Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

Bai Li dug three consecutive pits in the ground, and dug out two blocks of groundwater from the depths of the earth twice, placing them at both ends, so that the water source could fill the empty space in the middle.

"My skills haven't been lost yet! I've got the unlimited water sorted out!"

If needed, I can simply use the iron bucket to scoop out the water block in the middle and place it elsewhere.

Now we can start planting wheat.

Bai Li took out the stone hoe she had prepared beforehand, calculated the distance, plowed out a small plot of land in the open space, dug the middle square, put water in it, and then planted all the wheat.

Although she had only planted less than half of them, Bai Li felt very satisfied.

Hehe, that's great! I have my own house, even though it's just a stone matchbox for now. I also have my own field and so much free time to farm. It's really nice.

"Let's build another fence, so that no animals come and ruin my land when I'm sleeping."

Judging by the time, if Liu Er is coming, he should be here soon.

Bai Li tapped his waist, propped his head up with the stone hoe in his hand, and looked at the position of the sun in the sky.

For the past three or four days, Liu Er has often come to visit him, bringing wolf meat and flatbread. However, the wolf meat has all been eaten up, leaving only flatbread. Liu Er even apologized to Bai Li for this.

Bai Li felt a little embarrassed.

After all, the wolf meat was barely touched; he had packed it all into a box.

Of course, Bai Li wouldn't take it for free; she would occasionally reciprocate with an apple. Over time, the two became quite familiar with each other.

"The village is right nearby, but I can't see a single person. It's really strange!"

Fortunately, Liu Er would stop by my place for a while every day when he chopped firewood, otherwise I would have been bored to death.

"Hmm, the fields are doing quite well. It would be great if two more chickens and sheep could spawn. Animal husbandry could be developed, but for some reason, I just can't seem to get them."

"Brother Bai!"

Just as Bai Li was in a daze, a sudden exclamation came from behind him, startling him so much that he dropped the stone hoe in his hand. He turned around and saw Liu Er standing behind him with a basket on his back, grinning.

"Oh my god, Liu Er, you almost scared me to death!" Bai Li pretended to be extremely frightened, clutching her chest.

"Brother Bai, you scared me first, and not just once or twice," Liu Er said helplessly. "Besides, compared to what you did, I feel like I just did what I was supposed to do."

After the two became acquainted, he became completely convinced that Bai Li was a good person.

That's just his personality.

It was a bit noisy.

Um, do I have one? Oh, a few times when I was mining I forgot the time and when I came up I saw Liu Er had already arrived and was looking for me everywhere. I went up to greet him, but I didn’t expect to scare Liu Er.

Bai Li smiled awkwardly after recalling the events.

"This is today's meal, Brother Bai, please eat it while it's hot."

After handing the pancake to Bai Li, Liu Er's gaze was drawn to the farmland beside him. He immediately recognized that the crops on it were wheat seeds.

Brother Bai, are you going to plant wheat?

But the timing isn't right either. Is it possible to sow seeds now and harvest them before summer? Perhaps Brother Bai has his own way.

He asked curiously, "Brother Bai, are you planning to plant wheat?"

"That's right," Bai Li swallowed the pancake in her hand in a few bites, rubbed her hands together, and the crumbs fell off. "Don't worry, this wheat grows very fast. It might be ripe and ready to harvest in three days, or at the latest, a week."

It's also very convenient; once planted, you just need to wait for it to mature.

Bai Li thought to herself.

"A week?" Liu Er asked, puzzled.

Bai Li explained, "It means seven days."

Liu Er stared at the field in shock, unable to look away for a long time.

The life cycle of wheat is divided into 12 growth stages: emergence, three-leaf stage, tillering stage, overwintering stage, greening stage, jointing stage, heading stage, flowering stage, grain filling stage, and maturity stage.

The number of days from sowing to maturity is called the growing period. The growing period for wheat is generally 220-250 days.

Brother Bai actually said it would only take less than a week.

Liu Er felt a dryness in his mouth, and a hint of longing appeared in his eyes.

Their family was alright; their father was a very skilled hunter who often had a good catch. If he was lucky, he would catch a lot of prey and share some with the villagers.

Everyone else in the village was emaciated from hunger, and he had heard a few days ago that someone in the village had starved to death.

Even so, his family was barely able to make ends meet.

Now my mother is seriously ill, and our lives are even more difficult.

The food given to Brother Bai was also what he had saved from his own daily meals.

If it were his own family, no, if the whole village grew this wheat, even Er Lengzi wouldn't...

Bai Li naturally noticed Liu Er's unusual behavior. Seeing him staring blankly at Xiaomai with a somewhat disappointed expression, she had her own guesses.

Although he didn't know the living conditions in Liu Er's village, he guessed they were terrible, since this was ancient times and going hungry was a common occurrence.

Not to mention, this is the late Ming Dynasty during the Little Ice Age!

But I only have so many seeds, and they're outside the designated area, so I don't know if they'll still be effective.

"When the wheat is ripe, I'll treat you to bread." Bai Li waved her hand in front of Liu Er, interrupting his thoughts.

"bread?"

"Hmm, it should taste really good, at least a hundred times better than a pancake," Bai Li said.

"Don't be so quick to refuse. Consider this a thank you for bringing me food these past few days; otherwise, I might have really starved to death."

Although the wolf meat tasted a bit unpalatable, the flatbread was quite good. However, my teeth would sometimes make a snapping sound while eating it, but it wasn't a big deal, since none of them were as hard as his teeth.

The actual time commitment was much longer than in the game.

"Then thank you in advance, Brother Bai."

"Haha, it's nothing."

Liu Er asked expectantly, "Brother Bai, you're so skilled, do you also know how to treat illnesses?"

"I can't treat illnesses, but I might have a way to cure them. However, it's not possible right now; I'm missing one thing," Bai Li replied.

In Minecraft, milk can clear all negative effects. If you already have a bucket, and you have a cow, you can try to get some milk out.

Hmm, I'm curious, is it possible to get milk from a bull?

"What's missing? Maybe I have it at home."

Liu Er asked excitedly.

Do you have any cows? Male or female should be fine, right?

ox?

The village chief's family has an old yellow ox.

Mother is saved!

"By the way, Liu Er, do you have cable TV at home?" Bai Li asked shyly.

I originally planned to try and find some spider webs, but I haven't found a single spider leg these past few days. Now that I've found water and made an iron bucket, I can start building a fishpond.