readsfreenovel Chapter 57 Planting
Chapter 57 Planting
After receiving the grape seedlings, Xia Shiyu studied them carefully and became more and more satisfied with them.
What she is most satisfied with is the sleep-promoting function of the premium grape seedlings, because a friend of hers suffers from severe insomnia and is in a very poor mental state, so she hopes to grow the grapes as soon as possible and send them to her to eat.
Fortunately, the fairy tale world has a bonus effect; the grapes will ripen in just one week after being planted. Then she will find an excuse to mail the grapes from her beginner's house to her.
This will help her recover her mental state as soon as possible.
These seedlings are really good; the root system looks very developed. Although it's already autumn, they can still be planted.
The grapes also take 2 to 3 months to ripen, which will happen quickly. By the way, Xia Shiyu can also sow the radish seeds in this time.
She was already quite impatient, and after taking a look inside the Giant Farm, she was ready for the next steps.
She decided to use most of the map for planting fruit trees, and that other plants could be obtained on the first day.
Winter is approaching, and although the winters here are relatively warm, the types of fruits and vegetables that can be grown are very limited. Building a greenhouse would be too expensive. Providing cold-resistant seeds would be an option, but the risks are quite high.
Moreover, Xia Shiyu discovered that almost all the seeds obtained from the first map only improved the taste and nutrition, and did not have any special effects.
Special abilities such as resistance to cold and drought still need to be found in other maps, such as the fragments of the Corn Kingdom she found before. But even simple abilities like resistance to pests and good taste are good enough. Xia Shiyu just needs to proceed steadily.
Therefore, in autumn and winter, Xia Shiyu should choose to plant some fruit trees or seasonal vegetables.
Next spring, her land will be filled with more and more vegetables and fruits.
After Xia Shiyu planted the grapes, she left. Later, she had to come back in to prune the grapevines and build trellises.
After she came out of the fairy tale world, she got out of bed and found that more than four hours had passed, which meant that she had stayed in the fairy tale world for more than eight hours.
Fortunately, the flow of time is different now, otherwise she could have stayed in the room for more than eight hours. Her parents would definitely have been worried, so they had to temporarily take her out of the fairy tale world.
She went out of her room. It was a little past 6 o'clock. When she went downstairs, her grandmother was already cooking.
"Grandma, are you cooking? I'll help you. What do you need me to make?"
"I won't make anything special. I'll just cook some rice, stir-fry some green beans and the vegetables you grow."
Xia Shiyu's face fell after hearing this. "Green beans again."
Green beans, also known as string beans.
They love to grow green beans here. During the summer vacation, they can produce a lot of beans, and they still have some left to eat by autumn. They can only put them in the refrigerator and take them out to eat in winter.
She actually quite likes eating green beans, but even the most delicious thing can't withstand eating it every day. She even asked her mother to sow fewer seeds today, but there was still a huge pile.
She looked bitter from eating every day, but luckily her family now sells vegetables, so she can take some to the market to sell.
But nowadays there's not much of this on the streets, and the taste can't compare to the other dishes she sells, so there's still a lot left at home.
Grandma immediately knew what she was thinking when she saw her expression. She shook her head and said, "You have so many children, you can't possibly throw them all away. Even if you put them all in the refrigerator and wait until winter, they won't taste as good as they do now."
"And if you don't want to eat it, you don't have to. Your grandfather and I have been staying at your uncle's house for so long and haven't eaten many green beans. It's just right for us to eat them, so it won't go to waste."
Xia Shiyu was both amused and exasperated. She said, "Next year I'll try to cultivate more green beans and make them taste as good as the other vegetables in our family, so we can sell any leftovers."
Grandma chuckled kindly, "Alright, alright, Grandma will be looking forward to eating what you grow next year, and we'll enjoy the good life too."
Xia Shiyu nodded.
Then he went to add more fuel to the fire.
By evening, Xia Shiyu still hadn't been able to eat many green beans, but her grandparents ate them all.
After finishing his meal, Xia Shiyu told his family, "Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Grandma, I'll be getting a new batch of grape seedlings tomorrow. You'll need to help me prepare the ridges and plant them."
Yu Juan exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, there are fruit seeds!"
"Yes, there's another batch of fruit trees coming, they'll arrive gradually," Xia Shiyu explained.
"Great, then we won't be short of fruit at home anytime soon," Xia Lihua joked.
"More than that, the hills we've leased will become more and more abundant. Our Xiaoyu is really becoming a little landlord now."
The family burst into laughter.
After the agreement was reached, the Xia family members returned to their respective rooms.
The next morning, Xia Shiyu received premium grape seedlings from Fairy Tale Company, and the whole family went up the mountain with their farm tools.
Xia Shiyu originally didn't want her grandparents to go up with her, since both of them were over 70 years old and she was worried that their health wouldn't be able to handle it.
However, my maternal grandparents strongly disagreed.
Grandma said, "Don't underestimate us just because we're old. We're much healthier than young people like you who don't exercise often."
Grandpa also said a few words, "Yes, we've been doing farm work all our lives."
Finally, having no other choice, the whole family went up the mountain together.
On the way up the mountain, Xia Shiyu passed by the shed set up by the elderly couple, Old Man Li and his wife, and greeted them.
"Grandpa Li, Grandma Xia, you're both here. Have you eaten yet?"
When Old Man Li and his companion looked up and saw Xia Shiyu and her family, they quickly nodded. "We've eaten, we've eaten. Where has your whole family been going? Do you need any help?"
"No, no, we're going to farm. There's not much work, so we don't need your help. You can stay here."
"Okay, let us know if anything comes up."
"Mmm," Xia Shiyu nodded repeatedly.
Grapes should be planted in locations that are elevated and well-ventilated.
Therefore, Xia Shiyu and his team selected several relatively high plots of land in the mountains.
First, we need to determine the planting density. Once that's determined, we'll dig the planting holes one by one. The task of digging the holes will be left to my parents.
Xia Shiyu and her maternal grandmother were responsible for placing the plants at the back, while her maternal grandfather was responsible for filling in the soil and compacting it. Finally, they would water the plants with fertilizer and water to help them settle in.
Although the process sounds simple, it would take five people quite a while to work on just a few plots of land, so we can only do it little by little.
Fortunately, the harvest will definitely not be done by just a few people, so it will be much easier to ask for help.
Xia Shiyu carefully placed each grape seedling in the ground. At first, it was a bit relaxing, but it did get tiring after a while. Fortunately, her family members were all very capable.
After several days of hard work, the grapevines were finally planted. We'll build the trellises later.
Xia Shiyu was finally able to rest and resume her normal life of selling vegetables with her parents.