Chapter 61 Antifreeze
In the evening, when Wenbo and Wenhao came back from school, Wenhao began to tell Li Xin that Master Zhou had promised that everyone could bring the charcoal basins to the academy. He just had to take care of the charcoal basins he brought and could not bring them to the academy's house.
It was lit.
Today's houses are all made of wood, and the houses have been built for a long time, so the wood is very dry. Once it is set on fire, the consequences will be disastrous. Li Xin also explained in detail to Wenbo and Wenhao that they should be used when using
Be very careful.
"Sister, I will keep an eye on it, and I will definitely not burn down the academy." Wen Hao promised after seeing Li Xin confessing in the same way.
"Okay, eldest sister, I believe you won't do it. You can only bring charcoal to use in the academy, but you can't put firewood in it."
"Don't worry, eldest sister, we will both be careful. Master has also explained everything carefully." Wenbo said.
"Okay, let's eat then!" Li Xin said and took Wenbo and others to start setting the food. There were also two charcoal pots placed next to the dining table. It was warm after sitting down. The food was also hot. Looking at it,
It's very appetizing.
After dinner, Li Xin washed all the dishes and tableware, and then put out the cake. After that, it was time to make wishes, blow out candles, and cut the cake. Li Xin and Wenbo took the gifts for Wenhao and Yuexiang.
After today, the two twins will be one year older.
The siblings also put small sweet potatoes into the charcoal basin, and they were roasted in a short time. Li Xin specially sent some smaller sweet potatoes and put them in the house so that Wenbo and Wenhao could eat them when they wanted to.
.Small sweet potatoes are easy to cook, either boiled or roasted, and can be eaten in a short period of time.
They were playing lively, and slowly, Yue Ting had dozed off. Li Xin saw that it was getting late, so he let her go. The big pot was boiling hot water, and Li Xin drank some
After coming out to wash Wenbo and the others, she first washed Yueting who was dozing in her arms, and then went to sleep with Yueting in her arms.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Wenbo and Wenhao went to the academy. Li Xin asked Yuexiang and Yueting to look after the house while he took Zhu Yong to Zhuangzi. It's true these days
It was very cold, and she was afraid that the rapeseed and peas she planted would not survive the winter smoothly. Moreover, the potatoes were almost ready to be planted, and the breeding of tomatoes and peppers was also on the agenda. The seedling period of peppers and tomatoes is long, and if the seedlings are slowly raised, then
There will be no way to plant them in spring.
Peppers and tomatoes should be planted earlier, and the fruiting time will be extended. Last year, they were planted too late, and the seedlings almost wilted, and the fruiting time was very short. And many crops still need to be planted.
If planted in the spring, not only will they grow well, but the yield will be much higher.
After entering Zhuangzi, I saw at first glance that the desolate scene in the past was no longer there. There were green rapeseed and peas everywhere. They were so tender that they made me want to eat them. Li Xin went to the fields to check carefully.
They were both resistant to freezing. The rape seedlings and peas were very tender and very green in color, but they didn't seem to be affected by the cold. She breathed a sigh of relief.
There are so many fields. If all the rapeseed and peas are frostbitten, what harvest will there be? The seeds didn’t cost much, but everyone put a lot of effort into these fields. If there is no harvest,
Everyone will definitely be sad!
After walking for a while, Li Xin found that there were a few old men in the field who were also looking at the rapeseed and peas carefully. They must also be worried that there was something frozen somewhere!
"The eldest lady is here!" Seeing Li Xin approaching, the old masters came up to say hello.
"It's been extremely cold these past few days. I'm afraid that the rapeseed and peas will be frozen. They are very tender at this time and I'm most afraid of being frozen. Fortunately, I looked around and saw nothing wrong. Everyone is taking good care of them.
"
"I've looked around, but I haven't found anyone with frostbite yet. I'm just worried that if it gets colder like this, maybe it will happen." An old man said, with worry in his eyes. For those who farm, crops are
Lifeblood!
"Let's do this! Pile some haystacks in the fields and put them out! Everyone has been more alert these days. If it suddenly gets colder in the middle of the night, then light the haystacks and put some firewood on it. It's best to make more smoke.
Come out. I heard that this can drive away the cold, but I have never tried it, but I heard that if there is really no other way, then try it! Or put some water in the field, this can also prevent the cold from being too severe."
When the weather is too cold, there will be thick frost, which may form into ice cubes when it falls on the fields. If the fields are irrigated in advance, the frost will not be too serious, but you can only try it once.
Try it. Although it will have some effect, if it snows when it doesn't snow, it will be useless.
The land area of several hundred acres is too big, and it is impossible to build a shed for it. Farming really depends on the weather! Especially in this era.
"Then try the method the lady said, it should be of some use!"
"The coldest thing is probably during this period. It won't be too long, so everyone should work harder."
"Don't worry, miss."
After chatting with the old masters for a while, Li Xin went to see the place where the seedlings were raised. The sweet potato seedlings were growing very well, and there was a shed on them, so there was no need to worry too much about being frozen. If it was really cold, it could be
Put several fire pots inside. The sheds for raising tomato and pepper seedlings have already been set up, and we are waiting for the right time to start raising seedlings.
After going around in a circle, Li Xin also pinched some tender rapeseed and peas, and finally picked a handful of very tender sweet potato seedlings. This is the time when they are tender and can be eaten as a snack.
Order fresh vegetables! There are not many fresh vegetables to eat in this season. The most popular ones are cabbage and radish, or some bean sprouts, tofu and the like.
After looking around, Li Xin took a carriage and went to the house in Zhuangzi. The wintersweet that bloomed early in the garden must have opened, and was blown by the wind. The whole house was filled with the fragrance of wintersweet, brought by the cold wind.
It's a cool aroma.
"It's so cold, why did the lady come here?" Soon, Sister-in-law Wang also walked in, rubbing her hands. When she exhaled, there was also a white mist.
"It just looked too cold. I was afraid that the rapeseed and peas would not be frozen, so I came over to take a look. Has Sister-in-law Wang gone outside?"
"I looked everywhere, but fortunately there was no frost damage. The rapeseed and peas are all fine, and the fruit trees have not been frostbitten either."
"I have also walked around. As long as it doesn't get colder, we should have no problem surviving the winter safely."
Chapter completed!