Interstellar Gardener Life

Chapter 189 Hunting Ground—————————[Pink ticket 580 plus more]

The next day, they made an appointment with Josie to drop by and visit their neighbors.

As a result, Josie was able to finish work in just half the morning. These days, he got up early in the dark and finished a big job, and then he would be free for a few days, so he directly made an appointment with them at noon that day.

When the four of them passed by, they brought two large dishes and a bottle of wine.

Wine is a small gift for visiting.As for the dishes, there is a plate of grilled pork steak and a plate of crispy char siu, which is enough to feed yourself.Then set the table at Josie's house, put it together with the things brought out by the host's house, and share it with everyone.

Josie's wife, Mara, makes very local dishes, especially the prickly ball sauce, and she has a list of recipes.And the local wine made by Josie is very fragrant.It doesn't look good, but it's good to drink, and it's not easy to get drunk.

During their lunch, apart from chatting, they discussed the issue of water.

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The oasis allows residents to dig wells to get water, but it is graded according to the amount of use: small amounts are free, which is needed for people's livelihood; large amounts are billed, and that is commercial raw materials.

In fact, there was no limit to digging wells for water.At least run to the depths of the desert, dig a well, irrigate the land, use as much as you like.But what is pumped here is the groundwater of the oasis, so it is restricted.Otherwise, if too much water is drawn, the large area around the oasis will be irrigated, the amount of transpiration will increase, and less water will infiltrate into the soil and return to the oasis, and the water storage capacity of the oasis will decrease, and in severe cases, it will even dry up.

For example, Jiang Ling's family does not need to pay for the water used by the family and the small land.Twenty hectares, if it is not for the large transpiration of digging ponds to raise fish, it is difficult to exceed the quota.If Jiang Ling digs a swimming pool, it still won't be able to keep up with the fees - because the water replaced by the swimming pool will be processed by the irrigation machine, and then go to water the flowers and plant the grass.

Of course, Jiang Ling had no such idea at all.Because there are eight lakes in the oasis, although they are not big, they are at least bigger than swimming pools, and the natural water quality is good, so you can swim as long as you like, why did she dig a silly little pool in her own home?

But like in Josie's farm, part of the water used is charged for water.But also very cheap.Certainly more expensive than free.Because the water that is used more comes from pipelines, not groundwater drawn from wells.

In fact, Mitai Star is not short of water as a whole, but most of its land is short of water.Therefore, the water plants on this planet are built on the seashore, with large-scale, low-cost, and high-efficiency separation equipment. Seawater is turned into fresh water, and then the fresh water is piped to residents.As for the filtered sea salt, it can be further separated, including edible salt and industrial raw materials.

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Josie liked char siew crisps very much, so Jiang Ling copied the menu to them.Jiang Ling likes Mara's prickly ball juice, and Mara also copied the menu to them.As for Kathy Kassing, they made a copy of the good menus from both sides...

Then he brought out five dessert menus in a very bachelor way: "It's all here." "One is not a lot."

Communicating menus is a very fun and easy thing, but the things made by the machine... are always too uniform and rigid.So if you are not particularly busy, everyone will still cook by themselves and let the machine do the work.There should always be variety on the table.The deliciousness of machinery is easy to get boring.This is the same as paste food.That thing, in all fairness, has a nice color and taste.It's a pity that I ate too much, so I was hated by countless people.

While chatting after the meal, Josie found out with pleasure that Jiang Ling was studying gardening; and the neighbors moved here because Dongming had just joined the military academy as a teacher.

Everyone in the oasis knows about the salary of the teachers in the military academy.So while income is private, Josie already has a rough idea of ​​the young new neighbors' finances.Because of the good chat, Josie directly suggested to Jiang Ling:
"Since you are studying gardening, you can consider buying land, roughing it up, sowing some sungrass, and hoarding it. This seed is not expensive, and it doesn't need drip irrigation. When you sprinkle it, you are lucky to pick a rainy day, and you are not lucky. Water it a few times, and then don’t worry about it. Plow it once a year and put them in the soil. Depending on the soil quality, after two to five years, the land will be neutral and more fertile than before.

"And by then, you should have graduated. You can use it yourself or sell it. I am optimistic about the prospect of this business. Because Mitai's agriculture is not self-sufficient, as a necessity for life, the government and residents will naturally support it. You Look, the rate of self-sufficiency of agricultural products has been going up over the last few years, and those agricultural-related subsidies are particularly easy to pass.”

