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Chapter 26
The inside is very empty, without any furniture, the windows were removed from the shipping containers, and there is only a door on the left leading to the bathroom.
Strawberries can be picked for three days after they are ripe. With the protection of frogs, there are fewer strawberries that are bitten, and the yield increases. The most serious food is potatoes, whose leaves are gnawed to pieces. Fortunately, potatoes grow in the soil, locusts can't harm, and can't bite the disgusting insect eyes.
There are losses caused by locusts, but within an acceptable range, when the bullfrogs arrive, she can turn the losses into gains, and even the sense of locusts has changed, and the feed that is automatically delivered to the door does not require her to throw it in.Hey, just feed yourself into the frog's mouth, it's good.
Only the frog was hurt so much that he rolled his eyes.
The old man understood what Li Xiaoxiao meant, and stopped trying to persuade her. He felt that the girl was still too soft-hearted, but she was trustworthy: "Okay, I will make a deal with him, and the agency fee will still be the same as last time."
"Yes." She asked Master Zhao to ask about the blueberry seedlings for herself, and then the old man replied that he would look for them, and hung up the phone in a hurry. It seemed that the phone bill was really expensive.
Li Xiaoxiao played with her big brother: "We haven't paid the phone bill, how can we answer the phone?"
Chen Mo guessed: "Answer the phone like before, and call the emergency number for free?"
Li Xiaoxiao thinks that's the case, since she doesn't have anyone she wants to contact anyway, it's fine for her big brother to answer the phone, so don't open it for now.
"Brother Mo, do you think we should dig the pit for planting blueberries first? After the blueberries arrive, we can plant them directly."
Chen Mo wanted to say that he might not be able to find blueberries, but on second thought, even if there were no blueberries, they would still have to plant other shrub-like fruit trees.
As soon as Li Xiaoxiao picked up the shovel, she felt the smell of water in the wind blowing, which is the moisture before every heavy rainstorm in summer. She looked up at the sky and found that the southwest corner was completely covered by clouds, and the cloudmoving towards them.
It's really going to rain.
She checked the food in the backpack, there were dumplings and steamed buns made by Chen Mo, and there were a few pieces of sweet potato pancakes. Even if they didn't turn on the fire for a few days, they wouldn't be hungry.
Li Xiaoxiao threw away the shovel and turned to the drying field. The lettuce, grass, iron branches and reeds that the rabbits ate were still drying.
In the end, the action was still slow, and the bean-heavy rain fell, first a drop, and then fell down with a crackling, the rain quickly became heavier, and soon smashed people into drowned chickens. She only had time to rescue some rabbit grass and prepared to burn it.The dry grass and branches that have become ashes can only be left to soak.
She grabbed Chen Mo's neighbor and ran towards the wooden house: "Let's go, bring the coal stove."
If water enters the coal stove, it will be too troublesome to dry it out.
"Bring it on," Chen Mo's voice was strangely dignified, "That's not just a cloud."
Li Xiaoxiao ran to the eaves, thanking the Qingshiban Road for running so smoothly, she wiped off the water on her face: "What?"
Then he noticed that Chen Mo was looking up, and he didn't move away.
Li Xiaoxiao suddenly flashed the word cloud, then raised her head, although the night sky was dark, but it was not without light at all, she squinted her eyes, the shape of the cloud was a bit strange, it seemed to change too fast, why did it just disperse...
When those 'clouds' fell like raindrops in her vegetable field, illuminated by the morning glories, revealing their long wings, and three of them squeezed together on a potato leaf, her face turned pale.
This X is not a cloud, but a locust!
Another swarm of locusts appeared to be much larger than last time!
I have to buy two sofas and coffee tables, at least so that she can have a place to lie down when she wants to lie down, which is too much space.
The clothes were already dirty, so she just sat down on the ground and listened to the crackling rain outside. She thought that the thunderstorm in summer would soon end, but she didn't expect that the rain would get heavier and heavier, and it seemed that it was going to wipe out the rain that had been missing for twenty days.The amount is filled once, and occasionally lightning illuminates the dark night sky.
"Go and change."
Li Xiaoxiao didn't move: "It's okay, it's not wet inside."
