lcionline Chapter 115 Composting Follow-up (2)
Chapter 115 Composting Follow-up (2)
At this point, Hua Yuanqing no longer concealed anything.
He said smugly, with a boastful tone, "That's right! 25 mu of land, and we harvested 12,500 jin of wheat, which is an average of 500 jin per mu."
Old Master Hua nearly fell off his chair: "How much?"
Hua Yuanqing quickly helped him up, disapprovingly saying, "Don't get agitated..."
Old Master Hua, impatient with his rambling, pressed on, "500 jin per mu? Really? You're not kidding me?"
Hua Yuanqing said helplessly, "If you don't believe me, you can ask An Yan, or the other households."
Old Master Hua's gaze swept over Hua Yuanqing's face like a laser beam.
Seeing his serious expression, I knew he wasn't joking.
Without a second thought, he immediately got up and rushed to the homes of Hua Anyan and others who were also composting.
After receiving the largely accurate news, Elder Hua's eyes reddened, and he exclaimed happily, "Good! Good!"
With such high yields per acre, there's no longer any fear of people starving to death!
Looking at those bags of grain, even the most stubborn person couldn't say anything bad about Hua'an Tao's composting method.
"When I first met Taozi, I felt that she was different from others."
"Scholars really do have sharp minds! This teenager who's never even set foot in the fields knows more about farming than any of us farmers who've been doing it for decades..."
"I wanted to do composting with Uncle Qing's family last year, but my wife just wouldn't let me, sigh..."
The families who composted with Hua Yuanqing enjoyed the envious glances of others and felt smug.
"I wonder if Uncle Qing will tell us his composting recipe..."
A soft murmur suddenly rang out from the crowd, stirring up the anticipation in the hearts of most people.
People with different thoughts looked at each other and then walked towards Old Master Hua's house.
Hua Yuanqing gave Hua Anshan a wink, and Hua Anshan immediately drove the oxcart to the city.
The next morning, a thunderous cry pierced the sky.
Only after asking did I learn that the family had been composting together with Hua Yuanqing, but they had been waiting a few days before harvesting the wheat in their field, and it had been stolen!
In just one night, all the wheat on her family's several acres of land was gone!
Shortly after breakfast, Old Master Hua was helped to Hua Yuanqing's house.
Hua Yuanqing told Yan Dahua to quickly bring tea, his gaze sweeping over the villagers following behind him, a knowing glint in his eyes.
Old Master Hua took a sip of tea, mentally rehearsing his lines countless times, before finally speaking in a trembling voice, "Ah Qing..."
Hua Yuanqing interrupted him: "Ancestor, it's not that I'm unwilling to reveal the recipe. It was Taozi who came up with it, so we'll have to ask her about it."
Old Master Hua nodded: "That's right! That's right! But Taozi goes to school in the city..."
"I sent my son Anshan to the city yesterday. Today is Saturday, and Taozi has the afternoon off. We can talk about it when Taozi gets back."
Seeing that Hua Yuanqing insisted, Old Ancestor Hua said nothing more and was helped back by his juniors.
After everyone left, Yan Dahua frowned and scolded, "Isn't this like putting peaches on a fire to roast?"
Hua Yuanqing: "How could I do such a thing! I already asked Taozi, and she is willing to teach everyone the method."
Otherwise, he would risk his life rather than utter a single word about Hua Antao.
But his daughter Taozi is kind-hearted, filial, and willing to share her methods, but she has to get something in return!
Otherwise, he'll be the first to object!
In the afternoon, Hua Antao, his grandfather, and grandson returned in an oxcart and went straight to Hua Yuanqing's house.
"Grandpa, I've taught you this recipe. Whether you're willing to share it with others, and how you want to pass it on, is up to you," Hua Antao said bluntly.
Hua Yuanqing looked at Hua Antao's youthful face and sighed.
His daughter, Taozi, is a good child!
The better the peach, the less he could let the villagers take advantage of her in the slightest!
Even a fingernail-sized piece of paper is not acceptable!
Not to mention the huge increase in crop yield!
But his younger brother's family is thriving, and the villagers can only offer so much. What benefits should he ask for?
Within ten minutes, Old Master Hua was helped to his door again.
It's fair to say that everyone in the village came, except for those who couldn't climb.
Hua Yuanqing's house was packed with people.
No one knows who started it, but praise poured in like a tidal wave towards Hua Yuanqing and his group.
Hearing everyone praise Hua Antao, Hua Yuanqing and Hua Yuansheng felt even more comfortable than if they had eaten an elixir of immortality, and even had the feeling that they could live for another five hundred years.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to shine, Hua Yuanqing pushed Hua Antao forward.
However, Hua Antao was really bad at saying polite words. After saying a few casual words, Hua Yuanqing started arguing with Hua Laozu.
The implication is clear: you can have the composting method, but how can you take advantage of a child?
Old Master Hua thought that Hua Yuanqing wanted money, so after thinking it over, he carefully proposed a reward.
