It didn't rain much in April, and the sun was strong.

The water we watered in the morning evaporated after a whole morning, and the land was bleached by the sun. The leaves of the eggplants, peppers and other fragile plants in the field were wilted by the sun.

Xia Lunong was worried that the crops would die from the sun, so he changed the watering schedule to two times, in the morning and in the evening.

Liao Cheng had experience, and when he saw this situation, he told him that he could put some water in the fields, so the land would not dry out so quickly.

Xia Lunong had originally thought of this method, but he was worried that the plants would be drowned.

Hearing Liao Cheng say this, he felt a little more at ease, and planned to go back and divert some water to the ditches to try it out. After

Liao Cheng finished speaking, he mentioned another thing, "Old Liu got a few bags of peanuts, the quality is good, and he said they can be used as seeds. Don't you have half a field left empty? What should you plant? How about planting some peanuts?"

Xia Lunong had never considered planting peanuts before. He scratched his head and asked, "Grow them to eat?"

He and his brother didn't like eating peanuts very much.

"Grow them to make oil." Liao Cheng shook his head, "How much can you eat? Aren't you planning to cook at home? How can you cook without some oil?"

Xia Lunong really forgot about this question.

Lard has been used for cooking recently, and there is still enough lard, which can be used for ten days to half a month.

I'm afraid I will have to go to the market to exchange it after it is used up.

He recalled that it seemed that no one in the market exchanged oil.

Hearing Liao Cheng's reminder, he realized the seriousness of the matter. "I really forgot about this. I'll go back and discuss it with my brother."

"Then you have to hurry up. Old Liu doesn't have many peanuts. If you hesitate, all his peanuts will be exchanged. You can't exchange them even if you want."

Xia Lunong agreed quickly.

He went home and told his brother. His brother didn't have any objections. He told him to exchange them if he wanted, but it might be more tiring to plant one more piece of peanuts.

"Just plant two or three acres of land, just right for exercise." Xia Lunong said while thinking about the supplies at home, "Brother, what should I use to exchange seeds?"

Their family didn't have many supplies now. The most tempting thing was the bacon and pork hanging outside.

I guess I can only use this to exchange, but I don't know how to exchange it.

Xia Huoqu thought for a moment, "Use meal tickets to exchange. If you don't eat in the cafeteria, the meal tickets are useless. It's just right to exchange them for some seeds."

"Then I'll ask Brother Liu how many meal tickets can be exchanged for one kilogram of seeds."

"Take your old brother's meal tickets with you. He doesn't need his meal tickets anymore."

When Xia Lunong went to find Lao Liu with the meal tickets, Lao Liu took out the seeds in his hand and showed them to him, "There are only more than four kilograms left. I'll give them all if you want them."

Xia Lunong smiled, "Let me see."

"Look, they are all good seeds." Lao Liu puffed on his cigarette, "It took me a lot of effort to get these seeds. If I miss this batch, I guess there will be none left this year."

Xia Lunong smiled and looked down at the seeds. The

seeds were placed in the basket, with only a shallow layer.

The peanut skin is pink, and almost every peanut is as big as a finger, plump and beautiful. He

smelled it again, except for a very light smell of raw peanuts, there was no other strange smell, and it smelled very fresh.

He gently grabbed a handful with his hand, and it felt heavy.

It was indeed a good seed.

Old Liu saw the satisfaction in his eyes, and said with some pride: "Is this seed good? If you take good care of it after planting, you will definitely have a good harvest in the fall."

Xia Lunong didn't hesitate much, and took out the meal ticket and gave it to him, "Then I'll take them all. Brother Liu, I'll take the meal ticket to exchange, and you can see how many meal tickets you can exchange for one kilogram."

These meal tickets are all basic meal tickets.

Old Liu took it and looked at it carefully in front of him. After confirming that there was no problem, a smile appeared in his eyes.

He looked up at Xia Lunong and smiled, "With our friendship, if you want it, I'll give you all 20 meal tickets, how about that?"

20 meal tickets were less than Xia Lunong imagined, he smiled, "Yes, thank you, Brother Liu!"

"Hey, you're welcome. Wait a minute, I'll get a cloth bag to put it in for you, the seeds are tender, don't break the seed coat."

Xia Lunong stood at the old Liu's house and waited.

The old Liu's house was also rebuilt from ruins, with ceramic tiles on the ground, ceramic tiles on the lower half of the wall, and exposed red bricks on the upper half.

The wooden tables and chairs in the living room looked quite new, and should have been built not long ago.

Old Liu came out of the room a little while later, holding a cloth bag in one hand and a cigarette in the other. He quickly helped him pack the seeds and asked, "What is your brother busy with recently?"

Xia Lunong quickly responded, "Brother Liu, do you have something to ask my brother?"

"I want to find your brother to do a job." Old Liu took another puff of cigarette and said without keeping the secret, "We have explored the route and plan to go to Zhangshu County soon. We need someone to help. Ask your brother if he is interested. We are willing to pay him 20 kilograms of rice to make the trip."

Xia Lunong didn't know where Zhangshu County was, nor did he know if the trip would be dangerous. He said cautiously, "I'll ask my brother. My brother and Xi Nian seem to be looking for a generator recently. I wonder if he is free."

Old Liu smiled and sent him out. "It's okay. Please help ask. If your brother has other conditions, we can discuss it."

Xia Lunong went home with peanut seeds on his back and told his brother about the matter.

Xia Huoqu asked, "How many days does it take to make a trip?"

Xia Lunong scratched his head. He forgot to ask.

Xia Huoqu knew it as soon as he saw his expression, and said, "Forget it, I'll go talk to him later. If I have time, I'll go there."