Chen Mo was sitting next to her, the two of them were trapped by the rain and had nothing to do, she muttered: "I would have bought that deck of cards last time if I knew it, playing Solitaire would be better than staring at me now."
"You can buy a coir raincoat."
Li Xiaoxiao said that he was right. Coir raincoats are much more practical than raincoats and umbrellas. They are very thick, and if you wear a bamboo hat, it will be difficult to get wet, and it will not delay your work at all.
"Then buy playing cards, sofas, tea tables, raincoats and bamboo hats. Is there anything else I want to buy? Every time I go to the market, I feel that I have bought too much, but in the end I always find that there is a lack of things, and I am depressed."
Chen Mo suggested: "It's okay to make up for it slowly, and buy two more boxes of chess."
"That's good, and you can buy some novels and travel notes, otherwise it will be too boring. I don't know if there are any sewing machines that use feet, the ones that don't use electricity. It's also good to learn how to make clothes when you have nothing to do."
The two were talking unimportantly, and the rain stopped an hour later.
Li Xiaoxiao hurried out to check the status of the crops.
The situation was better than she expected. The heavy rain not only brought trouble to them, but also affected the feeding of locusts. Some crops were eaten, but not many. The main ones affected were potatoes, strawberries and onion leaves, soybeans, fungus andThere is absolutely no shadow of locusts on the mint.
In real terms, the potatoes were half destroyed.
She drilled around in the farmland, and caught more than two catties of grasshoppers in the potato field alone, almost catching up with the previous sum. The number of locusts has indeed increased. She thought of the 'cloud' before the rain, but unfortunately the light was too bright.Dark, she didn't see how big it was.
"Didn't you say it was under control? How could it look like it was under control after running out so much?"
Li Xiaoxiao looked at the potato fields. Although the loss was not serious now, she knew that the two groups of potatoes would not be able to keep them. She would not plant strawberries for the time being. Let's see how many of these fields would be left after today's day.
Chapter 31
Among the crops in poor condition, the fungus grows by leaps and bounds. It originally likes a cool and humid environment. After the rain, the growth rate is much faster. It was originally harvested tomorrow, but it matured directly today.
It's an unexpected surprise.
Li Xiaoxiao figured out a little trick. Although the farmland can allow crops to grow in an unsuitable environment, providing a suitable environment will not only grow faster, but also increase the yield.
She wrote this down in her notes. She thought that all farmlands were the same, and she never paid attention to the environmental needs of crops. Now it seems that she needs to learn more. Put a pot of water next to the fungus to increase the water vapor.It produces more, or soak the lower half of the dead tree with fungus in water to keep it moist?
She wrote this down on paper again, ready to experiment later.
She noticed that the rabbit hole was not big, and the other six little rabbits would step on the newborn rabbit cubs because of the movement of the light. She felt that this behavior was very unsafe. After so many days, they could no longer be called little rabbits, so try harderMaybe the bastard will be trampled to death.
Li Xiaoxiao stretched out her arms, grabbed the six rabbits, and threw them on the other side of the rabbit nest, separated by wood, trying not to touch the mother rabbit and cubs during the process.
The space in the nest suddenly increased, and the female rabbit seemed to feel more comfortable, and began to pull the dry reeds around her.
She noticed this, and went to the wooden box outside to find the stockpiled dry reeds. When she put them away, she noticed that the dry reeds in the nest were already very dirty. She hadn’t cleaned them since she raised the rabbits, so dirty that she couldn’t tellThe original color, the stains rubbed against the cubs with the movements of the mother rabbit, staining their pink skin.
Even if Li Xiaoxiao didn't have much experience in raising rabbits, she knew that this was wrong. Human newborns had to be kept clean because of weak immunity, so the rabbits, which were also mammals, must be the same.
Xingfu was very considerate, knowing that they didn't have anything when they first arrived. They left potato seeds in their sleeping bags, which had germinated and could be planted directly. Besides, they also gave them a hoe and a sickle.
Li Xiaoxiao knew that big potatoes could be cut and planted separately, and of course Xingfu also knew that, coupled with the shortage of resources, all the potatoes were given were small potatoes, which could no longer be divided.
