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Chapter 177: Wind and Rain Grass Planting

There wasn't much harvest in the Magic Fruit Forest this year, and the best-growing sweet persimmons had been picked to make persimmon cakes.

But there should still be some fruits hanging on the tree. Qiao Xi didn't plan to pick them, so he left them for the golden macaque to eat.

Speaking of persimmon cakes, Qiao Xi went back to the yard and opened the covered persimmon cakes and took a quick look. The icing was not very good yet, and it would take another ten days or so, so he covered it and continued to cover it.

Good things are never too late, it’s okay for her to wait.

However, there is one thing that cannot wait. Qiao Xi plans to plant the roots of the zephyranthes that he dug up this time in the field where he planted taro bamboo before, so that they can seize this last warm time to take root and sprout next spring.

Although the farm only has five fields at most, it is not a long-term solution to keep asking what to plant in this field and what to plant in that field. It is not clearly expressed.

From now on, we'll call the fields one, two, three, four, and five. The taro and bamboo fields are number one, the broadsword lentil fields are number two, the bitter chestnut beans are number three, the mutant ground beans are number four, the large-leaf ant bean fields are number five, and so on. No matter which crops we change to, it won't affect the names.

It has been a while since the taro was dug up, but there are not many weeds on it, only a few newly sprouted grasses. Basically, the weeds are eaten by the jumping lambs with roots and leaves as soon as they appear, so Josh doesn't have to bother weeding.

Seeing Qiao Xi walk to Field No. 1, the burrowing rats that were digging holes in it popped their heads out of the holes one by one.

"Squeak~" Josh!
"Squeak~" Come and play with us.

"Squeak~" What is Josh going to do? We can help!
Qiao Xi smiled, squatted down, and patted the dirt off the head of the burrowing rat closest to her. She asked, "Did you clean the mud off the white jade potato?"

The five big rats nodded and said in unison: "Squeak!" It's all done! "Great!" Josh praised.

The rats' moustaches curled up with joy.

"I plan to bury the roots of the hyacinth grass I dug up yesterday in this field so that it can thrive next year. I don't need your help. I'll let the digging pigs do it for me. You just need to have a good rest."

The big rats were getting anxious, and they were squeaking and squeaked. "We're not tired, we can do this too..."

"I know you are capable, but I don't want you to be so tired. I will feel bad. Let's divide the work and let the digging pigs do it." Qiao Xi comforted them patiently.

"Squeak~" Hehe Qiao Xi is so gentle and can't bear to leave us.

"Squeak!" Everyone listens to Qiao Xi.

The burrowing rats were so confused by Josh's trick that they agreed to everything he said and laughed foolishly in their caves.

She is now well versed in the art of speaking, and is afraid of accidentally hurting the hearts of these little ones. She firmly grasps the balance of the farm elves and will never become a biased parent.

He instructed the digging pigs to dig out small ditches, and Qiao Xi threw clumps of windweed roots at intervals along the ditches.

Let the digging pigs return to the original path and dig a circle to fill the ditch with soil. It doesn't need to be too thick, just a thin layer of fine soil will do.

The beaver's water conservancy project also took care of this field. Without Josh saying anything, the beaver team who were watching and waiting dug a simple dam, allowing the gurgling water to moisten the land.

But it is not the case that the more water the better. Too much water will flood the ground and rot the roots of the zephyranthes. You have to watch the water nearby.

However, the beavers knew what crops needed and how much water they needed. As long as Josh explained it to them once, they would remember it firmly.

There was no need to water it too thoroughly; after a while, the beavers blocked the water again. Qiao Xi activated his skill and carefully felt the wind and rain grass, which had been cut off from its stems and leaves, was severely damaged and only made weak sounds.

We need to take good care of them and let them take root in this land so that they will not be frozen to death this winter.

Logically speaking, Chaoyang City's climate should be frost-free, but Qiao Xi was not sure whether there would be frost here at Weiguang Farm. After all, there was such a huge snow-capped mountain in front of him, which would definitely have some impact.

We'll see. If the weather changes, get some hay to cover the wind and rain grass. If nothing happens, just ignore it.

The land was large, so she had to dig up fewer weeds and the distances between them were large, making the work easy and quick.

Another thing is that in addition to basic nutrients, the growth of wind grass requires very high natural wind energy. Site No. 1 happens to face the valley and there are often strong winds blowing, which perfectly meets this requirement. Josh doesn't have to worry about the remaining fertilizers, as the golden-armored dung beetles are very smart.

Now that the root problem was solved, Josh began to deal with the zephyranthes that he had bundled yesterday.

The wind blade of the brown-headed crow could not distinguish between wind grass and weeds, and all the grass was rolled together and tied up by Josh.

Josh stretched, pulled a small stool, sat down and began to carefully pick out the weeds that were wrapped in it.

The cleared wind and rain grass is neatly stacked and placed aside.

The sun was still blazing at four or five o'clock, so Qiao Xi changed his seat and sat under the eaves, where it was a little cooler. It didn't matter if the zephyranthes were exposed to the sun; he had been planning to dry it and make tea.

After cleaning part of it, Josh put it in a large basin and rinsed it slowly under the faucet.

Then take out the bamboo mats and straw mats you bought before and unfold them all, put the cleaned wind and rain grass on them and slowly dry them.

Fortunately, the wind and rain grass is a special crop after all, and it is not so easy to rot. The remaining ones still feel dry to the touch, so it doesn’t matter if you can’t finish cleaning them in a day or two.

Wash all the zephyranthes, shake off the water, and dry them. It’s getting late, so I’ll continue with the rest tomorrow.

Eat, eat, nothing is more important than eating.

If you can’t finish it today, do it tomorrow. If you can’t finish it tomorrow, do it the day after tomorrow!
There are so many things to do, there is no end to them. No one can suffer but their stomachs cannot.

Qiao Xi took a few pieces of zephyranthes, cut them into small pieces with scissors, and rinsed them with boiling hot water. A light green color emerged in the cup, and a faint fragrance came out.

The autumn heat should not be underestimated. Qiao Xi felt a little bored today and didn't want to eat anything greasy.

It had been a long time since I had eaten sweet potatoes. There were plenty of them around the house, so Qiao Xi dug up a lot of them.

Wash it and cook it directly. While cooking, she picked some vegetables from the vegetable garden next to the cottage, washed them and mixed them with cold vegetables to make a salad.

The cooked potatoes and beans, served with a spicy and sour salad, extinguished the fire in Josh's heart. He blew on it gently and drank a sip of wind and rain grass tea, feeling comfortable.

After eating and drinking, Josh, as light as a swallow, strolled to the spider grass to see how the little spiders were growing and developing.

I haven't visited them for many days because I've been busy.

(End of this chapter)