Only cabbage can withstand freezing. Not to mention other vegetables that cannot survive the cold winter months, even if they are planted before winter, they cannot withstand a few days of freezing.
When Aunt Zhang was confused, she saw the mess on the ground and asked curiously: "What are you busy with?"
Qin Yue was tired after working for a long time. Hearing this, she took off her homemade hemp gloves and said, "I'm building a greenhouse so that I can eat vegetables in the winter."
Aunt Zhang looked confused, but she understood the words about eating vegetables in winter.
"What's going on? Tell your aunt quickly."
Qin Yue did not hide anything. She explained the principle of the greenhouse. Aunt Zhang thought it made sense after hearing it, but no one knew whether it could be grown.
But seeing that Qin Yue was willing to tell her this method, he obviously believed her, so he smiled and said: "If it works, teach us next year."
It's too late this year. They still have a lot of things to do. The period before winter and the autumn harvest are the busiest times.
Qin Yue smiled and said, "Okay, if you want to build a greenhouse, come and ask me anytime."
Greenhouse technology cannot be understood by just looking at it. Warmth preservation, temperature control, light transmission, and crops will not mature if any of them are missing.
If Aunt Zhang's family wants to build a greenhouse without her personal guidance and can succeed just by listening to a few words from her, then it is not called a skill.
Qin Yue herself also thought of many ways to do this.
Insulation might be okay, covering it with a few more layers of felt, or even lighting some firewood could increase the temperature inside the greenhouse, but she had been thinking about the issue of light transmission for a long time.
This is why we haven't started until now.
In ancient times, there were no glass or plastic sheets, and the felt cloth itself also had the function of isolating light. When it was covered, it would be completely dark inside, and crops could not carry out photosynthesis.
So what material should be used instead of light-transmitting materials?
Qin Yue has always felt that this is not an unsolvable problem, as long as alternative materials can be found.
It wasn't until Lu Yunjing reminded her that day that she suddenly realized it.
"I reminded you?" Lu Yunjing was quite puzzled. He didn't understand the so-called "greenhouse" at all, so how could he remind her.
At first, when Qin Yue proposed to build a greenhouse, Lu Yunjing was shocked.
Due to his background, he knows many things that ordinary people don't know, and he has naturally read many biographies such as travel notes.
He remembered that it was recorded in a travelogue that in order to eat fresh vegetables in winter, the royal family of a great country would grow crops indoors and light fires day and night to maintain room temperature.
According to the biography, it is called "Yu Yang Qiang Mature", so that the royal family can taste mallow and warm leek in winter.
So when Qin Yue also proposed this idea, he was surprised and then thought it was impossible.
This is a method only available to the royal family, and it consumes a lot of money. If the national treasury is not sufficient, even the royal family cannot afford it.
Not to mention that he is a civilian now, even with his previous status, he would not be able to spend so much just to satisfy his appetite.
But Qin Yue said that it didn't cost anything at all, but there was a kind of material that could not be replaced at the moment.
Lu Yunjing didn't take it seriously at the time. Now it's good to be full. Their life has changed a lot because of Qin Yue. The four children are growing rapidly in weight and height, which makes him respect Qin Yue more.
It's enough.
To this day, Lu Yunjing still doesn't know which sentence reminded Qin Yue.
Qin Yue smiled and said, "You said the other day that the windows in the east and west rooms should be re-pasted."
Lu Yunjing looked at her blankly. Does this sentence have anything to do with the greenhouse?
Qin Yue squinted and smiled, "For light-transmitting materials, you can use window paper. It has excellent light transmission and heat preservation~"
Coupled with felt cloth, you can definitely successfully build a qualified greenhouse.
Lu Yunjing saw her smiling brightly, and the light in her eyes was like the bright stars in the night sky, which made him feel a little dazzled for a moment.
In fact, Qin Yue wouldn't be ugly if he had some flesh on his face, or even...a little bit good-looking?
Lu Yun is in a hurry
"So, window paper can keep heat?" Lu Yunjing said casually.
After saying this, I immediately felt like a fool. If the window paper couldn't keep warm, how would they survive the winter?
It can be said that the thermal insulation effect of window paper is very good!
Qin Yue didn't seem to notice. She lowered her head and mended her clothes. "Cover the inside with a layer of window paper and the outside with felt cloth. When there is sunlight, open the felt cloth to allow the crops to photosynthesize."
Not only that, but also sprinkle some plant ash on the land, which can also effectively keep warm.
There are always some words that Lu Yunjing doesn't understand from Qin Yue's mouth, but even Meng Dai Guess can understand the general meaning, so he doesn't want to ask more questions.
In front of her, he always felt ignorant.
Logically speaking, such a woman would be particularly annoying, but Qin Yue always has a warm smile on her face, which makes her really hard to dislike.
In the early morning of the next day, Qin Yue started to get busy again. She spent a lot of silver to buy a large amount of window paper, which was more expensive than felt cloth.
The frame had been built yesterday, and today Qin Yue further reinforced it to ensure it could withstand strong winds, so the roots of her frame were deeply rooted.
