Everyone was exhausted after going out.

After dinner and taking a bath, Xia Lunong returned to the room, dived into the soft bed and fell asleep.

Kong Zhi came over to take a look, tucked in the mosquito net for him and went out. After

a dreamless night, Xia Lunong woke up very early the next day.

He hadn't slept in a bed for a long time, so his bones were stretched out and he exuded an indescribable spirit.

He put on slippers, stood by the bed and stretched his waist, then went out in shorts and a T-shirt.

The wind was a little cold now, and he felt a little more awake when he stood at the door of the room and was blown by the draft.

Kong Zhi came in after brushing his teeth outside, saw him standing at the door, walked over, pinched his thin waist, bent down and kissed him on the cheek.

His movements were extremely skillful.

Xia Lunong was not used to this kind of intimacy. His face was red and he was smiling without even noticing it. He bent his waist backwards and pushed Kong Zhi's chest with his hand. "Hey, I haven't brushed my teeth yet."

He didn't care about his reaction and ran into the bathroom to get toothpaste and toothbrush.

Kong Zhi followed him in, standing behind him with his tall and long legs, looking at the back of his head with a smile in his eyes.

Xia Lunong turned around and saw his expression. She looked at him angrily, "What are you looking at?!"

"Nothing." Kong Zhi said, "You're cute."

Xia Lunong got goosebumps all over her body. She rubbed her arms hard. "I'm a grown man. Please be gentle with me and don't use such terrible adjectives."

Kong Zhi chuckled and touched the back of his hairy head. "Your hair has grown long and covered your ears."

"I'll go to the market to find someone to trim it in the next two days." Xia Lunong was diverted from the topic and gently bumped him with her leg. "Move away." Kong Zhi

moved away as he said. "What do you want to eat in the morning?"

"Let's eat noodles." Xia Lunong thought for a moment, "Go to the cafeteria and see if there's any fresh meat. Bring back a piece. I'll fry some sauce and see if we can have noodles with soybean paste or something. There's too much to do today, so I don't think I'll have time to cook."

Kong Zhi nodded, "I'll go now."

Xia Lunong took the cup and stood in the corridor, brushing his teeth.

He was almost done brushing his teeth when his brother and his ex-brother came out of the house.

The two of them stood side by side under the eaves with messy hair brushing their teeth.

Xia Lunong spat out the water in her mouth and waved her hand to greet them, "Good morning!"

Xia Huoqu: "Good morning."

"Good morning." Yan Xinian smiled, "You two got up so early today."

"I've slept a lot these days." Xia Lunong waved the cup in her hand, "I've finished brushing my teeth, you guys take your time."

Xia Lunong put the cup back, washed her face and went out to see the summer pepper in the corner of the yard.

The summer pepper seemed to be still asleep, standing in the morning light with its uneven crown that had been gnawed, just like the ordinary pepper trees next to it.

Xia Lunong didn't disturb it. After checking the condition of the dozen or so pepper trees, she walked along the fence to the backyard.

They fenced the front and back of the house. There were trees and fruits in the front yard, and in the backyard, there was only a bare fence and no weeds except for the chives planted at the corner.

Xia Lunong picked and chose in the backyard, and finally decided to plant the offspring of honeysuckle under the fence behind his former brother's house. Then he would use his supernatural power to urge the honeysuckle to climb to both sides and try to cover both houses.

When the little honeysuckle climbs to the front and blooms, it may become an ornament in the middle of the pepper tree.

Xia Lunong looked around and decided to get Xia Huajiao's consent first.

After all, honeysuckle doesn't grow that fast, so he can slowly convince the little pepper.

Xia Lunong made up her mind and shouted, "I'm going to plant the honeysuckle in the backyard."

Xia Huoqu: "Plant it. What kind of fertilizer do you need?"

"No need for now. I'll pull out the grass nearby, loosen the soil, plant it directly, and water it thoroughly."

Before the sun came out, Xia Lunong picked up a hoe and got to work.

They had cleaned the backyard many times because they were afraid that there were snakes hiding in it. Now there are not many weeds, but the soil is very hardened, so they have to dig up the soil bit by bit.

Xia Lunong dug with difficulty with the hoe.

