ll ask for you when Mr. Zhou comes back.” The girl was stunned and a little at a loss. She probably didn’t expect Li Feng to say this.

“Thank you, sorry for bothering you.” After hanging up the phone, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He owed someone a favor for a thousand years, and Li Feng wondered if he would have the chance to repay it in the future. Life is really unpredictable.

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It’s a bit slow, but there’s nothing I can do about it. I was trying to plan it, but as I was writing, it started to get a bit off track. Plans can never keep up with changes, that’s just how people are. But after all the hustle and bustle, I finally got it done. Take a look and share your opinions. I’ll create a forum for comments. Pin it to the top, and share any interesting things you have.