Chapter 74 Youthful Mind
"Brother, I have discovered a pattern in the fields these days. The two plots of land at the entrance of the village that mother asked about, with our house as the boundary, have different growth on the left and right sides. No matter whose wheat field it is on the left, the wheat fields are all green and the ears are big, while the wheat on the right are the same as ours, with short ears, yellow stalks, and dry leaves." Gu Jingzhe said to Gu Dahan.
Ever since Gu Jingzhe was beaten by Gu Dahan, the two brothers have not spoken to each other for several days.
Gu Dahan didn't know how to start the conversation, and Gu Jingzhe was embarrassed to face his elder brother, so the two brothers felt awkward.
Hearing that Tong Huaqiong cared about Maizi, Gu Jingzhe took the initiative to break the ice for Gu Dahan.
"I told my mother about this problem after I discovered it, and she wanted to ask my eldest brother if he had been in the same situation before."
When Gu Dahan heard Gu Jingzhe say this, he subconsciously wanted to refute it, because in his mind, how could Gu Jingzhe, a scholar, understand farming?
Based on Gu Jingzhe's previous thoughts, would he set a trap for him again?
After all, he had been beaten by him, and he didn't believe that Gu Jingzhe would be convinced. He must be thinking of some bad ways to let his stepmother deal with him.
Look, here he comes, talking about the wheat in the field.
"Third brother, what do you mean by this? Some families work harder in planting and the harvest is better, while some families are lazy and naturally the harvest is not good." Gu Dahan was a stubborn person and he seemed to be criticizing Gu Jingzhe.
Tong Huaqiong sighed that Gu Dahan was really honest. In his opinion, whether the crops were well grown or not was entirely related to how diligent one was.
But this is contradictory to what he said just now. He said that he worked very diligently, but the harvests from these two plots of land were still not good.
Tong Huaqiong said, "Dahan, you're not lazy in farming, so why is the harvest from our land so poor? Haven't you thought about the reason?"
Gu Dahan was speechless for a moment when asked by Tong Huaqiong.
He didn't have time to think about anything else at this moment. He felt that Gu Jingzhe was taking the opportunity to flatter him, and his main purpose was to make his stepmother return to her original attitude towards him.
Thinking of this, he did not answer Tong Huaqiong directly, but said to Gu Jingzhe: "Third brother, you usually study in private school and rarely go to the fields. Farming and studying are two different things. The situation you mentioned is very common in the village, that is, some people grow crops well, and some people grow crops poorly. If you ask me the reason, then I can only say that it all depends on God."
Tong Huaqiong was a little speechless about this stepson.
He is honest, but he is too stubborn.
"Dahan, I don't mean to blame you. The reason I mentioned the wheat field is because I want you not to waste your efforts in the field. You said that you worked hard in the fields all year round, but the harvest was not good. Isn't that just wasting your time?" Tong Huaqiong said.
"Do you think I'm going to use the harvest issue to pressure you today? Do you think that because you beat your third brother, my mother and I have teamed up to take the harvest from the fields to punish you?" Tong Huaqiong cut off Gu Dahan's thoughts and said, "Then you're wrong. You beat your third brother and he deserved it. He also promised me that he would not bear a grudge. If he bears a grudge, I will not forgive him. But now it's you who can't let it go. You have resentment and prejudice against your third brother, so you just blame him for the problem in the fields that your third brother found."
Gu Dahan's thoughts were touched, and he felt quite embarrassed. He rubbed the corner of his clothes with his hands and stammered, "Mom, that's not what I meant..."
"Okay, that's what you mean, you won't lie. But I don't blame you for having that intention. I'm your stepmother, and you've suffered a lot at my hands. It's normal that you don't trust me and your third brother. But since I've decided to change my past bad habits, I won't let myself go back to my old temper. I don't ask you to live with me in harmony, but don't think the worst of me when you encounter something, thinking that I'm trying to control you and trip you up."
"I just want to live a good life now, and I have no interest in controlling you or tripping you up."
Tong Huaqiong interrupted Gu Dahan.
These days, Gu Dahan has been taking care of him at home as he did before, but he is always cautious.
He would get stressed out whenever something happened and would suspect that Tong Huaqiong was trying to make things difficult for him.
Tong Huaqiong was tired of living like this, and so was he.
Tong Huaqiong is not a saint. She does not want to completely make up for the harm that Tong Dajiao has brought to Gu Dahan, and she cannot make up for it. Gu Dahan is an adult, and she cannot coax him and guess his thoughts like she does with Man'er.
All she could do was to try to pull Gu Dahan along and live a good life together.
If he can't get over it and can't let go of his worries, there's nothing she can do.
At worst, we can just split up later.
She was going to take advantage of the wheat issue to bring things up today.
"Mom..." Gu Dahan's face turned red.
He was used to PUA and possessed by Stockholm. He even hoped that his stepmother would treat him the same way as before.
Feeling aggrieved, angry, passively enduring, and unable to resist, that is his comfort zone.
Now that his stepmother was very kind to him, he felt like he had entered a strange territory and didn't know how to get along.
This made him feel deeply frustrated!
"Brother, no matter how many wrong things I have done in the past, the reason I brought up the wheat field issue this time is not to trip you up in front of mother. It makes me uncomfortable that you think of me this way." Even though Gu Jingzhe was a genius boy, he was still a boy.
It is the nature of young people to be full of energy, and Gu Jingzhe is no exception, so he couldn't help but express his grievances and dissatisfaction.
Tong Huaqiong glanced at Gu Jingzhe and said, "It's right for someone like you with a criminal record to be on guard against you."
Gu Jingzhe: “…”
Can this brotherhood be repaired? He discovered that his mother was the one who prevented him and his elder brother from repairing their brotherhood.
Tong Huaqiong told the uncomfortable Gu Dahan: "The problem with the wheat fields your third brother found is very important. You have been busy working on those two fields, but the harvest has not increased, and it seems that you have not done your best. You have been busy working and did not notice that the wheat fields on the left and right are growing normally."
"You said your third brother is a scholar, but studying and farming are not the same thing. That's wrong. Studying is to explore the principles of this world, which of course includes the principles of farming. The results of your third brother's observations in the fields these days are very important, at least for our wheat harvest."
"I kept your third brother's observations about the wheat fields in my mind, and I kept thinking about it when I was selling cakes in town. The day before yesterday, when I was about to close my stall, I was chatting with the lady selling eggs next door, and I mentioned the wheat issue. Someone happened to come to buy our cakes, and he told me the reason after listening. If it was someone else, I wouldn't believe it, but this person made me believe it."
Gu Dahan and Gu Jingzhe both looked at Tong Huaqiong, waiting for her to continue.
"This man is an agricultural official. He said he came to check on the wheat situation. He said our wheat field might be lacking in nitrogen, a kind of fertilizer. He told me where I could buy nitrogen fertilizer in the city. I asked someone to go to the city and buy it back that day. It's all piled up in my room." Tong Huaqiong said.
After saying that, he looked at Gu Jingzhe, the young genius.
She doesn't have to worry about Gu Dahan, because he is stubborn and believes whatever he says.
With official endorsement, he had no doubts at all.
Gu Jingzhe did not express any doubt this time. Pingchuan is an important grain-producing area, and agricultural officials come here every year. Last year, the agricultural officials even came to the private school to persuade everyone to pay attention to farmland while studying.
He had no doubts about Tong Huaqiong's purchase of nitrogen fertilizer because he had been farming with his eldest brother at home these days, and his second brother was the one who went to pick up his mother and sister when they were closing the stall.
"Mom, where is that nitrogen fertilizer?" Gu Jingzhe asked.