208. Sure to plant potatoes?
In Cheng Xi's memory, Shen Xingqi has always been a dignified, gentle and demure lady.
Even though she is now tidying up the white radish stained with soil, her every move still exudes the elegance that belongs to an ancient woman.
It's a kind of upbringing that is engraved in the bones.
This reminded her of Shen Xingluo, who was resting in the middle of the zombie pile, wearing modern casual clothes and eating sandwiches, which also exuded a bit of bookish air that others could not reach.
"Sister-in-law, can I learn martial arts from you?"
Cheng Xi never thought he would hear this.
"Why do you want to learn martial arts?"
She believed that the little girl preferred to embroider by the hot iron stove rather than dancing with knives and guns.
"IāI want to protect you, too."
Shen Xingqi's face was slightly red, and his voice was much quieter.
It was a decision she made after careful consideration, and the battle in the early hours of yesterday morning shocked her too much, and she could only hide from the danger of seeing her relatives in danger to protect the villagers.
It's a terrible feeling.
"Even if I can't be as good as my sister-in-law, at least I should learn to protect myself."
She didn't want to drag her family down.
Shen Xingqi's eyes became more and more determined when he looked at Cheng Xi, "I have a lot of strength, it's bigger than all of them!"
That's an advantage, right?
Cheng Xi's heart warmed slightly when she heard this, and when she was looked at by such a pair of deer-like eyes shining with stars, no one could help but agree to her request, right?
"Yes, you have a lot of strength, and our little Kiki has a lot of potential."
She couldn't help pinching the cute little face in front of her, "But practicing martial arts will be very hard, are you sure you want to learn it?"
"I want to try."
Shen Xingqi didn't say sure, in fact, she didn't know if she could persevere, after all, learning martial arts also depends on talent.
"If I don't have that talent, then train my strength, and I'll hit them with a stick if I'm in danger."
Cheng Xi: "......"
Anyway, you just have to do it yourself.
The idea ā that's a great idea.
Since ancient times, the weak have no right to speak, and they can have the heart to learn something to make themselves stronger, how can she not support it?
Cheng Xi raised his hands in approval!
"Okay, you can learn from me in the future."
"Really?"
"Really."
Cheng Xi smiled, "Don't worry, even if you don't have talent, I can guarantee that you can protect yourself."
A martial arts master may not be able to succeed, but it is still possible to teach a few gangsters, not to mention that she has a big move!
The sister-in-law and sister-in-law discussed how to train in the future, and the Li Zheng family not far away also staged a conversation that was enough to change the future.
"Encourage villagers to buy land?"
Shen Manchu was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Ah, why doesn't he have enough brains?
Four consecutive months of snow disasters have just passed, and a thrilling battle was staged in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Was he too anxious to get up this morning?
"Yes, buy land."
Shen Xingluo methodically said his suggestions.
"During the snowstorm, the villagers in the nearby villages were not at all comfortable, some starved to death and froze to death, some were robbed and driven out of their homes by the mob, and those in better conditions spent all their savings to buy food.
After the snowstorm, many people are bound to sell their land to make ends meet. Now that every family in Shenjia Village has surplus grain, it is better to buy some land to plant, and it can be used as an industry in the future."
In ancient times, farming was particularly important, for the common people, the land was their lifeblood, if it was not really impossible to live, no one would sell the land.
"Uncle Manchu, I remember that there are a lot of wolf skins in the ancestral hall?"
"Oh yes, that's a lot, it's already nitrated."
"Uncle Zheng and Brother Lian are hunters, and they have some access to grocery stores in Fucheng, and they can sell them at a good price."
Shen Xingluo said, "When the money is distributed to every household, it is better to exchange it for land in addition to daily expenses, what do you think?"
Shen Manchu has unconsciously followed his train of thought, and the more he thinks about it, the more feasible he feels.
"Of course it's good, I always feel unsure of putting this extra silver in my hands, it's better to buy land and pass it on to my son in the future."
For Shenjia Village, life in the past four months has been very different from before, and the fur of the beast is indeed a bit like a windfall from heaven.
If you sell all the nitrated skins, it will be a lot of money.
If it is really changed to land, the villagers will not have to hold so much silver to feel illusory, and they will be more solid all of a sudden, and Shenjia Village will be more confident in the future.
It's a good thing, a great thing.
"Don't worry, when I sell the wolf skin, I'll tell the village, it's up to me."
"Uncle is full of labor, and when the time comes, I will have to bother you and other villages to discuss the purchase of land."
Shen Xingluo didn't stay long, and when he saw that the goal was achieved, he said hello to the sixth uncle and left here.
He didn't say anything about the cold snap in mid-April.
predicting the snow disaster in advance can also attribute everything to the sudden change in the weather, but the upcoming cold snap is too mysterious, even if he wants to lie, he can't find a reason.
In that case, it's better to take it one step at a time.
Shenjia Village has enough land, and even after the cold snap, it has the capital to create miracles.
The weather is getting warmer day by day, and the snow on the ground is melting faster and faster.
There are patrols around Shenjia Village every day, and the number of people is much smaller than before, and there are occasionally a few refugees from the north at the entrance of the village, knowing that the soup is being given at the gate of the state capital, and there is no stop at all.
Cheng Daqian felt that he couldn't keep bothering his son-in-law and daughter, so he simply packed up his things and went back to Fucheng one morning.
"Girl, go home when you have time."
"Knowing Dad, I'll always see you, don't worry."
"Don't forget to bring braised pork, bacon too."
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Cheng Xi looked at the tall and strong man on horseback, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
The other party took at least half of the family's meat products, and only then did he leave when he heard the exact reply.
After sending Cheng Daqian away, the Shen family's courtyard became idle all of a sudden, and Cheng Xi no longer spent his time training and cutting zombies all day, and suddenly felt a lot more leisurely.
In the courtyard, Shen Xingqi was running in circles in a loose dress.
In the living room, the husband and wife are cooing.
"Are you sure you want to grow potatoes?"
"Well, there are only two kinds of grains that are not picky for the land, sweet potatoes and potatoes, and the growth period of sweet potatoes is too long, so it's too late."
"Well, it only takes 60-100 days for potatoes to grow, which can save a lot of work."
"If you raise seedlings in advance, you should be able to mature early."
As soon as the cold snap passes, the land where wheat is grown will be deserted, and if you want not to go hungry, you have to grow food, and potatoes with short cycle and high yield are the first choice.
As for its provenance and origin?
Shennong Mountain, of course.
As a mysterious mountain range spanning half of Dayan, even if it is said that a ginseng doll pops up in Shennong Mountain, people believe it, not to mention that it can eat potatoes that can be grown producibly.
Shen Xingluo said that it was not a matter at all.