Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1341

"The system starts signing in today."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for signing in successfully, obtaining a critical hit, a piece of secret space fragment, and six gold bricks."

After Zhang Yu woke up, he started signing in while lying on the bed.

It was just a casual move, but I didn't expect it to be a critical hit.

At this moment, his attention was completely attracted by the fragments of the secret space, and he did not pay any attention to the gold bricks at all.

The secret realm fragments obtained from signing in this time are much larger than the two pieces at the beginning.

After signing in to the secret realm for the first time and using the space fragment, he obtained a static space bound to his soul. Although the area was not large, it brought him great benefits.

The fragment of the secret space signed in for the second time merged with the first one, which not only made the space larger, but also allowed people to stay in it for a short time.

Therefore, he was looking forward to what kind of surprises this time the fragments of the secret space could bring him.

Thinking of this, he took out the fragment of the secret space, and just like last time, it disappeared after a while after he put it in his hand.

The only difference from the last time is that after the last fusion, I couldn’t use the space for a day, but this time I can use it immediately after the fusion.

He checked and found that not only had the area increased a lot, but there was also a small hill and a piece of land.

But now it is still bare. However, not only the land, but also the soil on the hills is black, and it can be seen that it is particularly fertile.

At the foot of the hill there was a stream only half a meter wide. He was curious about where the water came from and where it would flow to.

But after checking, nothing was found. The stream seemed to appear out of thin air, and then disappeared out of thin air at the edge of the space.

Although he was still very curious, he inexplicably felt that if he could sign in to the secret space fragment again, he would be able to learn more information.

Stop worrying about this and start thinking about how to plan the space. Although there is a sign-in system that gives daily subsidies, no one can have too much of a good thing, right?

To be honest, he really didn't know how much an acre of land was. When he ran to the door, he ran into Uncle Zhao. Zhang Yu said, "Uncle Zhao, you got up so early! Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"I'm old and can't sleep." Uncle Zhao said, then looked at Zhang Yu at the door and asked, "Why are you up so early? It's still dark."

"I went to bed early yesterday, so I couldn't sleep this morning. It's a good opportunity for me to pack up early and go out for a run."

"It's better to get up early. It's better to get up early."

"Uncle Zhao, I want to ask you something." Zhang Yu said hesitantly, mainly because he didn't know how to explain why he asked this question?
"Kid, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Why are you hesitating? Uncle Zhao is not an outsider."

"Uncle Zhao, I just want to ask how big one acre of land is?"

"You young people don't know how big an acre of land is, young people nowadays!" Uncle Zhao sighed, and then continued: "See, from there to here, it adds up to one acre." Others said while gesturing with their hands.

"Sorry for bothering you, Uncle Zhao." Fortunately, he met Uncle Zhao. Uncle Zhao was not a curious person and was not curious about Zhang Yu's questions, which made him feel relieved.

"Hey, that's okay. I don't have anything to do right now. If you have any questions, just come to me."

"Then Uncle Zhao, I'm going to go wash up first."

"Go, go, go and do your thing. I'll walk around the yard for a few rounds. It's time to go back for dinner. Your aunt is cooking early."

After Zhang Yu finished washing up, since he had already said that he would go for a run, he simply decided to wait until he came back from exercise before making plans.

After running for half an hour, I was sweating and sticky all over. I didn't dare to take a shower in the middle of winter because I was afraid of catching a cold.

He found a big bucket when he was renovating the house, painted it black, and placed it on the roof to dry water. It was very useful in the summer. Every day when he came home all sweaty, he could take a hot bath at home and then go to bed comfortably. But in the winter, the sun could not generate heat.

But it's too early now and the public bathhouse is not open.

When I was worrying, I suddenly thought that it should be warmer inside the secret space. I went in to try it and it felt quite warm.

For the sake of my health, I took out the thermometer from the system space and put it inside. After two minutes, I checked and it was 24 degrees.

Because the stove is always burning, even if the door is closed, there will be hot water in the kettle on the stove.

