The magic world of farming

"I really want to go hunting too, a real man's activity! I really want to participate!"

"Let's wait until you pass the promotion test!" Ellie stopped the pen in her hand, picked up a thick "Magic Circle Basics" and knocked on Allen's head, "Brother Albertine passed the test at the age of 9 , I don’t know how much you want, if you are so lazy in training, you may not be able to pass at the age of 16.”

"You hit me on the head again! I will become stupid. Also, I will definitely pass before the age of 10, just watch! I am going to be an archer!"

"You're already stupid enough, maybe you'll be smarter if you tap a few more times, brother." Ellie pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose—it is said to be a flat mirror for eye protection, and it was a gift that Ellie got when she entered school. "Look at the archery target you placed in the yard. There are not many marks on the target. I really don't know how you won the prize in the school competition. Could it be that the level of our town is so bad?"

"I didn't practice for a long time. In the competition, I shot more than 10 rings with 70 arrows, and there was one with 10 rings."

"Hey, you're too embarrassed to say that you haven't practiced for a long time."

"Hmph, I'll start practicing tomorrow!!" Allen said angrily.

The older brother and sister were "arguing like hell," which didn't bother Laverne much, and Laverne Jr. was having a great time playing on the rug to the side.

"Okay, okay," Emma shook her hand, "Ellie also cares about you, she must want her brother to become stronger, so she said this to stimulate you."

"I know, can't she be gentler?" Allen still puffed up his face. "At school, many people said that my sister was not a lady, and she couldn't get married in the future."

"Hmph, don't compare me to those Miss Jiao who just want to enter the Bridal Academy."

"Our Ellie is a very good girl, why can't she get married?" Emma tapped Allen's forehead lightly with a pen, "Besides, if you are not fierce, will you be obedient?"

Allen smiled sheepishly, and continued to fiddle with his little bow and arrow.

"It's getting late, and the water that was just boiled should be hot. Go take a rest after taking a bath. Get up for morning exercises tomorrow. It's agreed." Emma walked to Lavern, bowed her head, "Little Laver Well, brother, can I take you to take a bath?"

"Okay!" Lavern obediently put down the building blocks in his hand, put his hand on Emma's, and walked towards the bathroom.

The author has something to say: I went to the exam yesterday!I don't have time to write about being dragged to the net to kill (Three Kingdoms) at night and killed in a dark way~

I also want to write more, but after all, I am not a professional writer. I squeeze time out of work to create, and the output is small, but I will try my best.

It's also quite a challenge!Do one thing with a beginning and an end~

In short, I will try my best, thank you

17

17. Return from hunting...

"You learn this boxing technique from me," Emma stood in front of Ellie and Allen. "Don't look at it as a soft boxing technique, but it is very good for the body." After speaking, she began to teach.What he studied was not ordinary health-preserving Tai Chi. His adoptive father in his previous life had a long-term friendship with an elder of Wudang. For a while, Lin Yu was in a very poor mental state due to various reasons, so the elder taught Lin Yu Wudang Tai Chi.The key point of Wudang Taijiquan is: the boxing follows the state of mind, stretches long, magnificent, and accommodates everything in the heart.Wudang Taijiquan overcomes rigidity with softness, brakes with stillness, and strikes first, can move a thousand catties in fours and twos.It is not only for strengthening the body but also for self-defense. Wudang Taijiquan combines Taoist qigong methods such as practicing essence to transform qi, practicing qi to transform spirit, practicing spirit to restore emptiness, and emptiness and Taoism. Prolonging life and longevity is a superior boxing method that integrates martial arts and health preservation. (Excerpt from BAIDU Encyclopedia) Since learning this boxing method, he feels that his spirit is more abundant and his body is better.It must be very brain-intensive for Ellie to learn how to make magic scrolls, and this boxing method is quite suitable for her.As for Allen, learning more is only good for him and not bad for him.

Emma demonstrated it first, and said: "Today I will teach you one section first, and next week I will teach you the second section. After you learn it, you have to practice every day. Alan, you need to improve your arm strength and precision. I will let Albertine I made a plan for you. In addition to these, you have to practice physical strength every day, behind the yard, run to the foot of Mount Wuer and then run back.”

"Ah!" Hearing the content of his exercise, Alan's face wrinkled.

