Chapter 68 This man is quite careful
After selecting the chicks and ducklings and putting them in the baskets they brought, Shang Ruoting and Deputy Captain Yang agreed to pick up the piglets in ten days, and then they left pushing the cart.
When there was no one on the road, Shang Ruoting fed the chickens and ducks with spiritual spring water. The chickens and ducks grew larger at a speed visible to the naked eye. She stopped feeding them until they were about two or three months old.
The basket that originally contained chicks and ducklings was instantly filled to the brim.
Along the way, Shang Ruoting felt extremely happy looking at the chickens and ducks that had grown to half their size. These were also her first batch of fixed assets here.
She pushed a cart full of half-grown chickens and ducks directly back to Old Lady Shang's house. She thought that Tan Chen would accompany Lin Erniu to plow the land in the west yard, but unexpectedly, they actually helped her build a chicken coop in the backyard.
Shang Ruoting had a new understanding of this man. This man was quite careful. He quietly did things that Shang Ruoting had not thought of.
When Old Mrs. Shang heard the noise outside, she also came out of the house. She knew that her granddaughter went to Yihe Village to buy chickens and ducks today. She thought she would buy some newly hatched ones, but it turned out that Shang Ruoting bought only half-grown chickens and ducks.
"Tingting, why did you buy such big chickens and ducks? It must have cost a lot of money, right?"
Shang Ruoting had already thought that she would be questioned by her grandmother when she returned home.
"Nai, these half-grown chickens and ducks are not expensive, only a few dollars each. Besides, these chickens and ducks have grown so big. They will lay eggs in a month or two. They are more suitable than buying freshly hatched ones."
After hearing what she said, Mrs. Shang also felt that it made sense. Besides, one piece was not particularly expensive.
"Well, Tingting is really thoughtful."
While talking to Old Lady Shang, Shang Ruoting pushed the cart directly to the backyard.
Tan Chen had heard her movements a long time ago: "Ruoting, I thought about you going to buy chickens and ducks, so I didn't rush to plow the land. Let's build a shed for these chickens and ducks first."
Shang Ruoting smiled and said, "Thank goodness you thought it through. Otherwise, I wouldn't know where to keep these chickens and ducks after bringing them back."
Lin Erniu hammered the last nail into the chicken coop. "I think this will do. We don't raise as many chickens as the production team does. As long as it can keep out the wind and rain, it's fine."
Shang Ruoting looked at the chicken coop in front of her, which was almost as high as her waist, and was very satisfied: "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Erniu. This is enough."
After saying that, she released all the forty chickens and ducks she had brought back from the baskets. She also took the two skinny chickens that Old Lady Shang had raised and had started laying eggs and sent them all to the newly built shed to let them get familiar with the environment first. After a few days, they could be released for a while.
When Mrs. Shang saw that things in the chicken coop were settled, she quickly asked Lin Erniu to go to the front yard to wash his hands, while she herself went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.
During the meal, Tan Chen told Shang Ruoting that he had already made an agreement with Lin Erniu that he would come to their house to help plow the fields starting today. It would probably only take two days, and he would be paid one dollar a day, plus a pack of cigarettes.
Shang Ruoting also expressed her satisfaction with this. They decided that starting from the afternoon, Lin Erniu would go to the farmland west of the old house, and Shang Ruoting would go over to help after delivering eggs to the production team.
It’s not that she was worried about Lin Erniu working there alone, but mainly because she wanted to plan what to plant in the vegetable garden.
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Shang Ruoting finished her work in the chicken coop and went directly to the house to the west.
The open space in the backyard is much larger than that of Grandma Shang's house. In winter, it is more than enough to build a greenhouse or a shed.
Although Lin Erniu was the main force in plowing the land, Tan Chen was not idle either. Under the direction of Lin Erniu, he dug the ridges bit by bit.
After Shang Ruoting arrived, she rolled up her sleeves and joined in. By the time it was almost dark, the three of them had already cleared half of the land.
Lin Erniu leaned on his hoe and looked at the fruits of their labor: "Tan Chen, we will finish plowing these fields tomorrow morning and can plant them in the afternoon."
Tan Chen nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Brother Erniu. I'll have Ruoting go out and buy some seeds tomorrow morning and plant them in the afternoon."
Shang Ruoting listened to the two people talking and looked at the land.
When she first turned the land, she observed that the soil quality was not very good and it was unlikely that the crops grown there would have a high yield.
As a doctor of agronomy in the 22nd century, she has the most advanced planting techniques in her mind. However, this period does not allow her to be beautiful on her own, and she can only develop slowly in line with the general environment.
At present, the purpose of cultivating this vegetable garden is just to make it convenient for our family to eat. When the time comes, we will use some spiritual spring water to irrigate the land appropriately. Even if the soil is not good, it will not affect the harvest.
At the same time, she also thought about the varieties to be planted. Some common vegetables here are indispensable. In addition, her space also has watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberry and other fruit seeds suitable for planting here. She plans to plant some for her family to eat.
"I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow morning and buy the seeds."
"Sister-in-law, be sure to look carefully when you buy seeds. Choose those with plump grains." Lin Erniu kindly reminded.
Shang Ruoting naturally understood these: "I understand, Brother Erniu, thank you for reminding me."
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