The time has entered September, and Tang Xidong is secretly anxious, and the time for autumn planting is getting closer and closer.

There is a stream flowing from the bottom of the valley in the mountains under the mountain, but there is still some distance from the cottage, the draft of the cottage is dependent on people to go down the mountain to carry water, it is very inconvenient, Tang Xidong considered that after planting grain on the terraces in the future, it is also necessary to water the ground, so he discussed with Liu Lianqing that it is better to dig two deep wells under the mountain, so that it can save some trouble.

The caravan couldn't wait, but it couldn't do nothing because it was convenient to wait, and the coal mined from the coal kiln was enough to supply the cottage, so it temporarily stopped production, transferred Qingzhuang down the mountain, and dug a well at the foot of the mountain.

Because it was not too far from the creek and the terrain was low near the foot of the mountain, it took three days for two deep wells to dig water.

The draft also saves a lot of work.

In the planning of Tang Xidong, when the greenhouse planting is done in the future, a track will be laid on the bluestone slab of the mountain road, there is no iron material, and it will be made of wood for the time being, and then a track will be made, and then a wooden wheel car will be made, so that the bucket will be placed on the flat car, and it will be easy to push it up the mountain.

The patrol team did not wait for the news, but Lai Erzi, who entered the city to buy salt, heard new news.

The disappearance of the Kang family caravan can return to Pingyang City in a month at most.

Although Tang Xidong didn't know how the news of Liu Lianqing's inquiry came from, it was obvious that this woman was not simple, and there must be spies in the city.

Since there is still a month left, Tang Xidong has a bottom in his heart, so he is ready to plant the greenhouse first.

So in the evening, taking advantage of the time to eat, Tang Xidong invited Liu Lianqing, Deng Dahu, and Liu Dagou together.

began to talk about his plan from the afterlife: greenhouse planting.

"Now Shanyang has reclaimed three contiguous terraced fields, and these fields are not a problem there, and the food looted by the cottage is not long-term after all, so I want everyone to pick up the fields again." Tang Xidong pointed out his thoughts.

"It's a pity that the terraces are barren, but in the past two years, there has been drought and little rain, and the autumn and winter are even colder, and the grain planted is also wasted, and there will be no harvest next year." Deng Dahu shook his head and said.

"Tang Gongzi has a way?" Liu Dagou saw what Tang Xidong meant, leaned forward, and asked curiously.

Liu Lianqing next to him also stared at Tang Xidong, after seeing so many things that Tang Xidong had made, the three of them now admired Tang Xidong's ability very much.

"But there is really a way, there should be eighty percent certainty, I see that the news of the caravan now is definitely a month away, it is better to plant the land first, after all, the time for autumn planting is up, if it is delayed, even if there is a way to grow food, it will not take advantage of the time." Tang Xidong looked at the three of them and said.

"If Tang Gongzi really has a way, that's really a good thing, can you tell me the method, let's refer to it together." Deng Dahu still has some doubts.

"It's not clear to say, it's better to do this, let everyone stop what is at hand first, and try it on the top terrace tomorrow according to my arrangement, plant grain to see the situation, and wait for the food of the Kang family caravan to arrive, if the method is feasible, then expand the planting." Tang Xidong thought about it, and he was not very sure that he would be able to grow food, so he proposed to find a piece of land to try it first.

The three of them agreed that this would be the safest, so they all nodded and agreed.

So on the second day, under the leadership of Tang Xidong, the entire cottage except for the guards, bricks, and pankang gathered in the square to wait for the division of labor.

Tang Xidong took the white paper in his hand, on which were densely written small characters, and there were some simplified Chinese paintings.

These are the things he has been preparing for a long time.

Tang Xidong first sent people to build two large latrines in the square, separate for men and women, in order to collect fertilizer for cultivated land.

Then we started to prepare for the construction of the greenhouse on the first terrace.

