Gu Shouxin left the Zhou family's house after having dinner. Lu Zheng did not go back with him; he planned to stay and keep the fat old man company.
Back home, Gu Xin couldn't wait to plant the seeds.
"Father, Mother, and Sister, we'll plant tonight, and we'll see what we've grown by tomorrow morning! I've already tidied up the vegetable garden next door, fenced it off, and numbered it," Gu Xin said excitedly.
"You're such an impatient person! Let's show it to your mother and sister first, and see if they recognize it," Gu Shouxin said with a helpless smile.
"Mother, sister, look!" Gu Xin urged.
"Okay, okay, don't rush me! You're such a farming pro!" Gu Nian picked up the seed packet and started looking at it from the first number.
"Tsk tsk, this one is moldy, this one is wilted, this one is even infested with worms, this one..." Gu Nian looked at them one by one and found that there were hardly any intact ones. They were all left out for too long.
This week, the old man's fruit and vegetable treasure box didn't meet the right person, so it couldn't work its magic!
There are a total of 132 kinds of seeds, but Gu Nian is not sure which ones can still be used, so he can only do it one by one.
The main reason is that the effects of these jade beads are too great, beyond the scope of our understanding. From a biological point of view, most of these seeds simply cannot germinate, but with the jade beads, who can say for sure?
Gu Xin has organized a total of twenty-two small plots of vegetable garden, which means that she can find out exactly what kinds of vegetables are in all of them within a few days.
With seeds numbered one through twenty-two in hand, the family went to the old house to plant crops.
Each person carried two oil lamps, ensuring they could see clearly.
"This row outside is numbers one through eleven, and this row is numbers twelve through twenty-two! Look, my mark is here on this fence," Gu Xin pointed out to everyone.
There are two rows in total, which separate the whole plot of land in the middle, and then divide it into eleven equal sections, making it look very neat.
Gu Nian strongly suspects that Gu Xin has obsessive-compulsive disorder because the pieces are divided too evenly. Gu Xin simply abandoned the corner pieces, since every piece is perfectly square, and even the length and height of the fence are the same.
Gu Shouxin held numbers one through ten, Cai Xiaolian held numbers twelve through seventeen, Gu Nian held numbers eighteen through twentieth, and Gu Xin held the last two numbers.
The family has enough farm tools. Last year, they even made a small hoe for Gu Xin, but given Gu Xin's growth rate, she probably won't need it next year.
"Sister, let's plant the strawberries by the end of January! Your strawberry jam is so delicious, I want to give it to Grandpa and Grandma as soon as possible, as well as Uncle, Sister Huihui, and Sister Sisi." After planting, Gu Xin wiped the sweat from her brow and discussed it with Gu Nian.
“Sure! Let’s plant them. We can give them to Grandpa and Grandma to eat in early March. We can say that we planted them in winter,” Gu Nian said.
“Yes, we planted them in winter anyway.” Gu Xin nodded.
"The watermelons are finally finished. When are we going to plant them?" Cai Xiaolian asked.
“Once our estate is ready, we’ll plant them, and by May we can sell them. We’ll collect plenty of seeds for Master Zhou so he can plant them on the estate next year. Mother, when you’re selling the shampoo and conditioner sets, find some merchants who live further away, and we’ll transport them from another route through the estate to sell. The Zhou family won’t suspect anything then,” Gu Nian said.
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