The cotton harvest has finally come in abundance; the cotton bolls are all white and fluffy, and they look especially pleasing to the eye under the sunlight.
Everyone then officially began the harvesting work.
The fields were full of people picking cotton.
The land was small and the harvest was finished in two days.
After harvesting, they pulled up the seedlings and then planted Chinese cabbages all over the land.
After the other families finished picking, it was time to fluff the cotton.
Wang San San's homemade cotton-fluffing tools were used to fluff several thick cotton quilts in every household. Even the Sun family behind them came to borrow the tools and gave Wang San San's family a few fish.
Under the guidance of her two aunts, Fengran also made two ugly cotton-padded jackets for the twins. There were also two small quilts.
Several companies repaid Fengran double the amount of cottonseed. They considered it a repayment of their debts.
The first rain of early winter was bitterly cold.
The wild boars raised by each household have all grown up. Then everyone prepares to eat the stewed pig feast.
Everyone will be killed separately. This time, we'll kill the Wang family, then the Gu Zhou family in two months, and then the Qi and Xie families.
The pork stew was delicious, so Fengran traded some wild boar meat for it.
I've made dumplings with pork, cabbage, and scallion fillings several times.
Moreover, she was running low on steamed buns in her storage space, so she asked Wang Nana and the others to make another batch of steamed buns, dumplings, and dumplings for her family.
Since everyone was pretty busy in winter, Wang Nana and the others readily agreed to Feng Ran's request.
Moreover, they didn't work for free; Fengdan gave each of them ten kilograms of grain as a reward every day.
In winter, people prefer to eat fresh food, so the daily meals provided by the wind are mostly fresh vegetables, with the occasional piece of fruit or two.
Qi Xie raised a pond full of crayfish in the summer, and now they have multiplied and are quite large.
So Feng Ran asked Qi Xie to bring over several more large buckets of crayfish to make some crayfish-filled buns.
There are also mackerel dumplings, large pork and cabbage buns, pork and vermicelli dumplings, celery dumplings, and large beef buns.
Feng Ran invited Wang Nana and the others to help her book packages for a whole month.
During that time, a heavy snow fell for three days, covering the ground with a thick layer of snow. Gu Zhou caught a wild roe deer on the mountain behind the village. They took it down that same day, and everyone worked together to prepare it. That evening, each family contributed a few dishes, and they had a bonfire party where they roasted the roe deer.
What surprised Feng Ran the most was that Boss Sun came over again, and what he was carrying was a piece of yellow cloth. Feng Ran was initially puzzled as to why he would bring a piece of cloth with him.
Who knew that when Boss Sun asked her to take a closer look, it turned out to be handwoven, made of coarse cotton cloth. It was similar to the old-fashioned coarse cotton bed sheets, but made of pure cotton.
It feels very comfortable to the touch. If you were to sleep on it in the summer, it would be both cool and absorbent.
Feng Ran was puzzled as to why such a large piece of cloth was being sent over. Boss Sun explained that his wife had woven it herself when she was bored, and he wanted to give it to her.
Feng Ran asked again, "Why give it to her?"
Sun Laoda did say he wanted to thank them for their help to his family over such a long period of time.
Feng Ran finally accepted the cloth. Moreover, based on her observation, the Sun family never came to her unless they needed something, so they would definitely need her help in the future. She would help them in return when the time came.
For a month, Feng Ran's kitchen was always bustling with activity, as they spent every day steaming buns, steamed bread, and dumplings.
Let's talk about Shen Tengchong.
After what happened with his brother-in-law, he's now keeping a low profile.
However, Qianfu did not give up on him, which was what made him feel a little relieved. Otherwise, he would have no one to vent his bitterness to.
Working long hours every day, I've put in even more effort, and I keep all the money in mind.
As the base grew larger and its population increased, Qianfu worried about other bases infiltrating, so he implemented stricter management policies and added more personnel to patrol the area every day.
Even in winter, they did not give up production organization. A large number of people went up the mountain to fire kilns, preparing to burn a batch of charcoal for use.
Moreover, he made contact with another base. That city didn't have many mountains or trees, so it wasn't suitable for firing kilns. Qian Fu used this batch of charcoal to trade with the other base for the items he needed: cotton cloth and cotton.
This is what they need in winter.
The other base is mainly located in the plains, so a lot of cotton is grown there, which resulted in a deal that was satisfactory to both parties.
Unbeknownst to them, in a region near the southwest, the leaders of two different bases had begun organizing small-scale warfare. They were fighting with no guns or ammunition, only long and short knives, iron rods, and wooden sticks, but the fighting was extremely fierce.
The base, which already had very few people, suddenly lost more than half of its inhabitants, which led to a long period of peace between the two sides.
Moreover, everyone learned a lesson from this small-scale battle: what's most important for them now is to restore production, not to increase land area.
People are already dead, why are they still fighting over land? What a load of rubbish!
However, by the time everyone understood, it was too late, and the remaining elderly, women, and children had no choice but to begin the long and arduous process of childbirth again.
Moreover, being located in the southwest region, the area is relatively unfavorable for agricultural development in terms of temperature and other factors.
At this point, animal husbandry has a significant advantage.
However, they lacked researchers, making it impossible to cultivate animal embryos and develop animal husbandry. The previous apocalypse had already wiped out all the local animals.
The surviving son of the leader had no choice but to take three people with him and begin to travel inland. It took them more than three months of climbing mountains and crossing valleys to reach the populated plains.
Upon arriving at the destination, he saw that local agriculture had been developed; crops and fields were everywhere. The leader's son couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
This is what humanity truly needs, not fighting and killing each other for a little land!
When the leader's son arrived at his destination, it was summer. He had no choice but to exchange information with the guards at the base gate before being invited in by the base leaders for a talk.
After learning where they came from, the local leaders warmly invited them to live in their area and said they would provide them with land and housing so they wouldn't have to worry.
Moreover, before the leader's son could even decide whether to accept, the leader invited him the very next day to tour the base, observing the people's lives, their food standards, and the cultivation of the fields. Every scene that flashed before his eyes astonished him!
The leader's son watched with a sigh, his eyes lighting up.
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