When Tang Xidong proposed greenhouse planting, basically no one believed that the cottage could grow food by enclosing the land like building a house?

Many people whispered that this time the scholars were purely nonsense, compared to farming, and the ten scholars were not their opponents for farmers who had planted all their lives.

Even with Liu Lianqing and the others, they became vague.

But Tang Xidong's attitude was very resolute, and he directly took out the kang, brick kiln, coal kiln, and briquette he made before to talk about things.

So, the vague crowd also began to toss from Tang Xidong, anyway, it takes a few days to make a CD, and the materials are ready-made, if it really happens, it will be a great thing.

So Tang Xidong took the masons of the cottage to measure the land and lay the foundation along the terraces.

Tang Xidong's idea is basically the same as the principle of greenhouse planting in later generations.

When the weather is cold, then build a fence to enclose it, and if there is no plastic sheeting, then build a roof with tree branches and mud, and then put a fire kang on the edge of the terraced fields.

Under the guidance of Tang Xidong, the masons began to build two long rows of Sanqi walls along the inner and outer sides of the terraced barricades, the wall is only one person high, and the middle is hollow.

The wall is left with a mouth, and then it is used for the stove.

Under the direction of Tang Xidong, the terraces were enclosed by brick walls.

Then, Tang Xidong pulled the teenagers over, first began to lean against the wall plate stove, except for the place against the wall, Tang Xidong was afraid that the temperature was still insufficient, so he set a stove every ten meters on the terraces, and then the flue of the stove was crossed on the terraces, connected to the hollow walls on both sides, and then the smoke was coiled out by the chimney on the wall.

The terraces, which look like fences, are divided into squares by walls on both sides and two horizontal flues, each ten meters wide and narrow, with a stove in the middle of the front, back, left and right.

After the walls and stoves were covered, Tang Xidong began to have people pull the trunks of the trees that had been cut down before, and use them on the two walls to erect them, looking like building beams.

Because the inside and outside of the terraced fields were too wide, Tang Xidong had to let the mason master put brick pillars in the middle of the terraces to support the roof beams.

After the roof beams are erected, the final roof remains.

In this era, there was no plastic sheeting, not even wide cloth, so Tang Xidong could only think of a local way.

In the past, when the trees were cut, the small trunks left behind and the attached treetops were flattened with stone grinders, and then spread on the beams of the house, and then sprinkled with mud that was not thin or thick.

The mud was not all sprinkled over, and there were still dense holes of various sizes.

These holes have a great purpose, one is to illuminate the sun, and the other is that in case of snow in winter, the water turned into snow can be naturally poured on the field as soon as the fire is baked.

It took seven days before and after, and a greenhouse with Ming characteristics appeared in front of Tang Xidong's eyes.

Then it's time to start the trial in earnest.

There was not much food in the cottage, so Tang Xidong was going to find two small terraces to test first.

Before planting, it is necessary to make preparations.

Fertilizer, which is a very new thing for these old farmers, is actually to carry the manure and sprinkle it in the terraces, wait until it is dried, and then sprinkle the mud of the branches and leaves that have been soaked in advance, and finally turn the land over manually.

Tang Xidong took the women into the cottage to store grain, poured out the wheat, and then inspected the full and complete grains of wheat.

Pick out the wheat grains, wait for the terraces to turn over, Tang Xidong will send people to carry water to water the ground first, and then wait for the terraces to dry, and then start planting.

On the day of planting, both the guard team and others on the cottage came.

Surrounded by the terraces, although you can't see it, you are waiting for the people who go in and plant.

No matter how suspicious they may be, it is undeniable that in the hearts of these people, they want to grow food.

If you have surplus food at home, don't panic!

The ordinary people living in this era are hungry and afraid.

After all this is done, there is only a designated person left, who will light the fire every day and night, and water the ground from time to time.

In the end, what everyone can do is to wait, wait for the wheat sprouts to come out, and wait for the hope of survival.