"If you want to be a good archer, how can you do it if you don't exercise?" Emma said seriously, "I will also run."

"Yes!"

After learning Tai Chi, Emma asked Ellie to go back to prepare breakfast and take care of Laverne, and then she and Allen went for a run.

"I'm exhausted," Allen smelled the smell of baking bread as soon as he entered the door, and rushed into the kitchen sweating profusely, "What's delicious this morning??"

"It stinks, go and change your clothes before eating!" Ellie fanned her hands, "Be careful of catching a cold!"

"Got it!" Allen shouted while trotting, "I don't want vegetables in my sandwich, I want meat, a lot of meat."

"Picky eater!!"

After breakfast, Emma came to his small plant base.Emma's house can actually be said to be two and a half floors. One-third of the third floor is designed like an indoor greenhouse, and the other two-thirds is a large terrace.I came back last night and looked around in the warehouse, and found that there were more than 15 pottery flower pots, large and small, in the corner. Plant the Calming Weed Seeds found in the town.After planting the things, Emma also used a spell—wood restoration, which was the only magic skill he knew.This spell is rarely practiced. Although it is a recovery spell, it only works on plants. For example, if the root system is accidentally damaged when transplanting a plant or the plant is bitten by insects, it can be used even if it is damaged, and the effect is not bad. It can even restore dying plants to health.For this continent that advocates fighting, this is simply a useless skill.As far as he could remember, was this the one his mentor suggested him to choose after he had the first chance to choose a book?I remember that I was the No. 12 book picker at that time, and he was the first apprentice of the wood department. There were several little nobles and children from rich families behind him, and there were not many good books of the wood department. There are only a few elementary skills, so it is estimated that he was fooled. The 20-year-old original Emma didn't understand, and really thought how good his mentor was to him. How could Lin Yu, who was in his [-]s, not understand?It turns out that there are such snobbish teachers here too.

Under the effect of the recovery technique, the plants grew well, the aloe vera was tender and tender, and several wild chrysanthemums bloomed.Now it's just a preliminary planting. When the ground is ready, some vegetables and some flowers will be used for planting. When the harvest is next year, he can start his plan to make money.

After tossing those plants, Emma began to read a book in the small base.There is a set of tables and chairs in the warehouse that were originally eliminated but not thrown away. A small square table and two chairs with backrests are made of logs without coloring, which is very rural.Emma put them here in the indoor greenhouse, so that it is convenient for her to read books or something.

"Brother Emma~Brother Albertine is back. The hunters are distributing things in the square in the middle of the village. Let's go and have a look!" Emma just stopped writing when she heard Alan's voice coming from the yard. . "I heard that this harvest was very rewarding. Brother Albertine also caught an injured Saanen dairy goat."

"Wait for me, come down right away." Hearing Alan's words, Emma almost jumped up with joy. It turned out to be a Saanen milk goat, and there are also in this world.There is a guy in the university dormitory whose family is engaged in breeding, and the scale is still very large. Every time he goes home, he will bring dairy products to everyone. He said that the most profitable thing in his family is the Saanen milk goat, which is native to Switzerland. , is one of the best breeds of dairy goats.It is said that the fat content of goat milk is lower than that of milk, which is easy to digest and absorb. Goat meat is also very good for the human body, and goat skin is an important raw material for high-end leather products. It can be said that the whole body of goat is a treasure.Just as I was thinking about buying a sheep, my younger brother got one back. Even if the other prey is not wanted, he must take the whole sheep.

Today's square is as crowded as ever.Hunting is a dangerous activity, especially when they are in the outskirts of the dark forest. Every time they return from hunting, the villagers will wait for them in the central square of the village to share the joy of harvest, and more importantly, they can see their loved ones return safely.

"Hurry up! Brother Albertine is over there." Alan pulled Emma's sleeve and pulled him towards the center of the square.There is a big tree in the center of the square. It is said that it may have a lifespan of two to three hundred years. It takes five people to embrace it to surround it.Next to the tree is a small clock tower, which is said to have been built at the expense of a rich merchant who took a girl from the village.People built several tables and chairs with stones under the shade of the tree, and they often like to chat and drink tea under the tree, which has become a great place for villagers to gather.

