Farming in space: the struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 18 018 Want to grow food
Ever since Mu Yu ate the hot porridge and rice that day, he was out of control and wanted to miss it every day.

After all, meals are better served hot than cold.

It's a pity that she didn't eat it again for the next two days, and only cooked wild grass soup once.

The dogtail grass tastes good like this, but it tastes so-so when cooked, but the taste is not as good as before. Only those that are not very tasty when eaten directly are suitable for cooking, but the taste is not very good.

At least she drank it once and didn't want to drink it again. She thought about where to get some serious food to eat, but it was not easy, so she had to put it on hold for the time being.

This hold is two days.

In the past two days, Mu Yu received four bowls from Zhao Cong, four bowls and a pitcher from Song Gao, and a bowl from Cui Pang.

Cui Pang was also brought by Zhao Cong. He was in his teens. Although his name was Fat, he was not fat. He took that name, but the gluttony was real.

When Mu Yu gave him weeds, he didn't put them away first like the other two, but just swallowed them in a few mouthfuls and couldn't keep them for a moment.

In short, this matter is getting better now, as long as we continue to do it, we can always receive more utensils.

What she wants more now is food, but it is a pity that food cannot be exchanged from these children. Whether it is begging or doing coolies, it is difficult to get it, which makes her very distressed.

After thinking about it, she came up with a way.

Grow food in the mustard space and be self-sufficient.

Just like the weeds now, as long as they are planted, sooner or later she will have a lot of food to eat!
This method is simple to say, there is only one thing that is a little difficult, and that is to find grain seeds or seedlings.

It is impossible to get seedlings. The drought has wiped out the weeds. The land that can be cultivated either occupies a geographical advantage, or is continuously irrigated with water. There is no such land within the ruins of the temple. Hold tight, don't even think about getting close.

As for grain seeds, there is still some possibility, and it is not necessarily a seed, just a handful of grain is almost enough.

Or bran, brown rice, millet, etc., as long as you can get some, you can wait for the harvest as long as there are a few that can germinate.

Even better, the growth rate of crops in the mustard space is two or three times faster than that outside.

Generally, it takes only a few months for grain to mature from sowing, fast two to three months, and slow no more than half a year.

In other words, within a month or so, the amount of food she owns can increase dramatically.

If all goes well, it won't take long for her to eat food.

At the third harvest at most, she can take out part of the grain to eat, and at the fourth harvest, she can have a lot of grain to eat...

Mu Yu came back to his senses, wiped away the saliva that didn't exist at the corner of his mouth, and silently made up his mind.

She mobilized Yang Erlang and a few little beggars to help, and she herself paid attention to everything. Maybe there was nothing to gain in a while, but after a long time, there would always be a few seeds that they would find, right?

She thought so, and did so.

"See if you can find some grain. The kind that can be grown is the best. It doesn't matter how much it is. Five or ten grains will do. I will exchange it with grass."

She thought, it's hard to find so many grains in a handful, so a few grains like this shouldn't be so rare, right?
"If the seeds are intact, I am willing to exchange a weed for a seed!"

As soon as these words came out, several people were surprised.

Although food is hard to come by, one or two grains is nothing at all, it can only be stuffed between the teeth, but two weeds are enough to eat for a while.

In this comparison, anyone who is not stupid knows that it is a good deal to change, of course, except for those who are not short of food and drink.

Zhao Cong immediately said,

"No problem. My father changed the millet before and came back. I will give him a chance to change it again as soon as possible. Then I will bring the millet to Sister Muyu."

Mu Yu didn't expect it to go so smoothly, as soon as he said it, he saw the hope of a solution, and he was very excited.

Fatty Cui followed closely behind and said,

"Can brown rice be grown? My uncle's family has a bunch of brown rice that I have never been willing to eat. If it is useful, I can steal some now."

Mu Yu:! ! !
Brown rice is obtained after removing the husk from the paddy rice. It is slightly yellow in color and has a rough taste, and can be germinated. Polished rice is obtained after further processing of brown rice. It is white in color and finer, but it cannot germinate.

Mu Yu gasped, he didn't expect that the seeds were right in front of him, and it took no effort to get them.

"Brown rice can be germinated."

Fatty Cui jumped up excitedly, turned around and was about to run back.

Mu Yu stopped Fatty Cui and said,

"I'd love to get some seeds, but stealing isn't an option."

Fatty Cui was a little anxious, and said quickly,

"It's okay. My uncle will beat me up if I'm found out. I can still bear it. I'll be careful. I don't steal much. They won't find out."

Mu Yu still shook his head, "That's not the case."

Seeing that he couldn't move her, Fatty Cui lost his energy just now like an eggplant beaten by frost, and muttered,

"If you go to discuss with them, it will be very troublesome..."

Moreover, if Mu Yu went directly to his uncle and the others to make a deal, then what else would he do?

At that time, only a little bit of those weeds can get into his hands, and he is reluctant.

Mu Yu saw this and asked him,
"How much weed do you think your uncle will ask for if I go up there to exchange for some brown rice?"

Fatty Cui heard something, but didn't fully understand it, and looked at her suspiciously.

Song Gao, who had been silent all the time, showed a clear expression, he understood what Mu Yu meant.

Mu Yu smiled and explained,

"Take me to your uncle, and try to make your uncle agree to exchange with me. If your uncle's price is lower than I expected, I will secretly replenish you with the extra."

Fatty Cui's eyes widened immediately, and after a few rounds of eyeballs, he asked,

"That is to say, the less my uncle wants, the more I get?"

"That's right, but the exact amount depends on the quality of the brown rice."

The second half of the sentence was automatically ignored by Fatty Cui, and he immediately pulled Mu Yu to find his uncle to exchange, but Mu Yu stopped him and said,

"It's late today, and I didn't bring too many weeds back. You can take me when I bring more weeds back tomorrow."

After finishing speaking, ignoring Fatty Cui, who was a little disappointed, she said to the other two,

"In addition to the brown rice from Fatty Cui's family, I will also collect other grains. I may not harvest a lot. I can still guarantee dozens of grains, as long as the seeds are intact."

"clear."

(End of this chapter)