The cannon fodder of fast wear, she chooses to farm

The Xue family's hot spring village was given to the old man by the late emperor. The area is not large, but the advantage is that hot springs gush all year round and never dry up.

The female relatives in the mansion liked to stay in the village for a while, especially in the twelfth lunar month, when the charcoal was burning in the mansion, it was too cold. The hot spring village was full of heat, and each guest room had a hot spring pool. If it felt cold, sit in the pool. After soaking in it for a short while, my whole body felt warm.

But that's all the benefit.

In terms of beautiful scenery, the scenery in the mansion is no worse than that in Zhuangzi.

And because it is too far away from the city, there are things going on in the mansion that are out of reach. Living here has no information, for fear that some good things will be left out, and some bad things will be blamed because of people's absence. As time goes by, no one comes to stay in the village very often. .

After Xu Yin settled in, she walked around Zhuangzi. The place was filled with mist and quiet. Thanks to the hot springs, most of the vegetation on Zhuangzi was green and upright, with very few withered and yellow. It truly fits the meaning of "a warm well is still cold". Warm, the artistic conception of "a hundred thousand green mountains are green but not yellow".

It's a pity that the area is a bit small. Excluding fixed buildings such as guest houses and gardens, there is not much room for her to play.

But it's not completely insufficient.

She wandered to the small grassy slope in the northernmost part of Zhuangzi and listened to Zhuangtou's introduction. This slope did not exist before. Isn't there a koi pond in the garden? The mud that was dug out was piled here, and I planned to wait until the pond was dug before transporting it away. The uncle was still there at that time and said that it was good to have a good mountain facing the lake, so I should keep it. So, some dwarf flowers and plants were transplanted, and gradually developed into the small grass slope today.

"There is also an octagonal stone pavilion built on the top of the slope." The head of the village who guided Xu Yin pointed to the northeast corner, "But because it is a bit far from the guest house, the masters come to stay in the village for a while. It is basically winter, and they usually go there after soaking in the hot springs. I went back indoors to rest, and even when I walked outside, I mostly walked in the garden. There is a waterside pavilion beside the koi pond for the masters to rest, so I rarely come to the stone pavilion on the slope."

After Xu Yin heard what he said, she rubbed her chin and looked at the grassy slope to make up her mind.

But this matter must be discussed with my mother-in-law and husband first.

So, after she finished walking around, she returned to the guest house where she was staying.

Xue Zhaojin was pacing back and forth in the yard, doing rehabilitation training. When he saw her coming back, he raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you say you were going for a walk? Are you back so soon?"

"The transfer is over." Xu Yin poured herself a cup of tea and was about to drink it. After thinking about it, she poured him a cup and handed it to him, "I think it's a waste to leave the slopes on the north side empty. How about growing vegetables?"

"..."

He said that she was so attentive all of a sudden, that she wanted to ask him for something, and that he wanted to start trouble as soon as he arrived.

He looked at her helplessly: "Ma'am, can't you just be so restless?"

"It's not like I can't stay idle."

Xu Yin sat down, grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started eating them.

The maids saw that she liked to eat melon seeds, so they asked the small kitchen to fry them before departure.

Xu Yin glanced at the food bucket containing melon seeds... Was this meant for her to eat?

Worried about getting wet, I had to ask the maid to eat melon seeds when she had nothing to do. She drank honeysuckle tea while eating melon seeds, so as not to get angry.

While eating melon seeds and drinking tea, I drew a pie for Comrade Xiao Jin:

"Don't you want to watch the snow and eat fresh fruits around the warm stove? The glazed greenhouse in the house is a bit small, and there are too many things to plant. Isn't it a good place to come here? Idle time is also idle, so plant some We all love to eat fresh fruits. Isn’t it great that in the middle of winter, we can still eat fresh fruits to moisten our throats and whet our appetites?”

Xue Zhaojin didn't know how to farm, so she called Zhuangtou and asked, "Madam, I want to grow some fruits for winter. Is it too late to plant them now for the New Year?"

"There's enough time." Before Zhuangtou could say anything, Xu Yin gave him the answer directly, "I have a bag of thorn seeds here that I bought when I was shopping. I will plant them while the weather is good and they will be mature by the Chinese New Year."