"Brother, Alan, you are here." Seeing Emma and Alan, a smile appeared on Albertine's tired face.

Seeing that Albertine didn't receive any injuries, but his complexion was not very good, he would probably recover after a short rest, so he felt relieved.Handed Albertine a bottle of Sisi juice and said, "Thank you Albertine, drink some juice to supplement."

"Everyone be quiet!" The village chief stood on the steps of the bell tower next to the big tree and shouted loudly.

Hearing the voice of the village chief, the noisy crowd immediately fell silent.

"Today our warriors came back safely and brought back more prey than before!" The village chief paused and continued, "This time the harvest was very big, fifteen hares, twenty tree rats , two horned deer, two Saanen milk goats, three wild boars, four woolly cows, and a first-class earth bear!"

Before the village chief finished his sentence, the people below cheered. Since the last accident, this was the first time that a monster had been hunted.

"The assignment this time will still be assigned by our hunting team captain Ziers!" The village chief took a step back and motioned for the burly man standing behind him to step forward.Ziers is a junior warrior. It is said that he is about to break through the low level and reach the middle level. He is the most powerful warrior in the village.

"We have 35 warriors participating in this hunt, and there are exactly 35 small animals, one for each warrior. Do you have any objections?" Ziers took out a small book and looked at it.As the captain, he is not only responsible for leading the team well, but also making statistics so that the prey can be distributed fairly.

The people below all shook their heads to express that they had no opinion.

"Wild boars, hairy cows, and horned deer were caught together by everyone. Karl and the others weighed them just now. The three wild boars have about 700 catties of meat and 300 catties of bones; 350 catties, and 100 catties of bones. From these bodies, there will be 1500 pig skins, 500 pairs of antlers, 3 pieces of deerskin, 2 pairs of cow horns, and 2 pieces of cowhide. Each person over the age of 4 and under the age of 4 will have 45 catties of meat, and the rest 16 catties per person, 5 catties for those who participated in hunting; 7 catties per person for bones over 10 years old and under 45 years old, 16 catties per person for the rest, and 2 catties for those who participated in hunting. Go to Karl to get the meat." Ziers Said a lot in one breath.

Karl is an old hunter who has been seriously injured. He was injured in the thigh by the ice sword spat out by the second-level ice arrow mouse 10 years ago. Although he can walk after treatment, he can no longer continue hunting.He volunteered to be responsible for the slaughter of the prey, and he did it for 10 years. During the 10 years, several people were injured and retreated from the front line. The village chief asked Karl to organize everyone and divide the prey.

"Other things can be exchanged with points, only for today, if you need it, go to Uncle Cass under the tree. To exchange for the rest, Uncle Cass and I will take you to the town to exchange money tomorrow." Chilston After a pause, he continued.

There is a point system in the village, with households as the unit.Villagers can exchange for points in many ways, such as using their own cars to help the village sell supplies, or planting fruit trees in the village. In short, those who contribute to the village can be converted into points.Like the family of the daughter who built the clock tower, after the clock tower was built, they got a full 5000 points, and these things are managed by Uncle Cass.

"In addition, the first-level earth bear was discovered by Albertine in the dark forest. When it was discovered, the earth bear had died. The earth bear divided a first-level earth magic crystal, a bear skin, 500 catties of bear meat, and bear bones. 200 kg, 4 bear paws, and bear viscera. Two Saanen milk goats were found in the outer grasslands of Campella. The ram was killed, and the calf of the ewe was injured. One piece of goat skin and mutton can be separated 1 catties, 100 catties of sheep bones, and ewes as a whole. According to the regulations of the village, Albertine can get 30 of the 6 parts divided by the bear and 3 points, and Campella can get the sheep. 100 samples and 2 points. Make up your own mind about what you want and then go to Uncle Cass to get it.” Zirs closed the notebook, “I’m very glad that we have two more excellent hunters in our village, Albertine and Campella, none of them are 20 years old, especially Albertine, who is only 20 years old this year! Let us cheer for them together!"

There was another burst of cheers below.

"Brother, do you want that ewe?" Albertine asked when he saw his brother staring at the ewe tied to the lamppost.

"Yeah, goat's milk is a good thing." Emma turned her eyes from the goat to Albertine, "Our Albertine is promising, but..." Emma's expression became serious. "The earth bear is not an animal that exists outside the dark forest. Did you run into it?"

