0p0 Chapter 375 The Harvest
Chapter 375 The Harvest
Inside the planting area, Lin Baiyan, wearing a straw hat, bent down to check the maturity of the cotton and soybeans. He reached out and tugged at the core of a cotton plant. "It's almost done."
Lin Baiyan stood up and said to Yang Ye, "Starting tomorrow, transfer two-thirds of the clansmen to the planting area. In the next few days, we'll harvest all the crops in the planting area."
"After harvesting, loosen the soil and then plant the next crop of vegetables."
Yang Ye pursed her lips. "Can plants survive if planted in winter?"
"Of course, spinach, rapeseed, and Chinese cabbage are all fine as long as they are harvested before the first snowfall to prevent them from freezing in the ground."
Yang Ye quickly took out his notebook and wrote down the upcoming schedule.
At first, not much cotton was planted; only half of the seeds were used to plant just fifty acres.
However, the cotton looks to be growing well this year. He is very satisfied with the results, as it is the first time he has been able to grow it like this.
You should know that he had never grown cotton before, not even his grandparents when he was a child.
"After the soybeans are all harvested and stored, I'll make you a novel dish." Lin Baiyan's mouth watered at the thought of tofu.
He doesn't have any other hobbies besides eating. When he has projects to do, he has no choice, but when he's at home on vacation, he spends most of his time in the kitchen.
The tofu he bought before turned out too watery and had no bean flavor at all, so he simply bought a small millstone and made tofu at home himself.
The autumn scenery was beautiful, the plants were growing lushly, and the gathering team was able to pick many fruits from the mountain every day. Everyone was extremely busy, and every beastman was preparing for the upcoming snow season.
Beside the bustling planting area, three carts pulled up. Quanling took off his straw hat and called out, "Stop working and come have some food!"
"Hey, platoon leader, did the sun rise in the west today? Are you trying to kill us?" A male orc walked over, glanced at lunch, and said to the dog spirit in a half-joking manner.
"Are you implying that I'm usually stingy?" The dog spirit rolled its eyes fiercely.
The male orc chuckled sheepishly, "Not at all, the Dog Spirit Company Commander is the most fair and impartial!"
It's no wonder the male orcs said that; the canine spirits, who controlled the canteen's staff, essentially held the lifeline of the entire Beast City in their hands.
Food is the most important thing for people, and Quan Ling is almost the most respected person by everyone, apart from Lin Baiyan and Lang Cang.
The somewhat confused little fangirl of the past has now grown into a company commander who can manage a team.
The dog spirit handed him his share of the food before explaining, "It's all hard work, how could I let you go hungry?"
Harvesting crops these days requires a lot of physical labor, and Lin Baiyan specifically instructed the canteen to make sure the food was well-oiled and flavorful.
Today's lunch consisted of a large piece of grilled lamb chop and bone and radish soup, along with the usual set meals of potatoes and sweet potatoes.
The portions are generous enough to satisfy every orc.
After placing everything on his plate, the male orc turned to leave, but the dog spirit quickly called out to him, "Hey, why are you walking so fast?"
The male orc turned around, somewhat puzzled, "He's in a hurry to eat!"
Doesn't someone who isn't enthusiastic about eating have a problem with their brain?
The dog spirit turned around, took a colorful phoenix egg from a basket beside him, walked a few steps forward, and placed it on his plate. "And this too."
The male orc blinked, looking a little confused.
What a wonderful day! They're even getting to eat colorful phoenix eggs?!
Although there are many animals in the breeding area, each animal can lay at most two eggs a day. The number of Rainbow Phoenix eggs is not very large, and most of them are used to feed the young.
Even the cubs can only eat it once every few days, let alone ordinary beastmen. The last time they ate the Phoenix Eggs was at the celebration banquet when the city lord and the others returned to the city.
In the normal mindset of orcs, cubs are something the entire tribe must protect, as they are the hope for the tribe's continuation.
As for those beast tribes that treat their cubs like beastmen, haven't you seen how they've all gone on the road to extinction?
The male orc held the colorful phoenix egg in his hand, somewhat at a loss. "I don't need to eat this. I'll take it back for my cubs."
"Come on, this was specially approved by the High Priest. The colorful phoenix eggs that have been collected in the breeding area these past few days have been given to the orcs who are working."
"The cubs won't go hungry if they miss a meal or two."
"Alright, alright, hurry up and go. We don't need your little bit of food! Don't delay the people behind you from getting their meals." The dog spirit waved his hand vigorously, shooing the stunned male orc aside.
The male orc gripped the food in his hand, stood there blankly for a moment, then suddenly let out a loud howl, "Waaaaah, I'll serve the High Priest and the City Lord for the rest of my life!"
The orcs queuing around for food were startled by his roar, and when they heard him say that, they couldn't help but chuckle.
What's wrong with this child?
When they saw the colorful phoenix eggs, they all became just as excited as the male orc.
He was right. The high priest and the city lord had given them a home to live in, so they would never have to worry about the wind and sun or food. They would repay them with their lives!
Hu Kuo sat in the shade, watching the beastmen's grateful and energetic faces, and smiled slightly, "Good, all good."
"What are you sighing about? Aren't you going to eat?" Hu Xia carried her food into the shaded area.
Hu Kuo looked at his friend, who seemed to be getting worse with age, and shook his head helplessly. "Eat, eat, eat! All you ever think about is eating!"
Fox Xia was a little confused. "What's the fun in not eating for a day?"
"I only found out today that beasts can live like this." Fox Xia plopped down next to Tiger Kuo.
There was nothing to eat before, but after experiencing the abundance of food in the City of Ten Thousand Beasts, Fox Xia and Fox Bing plunged headlong into it.
When the teacher and student weren't doing anything productive, they were always thinking about what to eat that day.
Hu Kuo felt a strong sense of disconnect whenever he saw Hu Bing, with her aloof appearance, discussing these things with Hu Xia!
"The lamb chops are so tender today, the heat is just right!" Fox Xia took a bite of the juicy lamb chop and mumbled, "Hey, I'm not trying to be mean, but how many more years do we have left to live? If we don't enjoy ourselves while we can, we'll just look like country bumpkins in front of the Beast God!"
I learned the term "country bumpkin" from Lin Baiyan. Now, putting what I learned into practice, Hu Xia is a very fashionable old lady.
Hu Kuo felt a lump in his throat when she said that. This person was really something, still acting like a child even at over eighty years old.