There just happened to be a bottle of hot water in the thermos that I had filled last night. It was a whole bottle that hadn't been used yet. Together with the water in the kettle, it was enough for a bath.

After taking a nice bath in the secret space, I began to carefully look at and plan the space.

According to the size of an acre of land given by Uncle Zhao, I calculated that excluding the small hill, there are about 10 acres of land in the space.

But the only downside is that if you farm, you need to prepare the land, sow seeds, water and harvest by yourself.

He had never really farmed before, and only helped his family for a few years when he was young in his previous life. Ever since he started living in the school dormitory after entering junior high school, his aunt and uncle rarely let him go to the fields.

He really couldn't cultivate so much land by himself. He looked at the soil and found that it was still very loose and didn't need any further preparation.

They plan to set aside an acre of land for growing vegetables, and then just scatter some seeds. Even if the harvest is not much, it will be enough for their family to eat.

The rest of the land was to be planted with wheat, which was the simplest staple food he could think of to grow and manage.

At this time, Zhang Yu was completely deceived by the impression brought by mechanization in later generations. You know, the reason why growing wheat was simple in later generations was because there were machines to till the ground, machines to sow, machines to water, and machines to harvest, and basically no manual labor was used.

After the machine harvests the wheat, it can be directly stored in the granary. If it is sold directly after harvesting, it does not even need to be dried in the sun.

Anyway, when Zhang Yu bent down to harvest wheat later, he regretted his decision very much. He worked on the seven and a half acres of wheat field day and night for six days.

First, the palms of the hands rubbed against the sickle for harvesting wheat. After a while, blisters appeared. They were swollen and watery, and they were extremely painful if they were touched slightly.

Another thing is that he had to bend his waist while harvesting wheat. It was OK at the beginning, but as time went on, his waist became stiff and sore that he couldn't straighten up. When the wheat was harvested, he lay in bed for two days without getting up. He dared not move at all while lying in bed. If he moved a little, his whole body, including bones and flesh, would ache badly.

At the beginning, he was not very skilled. He mowed for a while and then rested for half a day. He spent the whole day just resting and only mowed about half an acre of land. You know, now even a woman in the countryside can mow at least two acres of land in a day.

After the wheat was harvested, a more difficult problem arose. Without machines, the harvested wheat had to be exposed to the sun first, and then turned over again and again. When the sun dried the wheat stalks in the afternoon, stones were used to roll them back and forth until the wheat grains separated from the stalks.

Then, when there is wind, the rolled wheat is thrown into the air with a wooden shovel, and the wind is used to blow away the chaff, short straw, and bran.

Before the wheat is stored, it has to be dried, then bagged and transported home.

Even after storing the flour in the granary, he could not eat it because it had to be threshed or ground before it could be eaten, and where could he go to grind the flour at that time?

After the wheat harvest, he was looking forward to signing in to the secret space fragment again. He did not require the space to be expanded or have any other functions, as long as he could realize the one-click harvesting function.

The remaining one and a half acres of land will be fenced and sown with vegetable seeds. When the vegetable seedlings grow out, the chickens, ducks and geese that have signed in through the system will be raised there. In this way, all kinds of eggs can be collected frequently.

The two little piglets that had never been taken out now had a place to be raised. Since it wouldn't rain in the space anyway, they could just build a fence with wood first. When the piglets grew up a little and had more strength, they would find a way to get some bricks and cement to build a pigpen.

On that small hill, we plan to plant some fruit trees. There are also two other things that must be planted, namely elm trees and locust trees. We will eat elm seeds and locust flowers when the time comes.

He liked to eat these two things the most, but they were only available for a few days. After the season, he would never be able to eat them again.

These two things are easy to get, and can be seen in front of and behind houses in rural areas, and in the village alleys. Many small trees will grow next to the big trees, but because they grow too densely and cannot see the sunlight, they will die.

In a couple of days, while the famine has not yet reached that level and the bark of the trees has not yet been peeled off, go dig up a few and plant them in the space.

While thinking this, he took out the pickled mustard greens buns he had made yesterday from the secret space. He was too lazy to cook anymore, so he just made do with the bowl of hot water left in the thermos and had a meal.

