Chapter 507: Building a Vegetable Greenhouse
Find a solution? What solution is there? Right now, there's only a little mud and sand seeping out, but after a while, it'll burst out like a volcanic eruption, submerging most of the city. This seemingly mild mudslide disaster is bound to happen!
The destruction it causes is permanent, because when the mudslides stop flowing and completely solidify, they are like the hardest cement, permanently swallowing up most of the buildings and materials, and the land that was originally available for cultivation becomes even scarcer.
In the last days, even soil has become precious.
Jingshu narrowed her eyes and thought about the next countermeasures. This was a problem she had never encountered in her previous life. Even if she had made various preparations early on, man proposes, God disposes. Fortunately, Jingye discovered it early, giving her time to prepare.
"I hope the land around the artificial sun isn't filled with this kind of mud and sand, otherwise it'll affect the harvest... Oh, how many people will starve to death."
Jing's mother said worriedly that if the problem only occurred with her family's land, it would be an isolated incident.
Jingshu thought it was a good thing for Grandpa to bring this up. He was right to worry, and it would be a good opportunity for everyone to make more preparations, so she said:
"I discovered this a few days ago when I was walking my chickens in the mountains. A lot of this mud and sand has seeped out of the mountain and has started to flow down. It seems that this is not an isolated phenomenon. I just didn't expect this mud and sand to seep out of the soil in our yard... The most important thing is that it affects the yield of crops and has reduced the amount of vegetables we can eat.
Food is already in short supply, and now this kind of mud and sand is coming out, we must prepare early, at least to ensure that the plants at home are not affected."
"If this kind of silt gets everywhere...it's already cold without the sun, and now even the soil is a problem. We used to be able to grow things like lettuce and garlic that don't need sunlight, but what's going to happen in the future?"
After Master Jing shouted this, the whole family fell silent. Everyone knew clearly how they could live such a comfortable life in the apocalypse. Even the families of formal workers could only get a pitiful amount of vegetables every day, but their family ate all kinds of fresh vegetables and fruits every day.
"Master, don't be too pessimistic. Now we have soilless cultivation. No matter what happens, there will be a way. Let's take care of ourselves first." Jingshu said to the family:
"Not only do we need to address the reduced production, we also need to increase our storage of food and other supplies. I'm right to worry. We might be facing an even more dire disaster soon. Whether it's due to weather or soil issues, it will become increasingly difficult to grow food and fresh vegetables."
Grandpa Jing took two more puffs of his cigarette and said, "Yes, yes, let's just take care of ourselves first. Tomorrow we'll remind the eldest and second brothers' families and all their relatives and friends. Then we'll think of a way to deal with our reduced production. I've changed the soil several times in the past few days, but it's no use. The mud and water can't be stopped. They just seep out from the ground. The deeper we dig, the more it seeps out."
"Eat, eat, and then we'll think of a solution after we finish eating." Grandma Jing urged everyone to finish their meal first. Grandpa Jing coughed twice and said, "We still have to save food. We have such a big family, and even if we eat a lot of fish and meat every day, it won't be enough."
Grandma Jing snorted, "From now on, it's still our granddaughter who decides how to eat. After all, our family's food is all brought in by our granddaughter. Even if you say we should eat sparingly, what will we do if our granddaughter starves? You know how much she eats."
Master Jing laughed awkwardly twice and whispered, "It's my birthday today, please give me some face."
The whole family laughed, and Jingshu laughed too. She was reborn for no other reason than to have good food, clothing, and shelter in the apocalypse. If her quality of life were to decline, what would be the point of all her efforts? So she said, "Let's find a way to solve the problem now, so there's no need to cut back on food rations. We all have big appetites, so there's no need to put ourselves in a difficult position."
Isn't it true that we can't let ourselves down? This huge table of food couldn't be finished by more than a dozen people, but Jingshu, once everyone had almost finished, started the "Clean Plate" campaign. She wasn't picky about whether the dish had green onions, ginger, or chilies, and she finished it in a few bites. Even so, she still had to have a late-night snack before going to bed, otherwise she would starve.
After dinner, Jing's father went to clean up the dishes, and the whole family came to the yard to see their own vegetable garden.
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The front yard of the villa is small, and except for a sidewalk, the rest of the space is fully utilized. The house for raising chickens and ducks was too small before, so after the backyard was built, the poultry were moved to the backyard, so the house has now been converted into a mushroom house.
Although Jingshu wholesaled a lot of dried mushrooms and other products in the past, after years of consumption and gifts, only half of them are left. To be on the safe side, the family now distributes more mushrooms of various kinds. Unfortunately, there are too few varieties. Once the lost seeds are found, Jingshu will cultivate more dried mushrooms and store them for later use.
Apart from the fish pond built that year, the rest of the land is planted with various vegetables.
When I walked on the sidewalk in the past, there were all kinds of fresh and lush vegetables on both sides. Some were bok choy, spinach and lettuce that would mature in ten days, and there were also seasonal sweet potatoes and potatoes. But now, many of them have withered and are sparse.
On the surface, there was nothing unusual about the land. Jingshu took a shovel and dug it. After a few strokes, she found something sticky stuck to the shovel.
Most of the vegetable roots turned white or yellow due to soaking, and some roots were simply stuck in the soil.
Jing Ye showed everyone: "In theory, you can grow things on sandy land, but these feel like cement to me... All the good crops are ruined."
Jing's mother hesitated and said, "Why don't we pull out the roots first, plant them in water, and then replace the soil."
Master Jing shook his head: "Water is hard to wash off, just like cement. If the roots stick to it for a long time, they will solidify. If they stick to it for a short time, it's okay. The roots in our yard are fixed. If you pull them out, the roots will be damaged."
This is certainly not cement, but the characteristics of the mudslide in the fourth year of the apocalypse. It is still brewing underground and will not solidify in a short time, so it is mud. But when they have all erupted and the weather has cooled, they will begin to solidify.
Seeing the situation was so serious, Jing Shu shook her head and said, "It's hopeless. Pick all the edible ones and dig up the rest and replant them. We've lost a lot of seeds anyway."
Master Jing sighed, "How can we continue to farm on this kind of land? Fortunately, the vegetables on the third-floor balcony were not damaged."
Grandma Jing quietly wiped away her tears and turned to count the seeds left at home. Fortunately, she had the habit of saving seeds.
Jing Shu narrowed her eyes and continued, "It seems we need to completely fill the land in the yard and put cement on it to prevent the mud from seeping up. Then we can build a vegetable greenhouse on both sides and put up racks. The racks can be double-layered so that we can grow vegetables. I'll also find a way to get some good soil. This way, the mud in the ground won't pollute it, and we can grow more things. It doesn't matter if the space is a little tight."
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