"The general trend." Jiang Ling felt the same way: she had seen these things before she came here; the reasons she told Dongming at the Russian airport back then were all real.

Josie nodded heavily: "Yes. To be honest, I wouldn't sell that land if it wasn't for the cash for the tuition fees. If the harvest is good this year, I will buy some more. Of course, this is risky, and real estate tax is one of them. .I'm just suggesting."

"Actually, we originally planned to buy some land from the government, but it was delayed to make saplings."

"Oh, then we have the same opinion?"

Jiang Ling nodded, half-jokingly said: "I have a land deed complex." Dongming said relaxedly: "I have never done investment. But it is good to buy some places and do activities on your own."

Josie was happy, and immediately called them to the study room, pulled out the map of the land sold by the government, and then pointed out to them the few pieces of land that were close to the oasis and convenient for living, and warmly recommended him and Jiang Ling. A small shallow basin.

Josie is very optimistic about this land, but it is too big, the conditions are worse than his current place, and he can't do it due to limited funds.He is currently on loan for the new agricultural machinery he bought.

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"Thank you. You can recommend it to us, what do you do?"

"I can't eat it! At least I have a good neighbor. Such a long border, if the person who buys it is not easy to get along with, I won't be happy. You can thank me and ask me to go hunting, there's a big man 'Many. I used to have them here too, and they are full of things. Of course they can't be ruined. When the fence is together, they all run over. "

—Big man means a larger herbivore.

Kathy Kassin was just listening to the excitement, but when Josie talked about hunting, they joined together with great interest.

Jiang Ling smiled and despised these two live treasures—it was Igola's blood that shed!Immediately, Jiang Ling went to see Dongming. Dongming was fine, but he was a little disturbed.Jiang Ling spread out his hands, pointed at the map, and asked Dongming to choose by himself.

Kathy Kessing is the kind with high income and nowhere to spend it.They didn't think about planting things to start a farm, they just planned to buy a piece of land as a private hunting ground, pay some taxes every year, and keep it.So soon, the two living treasures directly decided to withdraw all their savings to buy land.

As for how to live... Hey, it's the end of July and the beginning of August, and they're going to pay their salaries again!Houses are different from paying rent, meals and fleet bases. What do they worry about? !

Jiang Ling laughed at this.But they are not investing, they are consuming!Big spend!So Jiang Ling had nothing to say; at the same time, Jiang Ling also realized that the two people said that they were suitable for this line of work, and it was indeed the truth-soldiers were supposed to be loyal, but they were much more devoted to Lu Lin, nothing else choice of positions.Besides, since they are a couple, there is no identity issue to worry about.

And that place is big, the map automatically calculates, and finds that Casey Kassing can only buy 60.00% of the area.So these two live treasures looked at Dongming together: "Are you buying it?" "Should we go for a loan?" Dongming looked at Jiang Ling.Jiang Ling spread his hands towards Dongming slightly: "If you want to buy it, buy it."

Dongming smiled, looked down at the map, and then at Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling was slightly startled, and then suddenly realized that she was asking her to buy it together!Jiang Ling looked at the sky speechlessly, but she was very sweet, and immediately made a bold decision: "Then I will be half with you!"

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The four who decided to buy the land were very happy, and so was Josie.Because Josie planted the Sun Grass Short Six by himself, and it was in good condition, he immediately recommended it to them warmly, and several other species that were cheaper were also planted by Josie himself.Of course, the effects vary.

Casey Kassin was actually not very interested in this, but Josie introduced a good piece of land to them. Naturally, they would not throw Josie cold water, so they readily accepted the following small suggestion.

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They went to City Hall in the afternoon.It happened that Tanggu was not on this day, and another old man named Eni was at work. He was very happy when he heard that they were going to buy more than 200 hectares of land, so he took a flying car and took them to see the land.I also introduced a few pieces around me to them.

Compared with the sale of land deeds between private individuals, the purchase of land by private individuals from the government is much more complicated.In order to avoid tricks, to prevent the government from selling the land to related households at a low price, and to avoid the government’s refusal to sell the land at a high price without justified reasons, etc., this transaction must be supervised by an authoritative and disinterested third party , that is, go through the court's deliberation procedure.

Its purpose is mainly to confirm whether the land can be privately owned and whether the selling price is appropriate.The former, such as unique landscapes, such as the lake in the Fudu oasis, are not allowed to be sold to private individuals.The latter, of course, need not be explained.

As for this land purchase contract, the signatory on one side is of course the land buyer, and the other party is the secretary of the consul of Mitai Star... Fortunately, the consul has several secretaries, each responsible for their own tasks, and they are completely busy.