She picked out the largest one and buried it in the farmland. The buds can almost be seen jumping upwards with the naked eye.
Li Xiaoxiao rubbed her eyes, not sure if it was really high or it was too dark, she squatted down carefully and fiddled with the potato seedlings, it was too dark, she couldn't see anything, so she went back to the container to sleep with doubts.
With something on her mind, she woke up early the next day, didn't bother to wash up, and went straight to the farmland, and was immediately taken aback.
The bare potato seedlings that were only half the length of a finger yesterday have grown to the height of the calf, and three sturdy buds have emerged from the branches. The green leaves are squeezed together, and the growth is very gratifying, and even the flower buds have emerged.
Li Xiaoxiao knows that potatoes grow fast, and it will take a month. Looking at this momentum, they will be ripe and harvested tomorrow.
She stared at the potatoes in a daze until the sun shone so hot on her body that the sense of unreality dissipated. She couldn't help touching the potato seedlings over and over again, feeling the softness of the leaves under her fingers, and her heart beat harder and harder.
Real, not dreaming.
Sure enough, Heaven never seals off all exits, after so many bad bad things, there will always be good things to happen.
Li Xiaoxiao wiped away the moisture from the corners of her eyes. She originally wanted to reclaim a piece of land next to her and plant some potatoes to compare with the systematically built farmland.Primary farmland out.
She found that the soil under the potato seedlings was dry, so she took water from her backpack, washed herself briefly, and watered the vegetables with the wash water. The water stored in her backpack was limited. She didn’t find any water source in the lap yesterday, so she had to save some water.She hoarded very little, only 30 units after a full dozen.
Due to the tight time yesterday, she almost couldn't buy the farmland blueprints, which made her very vigilant. Now when the refresh point is reached, she will open the system to check the first time.
There are no good things in the mall today, and all that can be exchanged is food.
She doesn't plan to exchange diamonds for food, which can be obtained outside, and she wants to save it to buy more important blueprints.
Li Xiaoxiao picked a place far away from the container, picked up the hoe and began to dig the pit, and dug the soil into the broken dustpan she picked up to store up the soil needed to build the farmland. In addition, this big pit has other uses, and she plans to build two holes on it.Take a piece of wood with a gap in the middle to make a simple dry toilet.
Tired after bending over for a long time, she changed to collecting rotten leaves, and did not let go of the fresh ones, intending to save them for compost. She took a detour to look at the palm trees, and found that the velvet that had been plucked yesterday had grown out, so she went back happily.Picked up once.
But one tree gave too little velvet. She noticed that there were many small palm trees growing nearby, the tallest of which only reached the waist, and the velvet provided was very little. Thinking of her farmland, she wondered whether she could plant trees. After all, treesThe growth cycle of the plant is long, and it is based on years. If it can be accelerated, it will be very useful.
She made farmland here, but she couldn't plant small palm trees on it. It seemed that she could only grow crops. She was very sorry, and maybe apple trees couldn't do it either.
Squeezing small palm trees can create another piece of farmland, but what about the farmland here?
Li Xiaoxiao stared worriedly at the experimental farmland, unable to move it away, so she could only bring potatoes and plant them here.
The three farmlands are too few and not enough. She continued to explore the farm assigned to her by Xingfu. She got out of a pine forest, and a large reed appeared in front of her eyes. Looking at the fluffy reed flowers, her eyes suddenly lit up..
Isn't this hay?
She took out the sickle and began to cut from the edge. Large pieces of reeds fell down and were put into the backpack. The number increased rapidly and soon filled one grid. She continued to store the second grid and cut for two hours in a row.Only when it was full, did it stop with satisfaction and hide in the shade of a tree to cool off.
It's cooler here than her home, and the reeds grow by the water, and you can vaguely see the creek from the place she plucked.
She felt relieved, as long as there was water, there was no need to save the water in the backpack, but she didn't plan to go close to get water for the time being, and wait until the backpack was used up. After all, it was dangerous to be near the water source, and there might be mutated fish in the water.
The hoarded reeds are still green and need to be dried before they can be counted as hay.
