Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 367: Planting without Seeds

At this time, it was almost noon.

The sunlight shines through the gaps in the bamboo leaves and falls on everyone, as if covering everyone with a layer of golden light full of hope.

The village chief said loudly: "Everyone has drunk the medicine soup, let's go back now!"

Just at this moment, An Yue suddenly thought of an important thing.

Every herb used in the decoction is cold in nature, so let's take advantage of it before everyone leaves.

She hurriedly emphasized: "My dear elders, although this medicine is good, it is also cold. If there is a pregnant woman in your family, do not take it."

The village chief asked everyone, "Did everyone hear what Yueyue just said?"

As they walked, the crowd responded, "I heard it, I heard it..."

The villagers gradually dispersed, and An Yue asked Qin: "Aunt, do you have any corn seeds at home?"

Qin sighed and replied, "No! My aunt is also thinking of planting some corn, but I don't know where to buy seeds now."

Village chief Li Huairen said: "There are only a few households in the village that have corn seeds."

Qin turned to look at her husband and asked, "We have so much land in our village, we can't just grow vegetables, right?"

Qin frowned and continued, "Now the rice in the fields is really harvested. The villagers live on the taro they dug and the wheat they harvested earlier."

"We are finally getting through the first half of this year, but we are about to enter the second half."

"Now the villagers have no seeds to plant, and the second half of the year will probably be even more difficult."

"The weather in the second half of the year will probably be cold, and no vegetables will grow in the fields. By then, every household in the village will be short of food and clothing. I'm afraid many people will starve to death, right?"

After hearing this, the village chief scratched his head anxiously and couldn't help sighing.

An Yue said, "Uncles and aunts, how about letting Yueyue go to the town in the next two days to find out what's going on?"

Qin said disapprovingly, "No, no, Yueyue, I heard that the epidemic in the town is very serious now. If you go, what if..."

An Yue said helplessly: "But now that the drought has passed, we must plant crops that can fill our stomachs in our fields. Otherwise, the second half of the year will be a cold and long winter. How are we going to get through it?"

The village chief sighed and said helplessly: "I just said in front of everyone here that the future development of our village still depends on young people like you."

"Yueyue, that being said, for safety's sake, I don't recommend you take this risk. Just like your aunt said, if you go..."

Qin held An Yue's hand and said worriedly, "Yes! Although our village has solved the epidemic, what if our prescription can't cure the epidemic in the town, then..."

She patted the back of Anyue's hand and advised earnestly: "Suiyueyue, don't be careless!"

"Please rest assured, uncles and aunts, we will take full precautions when Yueyue goes to town."

The village chief and Qin looked at each other.

After a few breaths, they all nodded, and the village chief asked, "When does Yueyue decide to go?"

After thinking for a while, An Chunzhi replied, "In the next two days!"

The village chief frowned and sighed helplessly, "Hey! Uncle knows that Yueyue has many ideas, but we are really worried about you leaving."

The three of them stood there in silence for a moment.

Finally, Qin said, "If you must go, Yueyue can find someone else to go with you. This way we will feel more at ease."

Seeing that the village head and his wife had relented, An Yue hugged Qin's arm and said coquettishly, "Okay, okay, tomorrow I'll let A'le go with me. Will my uncle and aunt feel relieved now?"

The village chief nodded with a sad face and said, "Well, that's fine. Then Yueyue, when you go to town, remember to come back quickly."

"Okay, okay, I have kept in mind what my uncle and aunt said."

"Well, it's already noon. Yueyue has worked hard today. Let's go back and have lunch!"

After saying that, the village chief picked up the big pot of boiling medicine and watched An Yue leave.

After saying goodbye to the village chief and his wife, An Yue picked up her backpack and walked towards her home.

Along the way, she was thinking that now the drought was over, the epidemic problem in the village had been solved.

But at present, although the disaster has passed, the villagers should also plant a large number of crops.

But the biggest problem at the moment is that every household lacks seeds.

Because the villagers usually dry and preserve the best seeds of crops after summer and autumn harvests.

Then, wait until the next year and continue to sow the saved seeds in the ground.

Apparently, all the seeds saved by the villagers last year have been planted in the fields.

As a result, there was a drought and later a locust plague.

When locusts pass through, they eat up all the crops in the fields.

Now, the villagers only have vegetable seeds, but no seeds of corn or other crops that can fill their stomachs.

An Yue was thinking about the food shortage in winter. What would the family do then?

This is the biggest problem at the moment, and An Yue must find a way to solve it.

But for now, I have absolutely no idea.

Before she knew it, she returned home.

As soon as I entered the yard, I saw Daniu Ale holding bowls and chopsticks, and my grandmother and aunt were carrying the food to the main hall.

Sister-in-law Meng Xiu'er was walking behind with the food for Chunzhi. She saw An Yue walk into the yard.

He smiled and said quickly, "Yueyue is back just in time. Come to the main hall and have dinner with us."

"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll clean my hands first."

As she spoke, An Yue put down the backpack on her back and walked to the bluestone slab to wash her hands.

Chunzhi has not yet fully recovered and needs to be isolated in the room for a few days.

An Yue came to the main hall and sat down.

An Nianxi smiled and said, "Sister, you can finally eat at the table with us."

As he said that, An Nian quickly picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in An Yue's bowl.

An Yue smiled and touched An Nian's head, saying, "Thank you, Nian Nian."

Then she picked up her chopsticks and started eating.

Ale picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in his mouth, and asked, "Miss, our vacant land has almost been plowed, and there is no other seeds at home that can fill our stomachs. What should we do?"

An Yue said without hesitation: "Tomorrow, pick two handfuls of smaller taro from the cellar and plant them in a field a little further away from home."

She paused, then said, "As for the other seeds, let me think of a solution."

While chewing, the aunt said, "Yueyue, we may not have much staple food at home now. If we pick two more taro and plant them in the fields, then in the future... won't we have very little staple food to eat?"

My sister-in-law Meng Xiuer said, "Don't worry, mother! There are still a lot of taro in the cellar!"