Chapter 295 - 295 Preparation

295 Preparation

Before the Lantern Festival, the atmosphere of the new year was still strong. It was very lively.

It was just that most of the young people were working out of town now.

Many factories would start work before the eighth and ninth day of the new year.

As a result, many young people would go to the factory before starting work.

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After the ninth day of the New Year, most of the young people left.

The remaining young people would probably leave before and after the Lantern Festival.

Other than the two university students who were studying, the Shi family did not go out to work.

The originally lively village slowly regained its peace.

The weather was still cold, and there was not much work in the fields. The villagers had nothing to do, so they began to prepare some tools to use after spring.

Gu Qingming sorted out the seeds she was going to plant this year in her space.

“Green melon, pumpkin, winter melon, watermelon, melon, eggplant, tomato, cabbage…” The spatial fairy recited a long list of seeds.

Gu Qingming hugged Qiuqiu and said speechlessly, “There are so many planted. I’m afraid more than 200 acres of land is not enough!”

Little Kong said, “Then let’s plant less! We’ll plant some first and open the market for the time being. After our reputation goes out, we’ll expand our industry!”

Gu Qingming said doubtfully, “But our vegetables have a special taste. Will people be suspicious if our reputation spreads?”

Little Kong thought for a moment and said, “Master, hurry up and find a big backer. Didn’t you say before that you were cooperating with the country? Then quickly think of a way! In today’s society, in the era of online literature, there are all kinds of wild and creative novels. Especially those novels about farming spaces and spiritual springs. They’re popular all over the Internet. Soon, people will think that you have the spiritual spring spaces written in novels.”

Gu Qingming looked at the little fairy suspiciously. “How did you know about these things?”

Ever since she was young, she had never read online novels. She had only read famous domestic and foreign literary works.

The little fairy said speechlessly, “On the Internet! Master, don’t tell me you don’t even know about the novels on the Internet?”

Gu Qingming said calmly, “Why don’t I know? How would I know?”

After she went out, she would definitely search for these things online.

Little Kong looked at her suspiciously.

Gu Qingming then said seriously, “In the past, I might have had to worry about how to interact with the relevant personnel of the country. However, I don’t have to worry about this now.”

Little Kong asked curiously, “Master, what do you mean?”

Gu Qingming touched her round stomach and said with a complicated expression, “But unless it’s absolutely necessary, I… really don’t want to trouble others!” Even if that person was the child’s biological father.

Little Kong stared at her stomach and thought for a moment before saying, “Master, is Little Master about to be born?”

Gu Qingming nodded and said, “Yes, according to the expected delivery date, it’s March 5th, the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar.”

“The second day of the second month of the lunar calendar?” The little fairy said excitedly, “That’s a good day for the dragon to raise its head. Little Master chose this day to be born. In the future, it will be even richer and have a peaceful life!”

Everyone was willing to listen to good words!

Besides, this was a good thing, but it was also the truth!

This child was from the Mo Family and was born a princess. As long as the Mo Family was around, she would be rich!

After the excitement, the little fairy thought of something and said, “No, when you give birth, it will already be spring. What will happen to your 200 acres of land?”

Gu Qingming asked in confusion, “Do we have to start working after spring?”

“Huh?” The little fairy was stunned at first, but then it said excitedly, “Of course. Don’t you know? There’s a pattern and season to farming, right? Aren’t the so-called seasonal vegetables and seasonal fruits harvested according to a pattern?”

The little fairy did not expect that his master still knew nothing about farming after staying in the village for half a year.

“Ahem…” Gu Qingming said guiltily, “You also know that I’ve only been here for half a year. When I first came, I was all confused. Later on, when I slowly got familiar with it, it was already the autumn harvest season, and then it was winter.”

Although she had stayed in the countryside for half a year, a new year had arrived before she could react.

The new year was the reincarnation of many crops!

The little fairy was speechless. So, after so long, its master really knew nothing about crop cultivation.

The little fairy asked again, “If you want to give birth and go through confinement after giving birth, what will happen to your two hundred acres of land?”

“Confinement?” Gu Qingming frowned slightly. “Can I not go through confinement?”

The little fairy flapped its little wings and said, “Then you can ask Grandma and Mom if it’s okay not to go through confinement?”

That would definitely not do.

Confinement was very important to women who had just given birth. According to the older generation, if one did not complete her confinement properly, she would definitely suffer from confinement illnesses, such as headaches and backaches.

Therefore, she had to observe her confinement period properly. This concerned the health of a woman for the rest of her life!

Gu Qingming said, “I can ask a few uncles and brothers for help.”

“If you can’t go out during confinement, then how are you going to get the spiritual spring water to the crops?” The little elf asked, “Without the spiritual spring water, the crops in your land would be soulless! You can’t waste more than two hundred acres of land for nothing. The things you grow in the end would be come ordinary things.”

Gu Qingming thought for a moment and said, “I have a way. You don’t have to worry!”

The little fairy clenched its fists and said, “Then, Master, you can do it!”

“Alright, I’ll do my best!”

The next day, after breakfast, Gu Qingming and her grandmother were sunbathing in the courtyard.

Gu Qingming asked, “Grandma, when are we going to plant this rice?”

Grandmother chuckled and said, “Ming’er, why are you in such a hurry? The rice is divided into three seasons, early, middle, and late.”

“Three seasons, isn’t it two seasons?” Gu Qingming was a little puzzled. “Our geographical environment here restricts us to planting for only two seasons.”

Grandma explained, “When I say three seasons, I mean the time when we can plant rice, not three seasons a year. In the past, when we were poor, everyone planted two seasons of early rice and late rice. When the early rice was planted, other than paying the grain tax, the rest were sold directly. Then, when the late rice was planted, we left enough food for our families to eat for a year and sold the rest. Now that the days are better, most people choose to plant one season, which is medium rice. There’s no need to pay the grain tax. Those planted this season will be eaten at home!”

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“If it’s only planted for a season, what’s the use of the remaining time?” Gu Qingming asked in confusion.

“Leave it for now!” Grandma said. “Or plant some vegetables or something.”