There were many debris hidden under the ordinary soil - root balls of Oxalis, glass pieces, plastic sheets, grubs, tree roots, bricks...

all kinds of things.

He loosened the soil while picking up the debris and throwing it into the dustpan.

Soon, Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian came to help.

With the addition of these two strong people, the backyard was tidied up much faster.

Xia Lunong had not planned to apply base fertilizer, but now he saw that it was all yellow-brown soil or even sandy soil, which did not look very fertile. If he did not apply base fertilizer, it would be difficult for the little golden flower to absorb anything from the soil.

Besides, the soil has been dug up. If they don’t apply base fertilizer now, they will probably have to dig holes to bury fertilizer in the future. Instead of working a second time, it’s better to finish the work in one go.

Xia Lunong straightened up and wiped the sweat from his forehead. “I’d better go to the canteen to exchange some manure. The soil is too thin.”

Their family now raises pigs, but they haven’t been raising them for a long time.

The pig manure is piled up there. It has not fermented well yet and cannot be used directly. Otherwise, the manure will ferment again under the soil, and the temperature will easily rise, burning the roots of plants.

There are many parasites in the unfermented manure, which is also a hidden danger for plants. The manure

stored in the canteen is all burnt fire manure, which is dry and fluffy, and much better than ordinary manure.

People in the base are used to exchanging fertilizers before planting. Fertilizers are still in short supply and most people cannot exchange them.

Xia Huo said, "I'll go and exchange them. You plant the honeysuckle first. When we bury the fertilizer later, we'll bury it farther away."

"That's fine." Xia Lunong put down the hoe and went back to the house to get the honeysuckle vine.

He had used his supernatural powers on this vine and the honeysuckle body in the past few days, and both were full of vitality.

The tender leaves on the top of this vine were still tender and thick, with no signs of withering.

Xia Lunong touched the tender leaves, dug a hole next to the fence, buried the lower half of the vine, and brought a bucket of water to soak the nearby land.

This section of honeysuckle vine is considered to be planted.

It won't be long before it takes root, grows tender leaves, and settles in their backyard.

Xia Lunong patted his lower back and said to Yan Xinian, "Brother Xinian, I'm going to trouble you here. I'll go make breakfast first."

"Go do your thing." Yan Xinian's muscles flexed and he dug a hoe of land with force. "We'll be done soon."

Xia Lunong picked beans, cucumbers and other things on the side of the house and went back to the house to select vegetables for breakfast.

He tore the tendons on the edge of the beans, pinched out some parts eaten by insects, and threw them into the small bucket under the chopping board.

The plants they grow now are not sprayed with pesticides, and insects can often be found. Sometimes, after picking a pound of beans or eggplants, only half a pound is left.

Fortunately, the places that were bitten and drilled by insects have been cleaned up and can be sent to feed chickens, ducks and geese together with the leftovers from the kitchen, so it is not too wasteful.

After the meal,

Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian are going to the property management committee. Yan Xinian plans to promote a credit currency in the base to end the current state of barter.

Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi are going to take a look at the fields.

Their family's land is entrusted to Liao Cheng to take care of during this period.

Liao Cheng can only help with watering and fertilizing, weeding and loosening the soil, and other relatively unimportant steps. He usually does not do them if he is not busy.

Every time Xia Lunong and the others go out, they have to come back to face the crazy long grass, and this time is no exception.

Xia Lunong felt her scalp tingling when she looked at the grass in his five-cent vegetable field. She turned to Kong Zhi and said, "If our crops also had this vitality, I wouldn't have to worry."

Kong Zhi said, "If they had this vitality, they probably wouldn't bear fruit."

Xia Lunong agreed, "That's true."

Crops that grow wildly usually don't bear fruit. Before the disaster, farmers had to spray a pesticide called "dwarfing hormone" on the wildly growing crops to inhibit crop growth and increase the fruit setting rate. Crops that

grow luxuriantly are useless. They are only useful if they bear fruit.

Xia Lunong yawned and looked at the carrots, radishes, peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, garlic sprouts, and mustard greens in the field one by one.

