Chapter 915

The strawberry seeds were things she had taken from her dimension. She had also secretly transplanted a large cherry tree and a fragrant pear tree from her dimension, planting them both in the backyard. She spent another yuan to buy a winter jujube tree and an apple tree from Aunt Ge, which she planted in the front yard. She had turned a small plot of the front yard into a vegetable garden, planting all the seeds the aunts had given her—lettuce, spinach, bok choy, cilantro, scallions, and other leafy greens. She had even fenced off an area in the front yard to raise chicks; every morning, Yuanchun would get up early to scatter a handful of millet into the coop. By late May, the village had finished planting the grain, leaving little work to be done in the fields. The brigade leader organized the men to dig drainage ditches and the women to clear wasteland—all physically demanding labor. Yuanchun dug the earth for an entire day until blisters formed on her palms. Seeing this, Yu Hegui said with heartache, "Don't go tomorrow. I'll earn more work points; I'll support you."