After surveying the area, Xu Han turned and left the orchard. She put Ze'er on a small cart next to the wasteland, asked Mu'er to play with him, and went into the orchard to pick pears.
I also picked the few unripe pomegranates I had saved up a while ago and put them directly into my space.
After this period of time, the fruits in the orchard have gradually ripened. Although each tree does not bear many fruits, and some trees do not bear any at all, there are still many fruit trees.
Moreover, Xu Han air-coated many fruit trees at the beginning of autumn. These air-coated fruit trees have already started to grow roots and can be transplanted in a while.
Layering fruit trees is very simple. Just use a knife to make a ring cut around the branch, and then scrape off the white membrane inside.
After adding soil to the garbage bags in the space, wrap them around the cut area, and roots will grow in no time.
Then we can plant some fruit trees, and sell the fruit that we can't eat. However, Xu Han would prefer to keep the fruit until winter to sell, so that she can make a good profit then.
This is why Xu Han insisted on planting more fruit even though the fruit trees at home already bore enough fruit for her.
After these fruit trees have grown up, they will bear even more fruit in two or three years, and then we can start operating.
There are many hills around the family's house, and Xu Han didn't want them to go to waste. Many of the hills are slopes, which are not suitable for clearing land for farming. Planting fruit trees is the most suitable option.
Some time ago, Xu Han selected some branches that could be pruned next year and performed air layering treatment.
Some branches are larger, some are smaller, and some are bent, but that doesn't matter, as long as they survive.
Once it's established, simply cut it off at the halfway point and let it sprout new branches.
However, the fields at home haven't been plowed yet, and the winter wheat hasn't been planted, so there's no time to deal with these things right now.
Xu Han picked all the ripe pears from the tree, then took a small stick and knocked them off one by one as she walked out.
Grandpa Zhao saw the visitor and asked, "Have all the pears been picked?"
"The ripe ones have already been picked. The rest don't look quite ripe yet, so I'll let them grow on the tree for a while longer before picking them."
"Okay, it's a waste to pick unripe ones, they're astringent and don't taste good."
When Lu Chuan saw Xu Han walking over, he said, "Wife, why don't you take the child home first? We can till the land for a while while it's still cool in the evening."
Xu Han looked up at the sky; the fiery red sunset was particularly beautiful, making it hard to look away. "Alright then, I'll go home and cook dinner first, and I'll have Mu'er bring you some water later."
"Okay, you go back first. We'll work for a bit and then head back."
When Xu Han walked back, she saw that the flowers outside the courtyard were in full bloom, and she immediately became interested again.
He turned around and went back into the yard. When he came out again, he was holding a pair of scissors.
I casually cut a few pretty flowers and put them in a vase inside the house.
As Xu Han arranged the vase, she asked her son with a smile, "Mu'er, look, aren't the flowers Mommy arranged beautiful?"
"She's pretty, but not as pretty as her mother."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han laughed even more heartily, "Where did you learn that from? How come you're so good at talking?"
"Hehehe." Mu'er smiled but did not answer.
Xu Han isn't particularly beautiful right now. Living deep in the mountains and doing farm work every day, her skin is bound to become rough.
Even with Grandpa Zhao's specially formulated skincare cream, it's still inevitable that I'll get a bit tanned.
Fortunately, Xu Han usually pays attention to sun protection, so her skin tone isn't extremely dark; it's just a healthy complexion. However, compared to those ladies who rarely leave their homes, she is definitely a bit darker.
Fortunately, Xu Han has very regular features. She may not be a great beauty, but she is still one of the most eye-catching people in the crowd.
In the years since she transmigrated, Xu Han has grown considerably taller and gained weight compared to the original owner of this body.
However, I do physical labor every day, so I'm not very fat. I'd say I'm a bit well-proportioned, neither fat nor thin, just a normal figure with a little bit of fat around my stomach.
"Alright, alright, you go play with your little brother, Mommy has to go now."
Mu'er sweetly replied, "Okay, we'll stay inside and not go out."
Upon hearing this, Xu Han smiled and left the room, closing the door behind her.
Xu Han didn't rush to make dinner. Instead, she went to the room in the backyard to check on the yeast she had made a few days ago.
Upon opening the gauze covering it, a mushroom-like aroma wafts out. After removing the straw, you can see that the round yeast starter is covered with fuzzy white mycelium.
Xu Han took one and examined it carefully. She didn't see any mold or spoilage. "Haha, it's done!"
Then he quickly opened the rest to check, and only when he saw that each one was covered with mycelium did he feel relieved.
It's getting late today, so let's cover it up for now and hang it out to dry in the hallway tomorrow morning.
This can only be air-dried slowly in a shady place; you can't expose it to direct sunlight, or it will all crack and crumble.
After putting away the yeast, he went to the backyard to add water and feed the livestock before returning to the front yard.
He brought all the dried fruits and vegetables drying in the yard into the house before going into the kitchen to start preparing dinner for the whole family.
That night, Xu Han and Lu Chuan lay in bed talking about the work in the fields.
"It just rained not long ago, so the land is still very moist and easy to turn over. I estimate that we can finish turning over all the land in two days. Then we can plant wheat directly."
Xu Han continued, "We have a seed drill at home, so planting wheat is quite fast. It can be finished in about two or three days."
Today I went to the orchard and checked on the fruit tree saplings that were air-coated a while ago. It's time to plant them; otherwise, they might not survive the winter. We need to hurry.
Lu Chuan thought for a moment and said, "There's definitely no time to clear the hillside, but we can plant the fruit trees first and clear the hillside after the busy farming season. The newly planted fruit saplings are very small and won't grow much in a short time, so we can clear them slowly. It won't delay the planting of fruit trees."
"That's the only way. If we wait until we've cleared the hillside before planting fruit trees, winter will come, and the survival rate of the fruit trees will be lower."
Lu Chuan then asked, "Have you decided where to plant it?"
“I’ve looked at it. We’ll continue planting trees up the hill behind the orchard. That area can’t be cleared for farmland; it can only be used to plant fruit trees.”
"Okay, as long as you have a plan. There are so many hills at home, you can plant anywhere."
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