The temperature has really dropped.
When Zhao Xiaoxiu woke up in the morning, she had just crawled out of the thick, pure white quilt that her father had made overnight when a chill crept up onto her skin.
She quickly put on the thick clothes and pants that were on the bedside table.
The clothes were made by Zhao Gang last night. He has already gone to the neighboring patrol station for planting training, leaving Zhao Xiaoxiu alone at home.
She studied too late last night and didn't go to bed until almost 10 o'clock this morning.
His clothes and pants were double-layered and padded. To avoid the pure white color looking monotonous like a hospital gown, Zhao Gang removed many decorative beads from his hair ties to make embellishments and buttons.
The outfit Zhao Xiaoxiu is wearing now consists of a straight-cut jacket with a Peter Pan collar and lantern sleeves, and slightly tapered lantern pants.
The pockets of the clothes and pants were specially trimmed with ruffles, and small flowers on the buttons and pockets were made with alternating pink and green decorative beads.
The stand-up Peter Pan collar wraps around the neck without feeling tight; it's comfortable and pretty.
Zhao Xiaoxiu stood on a small stool and looked at herself in the bathroom mirror for a long time. The more she looked, the more satisfied she became. She admired her father's superb skills to the point of prostration.
Today, her father wasn't home, so she picked up a comb and smoothed her hair herself. She then chose two hair clips from the hair accessory box, parted her hair to the side, and used the clips to hold back any stray hairs, making sure they lay flat against her scalp.
Looking at the little girl in the mirror, dressed in brand-new clothes and with two pumpkin hair clips in her hair, Zhao Xiaoxiu cupped her face, very satisfied.
She spun around and jumped steadily off the stool, her clothes fluttering, and happily ran downstairs to the kitchen.
After I finished the nutrient solution and two pears, I heard a lot of noise coming from outside my house.
I ran outside to see what was happening, and there it was – the army of the Plantation Lords had arrived.
Experts guided the lords in planting rapeseed. Territories 13 and 14 were closest to the patrol station. Lord 14 had just learned how, and now it was Lord 13's turn.
A group of people headed north towards the flat land. As they passed by their house, Zhao Gang took a moment to greet his daughter before turning around and striding forward to lead everyone to find suitable land.
The group stopped about 200 meters from the house.
Zhao Xiaoxiu closed the front door and ran over to watch curiously.
The lords gave the little girl, who had secretly appeared, a kind smile. Seeing her standing obediently and quietly behind Zhao Gang and the expert, listening attentively, they suddenly felt a little envious and jealous of Zhao Gang.
Why can't they have such a well-behaved and adorable daughter too!
Mo Shigui, who was standing on the periphery watching the commotion, waved to the quiet little guy and then glared coldly at the lords who were busy looking at other people's daughters instead of studying.
"Uncle Mo." Zhao Xiaoxiu walked over and looked up to ask. She tilted her head, as if asking if something was wrong.
Mo Shigui immediately squatted down, afraid of startling the person, and quickly pulled the weapon that was in front of his chest behind him.
His face broke into a smile that even he himself couldn't believe—a smile that was incredibly kind and gentle.
"Did Xiaoxiu get the relief nutrition solution?" Mo Shigui asked with concern.
Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded and smiled at him. Her pure white dress made her small face look rosy and radiant, and her big, dark eyes shone as brightly as the pink and green decorative beads adorning her clothes.
Mo Shigui's heart softened at the sight, and he really wanted to pick up this tiny bundle.
However, he is already a mature man who knows his limits, so of course he wouldn't suddenly make such a presumptuous move.
Mo Shigui emptied all the pockets on his combat suit, but found nothing but weapons; there wasn't a single piece of candy.
He was clutching two grenades he'd pulled from his last pocket, so embarrassed he wanted to dig his toes into the ground.
Looking at the girl with an embarrassed smile, Mo Shigui awkwardly stuffed the grenade back into his pocket.
He vowed to himself that he would definitely bring some snacks with him next time.
Zhao Xiaoxiu waited expectantly for a long time, but nothing came of it. However, she wasn't disappointed, since she had already felt Mo Shigui's good intentions.
Zhao Gang's field training session was over, and someone called out to Mo Shigui, "Station Chief, let's go!"
Everyone rushed to the next location, while Zhao Gang stayed behind to continue the unfinished rapeseed planting task.
Seeing that Mo Shigui had brought his cub over and handed it over to him before leaving, Zhao Gang nodded slightly to him.
They seemed quite polite, but Mo Shigui suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
He turned around and saw the father and daughter standing there waving at him.
Zhao Xiaoxiu: "Goodbye, Uncle Mo!"
Zhao Gang was smiling, a smile as warm as a spring breeze.
This wasn't the first time Mo Shigui had met Zhao Gang, but when had he ever seen him smile like that before?
Mo Shigui felt a chill run down his spine, but his resolve to carry candy in his pocket next time to pet the kids remained unchanged.
Everyone had left, leaving only Zhao Gang and his daughter in the field.
The rapeseed seeds delivered by the base are enough to plant one acre of land.
The experts gave him five days, and Zhao Gang's next task was to finish planting this acre of land within the allotted time.
Following the steps taught by the experts, the soil must first be turned over, and then shallow furrows must be made before sowing and covering with soil.
Fertilizer is not needed; these mutants can grow into dense forests even in the most barren soil.
Zhao Xiaoxiu enthusiastically offered to help.
Zhao Gang responded without hesitation. He took her home first and made a small hoe before heading towards the rapeseed field.
Zhao Gang specifically chose this acre of rapeseed field because it's not far from the house, making it convenient for observation and care.
The base distributes a limited number of seeds. The main task for the first year is to ensure that all the seeds survive and grow into more seeds to facilitate expanding the planting area in the second year.
The base stipulates that 600 square meters constitutes one mu (a Chinese unit of area), so one mu is actually not a small area.
Zhao Gang probably has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The one mu of land he marked out was 30 meters long and 20 meters wide, symmetrical from north to south, and was a very standard rectangle.
Zhao Gang first dug out the boundaries of the four sides, and then started cultivating the land from south to north.
In broad daylight, he could only use one tentacle, and could not expose the fleshy bud at the tip, which was covered with sharp teeth and stared with bloodshot eyes.
After only trying to use one tentacle to help turn the soil, Zhao Gang gave up, finding that it was more effective to use both hands to hold the hoe.
While her father worked in front like a relentless soil-turning machine, Zhao Xiaoxiu followed behind with a small hoe, checking for any gaps, throwing out the stones, branches, and roots that had been turned over, and breaking up the clods of soil that hadn't been broken up in the first round.
With the weather being just right, their physical strength being high, and the novelty of farming for the first time, Zhao Xiaoxiu and Zhao Gang didn't feel tired at all after turning over an acre of land.
Looking at the acre of reclaimed yellow-black land in front of them, the father and daughter felt a great sense of accomplishment.
The next morning, when Zhao Xiaoxiu raised her arm, it ached so much that she hissed and gasped for breath.
It wasn't that I wasn't tired yesterday, but rather that I was so excited that I ignored my body's warning signals.
But the land has already been turned over, and today we must sow all the seeds.
Zhao Gang kissed the cub on the head to offer encouragement.
Zhao Xiaoxiu jumped up, shook her sore arms and legs, picked up the seed bag and rushed to the field.
Zhao Gang followed behind, his lips never drooping in a smile.
The cubs are really strong!
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