"Uh, this."

"I always thought that you were a very stable person and wouldn't rush around! Do you think you have the ability to enter the forest?"

Albertine did not speak, and silently took out a few khaki spheres the size of a thumb from the animal skin bag (does anyone remember?), and handed them to Emma.

"What is this?" Emma took the sphere, looked at it carefully, covered her mouth in surprise, and asked softly, "Could it be the fruit of rock flowers?"

Albertine nodded, "I saw a sparse khaki-yellow light shining in a bush on the outside, so I went in curiously and found this dead earth bear. A few flower petals were sprinkled next to the earth bear. There was still an incomplete flower and a few fruits left on one of the plants, so I picked all the fruits."

"Do you know how dangerous you are?" Although she got the seeds of the magic plant, Emma still couldn't be happy, "Rockflower is a level 2 earth plant, and its flowers can help the evolution of level [-] and level [-] earth type monsters." Yes, the bear probably came here specifically to ask for its flowers, but he was killed when he met a higher-level earth-type monster. The rock flower was probably eaten by the guy who killed the earth bear. You are lucky , I didn’t meet a live earth bear or that high-level monster!” Emma said through gritted teeth.

"I know I was wrong," Albertine lowered his head, "But, my brother has always given us things, and we have never given anything to him. Next week is my brother's 13th birthday."

Emma paused, and the few light fruits in her hands seemed to weigh a thousand catties.

"Don't make an example next time," Emma carefully put away the fruit, "Don't do this next time, everything must come first with your own safety."

"Got it, brother."

"A lot of meat." Allen came over with a few large pieces of meat and bones. "We can have a big meal tonight."

As soon as he heard that it was time to get the meat, Allen volunteered, saying that no one could stop him from going to get it.

"You take these back first," Emma said, "Leave the bones for me to deal with."

"Okay!" Allen carried the meat and left humming.

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18. Get milk goat...

"Come on, let's go and have a look." Emma looked in the direction of Uncle Cass, "Didn't I ask you to choose something? Let's go."

Albertine nodded, and walked in the direction of Uncle Cass with Emma.

"Albertine, I want to discuss something with you." After walking a few steps, Albertine was stopped by a young man.

"Brother Campella, what's the matter?" Campella, the guy who discovered the milk goat, Ziers' eldest son, just turned 18 this year, is also a warrior apprentice.

"Ah, Emma is here too." Campella said when she saw Emma walking beside Albertine.

"Yeah, I don't know if Big Brother Campella wants to ask my Albertine for something?"

"What did you choose?" Campella asked, "Bear stuff."

"Bear skin, bear meat, and magic crystals." Albertine replied, this is what he decided after discussing with Emma just now, keep a few catties of bear meat to try something new, and take the rest with the magic crystals to Uncle Tukas Sell ​​it, bear's paw or something, Emma originally wanted to try it too, but thinking that their family is all small beans, eating such nutritious food, the body will not be able to bear it, so I consulted the one standing next to me who often helps to pull things When I went to the uncle in the town, I found out that bear paws cost only 5 silver coins, while bear meat can be sold for 400 copper coins per catty. Obviously bear meat sold for more money, so I abandoned bear paws.After asking, Emma was still depressed why bear paws are so cheap here, probably because there are too many bears.

"Uh," Campella hesitated for a while, blushing and said, "I want to propose marriage to Betty's family, but I don't know what to give. Betty's health is not good, and I'm afraid of the cold in winter. I want to use ewe and mutton to marry you. For the bear skin, I only need half of it, and I can make a small coat for Betty, and you know Betty is very petite."

"This." Albertine looked at Emma.

"Plus 20 silver coins," Campella gritted his teeth, "This is my savings for nearly half a year. You also know that our apprentices are not allowed to take risks in school. This time, I finally came back from school to participate in a hunt. I originally wanted to get some fur."

Because the continent is vast and sparsely populated, there are many animals, and there are many hunters, like those mercenaries, who sell their furs in piles.There is no shortage of furs, except for those rare animal furs, even if they are sold, they will not sell for much money.My own winter clothes can still be worn. Ellie and Allen just made new fur clothes last year, and all the family needs are Albertine and Laverne, and half of them should be enough. "We're just going to Uncle Cass, let's go there together." Emma thought about it, nodded and agreed.

