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What other meat could they eat? Liu was a little dizzy when she heard her daughter-in-law talking about this!

Mom, do chickens eat insects? We can catch insects for them to eat, and we can even raise insects!

Insects are indeed considered meat. It seems I misunderstood; I thought I was going to feed chickens and ducks human meat. Catching insects is easy enough, but what's with this insect-raising nonsense?

Lin He'er: Mother, we can catch some earthworms to raise later. Chickens and ducks will thrive on them; the more earthworms they eat, the faster they'll grow and the more eggs they'll lay.

Tell your mother how to raise earthworms, and we'll go out and find some to raise at home.

Raising earthworms is very simple; all you need are some wooden boxes and nutrient soil.

What is nutrient soil? Mrs. Liu had just heard a new term again!

The nutrient soil is the kind of soil found in the forest at the foot of our mountain. Lin He'er wasn't going to explain it in detail to Liu Shi anymore; she didn't want Liu Shi to come up with some new terms later, which would just lead to endless, vicious cycles! She'd rather just tell her where to find the soil!

Liu: Oh, so the soil in the woods is nutrient soil?

"Well, look how strong the trees are, it's because the soil around them is so nutritious." Lin He'er could only offer this random answer to quickly end the question-and-answer session.

Mother doesn't understand, she'll just listen to He'er!

Liu was a woman of action; since she knew chickens and ducks needed meat, she fed them. Since she couldn't catch insects outside, she went out to find earthworms.

For the past two weeks, the Wen family has been actively involved in the earthworm raising method proposed by Lin He'er. Under his daughter-in-law's direction, Wen Dazhuang has found several large wooden boxes and dug up a lot of soil from the foot of the mountain to prepare for raising earthworms. Now, in addition to getting up early every day to go to the fields, he has a lot more work to do at home!

Finding earth dragons is easy. They can be found in the forest at the foot of the mountain, and quite a few can be dug up at the water's edge. Apart from Wen Yuning, who stays at home reading, even Lin He'er often goes out to dig for earth dragons.

I've been going out a lot lately, and I've gotten to know quite a few people in the village. Now when I go out on my own, I can basically recognize the faces of most of the villagers.

I dug up quite a few earthworms. All I need to do is put them in a wooden box and cover them with a layer of breathable old clothes to keep them alive.

By the time the family's groundhogs were properly raised, spring had officially arrived in Xiaoyang Village.

"Father, are we going to the fields?" Lin He'er saw her father-in-law taking a hoe and getting ready to leave early in the morning.

"Yes, it's time for spring plowing. I'll level the land first, so it'll be easier to plant crops later." Wen Dazhuang replied to his daughter-in-law, then carried his hoe to his own field.

After Lin Dazhuang finished plowing the field once, spring plowing officially began.

On the day spring plowing began, the entire Wen family went to the fields. There was no other way; the family still relied on the land to make a living. In Wen Dazhuang's mind, nothing was more important than going to the fields, except for his son's schooling.

A few days ago, Lin He'er inquired about spring planting with her father-in-law. He told her that because the area is close to the mountains, the temperature is lower than in other villages, so spring planting comes later. Today, they went to the fields mainly to plant spring wheat.

According to past farming experience, Wen Dazhuang would simply sow the seeds and cover them with soil after plowing the land before sowing spring wheat. Lin He'er, however, felt that a step was missing! Although she had never farmed before, she had heard that there was a sowing process before planting.

Soak the seeds in a basin for 2-3 hours, and then treat them with pesticides to prevent them from being eaten by insects after sowing.

Lin He'er told her father-in-law what she knew, which left Wen Dazhuang stunned. Isn't farming just about scattering seeds? Is there really such a process involved? Where did his daughter-in-law hear all this from?

Lin He'er could only bring out the itinerant doctor again to go through the motions.

Dad, that person is a doctor. They say that's how they plant it in their hometown; it increases the germination rate. If you're worried about the risks, how about we just try planting it on one acre of land?

