Looking closely, Ningxia found that there was a small sign under each seed, which detailed the seed type and sowing conditions.
"There are not many options for autumn planting. In the current climate, sowing and harvesting are only possible for a few months each year. If you don't bring any food, you have to buy all the food you need for the Lieyang Month." Xiao Zhang reminded carefully.
Ningxia was a little surprised to see the peanut seeds. "You can plant peanuts? As far as I know, if you can plant them around the scorching sun month or snowy days, you can't harvest them, and if you can harvest them, you can't plant them."
The current climate has at least two months of scorching sun every year, in August and September, during which no crops can survive. There are also nearly three months of windy and snowy days from December to February. People have fewer options to avoid these months.
"Oh, this has been tested by experts at the research institute. Adapting to the current climate, peanuts can be planted at the end of February and harvested in June. Aside from being smaller in size, the yield won't change much, and it won't affect oil extraction."
"Oil pressing?"
"Yes, nowadays most people grow peanuts for oil extraction. After two years of observation, the harvest is pretty good. There is an oil press on our street, opened by the government, with complete equipment. We only need to collect one-third of the peanut cakes."
Seeing Ningxia's puzzled expression, Xiao Zhang smiled and answered her question, "Peanut cakes are the residue left after peanuts are squeezed for oil. They're really great for feeding livestock. The oil mills have been open for the past two years and they've been able to keep those thousands of pigs in the military camp plump and white."
So that's how it is. Ningxia turned her gaze back to the counter. The densely packed small characters gave her a headache. She turned directly to Xiao Zhang and asked, "Can you tell me which seeds are better for autumn planting?"
"No problem! There are only a few crops that are suitable for autumn planting. Tomatoes and cabbages have good yields, as do white radishes. They're not as sweet as those planted in spring, but the yield is still good. There are also peppers, ginger, and green onions. You won't need too many of them, so you can just plant a few pots indoors and pick them whenever you want to eat them."
Ningxia nodded in understanding. The autumn planting was in a hurry, and it was basically impossible to grow crops and harvest them in two months. Ningxia was already very satisfied with these kinds of crops.
"Xiao Zhang, we just came back and have no food. How is the food price now?" Ningxia was a little worried. She might not have any food income for a whole year in the future. She began to worry. The only things she had now that were worth some money were the dried fish and a few packs of cigarettes. If the price was too high, Lieyangyue would probably starve.
Xiao Zhang smiled soothingly, "Don't worry. First-time settlers can get a discount on grain as long as they have a government-issued settlement certificate. It's almost like getting it for free. However, it seems that the settlement certificate will take a few days to be issued. It needs to be reviewed and returned by the leaders of the shelter."
Ningxia frowned, said goodbye to Xiao Zhang, and hurried to the Government Affairs Office. Sister Ming should have arrived by now, and she had to go and ask about the situation.
"Sister Ming!"
"Oh, you've thought it through so quickly?" Song Minghua was tidying up the table. "What's going on?"
Ningxia pursed her lips. "Sister Ming, I think I should keep them with me." There was a rare hint of unease in her tone. After all, they had so kindly found two families with such good conditions, and she had turned them down. Furthermore, Chocobo management was so strict. What if they decided she couldn't raise the children and forcibly took them away?
Ningxia had already prepared herself for Song Minghua to be angry, but she didn't expect him to just be stunned for a moment. Then he smiled and said kindly, "This is the best! Although life may be a little difficult, as long as we are still together, there is hope."
Ning Xia was stunned. "Sister Ming...you don't blame me?"
Song Minghua laughed. "Why should I blame you? I didn't even ask your opinion on finding adopters for the two children. From what Lin Jun said, I thought it was your opinion, so I took the initiative to come. Besides, you know how children these days tend to have some psychological issues. Many adopted children from the orphanage have been returned. The few who didn't return, except for the younger ones, weren't very happy no matter how well off they were."
Song Minghua raised his head and took a sip of water before continuing, "In today's world where everyone just wants to make ends meet, adoption is actually a bad idea for children. Haven't you noticed that they're a little afraid of crowds? Sangsang's fine, but Lin Yi only relaxes a little when he's around you. To be honest, I'm a little worried that if you really send them away, the two children will definitely be mentally traumatized."
Ningxia finally breathed a sigh of relief, then felt a little shy and bothered others again and again, "Sister Ming, I also want to ask about the settlement of scattered residents..."
"Oh, call those two kids over and I'll do it together." After saying that, he lowered his head and started looking for information.
Ningxia turned around and called Lin Yi and Sangsang who were outside the door to come over.
"Ningxia girl, which Ning and which Xia are you?"
"A quiet summer."
Hearing this, Song Minghua lowered his head and typed on his computer for a while. "Do you still remember your old ID number?"
"I remember." Ningxia readily reported a long string of numbers.
"So you're from Mornington, Bluebird State?"
"right."
"Let me take a look..." Song Minghua looked at the information that popped up on the system. The biological parents' information was unknown, and their address was Morning City's First Welfare Institution. She understood. She didn't ask any more questions. Everyone has a painful past. Ningxia was a salvation for the two children, and the two children might also be a salvation for Ningxia. The three siblings were all pitiful people, so she should help them as much as she could.
Song Minghua finalized the new household registration in Ningxia in a short while, then looked up at the two children. "They must be on the same household as you. What should we do with their names?"
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