Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 321

Chapter 321: Cantaloupe, Watermelon ( 2 )
When Lu Jueyu came out of the woodshed, Li Chenmo had already finished washing the dishes and was waiting for her. After she placed the bamboo baskets on the ground, her husband helped her remove the hay covering the watermelon.

Seeing the plot was filled with big watermelons, Lu Jueyu was delighted. She used a harvesting knife to cut a watermelon from the stem and tried to lift it. As soon as she picked up the watermelon on the ground, the watermelon was taken away from her hands. She raised her head and found her husband looking at her with a frown.

Li Chenmo held the watermelon in one hand and looked at his wife with a frown. He checked her hands and said, “Wife, these watermelons weigh about twenty kilograms. How could you be so careless and try to carry it? What if you injure your wrists or arms?”

Lu Jueyu was also shocked by the weight of the watermelon. So when she heard her husband’s words, she didn’t refute and said, “I just tried to check its weight.”

After confirming that his wife was not injured, he said, “I’ll cut the watermelon off the vine, and you can just put it in your space. Don’t pick it up.”

“Alright.”

After reaching an agreement, they got busy. Nearly two hours later, they finally finished harvesting the watermelons. When they harvested the watermelons, Lu Jueyu found that the watermelons had produced new fruits. It seems that she can harvest more in the next few days.

After the watermelon fields were cleared, Li Chenmo carried a bamboo basket to pick cantaloupes after Lu Jueyu taught him how to pick it.

Since Lu Jueyu used bamboo sticks to let the cantaloupe vines crawl, she did not cover them with hay. Seeing how many ripe cantaloupes there were, she also helped harvest them. Each cantaloupe weighs about four or five kilograms, which can be said to be quite big.

After another two hours, they finally finished harvesting the cantaloupe. Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Lu Jueyu raised her head and looked at the sun. Since lunch was still three hours away, they decided to harvest the ripe peaches and vegetables.

Li Chenmo and Lu Jueyu had been busy since the morning and did not notice that it was past noon. Not long after collecting the vegetables, they heard a knock on the door.

Seeing her husband’s sweaty clothes, she said, “Husband, I’ll open the door.”

Opening the gate, Lu Jueyu saw Zhang Dongmei and Pan Meijia standing outside with bamboo baskets. They were all surprised when they saw her sweating profusely. This was the first time they had seen her look so unkempt.

Seeing that it was them, she opened the door wider and said, “Sister-in-law, Meijia, you are here. Please come in.”

After entering the house, Pan Meijia saw Li Chenmo was cleaning the vegetable garden and said, “Jueyu, have we disturbed you and your husband?”

Lu Jueyu smiled after hearing her words and said, “We just finished tidying up the vegetable garden.”

Pan Meijia looked at Li Chenmo’s expressionless look, nodded to him, and said, “Brother-in-law, I’m sorry for coming suddenly.”

Li Chenmo nodded to them and said, “My second brother has notified me this morning. Just treat my house as your own. There is no need to be so polite between family members.”

Hearing his words, Zhang Dongmei and Lu Jueyu both looked at Pan Meijia with teasing smiles. Pan Meijia was a little embarrassed by his words, and her smile was stiff. Since the guests were all women, Li Chenmo went to the backyard to wash up and let his wife entertain his sister-in-law and Pan Meijia.

Lu Jueyu took them to the living room, poured them a cup of tea, and said, “Sister-in-law, Meijia, have some tea. I’m going to wash up first.”

Thinking of the meat and pig blood her boyfriend asked her to bring, Pan Meijia said, “Jueyu, Brother Yun asked me to bring this to you and your husband.”

Lu Jueyu took the bamboo basket and said, “Help me thank my second brother for the gift.”

Zhang Dongmei also handed over her bamboo basket and said, “Third sister-in-law, I heard from your husband that you like to eat pickled fruits. I made some for you, see if it suits your taste.”

Taking the bamboo basket, Lu Jueyu said, “Thank you, sister-in-law.”

After leaving the living room, Lu Jueyu went to the kitchen and took out pig blood, dried mushrooms, and pickled fruits from the bamboo basket. She smiled, kept it in her own space, and took out the ingredients to make snacks later. In addition, she refills her flour and spice jars just in case.

When she was done, Li Chenmo came over to the kitchen. She brought both of them to her space to take a shower, have lunch, and nap for a while. After napping for several hours, both of them woke up feeling refreshed. Due to the time difference, it was only seven minutes since she left the living room.

Knowing that his wife would be busy, Li Chenmo said, “Wife, I’m going to visit the team leader first. The pit I dug in the mountains is almost full, and I plan to let the production team use it as fertilizer.”

Lu Jueyu thought for a moment and said, “Husband, I heard from my brother that the fertilizer matter has been fixed. Every year, the production team uses fertilizer made from villagers’ waste. If you let the production team use our pig manure, will it cause trouble? After all, it would hinder the villagers from earning extra work points.”

Li Chenmo frowned when he heard his wife’s words. Although human waste can be used as fertilizer, if not handled properly, crops can be contaminated by bacteria and even develop certain diseases.

Thinking of the big pit where the fertilizers were processed, a flash of understanding flashed in his mind. It turned out that the poor health of the villagers was caused not only by brackish water but also by the side effects of the fertilizers.