Chapter 209: Three Days of Separation

The west wing had not been cleaned up yet, so Yan Shenjue went back to the Yuan family to sleep that night.

In the main room, eldest brother Tang, fourth brother Tang, and the twins had three beds lined up against the wall. On the other side, Xinbao's bed was side by side with his parents, and outside it was covered by a simple low screen made of branches.

This is the custom. The place where a couple lives is not allowed to face the dining table. Even if they put a big broom up, it has to have that meaning.

Even Shen Qiu didn't know when he was allowed to sleep in the house.

She placed it next to the door and Mrs. Lin also gave it Xinbao's small quilt. At night, she covered it with only its head exposed, just like a furry child.

Xinbao has been following Yan Shenjue for some time and has become accustomed to sleeping in his own bed. When he needs to doze off, he can just lie down on the bed and fall asleep.

Mrs. Lin took her clothes down to wash. When she turned over her sleeve pocket, she found two pieces of paper and two branches or something else. It was a little dark, so Mrs. Lin didn't look at them much. She just put them next to her pillow and went to wash clothes.

As a result, when Brother Tang came to see his sister in the morning, he accidentally saw it. When he opened it, he found that it was actually two silver bills, both worth one hundred taels, and the backs were hairy from rubbing them.

The whole family was shocked.

When Yan Shenjue came over and asked, he found out that it was the money from selling the chrysanthemum hotpot recipe.

Madam Lin held up the branch and said, "What is this? It's also in Xinbao's sleeve pocket."

Yan Shenjue took one look and twitched his lips: "Licorice."

Tuanzi is really capable now. He is almost always with her and always watching her in the pharmacy. He doesn’t even know when she stole the licorice! This stupid Tuanzi really used all his wisdom to steal candy.

Madam Lin smiled and threw it to her. Yan Shenjue saw it but said nothing. Only after Madam Lin left did he take out the small sugar bottle from his purse and place it beside her pillow.

Otherwise, when I wake up, the money and licorice are gone, and I will probably be very disappointed.

Brother Tang came over and asked, "Do you have anything to do today?"

Yan Shenjue said, "We practiced martial arts as usual in the morning and headed up the mountain. Xinbao wants to fence off the mountain and plant some fruit trees."

"Enclose the mountain?" Brother Tang asked, "For Xinbao to plant? Then... what were you originally going to do when you bought the mountain?"

Yan Shenjue said: "Don't do anything."

Brother Tang frowned, obviously not believing it, so Yan Shenjue explained: "I have always been unlucky. The more money I have, the worse it will be. So if I have a lot of income, I will spend it casually. This mountain was just bought casually. I don't plan to do anything. I will let Xinbao do whatever she wants."

Tang family: "..."

Brother Tang scratched his head, not knowing how to respond. After a long while, he said, "Where is that circle?"

"I don't know," Yan Shenjue said, "Xinbao can circle wherever he wants."

"Then," Brother Tang looked back at his father, then turned back and said, "Then I'll go with you, Silang will stay at home."

Fourth Brother Tang responded.

Brother Tang originally thought that Xinbao would go to the mountain after practicing martial arts, so he didn't feel any rush and took a walk up the mountain. However, before he came back, he saw his sister coming up, swinging her little arms and making a hey-hey-hey sound.

From a distance, Xinbao called him loudly: "Big Brother~~Brother~~"

"Hey!" Brother Tang also agreed loudly, and came down a few steps to greet him: "Why so early?"

Xinbao gave him a proud look: "Now Xinbao can find it..."

She said again, "It's early~~!!"

She tried very hard to speak, and her little chin couldn't help turning down. The little broken car or something, only those who wear it know it.

"Wow," said Brother Tang, "Xinbao is awesome! My sister is such a hard-working darling!"

He gave a thumbs up and said, "I thought Xinbao came here after practicing martial arts, and he is still wandering around here."

Xinbao said: "Xinbao is practicing martial arts now!"

