Li Lanzhen continued walking south along this river.

The river flows from north to south, its width and depth varying, and its water is clear.

As the river bends, Li Lanzhen discovers that the riverbank is covered with calamus.

At this time, the leaves of the calamus are still dark green, and the fuzzy column of the calamus is still fluffy and has not turned yellow.

Li Lanzhen could imagine that if it really got to late autumn, the calamus here would be a beautiful golden expanse.

She wanted to remember this place and tell the women in the village.

You can come and pick them when the time comes. Burning them can repel mosquitoes. You can also peel off the calamus tufts and stuff them into pillows, or make them into plush toys in the future.

Li Lanzhen casually picked out a few relatively sturdy calamus plants by the river.

I'm going to take it home, light it, and use it to repel mosquitoes at night.

After thinking for a moment, she turned back and put more than a dozen calamus plants into the lake in her space.

I believe that before long, a patch of calamus will grow in the space lake.

He then plucked a dozen or so thick calamus plants and threw them into his spatial storage.

Once lit, it's much more convenient to light firecrackers or fireworks than to use a lighter.

So she wanted to prepare some things just in case, in case she might need them on this trip.

Sweet flag leaves are also a useful material; they can be used to weave many household utensils.

Walking and stopping frequently, Lanzhen soon reached the eleventh tree.

Put the two baskets of walnuts and chestnuts from the space onto the ground.

They carried one basket on their backs and another in their hands as they walked forward.

It's relatively quiet here at Eleven Trees today.

When Li Lanzhen found out, everyone went to the fields.

Yesterday, Zhang Deshui said that all the children should go to the fields to help today.

The potato variety has been successfully bred and has already sprouted.

Today we're going to cut the potatoes open, one sprout at a time, coat them with wood ash, and then plant them in the field.

She placed a basket of walnuts and a basket of chestnuts in the kitchen.

There was no one in the kitchen.

I wonder where the two pregnant women went? Could they have gone to help in the fields too?

It's quite possible. The eldest daughter-in-law always feels embarrassed because she doesn't do any work and just eats for free. She's always thinking about doing chores and doesn't care about herself at all.

Seeing that no one was around, Li Lanzhen simply emptied the contents of her basket onto the ground.

Then he took out a bunch of walnuts and a bunch of chestnuts from his storage space.

Of course, the green husk on the outside of the walnut and the fuzzy shell on the outside of the chestnut were not removed.

These are things you can do when you have some free time.

After brushing the dust off her clothes, Li Lanzhen walked towards the field.

Li Lanzhen had not visited this place since the land was reclaimed.

The eleven tree branches were very close to the field in front.

After walking a few steps, I heard the laughter of adults and children.

Li Lanzhen felt that since they came here, the most common sounds they heard were the laughter of adults and children.

Almost as soon as I opened my eyes, I heard, "Hahaha, giggle giggle."

Standing by the field, Li Lanzhen was amused by the children's appearance and burst into laughter.

The older children are easy to manage; they can do the work of a strong laborer, digging holes, dropping seeds, covering them up, and watering them all in one go.

The funniest part was with the younger children.

San Niu, Han Yibo, Da Tou, Dou Hua, and Han Dezhong's two grandsons, San Zhuang and Zhuang Zhuang.

The oldest of these children is only three years old, and they've all turned into little monkeys.

His head and face were covered in dirt, and his whole body was covered in it too.

Because of their short legs, they are unsteady on their feet and still want to work, so they fall down after taking only a few steps.

Get up and continue working.

I don't know if they're helping or making things worse.

Their silly expressions made everyone laugh from time to time.

Li Lanzhen didn't go into the field; she walked around the field.

The reclaimed land is about 30 mu (approximately 2 hectares).

Moreover, everything was neatly leveled and ridges were built between the fields.

Zhang Deshui must have planned everything out, including what to plant on each plot of land. He must have had a plan in mind.

Since the construction of the house on the homestead began.

Zhang Deshui then sent Zhang Songshu over there to work.

He said his family had to go there, otherwise they wouldn't have the face to live in the new house.

Zhang Songshu then took his eldest son, Da Niu, with him.

Therefore, Zhang Deshui usually led the women and teenagers to become the main force in farming.

Fortunately, when the land was being cultivated, everyone worked together here first.

In some plots of land, it seems that vegetable seeds were sown, and the small seedlings have already sprouted.

