Seeing this, Xu Han didn't insist, and said, "Then you can play here with Daddy and Great-Grandpa. Mommy is going home, so don't go too far, okay?"
"Okay, let's play together with Fantuan." Mu'er tugged at Fantuan next to her.
“Then I’m leaving. Let Mu’er stay with you. He must be bored staying at home all day,” Xu Han said to Lu Chuan.
"Okay, be careful on your way back," Lu Chuan added with concern.
Then Xu Han carried Ze'er home by herself, and Heidian quickly followed.
When they got home, Ze'er was still asleep, so Xu Han took the opportunity to wash the side dishes that would be needed for dinner.
Otherwise, if Ze'er wakes up later, I won't have time to do it myself.
After Xu Han left, Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao continued digging tree roots.
The large pits dug out by the tree roots need to be filled in promptly, otherwise the pits and unevenness will not be good.
During the backfilling process, the land is leveled so that when the saplings are transported back, we can directly dig holes and plant the trees.
Days passed by like this, and before we knew it, it was already mid-February.
As the weather gradually warmed up, and the wild grasses and vegetables were about to sprout, Xu Han quickly took advantage of the suitable temperature to cultivate the seedlings needed for this year's planting.
Early that morning, after Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao finished breakfast, they went to the hillside to dig up tree roots as usual.
Xu Han then took the vegetable seeds that she had soaked a couple of days earlier to the backyard.
I plan to start by sowing the seeds for this year's vegetables in the backyard garden.
After a long period of natural disasters, the vegetables I had stockpiled were almost all gone.
Only a few peppers and tomatoes were planted in large quantities, and there were still some left over.
As for other vegetables, there were very few left, so Xu Han cultivated many different kinds of seedlings this time.
Eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, green beans, zucchini—all sorts of vegetables, a little of each.
Some of these vegetable seeds were brought from modern times by Xu Han, while others were vegetable seeds that already existed in this era.
After a year of planting, Xu Han brought back quite a few vegetable seeds.
Moreover, some vegetable seeds are not available in this era. Perhaps in the future, this will become a huge business opportunity.
However, Xu Han doesn't plan to make money from this right now; she'll keep these dishes for her family to eat slowly.
We should consider developing this project after the chaos of war ends, or when the population at the foot of the mountain increases.
After all, for ordinary farmers, having an extra vegetable in their garden means having an extra dish on the dinner table.
Xu Han did not intend to make a lot of money from these vegetables.
What I really hope is that everyone can eat these dishes, even ordinary people can afford them.
However, Xu Han wasn't that saintly; she wasn't willing to give away the vegetable seeds unconditionally. In the first year, she was still able to earn a little money.
After all, nobody hates money; life requires money in every aspect.
Who would think they have too much money to spend?
However, it's still a bit too early to say anything about this. After all, the people repatriated from the south haven't even arrived yet.
The area below the mountain remains a ghost town, with no one living there.
However, that group of people should be arriving soon, since they need to rush to start spring planting after they get back, otherwise they won't have any food for the next six months...
After arriving in the backyard, Xu Han first loosened the soil that Lu Chuan had loosened before, and then picked out all the larger clods of soil.
Leave only some loose, fine soil in the vegetable garden; this will help improve the germination rate of the seedlings later on.
They also took out a pile of fine soil, which they would use to cover the seeds after they were sown.
So that the seeds won't be washed away next time you water them.
The prepared land is thoroughly watered. Then, the different seeds are sorted and scattered in different locations.
Each type of seed is spaced apart, and its name is written on a pre-made wooden tag to mark it.
Having learned from her previous experience, Xu Han wrote down and marked the names in advance this time.
When it's time to transplant, we'll know which variety should be planted where.
To avoid mixing up different varieties like before.
Xu Han planted one type of seed at a time, and then immediately placed the small wooden tag she had written on beforehand next to it, so as not to get them mixed up later.
After all the vegetable seeds have been sown, use the pile of fine soil that you just took out to evenly sprinkle it over the seeds.
Finally, use pre-made bamboo strips, bend them and insert them on both sides to form an arch-shaped support rod.
You need to insert more bamboo strips in the middle of the vegetable ridge, otherwise it won't be able to support you. Finally, cover it with an oilcloth and you're done.
The temperature has been quite unstable lately, and without some insulation measures, the seedlings will have a hard time germinating and growing.
Once all the seedlings have emerged, you can open both ends for ventilation.
Once the seedlings have grown and the temperature has stabilized, the tarpaulin can be removed to allow them to receive sunlight normally. They can then be transplanted when they are fully grown.
Although growing vegetable seedlings looks simple, it still took Xu Han a whole morning.
After Xu Han finished dealing with things in the backyard, she was puzzled as to why she hadn't heard Ze'er crying for so long.
Xu Han went inside to check on Ze'er twice, but Ze'er didn't wake up and was still sleeping soundly.
But it had been a whole morning and Ze'er hadn't cried or made a fuss, so Xu Han couldn't help but feel curious and unconsciously quickened her pace.
When they arrived at the room, they found that Ze'er was already awake and playing by herself on her crib.
Xu Han was very pleased to see this. "Ze'er is so well-behaved today. Does he know that his mother is busy, so he didn't cry when he woke up?"
Xu Han washed her hands while speaking to Ze'er on the small bed.
When Ze'er saw his mother return, he immediately burst into tears.
"Well, you little rascal, you stopped crying and played by yourself when no one was around, but why did you start crying as soon as I came back?" Xu Han said, both annoyed and amused.
Then, after wiping my hands clean, I first checked if Ze'er had urinated. Seeing that he wasn't wet, I picked him up and fed him.
"What a clever little thing." Ze'er stopped crying immediately after being picked up and quietly nursed.
Today, because Xu Han needed to prepare vegetable seedlings, Lu Chuan took Mu'er to the hillside so that Xu Han wouldn't be too busy taking care of the child and doing chores at home.
With Mu'er away, Xu Han was indeed much more relaxed. Although Mu'er was very well-behaved, she was still a young child and was bound to be a bit active.
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