The cold wind was howling more and more, but the room was still warm, with the aroma of hot food wafting.

The family ate the first meal of the new year in the main room.

The old year passed, and the new year began.Fang Mingfeng watched the white steam in the room slowly dissipate, reflecting the simple room, and suddenly felt a warm current in his heart.

All kinds of things in this life are enough to make up for the regrets of the previous life.

Watching the year tonight, can't sleep.So the three of them ate by the stove while listening to Uncle tell stories about their youth.

"I think back then, when I was young..."

Rhubarb and its cubs had already fallen asleep at the feet, and it was warm beside them. They fell asleep on their backs, and even snored lightly.

The wind outside the house is still there, but the people inside have forgotten its existence.

After the New Year's Eve, the beginning of spring is not far away.During this period of time, the turf on the grassland has grown again. After some time, the fruit tree seeds that Fang Mingfeng planted in autumn should slowly germinate.

Seeing that it was time to dig the ground, they had to quickly pack up the things in the yard and prepare to move out of the valley.

Although it is good to be in the valley, you still have to go back to the grassland.The melon field needs to be planted in flat sandy land. Although the fruit trees do not need to be planted in flat land, the apples planted a while ago have already been planted.

Therefore, they still had to return to the original small yard.

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As the spring breeze blows, green grass tips have already appeared on the grassland.When the weather gets warmer, the cattle and sheep are not willing to stay in the shed any longer.

Seeing that the weather was almost over, one morning, Fang Mingfeng let out the cattle and sheep together, and called Rhubarb to herd the sheep together.

Rhubarb's cub has grown into a good shape after a winter, and now he can learn how to start herding sheep like Rhubarb.

With them, Fang Mingfeng was much more relaxed, he could just lie on the side and watch Rhubarb and his cubs shepherd the sheep, but he didn't have to worry about anything.

The total number of cattle and sheep in the family is only forty or fifty. With this amount, Rhubarb could have herded them by himself, not to mention that now all the cubs can help Rhubarb to do things together.

Not only was Fang Mingfeng a little more relaxed, but he didn't have to be too busy with Rhubarb.After all, the puppies are only a few months old, and this is the time when they are full of energy. If they are not allowed to run around all day, I am afraid that the whole house will be demolished.

After a few more days, Fang Mingfeng started to prepare the ground and plant melons.

First of all, it is to choose a suitable place.The land in this place must be suitable, and secondly, it must be close to the water source.

The soil is preferably sandy, and it is close to a water source for the convenience of watering.The planting of Xizhou honey should be done sooner rather than later, and it is already January, which is the right time.

Although Fang Mingfeng didn't know much about the temperature and climate at the border, but with his uncle helping him remind him of the previous temperature here, he wasn't afraid that the Xizhou honey would fail to grow because of his improper operation.

At a place some distance away from home, Fang Mingfeng finally found the suitable land he had been longing for.This land is suitable for growing melons and fruits. The soil is loose, moderately dry and wet, and it is not far from the water source.

It was the distance that Fang Mingfeng could accept.

After choosing the land, Fang Mingfeng and A Duqin started to prepare the land together.The weeds that began to grow densely on the surface were pulled out first, and then a thin ravine was raised with a shovel and a hoe.

"What is this ditch used for?" A Duqin was a little puzzled, he was really tired after working for so long to dig out two ditch.

Fang Mingfeng explained: "The ground has just been dug. If the soil is not exposed to the sun, there may be some bugs and weeds. It will be better if it is exposed to the sun."

"Besides, this ditch faces north and south, so it can be exposed to the sun all day long. It is very good for the melons we grow."

A Duqin has never grown melons before, so he is still a little ignorant at this moment: "Do all melons and fruits like to bask in the sun?"

"Pfft," Fang Mingfeng couldn't help laughing, "It's not that they like to bask in the sun, it's that the melons and fruits that get a lot of sun grow sweet and delicious."

There is a large temperature difference between day and night in the frontier, and there is drought and little rain here, so there is no fear of waterlogging. Therefore, many conditions on the border are beneficial to melons and fruits, which is why the melons and fruits grow sweet.

The apple trees saw in the forest before, the fruits of pure wild fruit trees are so sweet, let alone the melons and fruits that are going to be planted now.

After explaining the reason to A Duqin in detail, he nodded in confusion and said, "So that's the case, I understand."

A Duqin didn't really understand, he just understood two pieces of information from Fang Mingfeng's words.One is that more exposure to the sun can indeed make melons and fruits sweeter, and the other is that it can also make melons and fruits sweeter when it is hot during the day and cold at night.

Although he didn't quite understand the principle of this, Aduqin already understood what he meant.

Turning the ridge of the melon field can make the melons and fruits a little farther away, so that they will not grow tangled together in one place, and it will be more convenient when watering.As long as the water in the well is led to the gully, there is no need for people to pick up the rest.

In this way, you can save a lot of effort.

Uncle had injured his back in the autumn of the previous year, and Fang Mingfeng was worried that his old injury would recur, so he would not let him get involved in this kind of physical work again.

Moreover, Fang Mingfeng's body is strong now, and he is not as weak as before.

Because he has been working and eating well, he has grown a thin layer of muscle.When I am young and strong again, I have a lot of strength.It is also vigorous to work now.

Picking up the hoe at hand, he quickly dug another ditch.Seeing this, A Duqin also started to work.

The two cooperated, one came from the south to the north, the other dug from the north to the south, and when they dug a place, they returned from the nearby ground.

In this way, the speed of the two was much faster, and they quickly dug up this small piece of land.

In the first year, Fang Mingfeng didn't plan to plant too many melons and fruits. In case of any accident, he didn't have the experience to deal with it. Instead of planting all the seeds in the ground, it's better to keep some as seeds.

If there is a mistake in planting this year, it is better to wait for the next year to re-sow.Although the bag of seeds sent by Brother Bai is full, it is still a drop in the bucket for such a large land, and it is far from enough to plant the land full.

Based on this situation, Fang Mingfeng made such a decision.

"Wow woof woof woof woof woof!"

Rhubarb's voice was heard not far away, and the two temporarily put down their hands and looked up to see where it came from.

This place is not far from home, and now can still see own small yard in the field, but don't know what Rhubarb is here for.

Rhubarb ran over wagging his tail, followed by a small group of foxes and dogs.

Seeing this scene, Fang Mingfeng's heart was extremely complicated, and he turned to ask A Duqin, "Since when did Da Huang help Fang Lili take care of the child?"