Register with Uncle Cass, talk to Uncle about selling meat and magic crystals, and use the points to offset the consignment fee. Emma is pulling the ewe, Albertine is holding the rabbit in his left hand, and 5 catties of bear meat in his right. , with half a bearskin on their backs, the two brothers walked slowly towards the house.

"Wow, brother, why did you bring the ewe back? Isn't that brother Campella's?" Alan asked loudly when he saw Emma leading a goat into the yard.

"In exchange," Emma handed the rope to Allen, "Your breeding base has added a new member today, here, sign and go to the utility room."

"Let me take care of this sheep?"

"You and Ellie have to work harder, cut more grass." Emma said with a smile, "Be careful, this mother sheep is pregnant with a kid."

"Received!" Allen led the ewe and happily took the sheep to the utility room.

"How do you cook these bones?" Albertine hadn't been out of the kitchen since getting the meat, and kept staring at the meat. "Not much meat."

"Alberdeen, bring in the ax for chopping wood." Emma said as she dug out a big pot at home from the cupboard, "Chop up those beef bones and pig bones."

Their family received a total of 13 catties of bones, 6 catties of pork bones, 4 catties of beef bones, 2 catties of sheep bones and 1 catty of deer bones.Seeing these bones, Emma was depressed because there was no high-grade liquor. Deer bones are a good material for brewing medicinal wine. According to Allen, people here don’t like to ask for deer bones. It is mandatory for every household to take 1 catty .If there is wine, I really want to drink it all, Emma burst into tears~

The village chief said that he would ask people to open the land tomorrow, and he was too embarrassed to ask others to bring their own food. Let these bones be used to make a big pot of soup, and it would be good to serve it with some noodles and vegetables. It is economical and not shabby .Of course, it is better to boil the bone soup for a longer time. In order to drink the fragrant big bone soup tonight, it is time to start cooking the soup now.After looking through the things that Allen brought back, there was actually a piece of pork belly. Put it in and boil it with the pork bone, it will taste better.

Last time at the grain and oil store in the town, Emma also bought a lot of ingredients, almost all of them a little bit, and Ellie criticized him when she bought them, saying that he spent money recklessly, which came in handy now .

Emma asked Albertine to cut the pork bones into pieces and throw them into the cauldron, then pour the boiled water into it, scald it for a while, skim off the blood foam, and then put cold water on high heat to boil , Remove the blood foam again, and then add chopped green onion, ginger and wine. There is no cooking wine, so I can only use other wine first, I hope the taste will not...be weird.

Emma plans to store the remaining beef bones, lamb bones, and deer bones first. There are also things like refrigerators in this world, called cold boxes.There are two types of cold boxes. One is to draw ice magic circles on well-sealed containers. The life of this cold box is related to the strength of ice magic circles; Installing a refrigerator that uses ice-type magic crystals for cooling needs to consume ice-type magic crystals. As long as there are ice-type magic crystals, it can be used forever.The price of the first type of cold box is related to its volume and service life. Although the price of the second type of cold box is low, it is not affordable for ordinary people because it uses magic crystals.

Emma's family has a small cold box, which is his mother's dowry, and it can be used for a little more than 7 years now.This cold box is 80 cm long, 80 cm wide and 1.2 meters high, and is divided into two layers.The magic circle is drawn at the bottom of the cold box, so the temperature of the lower layer is relatively low.Emma wrapped the remaining bones in Mischa paper and stuffed them into the cold box.

By the time Emma finished handling the bones, Ellie had already cut the meat.Thirty catties of meat, one catty of mutton is reserved for tonight's dinner, and the rest are made into bacon for winter storage.Emma plans to make a catty of the bear meat I got later tonight, and keep the rest for entertainment tomorrow.In order to make bacon with different flavors, Emma cut the meat into several large pots, and the ingredients in each pot were different.

"Let it marinate for a while, Ellie, go and have a rest too." Seeing Ellie wearing an apron and with messy hair, Emma felt very uncomfortable. Ellie, who was originally the "little princess" at home, hadn't been there for half a year. I learned all the housework when I arrived. "My brother will try his best to make everyone's life better."