It was almost lunch time, Li Xiaoxiao went home, dried the fresh reeds on the flat ground, and made another tomato soup with yesterday's simple stove.
The potato seedlings jumped up a lot, reaching the height of the knees. The flower buds she saw in the morning had already bloomed, and she saw withered white flowers on the ground. Is this because potatoes have grown?
Looking at this posture, maybe can really eat it tomorrow.
Li Xiaoxiao rubbed her belly, tomato soup could no longer satisfy her, no matter how much she drank, she still felt empty in her stomach, she needed something high in starch to satisfy her hunger.
Even though she was still very hungry, she still went out in the afternoon to pick rotten leaves and cut reeds. After a busy day, her clothes were wet and dry, and then wet with sweat. She stinks and was bitten all over her body by fliesBao, just want to take a quick shower.
It's a pity that it's not before the disaster, and there's no way to shower her. She can only use a wooden bucket to hold water, and then scrub it with a towel, but even such a simple cleaning makes her sigh comfortably. When she was in the underground base, she didn't even have enough water to drink., let alone a bath.
The tiredness on her body was taken away by the cool towel, and she felt her pores stretched out. She hadn't felt so refreshed in a long, long time, and only now did she feel truly alive.
so comfy.
Li Xiaoxiao couldn't help washing for a while longer. She brushed her dripping hair back, hoping to draw out the bathroom blueprint and start a life of showering again.
She carried the wooden barrel to the outside of the container and built the farmland with the materials hoarded today.
Xingfu gave a small bag of potato seedlings, there were almost 20 plants, and she built 20 pieces of farmland, leaving the one near the palm tree aside, since there were enough materials, she just built one more, because she was too lazy to run back and forth.
When the potatoes were planted, she watered them with bath water and finally lay down on the camp bed yawning.
I don't know if it's because I'm too tired today, or because I'm happy after washing, or because I don't panic because I have food in my hands.When the hands and feet are weak.
Li Xiaoxiao came to the edge of the farm to check the condition of the crops. The growth was as rapid as ever. She put down her heart and went to look at the potatoes that were planted first, which shocked her again.
The potato plant was almost twice the size of the other side, with dense leaves and thick stems. The most eye-catching thing was the bulging roots, and there was a touch of yellow in the soil.
Could it be potatoes?
Li Xiaoxiao took out a hoe from her backpack and dug out the potatoes. The yellow color was finally exposed from the soil. It was indeed a potato, but it was still a big potato, bigger than her fist, and there were strings of potatoes underneath.But it was her first time digging, and the posture of the hoe was wrong due to inexperience. The hoe smashed a small potato, which made her feel so distressed.
She held on tightly to the big potato, which weighed heavily, but it made her happy, and made her feel at ease.
The big potatoes must weigh more than a catty, and with the addition of those small potatoes, it is estimated that the dug out weighs more than two catties. There are potatoes, so must eat this in the morning. If you don’t eat the meat, you can eat the potatoes first.
She didn't have a knife, so she boiled the potatoes first, then peeled off the skin, and couldn't wait to stuff them into her mouth.
Potato flour is glutinous, the more you chew, the more delicious it is, and you will feel fuller when you eat it. It is very satisfying. It is not like eating tomato soup.A little bit.
After Li Xiaoxiao ate one, she realized that she hadn't tested for radiation, but she wasn't very worried, because the potatoes didn't have a strange smell after being contaminated, and the radiation index must not be high. Sure enough, the index after the test was all below five, which is equivalent to no radiation.
She ate the big potatoes. Since the disaster, the endless hunger that has been pestering her has finally disappeared. Her body is very relaxed, and the food and drink are so wonderful that it is difficult to express in words.The newly green potato seedlings couldn't help laughing when they thought that they wouldn't have to starve in the future.
Life has never been so hopeful.
Li Xiaoxiao got up after lying down for a while, put the boiled potatoes in her backpack, and prepared to eat them at night. There was no time to flow in them, so she didn’t have to worry about spoilage. She wanted to eat all the potatoes. Anyway, she didn’t have to worry about tomorrow’s food, There will be new potatoes ripening tomorrow.
In the end, the water used to boil the potatoes was not wasted.