Chapter 134 Farming

Qingshan and the others felt alive only after drinking the water. They didn't even dare to say a few more words along the way for fear of wasting time.

"Brother, what did you do? Why do you look like you are being chased? What happened?" Erya asked with concern, controlling herself not to let her eyes fall on Xiao Yan. After all, she had been chasing him for so long, it was impossible for her to let go so quickly, but she really gave up. After all, she saw Xiao Yan being so considerate to Shen Xiaoxiao every day, but not having a good face to her, so she could naturally see the difference.

It was precisely because of this that she felt even more upset. She was so good to him, and he was unmoved, but he was so concerned about another female. He was afraid of dropping her in his hands and melting her in his mouth. He was completely different from the person who was cold to her before.

Yes, she admitted that Shen Xiaoxiao was indeed prettier than her, and she was good to the tribe and could lead the tribe to become better, but was Xiao Yan treating her too differently? They had known each other longer than he had known Shen Xiaoxiao, but he was so ruthless to her.

Humph, Xiao Yan didn't like her because he had no vision, there were many people who wanted to make a covenant with her.

"We encountered cannibals, did you encounter anything in the tribe?"

"No, we have been in the tribe and have not been anywhere." Erya was a little confused, and then asked nervously, "Then are you okay, are you injured?" Erya looked Qingshan up and down, and was relieved to see that there was nothing wrong with him.

When others heard that they had encountered cannibals, they also began to care about the people around them.

"Witch doctor, nothing happened in the tribe today, right?" Shen Xiaoxiao walked to the witch doctor and asked, "Did any strangers come?"

"No." After a pause, "No, before you came back, a few people came and said they wanted to ask for some water in the tribe, but after they entered the tribe, their eyes kept wandering around our tribe. I felt something was wrong, so I asked them to leave. Apart from this, nothing else happened."

Shen Xiaoxiao's heart tightened. She guessed that those people were cannibals. They probably didn't take action because they saw that there were many people in the tribe, but instead scouted the area. So now the tribe has been targeted, and those people may come up and take a bite at any time.

Fortunately, there are many people in the tribe, so they dare not provoke them easily.

Shen Xiaoxiao told the witch doctor about her guess, and at the same time, she also let her relax. After all, those cannibals didn't want to die and naturally didn't dare to provoke them. Now the key is to make the tribe stronger, so that even cannibals dare not take action against them.

"By the way, we brought back some good stuff today. You ask them to burn the wheat stalks and spread them on the ground. We will plant the seedlings later." Fortunately, they dug a little bit of the ground, otherwise if they wait until tomorrow, these cotton seedlings will probably not survive.

"What seedlings?"

"Cotton, you ask them to work first, I will tell you later."

"Okay." The witch doctor immediately gave orders and asked several females to burn the stalks. Shen Xiaoxiao then told her what cotton was and what it was used for. The witch doctor was stunned after hearing it, but her trembling hands betrayed her. It can be seen that she was not calm at the moment.

"Goddess, if we plant it, will we no longer be afraid of the cold in winter?"

"In theory, it is like this. At that time, make two more thick quilts. Even if it is cold, you can hide in the quilt directly." And she plans to make a kang, wait until winter to heat up the kang, and she will not be afraid of the cold when sleeping.

In fact, she prefers to sleep in a bed, but the key is that the conditions are like this now. In order to be warmer, she should adapt to it.

Soon the ash was burned, and Shen Xiaoxiao led them to spread the ash on the ground. Fortunately, she had the idea of ​​planting before, so she asked them to collect farmyard manure and ferment it on the ground. Although this piece of land is not very fertile, at least it can be planted, and then find a way to apply fertilizer.

Then Shen Xiaoxiao led people to turn the land again and make ridges. With many people, these works were quickly completed.

She took the cotton seedlings out of the basket. These cotton seedlings were all with soil, and they had grown to a suitable level for transplanting. She sprinkled some water on the roots of these seedlings, and then started to plant cotton.

In fact, before transplanting, insecticide and fertilizer should be applied, but the conditions are like this now, so everything can only be kept simple.

"First dig a hole, put the seedlings in the hole, and make sure that the roots of the seedlings are all in the hole. Then cover the seedlings with soil, press the soil with your hands, and ensure that the seedlings will not fall." Shen Xiaoxiao demonstrated to them while speaking.

After watching her plant a few trees, the others also started to get started. At first, they were slow, but soon they all got the hang of it. Sixty seedlings were planted in a short while. There were seeds in the cotton they brought back. It was a bit late now, so they could only wait until tomorrow to get the cotton seeds out.

Originally, Shen Xiaoxiao planned to cook the vegetables for them to try, but she was too tired, so she could only do it tomorrow. After eating and washing, she rested and fell asleep directly.

The next day, after she got up, she took the two females to stir-fry part of the vegetables she brought back yesterday. She planned to save the rest for making soup in the afternoon. The others praised the vegetables and said they were better than the wild vegetables they picked.

Shen Xiaoxiao just smiled after hearing this, "Try the taste first, and you can eat as much as you want when the crops are grown." She put a chopstick into Xiao Yan's bowl, "Eating more vegetables is good for your health. After you finish eating, take someone to clear that piece of land and use it to grow vegetables." This piece of land belongs to the tribe, and the cotton land is also the same. The cotton and vegetables were found by everyone together, and she has no reason to embezzle it. As for the wheat she wants to grow, she can just open another piece, but she also needs their help, after all, this was agreed at the beginning.

If she and Xiao Yan were to rely on it, it would probably miss the planting time when the land is opened.

She is just estimating now, and there is no exact time. She will plant when the weather is suitable.

In fact, according to her plan, the land required for planting things is not small. If there are not many people in the tribe, they want to open so much land in a short time. It is estimated that it will be difficult.

Xiao Yan agreed immediately, and the others did not object. They knew that following her would make them live better. No matter what they did, it was for their own good, and they had no complaints.

Shen Xiaoxiao asked Ashu and Yan to find some wood. Ashu and Yan followed her to learn carpentry. She planned to make a simple seed remover. Cotton seeds are hidden in cotton. It is not efficient to peel them manually. She planned to make a simple seed remover. It is really simple. It can be assembled with a few wooden boards, two logs and a hand crank.

Use three wooden boards to make a rectangle, install two logs in the reserved holes, and press the one with the hand crank on top. Shen Xiaoxiao turned it and felt it was okay. Then she took some cotton and put it between the two logs. Turn the hand crank, and the cotton rolled up with the rotation of the wood. Soon, the cotton slipped smoothly between the two logs, leaving the seeds on the side.

After removing the seeds from the cotton in her hand, she stopped and found a female to remove the seeds from the cotton. She put a basket in front to catch the cotton that had fallen off.