"How can I let my brother be alone, we are a family, we work hard together, brother?" Ellie wiped her hands and said.

"let's work hard together!"

The author has something to say: I may not be able to write so many words after reading and preparing for the exam these days~ Sorry~

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19. Reclamation...

"Emma, ​​I brought everyone who is willing to help." Early the next morning, the village head brought a dozen people to Emma's house.

"It's really troublesome to everyone." Emma said, looking at the people standing behind the village chief.

"Everyone has been helped by your family," a man in his 30s put down the hoe on his shoulders, "so yesterday afternoon when the village chief asked us if anyone was willing to help your family, everyone said they would come. "

"Yes, yes." The man's statement was agreed by everyone.

"Have some breakfast in the yard first?" Emma asked.

"We all came here after eating, so let's go straight to work."

"Then eat here at noon, so let's talk about it." Emma turned her head, "Alan Albertine, take everyone to the back, and I will be there later."

"Yes!"

Those who came were all strong and strong men, and their efficiency was certainly not low.When Emma came to the field half an hour later with a large pot of chrysanthemum tea, everyone had already opened several plots of land, as expected of practice!

According to Emma's plan, the land near the yard is divided into left and right sides, and a path about half a meter wide is planned to be made in the middle.The left side is going to be used to grow vegetables, the right side is to plant some plants that Emma thinks are useful, and a large area in the back is reserved for wheat and his rice and sorghum.I thought the village head was just good at hunting, but I didn't expect that the old man was also proficient in reclamation. Under Alan's simple description, the village head arranged it very well.The vegetable field on the left is about an acre, and this acre of land is divided into more than ten pieces, which is convenient for planting different vegetables. The one and a half acres on the right is probably because the village chief knew that Emma wanted to study plants, so he specially opened more than half an acre. , It is also divided into more than ten pieces.

Seeing the labor scene in full swing, Emma rolled up her sleeves and joined the labor force.

"There's water here, come and drink when you're thirsty." After working for a while, Emma put down her hoe and poured a cup of chrysanthemum tea from the big pot, and walked to the village chief, "Grandpa village chief, here you are."

The village chief took the cup, took a sip, and asked, "Emma, ​​what did you put in the water? It tastes good." After speaking, he took another big sip until the cup bottomed out.

"I put wild chrysanthemums in it," Emma took the empty cup, "I read this in a book, saying that wild chrysanthemums can be soaked in water to drink, which is more thirst-quenching and has the effect of reducing heat. .Do you want another drink?"

"Emma knows a lot." The village head put his hands behind his back, "I won't drink anymore, I've quenched my thirst with a cup, and let everyone share the rest."

"There is still a big pot at home, so you can drink it at ease." Emma handed the cup to Alan and asked him to pour another cup for the village chief.

"Then I'll have another drink." The village head said with a smile.

"Grandpa, why don't you sit under the tree for a while." A young man not far away wiped his sweat, "Although the sun is not strong, too much sun is not good for you."

"Yes, yes, Ellen, you go home and move a stool under the tree for Grandpa to sit on." Emma said after handing an uncle a cup of tea.

"okay!"

"By the way, tell Ellie that it's time to prepare lunch, just follow what I said last night." Emma added.

"Emma, ​​your Albertine is amazing. He is so young that he almost surpasses me." The young man who asked the village head to rest said, "Grandpa wants me to set you as a role model all day long!"

Hearing the praise, Albertine didn't say a word, just bent over and hoeed vigorously.

"Brother Vickers, you are exaggerating too much." Although Albertine is very strong, he is very introverted. He will blush for a long time when others praise him. Knowing her brother's character, Emma responded, "A Bourdin still has a lot to learn."

"Vickers is right. Your Albertine has great hope. His martial arts and physical condition are very good. He is on par with us, but he lacks a little experience." Another person said. "If you can get more teaching and progress will be very fast."

"I have already decided to let him go back to the Martial Arts Academy next year to continue his studies," Emma wiped off his sweat, "but our family's savings are running out, so I thought about opening up land, and I can cultivate some plants while doing plant research." Plants that can be sold for money, for him to go to school. And Ellen and Ellie, it's time to take the test next year too."

