Before she had ever farmed, Zhao Xiaoxiu didn't know what the busy farming season actually entailed.
Now she understands that what she's busy with is a race against time.
With only three days left until the rainy season, the planting area immediately returned to its usual hectic pace.
The lords went out to cut wood together and used wooden planks to enclose the entire area of the evolved sweet potato fields, erecting a two-meter-high protective wall around the land to prevent it from being damaged by other mutated plants and animals.
The construction of the wall coincided with the rapeseed harvest season, and the lord was the only one on the territory. He was so busy that he didn't have time to rest and didn't dare to sleep.
However, some lords who had inquired about rainy season coping strategies at the Peach Blossom Base in advance had prepared the materials needed for the protective wall well in advance and were busy on their territories at a leisurely pace.
Instead of building a wall, Zhao Xiaoxiu plucked branches from the Green Fairy plant and used the same method she had used to build the green wall to create another green wall around her sweet potato field.
Using mutated plants to protect evolving crops, this is the only facility of its kind in the entire base.
While protecting the most important evolutionary sweet potato fields, attention also needs to be paid to other mutated crops.
Zhao Xiaoxiu's yard and vegetable garden are full of mutated vegetables.
These vegetables are growing very well; the scallions, ginger, and cabbage have all sprouted fresh green leaves.
Zhao Xiaoxiu, along with Sister Monkey, secretly plucked cabbage leaves to taste while using a spoon to evenly spread the medicinal powder from the bucket onto the soil where the mutated vegetables had grown.
This job is not tiring; the area to be covered is less than one acre, and it can be completed in just one day.
With only twelve hours left in the countdown to the rainy season, Sheng Qingyang's rapeseed was threshed with the help of Zhao Gang and his two children.
All protective measures for other planting areas have also been completed.
After completing these farm chores entirely by hand, everyone deeply realized the importance of machinery.
This is just the work on one acre, and it's already keeping them busy. If they have to harvest dozens of acres next year, they'll absolutely need machinery!
That night, after everyone had finished dinner and went home, Zhao Gang carried Zhao Xiaoxiu back to the second-floor bathroom to wash up and said, "After the autumn harvest, we need to buy a tiller and a rapeseed planter."
Zhao Xiaoxiu touched her father's rough hands tenderly and nodded emphatically: "Okay!"
Zhao Gang added, "Letting the little ones repurpose old items can also save points."
Zhao Xiaoxiu gave a thumbs up: "Dad, you're so smart!"
Zhao Gang chuckled, lowered his head, and gently touched the cub's forehead with his own.
When Zhao Xiaoxiu got playful, the father and daughter were like two fighting bulls, secretly exerting force until their foreheads turned red before laughing and letting go.
For this renovation, Yin Lan brought an electric water heater, which was installed in the second-floor bathroom.
A water tower was installed on the top floor, drawing water directly from the well for storage, so Zhao Xiaoxiu could finally take a hot shower in the bathroom.
As soon as the valve was turned on, hot water immediately sprayed out from the showerhead. The warm water flowed over her whole body, and Zhao Xiaoxiu hummed a song in comfort.
Now she can shower by herself with the showerhead, but the two tentacles that crawl through the crack in the door are still the same as before: one applies shampoo to wash her hair, and the other applies shower gel to rub her whole body.
Before long, Zhao Xiaoxiu was surrounded by white foam, leaving only her face red from the steam.
The shower gel and shampoo had the same scent. After showering and drying her hair, Zhao Xiaoxiu smelled of jasmine and roses.
As if he had discovered something new and interesting, Zhao Gang circled around his cub, sniffing it repeatedly. He couldn't control his excitement, and his human eyes instantly turned into vertical pupils, flashing frequently in their sockets.
Zhao Xiaoxiu looked up and asked, "Does Daddy like things that smell good?"
Zhao Gang nodded frantically, and the tentacles flying behind him also thrashed wildly in the air.
Zhao Xiaoxiu's eyes lit up. "Come on!" She grabbed her father's hand, pushed him into the bathroom, and stuffed shower gel and shampoo into his hands. "Dad, why don't you take a shower too?"
Since I met my dad, it seems like all he knows is brushing his teeth and washing his face; he's never taken a bath!
"After his bath, Dad smells wonderful," Zhao Xiaoxiu said expectantly.
The tentacles seemed to be persuaded and immediately pushed Zhao Xiaoxiu out, closing the bathroom door behind them.
It's not out of shame, but because that's what humans do.
Zhao Xiaoxiu pricked up her ears and listened intently outside the door. Soon, she heard the sound of running water and white steam drifting out from under the door.
Through the semi-transparent frosted glass door, you could vaguely see a dark, octopus-like shape inside, wriggling happily.
Zhao Xiaoxiu covered her mouth and giggled. Her dad's happiness made her super happy!
Zhao Gang took a full hour to shower before reluctantly leaving the bathroom.
If the hot water hadn't run out, he probably could have showered for even longer.
With the lights off, leaving only a dim bedside lamp, the father and daughter snuggled contentedly on the soft, fluffy bed, sniffing the air and finding the whole room smell wonderful.
"Dad, how much rapeseed did we plant this year?" Zhao Xiaoxiu asked softly, gazing at the nebula pattern above her head.
Zhao Gang held up five fingers and said softly, "Five hundred jin."
Zhao Xiaoxiu exclaimed "Wow!" before asking how many kilograms per mu (unit of land area) was considered good.
Zhao Gang said, "The yield of mutant rapeseed is between 300 and 600 jin per mu."
"So our family is considered very well-off?"
"Um."
"What about Master's family?"
"Three hundred and fifty jin."
"What about the other lords?"
"It can range from three hundred to four hundred."
Zhao Xiaoxiu rolled over, changing from lying down to sprawling, and excitedly asked, "We're number one?"
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