Planting Ginger

Apart from studying, Manbao's interest in anything only lasts for a short time. Of course, this is also because she is young and her brain capacity is limited, so she can't remember much.

For example, a villager greeted her and wanted to exchange some ginger seeds with her. She agreed, but then forgot about it. She went about her daily routine of attending school, reading, and playing, completely forgetting about the exchange.

However, Xia Qianshi remembered. After consulting with Qianshi and Zhou Sirlang, she harvested the remaining ginger in the field, set aside enough for their own seeds for the following year, and bartered the rest with the villagers.

However, they received very little in return, mostly just eggs or a bamboo tube of rice.

Xia Qianshi didn't mind and carefully considered what to exchange based on what they had received.

When Manbao finally remembered the exchange, Xia Qianshi had already finished exchanging all the ginger. Manbao ran back to the room and saw the jar filled with eggs. He exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, let's cook eggs for dinner."

Xia Qianshi looked at her mother-in-law.

Qianshi smiled and said, "Sure, let's cook eggs." Cook some extra so everyone can have two.

"I want to make omelets," Manbao requested. "Just add a little ginger, and it will be delicious without adding anything else."

Qianshi teased her, "You are very picky with your food."

Manbao laughed and then asked Xia Qianshi, "Sister-in-law, did anyone else exchange ginger?" Did you remind them to bury the ginger in the sand to preserve it for a long time? Also, remind them not to water the ginger excessively after planting it in the spring, and to fertilize it…

Xia Qianshi felt overwhelmed and said, "They didn't specify whether they were taking the ginger to eat or to plant." How can I remind them without knowing?

"Then tell me who exchanged ginger, and I will go remind them."

Seeing her eagerness to go out and play, Xia Qianshi knew that she was bored at home.

She said, "Almost all the neighbors, except for Zhou Dayuan's family, have exchanged ginger." If you want to remind them, simply visit each house along the road.

Manbao got excited and called the others to go with her.

Dadou wanted to play with his friends, so he refused.

Daya was interested in sewing and was learning from Aunt San, so she also didn't want to go. In the end, Erto and Erya took Sato and Sanya with them, and even the youngest, Sito, followed along to play.

So, Manbao went door-to-door along the road in front of their house.

In the countryside, people usually do not close their doors during the day. Manbao stood at the door and asked the people inside, "Auntie, did you exchange ginger with my family?" Do you want to plant it? Do you know how to plant it? Let me teach you…

Manbao visited the entire village under the pretense of teaching how to plant ginger and received some interesting items in return.

For example, a very beautiful chicken feather and a very nice-looking stone. Manbao was happy regardless of what she received.

She put the items in her bag, and when it was full, she carried it. When she returned from her rounds, her arms were full of various odds and ends.

Erto and Erya had a great time playing with their aunt and said, "Aunt, let's play like this again next time."

"We need to come up with a good excuse," Manbao said regretfully. "If only they had asked for yam seeds from our house, then we could have gone around again."

Xia Qianshi couldn't understand what was so fun about going door to door.

The adults couldn't understand, but the children envied Manbao, especially Baishanbao. After Manbao visited most of the households in the village yesterday, he expressed his envy and said, "Next time, remember to take me with you when you go again."

Manbao made a promise to him.

Following Manbao's instructions, the villagers buried the ginger they had exchanged in the sand. After several days, the plant remained plump and did not dry out when dug up.

So everyone felt at ease leaving it buried in the soil.

When they exchanged ginger with the Zhou family, some of it was taken back for consumption. As the New Year was approaching, they found themselves in need of ginger for cooking. The rest was for planting.

In addition to the ginger planted in the Zhou family's field, the ginger in the vegetable garden was also thriving.

By planting their own ginger, they wouldn't need to buy it in the future. It was convenient and saved money.

At that time, the villagers were unaware of the amount of money the Zhou family had earned from selling ginger. When Zhou Wulang and his family went to the county to sell their goods, they personally sold them without having a fixed stall in the market.

Only the Zhou family knew exactly how much they had earned.

Due to their ignorance, the villagers perceived the ginger as a novel addition to the vegetable garden, which would save them the trouble and expense of purchasing ginger in the future.

The villagers didn't find it strange that Manbao went door to door teaching everyone how to plant ginger, as the people in the village often shared their planting experiences.

"I grow better melons than you." How did you grow them? "I'll tell you if you ask," so this was a very normal thing.

The futuristic human Koko was attentive to technical privacy, but he did not say anything. Instead, he let the host buzz around like a busy bee, and then obediently returned to the room to read, looking very well-behaved.

Koko then said, "Host, it's almost New Year's. Let's summarize our achievements this year."

Manbao, excited to have something new activity, immediately put down her book and sat up straight, her eyes shining. "Great, let's do it!"

Koko showed her the statistics and said, "In the past year, Host, you have recorded a total of eighteen plants and four animals in the system. Except for three extinct plants and seven endangered plants, the rest are common species."

Manbao exclaimed, "I'm so amazing! I found so many endangered plants."

Koko said, "...But most of the recordings were done in the first half of the year." In the second half, only three plants were recorded, and they were all common species.

In fact, Koko didn't want to record them, but Manbao insisted because the flowers and grass looked beautiful, and she hadn't captured them before, so she insisted on recording them.

What could Koko do? He could only give her a few reward points.