HLnovel Chapter 225 Transplantation
Chapter 225 Transplantation
Jiang Li sighed heavily: "Xiao An has really suffered this time."
Ye Jingmo also frowned. Xiao An had only been sick for a short time, but she looked like she had lost seven or eight pounds.
Alas! In these chaotic times, life is always especially difficult for children and the elderly.
"I'll go to the back door and drag the bamboo over. We'll finish this barrier today."
Ye Jingmo did not continue this heavy topic, but turned around and went to the back door to drag the bamboo that was placed there to the front door.
The bamboo was cut down from the mountain earlier, and Ye Jingmo deliberately placed it in the shade behind the door to dry, just in case he needed it someday but had nothing to use.
The sound of a saw echoed inside the house, like the hoarse, low murmur of an old witch, sending chills down one's spine and making one's scalp tingle.
Jiang Li turned on the music player on the tablet, and the melodious music, like celestial music, suppressed the sound that seemed to be impacting the soul.
Ye Jingmo's carpentry skills became increasingly refined, and before long, the bamboo frame was completed.
The bamboo was wedged perfectly between the ceiling and the floor. The plastic canopy was fixed to the bamboo with nails, and Ye Jingmo cut a gap in the middle for passage.
The next day, Jiang Li walked into the bathroom still half asleep. When she saw the thin, wriggling worms under the faucet filter, a strong feeling of nausea washed over her.
She quickly turned her head away and used a water bottle to wash herself.
Stepping inside, Jiang Li glanced at the calendar on the table; today's date was circled.
"Brother Mo, it's time to transplant the seedlings to the planting troughs on the third floor today. Let's go upstairs after breakfast," she called out towards the kitchen.
Ye Jingmo carried a plate of fried dumplings out of the kitchen. The dumplings sizzled on the plate, emitting a fragrant aroma that made one's mouth water.
However, the parasites Jiang Li saw while washing up in the morning greatly diminished her appetite.
She managed to eat two or three, but then felt her stomach was so bloated that it felt like an invisible hand was kneading it.
She put down her chopsticks and gently rubbed her stomach.
Ye Jingmo keenly noticed Jiang Li's discomfort and immediately asked, "Is your stomach upset?"
Jiang Li frowned and said weakly, "When I saw the parasite in the faucet this morning, I immediately lost my appetite."
"Then don't eat it. I'll make some soft and appetizing food for lunch later."
Ye Jingmo spoke gently, while helping Jiang Li to her feet so she could move around and promote bowel movements.
After a while, Jiang Li felt a little better, so she pulled Ye Jingmo up to the third floor.
Jiang Li carefully filled the planting trough with soil, then dug out small pits, while Ye Jingmo carefully transplanted the seedlings into the planting trough.
This process doesn't require a high level of technical skill; it mainly requires patience and meticulousness.
Working together, the two of them worked for more than two hours and finally filled all the planting troughs in the room with crops.
The final step is to water the planting trough.
However, nowadays water contains disinfectant tablets, and direct irrigation may cause the roots and stems of crops to wither.
Jiang Li can only use the water in the space to water the planting trough first.
Why not use tap water?
Ye Jingmo noticed Jiang Li's actions.
"Because there are disinfectant tablets in the water, it will be bad for the crops if you pour it directly into the soil."
I'll fill a white box with water later and let it sit for a few days. Only then can I use the water to water the crops.
Jiang Li patiently explained to Ye Jingmo.
"Just like how some people used to grow potted plants, they liked to use rainwater to water them so that the crops could grow strong, but tap water wouldn't work."
This is because tap water undergoes disinfection treatment.
However, the rainwater outside may also be contaminated, so the only way to treat the water is to let it stand.
Jiang Li's popular science articles are simple and easy to understand.
Ye Jingmo knew absolutely nothing about planting crops, but after Jiang Li explained it to him, he suddenly understood why she did it.
I never knew there was so much to learn about planting.
Thinking of the plants he had tried to kill, Ye Jingmo couldn't help but touch his nose.
After watering all the planting troughs, Jiang Li clapped her hands lightly, her eyes sparkling with the joy of a successful completion.
The two then walked towards the guinea pig cage. They had been too busy these past two days to check on the guinea pigs.
Today, their guinea pig farming business is thriving, with a total of sixteen cages.
Five of the cages housed baby guinea pigs that were only twenty days old, resembling their kindergarten.
When Jiang Li came over to change the guinea pigs' cages, she took out the little guinea pigs and stroked them with particular fondness.
They are small and exquisite, with a fluffy texture that is irresistible.
Sure enough, apart from the annoying mosquitoes, all the other animals were adorable when they were young.
Jiang Li took a plastic crate and put the guinea pigs inside one by one. The little guys hopped and jumped around in the crate, as if they regarded it as a brand new playground.
"Ah Li, this litter of guinea pigs has given birth to babies again," Ye Jingmo called out to Jiang Li.
Jiang Li strode over quickly and examined the newborn guinea pig.
The mother mouse was quite familiar with the scents of Jiang Li and Ye Jingmo, and did not show any particular resistance when the two approached.
Jiang Li grabbed a handful of rat food and put it into the bowl. The mother rat pounced on the bowl like a hungry tiger.
It didn't even care when a baby mouse that was drinking milk was accidentally pulled off while it was walking.
Jiang Li first put on gloves, isolated the male guinea pig, and then carefully counted the newborn pups as she parted the wood shavings.
There were nine little cubs, all red and delicate like newborn babies, without a single hair, their eyes not yet open, yet they crawled with all their might, as if searching for their mother's warm embrace.
"Only half of the wood shavings in this nest need to be replaced, otherwise the mother mouse will kill her babies because she is not familiar with the smell."
Jiang Li recalled the first time she changed all the wood shavings for a mother guinea pig that had just given birth, only to find the next day that all the baby guinea pigs had been bitten to death by their mother.
Later, after consulting some information, she learned that the wood shavings should not be completely replaced after the mother mouse gives birth, lest the mother mouse not recognize her own babies.
"The sawdust stored in the space is almost gone."
Jiang Li hadn't stockpiled much sawdust, thinking it wouldn't be of much use, but now that she needed it, she realized it wasn't enough.
Thinking about how often to change the wood shavings for the guinea pigs, Jiang Li scratched his head, wondering if they were changing them too frequently.
If it's not changed, the cage will smell of urine, which Jiang Li really can't stand.
"Then let's make some."
Didn't I store some trees in my space before? I can use a file to scrape off some wood shavings.
Ye Jingmo felt that the sawdust problem was quite easy to solve.
"Then we need to deal with a batch of guinea pigs that have died, so we don't run out of cages."
Jiang Li looked at the guinea pig in the cage, her eyes gleaming.