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Chapter 34 Planting Vegetables in Winter

This is indeed something the original owner can do.

So when she said this, Aunt Li really believed it.

"Okay, Auntie will teach you." Auntie Li was very cheerful and did not say much to scold Song Yutong. What she did in the past was so disrespectful and immoral.

Aunt Li went back to the house to get needle and thread, found some pieces of cloth, and took Song Yutong to move two small benches and sit under the eaves.

He began to teach Song Yutong how to needle, and the two chatted and embroidered.

Song Yutong sewed awkwardly at first, but after a while she gradually got used to it.

I don't know if this body has primitive muscle memory.

However, he learned it much faster than Song Yutong expected.

"You are really skillful with your hands. You picked it up so quickly, and it doesn't look like you haven't learned it before. In just a short time, you have a decent embroidery, and you can embroider it more skillfully than me."

When Aunt Li saw the flowers embroidered by Song Yutong and the technique, it looked like she had never learned anything before.

"Maybe I asked others to help me before, and I watched a lot from the sidelines. I saw some techniques, so I wrote them down. I didn't expect that they would actually come in handy."

Song Yutong thought of a reason for himself and explained.

Aunt Li: "Come to think of it, you are so handy that you can do anything well."

"Then thank you aunt for complimenting me." Song Yutong was no longer modest.

The conversation between the two gradually changed from embroidery and gossip to spending the winter.

"There isn't much time until winter, but the only vegetables that can be eaten in winter are radishes, cabbage, sweet potatoes, etc., and there aren't any fresh things."

"I just want to buy some meat and make soup, but I don't have that much money. I can eat it every day. How great would it be if there were cold-resistant vegetables that can be grown in winter?" Aunt Li suddenly sighed.

Song Yutong didn't take this matter to heart at all, but in winter, it was really hard to buy vegetables.

The most common ones are radishes and sweet potatoes. Cabbage is still available in early winter, but it cannot be kept for too long after being picked.

So if you can't eat it for two days, you have to pickle pickles.

"You can plant potatoes, sweet potatoes and cabbage in the house in winter, so you won't run out of vegetables."

Song Yutong just said it casually, while Aunt Li looked at her with a troubled expression.

"Not to mention that those vegetables are not in the growing season in winter. Even if they were, you can't grow vegetables in the house."

After hearing Aunt Li's words, Song Yutong suddenly realized that she said that growing vegetables indoors is equivalent to growing vegetables in today's greenhouses.

It's normal for Aunt Li not to understand.

"Auntie, most of the vegetables you grow have temperature requirements. Potatoes and sweet potatoes have a higher survival rate and are not as demanding as other vegetables. They can grow in winter."

"Moreover, the maturity period of these vegetables is short, and they can be planted repeatedly in winter. Although there is not much food to eat in winter, there may be many ways to make them."

Song Yutong lowered her head and looked carefully at the pieces of cloth she had sewn and the bamboo leaves she had embroidered.

She wanted to try this first. If she did well, she would embroider a bamboo leaf purse for Cheng Hanyan.

If it doesn't work, the worst she can do is use it for other purposes.

Aunt Li was also stunned by Song Yutong's professional words.

I also admire Song Yutong with admiration. Why do I suddenly feel that this girl Song is much smarter.

Although I knew whether what she said was right or not, it seemed to make sense when I heard it.

Besides, if she is so good at cooking, does it mean that she is actually good at growing vegetables?

Aunt Li was convinced by Song Yutong's confidence and performance.

"Then you say this is grown in a house. How do you grow it? If the house is used to grow vegetables, can people still live in it?"

Aunt Li was not ashamed to ask. She really wanted to try it. If she planted it, she wouldn't be afraid of not having enough food in winter.

"It's not difficult. Just get two larger baskets, put half a basket of soil in them, sprinkle the seeds and plant them like in the ground. When the weather is nice, just move them out and let them undergo photosynthesis.

"

Song Yutong was multitasking, and the words he spoke were already laced with modern terms, which Aunt Li couldn't understand.

"What is photosynthesis?" Aunt Li was stunned at first, but her curiosity for knowledge prompted her to ask if she didn't understand.

Song Yutong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and explained: "It's the sunshine."

Aunt Li immediately understood. After thinking about it, she just made a basket and got some soil. She really wanted to try the method Song Yutong said. Maybe it would work?

If it doesn't work, just waste a few seeds, it's not a big deal, Aunt Li can think about it.

[Host, friendly reminder: The seeds from the seed mall can be planted in any season!]

Song Yutong did not expect that the Manchu-Han banquet system would automatically pop up to explain to herself.

It's as if she really wants her to exchange the seeds immediately.

"Okay, I understand, please kneel down."

Since the seed mall was activated, the Man-Han banquet system has been upgraded.

Communication is now possible within consciousness.

"But what should we do about this matter?" Aunt Li suddenly thought of fertilizing the seeds. If they are still placed in the house, won't they stink to death?

This is indeed a problem, but she thought about it too well at the beginning.

Moreover, in the village, every household has such a condition, with a large family sleeping in the same room. If this was placed in the room, the smell would be really unpleasant.

"You may need to come out from another room." Song Yutong looked at Aunt Li seriously.

"Alas! It's not easy to eat more food this winter." Aunt Li shook her head with a sigh on her face.

"Actually, if there is a tarpaulin to cover it, it can be placed in the corner of the kitchen."

Moreover, most kitchens have chimneys, which have good air permeability.

Although there will be a smell, the smell dissipates quickly. In addition, a small area is isolated with a tarpaulin, and the smell is isolated inside.

There is also a fire in the kitchen for three meals a day, and the temperature can be guaranteed.

However, for ordinary villagers, this cost is currently relatively high.

If nothing else, I would just say that this tarp is definitely not cheap. It’s just for food. If you spend this money, you might as well go buy more food and come back.

At least I came back from buying vegetables. These vegetables are enough to last the whole winter, and there is still a lot left.

If you buy tarpaulin, it will be easy to grow the vegetable. If it cannot be grown, won't you lose money and food rations?

"This method is good, but tarpaulins are not cheap. No wonder people say that if you want to eat fresh food in winter, only rich families can afford it. The old saying is indeed true."

Aunt Li sighed again and stopped continuing the topic.

But Song Yutong had some more ideas because of Aunt Li's words.

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