From a distance, it appears as a vibrant green, but upon closer inspection, there are only two or three tender leaves.

When they reached the end of the reclaimed field, Li Lanzhen discovered the marks made by a hoe, the place where Zhang Deshui had mentioned digging an irrigation ditch.

I doubt they have time to do that right now.

Li Lanzhen knew that the river was fertile and the banks were relatively high. How to divert the river water to the fields was still a problem.

She then thought of waterwheels.

This is still quite effective.

Why not go back and look in the space to see if there's a picture of a waterwheel?

There are so many blueprints in the space. If we find them, we can give them to our fathers and let them study them. They should be able to build it.

Thinking this, Li Lanzhen turned around and walked back.

When they reached the edge of the field, they saw Xue Nizi and several other women leading the children out of the field.

He walked along, laughing and cursing.

“You mud monkeys, hurry up and come back with me. When we get back, I’ll throw you into the water vat and give you a good wash.”

Look, look, they haven't done much work, their heads and faces are covered in dust, and you could shake a pound of dirt off their bodies.

Anyone who didn't know better would think we were pinning you to the ground and making you roll around.

The child they were holding was suspended in the air, crying and refusing to leave.

Linglong looked up and saw Li Lanzhen coming over. She struggled and broke free from their grasp.

With its short legs outstretched and arms outstretched, it pounced on Li Lanzhen while yelling.

"Grandma Lanzhen, help me! My aunt is going to put me in the water vat, but I don't want to go in the water vat to wash."

Li Lanzhen chuckled and picked up Linglong, who was lunging at her.

When you look at her, you see that her long eyelashes are covered in dirt, and when she blinks, the dirt falls off.

He patted the dirt off her clothes and said.

"Shut up! Look at you, you've turned into a mud monkey! Go back and have your aunt wash you. Once you're clean, everyone will love you. Right now, you'd be unbearable to even pick up if you threw you out."

Linglong covered her mouth with both hands and giggled. The other children had no choice but to leave with the adults.

They took the children to the riverbank, where there were many large wooden basins, as well as water vats and basins of all sizes.

Every morning, these basins and jars are filled with water. By midday, when the sun is shining, the water is warm, just right for the children to bathe.

Li Lanzhen left Linglong to Xue Nizi and a few others to wash.

She took off her coat, shook it vigorously, and then patted her body, legs, and shoes.

Only then did he wash his face and hands in the river, get dressed, and return to the treehouse.

She wanted to go into the space to look for the boxes containing all sorts of recipes and blueprints, to see if there were any blueprints for making a waterwheel.

Li Lanzhen climbed the tree, lowered the curtain, and slipped into the space.

I didn't see Silver Fox; he should still be at the herb field.

He went to the storage room on his own and started rummaging through several large boxes.

Li Lanzhen discovered that these prescriptions and drawings were arranged in a systematic way.

The small box was almost entirely filled with various prescriptions or remedies for various ailments. Of course, none of them were for difficult or complicated diseases; they were just common remedies for injuries and illnesses.

There was also a box full of recipes for cooking.

There are recipes for making various desserts, as well as recipes for stir-frying various cuisines.

Li Lanzhen's mouth started watering when she saw the recipes.

She planned to start thinking about ways to make money in the future once the basic infrastructure of Peach Blossom Spring was completed.

There was also a box full of various handmade blueprints and recipes.

While searching through the contents, she actually found several blueprints for making waterwheels.

Li Lanzhen didn't look through anything else except what she needed.

I'll take some time to look at it carefully when she gets back.

If we can use it now, we'll take it out and let them experiment with it.

I had just put away the blueprints for the waterwheel when I saw Silver Fox standing there.

Silver Fox saw Li Lanzhen, bowed, and asked.

"Good day, Madam. You've arrived."

Li Lanzhen nodded and asked, "What progress have you made at the herb field?"

Silver Fox handed a small bundle he was carrying to Li Lanzhen.

When Li Lanzhen opened it, she found it contained powdered medicine or pills wrapped in paper.

Suddenly she thought of buying a batch of small porcelain bottles for Silver Fox to store medicine powder and pills.

If I run into him on this trip, I'll buy him a batch.

"Madam, I need to go out. I have important business to attend to. I will come back and continue to serve you after I have finished this important matter. Is that alright?"