Chapter 121

Zhao Hexi: "It's not that strange. Haha, if I posted this on WeChat Moments, people probably wouldn't believe we would do something like this."

Qing Mengzhu: "Don't post it, I'm afraid someone will come and dig up my earthworms."

Zhao Hexi was about to retort, how could anyone come to dig for earthworms? But when he looked down at the earthworms wriggling happily in the basket, he fell silent. To be honest, these earthworms were quite attractive to anglers; they looked much better than the bait available on the market.

These earthworms are so fresh and lively; if you throw them into the water, the fish will definitely come and bite them.

Zhao Hexi rubbed his hands together. "Can't you really give me some to go fishing?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Go dig over there."

Zhao Hexi: "You're so stingy! It might not work now, but it should later, right? Didn't you say earthworms reproduce really fast? Come back in two months, then you should be able to dig them up as much as you want?"

Qing Mengzhu thought for a moment and said, "Then we'll have to wait two months and see how things go. If we can use more fertilizer and they have enough food, they should reproduce more."

Zhao Hexi: "Then let's do it!"

Qing Mengzhu glanced at him sideways. "Isn't this the time for you to complain that we're wasting resources by composting radishes and lotus roots?"

Zhao Hexi: "Let's keep things separate. It's understandable that I didn't realize the benefits of fertilizer before and thought it was wasteful. If you compost again in the future, I definitely won't say anything."

Author's Note:

Bonus chapter with 70,000 nutrient solutions completed! See you tomorrow!

Chapter 121

The seeds in the greenhouse germinated very quickly, sprouting tender seedlings in just a few days.

Because they are kept in a greenhouse, these seedlings have well-developed root systems, strong veins, and lush green leaves. Even a layman can see that they are growing very well.

Looking at the seedlings, Zhao Hexi remarked, "These seedlings are growing so well, they're almost ready to be transplanted, aren't they?"

Qing Mengzhu came over and took a look. "It's still early. We have to wait until they grow to three inches long. They're still quite fragile right now. If we transplant them, the survival rate probably won't be very high."

The field where seedlings are raised is covered with a greenhouse, but the field where seedlings are to be transplanted is not covered with a greenhouse.

These vegetables were originally intended for winter use, and they can survive as long as the temperature does not drop below -10°C, so there is not much need to cover them with greenhouses.

Artificially raising the temperature can also affect their quality, making them less crisp and sweet than truly grown vegetables.

Seeing that Qing Mengzhu understood, Zhao Hexi didn't say anything more, "It's fine, proceed according to your plan. I checked the field when I came here just now, and the soil there is very well prepared; the mud is dark and quite soft to the touch."

Qing Mengzhu with some pride, "See? I told you organic fertilizer and earthworms would work."

Zhao Hexi: "Super useful! When can we relocate the company's farmland too?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Just for this period of time. In the next couple of days, have someone plow the land and press the milkvetch into the soil."

Their milkvetch has been planted for so long, and it's grown quite large.

I planted this batch of milkvetch with the intention of using it as fertilizer. Now that New Year's Day is approaching, it's time to chop it up and turn it into the soil to fertilize the fields.

Zhao Hexi immediately agreed, "I'll arrange it in the next few days. Does all the soil need to be plowed?"

Qing Mengzhu: "Yes! Let's plow the whole area, first deeply, then plow it a second time before planting."

Zhao Hexi: "Okay. I'll send you the farming plan again so you can take a look. Please make any annotations if you see any problems."

The two finalized their farming plan in a few words.

After inspecting the vegetable seedlings in the greenhouse, Qing Mengzhu quickly prepared to return.

The two dogs, who had just chased the geese out, saw him walking home and trotted after him, running towards his house.

Qing Mengzhu fell into deep thought, looking rather preoccupied.

The two dogs behaved themselves and didn't bother him, just running around him.

In the evening, when Ming Chunxi returned, Qing Mengzhu was still thinking, her fingers constantly swiping across the Interstellar Mall, seemingly looking for something.