Brother Tang nodded suddenly, and then Xinbao climbed all the way up. His speed was a little slower than on flat ground, but he did not slow down after walking for half a day.

As soon as Brother Tang was distracted, she walked to the front. When Brother Tang looked up, he saw the little girl swinging her arms vigorously, and the two thin braids on her head jumping up and down, walking so gracefully.

Brother Tang was surprised and asked, "Xinbao is so powerful?"

It was true that after three days of absence, one could see her with new eyes. Was this still his weak and soft little girl? ? He hurried to catch up and saw that Xinbao's face was flushed, but she never opened her mouth to breathe. This method of practicing martial arts was really amazing.

While Xinbao was trying hard to climb up, he glanced at the trees and grass beside him from time to time.

The condition of the soil can be roughly determined by the types and growth of trees and grasses, and vice versa. The condition of the soil can be used to decide what fruit trees to plant.

The soil in Yutang Village should be sandy loam, and the climate here is warm, with abundant water resources and rich vegetation.

Many fallen leaves fall into the soil year after year, and are dissolved by rainwater and become nutrients for the soil. Humus soil is a very fertile soil, and there is absolutely no problem in planting fruit trees.

Most fruit trees, such as peach, plum, pear, hawthorn, etc., do not have high requirements for soil, but most of them prefer sandy loam, so all of them can be planted.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

But apples, such as Red Fuji and Golden Delicious, are not native to China. The native apples of China are now called nai. There are Sunai, Zhunai, and Greennai that ripen in summer, and there is also Dongnai that ripen in winter. Xinbao has never eaten or seen any of them.

But it is said that it is not delicious. "Qunfangpu" says, "It is clean and can be played with, and the fragrance can be smelled from several steps away", "It tastes sweet and pine, and the unripe ones are like cotton wool, and the overripe ones are sandy and inedible."

So you can plant peaches, oranges, hawthorns, grapes, etc. first. There are slight differences here. For example, peach trees generally like sunny slopes with good drainage, hawthorn trees like flat hills, longan grapes like dry land, and so on.

But if the conditions are not right, it can grow in other places. At most it will grow a little slower, but it doesn’t matter.

So when Yan Shenjue asked her where she could grow it, Xinbao directly said, "You can grow it anywhere."

Xinbao was still young after all, and even though she had practiced, she was too tired before she even reached the top of the mountain, so the three of them went straight down the mountain. Yan Shenjue said, "Take Xinbao to my house first, and let Yuru give her a bath and change her clothes. I'll go for a walk up the mountain and will be back soon."

Brother Tang responded and Yan Shenjue turned back.

When Xinbao took a shower, changed clothes and started eating, Yan Shenjue came back.

Taiping gave him a map, and Yan Shenjue unfolded it to look at it. Xinbao squeezed over to look at it with him, then she pushed and shoved until she pushed him to the edge of the table, and sat in the middle herself, looking at it very seriously.

Brother Tang was on the other side, looking down as well, and asked, "Do we need to put up a fence then?"

Yan Shenjue said: "Of course."

Brother Tang thought for a moment and said, "We can't take it all, or the villagers will scold us to death."

Yan Shenjue didn't think this was a hindrance at all, but still nodded.

He picked up a pen and drew a new, larger and clearer map, then spread it out next to Xinbao.

Xinbao raised her hands to let him go, and continued to clasp her little hands together, watching seriously, her big eyes blinking.

Yan Shenjue drew a circle and said, "We will build a yard after the New Year, and we will build it here. The orchard cannot be too far away from home, so why not occupy a piece of land behind here, which is relatively flat."

As he spoke, he drew another circle.

Xinbao tilted his head, not understanding anything.

The maps at that time were very abstract. There were no lines but many symbols, such as hills and valleys, and it was impossible to tell their size.

So she turned around and asked, "Brother Xiaoxian, how big is this circle?"

(End of this chapter)