Chapter 12 Secretly growing cotton
Li Jie was unwilling and pushed it directly to Chen Zixuan. He was not someone who took advantage of others, not to mention that Chen Zixuan helped him.
"Okay, thank you then."
After taking it, Chen Zixuan opened the package and ate it. It was delicious, sweet but not greasy, with a strong maltose flavor.
"I'm going to bed first, I'm quite tired today."
After saying that, Chen Zixuan took off his shoes directly and got on the kang, closing the curtain to completely block the outside view.
Entering the space, Chen Zixuan found that all the feed left for the two chickens had been eaten.
There is no feed in the space, but it is not necessary to use feed. You can also eat grass and vegetables. The meat of the chicken is even more fragrant.
Chen Zixuan's mouth almost watered when he thought of the delicious chicken legs, especially the one he just ate had no oil or water at all.
Gugugugu...
The chickens were squawking hungry, and Chen Zixuan hurriedly went to the ground where the apples were planted and pulled out some grass.
The grass is tender green and has just sprouted.
They looked particularly fresh and the two chickens seemed to taste particularly delicious. He wanted to try a bite to see if they were delicious.
When I walked to the chicken coop, I hadn't noticed it for five days, but there were five more eggs in it. This was great.
"I lay one egg a day, but it's still a little less. It would be better if I raised more chickens. I can exchange them for money."
Especially now that eggs and meat are about the same price, you can definitely get a good price if you exchange them.
But he doesn’t know whether the eggs laid by chickens will turn into chicken babies, but it should be okay if there is a rooster!
But he remembered that he shouldn’t have to use it...
I walked over to look at the dozens of eggs and found that two of them had begun to break through their shells, but they hadn't completely broken open yet.
"I just finished saying that, are there two chicks coming out soon?"
But after watching it for about ten minutes, no chickens had broken out of their shells. It would probably take several days.
He remembered that the seeds he bought were still early in summer, just in April, which was a good season for planting cotton.
If you plant a large piece of cotton, you won't have to worry about freezing in winter, not to mention that in this northern black province, cotton will definitely be in short supply.
"Then I won't be posting it soon?"
While thinking about money, Chen Zixuan looked up at the large wasteland and felt a headache. There were no tools to plow the land in this space.
At first glance, it seems that there is only a small piece of land that is actually cultivated, and there is a large piece of land that is not developed much, and the creek flows along the middle of the land, which is simply perfect.
Holding his nose and working directly, Chen Zixuan picked up a hoe and dug holes one by one. Fortunately, they had already been cleared before, otherwise it would be too late by the time he came to dig up the ground again.
"I'll plant one acre of cotton first, but I can't plant it that fast today, so I'll plant two rows first and continue planting after work is off tomorrow."
Anyway, there is a stream here, and watering is convenient. Chen Zixuan only needs to divert the stream water there.
"So hungry!"
He was so angry that he hadn't eaten anything for dinner before, and the porridge didn't even make him hungry.
"Cook some instant noodles and eat them."
Put down the hoe and walk to the cabin next to it.
He lit a coal stove. Fortunately, there was still a lot of carbon, otherwise he would not have dared to cook instant noodles so extravagantly.
After eating, I picked up the phone on the table and checked the time, and found that it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
Returning to this past era in a parallel world, the pants he happened to be wearing that day didn’t have pockets, and he didn’t want to hold his phone in his hand, so he put his phone into the space.
Unexpectedly, this time it was easier for him to check the time. Although he also wanted to play with his mobile phone, there was no way to charge it, so he just turned on airplane mode for fear of running out of battery.
"It's still a little early, let's do some more work."
Chen Zixuan suddenly remembered the well in the space, so he took a bucket and filled it with water.
The well water was really clear, like fairy dew from the sky. Chen Zixuan took a sip and it was unusually sweet. I wonder if drinking it from cotton seeds will lead to higher yields?
Carrying a bucket of water and pouring it down, Chen Zixuan found that the soil suddenly became very moist, but he didn't see any big changes. He still imagined that there would be a miracle, but he was disappointed.
"What am I thinking about? People can't be too greedy."
Calm your mind in time. After all, you have got enough. You can still eat instant noodles when you are hungry, but others have nothing.
Chen Zixuan smiled, then took the well water and poured it under the apple tree. Watering more well water might produce more apples.
But this is just a row of apple trees, about 25 or so, and I don’t know how many apples can be harvested by then.
"It seems like you can plant watermelons in April."
After running into the pile of stored supplies, Chen Zixuan took a look and remembered that he had bought ten small packets of watermelon seeds.
Watermelon is not particularly common in this era. After all, the yield is not particularly high, and the sweetness is not enough.
Things are more expensive when they are scarce, and the less expensive things are more expensive. Watermelons are also easy to grow, and the space and environment are good, so it is cost-effective to grow them.
"Produced by Space, it must be top quality, hehe."
Fortunately, the watermelon seeds I bought came in packages, and one package of seeds was enough to cover a small square of land.
Holding a small shovel in his hand, Chen Zixuan felt that life like this was really fulfilling. He gently dug a hole, threw a watermelon seed in, and covered it with soil.
Make the boundary of the land into a ridge, then water it so that the water will not drain easily and the water will be sufficient.
I wiped the sweat from my forehead and finally finished it. It turns out that farming is such a hard work and not easy at all.
A gust of wind blew over, and Chen Zixuan felt extremely comfortable. There was no dust in the air in the space, and there was a freshness of grass.
I think that in the near future, I will be able to eat big, sweet watermelons that can relieve the heat, and most importantly, I can exchange money.
After Chen Zixuan came out of the space, he exuded an excited and joyful smile, and the smile on his face never disappeared.
Chen Zixuan was so excited that he tossed and turned in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep. He didn't sleep peacefully until his eyelids started to tremble very late at night.
The main reason is that he has been thinking about when all his chickens will hatch out of their shells, and when the watermelons in his field will sprout. In addition, he is still a bit uncomfortable with sleeping on this kang.
Although it is a bit soft after being covered with straw, it is still not as good as Simmons who can roll around freely in modern times.
Chen Zixuan vaguely regretted why he didn't put a Simmons in the space before.
Compared with other time-traveling seniors, he felt that he was extremely poor and had nothing but instant noodles.
At first, he thought he was quite happy, but when he compared himself with other time-traveling seniors, he was so angry that he was so angry.
"It's no comparison. It's better to live your life well."
The next morning.
Chen Zixuan took his cup and went out to wash up, and found that Li Jie had already washed up and had breakfast so quickly.
"Hey, are you awake? I see you're still sleeping and it's still early before I call you."
Li Jie scratched the naughty bangs on his forehead, fearing that Chen Zixuan would misunderstand him.
Chen Zixuan nodded. He is still sleepy.
"It's okay."
Chapter completed!