Wild strawberries are called thorns here, but the strawberry seeds Xu Yin took out were large-fruited pineapple strawberries cultivated by wild strawberries for N generations. They are among the best in the strawberry world in terms of size and taste.

In addition, she also brought out a few cold-resistant watermelon seeds. I plan to plant a batch of off-season watermelons along the hot spring pool.

Eating watermelon around the stove in the cold winter months is so refreshing just thinking about it.

It would be even more delicious if there was a whole table of hot pot for New Year’s Eve dinner.

Thinking that the three of them are the only masters here, they really can give it a try.

So the people in the village were started to get busy.

The servants around Xue Zhaojin were relatively reliable, so she asked him to borrow two people, one of whom went to the city to order the charcoal hot pot, and the other who was responsible for purchasing according to the purchase list she made.

Others follow her instructions and open land to plant strawberries, watermelons, and relatively cold-resistant seasonal vegetables, such as celery, radish, cabbage, black cabbage, purple cabbage, etc.

Purple cabbage is the seeds mixed in.

The maid who accompanied her on the street before departure was born in a family in the mansion and had no knowledge of farming. She only knew that the eldest mistress had bought some seeds, but she didn't recognize the specific ones she bought when the seeds were placed in front of her.

Why grow red cabbage? How can you eat hot pot without having cold dishes that are refreshing, appetizing and soothing? Cucumbers are too intolerant to the cold, and they have to be put on a shelf. Or purple cabbage is more convenient.

The good grass slopes were turned into vegetable plots, a greenhouse with grass curtains was built, and the thorns that could be seen everywhere after the beginning of spring were planted. Zhong Minhua was very puzzled.

Fortunately, it is far away from the gate, so a visitor would not be able to see the beautiful flower and grass slopes that have been turned into vegetable fields, and there are also greenhouses similar to thatched houses set up. Otherwise, the scene would be so inconsistent with the surrounding scenery. Probably making fun of Xue Mansion.

However, seeing that his daughter-in-law was in such high spirits, that her son often walked around with her, and that her complexion was getting better day by day, Zhong Minhua wisely kept her mouth shut and did not say anything disappointing.

Just because my daughter-in-law gives her son massages on time every day, and even cooks and washes her hands to make soup to nourish and condition her son, she can do it even if she wants to, not to mention just playing in the mud.

The hot spring village is no better than a farm. As long as the masters don't come, there won't be much work all year round.

When the masters come, all they have to do is serve them well. Running errands, passing on messages, and occasionally getting a small reward, so when the eldest son came to the village to nurse himself back to health, the people below were all happy, and they were vying to go and serve the master.

However, the masters all have servants who are used to it, and it is not their turn to serve them closely. At this time, the eldest mistress sent them to work. They were very happy at first, thinking that they had fallen in the eldest mistress's favor, but when they started working, they were dumbfounded!

Are you asking them to work in the fields?

This is a hot spring village, not a farm. The young lady’s interests are so... unique!

Someone recognized the seeds that the eldest mistress asked them to plant, and whispered: "This looks like a thorn... Spring has come, and these things are everywhere in the mountains and fields. Is it necessary to plant this?"

"There are water melons here! Aren't water melons grown in summer? Can they survive in winter?"

Zhong Minhua was also asking Xu Yin: "Isn't water melon from summer?"

Xu Yin explained with a smile: "Mom, the reason why water melons are planted in summer is because the winter here is too cold. The reason why I plant them around the warm soup pond is because the soil around them is warm and suitable for the growth of water melons. Speaking of which, , the winter in the south is much warmer than in the capital, and many fruits and vegetables can be grown all year round! Unfortunately, storage and transportation are extremely inconvenient, otherwise, where would we be short of fresh fruits and vegetables in winter?"

"I see!"

Zhong Minhua was enlightened upon hearing this.

Xue Zhaojin gave Xu Yin a "just make it up" look.

When he didn't know, the small mountain town where she was fostering was very cold even after winter. Where could she find fresh fruits and vegetables all year round like she said?