Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1472 My Altay 19

Uncle Buick was still a little anxious, coming to ask Sulitan's opinion so soon. Even though Sulitan's ideas had been somewhat loosened, he was still some distance away from agreeing to let Token take Yertana and Nadira away. The two parted unhappily, and Uncle Buick went out and walked towards Xu Qin's tent.

Xu Qin had set up a few baskets and was mixing soil into them. She had brought some Chinese cabbage, amaranth and cucumber seeds, as well as green onion, celery and coriander seeds, and planned to plant them quickly. After all, she couldn't do without vegetables, even if in theory tea could replace the various trace elements provided by plants.

Xu Qin could accept sweet milk tea more. Fortunately, Uncle Buick was not picky about the flavor of milk tea and even poured himself a bowl. Seeing Xu Qin mixing the soil skillfully, he was quite surprised: "What are you going to plant?"

Xu Qin explained: "I brought a lot of pakchoy seeds. They will be ready for consumption in half a month. They will be delicious when stewed with noodles."

"There are also amaranth and cucumber seeds, which are varieties that can be harvested quickly after planting. In addition, there are green onions and coriander for seasoning."

Uncle Buick had heard of almost all of these seeds, except for Amaranth, so he asked directly, "What kind of vegetable is Amaranth?"

Xu Qin explained again: "It is a vegetable that you eat the leaves like pakchoi. It is very common in the south, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. There are many varieties, but the most common one is the one that turns the water pink or purple when boiled."

Uncle Buick immediately became interested, "Ah, there are vegetables that can make the soup red."

Xu Qin smiled, raised her head and talked about local specialties: "In Yunnan or Guizhou, some ethnic minorities like to use plant leaves or rhizomes to dye rice and glutinous rice. I have seen rice dyed black, yellow, pink, green, and blue. It looks good and tastes good. You can eat a big bowl of rice alone!"

In Altay, although there are people who eat rice in the city, more people live in the countryside. They prefer naan, which is easy to preserve, so naan, milk and tea are indispensable for every household.

Most of the vegetables are potatoes and carrots, which have high yields and are easy to preserve. Xu Qin wants to grow leafy vegetables, which makes Uncle Buick very much looking forward to it.

Xu Qin was also very generous. She directly gave Uncle Buick a bag of Chinese cabbage seeds. "I have a lot of this Chinese cabbage. Mix the fermented sheep manure with the soil with rotten leaves in the forest, and then you can sow the seeds. As long as the temperature is not too low, they will grow and be edible in half a month."

Uncle Buick wanted to help, but Xu Qin was so fast that he had no room to help. He could only watch as Xu Qin deftly and gently dug up the top layer of soil, spread the seeds evenly, covered them with a layer of soil, watered them again, and finally covered them with a layer of film.

Xu Qin explained: "The temperature at night is still a little low. People need to wear sweaters and light the stove to keep warm. These vegetables also need to be covered with something to block the wind."

Chinese cabbage, amaranth and cucumber need to be covered with film to keep warm, but shallot, celery and coriander do not need to be covered with film. "Shallots, celery and coriander are vegetables that like a cool environment, so they do not need to be covered with film. Just cover them with a layer of branches to prevent small animals from stealing them."

Uncle Buick nodded repeatedly, "Xu Qin, your grandfather is still worried that you don't understand some things, but when I see you growing vegetables, I feel that you don't need to be taught anything. You are already an adult who can live independently."

Xu Qin could only smile and thank Uncle Buick for his kindness. "When my first batch of cabbage is grown, I will definitely go to visit my grandpa and grandma, as well as my two younger brothers. They may also want to come over to play for a while, and I can also help them with their homework, which is great."

Uncle Buick only gave Xu Qin a thumbs up: "Kid, you see more, think further, and love this land more than other young people. We will all thank you in the future."

Xu Qin quickly changed the topic and said, "After today's rain, there will be more rain in the future. A lot of fungus and mushrooms will grow on the dead trees in the forest. These can be sold for money. I also want to see if I can find someone to collect these things. Everyone has a lot of free time, so don't waste it."

Uncle Buick really didn't know what to say, so he could only sigh again: "Kid, everyone will be very grateful to you."

Before leaving, Uncle Buick reminded Xu Qin again: "You must keep an eye on Sulitan's gun. Don't let him use it casually. He must use it only when he encounters danger."

Xu Qin promised repeatedly: "Yes, yes. I will watch Uncle Sulitan and not let him use it indiscriminately."

Uncle Buick did not mention the encounter with wild wolves in Fairy Bay and the incident in which Sulitan fired the gun, and Xu Qin certainly would not mention it on his own initiative.

When Ba Tai came back from the grocery store, he actually remembered to bring back some candies for the two children at home. Xu Qin got a handful, and under Token's ambiguous gaze, she had no choice but to accept it first.

Before Xu Qin could say anything, Mrs. Ba started talking about Zhang Fengxia being away from home. "Zhang Fengxia hasn't come back yet. She said she went to buy sheep. Li Wenxiu was so bored at home that she led her grandmother to crack walnuts."

Token was going to take the two children home. Before leaving, he asked Mrs. Ba to help Xu Qin with some work: "Xu Qin just planted a lot of vegetables. She did it all by herself. If you missed this job, don't forget to help her collect firewood or something. Be diligent."

Ba Tai agreed and went to check Xu Qin's water tank. Seeing that there was only a little more than half of water in the tank, he picked up two buckets and walked out. "You don't have much water at home. I'll get some back for you. Wait for me!"

"Oh no need—"

But after Xu Qin finished speaking, Mrs. Ba had already rushed into the misty drizzle. Token heard the noise and turned back and said with a smile: "Good job, Mrs. Ba. You just need to be more diligent to please the girl!"

Sulitan, who saw all this from afar, couldn't help but smile. Although there were very few examples of Kazakhs marrying the Han people as they called them, and he had hardly heard of them, Xu Qin was really outstanding, and Sulitan sincerely hoped that Badai could marry Xu Qin.

In the evening, Xu Qin made fried rice with bacon, potatoes and carrots. Apart from anything else, the bacon alone was delicious enough. Xu Qin ate a big bowl of it herself, and then brought out two more bowls, one for Sulitan's family and the other for Li Wenxiu's family.

Token took the bacon fried rice and thanked her repeatedly. Then he turned around and looked for something to give to Xu Qin as a return gift. Xu Qin quickly stopped her and said, "Just give me a pot of milk tea tomorrow morning. Sweet milk tea."

Token felt that he had taken advantage of Xu Qin, so he immediately ordered Ba Tai to escort Xu Qin to the store. "Then let Ba Tai take you to the store. It's not far, but it's going to take a while, so it would be nice to have someone accompany you."

Ba Tai couldn't wait to stay with Xu Qin for a while longer. He put on his coat and took the other bag from Xu Qin's hand and walked forward. After walking a few steps, he turned back and waited for Xu Qin: "Let's go. If you don't mind walking at night, we can go slowly."