Stocking up in space: surviving in a world of crisis

Chapter 177 Chapter 177
When he got home, Ye Fu disposed of the colorful snake. The mushrooms he dug up were placed in the yard, and Jiang Rong was in charge of cleaning them. After washing, they were sliced ​​and dried to dry. After the mushrooms were dried, they could be stewed with mushroom soup and stir-fried.

Every day after that, Ye Fu, like everyone else, went out at night to dig mushrooms diligently.

It was no longer possible to grow vegetables in the sandy soil, and even Sijiqing began to dry up in large areas. Ye Fu mowed the dry grass back, and wove the waste into straw mats directly.

Wan Tao organized everyone to burn a batch of earth vats to store water. Ye Fu also ordered five large vats. Liu Zhang brought a few people to burn them. If you want to customize, you need to exchange materials. Ye Fu used fifty catties Potatoes, in exchange for five large crocks.

Ye Fumian planted more than ten pumpkin seeds, and after they germinated, they were directly planted in sandy soil. At first, she was also worried that the pumpkin seedlings would be sunburned to death, but unexpectedly, pumpkins were quite suitable for planting in high temperature environments. It grows well.

In the evening, Ye Fu continued to dig mushrooms, and Jiang Rong turned a large piece of grass in the backyard into a pumpkin field, and planted almost two acres of pumpkin seedlings.

The high temperature makes it impossible to grow vegetables, but the residents can’t sit still. Apart from saving water and digging mushrooms, many people come to Ye Fu to change pumpkin seedlings when they know that Ye Fu started planting pumpkins. Ripe pumpkins can be kept for a long time, and pumpkins can be used not only as Vegetables, can also make sweets, pumpkin leaves and flowers can be eaten.

Ye Fu dug mushrooms at night and experimented at home during the day. After half a month of experimentation, only pumpkin, chayote, cantaloupe and sandy watermelon could survive the high temperature.

Chayote can be sprouted directly with melon fruit, buried in the soil or placed in a humid place, and it can sprout within a week.

Ye Fu planted it next to the pond. The chayote has a large yield and a long shelf life. It can be fried or boiled, and the tip of the chayote is also delicious.

"Ye Fu, where did you get these chayote?"

"It should have been picked up in the dungeon. The temperature was stable before, and it was not broken. I was reluctant to take it out and eat it. I kept it in my bag. I didn't expect it to rot and sprout after the high temperature. I hurriedly buried it by the pond. , I didn’t expect to live.”

Although Lin Siran felt a little strange, can a melon and fruit be preserved for such a long time?But when it was placed on Ye Fu, she believed it again. The melons rot because others do not have the ability to preserve them.

"Ye Fu, you are really a lucky star. When the chayote fruits are in fruit, you have to keep a few for me."

"No problem." Ye Fu didn't expect to be fooled so easily.

Lin Siran exchanged a basket of mushrooms for three pumpkin seedlings. Ye Fu asked Jiang Rong to go to the backyard. After the pumpkin seedlings were planted, they had to water them every night. Two acres of land were watered.

Even though it was cooler at night than during the day, the temperature was still thirty-six degrees. Ye Fu was wearing short sleeves, and after a while he was so hot that he was sweating profusely.

Some time ago, she felt as if she had been injected with chicken blood. She lasted for half a month, but these days she began to wilt again.

But the passion for farming is still there, as long as the land is still useful, Ye Fu will not give up.

The three girls who came to Ye Fu to treat their hair loss before came again. Ye Fu looked at their faces, they were much better than the previous two months, flesh grew on their faces and body, and their estrogen was also balanced.

"Since your body is almost recuperated, you can drink medicine. I have some herbs here. You can take them home and boil them. You can drink them for a month. Six packs per person, one pack for five days."

The supplies Ye Fu accepted were mushrooms, after all, the only floating supplies in the safe zone were mushrooms.

The amount of a pack of medicine is not big, you can drink it for five days, and Ye Fu only takes twenty catties of mushrooms.One month is six packs, one hundred and twenty catties of mushrooms, as long as it can treat hair loss, they all think it is a good deal.

The three of them took the medicine and left. Ye Fu returned home and lay motionless on the rocking chair. She was too tired these days, so she needed to rest.

"Ye Fu, give me three pumpkin seedlings."

Hearing the voice calling her from outside, Ye Fu stood up with difficulty, dragged his tired body and opened the door.

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The water output from the ponds in the mountains has become smaller. Wan Tao reminds everyone to save water as soon as possible. Every household and every person must store enough water for at least one year.

Ye Fu went to check it later, and found that the amount of water produced was indeed much smaller, probably only half of the pool's water was produced every night.

Ye Fu filled up all the empty barrels and water tanks in the space, and checked the supplies in the space. She didn't drink much of the barreled water and bottled water, and all the three thousand large water tanks were full. Ye Fu finally felt at ease. Quite a lot.

The water drawn from the bamboo strips is as thin as an embroidery needle. All the fish in the pond have been fished out and disposed of. There are only ten chickens and ducks left, one male and one female goats are left, and all the others are slaughtered.

Ye Fu took a sickle and a bamboo basket and went out to mow the grass. The sand in the grass was thick and creaked when he stepped on it. Ye Fu shook off the sand, put the cut grass into the bamboo basket, and went home.

Jiang Rong's task is to take care of the pumpkin seedlings. He is the only one who waters the two acres of pumpkin seedlings.

Ye Fu took care of the livestock and chayote. A batch of sandy watermelons and a few cantaloupe plants were newly planted in the yard. Ye Fu poured the grass into the sheepfold, fed the chickens and ducks with chayote, and returned to the yard. , pick up the wooden ladle to water.

After a busy night, it was almost dawn, Ye Fu went to the backyard to call Jiang Rong, he finished the protective net, the two returned home, had a simple breakfast, washed up and went to bed.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Fu woke up and stared at Jiang Rong in a daze for a long time.

The high temperature stopped at fifty-three degrees, neither rising nor falling, and I don't know how long this day will last, Ye Fu sighed and closed his eyes again.

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A few days later, the pond in the mountain completely dried up, and the last drop of water fell from the bamboo sticks. Ye Fu looked up at the sun, and the layers of white light made her dizzy. Ye Fu blinked. , brought the last bucket of water into the house.

"The water is cut off."

Jiang Rong walked over to look at the water in the bucket, and comforted her, "It's okay, the pumpkins have started to climb vines, there is no need to water them, the chickens and ducks in the backyard are all gone, and two goats are enough."

Ye Fuzheng had this intention, and there were only ten chickens and ducks left. Fortunately, a lot of fertilized eggs and duck eggs were added to the space, and they will be raised later.

In the evening, Ye Fu went to the earthen house where Police Officer Song and the others lived. They were planing sweet potatoes and potatoes overnight. Ye Fu looked at the food stored in their cellar, saving a little was enough for about two years.

The pond without water had cracked. Ye Fu walked around, and occasionally heard children clamoring to soak in cold water. On the way back, he met Wan Tao. He had aged a lot in the past two years, not even fifty years old. At this age, his hair is all white, his back is bent, and his whole body is full of fatigue and vicissitudes.

(End of this chapter)