Traveling through the mountains and farming

The three of them quickly returned home and had a delicious breakfast.

After that, they were full of energy and prepared to go to the backyard to open up a vegetable patch.

At this time, construction of the house also started.

Lin Wan, as usual, fully armed herself and took good care of herself in the sun.

Li Ke followed suit, wrapping themselves tightly, leaving only a pair of bright eyes exposed.

The three of them came to the previously planned vegetable garden together. Lin Wan stopped and took a look.

The area they planned to use for the vegetable garden was quite large, slightly larger than half a basketball court, about three hundred square meters.

In this huge vegetable garden, there is a plot of land about two square meters in size that has been reclaimed in advance by Li Chongle. That small piece of turned up soil forms a sharp contrast with the surrounding uncultivated land.

Lin Wan recalled the steps she had taken to reclaim the vegetable fields on her farm in modern times, and she had a clear plan in her mind for the next reclamation work.

First, they need to clean up the weed roots left over from the previous weeding, as well as the stones and other debris scattered everywhere;

Then, use a hoe to turn the soil deeply, to a depth of about 20 to 30 centimeters, and turn the bottom soil to the upper layer to make it loose and breathable;

After that, break up the larger clods in the tilled soil to make the soil finer;

Finally, level the land to form neat and orderly vegetable plots.

After Lin Wan and the brother and sister explained how they would carry out the reclamation of the vegetable garden in an orderly manner in the next few days, the two siblings rolled up their sleeves and prepared to get to work.

Li Chongle held the hoe and expressed his determination, saying, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we will do it according to what you said, and we will definitely do it well!"

Li Ke, who was standing next to him, blinked his big eyes and also expressed his positive attitude, echoing: "Yeah, yeah, I will definitely do it well and work with my sister-in-law to make the vegetable garden well."

After the two of them finished talking, they quickly squatted on the ground and began to carefully search for and clean up the stones.

Lin Wan was not idle either. She also squatted down and acted together with the brother and sister.

The two little ones are quite cooperative.

They worked simultaneously on clearing the stones, one on the left and one on the right. When Li Ke encountered stones that were difficult to dig, Li Chongle would always lend a helping hand in time.

The three of them were busy on this land in tacit understanding.

In the next few days, in addition to their daily routine, such as making ice jelly, eating, sleeping, preparing food for everyone to eat during the break, and delivering fresh meat and vegetables to their great-uncle's house on time in the morning and evening, they were busy working in the vegetable garden.

In this way, they worked hard for five days to cultivate the land of the vegetable garden.

Look at the team building the house next door. More people means faster work. They are much more efficient than Lin Wan and her team.

In the same five days, the construction progress of the house was very rapid.

At present, the bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and toilet have been built, but the septic tank outside the toilet has not been properly dealt with yet.

Fortunately, my second aunt Wang Yu Niang and others helped to bring back the stone slabs and ceramic pipes two days ago, so they can be installed today.

The fish pond in the front yard, the chicken shed in the northeast corner of the backyard, and the two pavilions in the front and back yards have all been completed.

It seems that the only things left to be built now are the unfinished walls and some furniture.

At this time, Lin Wan and two others, who had completed the work of clearing the vegetable garden, were ready to move on to other tasks. At this time, they also welcomed a group of cute little helpers.

The three grandchildren of Grandpa Li came, followed closely by Luo Xiaoxi and Luo Xiaoya of Aunt Luo's family.

The group of children ran towards them like a swarm of bees.

The first person to arrive was Li Chongan. As soon as he arrived in front of Lin Wan, he panted and said:

"We wanted to come a few days ago because we had to deal with the ramie harvest at home, and there were not enough people at home, so we were left at home to help with the work."

Li Tao, who followed behind, continued, "Yeah, we came here just after we finished. You haven't finished yet, right? Is there anything we can help with?"

"It was only when we met Sister Tao on the road that we found out that you were busy with the vegetable garden at home, so we came together to help!" Luo Xiaoya pulled the sleeve of her brother beside her and followed suit.

"Yes, we are going to build a bamboo fence, and then we will go to the river to pick up larger pebbles. What do you want to do?" Li Chongle responded immediately when he saw that his friends really wanted to help.

Afterwards, they each chose a task according to their preferences. Most of the boys enthusiastically chose to pick up pebbles from the creek, a challenging and fun task, while the girls chose to stay in the backyard and help Lin Wan build a fence.

Lin Wan first sent the group of boys to the stream, and then went into the water herself to teach them how to choose pebbles.

She told them to pick pebbles that were the size of an adult's fist and had a smooth surface.

At the same time, she also carefully observed and tested the water depth of the stream to ensure the safety of the children when they were fishing for pebbles.

In fact, the streams here are generally below the knees of children and the water is not deep.

Moreover, these children are usually left to roam freely, often playing in the water together in the creek.

But Lin Wan, who has a modern soul, always felt uneasy leaving the child alone by the water.

After all, in her modern society, children's safety near water is given special attention.

Watching the little boys working in an efficient manner, while she was checking the water depth, some of them had cleverly brought dustpans and shoulder poles from home, and were enthusiastically discussing working in pairs to pick up the stones and carry them back to Lin Wan's home.

Seeing that they worked so methodically, Lin Wan reminded them to be careful and then returned to the backyard with peace of mind.

At this time, the little girls began to learn how to make fences seriously with Lin Wan. They stood aside obediently, listening carefully to every step and key point explained by Lin Wan.

Lin Wan picked up a long bamboo she had cut earlier and said:

"First, we need to select strong bamboos that have grown for more than two years. But don't worry about that, I will select the bamboos well."

Then she picked up a machete and cut the bamboo into strips about one meter long and three centimeters wide, and then sharpened one end.

"Look, these bamboo strips are the main materials we use to make fences." Lin Wan said with a smile.

Then she picked up the sharpened bamboo stick, inserted it into the ground at a forty-five-degree angle, and then hit it with a stone to secure it.

"We must use stones to knock it until it is firmly inserted. If it stops shaking, it means it is firmly inserted." As she spoke, she shook the bamboo stick to show the little girls.

Then, she picked up another bamboo stick and inserted it into the ground at a 45-degree angle in the opposite direction of the previous one. After it was firmly inserted, she tied it tightly at the intersection with a thin hemp rope.

"Okay, let's get started along the fence we just agreed on."

Afterwards, Lin Wan was responsible for cutting the bamboo strips, and the little girls were responsible for fixing the bamboo strips on the ground and bundling them. If they encountered any problems, they would raise them from time to time, and Lin Wan would help solve them one by one.

In this way, as the bamboo strips were erected and tied together, the outline of the fence gradually emerged.

In the afternoon, Lin Wan and her team built a fence around the location where they planned to raise chickens in the future.

There is already a shed for the chickens to stay overnight, as well as a spacious open-air activity space.

Li Ke ran to the front yard and picked up the little pheasants from the chicken coop. Together with the other little girls, they put the little pheasants into the newly built chicken coop.

The other four little boys also went back and forth many times and brought back a lot of pebbles, which were temporarily piled in the front yard like a small stone hill.

When the construction work was finished, Lin Wan filled each of them with a bamboo tube of sugar water to take home in order to thank these little cuties. Unfortunately, the ice jelly had been eaten during the break, otherwise Lin Wan would definitely give each child a portion.

The children took the bamboo tubes, their faces filled with satisfaction and happiness. They smiled happily and ran back playing and fighting with the bamboo tubes in their hands.