Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 61 - 60: Days Full of Prospect

Zhao Guangran didn’t bother to complain about the small size of the quails; he looked dumbfoundedly at his mom.

How could he not know about such a big thing?

But when he turned to look at his big brother, he found that he also had a surprised look on his face. Well, even the eldest brother didn’t know about this, which means mom hid it really well.

Zhao Xuran knew that his mother was mysteriously up to something, but every time she came down from the mountains with a smile, he just assumed it was because she had found good herbs.

He didn’t expect that his mother was actually doing this on the mountain, which really stunned Zhao Xuran.

"Ginseng?" His mom was impressive. Zhao Xuran was curious why his mom had never mentioned it before.

Maybe mom would hide it from his little brother, but she shouldn’t be hiding it from him, and judging by dad’s reaction, it seems she didn’t tell him either.

If no one was told, then why suddenly propose to share it with the villagers?

You see, if ginseng were truly planted and cultivated for ten or so years, they could be sold as wild ones. God knows how long it would take for mom to harvest enough medicinal herbs like a single ginseng plant.

Zhao Gang also found it puzzling, as his wife hadn’t let slip a word before, yet now she suddenly revealed this.

Zhan Jing looked at the confused eyes of the family but didn’t explain, "We’ll talk about it after spring because I don’t have many seeds in my hands."

"And aren’t you going to build a nest for the quails?" Instead of pondering these trivial things, it’s better to focus on the task at hand.

Besides, don’t you still owe Gong Ruini a skateboard?

Zhan Jing also needed to think carefully about how to discuss this with the villagers. Saying the wrong thing might lead to misunderstandings.

The ginseng seeds made Gong Ruini’s eyes light up immediately. Although her "space" was mostly useless according to system hints, making it impossible to grow anything.

But Gong Ruini wasn’t entirely disheartened. Who knows how long her space has been barren, perhaps it could be improved somehow?

Gong Ruini felt it necessary to try again. Over the past few days, she had secretly added some Space Water into the water tank at home, and she thought it tasted pretty good.

Since even the supposedly useless well water had such an effect, maybe the allegedly barren space land could also produce something.

Perhaps the so-called useless space didn’t mean no germination or blooming, but rather it lacked special ailments.

For example, better efficacy, or perhaps even miraculous effects like resurrecting the dead.

It’s just uncertain how hard it is to get ginseng seeds, otherwise Gong Ruini really wanted to try.

Anyway, there’s not much to lose; just throw the seeds in, and remember to water them with ginseng every day when entering the space.

If eventually, something grows, it would mean success. If not, nothing is lost, watering would just be a workout.

Since his wife clearly didn’t want to talk about it, Zhao Gang awkwardly went to the backyard to prepare a coop for the family’s new member. freewebnoveℓ.com

"Wait, let me first find a place for these eggs, hopefully, the eggs would hatch into quails." Only by hatching little chicks can they better improve family meals.

Zhao Gang was very motivated because the family they got the quails from said their growth cycle was short, just a few months.

Zhao Gang planned to hatch more quails before his wife gave birth so that after the baby is born, his wife can eat quail eggs and chicken eggs daily.

Even if they can’t eat chickens, he could stew quail soup for his wife, not just for her but for the whole family.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gang’s motivation was through the roof.

Gong Tao thought about how there would soon be many quail eggs in the backyard and got excited, though initially, he considered quails to be too small. But even small quails were meat.

"Do you think we could each have a quail for every meal in the future?" Gong Tao’s wish wasn’t big; he just hoped everyone at home could have meat at every meal.

Such a simple wish couldn’t be achieved even in their old home before.

"Absolutely." Zhao Gang didn’t pause his work. He thought his friend’s idea was totally feasible as long as they did a good job.

"Next year we need to plow more land, to prepare food for feeding chickens and quails." Initially, Zhao Gang thought of reducing this year’s farming tasks.

But with the family’s scale of farming expanding, Zhao Gang felt that they currently had far too few supplies.

"Alright." Gong Tao agreed without hesitation.

Yet before that, "We should dig a few earthworm pits; those things would reproduce quickly in spring."

Initially, Gong Tao thought Gong Ruini was joking, but after following the child’s suggestion, they discovered tremendous gains.

Whenever chickens saw earthworms, they would rush to eat them. Gong Tao noticed that the eggs chickens laid recently grew significantly just by looking.

This delighted Gong Tao. It was only due to their unpreparedness that they hadn’t dug many pits. Otherwise, as the number of earthworm pits increased, they could raise more chickens at home.

They’re not worried about food; hence more chickens could mean salted and preserved eggs for sale.

Not to mention, when chickens get old, they could be slaughtered for chicken meat. The more Gong Tao thought about it, the more promising his future seemed.

"Certainly, and I checked that soil; it’s quite fertile, no worse than the soil villagers condition before spring plowing." Zhao Gang loved these earthworms.

Not only could they make laying hens healthier, but after spring starts, their vegetable gardens would surely have a good harvest, possibly even transferring some to the barren mountain ground to use once or twice.

If it weren’t for the lack of manpower and the abundant wildlife on the mountain, Zhao Gang would have raised sheep on the mountain long ago. By the way, his son was getting bigger, so raising a few sheep wasn’t a big deal if it’s close to home.

Though he worried that having too many people around would leak secrets, he really wanted to recruit more help.

Living here, food supply was never an issue as long as people were willing to work hard.

Gong Ruini brought some ginger water to Zhao Gang and Gong Tao to fend off the chill while they worked. Reaching the doorway, she overheard them discussing springtime activities.

As soon as she heard Zhao Gang intended for their kids to raise sheep, Gong Ruini wasn’t ready to accept that.

Everyone knew sheep had a certain smell, but when they grew up, they could have lamb hot pot in winter, a taste that was bound to be delightful.

Yes, sheep’s milk was nutritious too; drinking two cups daily could absolutely help one grow tall, and Gong Ruini, not expecting model heights, hoped to at least reach 165cm.

So, to achieve a satisfactory height, Gong Ruini decided she would endure any taste of sheep’s milk for the sake of her figure and go all in.

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