Xu Xingchen looked at the woman who thought she had cast a vicious curse speechlessly, and was too lazy to bother with them.

As a person who is temporarily staying here from a planet with advanced civilization, there is really no need to reason with these village women who were born and raised in a backward civilization.

After thanking Dr. Li, she sat on the only broken chair in the house with crooked legs, biting her fingertips in distress.

These people are so feudal and ignorant. Even if she knows a lot of theoretical knowledge, how can she lead them to build a better future?

"Really? I'm a researcher, not a social worker!"

Xu Xingchen scratched his head and decided to go out for a walk first.

The heavy snow fell for three days in a row. The outside of the house was covered with white snow, and everything in the world was buried under the snow.

The village was not wealthy to begin with, and now this snowstorm has made it even worse since they can't even go up the mountain to hunt or pick fruits.

Xu Xingchen narrowed his eyes and had some thoughts in his mind.

Instead of studying sociology, which she didn't understand, she might as well start with her old job and make something to eat.

The first step to achieving common prosperity must be to ensure that everyone has enough to eat.

Uncle Lin, who was repairing his house next door, saw Xu Xingchen standing outside and thought she was frightened by Zhang Tiansheng. He called out enthusiastically, "Madam Xu, it's freezing cold out here. Come back home! Your aunt is steaming some sweet potatoes. Come join us."

Xu Xingchen nodded gratefully. Although the people in the village were a bit feudal and dull, most of them were warm and simple, and helped her a lot.

"Uncle Lin, do you know what we usually grow in our village?"

Although Uncle Lin didn't know why a woman like her was asking this, he still patiently answered, "Normally, we grow wheat and millet, but it's so cold out here that we can't grow anything!"

Wheat and millet...this place is probably a plain area in the north.

She bent down, pushed aside the thick snow, and pinched a handful of cold soil.

This should be brown forest soil. The soil layer is relatively deep and the natural fertility is high, which makes it quite suitable for farming.

Uncle Lin climbed down from the eaves with some curiosity and watched her squatting on the ground kneading the soil: "What are you doing?"

Xu Xingchen forced a gentle smile: "I was thinking that this backyard is empty, let's see if I can grow something here."

Uncle Lin shook his head repeatedly: "Oh, that won't work. If you want to grow your own vegetables, you'd better wait until spring!"

Xu Xingchen responded vaguely to Uncle Lin's kindness. While Uncle Lin went to the backyard to get wood, he opened the system backpack and took out some seeds.

In addition to some cabbage and radish seeds that have been specially genetically modified to enhance their cold resistance, her son also brought her some pine red plums.

Prunus mume is not a cold-resistant plant, so this is a good opportunity to test the effect of the nutrient solution that Menduner brought back on the plant.

She found a shovel from the warehouse, dug some small holes in the backyard, and planted the seeds in different categories.

After carefully taking notes with a bamboo stick, she broke out in a sweat even in the icy and snowy weather.

"Science is still the primary productive force. It's been a long time since I farmed on my own."

Xu Xingchen wiped the sweat from his forehead and missed the Interstellar Alliance's automated seeding robot very much.

They diluted the nutrient with water and gently dripped it on the soil where the pine red plum seeds were buried.

The bright green liquid fell to the ground and quickly soaked into the soil.

The originally lifeless seed suddenly broke through the frozen soil at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a tender green sprout sprouted out.

"The effect is quite good! I can even force birth even when the environment isn't suitable for it!"

Xu Xingchen's eyes lit up, "But compared to the nutritional supplement I developed, it's still a lot worse."

Thinking of the nutrient that had allowed the institute to be renovated, Xu Xingchen stuck out his tongue and continued to water the other seeds one by one.

Just as I finished the task at hand, there was another knock on the door.

"Girl, are you home?"

Xu Xingchen shook off the dirt on his body, got up and went to the front yard.

A thin woman stood at the door, rubbing her chilblained hands awkwardly.

Xu Xingchen recognized this person; it was Zhou Xiaoniang, who lived in the south of the village. Speaking of which... she was somewhat related to her original husband.

"I was just busy in the backyard. What's the matter?"

Zhou Xiaoniang looked evasive and hesitated for a long time before she told him her purpose.

"It's not convenient for our village to go out now, so my husband is thinking of buying a cart to go to the county town to transport goods. This will not only make it convenient for the villagers, but also provide us with food."

How could Xu Xingchen not understand her intention? He immediately played dumb and said, "The mountain is snowy and the roads are slippery. It's not safe to go out and haul goods at this time, right?"

Zhou Xiaoniang bit her lower lip and insisted, "My Shuanzi is in good health, there's nothing to be afraid of!"

This is not a physical problem.

Xu Xingchen glanced at her and continued, "That's great! When you open your shop, I'll be the first to show my support!"

Seeing that she was not understanding, Zhou Xiaoniang could only stammer, "The cart is too expensive, and my family is still short of two taels of silver... I, I just want to borrow some money."

Xu Xingchen frowned slightly. She had only saved two cents of silver in these days. She had no food left, so how could she have money to help others?

Seeing her face darken slightly, as if she was a little unhappy, Zhou Xiaoniang quickly said, "Sister, I also brought your husband's distant cousin. Although the mountain man has disappeared, our relationship is still there!"

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