Tomatoes produce the most fruits and age the fastest. Even though they are now properly watered and fertilized, their leaves have turned almost yellow, and many of them have fallen off, revealing the stems inside.

These tomatoes are old and need to be pulled out and replanted, otherwise they will produce fewer and fewer fruits and the situation will get worse and worse.

Eggplants and peppers are fine. Both plants are a bit like evergreens. With proper watering and fertilizer, the fruits are on every tree and there are basically no signs of aging.

They are estimated to be able to harvest for another two months until the frost begins.

Carrots, white radishes, garlic sprouts and mustard greens are growing vigorously. Except for the yellowing of the edges of some leaves, everything else is fine.

They took the time to pull out the weeds and apply some fertilizer in the past two days, and it is estimated that things will be much better.

Xia Lunong walked around and picked the ripe tomatoes, eggplants and peppers with Kong Zhi, and then left them alone for the time being.

Xia Lunong hid the dustpan filled with fruits and vegetables in the grass, "Let's go, let's go to the wheat field and rice field to have a look."

"Okay." Kong Zhi reached out and lifted up the hat hanging on his back, "Put it on."

"It's so hot, I want to get some fresh air." Xia Lunong shook his hand to avoid his hand, "The sun is not shining today, forget it."

Kong Zhi looked at him and didn't force him.

The two of them climbed the mountain with hoes and went to the wheat field first.

The wheat that was blown down by the wind last time has all stood up, but the wheat ears are as big as kidney beans, heavy, and bend the branches.

The wheat ears that stood up are drooping, almost falling to the ground.

The wheat ears and stalks were turning yellow and looked like they were almost ripe.

Xia Lunong reached out and grabbed a wheat kernel, put it in his mouth and took a light bite.

The wheat kernels were still a little pulpy and had not completely hardened. It would probably take another ten days or so to fully mature.

Xia Lunong was a little surprised. He had originally thought that the wheat would be ripe when they returned this time.

He probably made an inaccurate prediction because the wheat kernels were too large and matured very slowly.

Xia Lunong bent down and took a closer look.

The wheat leaves had become thin and were not much different from normal wheat.

When this batch of mutant wheat first sprouted, the wheat leaves were thick and tender, and did not look like grass at all.

Now, there is nothing unusual about their stems and leaves except that they are thicker and stronger than ordinary wheat.

It seems that this is an excellent mutant wheat, the kind that is completely worth promoting.

Kong Zhi held the wheat ears in his hand, "One ear weighs half a pound to a pound."

"I estimate." Xia Lunong was in high spirits, "I just don't know how they taste. When the wheat is harvested, we'll make noodles to eat."

Kong Zhi: "I guess it's about the same if ground into flour."

"I guess so." Xia Lunong remembered, "It's just that there is no flour mill in the base, so this batch of wheat will probably have to be ground manually."

"Let's go out and look for it later. This batch of wheat will probably be kept for seeds, and there isn't much land left for a flour mill."

Xia Lunong stood up and stretched, "Then shall we go see the rice fields?"

"Well, let's see how the fish are. If they look similar, we'll catch two and eat them."

Xia Lunong didn't know if it was influenced by her beastly form, but now she likes to eat fish very much. She likes it so much that her eyes light up when she smells the fishy smell.

His eyes sparkled, "We have plenty of peanut oil at home, so we can fry fish. Coat it with flour and even the bones can be fried crispy. You can also fry it over high heat until it's dry, sprinkle some pepper and salt on it, and then eat the bones together."

Kong Zhi pushed his shoulder, "Let's go."

The two walked along the path toward the terraced fields on the mountain.

The terraced fields on both sides of the road were originally planted with rice, but now the rice has been basically harvested, leaving only short rice stubble soaked in water.

When they looked, they could see several loaches, yellow eels, etc. at a glance.

Now there are no pesticides or chemical fertilizers, and there are many loaches and yellow eels hidden in the fields of every household. These are also considered private property, and they cannot be caught even if they are seen.

Xia Lunong was very excited and said, "I wonder if there are any loaches in our fields. I'll catch half a pound and stir-fry them with chili peppers."

Kong Zhi was amused by the word "we" in his words and said, "If you want to eat them, I'll catch them for you."