Chapter 261 Primitive Beast World Cubs 35

Since Cangye's exact birth month is unknown, it's impossible to know when he will come of age, so Shen Ci's main quest has to be put on hold for now.

Now she's focused on developing side quests and improving her idyllic life.

After planting all the potatoes, the mother and son were exhausted. There were three or four plots of potatoes, not a lot, but it should be enough for the two of them to eat, and they could even save some for seed.

In addition to planting potatoes, the system also provides millet seeds.

Millet is actually derived from foxtail grass, belonging to the foxtail genus. In the north, it is called millet, while in the south it is called foxtail millet.

Millet has a short growth cycle, a wide range of adaptability, and is very drought-resistant, so it does not need to be planted in paddy fields like rice.

The best approach would actually be to plant millet after planting potatoes, but we can't wait that long now!

These seeds are all distributed by the system. Since the system's products are always of high quality, there is no need for seed screening procedures such as sun-drying, selecting, or mixing the seeds.

Shen Ci lived in the south, where most farmers grew rice, and millet was very rare, almost non-existent. So she only knew how to grow it, but had never actually done it herself.

There are several ways to grow millet in the north. Some farmers will build high ridges in the field, while others will simply loosen the soil and scatter the seeds.

Millet requires that it not be planted too sparsely, and Shen Ci combined the methods he remembered.

He took a hoe and dug a few holes in the ground, making strips of land, some high and some low.

Unlike potatoes, millet cannot be planted too thickly; only a thin layer is needed. This is a quick job, and you just need to pay attention to the spacing.

Even if the planting is a little too dense, it doesn't matter. This is the first time Shen Ci has planted these crops, and he doesn't expect a great harvest. As long as there is a harvest, that's enough.

On this continent, there are still some native plants that can be eaten, so it's not like there's absolutely no vegetables or grains available.

A lot of land had been cultivated during this period, and Shen Ci didn't intend to waste it. He planted all the seeds provided by the system, and there was still a small pile of local sweet potatoes left in the cave.

Shen Ci was simply buried in the ground as well, using the remaining two plots of land.

The land is right at our doorstep, so we won't have to travel too far for harvests. We can use the cave as the center and expand outwards for farming and other activities.

After planting everything that can be planted, all that's left is to water it. It would be even better if you had a sprayer.

Unfortunately, there wasn't any, so Shen Ci could only have the little wolf cub water the plants with her.

But the little wolf cub was too rough, sometimes watering too much and sometimes too little, so Shen Ci could only draw a mark in the water ladle for him.

There's no such thing as 100% precise quantification when doing farm work; it all depends on the experience and intuition of experienced farmers.

After working on the farm for several days, Shen Ci was so tired that her whole body ached and she couldn't even get up.

She also fully realized that real farming is quite different from the one-click farming in games.

Real farming requires you to actually use every hoe and every shovel.

However, despite being tired, Shen Ci touched the muscles in her arms and felt that they seemed to have become stronger. Here, only by being strong could she protect herself and her family.

After lying down for a day, the little wolf cub is now able to do housework quite skillfully.

Early in the morning, the little wolf cub got up very early, first feeding and watering the chickens, cows and sheep in the house, then cleaning the yard and checking on the growth of the crops in the field.

Then I started a fire, cooked some food, and brought it to my mother so she could eat and go back to sleep.

Shen Ci gladly accepted her eldest son's filial piety.

I rolled over and went back to sleep. Although the hay on the ground was thick, it still wasn't enough.

For people who are used to sleeping on Simmons mattresses, it's still a bit too hard, and the ground is sometimes damp. When you dig through the thick layer of dry grass, you can see that it's actually a bit wet underneath.

With a quick somersault, Chen Ci got out of bed. There wasn't a single day of rest in her life.

With her machete in hand, Shen Ci planned to make a wooden bed and then lay wooden floors in the house, all without using any nails.

We've run out of wood at home, so we need to go cut down trees using the most primitive tools. We'll have to get the wolf cub to do the cutting, since he's stronger.

The forest is full of trees, but on the outer edge, Shen Ci selected five cedar trees of similar thickness and asked Cang Ye to cut them down.

Even when using an axe, someone with greater strength and less fear of fatigue will use it more efficiently because they have more stamina and can chop down trees faster.

Shen Ci put the felled cedar wood directly into a basket, which greatly improved the convenience of his life.

The wolf cub no longer looks like the soft, cute little boy he was a few months ago; he now looks like a teenager, more like a young boy.

Unexpectedly, as he aged, both his wolf form and human form changed. However, when Cang Ye was in human form, he still had two ears.

As a result, Shen Ci had to make clothes for him, as the animal skin he wore when he came out of the wolf clan was already too small.

Making clothes for him was very simple; all you had to do was chisel a few holes in an animal hide so his head and arms could stick out. The clothes were as rough as could be, and needles and thread were still a scarce commodity.

Young Cangye worked even faster; wolves grow much faster than humans.

Soon, at most one more time, and another winter when it snows, Cangye will become an adult, just like her.

"Mother, there's a wild boar!"

As soon as Xiaolang finished speaking, he disappeared, leaving only the fallen cedar wood on the ground. Shen Ci numbly began to pack the wood.

That's how cubs are; they get excited when they see prey, as if their instincts are triggered. Even if they don't kill it, they'll chase it for a while. That's their only interest.

After loading the wood, Shen Ci walked home by herself, as they had agreed beforehand that they should both be home before dark.

Cangye, when chasing prey, sometimes runs very far when he gets excited, and no one can keep up with his speed.

After returning home, Shen Ci placed all five pieces of wood on the ground. The first step was to remove the unnecessary branches from the wood and carve them into a single piece.

These cut branches and twigs are not wasted, but piled up in a place where they can be sheltered from the rain, dried, and stored like this. In winter, they become a pile of firewood.

Cedar wood is hard, and a single tree can grow very tall. The outermost layer of dry bark on the cedar trunk is perfect for starting a fire.

Remove the main trunk; this step isn't difficult. The cedar wood is smooth overall, with branches only in the upper part.