I have been farming since I crossed over.

Yang Mingxi stared quietly at Lu Jintang's face, which was flushed with excitement, and an indescribable worry surged in her heart.

She was very aware that the time she had left to live a peaceful and tranquil life like this was probably limited.

Looking at Lu Jintang who was full of joy and expectation, Yang Mingxi really couldn't bear to pour cold water on him, and even more so didn't want to dampen his positive enthusiasm and fighting spirit.

Yang Mingxi forced a smile and said gently:

"As long as it's useful."

These four simple words seemed to carry a heavy power, containing both affirmation and encouragement for Lu Jintang, while also revealing a hint of worry about the uncertainty of the future.

For the next period of time, the two continued to talk enthusiastically, and the topic revolved around those beautiful aspirations and plans.

They shared their innermost thoughts and wishes with each other, and laughter echoed in the room from time to time.

Before they knew it, the night deepened and sleepiness gradually set in. Finally, after saying good night to each other, they fell asleep peacefully.

The moonlight shines through the window onto their peaceful faces, as if casting a thin veil over the peaceful life that is about to be broken.

On August 12, all the commercial streets in the four counties within Xinyun Prefecture, plus the prefectural capital, were opened except for Qingshui County which was already operating normally.

On the actual opening day, neither Yang Mingxi nor Lu Jintang went out to see it.

They found Lu Changchun and Lu Jinshuo and talked about the land reclamation.

"Thirteen, my youngest sister-in-law, we have bought all the barren hills we saw yesterday."

Lu Changchun said as soon as they met.

"Thank you for your hard work, fifth brother." Yang Mingxi said with a smile, and then invited the two brothers to take a seat.

"Fifth brother, we need to speed up the process of reclaiming wasteland. Clean up some of the wasteland you've already reclaimed and plant the rice seedlings!"

Seeing that everyone was seated, Yang Mingxi did not waste any more time and spoke directly.

"So, roughly how many acres of rice seedling fields do we need to prepare this time?"

Lu Changchun stared at the people present with sharp eyes, waiting for an answer.

"Let me take a look at the deed and estimate the area."

Upon hearing this, Lu Changchun calmly took out four land deeds and a booklet from his pocket. It was obvious that he had come prepared and had made detailed records.

"There are currently four plots of wasteland in Zhuli County, but the plot we selected yesterday cannot be used as a rice seedling field. So, let's concentrate all the rice seedlings and spread them across the remaining areas."

Yang Mingxi explained in an orderly manner as she flipped through the four deeds in her hand.

"Okay, no problem. I'll write it down carefully."

Lu Changchun nodded in response and quickly picked up the pen, ready to write the relevant information into the book one by one.

Yang Mingxi pointed to one of the deeds and continued:

"Fifth brother, look, this last place is a vast expanse of wasteland.

Except for the two smaller and flatter hillsides, the rest can be used for growing rice.

Judging from the area marked on the land deed, this place is estimated to be over 80,000 mu."

Lu Changchun looked in the direction of Yang Mingxi's finger, thought for a moment and responded:

"Well, it seems that's about right. And looking at the other land deeds alone, if you add up all those lands, I'm afraid they'd also be over 80,000 acres."

As he spoke, he began to carefully examine several other deeds.

"That's right. After a rough estimate, the remaining three paddy fields have a total area of about 80,000 acres, and the area of dry land is probably not much different from that of the paddy fields." Yang Mingxi echoed and added.

"Yeah, yeah, about the same." Lu Changchun nodded slightly in agreement.

"Then we have to quickly prepare 16 mu of rice seedling fields. A rough estimate is that the scale is about 1.6 mu." Yang Mingxi thought for a moment, quickly calculated the result in his head and said.

"Okay, then about 1 mu of seedling field can meet the transplanting needs of 10 mu of paddy fields!" Lu Changchun responded, and silently calculated the subsequent work arrangements in his mind.

"That's exactly right. So, do you have any difficulties or things that require special attention when dealing with these seedling fields?" Yang Mingxi asked with concern.

"This is something I'll need to think about carefully... I need to first estimate the number of people and animals I have on hand. However, I will do my best to complete the task as quickly as possible!

By the way, how long does it take you to prepare the seeds?" Lu Changchun asked Yang Mingxi about the situation while thinking about how to allocate resources efficiently.

"If everything goes well, the seeds can be prepared in three days at the earliest, but if something goes wrong, it may be delayed to five days." Yang Mingxi answered truthfully.

"Okay, then let's consider the most conservative scenario! How about tentatively starting the planting of rice seedlings in five days?"

After careful consideration, Lu Changchun finally finalized the plan.

He calculated the time carefully, then solemnly recorded it in the small notebook he carried with him, and then nodded with relief.

"How about this? Let's start planting the seedlings in three days! The nursery can't grow so many seedlings at once, so we have to do it in batches."

After thinking for a while, Yang Mingxi said, "Well, that's fine, then let's start pulling seeds in three days.

However, there must be a three-day interval between each session to ensure the smooth progress of the entire process."

Her eyes were very determined, as if she had already seen the future harvest.

Lu Changchun was sitting aside, carefully recording the relevant information. Upon hearing this, he raised his head and asked:

"Okay, I understand. So, is there a rough range for the number of seeds I should pull each time?

Or can we estimate how many rice seeds can be produced at one time?"

His expression was full of anticipation, and he seemed eager to know more details in order to better arrange follow-up work.

Yang Mingxi smiled and replied, "Well, wait a moment, I'll go over and check the actual situation, and then calculate how many rice seeds can be produced at one time based on the specific data and conditions.

I'll tell you the exact number as soon as I figure it out." Then she stood up and walked towards where the seeds were stored.

After careful inspection and evaluation, Yang Mingxi finally had an idea.

She returned to the crowd and announced, "According to my preliminary estimates, if everything goes well, we should be able to grow about 3 mu of rice seeds at once.

Of course, the specifics will depend on various factors in actual operation, but this is roughly the order of magnitude.”

After listening to Yang Mingxi's introduction, several people exchanged glances and expressed that they were quite satisfied with the result.

They then had a brief discussion on some details and finally finalized everything.

After the discussion, everyone took action separately with clear tasks and actively made preparations for the upcoming rice planting.