Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 214 Planting Roses

An Yue couldn't help but smile: "They eat a lot and grow fast. When they grow to a certain size, they will stop eating and start spinning silk to make cocoons, and then turn into pupae and become moths."

An Nian's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said, "Oh, Nian Nian, I understand. This is the poem that the teacher taught me a few days ago. There is a line in it: 'The silkworm will not stop spinning silk until it dies, and the candle will not stop shedding tears until it turns to ashes.'"

When An Yue heard that An Nian had learned this poem, she was very surprised: "Niannian has just entered school and he has already learned this poem?"

An Nian waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, these are the teachers and seniors, and Nian Nian just happened to remember them."

An Yue secretly said in her heart: [This little guy has never been a worry to anyone since he entered the school. In terms of learning ability, wow, wow, he is somewhat different from ordinary people.]

An Yue suddenly had an idea and asked tentatively, "Then do you know what this poem means?"

An Nian said slowly: "Well, the general meaning is that the silkworms in spring will spin all the silk and make a cocoon before they die. When the candle burns to ashes, the wax will slowly drip away like human tears."

An Yue rubbed An Nian's head and praised: "Niannian is really amazing!"

The brother and sister were chatting and laughing, and before they knew it they had finished dividing the silkworms.

Then, the brother and sister walked out of the east wing and closed the door. Then they placed all the tools they would use today in the yard in advance.

At this time, Chunzhi had already prepared breakfast, and the three of them sat in the main hall and had a simple breakfast.

After breakfast, An Yue led Chunzhi and An Nian towards the rock pit in the back mountain.

When we arrived at the rock pit, the rose branches were already filled with flowers about to bloom, and occasionally a few were in full bloom.

An Yue pointed at the roses on the gravel slope and said, "Let's dig them up today and plant them under the courtyard wall."

"Miss, let's start digging now!"

As Chunzhi spoke, he squatted down, dug up the gravel at the roots of the rose, and then began to dig with a hoe.

An Yue reminded: "Everyone, be careful, the rose branches are full of thorns, don't get pricked!"

Chunzhi and Anyue each dug one tree, while Anyan took a small hoe and helped them clear all the pebbles at the roots of the rose trees.

In this way, An Yue and Chun Zhi will be mainly responsible for digging, and it will be much faster.

"Sister, roses are so pretty. They will be very beautiful when we plant them in the yard." An Nian said while lying on the ground and digging gravel.

"Yes! When the roses in the yard are in full bloom, it will be a very beautiful scene!"

The three of them were at a rock pit, Chunzhi was squatting and digging, Anyan was lying on the ground clearing away the stones, and Anyue was standing and wielding a hoe. The whole scene was crooked.

Time passed by breath by breath, and before I knew it, two hours had gone by.

The sun is directly overhead and it is almost noon.

The three of them dug up more than a dozen plants, including the roots and soil.

An Yue planned to take all the roses she dug home.

Each tree grew very tall, with branches covered with thorns and buds hanging on them. However, An Yue was reluctant to cut off the branches.

Chunzhi asked worriedly, "Miss, this tree is covered with thorns and is so tall. How can we move it back home?"

An Yue stood there scratching her head, looking around and seeing a small bamboo forest not far away, she seemed to have thought of a solution.

She first said to An Nian: "Niannian, you sit here and wait for us, we will be back soon."

Then, she pointed to a place not far away and said to Chunzhi, "Chunzhi, take your sickle and follow me to the bamboo forest over there. Cut two bamboos and bring them here."

Chunzhi asked in confusion: "Miss, why do you want to cut bamboo?"

"If we want to take these roses back, we have to tie them up first."

After An Yue finished speaking, she started to carry another empty backpack, and Chunzhi followed behind her with a sickle in her hand.

When they arrived at the small bamboo forest, Chunzhi cut bamboos and Anyue cut ferns.

After a while, Chunzhi pulled the bamboo and Anyue carried the fern on her back and walked towards the rock pit.

An Yue planned to bundle the rose trees and ferns together.

On the one hand, it is to avoid people being pricked by the sharp thorns, and on the other hand, mixing it with ferns can make the bundle more tightly and easier to carry home.

After tying them up, An Yue used a bamboo pole to pass through the middle of the bundled rose tree, and the two of them carried it all the way home.

After being carried into the yard.

Chunzhi and Annian went to the kitchen to prepare lunch, while An Yue was alone in the yard planting a rose tree.

She found a location and started by digging a small pit along the foot of the wall.

Then she went to get a dustpan from the eaves and ran to the kitchen to fill it with a dustpan of wood ash.

She sprinkled two handfuls of wood ash into each small pit, mixed the ash and soil evenly, and then opened the bundled roses.

She carefully placed the roses in each hole and planted them in soil mixed with wood ash.

——A quarter of an hour later.

An Yue planted more than a dozen rose bushes in the yard.

At this time, Chunzhi and Annian had already prepared lunch.

The two of them came out of the kitchen carrying the food, and when they turned around, they found that An Yue had already planted the roses.

Chunzhi exclaimed: "Miss, after planting these trees, the yard really looks much better!"

An Nian took the bowl and chopsticks in his hand to the main hall and placed them on the eight-immortals table. Then he hurried to An Yue and took a closer look.

She said excitedly, "Sister, this will make our whole yard full of vitality and poetic."

Chunzhi turned around and walked towards the kitchen, smiling happily, "Miss, please have lunch first! After lunch, Chunzhi will help you."

An Yue said with a hum: "Okay, let's have lunch first." Then she went to wash her hands and prepared to have lunch.

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After the three of them had lunch, An Nian was responsible for wiping the table and sweeping the floor, while Chunzhi and An Yue took the bowls, chopsticks and dishes on the table to the kitchen to wash them.

After An Nian finished sweeping the floor, he went back to his room.

After An Yue and Chun Zhi finished washing, they came to the yard and worked together to tie the rose branches over the wall.

Then, they only have one last step left to complete.

——Watering.

An Yue raised her hand to wipe the sweat off her cheek, then turned to Chunzhi and said softly, "Chunzhi, I'll have to trouble you to go to the well and fetch two buckets of water. We can water the plants together, and then we can go back to the house for a nap."

"Okay, miss, Chunzhi will go get some water right away."

After Chunzhi responded, he turned around and went to the kitchen to get a wooden bucket and walked towards the well.

After a while, Chunzhi brought two buckets of water, and the two of them each carried one bucket to water the plants.

Soon, they finished pouring two buckets of water.

An Yue put down the wooden barrel in her hand, stood up straight, patted the dirt on her hands, and said with a very satisfied smile: "Chunzhi, we have done it!"

Chunzhi picked up two empty wooden barrels and walked out of the vegetable garden, placing the barrels in the yard.