Unexpectedly, Hua Yuanqing refused to budge.
Hmph, my Taozi has a store in the city, why would she care about your paltry sums?
Most importantly, the nature of today's matter will change once Hua Antao accepts the money.
Taozi is going to take the college entrance exam in the future. Could Hua Yuanqing, who is so devoted to her, leave her with any potential problems?
That must be impossible!
Old Master Hua pondered to himself, "They don't want money? Could they want grain?"
Upon asking, it turned out that wasn't the case either!
Then what do you want?
But Hua Yuanqing simply wouldn't say.
Hua Anyan glanced at Hua Antao and Hua Lichu beside Hua Yuanqing, a thought flashing through his mind, and tentatively asked:
"How about we open an ancestral hall and write Taozi and Lizi's names into Uncle Sheng's family genealogy?"
Old Master Hua instinctively refused: "They are two girls, how can they be included in the family genealogy!"
Hua Yuanqing scoffed, "That's right, my Taozi and Lizi are girls. This compost recipe is going to my husband's family later, so how could I tell you?"
Hua Laozu's face turned from green to red in turns, like a canvas, making him look quite comical.
Hua Yuansheng glanced at his older brother in surprise.
Only then did I realize why my own brother had caused all this trouble.
Speaking of which, although Hua Lichu and Hua Antao changed their surnames, they also moved to Hua Yuansheng's household registration.
However, Hua Yuansheng's name is still not listed in the family genealogy.
Because Hua Li Chu Hua An Tao is a girl.
In the eyes of the villagers, once the two women grew up and reached a certain age, they would marry into their husbands' families and naturally would not be eligible to be included in the family genealogy.
Even if she married into another family, she would not have a name in the family genealogy; she would only be referred to as "Hua Shi" (华氏).
After Hua Yuansheng died, the houses and land under his name had nothing to do with Hua Antao and Li Chu.
That's just how rural areas are at this point.
Nobody talks to you about the law.
No matter how much Huayuansheng argues, it won't work if the ancestral hall doesn't agree.
It is said that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.
In a village where most people share the surname Hua, if you don't gain the approval of the majority, even if you acquire land, they will still find ways to make things difficult for you.
Hua Antao and Li Chu were overjoyed.
However, the two men wanted to enter the ancestral hall not for Hua Yuansheng's land and houses.
More importantly, the two wanted to become successors of Huayuansheng in every sense of the word.
They didn't want Hua Yuansheng's name to remain unclaimed.
A century later, those who see this can only sigh: "Hey, why didn't this person have any children? No descendants?"
Moreover, if this matter succeeds, it will have a very different significance for Huayuansheng.
He had never thought of it before, but after his older brother reminded him, Hua Yuansheng could no longer suppress his desire to include the Hua Antao sisters in the family genealogy.
When Old Ancestor Hua looked at Hua Yuansheng with his cloudy eyes, he asked, "Asheng, are you also willing to put these two little girls in your name?"
Putting himself in his shoes, he certainly wouldn't want to have only two girls under his name.
So he thought for a moment and asked, "If you're worried that no one will break the basin for you in the future, I can arrange for a boy in the clan to be registered under your name."
Upon hearing this, Hua Lichu refused decisively: "No need! My grandfather already has me and my sister, there are plenty of people to help him break the pot, why should he need to find someone else?"
Hua Yuansheng nodded: "I'm willing! Even if this hadn't happened today, the ones who would smash my pot in the future would only be peaches and pears."
Old Ancestor Hua was furious: "You!"
Kehua Yuansheng persisted.
The patriarch sighed, "Only boys have ever been worthy of being included in the family genealogy. If I set this precedent today, my ancestors will criticize me behind my back when I'm down in the afterlife!"
Those villagers who had received help from the Hua Antao sisters all spoke up to help persuade them:
"Since Uncle Sheng is willing and the two children are also willing, we have no objections!"
"Speaking of which, Taozi's name also contains the character 'An,' which is from the same generation as Anshan's 'An.' Uncle Sheng probably had this in mind all along. Since that's the case, why not just fulfill Uncle Sheng's wish?"
"If my daughter were as ambitious as Taozi and Lizi, I wouldn't trade her for ten sons!"
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Old Ancestor Hua shook his head, pointed at everyone in the air with his finger, and after receiving a final confirmation from Hua Yuansheng, sighed as if he were angry at their lack of ambition:
"Alright, alright, since that's the case, I'll discuss it with the others!"
Although it was supposed to be a discussion, everyone else in the village was eyeing Hua'an Peach's composting method, so how could they possibly disagree?
If we disagree now and don't teach them the composting method, who will they complain to?
Old Master Hua couldn't sleep all night listening to the advice of his children and grandchildren.
The next morning, his eyes, now covered in dark circles, nodded in agreement.
From then on, Hua Yuansheng's name was no longer left blank in the Hua family genealogy; two more names appeared: Hua Antao and Hua Lichu.