But even so, it is difficult to withstand real strong winds. Fortunately, this place is backed by mountains, so there are basically no strong winds.
After the frame was ready, Qin Yue began to build a 'grid' with bamboo strips. If window paper was to be used, it had to be divided into small pieces, just like windows, otherwise it would be easy to break, and it would still be paper anyway.
It took more than half a day to build the 'grid'. She was really tired, so she planned to continue working on it tomorrow. She just had to set it up before it completely cooled down.
There are currently five or six people living in thatched huts on the other side of the field. They patrol frequently and occasionally sprinkle the ash powder Qin Yue gave them. It looks like plant ash but not quite like it.
Qin Yue was very satisfied with the fact that everyone used money to do things without asking too many questions.
After four days, Qin Yue finally completed the construction of the greenhouse. Looking at the small greenhouse, Qin Yue showed a satisfied smile.
However, when it is the coldest time, I may occasionally light some bonfires inside, but the bonfires should not be too bright to avoid igniting the window paper.
The memory of the cold winter here comes from the original owner, who felt the same way, so Qin Yue started preparing for the winter early in the morning.
Wolfskin vests have been made for the four little ones. When winter comes, not only them, but also the original owner also has frozen feet.
In addition to leaving some chili seedlings for washing her feet, she also prepared to sew some cotton shoes and socks.
It's just that this is not what she is good at. Being able to sew clothes and make cotton-padded clothes is already her biggest improvement. She will never be able to make shoes.
Aunt Zhang's family is very busy right now, and they don't have time to teach her. After thinking about it, she found the sister-in-law of the Zhou family who is also a migrant.
The sister-in-law of the Zhou family is famous in several villages for her needlework. Before cooperating with Qin Yue, their family relied on the skillful hands of the sister-in-law of the Zhou family.
Although it is tight, I can eat white flour every meal.
Qin Yue stated her demands and promised a certain reward, but the Zhou family's sister-in-law refused.
"The compensation you paid us this year has been equivalent to that of the past two years. In fact, we haven't done much. We call it land reclamation. Maybe it's because there are so many people and we don't feel so tired. We don't know how to repay you.
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Sister-in-law of the Zhou family is very sincere. Because of Qin Yue, their family is going to have a meal of meat-filled dumplings during the Chinese New Year this year. This was never possible in the past.
Although it is said to be meat filling, it only contains meat particles, and meat is included wherever possible, but this is enough to make the little ones full of expectations.
Sister-in-law of the Zhou family did not say clearly that she planned to make two pairs of cotton socks and shoes for each member of the Datian family!
Qin Yue did not shirk, and handed her a package of things and said, "Sister-in-law Zhou, sew these inside when you make it."
Sister-in-law of the Zhou family took it curiously and opened it to see that it was a large bag of rabbit fur.
"Will this work?"
Although cotton is expensive, it is basically sewn with cotton, and none is sewn with rabbit fur.
Qin Yue said with a smile: "70% cotton, 30% rabbit hair and 90% rabbit hair."
Rabbit fur is very good at keeping warm. She had considered this problem earlier, so she kept the fur from the rabbits she hunted just for this occasion.
When she returned home, she received a letter from Mr. Yunyou. When she opened it, she saw that it was indeed about Aunt Zhang's son.
She read it at a glance, and then took the letter to Aunt Zhang's house.
Although Aunt Zhang was busy preparing things for the winter, she was actually just numbing herself with her busyness.
In the first few days, she couldn't sleep the whole night thinking about her son. Later, with Qin Yue's comfort and thinking that she still had a grandson to take care of, she and Uncle Zhang could only cheer up.
Now that Qin Yue came to the door with a letter, the sensitive Aunt Zhang threw away the things in her hands and arrived in front of Qin Yue in a few steps.
Looking at the letter in her hand, she suddenly became timid again.
"Is it...is it Quanzi's letter?" Aunt Zhang's voice was trembling.
She was afraid that Qin Yue would say something sorry.
"It's news about Brother Quanzi. Don't worry, Third Aunt, he's fine." Qin Yue didn't give in and reassured her with one sentence.
Seeing her crying with joy, Qin Yue told her the important things in his heart.
Quanzi's battalion faced off against the Que Xian Iron Cavalry. They did not have the Blood Wolf Battalion's secret weapon, the crossbow, so they were no match for the Que Xian Iron Cavalry. They were killed in just one round and were completely defeated.
Quan Zi was stabbed with a knife but luckily escaped death. He was pinned down by the corpse and escaped, and was later discovered by those cleaning up the battlefield.
Originally, Quanzi thought he had escaped death, but he never thought that the general would accuse him of "escape from battle" and execute him in order to serve as a warning to others.
And the entire army will be executed!
Quanzi was disheartened and his wounds were in severe pain. No one was there to treat him, so he just had to be dragged to Xingtai.
But when he almost died, the soldiers from the Blood Wolf Battalion arrived and called for Quanzi to be taken away.
Quanzi couldn't believe his ears. For the soldiers of Daxia, the Blood Wolf Camp had an unusual status.
Why did the Blood Wolf Camp single out him by name?