After finishing his meal, his mind was still in that secret space, and he seemed a little absent-minded while walking.

"Cough cough," Zhang Yu suddenly closed his eyes and looked a little dazed. The water came from nowhere and splashed him from head to toe.

He scratched his face with his hands and finally saw his surroundings clearly. There was an obvious watermark from his position to the front, as if someone was standing in front of him and pouring water in his direction with a basin.

"Who is it? Who poured the water?" Zhang Yu was a little angry for a moment. In the middle of winter, he was suddenly poured with cold water. Who wouldn't be angry?

Zhang Yu took two quick steps to see who it was, but there was obviously no one in that direction. It was obvious that the person ran away after realizing that he had splashed water on someone.

After searching for a while, he still didn't see who it was. At this time, a gust of wind blew over and Zhang Yu shivered. He decided to go home quickly to change clothes to avoid catching a cold.

As for the person who splashed water on him, when the time comes, he just needs to ask the aunties and children in his yard and he will know the answer almost exactly.

It would be fine if the water was splashed on him accidentally, but if it was done on purpose, Zhang Yu showed a fierce smile and he would let him know why the flowers were so red.

"A-choo!" Zhang Yu sneezed, and the most important thing until now was to go back and take off the wet clothes, warm them up, and change into dry clothes to avoid catching a cold.

Then he returned to the yard in wet clothes.

When he passed through the middle of the yard, people who saw him started to ask, "Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you?"

"Yeah, how come you're all wet in this cold winter?"

"Go home quickly, go home quickly, change your clothes quickly, you are soaked, don't catch a cold." After hearing the neighbor's shout, she hurried out. She looked at Zhang Yu, who was soaked all over, and wanted to pull him into the house quickly.

Zhang Yu replied angrily: "I don't know what happened. As soon as I walked out the door, I was splashed with water."

"Who poured water on me? How wicked of you to pour water all over me in the middle of winter."

Zhang Yu gave a helpless smile and said, "I don't know who it was. When I got there, he had already run away."

At this time, several aunties in the courtyard followed him to condemn that person, and then patted their chests and promised: "Xiao Yu, go back and change your clothes first, and let the aunties handle this matter. We will definitely find out who it is."

"Thank you, everyone."

"Thank you, thank you, they are all from the same courtyard."

Then Zhang Yu was pulled into the house by Zhang Guifang. She grabbed his clothes with her hands and prepared to take them off.

Zhang Yu protected his clothes and said, "I'll do it myself, little aunt."

Zhang Guifang ignored him and continued to pull him, saying, "I have never seen what you are like. Don't hesitate. Take it off quickly and lie down in bed."

"I can do it myself, I can do it myself, I'm grown up." Zhang Yu struggled desperately and finally managed to break free from his aunt's hand.

Zhang Guifang smiled and said, "You should hurry up if you come here by yourself." Then she turned her head away and said, "Take it off quickly. I won't look at you."

Zhang Yu quickly took off his wet clothes and got into bed.

The aunt filled two hot water bottles and put them in his bed. "Warm them up. Tell me if you feel uncomfortable."

Then he opened the stove door, let the fire burn, put the small pot on top, cut a few slices of ginger, and boiled some ginger water with brown sugar.

Then he brought the ginger water to the bedside and said to Zhang Yu who was shivering from the cold, "Drink it quickly to drive away the cold."

Zhang Yu took it and drank it all. Watching him finish the ginger water, Zhang Guifang tucked in the quilt for him and then washed his wet clothes with water.

Zhang Yu looked at her red hands and said, "Aunt, leave them there. I'll wash them in the morning when the sun is out. It's so cold today. Look, your hands are red from the cold."

Zhang Guifang turned around and said, "It's just a matter of a handful of water, and it will be washed in no time."

After washing, hang the clothes inside the house with a basin underneath to collect the water, and let it drip for a while. In this weather, wet clothes will freeze if hung outside for a while.

When the water has almost stopped dripping, take the clothes away, even if you leave them indoors.