Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 170 - 0170 His Telegram 2_1

Once she had acquired some land, she planned on planting vegetables immediately. This way, she and her sister would have vegetables to eat all year round.

What vegetables should be planted in each season was surely recorded in the books. If she didn’t know, she could learn from the book. How could she learn if she didn’t study?

If all else fails, she could ask the neighbors and villagers. They wouldn’t hide any agriculture-related knowledge from her.

She had been wondering why every household had radishes, cabbage, and potatoes during winter. She initially thought it was allocated by the production team, and her own and her sister’s shares were seized by her brother and sister-in-law. But now she understood that each household grew their own.

The previous host had memories of the term "retain land," but Feng’s father and mother always thought their daughter was a financial loss and didn’t tell her the land was hers. The neighbors and villagers usually didn’t bother to explain that everyone had a share of the retained land for growing crops, so Feng Qingxue didn’t notice after receiving the memories.

After hearing his niece’s intention, Feng Shuanzhu patted his head, a look of regret on his face.

"When the retained land was divided into your home, you were independent and busy every day. You didn’t even have time to eat, let alone think about the retained land? I also didn’t think about the retained land that was supposed to follow you and let your brother and sister-in-law use it for over half a year. Now it would be easy to get them to return the land to you. I give the order and they wouldn’t dare disobey, but the vegetables currently growing on it are their crops, they definitely won’t give them to you. I fear that if we raise the issue, they will create a scene and it won’t end well."

Feng Qingxue understood his meaning, "So what do you suggest, Uncle? The retained land that belongs to me and Yunyun, we can’t let them cultivate it forever, while we sisters don’t have land to grow vegetables and have to rely on aunty and uncles to help."

"Well, Xiaoxue," Feng Shuanzhu pondered for a while and made a decision. "There’s a piece of vacant land to the west of the house you live in, about two-thirds of an acre, and another two acres at the back, which make up a total of four acres. The original owner used this retained land to grow ginger, garlic, cabbage, radishes, potatoes, etc. After their death, the land has been abandoned. This year, I was too busy to deal with it. I can let you sisters use it to grow vegetables. When your brother and sister-in-law harvest the garlic from their land, I will reclaim that land into the production team."

Besides Feng Qingxue and Feng Qingyun’s land, there’s also that of Feng’s father and mother, all of which should be reclaimed. There’s a limit to the amount of retained land, it cannot exceed 5% of the total arable land. Who doesn’t covet the empty retained fields left by the deceased?

If it were honest people, they would have reported and asked the production team to reclaim the surplus retained land, without taking undue advantage.

Unfortunately, Feng Qingxue’s brother and sister-in-law didn’t make a sound and just went ahead planting the land. If it were those who couldn’t stand others doing well, they would’ve accused them of undermining socialism long ago!

Feng Qingxue was satisfied with Feng Shuanzhu’s arrangement and accepted it.

Feng Shuanzhu allocated the land to her and Feng Qingyun, allowing Feng Teng to make a note in the land register. He then instructed him, "Remember to remind me to reclaim those eight acres of retained land from Feng’s two brothers."

"Got it!"

Feng Qingxue planned to spare some time to clean up these two plots of land, but to her surprise, second Uncle Feng got the news and brought his two sons to help. They tidied up the place within half a day, even building a fence around the property, with a door in it for ease of access.