After finishing the first five mu of land, Xu Changqing turned and headed toward the western garden.
That land had been set aside for vegetables, fruits, and the like, but he had never gotten around to planting anything there. Winter had either brought snow or kept him busy with other things.
Woof woof!
Wangwang wagged his tail as he followed close behind.
Wah wah!
Wangzai imitated him, though its cry sounded rather strange.
The three "dogs" soon arrived at the vegetable plot, which was empty and contained nothing much.
Fortunately, the several dozen Pearl Chickens had been fed regularly by Fortress, so they had all grown plump and snowy white.
Including Cluck-Cluck, there had always been twenty-one of them, and that had not changed. It was mainly for easier management; otherwise, they would run everywhere and shit everywhere.
One hen laid one egg every three days.
Eighteen hens laid eighteen eggs every three days.
Over these past few months, the number of eggs in Xu Changqing's gourd had not decreased at all. The more he ate, the more eggs he had, until they were practically overflowing.
Every day, he came up with new ways to fry, boil, steam, and deep-fry them.
The moment they saw their master, the Pearl Chickens immediately swarmed around him.
Compared with Fortress, which fed them every day, they clearly knew who the real boss was.
Xu Changqing took out a handful of Supreme-Grade Spirit Rice Grain and scattered some to the east and some to the west, separating them as much as possible before entering the "vegetable plot" to consider what to plant.
He should plant some radishes, cucumbers, and bok choy in spring.
Fortunately, he had plenty of those seeds in his storage space—enough to last forever.
So he took out a batch and