Among the cotton growers in the Fourth Team, the Li family, Xie Yundong, Tao Daqiang, Liang Dacheng, Jia Weiguo, Xu Chengjun, and Xu Haijun had all bought spraying machines.
They each planted at least twenty mu of cotton. Spraying it with a tank on their backs was too much trouble, and although they could borrow a spraying machine, they could not swallow their pride, so they had all bought one.
Most of the others had not bought one and simply borrowed one when needed.
Borrowing farm machinery was nothing unusual. As long as people did not borrow it constantly, borrowing it occasionally was perfectly normal in the Fourth Team. Nobody could possibly have every piece of equipment-well, except the Li family.
When Li Long arrived home, Du Chunfang was helping Liang Yuemei make lunch. With more people to feed, they had to start cooking earlier. Liang Yuemei was not particularly happy about it; she would rather have been working in the fields-
But when she saw Li Long, she smiled.
"Xiao Long, you're here? Good timing, lunch is almost ready. Your eldest brother and the others are spreading fertilizer in the fields. They should be back soon too... We'll eat in a bit."
"That's right, that's right! We're having little crucian carp stewed today. Daqiang's dad brought them over this morning. Your sister-in-law's stewed a whole big pot. They'll be ready soon!" Du Chunfang was happy too.
"Mom, Sister-in-law, I won't eat yet." As Li Long walked toward the spraying machine, he explained the situation to them. "I'll take the spraying machine out and spray first. These things spread fast."
"That rotten bitch!" Du Chunfang flew into a rage when she heard this. She stood up with the fire poker in her hand and said, "Whose family is she from?