amaotonovel Chapter 195 Backyard Crops
Chapter 195 Backyard Crops
With Xiaobai leading the way, the journey was smooth. When we returned to the valley, the setting sun was shining and the clouds were hazy.
Faced with such a magnificent scene, Xia Qingyue had no mood to appreciate it. Her mind was filled with thoughts about where Han Zhibai and the others were going, and she prayed that they had a safe journey.
Even the two little ones who usually loved to play and fight when they finally got together lost the mood to play and just lay quietly beside her.
Xia Qingyue stared at the distant mountains in a daze for a long time. After adjusting her mood, she came to her senses and cheered up.
It was getting dark at this time, so she went into the main room, lit the lamp oil on the table, and went to the poultry room to check before it got completely dark.
In the corner of the poultry house there was a large pile of relatively fresh weeds that had been cut. One could tell at a glance that they had been cut by Han Zhibai during the day.
In the pens for chickens, ducks and sheep, there is rice bran and broken grains mixed with wild grass in the troughs, there is scattered wild grass on the ground, and there is water, plenty of it, enough for them to eat until tomorrow.
There was also a pile of grass in the corner of the thatched hut in the backyard. Xiao Hei was eating the grass with his head down. When he saw her come in, he moved his mouth to chew. His thick lips opened up, revealing his big teeth covered with grass crumbs. He only took a look and then lowered his head to concentrate on eating the grass.
There was no need to worry about the poultry today, so she went to the kitchen to prepare dinner and go to bed early.
The small side door of the kitchen was open, and it was so dark inside that she could only see roughly what was inside. As soon as she entered, she saw something on the counter. It was several baskets of seasonal vegetables, including green peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, pumpkins, and some wild vegetables.
There was a large wooden basin under the counter covered with a large vegetable basket. When it was opened, there were several large fish inside.
Even though the morning schedule was so tight, he still managed to prepare so much.
Seeing these things, Xia Qingyue felt a lump in her nose and her body felt a little weak. She supported herself on the edge of the counter with one hand, trying to stand firmly. Her eyes were hot and tears fell uncontrollably.
The longing came to her like a tide, wave after wave.
Hearing her crying, Heihei and Xiaobai immediately came forward and called out to her.
Cried for a while.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me." She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand.
She had no appetite for dinner, so she first steamed some big fish and chicken and duck eggs for the two little ones, then made some hand-rolled noodles, cooked some wild vegetables together, and mixed some cucumbers.
After a simple meal, I cleaned up, boiled some hot water, and took a shower, washed my hair, and did my clothes.
After tidying up, she walked in front holding the oil lamp, followed by the two children, passing through the utility room and reaching the main room.
She planned to sleep in the same room where she slept the last time she came to the valley, which was opposite Han Zhibai's room.
She walked to the aisle between the two rooms, looked at Han Zhibai's room, and walked over.
The door opened, but she didn't go in. Instead, she stood at the door and looked around curiously. The room was very tidy and the quilt on the bed was folded into a square shape.
The room was empty and quiet.
Her eyes dimmed for a moment, she gently closed the door and entered the room opposite.
Seeing her get on the bed, the two little ones consciously lay down and slept on the head of the bed.
Xia Qingyue was familiar with her bed, and Xiaobai snored a little when he slept, so she tossed and turned in the first half of the night and couldn't fall asleep in the second half. She didn't know when she fell asleep.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a layer of paper on the wooden window opposite. The light from outside penetrated in, making the room bright.
She sat up, and the two little ones opened the door and ran out without her knowing.
After putting on her clothes, she grabbed a handful of her long hair and tied it into a ponytail with a cloth strip. She tied it low against her neck to avoid getting hot. This way she would feel cool and be able to work more easily.
"Heihei, Xiaobai?" She went outside and looked for them twice, but didn't see them. The valley was safe anyway, so she just ignored them for the time being.
It should have been just after noon, the morning sun was rising, the sky was blue, and the breeze was blowing gently, making it quite cool. She didn't feel hungry, so she went to the vegetable garden in the backyard.
The last two times she came, she only saw the fruit trees and a few small vegetable plots in the backyard. Yesterday, Han Zhibai told her that there were several reclaimed fields outside the backyard fence, including vegetable plots and paddy fields.
Walking straight to the end of the backyard, she saw a wooden door about 1.8 meters high blocking her way. She pushed open the bolt and the scene outside the door suddenly became clear.
What comes into view are pieces of land. The nearest pieces of land are planted with seasonal vegetables such as cucumbers, peppers, pumpkins, loofahs, etc., covering about one acre.
The three large plots of land a little further back were planted with sorghum that was taller than her and looked a bit like corn at first glance.
This year she read a lot of books and learned that there was no corn or potatoes in Dayuan.
She walked out in amazement. With her standing position as the center, there was a canal a few hundred meters to the left. In front and behind the canal were several paddy fields of different sizes, about four acres in size, and the fields were bare.
The source of the canal extends in the direction of the river, and it is obvious that it was dug by humans.
There is a large green area near the paddy field, planted with sweet potatoes, at least more than one acre in area.
On the right hand side, there are about three acres of wheat planted in several plots of land past the vegetable field. The green wheat seedlings have grown to the height of people’s knees, and the wheat waves are rolling.
"It turns out that the land behind is so wide and there are so many crops planted there!" She squinted her eyes and looked left and right, feeling dazzled.
"No wonder Han Zhibai repeatedly told me yesterday not to worry too much about the crops and just live peacefully."
"Oh my god, why are there so many? Even if I wanted to make some, I would be too busy to handle them all!"
After thinking about it, she began to understand. Han Zhibai raised a lot of poultry and raised them well. Most of them ate crops, so it was completely reasonable to plant more.
"How did he grow it all by himself?" she exclaimed in amazement, her eyes revealing admiration for him.
She went to the fields and walked around. Cucumbers, cowpeas, pumpkins and other vegetables were all grown on racks. The vines did not grow wildly but climbed up along the racks, so it did not look messy.
The juicy cucumbers, the long and thin cowpeas, and melons of all sizes are clearly visible, which is very pleasing to the eye.
"Oh my god, so many have grown, and mine has only grown a little bit!
How can we eat so much?"
As we all know, seasonal vegetables like this, once they grow, can grow again after being picked, so you can’t eat too much of them and have to eat them almost every meal.
She stared at the vegetables, her blood boiling, her eyes shining with enthusiasm, "Heihei and Xiaobai will eat some, and the rest will be collected and dried to make dried goods!"