With the troublemakers gone, Gu Yanzhi finally had time to appreciate the pristine white snow outside. As a southerner, she had only seen snow a limited number of times since childhood.
This was only the second time in her life she had seen snow in City C. Thinking about it, the last time she saw snow was this day in her past life.
In her past life, it was during the first and only heavy snowfall that Gu Yanzhi received news of Song Zhao's death. It was also at this time that she was taken away by Gu Yanqi, beginning her tragic ten-year life.
But it's good that Gu Yanqi and Gu Qiang are both dead now, and my brother and lover are by my side.
Thinking of this, Gu Yanzhi turned around and hugged Song Zhao tightly, burying her face in his chest, not letting him see the single crystal tear that rolled down her cheek.
"Let's go back." Gu Yanzhi hugged Song Zhao for a while, then felt the cold, sniffed, and let go of her.
The two walked hand in hand toward the stairs.
On my way back, as I passed the 16th floor, before I could even knock, the door to Kochi's house opened, and three heads popped out, asking in unison...
"Xiao Gu, has he left?"
"Let's go, grandpas and grandmas, don't worry, have fun. The matter has been resolved."
"It's resolved, it's resolved," the three elderly people patted their chests, breathed a long sigh of relief, and finally relaxed.
After Grandpa Li finished looking for Gu Yanzhi and came down to the 16th floor, the three of them had been anxiously listening to the noise at the door, afraid that bad guys would come in. Now they were finally relieved.
Grandma Gao warmly greeted the two, "Little Gu, Little Song, come in quickly and have a cup of ginger tea to warm yourselves up."
It's freezing cold outside, and a cup of warm ginger tea is a luxury at this time. Only families like those in Building 10, who don't lack supplies, can afford to drink it occasionally.
Grandma Gao felt sorry for her son and daughter-in-law who worked hard to earn money, so she started brewing ginger tea as soon as they left home in the morning, so they could heat it up and drink it when they came back.
Gu Yanzhi waved his hand, politely declining, "No, Grandma, we'll go back now."
Grandma Gao watched the young couple holding hands and looking at their sweet backs as they walked away, and sighed in her heart, "Youth is truly wonderful." She and her husband had been just as happy when they were young.
The matter has been resolved, and Grandpa Li and Grandma Lin did not return to their own homes, but instead stayed at Grandma Gao's house to chat.
Grandma Gao and Grandma Lin, who live across the hall from each other, usually chat together every day, and their two children have a playmate. Grandpa Li lives downstairs and doesn't come up often, so he doesn't see them very often and isn't very familiar with them. But this opportunity has helped him get to know them better.
Sister Li is against marriage. Although Grandpa Li likes children, he loves his daughter even more. He tried to persuade her several times to stay married, but to no avail, so he chose to respect her decision. Although he often envies his old friend who has many children and grandchildren, he has never nagged Sister Li about it again.
When Sister Li isn't home, Grandpa Li is all alone at home every day, with no one to talk to. He gets very bored. On the 16th floor, he has someone to talk to and can also enjoy the pleasure of playing with his grandchildren, killing two birds with one stone.
The three elderly people also agreed that they would take turns visiting each other's homes during the day when their children were not at home, which would save them a lot of heating supplies.
When Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao returned home, the milk tea had gone cold, and she had lost all interest in watching the movie.
Instead, he found a few packets of ginger seeds in his storage space and went to the 17th floor with Song Zhao, intending to try planting some ginger.
Although they had stockpiled enough ginger to last a lifetime, Grandma Gao's ginger tea gave Gu Yanzhi an idea today. Ginger tea has a warming effect, and they could grow some at home to give to neighbors or exchange for needed resources from the government.
"Zhao Zhao, do you know how?" When they reached the 17th floor, Gu Yanzhi was completely bewildered by the seeds and soil in his hand. He realized that he had never even grown flowers before, so how could he possibly grow ginger? He looked at Song Zhao in confusion.
Of course, Song Zhao wouldn't either. Although his parents died when he was young, he was adopted by Gu's parents right after they passed away and has always lived the life of a young master. He has never planted vegetables before, nor is it his turn to plant vegetables.
"I seem to remember buying some books about planting. Let me find them and take a look."
"Oh, oh, right, let me look for it." Hearing Song Zhao's words, Gu Yanzhi slapped his forehead and realized what was going on, and began to search through the space.
Gu Yanzhi flipped through a thick book titled "Common Crop Planting Techniques" and saw ginger inside.
Based on what was written in the book, Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao realized that the ginger seeds they had were not cold-resistant yellow ginger. They searched their space again and found cold-resistant tiger ginger seeds.
The book says that tiger ginger seeds are generally planted in spring or autumn. Before sowing, the seeds should be soaked in warm water at about 50℃ for 10-12 hours to promote germination.
It's definitely not the right season now, but it will be like this for the next two years, so let's ignore the seasonal issue for now. According to the book, I put the seeds in a bowl to soak in warm water, set the bread machine to fermentation temperature of 50 degrees Celsius, and put the bowl in.
They had to wait another 10-12 hours, and with nothing to do, they became idle.
Leaning back on the sofa, I idly flipped through the book "Common Crop Cultivation Techniques".
"Hey, you can also grow it hydroponically, let's give it a try." Gu Yanzhi became interested when he turned to a page with the title "Hydroponical Ginger Techniques".
To grow ginger hydroponically, you need to cut ginger into pieces and let it dry. Gu Yanzhi knew he had plenty of ginger, so he found a few pieces that looked healthy and plump and got to work.
After air-drying, I lightly roasted the washed ginger in the oven to ensure the surface was dry and free of moisture.
While they were drying, Gu Yanzhi and Song Zhao found a few more round cups to use as containers.
Clean the container thoroughly, then line it with a layer of small stones, pour in water to about three-quarters full, and then tilt the ginger pieces inside.
The book also mentioned that different concentrations of nutrient solution should be prepared at different growth stages of ginger to ensure its successful growth. Gu Yanzhi had never prepared nutrient solution before, but as a top student majoring in bioengineering, a nutrient solution was a piece of cake.
The components of nutrient solution are nothing more than nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, iron, zinc, manganese, boron, etc.
The book "Common Crop Planting Techniques" did not introduce the specific nutrient solution composition ratio. Gu Yanzhi flipped through the book again before finding the content in another book.
According to the book, Gu Yanzhi used chemical fertilizers as raw materials to make nutrient solutions of different concentrations for use at various stages of ginger growth.
Gu Yanzhi didn't stockpile much fertilizer. She just happened to see an old lady selling fertilizer by the roadside, and she took pity on her and bought all of the old lady's fertilizer.
It just goes to show that good deeds are rewarded. Although there were only a few bags, these few bags of fertilizer were supplies that couldn't be found in the apocalypse.
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