Seeing his expression, Ming Chunxi asked, "Is there something you want to buy?"

Qing Mengzhu reached out and pulled Ming Chunxi to sit beside her. "I'm hesitating about whether to upgrade again and become a mid-level member of the Interstellar Mall."

Ming Chunxi immediately understood. "You want to buy the other half of 'Elementary Soil Science'?"

Qing Mengzhu nodded. "We've already tested it over this period of time, and 'Elementary Soil Science' is quite useful. Buying it was a good deal."

Ming Chunxi: "What's the reason for your hesitation now?"

Qing Mengzhu sat down opposite him, resting her chin on her hand, looking slightly melancholy. "To become a mid-level member, you need to achieve monthly sales of 100,000 Star Coins for three consecutive months, which is quite difficult for us."

Ming Chunxi thought for a moment, "Our sales this month have already reached over 80,000 Star Coins?"

Qing Mengzhu nodded, opened the backend system and glanced at it. "So far, a total of 82,340 Star Coins worth of goods have been sold."

They sold a lot of things this month, mainly radishes and lotus roots. These two vegetables earned them nearly 80,000 Star Coins. The remaining bamboo shoots, tomatoes, and other vegetables also earned them several thousand Star Coins.

Ming Chunxi: "No matter what, reaching 100,000 Star Coins in sales this month is definitely not a problem."

Qing Mengzhu: "Yes, if we sell a few more things, we should reach 100,000 Star Coins."

Ming Chunxi nodded. "Next month should be fine too. We have so many tomatoes, peppers, shrimp, and fermented fertilizer; we can definitely reach 100,000 Star Coins no matter what."

Qing Mengzhu agreed, "Yes."

Ming Chunxi: "The difficulty will be the month after next; there might not be enough vegetables to sell then."

Qing Mengzhu: "That's exactly what I'm worried about. I've already tested it; the Interstellar Mall doesn't accept vegetables grown by the company, only those I grow myself. The month after next, which is February, falls right in the Lunar New Year period, so there's a bit of a food shortage then."

Ming Chunxi: "If we start planning now and plant regardless of cost, achieving sales of 100,000 Star Coins the month after next shouldn't be too difficult, but we won't earn that much."

Qing Mengzhu nodded.

Ming Chunxi: "The amount of Star Coins in our account is already quite considerable. Spending tens of thousands of Star Coins vegetables or ferment fertilizer can easily reach sales of 100,000. 'Elementary Soil Science' is so important, spending a little more Star Coins is worthwhile."

Qing Mengzhu had had this idea for a while, and now, after hearing his analysis, her thoughts became clearer. "You're right! Becoming an intermediate member not only allows you to buy 'Elementary Soil Science,' but also several other planting skill books. This investment is worthwhile."

Ming Chunxi smiled and said, "Yes, so we can give it a try."

Qing Mengzhu hugged him. "You're right, then I'll sign the contract right away!"

Qing Mengzhu immediately signed a contract with the Interstellar Mall and became a mid-level member.

Then, without hesitation, he went into the backend and bought the remaining "Elementary Soil Science (0.5)".

After reading the skill book, he felt a buzzing in his head and his whole body felt dizzy.

He couldn't sit still at all and could only lean back, trying to rest against the chair back.

Ming Chunxi quickly caught him, letting him lean against her chest, and looked at him with concern.

Qing Mengzhu's vision was almost blurry, but her mind was filled with an excitement from being bombarded by knowledge.

He grabbed Ming Chunxi's wrist. "It's okay, it's normal operation, don't worry, I'll feel better in a little while."

Ming Chunxi responded, but still didn't let go of him, instead holding him tightly in her arms.

It took Qing Mengzhu a long time to recover. The sudden surge of knowledge in his mind was quite novel to him.

The knowledge in his mind wasn't just knowledge; it also included skills and experience. Although he was still feeling dizzy, he had an urge to go out into the fields and work hard for three days and three nights.

He had felt this way before, but after reading the entire skill book, his feeling became even more profound.