Xia Lunong was curious, "Is Zhangshu County far away?"

"Not far. At Liao Cheng's speed, he can leave from the base in the morning and reach the county in the evening." Xia Huoqu said, "It's just that there are more mutants."

"Ah? Wouldn't that be dangerous?" "

The risk is greater. Those who dare to go to the county must be able to transform into beasts, and they must be able to run very fast or have strong self-protection abilities after transformation."

Xia Lunong was about to ask his brother if he could take him with him, but his brother stopped him.

He scratched his face depressedly, "Then I will be alone at home again?"

Xia Huoqu's eyes flashed with a smile, "Let's talk about it after you can transform into beasts."

Xia Lunong worked hard quietly after he went to bed that night. Now he imagines himself turning into a beast every day.

His brother is a giant wolf, and he is not as big as his brother. If he transforms, his beast form should not be as big as his brother's. Should he be able to turn into a normal-sized white wolf?

It doesn't have to be too big, as big as his brother Liao Cheng's beast form.

Xia Lunong fell asleep with a secret expectation.

He got up early the next morning.

The peanut seeds were exchanged, and Xia Lunong and his brother had to carry hoes to plant peanuts.

If they were any later, they might miss the season.

When they arrived at the field, Xia Lunong made a round inspection as usual, pulling weeds and catching insects.

He soon discovered that the tomatoes had small buds.

"Brother!" Xia Lunong's eyes were filled with great surprise, and he waved his hand to his brother, "Come and see! Are the tomatoes about to bear fruit?"

Xia Huoqu walked over.

They only planted one row of tomatoes, a total of ten plants.

More than a month after planting, the tomatoes were now as tall as their knees, and the stems had grown very strong, each plant looked like an open umbrella.

After a careful inspection, Xia Huoqu pointed to a plant and said, "It's not about to bear fruit, it's already bearing fruit, look at this one."

Xia Lunong leaned over to take a look, and sure enough, he saw a small green bead under a leaf of this tomato.

"It's really borne fruit!" Xia Lunong exclaimed as he touched the small green bead with his hand, more carefully than touching tender tofu. "How long will it take for it to grow?"

"It should be edible next week."

Xia Lunong looked up at his brother, "Should we fertilize it?"

"Go ask Liao Cheng, he has experience."

The fruiting of tomatoes brought Xia Lunong a huge surprise.

He walked around the field carefully and soon found that not only tomatoes, but also beans, eggplants, peppers, etc. had small buds, and it is estimated that they will bloom and bear fruit soon.

Xia Lunong walked around and the satisfaction in his heart was about to overflow.

Xia Huoqu didn't say anything to him, and took the initiative to carry the cloth bag and plant peanuts.

The earthen embankment has been turned over, the soil surface is fluffy, and there are no weeds. Now all he needs to do is dig a hole and plant the peanut seeds.

Xia Huoqu took a small hoe, dug a hole, put two seeds in it, covered it with soil, dug another hole about ten centimeters apart,

and continued planting. Xia Lunong walked around the field and came to plant peanuts.

Planting peanuts is not very tiring, but it is hard to bend over.

The two brothers planted the peanuts in the afternoon.

Now that the weather is warm, they just watered them after planting, and the peanuts will sprout in two or three days.

After planting the peanuts, Xia Lunong rubbed his waist, packed up his things, and went to the ditch to wash his feet. Xia Huoqu joined him.

It was still early, Xia Lunong said, "There's not much food at home, shall I go to the canteen to get some?"

"Let's eat together, we don't have to have hard food every day, let's have some fried radish for one meal."

Xia Lunong smiled embarrassedly, "We also collected the food expenses from Xi Nian Ge, isn't that a bit too much?"

"It's okay, I can't afford to eat meat every day."

Having said that, Xia Lunong was still thinking about making some more appetizing dishes in the evening.

When they walked to the front door of the house, they saw Liao Cheng waiting for them outside the house with two chickens. Judging from the appearance, he must have been waiting for a long time.

Xia Lunong's eyes lit up, "Brother Liao Cheng, shall we have chicken tonight?"

Liao Cheng was waiting in boredom. He looked up when he heard his voice, and laughed and scolded, "You're such a spendthrift? What chicken do you want to eat? These are raised for you!"

"Ah?" Xia Lunong looked at the two chickens in his hands, her eyes filled with distrust, "Raise them?"

"Yes, you can build a shed in the corner of the house and raise them inside. If you find the shed too troublesome, you can also ask the old man in the base to make a chicken coop." Liao Cheng said as he handed the chicken in his hand over, "They are all hens. If you take good care of them, they will lay eggs in a few months."

The two hens were both half-grown. One had an extra comb, and the other had an extra toe on its foot. There were basically no changes.

Xia Lunong was holding a hen. It felt heavy in her hand. She liked it no matter how she looked at it, but it was too expensive.

"Forget it, Brother Liao Cheng. Hens are so rare nowadays. You can take it back."

"Just keep it. I'll come back to eat with you next time. When it's well raised, you can eat more eggs and take good care of yourself so that you can succeed in animalization as soon as possible." Liao Cheng said, "Okay, I've delivered the chicken. I'll go back to work first. See you later."

Xia Huoqu came up from behind, patted Xia Lunong on the shoulder and said, "Brother Liao Cheng, you're so thoughtful. Keep it."

Xia Lunong then stopped and shouted to Liao Cheng, "Brother Liao Cheng, thank you."

Liao Cheng waved with his back to him.

Xia Lunong held the chicken and looked at her yard, muttering: "With two more chickens, it looks more like a farmyard."