Li Xiaobao specifically asked Grandma Li how to hatch chicks and how long it would take to hatch them. Since he didn't have chickens, he prepared soft straw nests for the quail eggs, covered them with his own clothes, and turned them over carefully every day.

Put it in the firewood pile in the kitchen during the day, take it back to the cave and put it next to you at night.

Regarding Li Xiaobao's actions, everyone felt that it was impossible for him to succeed, but they did not stop him.

Liu Pan'er took Mrs. Liu, carrying a basket on her back, to her sweet potato field to pinch off the excess sweet potato seedlings that had grown.

Not only was the basket filled with sweet potato seedlings, but there were also several large bundles of sweet potato seedlings on the ground.

At this time, Mrs. Liu saw a plump rabbit eating sweet potato seedlings. She quickly took out her homemade bow and arrow, aimed at the rabbit, and shot.

The rabbit heard the sound and was shot when he was about to run away.

"Third brother and sister, I shot a rabbit, and it was a big rabbit." Ms. Liu shouted excitedly, looking at her third brother and sister who were working not far away.

Liu Pan'er turned her head and put down the sweet potato seedlings in her hand, with a look of joy on her face, "Oh, sister-in-law, you are so awesome for such a big rabbit. Look, a lot of our sweet potato seedlings have been eaten by rabbits. It seems we need to make more."

A rabbit is caught in a trap."

Mrs. Liu nodded, "Okay, I can make it with bamboo. I'll make it when I get back tonight. This rabbit ate this one naked. If there are a few more, they can probably eat up all our sweet potato leaves."

Liu Pan'er looked at the fresh sweet potato leaves and wanted to eat them for a long time. Just now she was thinking of some excuse to make her sister-in-law believe that sweet potato leaves can also be eaten.

This bunny is a good excuse.

Liu Pan'er beamed with joy and carried the rabbit, "Sister-in-law, look at the leaves of these sweet potatoes, which are plump, juicy, and very tender. Rabbits can eat them, and so can we humans. How about we go home and try them?"

Eating wild vegetables while escaping from the desert, I gained a very profound understanding that people can eat what animals can eat.

So Mr. Liu nodded, "Okay, let's try something. It won't taste good at most, but it won't kill anyone."

People who have experienced fleeing from famine have such low requirements.

"Okay, let's pick more." Liu Pan'er replied, picking up a sweet potato leaf and putting it in her mouth, "Sister-in-law, it tastes pretty good, not bitter."

The two sisters came back with a lot of sweet potato seedlings, and the land in their yard had been turned into a vegetable bed.

Li Dabao dug a hole with a small shovel, Liu Paner carried a bucket to water the pit, Li Li took a sweet potato seedling and planted it, and Li Fang buried the soil in the back.

Mrs. Liu is responsible for carrying water from the creek. Everyone cooperates closely and is very efficient.

In one afternoon, two and a half acres of sweet potato fields were planted.

Carrying water back and forth was tiring. Liu Paner and her sister-in-law exchanged carrying water, which was particularly hard.

Liu Pan'er sat on the ground, panting, "Sister-in-law, although the creek is not far from us, carrying water back and forth is a bit tiring. When I have time, I think I will have to hire someone to dig a well at home."

Ms. Liu smiled and said, "It would be nice to have well water, but now everyone is busy making mud bricks and there is no time at all. Let's talk about it later when everyone has some free time. It's not like there is no water. The stream is just outside the door not far away."

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"That's what my sister-in-law said." Liu Pan'er agreed, just about to blanch the remaining half basket of sweet potato seedlings for cold dishes.

Zhou Cuihua saw that Liu Pan'er and Mrs. Liu had planted the two plots of land with their children in a few days, so she waved to Liu Pan'er, "There are still a lot of Yuan Qing's family left, right? I happened to have nothing to do, so my family

The land has also been planted.”

Zhou Cuihua opened three and a half acres of land in front of her home and wanted to plant something.

Although Liu Pan'er really wanted to try sweet potato seedlings as a cold dish, she thought that if she could promote the planting of sweet potatoes earlier, she would be able to feed and clothe more people earlier, so she nodded, "Okay, I'll give it to you."

.Tomorrow morning, you and I will go to the fields to pick some more."

At this time, Li Dazhuang made mud bricks for a day. When he came back from outside, he saw that the wasteland opened by Liu Pan'er had been planted, and asked: "Sister-in-law, do you still have this seedling at home? If so, give me some.

The wasteland I opened on the hillside is still empty!"

"Yes, next morning, you and Aunt Cuihua will go to my field to pick it yourself. It will grow very lushly." Liu Pan'er agreed, "The cuttings can survive. Anyone who wants sweet potato seedlings can tell me. This

Not only do things have fruits growing on them, rabbits and wild boars can eat sweet potato leaves, but people can also eat them. When they grow longer, we won’t have to look for wild vegetables everywhere and just eat sweet potato leaves."

"That's great. It's settled. Sister-in-law, I will pick it early tomorrow morning. If there is any heavy work at home, sister-in-law and third sister-in-law, please don't hold on. Just call me and I, Li Dazhuang, will come over to help immediately." Li Dazhuang said with a simple and honest smile.

, he wanted to repay Liu Pan'er's benefits.

"Okay!" Liu Pan'er agreed with a smile on her face.

Liu Pan'er and Mrs. Liu continued to sit on the ground and continued to look at the newly planted sweet potatoes, "Brothers and sisters, can we have a good harvest this year?"

Liu Pan'er nodded without hesitation, "It must be possible! God will not disappoint those who work hard. If we live so hard and attentively, open up wasteland and cultivate land, we will definitely get good results."

Mrs. Liu laughed when she heard this. When she heard such words before, she might have regarded them as comfort. She escaped from famine all the way and encountered many dangers, but she was able to avert danger and make Mrs. Liu realize that maybe gods really exist.

Mrs. Liu turned to look at Liu Pan'er, "Brother and sister, do you miss your third brother?"

When Liu Pan'er heard this, she was slightly startled and shook her head without hesitation, "Why do you want him? It's useless to think about it, you can't rely on him!"

Liu Paner's words sounded like she was complaining, which was actually the case.

She is not the original person and does not know Li Yuanqing at all, let alone miss him.

For her, Li Yuanqing is a stranger.

When Li Yuanqing came over, she even wanted to make peace with him.

They are not a couple, so they are entangled together, which is quite embarrassing.

Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Actually, it's a pity when I think about it now. The third brother could obviously study back then, but our father-in-law, who had failed in many examinations, still dreamed of becoming a scholar and arbitrarily occupied the family's money and food, preventing Yuan from studying.

If you study clearly, you must take the exam yourself.

As a result, after taking the exam for so many years, I got nothing in the end. If my third brother were allowed to study and take the imperial examination, he might not only be a scholar and a scholar, but even become a Jinshi master.

Hey, the third brother had no choice at that time and was forced to go to the border to make a living. I can understand your resentment towards him, but the third brother is indeed a very good character, anyway, he is much better than the man before me."

When Liu Pan'er heard this, she sighed, "How should I put it? Anyway, the situation is a bit complicated, and I don't know how to tell my sister-in-law.

At this stage, I don’t think about anything. I just want to open up wasteland and farm, settle down in the south, and never have to flee. The four children can grow up safely and in good health. No matter how much, I don’t dare to think about it now, I’ll talk about it later.
Chapter completed!