Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Su Yuanyuan's idea is to wait until after planting wheat before discussing it, since even if they were to pay now, they're unsure how much wheat they would need.

The three men from the Li Family are just like Su Yuanyuan, starting to plant vegetables in the courtyard. Both courtyards are similar, each with about an acre of land, which is more than enough to feed a family with vegetables, and they can grow varieties as well.

In Su Yuanyuan's space, there is cilantro. She wasn't sure if it would survive, so she soaked the roots in Spiritual Spring Water and planted them outside, about twenty plants in total, just waiting for them to seed, so they can be planted next year.

Carrots were handled the same way. The idea to plant carrots came when she saw Zhao Yanli's lips were chapped. Honestly, there's a lot more vegetables this year than in previous years.

The Li Family also received a bundle of film from Su Yuanyuan, and they covered their garden in a similar manner.

Beans, leeks, scallions, as well as garlic and ginger.

After planting all these, they began to till the soil.

The little donkey at Su Yuanyuan's house didn't need to be led, but the Li Family couldn't do the same; Shaoguang had to lead it from the front while Li Hongxiang held the plow from behind.

Since the soil was less moist at this time of year, seeds could be planted directly. Both families used a seeding device placed on the plow, making their speed much faster than others.

They both planted wheat first. There really isn't much mystery in field work. The three from the Li Family quickly got the hang of it and even worked slightly faster than Su Yuanyuan.

Li Liyun followed behind to cover the seeds with her feet.

Everyone was busy working, planting wheat. All the wheat seeds were bought from the community center.

From a distance, people working in the fields looked like tiny black dots because they were so far away.

Su Yuanyuan planted twenty acres less wheat than the Li Family, so she finished two days earlier.

Next was corn, an essential crop in the area.

Li Liyun was also aware that sun protection was important, so she wrapped up tightly just like Su Yuanyuan, luckily the temperatures were manageable.

After the corn was planted, Su Yuanyuan rushed to pick up baby chicks the next day, bringing grass mats along to shield the chicks from the wind.

She delivered thirty baby chicks and five geese to the Zhao Family, as they had ordered, and brought the rest back home.

The Li Family wanted ten chickens, ten ducks, and five geese.

Since both families lived close to water, it was convenient for them to raise ducks.

Su Yuanyuan had already released a lot of small fish into the reservoir at night.

She used to think about using the reservoir solely for fish farming, but now she doesn't think it's a good idea since it's shared by everyone, and it wouldn't be suitable to claim privately.

After returning home, the baby chicks were kept inside for a while. Although they had been with the breeder for more than ten days, they were still very small.

She had heard around the village that there were piglets for sale. The Zhao Family wanted two, the Li Family one, and Su Yuanyuan two pigs.

After other families at the farm found out, they also went to the village to buy some, but they mostly bought chicks.

She didn't help the Li Family, as they needed to adapt quickly. Honestly, one hundred acres for the three men of the family was quite a lot, but they had no other choice.

Changes in circumstances make people grow rapidly. The two eleven-year-old kids in the Li Family were now very capable too.

They were now planting vegetable seedlings in the yard, which they completed in two days.

Meanwhile, the corn on the Li Family's land was completely planted. The three men were also planting vegetable seedlings.

Next up were potatoes and sweet potatoes, which required ridging first. With the little donkey, it was surprisingly not very tiring, although it required staying in the field all day.

Twenty days later, the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the fields were all planted.

They could also start planting cotton seedlings. Su Yuanyuan's space still had cotton seeds left unsold, and this year Ma Changshun also took some from her, mentioning that the farm might directly purchase cotton bolls.

This was fine, though it meant there would be no cottonseed oil. But that should be included in the plan.

By late June, every piece of land was planted, and the wheat was already ankle-high. Now they just waited for rain to apply fertilizer.

The Zhao Family took away four tons, the Li Family needed three tons, and Su Yuanyuan used the rest herself. This year, they didn't provide any to the community center.

Feng Baoshan couldn't stop smiling these days as the winter wheat in the trial plot was about to be harvested. Seeing the heavy, full heads of wheat, it was surely a bumper crop. This year, they could plant another batch of winter wheat.

In fact, the yield of winter wheat is higher than that of spring wheat; it's just that the winters here are so cold that winter wheat usually doesn't succeed.

Su Yuanyuan thought of planting thirty acres of winter wheat this year. But she had to wait until the spring wheat was harvested to free up the land.

This year, she was still quite lazy. There wasn't much grass in the wheat fields, so she mostly ignored it. However, the grass in the cornfields needed to be handled; she couldn't just let it be.

The corn was also ankle-high, so she directly used a big hoe to weed it.

It took twenty days to weed the first round in the twenty acres of cornfield.

Next were the cotton fields, and after that, sweet potatoes and potatoes were left for last.

After weeding the cotton field, they still needed to green up the cornfield.

This time, Su Yuanyuan fertilized the corn first, then greened it, so that the soil could cover the fertilizer.

At night, she secretly used her superpower to make many earthen bricks, planning to build a separate room for livestock. This year, the chickens, ducks, and geese would start laying eggs soon. She still wanted to go outside in winter, but the poultry would be a problem.

She felt a bit embarrassed to ask Zhao Yanli for help with so many livestock, especially since Zhao Yanli would need to make shoes in the winter.

If all else failed, she would have to slaughter them, but she was reluctant because she kept secretly feeding small mixed fish to her chickens and ducks, and they laid eggs every day, with geese laying one every two days.

The piglets were already weighing 140-150 pounds and would surely reach 200 pounds by autumn.

She didn't have time to check on the other two families. She wasn't sure how their livestock were doing.

She was as busy as a spinning top every day, the lambs were already half-grown, and Ma Changshun came over as a middleman to sell them all, leaving just the old ewe, which really couldn't be sold.

The Li Family also bought two sheep, and Li Hongxiang planned to slaughter them in winter, so the three people could vary their diet.

This showed the difference between the rich and the poor. Poor people try to save every penny, while the rich find ways to feed themselves without skimping on comfort.

Currently, Su Yuanyuan was busy trimming the branches of the cotton plants, as well as catching pests, which was quite a tedious task.

One day, Li Hongxiang came over and asked, "Girl, I'm going to the city, do you need anything?"

"Sir, I don't need anything, what are you planning to buy?"

"Just some daily necessities."

After sending Li Hongxiang off, Su Yuanyuan went back to work. She truly wasn't lacking anything.