However, in order to promote sales and expand the territory of the oasis, the desert side has passed the preliminary review, which means that most of the procedures have been simplified.The land price has been set out, and it is openly hung there for people to choose.Which one you like, just submit the standard contract.In one or two days, it will be signed.Then the loan payment, registration and transfer are completed.

They went through two procedures that day.Jiang Ling and Dongming naturally bought the one next to them, and Kathy Kaixin was next to Josie, and also next to Jiang Ling and Dongming.

Then Jiang Ling discovered that she and Dongming had three lands connected together...

Kathy Kessing spotted it too: "Like a caterpillar." "Writhing."

Jiang Ling: "..."

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Then, they went to the fleet base and bought a personal flying car.There are no high-end cars here, but there are basic models.They chose a dual-purpose model for carrying people and cargo.Very solid guy, one look and you know it's military style...two fixed seats in front, four movable seats in the back, plus cargo space.Ten thousand and nine.

Most people don't like to buy speeding cars, especially those who live in the urban area of ​​Seren, because they have them when they go out, which is very convenient.And use it every day, year after year, it's cheaper than buying it yourself.Buying it yourself, with insurance and wear and tear, is not cost-effective.In addition, the speeding car company will change the paintwork and new cars from time to time.If you use your own car, you can't change so many new tricks.

For emergencies, it would be better to call the ambulance, the fire department and the police.Those flying cars have first aid equipment in them, are driven by excellent professionals, and have exclusive specific flight altitudes. They rush to your home and then to the hospital much faster than if you have a flying car to run a single trip.The upper limit of the time from calling to arriving at the scene is slightly different in each urban area, and the maximum is 60 seconds.

However, with a farm, the land is enlarged, and for convenience, I still buy one.

Jiang Ling didn't remind Dongming this time, and consciously and half of him.

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There is no need to learn to drive the speeding car here: when entering the main road, the program will call out the rules of passage by itself.If the car owner does not need it for a day, two days or even a few months, he can also "permit" it to participate in the speed car rental service in the urban area... Anyway, the payment is automatic.It's good to subsidize the insurance with the money you earn.

Jiang Ling was surprised by this: "Taxi don't need a permit?"

"Why? You rent out the car, you make money, you pay taxes, and the cost of maintaining the road comes out of it. So, it's good."

"……Ugh!"

Dongming didn't say anything, and changed the topic: "There aren't many speeding cars here in Fudu, shall we rent them out? It's convenient for everyone. Let it only pick up short-distance business in the oasis."

Jiang Ling nodded.

In the private land of Jiang Ling's family, the speeding car can be driven casually, but the speed will be limited to a relatively low level.Because there is no road here, the security is not the same.

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Kathy Kessing stayed for another four days.Afterwards, the Commander Academy was about to start, and Dongming had to report for duty first and do some preparatory work, and the two of them withdrew.Jiang Ling's school was later, eleven days later than Dongming's.

On the second day, the weather forecast said early that it would rain.From [-]:[-] pm to [-]:[-] pm, moderate rain.Because of advanced technology, the weather forecast is very accurate.So, they decided to sow grass seeds.

It's just that the season is not up or down at the moment, and the effect of Sungrass Short Six is ​​good, and the price is medium, so it's too wasteful to sow, so they asked Josie for advice and bought another very cheap grass called "Vodi" Climb number two".

Generally speaking, before sowing grass seeds, the ground will be roughly prepared, that is, large rocks and the like will be removed.Kathy Kassin didn't care about this, he just took a big bag of seeds, looked at their hunting grounds, and saw the low depressions, under the rocks, shady and moist, immediately there was a handful of seeds, and then kicked a handful of soil cover.

Jiang Ling also ignored it.It's only the first year, so there's nothing wrong with it.

They went around for most of the morning, and at the end there was only a little half left.Kathy Kassin threw the seed bag to Dongming irresponsibly: "You live close." "Scatter some when I have time, but I don't have time to feed the birds."

——Yes, this kind of wild bird loves to eat.Otherwise, what did they kick the earth to cover?

Then Jiang Ling and Dongming waited in the car, chatting without saying a word, enjoying their leisure time, while the two live treasures went hunting.It took more than an hour to get a "deer", old and male, by hand.Throw it directly into the car and drive it back to Josie's house: Josie's kitchen is big, and there is a big fire pit for barbecue, because Josie likes the original flavor.

But in Jiang Ling's kitchen, there were no such things.

(End of this chapter)