"It's not easy for our village to produce talents. We must cultivate them well. If you have any difficulties, tell your uncles!"

"I'll keep Albertine in school no matter what," said Emma firmly.

"Brother, brother, sister said lunch is ready!" A childish voice came from the side.

"Hey, little Laverne can help too," the village head walked over to hug Laverne and said with a smile.

"Lunch is ready, let's go to lunch first," Emma put down the hoe in her hand, "We don't have any thanks, we can only entertain you for dinner."

"What are you talking about, you are so polite."

"Okay, let's go!"

Because there were so many people, Ellie and Allen went to the neighbor's house to borrow two large dining tables and some chairs. The white things on the two dining tables were the same: a big pot of bone soup, the soup was boiled white, exuding an attractive aroma. Scent; a plate of minced pancakes with a burnt-yellow skin and some sesame seeds sprinkled on top; there is also a citrus salad, sweet and sour citrus with a special salad dressing, which makes people want to eat after a bite.

"How could Ellie make such a delicious soup from the bones? It's the best bone soup I've ever had." Vickers took a big sip of the soup, his eyes almost narrowed. "It's really capable. My sister is several years older than you, and the cooking is really horrible."

"The soup is actually cooked according to the method Emma told, and I just started it." Ellie said, "Sister Sarah is not good at cooking, but her sewing skills are well-known in school. Even the noble ladies in the town ask her for advice."

"Emma, ​​can you announce the method of making soup?" The village head held the bowl, "People in the village don't know how to use bones, they use them to roast or smoke, and throw away the meat after eating , if this method can be made public..." The village chief paused, then continued, "I will give you 100 points."

"It's ok. I also read this in a book. It's the practice of other races." Emma swallowed the pie. "I'll write it later. Points or something, you don't have to."

"Since the village chief told you to give it to you, you should take it. 100 points can be exchanged for 1 silver coin, which is one-fifth of the tuition fee of the preparatory school."

"You child, you don't think much about yourself at all. You should accept what you deserve!" the village chief said.

"Ah."

After lunch, they rested for half an hour, and everyone went to work again. More than a dozen people had been busy all day, and Emma's land was finally reclaimed.Although the land has been reclamated, the village head said that it is not over yet, and water needs to be diverted. Fortunately, there is a small stream 5 to 600 meters to the right of Emma's house. The village head suggested digging a few holes and bringing in the water from the stream.Emma said that it was getting late now, and wanted to invite everyone to eat at home, and we would talk about the digging later, but everyone declined for various reasons, probably because everyone was too embarrassed to eat at his house again, a bunch of big people Gentlemen, it would be embarrassing if I ate more than half of my family's reserves.Before leaving, he said that he would call them when the pit was being dug, and they would definitely arrive.

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20. Up the mountain again ①...

Autumn is not a good time for sowing, and Emma has no plans to start a "big project". The seeds bought in the town are also suitable for planting in autumn and winter, such as spinach, peas, and winter lettuce.Strange to say, the village is located in the northwest of the mainland, but the winter here is not very cold. The coldest time is about 0 degrees, which is much higher than that in the north and northeast. I don't know why. I asked the village chief, the village chief I can't say very clearly.Although the temperature is not very low, the plants dug the day before yesterday are not cold-resistant plants, and winter will enter in one month, so it is not suitable for transplanting to the newly dug ground. It will be moved out when the weather is warmer next year.In the future, if conditions permit, maybe we can consider building a greenhouse or something, but it's still too early to think about this.

"What are these boxes for? Brother, why don't you just bury the seeds in the ground behind, and how can they grow in these grids?" The carpenter sent more than ten flat boxes early, Allen was very curious about what these boxes were used for, and seeing Emma sow the vegetable seeds in these strange wooden boxes, the doubts became even bigger.

"Seeds should not be sown directly in the ground. There are many diseases and insect pests transmitted by the soil, the ground temperature is low, and the water and humidity are not easy to control, which will affect the germination rate." Emma gently sprinkled soil into the seed box, saying, "This It is a nursery box, sow the seeds here, and wait until they grow to a certain extent before removing them. The soil used for seedlings is not just to dig the mud in the ground directly. The seedling substrate requires loose soil, good air permeability, water retention and fertilizer retention , clean and disease-free, with good fertility. Don’t think that