A Small Farmer Girl 's Story of Making a Fortune by Farming

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After the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year in Daliusi Village gradually became stronger.

　　Taking advantage of the fine weather, every household went into the mountains to chop firewood for use during the first few days of the first lunar month.

　　In previous years, Old Man Shen would bring his sons with him to chop wood. But this year, only the three brothers of the Shen family went into the mountains, while Old Man Shen went to the greenhouse.

　　It has been two months since the planting, and the vegetables in several greenhouses have just reached the flowering period. Therefore, Old Man Shen has been paying special attention to the vegetables in the greenhouses in the past few days and has to go into the greenhouses several times a day.

　　Shen Yao did try to persuade him, saying that if he went in and out too often, lifting the curtain back and forth would easily bring the cold wind into the greenhouse. But Old Man Shen would not listen and would go into the greenhouse from time to time to take a look.

　　Shen Yao had no choice but to spread his hands and followed Old Man Shen into the greenhouse.

　　The vegetables in the greenhouse are growing well. Most of the plants have formed buds, and a few have even bloomed.

　　Because of the isolation of the oilcloth, the shed was not ventilated, the temperature was high and the humidity was low. Shen Yao was wearing a jacket and only checked the growth of a few pepper plants, and he felt a little sweaty.

　　Just after taking off the coat, he felt a little chilly again. Shen Yao waved his hands in the air twice and said to Old Man Shen: "Master, the temperature in this shed is getting a little low again. We have to light the stove. Otherwise, the temperature will be too low and the flowers will not bloom well, which will affect the fruiting."

　　"Okay, I'll go back and get some firewood and a tinderbox."

　　As soon as he reached the door of the greenhouse, Old Man Shen thought of his eldest brother's three greenhouses, turned around and said to Shen Yao: "Go to your great-grandfather's house and see if he needs to light a stove in his great-grandfather's greenhouse!"

　　Shen Yao nodded in acceptance, took the jacket and put it on, then followed Old Man Shen out of the greenhouse.

　　On the way, Shen Yao kept recalling what he had learned in his previous life, counting on his fingers as he thought. If nothing unexpected happened, this batch of vegetables would be available in February of next year.

　　Besides, when Old Man Shen went home to get some firewood and a tinderbox, he met someone on the way and asked them about it. He learned that the temperature in the greenhouse was not high enough and he needed to light a stove to heat it up. This spread quickly and eventually reached the ears of the villagers who had built greenhouses with the Shen family.

　　They followed the Shen family's example and placed a stove in the greenhouse. They also knew that if the temperature in the greenhouse was not high enough, they would have to light the stove to heat it up. But they were not sure what temperature was high enough and when to light the stove. Now that Old Man Shen was going to light the stove, they all gathered around to ask for advice.

　　So when Shen Yao returned to the greenhouse, there were quite a few people standing in front of the Shen family's greenhouse.

　　When they saw Shen Yao coming, they all stepped forward and said, "Yaoyao, please go to my greenhouse with Uncle Genzi to see if we need to light the stove."

　　Seeing this, others also invited Shen Yao to help check it out.

　　They knew that whether it was planting sweet potatoes or growing vegetables in the greenhouse this time, it was the idea of ​​the little granddaughter of the Shen family. This little girl was the best at all matters related to planting. Since they chose to follow the footsteps of the Shen family and built a greenhouse to grow vegetables, they naturally followed Shen Yao's lead.