Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 293 Another Year of Raising Seedlings

Seeing this, Xu Han did not force it and said, "Then you can play here with Daddy and Great Grandfather. Mom is back home, so you can't run far away, okay?"

"Okay, play with Rice Ball." Mu'er pulled the Rice Ball next to her and said.

"Then I'll leave, and let Mu'er stay with you. It'll be boring for him to stay at home every day." Xu Han said to Lu Chuan.

"Okay, go back and be careful." Lu Chuan reminded again with concern.

Then Xu Han carried Ze'er home by herself. Seeing this, Heidian hurriedly followed.

When they got home, Ze'er was still asleep, so Xu Han took this opportunity to wash the side dishes that would be needed in the evening.

Otherwise, when Ze'er wakes up, I won’t have time to do it.

On Lu Chuan's side, after Xu Han left, Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao continued to dig tree roots.

The big hole dug out for the tree roots must be backfilled in time, otherwise it will be bumpy and unacceptable.

During the backfilling process, the land is leveled so that when the saplings are brought back, holes can be dug and trees can be planted directly.

The days passed one by one, and in the blink of an eye it was already mid-February.

The weather was gradually warming up, and the wild grasses and vegetables were about to sprout. Xu Han hurried to grow the seedlings that would be planted this year while the temperature was just right.

Early in the morning that day, after Lu Chuan and Grandpa Zhao finished their breakfast, they went to the hillside to dig tree roots as usual.

Xu Han came to the backyard with the vegetable seeds that she had soaked two days ago.

I plan to plant the vegetable seeds I need to plant this year in the vegetable garden in the backyard.

After a long period of natural disasters, all the vegetables that we had stockpiled were almost all eaten up.

Only some peppers, tomatoes and other crops were planted in large quantities, and there are still some left.

As for other vegetables, there were very few left, so this time Xu Han grew a lot of different kinds of seedlings.

There are all kinds of vegetables, such as eggplant, pepper, tomato, cabbage, cucumber, beans, and squash. Have some of each.

Some of these vegetable seeds were brought by Xu Han from modern times, and some were vegetable seeds that already existed in this era.

Speaking of the vegetable seeds that Xu Han brought back, after a year of planting, there were quite a few seeds left.

Moreover, some vegetable seeds are not available in this era. Maybe in the future, this will become a big business opportunity.

But Xu Han doesn't plan to make money from this now, so he'd better keep these dishes at home and eat them slowly.

After the war is over, or when there are more people living at the foot of the mountain in the later stage, we will consider developing this matter.

After all, for ordinary farmers, one more vegetable in the vegetable garden at home means one more dish on the dinner table.

Xu Han didn't intend to make a lot of money from these vegetables.

What I hope more is that everyone can eat these dishes, even ordinary people can afford them.

But Xu Han was not so saintly that she was willing to give away the vegetable seeds unconditionally, so she could still earn a little money in the first year.

After all, no one has a grudge against money, but money is needed everywhere in life.

Who would think that there is too much money to spend?

But it is still a little too early to say this now. After all, the people who were sent back from the south have not yet arrived.

Now the area at the foot of the mountain is still an empty town with no one living there.

But that group of people will probably arrive soon. After all, they have to rush to do spring ploughing after they come back. Otherwise, what will they do if they have no food for half a year...

After Xu Han arrived at the backyard, she first loosened the soil again that Lu Chuan had loosened before, and then picked out all the larger clods of soil.

Only some loose fine soil is left in the vegetable field, which is conducive to increasing the germination rate of the seedlings in the later stage.

He also took out a pile of fine soil and saved it to cover the vegetable seeds after sowing them.

This will prevent the seeds from being washed away the next time you water.

After the land is leveled, water it thoroughly and then sort the different seeds and spread them in different places.

There is a certain distance between each seed, and then the seeds are marked by writing their names on wooden signs prepared in advance.

With the experience from last time, Xu Han wrote and marked her name in advance this time.

When it comes time to transplant, you will know which variety should be planted where.

This is to avoid mixing up different varieties like before.

Xu Han picked each kind of seed and then immediately inserted the small wooden sign that had been written in advance next to it to avoid getting confused later.

After all the vegetable seeds are sown, use the pile of fine soil you just took out and sprinkle it evenly on the seeds.

Finally, use the bamboo strips made in advance, bend them and insert them on both sides to form a bow-shaped support rod.

More bamboo strips need to be inserted in the middle of the vegetable ridge, otherwise it will not be able to support it. Finally, cover it with oilcloth and it's done.

The temperature has not been very stable recently. If we don’t take some insulation measures, it will be difficult for the seedlings to germinate and grow.

After all the seedlings have emerged, you can open the two ends for ventilation.

When the seedlings grow up and the temperature stabilizes, you can remove the tarpaulin and allow them to receive sunlight normally. After they grow up, they can be transplanted.

Although growing seedlings looks simple, it still took Xu Han a whole morning.

After Xu Han finished dealing with things in the backyard, she was still wondering why she hadn't heard Ze'er crying for such a long time today.

Although Xu Han went into the house twice to check on Ze'er, he did not wake up and was still sleeping soundly.

But it had been the whole morning and Ze'er hadn't cried or made a fuss. Xu Han couldn't help but feel curious and unconsciously quickened her pace.

When I arrived at the room, I found that Ze'er had woken up and was playing with himself in the crib.

Xu Han was very pleased to see this scene, "Why is Ze'er so well behaved today? Maybe he knew that his mother was busy, so he didn't cry when he woke up."

While washing her hands, Xu Han spoke to Ze'er who was lying on the small bed.

When Ze'er saw his mother coming back, he immediately burst into tears.

"Okay, you little brat, when you saw that no one was here, you stopped crying and just played by yourself. Why did you cry as soon as I came back?" Xu Han said angrily and amusedly.

Then she wiped her hands and touched Ze'er to see if he had urinated. Seeing that he was not wet, she picked him up and fed him.

"What a little whim." Ze'er stopped crying immediately after being picked up and fed quietly.

Today, because Xu Han was preparing to grow vegetable seedlings, Lu Chuan took Mu'er to the hillside so that Xu Han wouldn't be too busy at home taking care of the children and doing other things.

When Mu'er is not at home, Xu Han is indeed much more relaxed. Although Mu'er is very well-behaved, she is still young after all, so it is inevitable that she will be more active.