After returning home, he brought Lu Lin into the space, and the three of them harvested vegetables together.
Harvest potatoes first.
Leng Yi was strong, so he was responsible for pulling the potatoes out of the ground. Lu Lin picked the potatoes out one by one, and Yang Qing was responsible for packing them into boxes.
There is no need to wash it or anything, it will look fresher with a little soil on it.
It took a whole morning to harvest several thousand kilograms of potatoes.
At noon, everyone had a fast food meal in the space and then continued working.
In the afternoon, I harvested radishes, peanuts, and soybeans. The soybeans were in the form of edamame and there was no way to dry them, so I harvested them and put them in the warehouse.
Okra can continue to grow after being picked, and lettuce, cabbage and other green vegetables are pulled up by the roots, packed into boxes and stored in the warehouse. Wait for the tiller to arrive and plow the land before planting other vegetables.
The traditional Chinese medicine part has not been touched for the time being.
After a busy day, everyone took a shower in the space and then came out together.
"I'm so tired!" Lu Lin pounded her waist. "I didn't expect that even harvesting vegetables would be so tiring."
Yang Qing smiled and brought the spiritual spring water. "Being a farmer is not easy, it's hard-earned money. We are still in the space, and they have to fertilize, weed, and water the crops regularly. It's much harder than us."
Lu Lin nodded, "It's true that every grain of food is hard-earned. We must not waste any food in the future."
"Only we have food. Others can't even get enough food." Leng Yi said.
"By the way, you said you wanted to grow crops. Do we have seeds?" Lu Lin asked.
Yang Qing was shocked. Yes, although he bought a lot of seeds at that time, because he bought them at a farm produce store, there were many varieties but not many quantities.
Vegetable seeds are easy to buy, as there are thousands of seeds in a bag, but I only bought a few dozen kilograms of rice seeds. How can I grow them in large quantities?
Yang Qing thought of the seeds left by Dr. Zhang, but those were just samples, with many varieties and small quantities. What if they were not planted well and were wasted?
"Seeds are a problem. When Haozi comes tomorrow, ask him if he can get them." Yang Qing said.
"How many seeds are needed for one acre of land?" Yang Qing asked Leng Yi.
"Usually it's about three kilograms," Leng Yi said. "But we need to plant a lot, and with just the three of us, we definitely can't raise seedlings and transplant them like we normally do with rice. If we use a seed drill directly, it should be a bit more. Let's assume four kilograms per acre. How much do you have?"
"About fifty kilograms." Yang Qing said, and bought a bag at that time, which seemed to be twenty-five kilograms.
"That's only enough to cultivate more than ten acres of land. There must be at least a few hundred acres of space, right?" Lu Lin said.
Yang Qing nodded, "That's a question. I must ask Haozi tomorrow."
Rice is different from vegetables. It cannot be grown with just rice grains. Special seeds are needed. Otherwise, the yield will be very low and the quality will be poor.
It would be great if I could breed it myself.
Yang Qing thought about the seeds in the biological refrigerator. If he took out some of them and cultivated them carefully, he wondered if they would grow any?
You can try it.
But it won’t be that quick to wait for the breeding to be completed, so you still have to buy seeds first for large-scale planting.
The next day, because he was waiting for news from Haozi, Yang Qing didn't plan to go anywhere and slept until he woke up naturally.
In the afternoon, someone knocked on the door. Aqi and Xiaoxue reacted strongly and screamed very loudly. Yang Qing knew that it must be the mouse.
When I opened the door, it was indeed him.
"Sister, sister!" Haozi saw Yang Qing waving happily.
Yang Qing went downstairs and Leng Yi hurriedly followed.
"How is it, did you find it?" Yang Qing asked.
"Yes, for now we only have tillers and seed drills, and they're all relatively small," said Haozi. "Sister, you know our area isn't as flat as the north, so large machinery can't be sold. Therefore, most of the agricultural machinery we produce is relatively small."
Yang Qing nodded, "As long as it works. Where is it now?"
"My sister has already moved the machine to a safe place. Sister, I will take you there now." said Haozi.
"Okay!" Yang Qing nodded.
"Wait, I'll go with you!" Leng Yi said, turning around and going upstairs to get something.
He put Yang Qing's hat, scarf and gloves on her, then took a long gun and put it in the bag behind him.
Yang Qing smiled and pretended to take out a pistol and put it on his waist.
When Haozi saw this, he was stunned. Sister Yang and the others actually had guns?