Wen Dazhuang was in a real dilemma. He still preferred the old way of farming. His daughter-in-law's method seemed to make some sense, but no one here had ever farmed like this before. If the seeds were damaged, this year's harvest would be in jeopardy!

Seeing her husband sitting there so conflicted, Madam Liu slammed her hand on the table and made the decision for him!

Let's try planting one acre as He'er suggested! What can you do without taking risks? What if it turns out to be better than the previous method?

Actually, Liu was also worried, but she thought that if her family made money in business after a while, she could accept losing this little bit of land.

So today, the entire Wen family came to the field to plant wheat, and even Wen Yuning wanted to participate!

Wen Dazhuang selected a plot of land and planted the wheat seeds that had been specially treated at home. The whole family worked in the field all morning before returning home exhausted.

After a quick lunch, everyone went back to their rooms for a nap before resuming their work the following morning.

After working diligently for two days, the Wen family finished spring planting on their three acres of dry land.

After the wheat is planted in spring, the work in the fields is not over. While waiting for the wheat seedlings to grow, the paddy fields also need to be plowed out. When the weather gets warmer, the rice will be planted.

Since the Wen family only had two mu of paddy fields, Wen Dazhuang didn't have the whole family work in them; he just got up early every day to work in the fields slowly. Lin He'er was finally able to get some rest.

Farming is really hard work. I only worked in the fields for two days, and my back and waist are still aching. I can't imagine how hard it is for farmers who work in the fields every day.

Taking advantage of the break, Lin He'er figured that the sesame paste eggs she had marinated earlier should be ready by now, so why not take out a few to taste today?

The matter of opening the jar still needed to be discussed with Madam Liu, because among the family members, besides Lin He'er, Madam Liu was the most concerned about doing business. A few days ago, Madam Liu had asked Lin He'er when the jar could be opened.

Mom, the jar of pickled eggs should be ready to be opened. Let's take a few out today, boil them, and have a taste!

When Liu heard that the eggs she had been longing for were finally ready to be pickled, she hurried out of the house. Without needing her daughter-in-law's help, she went to the storeroom and brought out a jar herself.

"He'er, don't do it, Mom will!" As she spoke, she opened the seal on the jar and picked up a few eggs with bamboo chopsticks.

"Are these eggs just boiled?" Liu asked her daughter-in-law, noticing the oil residue still clinging to the eggs.

You can wash the oil residue and then steam or boil it directly.

Okay. Mother will go prepare it now, He'er, wait to eat.

After Liu brought the boiled eggs to the table, Lin He'er, curious about whether her method of making sesame paste eggs would be successful, also peeled one herself.

Liu was faster than her daughter-in-law and had already peeled an egg. Looking at the egg in her hand, she noticed that the egg white had changed color and was slightly yellow. She broke the egg white open and, wow, the yolk inside was grainy, as if it was about to flow out. She quickly took a bite and tasted it.

As soon as the egg yolk entered her mouth, Liu tasted a unique aroma of sesame mixed with the distinctive fragrance of eggs. It melted in her mouth without being choking at all. Because she had seen her daughter-in-law add a lot of salt to the basin, she had thought the eggs would be very salty, but now, after tasting the yolk, she found the saltiness to be just right.

I took another bite of the egg white. Hmm, it was a little saltier than the yolk, but that level of saltiness is perfect with porridge. If I had an egg like this for breakfast, I would definitely drink an extra bowl of porridge.

"Mother, how does it taste?" Lin He'er tasted it herself and thought it was quite good, almost identical in flavor to the sesame sauce eggs she had in her previous life. She just wondered if the people here liked this kind of thing!

"It's delicious, He'er." In just a short while, Madam Liu had already finished an egg on its own. She was even thinking of having another one.

If Mom thinks it's delicious, it means our sesame sauce eggs are done. We'll let Husband and Dad try it when we eat later.

Alright, seeing that there were only 3 eggs left on the table, and that her son and husband hadn't even tasted them yet, Liu decided not to eat any herself.