Chapter 273 - Chapter 273: Chapter 273 New Space Seed_l (1/2)

Chapter 273: Chapter 273 New Space Seed_l

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“I see you’ve had no quarrels with Brother Xiaoyong recently. You must be getting bored,” Wei Ruo said with a laugh.

“Miss, you mustn’t belittle me. I don’t enjoy arguing with him, and I’d rather not see him at all. He’s a troublesome presence,” Xiumei complained.

“Aren’t you accompanying me to Four Treasure House today? If you do, you’ll definitely see Brother Xiaoyong. I wonder how long before he returns from the barracks this time,” Wei Ruo teased.

“Of course, I’ll accompany you, Miss, but not to see him. I’m there to protect you. It’s not especially peaceful outside these days, and I don’t trust leaving you alone.” Xiumei explained.

“Ok, ok, you’re doing it for me. Meimei, you always know how to take care of me!” Wei Ruo said, laughing.

Xiumei blushed a little, “I won’t argue with you, Miss. I’ll go make some snacks for our journey.”

Wei Ruo chuckles, not revealing the truth. After all, their journey to Four Treasure House is a short one and they don’t really need any snacks. In reality, the snacks were mostly likely for Brother Xiaoyong to savor in his Wuzang Temple.

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Just after Dragon Boat Festival, the days which should have been getting hotter were, instead, met with an unexpected drop in temperature, catching everyone by surprise.

The temperature dropped drastically for several days, and there was even frost in some mountainous areas, which was very unusual for this time of the year.

Although there’s a saying in the Jiangzhe area that it’s not warm enough until Dragon Boat Festival, the temperature shouldn’t have dropped so much to cause frost.

This sudden drop in temperature led to crop disasters, and many growing crops were frozen to death.

The rice cultivated by Wei Ruo could withstand cold temperatures relatively well, so the damage wasn’t as severe as in some areas where the rice fields were completely ruined.

Those farmers who had planted Wei Ruo’s late rice were fortunate, as their losses were relatively less severe.

Wei Ruo’s farmland was also affected, losing a partial of the rice seedling she had prepared earlier.

Fortunately, before Dragon Boat Festival, all the wheat in Wei Ruo’s fields had been harvested and the land had begun a new round of renovation. So, it was unaffected by this cold wave.

After the caretaker, Yu did a headcount, he found out that the remaining seedlings were not enough for the fields left vacant after harvesting the wheat. As a result, he sent a message to Wei Ruo.

Upon receiving the letter Wei Ruo specially went to the farm to inspect the situation.

Yu sought advice from Wei Ruo about how to handle the current situation.

“Miss, what should we do now? We don’t have enough seedlings to plant. Would there still be enough time to grow new seedlings?” the manager asked, concerned.

“How much land can we plant using the remaining seedlings?” Wei Ruo asked.

“We could cover approximately 80% of the fields. The remaining 20% still needs planting.” Yu answered.

“Plant rice seedlings on 80% of the land, and leave the other 20% for later. Don’t bother preparing new seedlings, because I am planning to plant taro in a few days,” Wei Ruo said.

“Taro?” Yu looked at Wei Ruo, surprised.

“Yes, taro. I am sure you have eaten taro before,” Wei Ruo answered.

“Of course I have. There are families growing it here in Taizhou prefecture. But over the years, due to the poor climate, most people plant rice if they can, so there is less taro being cultivated,” Yu replied.

People will only consider planting a variety of fruits and vegetables or plant other crops if the rice yield is sufficient or if the land condition is unsuitable for rice planting.