After lunch, everyone's stomachs were full. It was another day of eating too much. The He family had not yet noticed that their appetites were getting bigger and bigger, and their strength was also increasing.
Today it was He Ersao's turn to clear the dishes. Donghua saw her busying herself and hurried to help. Everyone else sat at the table, rubbing their stomachs to digest the food while listening to Old He assigning tasks.
Task 1: Find suitable plots of land for planting, including the area in front of the house, the area behind the house, and the area slightly further away. Choose the most fertile plot or plant all of the available land. Observe the land, make your choice, and integrate the opinions of the entire family.
Task 2: Cut more bamboo to prepare for the greenhouse. There's also a fence, which I'll use for now. Later, I'll decide whether to build a wall or demolish the house and rebuild it. After all, there are so many people in the family, and they need a better living environment. I also consider that the children will need their own rooms when they grow up and get married. This will depend on whether I can make money by then.
Task 3: Considering their short growth cycles and rapid maturity, we can expand our chicken, duck, and goose farming. We can fully utilize excess vegetable leaves and other resources by feeding them, and their feces can be used as fertilizer. We need to provide them with a safe space, with fences and a chicken coop. This can be expanded over time, and we can purchase chicks from the village to hatch eggs.
Task 4: Collect rice straw, the more the better, and weave it into shade cloth for the greenhouse, which is both breathable and light-blocking. Use your own straw first, and if it is not enough, collect some in the village.
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Of the women in the He family, He Ersao was undoubtedly the most skillful, so the three of them, He Ersao, her mother, and her daughter, were responsible for weaving the straw, ensuring it remained neat and tidy. They only needed one greenhouse; the rest would be planted outdoors. The results were inspected by Old Lady He.
To analyze the fertility of the soil, Old He and Old Lady He were in charge. They were experts with decades of experience. He Lvyi joined in the fun (the little elf had a clear sense of whether the soil was fertile or not and was a good helper), and watched with Old He and Old Lady He.
He Feng and his wife will be responsible for purchasing the chicks, with a tentative plan to add 20 each. The He family already raises 20 chickens, 30 ducks, and 10 geese. This increase will ensure that the outer leaves of the vegetables are fully utilized (vegetables grown in this space are protected from pests and insects, free of rotten leaves, dead branches, and dead branches, ensuring both aesthetics and edibility. The inner core is used as the main ingredient, while the outer leaves are reserved for the chickens, ducks, and geese).
He Lao Da and He Fengfu were responsible for cutting the bamboo and cutting it into pieces to make it easier to make fences and greenhouse supports, while He Ming helped drag the bamboo back.
Everyone divided the work and cooperated in an orderly manner, each completing their own tasks.
Old Mrs. He, Old Man He, and their follower He Luyi looked at the piece of land in front of the house again and again. In fact, there were other plots of land, but they were slightly biased and not in front of the door.
Well, no need to look anymore. There is only one piece of land, which is indeed not enough. Old He decided to see the soil quality in the yard. He originally thought that there were several pieces to choose from, but in fact, there was no room for choice. The others that were included in the range did not actually belong to them. There were only two pieces, one close to the bamboo forest and the other under the eaves. They were usually trampled on and were tightly covered. However, the small piece that was not often walked on was really fertile.
"Old lady, how about this one?" Old lady He wanted to hear Old lady He's opinion.
"Yes, the soil in other places is too hard. Only the soil here is loose and fertile." Old Mrs. He and Old Man He agreed.
"Well, let's build a greenhouse here, and then plant the seeds in the open air in the area a little further away. This greenhouse will be used for breeding."
He Luyi watched her grandparents communicating intently. She didn’t understand a lot of what they were saying, but, well, she had a cheat!
"Little elf, is the land my grandma and her friends talked about really fertile?"
"Master, Master, what grandpa and grandma said is right. Moreover, the elf has a new discovery!" The tone was obviously happy and kept rising.
"Ah? What discovery is that?" He Luyi was curious and didn't know what the new discovery the elf was talking about was.
"The elf discovered that the composition of the soil here is very similar to that in the space! Lord Silver, Lord Silver, did you spread the soil from the space here~"
"Huh? No, I don't remember spreading the space soil here?" He Luyi was confused by the elf. She really didn't do this.
"No!" Suddenly, He Luyi thought of something. "The first time I entered the space, before you, the elf, appeared, I lay directly in the space and brought some soil out. Could it be that at that time...?"
He Luyi recalled uncertainly, and only remembered that her mother Donghua changed and washed her clothes, and then poured out the water.
"That must have been the time. The space soil changed the soil quality, which was not very good to begin with!" The elf was certain that this must be the case.
"Oh, really? Could it be that the soil in space can change other soils and make them more fertile?" He Luyi thought thoughtfully. Such an effect is indeed very powerful.
If it were true, it would be extremely useful. However, apart from this explanation, He Luyi could not think of any other possibilities.
"Grandma, are we setting up a shed here?" He Luyi pointed to the small plot of land. In front of it was a long, mossy rock. Further down, there was a pond-like depression. After the rain, this was a small playground for ducks to play in, like an indoor swimming pool compared to an outdoor one. On weekdays, the ducks preferred to preen and swim in the field near the well.
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