Chapter 25 Backyard Greenhouse Transformation

Cheng Jinghao has 3 days off due to injury.

The next morning, after making breakfast, Cheng Jinghao returned to the room and kissed Lin Momo on the cheek.

"Momo, get up and have breakfast."

"Yeah." Lin Momo had woken up a long time ago, but just stayed in bed and didn't want to get up.

Cheng Jinghao helped her up and helped her put on her clothes.

"Do you feel uncomfortable in your stomach?" he asked softly.

Lin Momo shook her head. She did suffer from dysmenorrhea in the past, but it was gone after she took a bath in the spiritual spring water.

"Don't touch cold water these days. Take a rest today and do all the housework." Cheng Jinghao helped her put on her shoes.

"Yeah." Lin Momo nodded in response, looking at his resolute profile.

"Cheng Jinghao."

"Hmm?" Cheng Jinghao looked up at her.

Lin Momo jumped off the kang, kissed him on the face, and ran out of the room.

Cheng Jinghao curled his lips, his eyes felt like he had drunk honey.

"Cheng Jinghao, can you help me take a look? These vegetable seeds haven't even sprouted. Did they die in the last rain?" After dinner, Lin Momo took Cheng Jinghao to the backyard to check.

Cheng Jinghao walked into the vegetable garden and dug up the soil. Sure enough, the vegetable seeds had been soaked and rotten.

“They’re all broken.”

When Lin Momo heard this, her face fell.

Cheng Jinghao quickly stepped forward to comfort her, "Neither you nor the original owner has ever grown vegetables, so it's normal that you don't know."

"No, we have to try again." Lin Momo looked at Cheng Jinghao with firm eyes.

"I checked in a book that in our time and space, rice and many kinds of vegetables could be grown in southern Tibet."

"Okay, let's try again." Cheng Jinghao touched her hair, his eyes full of doting.

"What do you think? Should we build a greenhouse? Aren't we going to grow vegetables in greenhouses in the future? Can't we grow vegetables in any season?" Lin Momo said after thinking for a while.

“Most greenhouses use steel bars as supports and plastic, but we don’t have these in southern Tibet.” Cheng Jinghao shook his head.

Moreover, in this era, plastics are all in small pieces, and there is no plastic sheet that can be made into a greenhouse.

"But we can turn the backyard into a greenhouse."

"Greenhouse?" Lin Momo looked at him.

"In ancient times, people used the method of growing vegetables in greenhouses. As long as the house was kept warm enough, off-season vegetables could be grown," Cheng Jinghao explained.

"Then how can I maintain the temperature? There is no air conditioning now." Lin Momo tilted her head and thought, and suddenly found that Cheng Jinghao raised his eyebrows at her.

"Sixth Aunt has two cows."

"Cheng Jinghao, are you serious?" Lin Momo looked at him.

"Or we can use coal."

"Forget it. If we use coal to grow vegetables, our backbones will be broken." Lin Momo shook her head.

"When you are at home, you can light the cow dung fire." Cheng Jinghao smiled and touched her hair.

"Cheng Jinghao, you're the best." Lin Momo hooked her arms around his neck and kissed him on the face.

How could Cheng Jinghao let her go? He put his arms around her waist and lowered his head to kiss her lips.

"Hmm..." Cheng Jinghao didn't let go of Lin Momo until she was out of breath.

"Go to the village and invite a few people to come and renovate the backyard." Cheng Jinghao kissed her cheek and said.

"Okay." Lin Momo was still leaning in his arms, panting.

"Hey, Momo, give me some money." Cheng Jinghao said in a low voice.

"The money is at the cash register at the supermarket, take it yourself." Lin Momo got up from his arms.

The house belongs to the military, and we need approval before renovating it.

Cheng Jinghao found Political Commissar Cao, and Army Commander Chen happened to be in his office.

Cheng Jinghao explained his purpose, and Political Commissar Cao and Army Commander Chen looked at each other.

"Your wife wants to grow southern vegetables in the backyard?" Commander Chen looked at him. This was the first time he had brought this up.

"Yes, we are planning to build a greenhouse in the backyard, so we came to ask the political commissar for his approval."

Commander Chen and Political Commissar Cao looked at each other and thought that if they could really succeed, it would indeed be a good start for southern Tibet and even the Tibetan region.

"We are willing to start from our home. If successful, we can start a demonstration site in the military region next year, and then expand the planting in southern Tibet." Cheng Jinghao said seriously.

"Everything has to have a beginning. Since Comrade Lin is willing to try, then we should support him." Political Commissar Cao nodded slightly, but just approved a note to renovate the backyard.

"Commander, Political Commissar, can you share some of the cow or sheep manure from the breeding farm with us? The greenhouse needs to maintain room temperature."

"Okay, that's easy. Just go ask Aunt Six." Commander Chen nodded.

"Thank you, Commander and Political Commissar." Cheng Jinghao saluted.

"This is a good thing, we should support it." Commander Chen patted Cheng Jinghao on the shoulder.

Political Commissar Cao quickly wrote a note approving the conversion of the backyard into a greenhouse.

After Cheng Jinghao got the approval note, he rode his bicycle to the village, found a few good workers through the village chief, and started building the greenhouse.

The news that Cheng Jinghao's family was going to build a greenhouse spread throughout the military district's family compound.

Many military dependents gathered at the gate of their house to watch the fun, all wanting to see what kind of greenhouse this young wife from Beijing would build.

Vegetables in the south require not only temperature but also photosynthesis.

Cheng Jinghao got some large pieces of glass from somewhere and made several windows.

The greenhouse in the backyard is being built, and Lin Momo is also catching up on agricultural knowledge. Fortunately, there are many agricultural books in the supermarket.

The villagers worked quickly and the greenhouse was built in two days.

On the day the greenhouse was completed, many military families came to watch the fun.

Because the greenhouse is in the backyard, although we were all curious, we were too embarrassed to go in and take a look.

"Why don't you go in and take a look? What kind of vegetables can a girl from this city grow? Aren't you just wasting your time?"

Aunt Huo stood at the gate of the courtyard and shouted, as if she was speaking to the people inside the courtyard.

"Ge Mei, if you think Comrade Lin can't grow it, then don't come to see." The one who spoke was the political commissar's wife. She was asked by the political commissar to come and see.

Ge Mei, also known as Aunt Huo, immediately put on a flattering smile when she saw that the person speaking was the political commissar's wife.

"Wei Hong, no one in this city has ever grown vegetables. It's impossible to make southern vegetables in southern Tibet. Don't you think this is a waste of resources?" Ge Mei walked up to the political commissar's wife and said with a smile.

The political commissar's wife's maiden name is Zhou Weihong.

"Captain Cheng and Comrade Lin are spending their own money. Even if they fail, how can it harm you? Is it necessary for you to give orders?" Zhou Weihong glanced at Ge Mei.

"Auntie, you're here? Come in and take a look?" Coincidentally, Lin Momo came out of the main room and saw Zhou Weihong. She did not forget that this was the political commissar's wife.

"Okay, then come in and take a look." Zhou Weihong walked into the yard with a smile.

Ge Mei was just about to follow Li Xiaoying when she gave her a sidelong glance.

"Since you don't believe Comrade Lin can grow southern vegetables, don't come in."

"......"

Lin Momo didn't open the door to let other people in. She guessed that Zhou Weihong came here, which should be the political commissar's intention, so she only let her in.