Last time in Biyuan, she killed those two people from Hong'an Society with a dagger and gave me another one. I didn't expect that she also had a gun?
Yang Qing and Leng Yi looked at each other. They just wanted Haozi to know their own strength and not to think of taking them to a remote place to rob them.
Although Haozi may not do this, it serves as a warning so that he won't have the courage to do so.
After going downstairs, Leng Yi got into the car first, started the car, and turned on the heater. Yang Qing and Haozi went up together.
The pickup truck had two rows of seats. Yang Qing asked Haozi to sit in the passenger seat while she sat in the back.
This is also for safety reasons. After all, if the rat has any ulterior motives and someone is doing something behind you without you noticing, you will fall into his trap.
Of course the mouse wouldn't dare to do that, but it's always better to be cautious when you're outside.
Following Haozi's instructions, we drove all the way to a deserted place near the outskirts of the city, only then did we see a small truck parked in front.
Seeing someone coming, Lin Zhen got out of the car.
Haozi quickly opened the window and waved to her.
The car stopped, Haozi opened the door and ran down, "Sister, Sister Yang is here!"
"Sister Yang!" Lin Zhen looked at Yang Qing and smiled. His nose was red from the cold. He climbed onto the truck and lifted the tarpaulin. "Take a look. Is this what you want?"
Leng Yi took a look and nodded to Yang Qing.
"Are they all usable?" Yang Qing asked.
"It will definitely work." Lin Zhen said quickly, "It's just that the tiller is second-hand, but it's been inspected and is usable. The seed drill is new."
"Take it off." Yang Qing nodded.
Haozi quickly got into the car to help unload the machine and then moved it to Yang Qing's pickup truck.
It’s also thanks to the fact that it’s a small machine, otherwise it wouldn’t fit in the pickup truck.
Yang Qing took out four boxes of 18 Durex and gave them to Haozi. "By the way, does this run on diesel or gasoline?"
"This kind of small machine uses gasoline, while large machines mostly use diesel." Lin Zhen said quickly.
Yang Qing nodded, and said that he still had some gasoline.
"Next time, if the harvesters are powered by diesel, please bring me some diesel..." Yang Qing said.
Haozi and Lin Zhen looked at each other and said, "Sister, diesel is expensive and hard to find."
"Don't worry, I have something to exchange with you. By the way, please help me find 500 kilograms of rice seeds, preferably hybrid rice." Yang Qing added that hybrid rice has a high yield per mu and can produce a lot of grain.
"Rice seeds?" The two siblings were very surprised. What kind of rice seeds could they get in this weather?
"Sister, Sister Cai has plenty of food if you want it, but the seeds are not tasty." Haozi said hesitantly.
"It's not that I want it, I'm just looking for it for someone else. Do you have it?" Yang glanced at them.
"Yes, there are." Lin Zhen nodded, "But those seeds have been soaked in pesticides and sterilized. They are for planting and must not be eaten."
"That's what I want, 500 kilograms, do you have it?" Yang Qing said.
"Seeds are very expensive, even more expensive than grain." Lin Zhen said, "One Durex can be exchanged for a pound of meat or a pound of grain, but for seeds, it can only be exchanged for half a pound."
"Five hundred pounds costs a thousand Durex."
Yang Qing frowned. She really didn't have that much. Besides, these things would become less and less, and would be more valuable in the future. She couldn't exchange them all at once.
"Can you trade it for fish?" Leng Yi suddenly asked.
"What fish?" Lin Zhen asked.
"Sea fish, all kinds of fish, including hairtail, yellow croaker, sea bass, and eel. These things should not be cheap, right?" Leng Yi said.
Lin Zhen's eyes lit up. In fact, the seeds themselves were not expensive. Before the end of the world, they only sold for more than two yuan per pound. If we talk about price, seafood is naturally more expensive.
Just a small number of seeds.
"Two kilograms of fish for one kilogram of seeds." Lin Zhen said.
Yang Qing and Leng Yi looked at each other. They had several thousand kilograms of fish in their space, so it was not a problem at all.
But Lin Zhen seems to be asking for a price.
"One pound for one pound," Yang Qing said. "You also said these seeds have been soaked in pesticides and are inedible. We're the ones who want them. No one else wants them. Seafood is different. Selling it to rich people can fetch a high price, don't you think?"
Lin Zhen bit his lip. It was really hard to take advantage of Sister Yang.
"Okay, one pound for one pound." Lin Zhen nodded, "I'll be here tomorrow."
"Deal!" Yang Qing smiled.
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