Chapter 147: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 147: Planting Fruit Seedlings (2)
Animals have better self-healing abilities than humans. The doctor instructed Mo Yan to apply the medicine twice a day. As long as Xiao Hua didn't move around and open its wounds, it would be fully healed in about ten days to half a month.
Mo Yan finally felt relieved after hearing this. She thanked the doctor, paid the silver, and then left the medical hall with Xiao Hua. They entered the space together in a secluded place.
To maximize the effectiveness of the medicine, Mo Yan took a pair of scissors and, under Xiao Hua's complaining gaze, "snip snip," she trimmed its fur cleanly, revealing its pink flesh. However, when she covered its body with the greenish ointment, someone shamelessly laughed!
Because... it looked really ugly!
Perhaps feeling offended by Mo Yan's disdainful gaze, Xiao Hua gave her a resentful look and buried its head in its tail, the only place with fur. It was truly embarrassed.
The other one couldn't escape the scissors in Mo Yan's hands either. Unlike Xiao Hua, it wasn't as vain. Although it felt that being trimmed was undignified, it didn't mind if it helped its wounds heal faster.
Back home, Mo Yan quickly ate dinner. After Xin'er fell asleep, she stayed in the space, doing chores while watching over the two guys and changing their medicine. Only two hours had passed outside, but inside the space, half a month had gone by. Both guys had recovered well, and under the influence of the spirit spring water, their fur was also growing back quickly.
The next day, after breakfast, Li Zhong was about to leave for Liuyang Village when he suddenly remembered the fruit seedlings in the yard. He slapped his head and said to Mo Yan, "Yan'er, I forgot to tell you yesterday. The tree pits in the barren mountain have been dug, and the mud has been poured in. When do you plan to plant the fruit seedlings?"
"So soon?" Mo Yan was delighted. "Then let's plant them today. I'll call for a cart to transport the seedlings."
Saying this, she rushed out excitedly. Ha ha, her orchard was finally going to be established!
When the cart arrived, everyone worked together to load the fruit seedlings onto it. These seedlings, nourished by the spiritual spring water, had sprouted many tender leaves, unlike before. Even though this season wasn't the most suitable for planting fruit trees, these seedlings would all survive.
Based on the texture of the leaves and trunks, Mo Yan roughly figured out how many types of fruit trees there were. In addition to grape, mangosteen, and orange saplings, there were also apple, pomelo, kiwi, and more than ten other varieties. Some of these seedlings were not suitable for growing in the north, but who made her have spirit spring water?
A few days ago, Mo Yan had picked two seedlings of each type and planted them in the space. They were growing well, showing a different appearance every day, but it would still take some time before they bore fruit.
Since the space couldn't be shown to others, even if the fruit grew, only she could secretly eat them. Where was the pleasure of sitting together with her family and tasting various fruits?
However, it would take two years for these seedlings to bear fruit after being planted. Although the spiritual spring water could accelerate the process, it would draw too much attention if the fruits ripened too quickly. After all, despite years of cultivation by the Agricultural department, they hadn't produced a single fruit.
When the seedlings arrived at Liuyang Village, Li Zhong got off the cart and went to the village to call the people who had helped with the land clearing before to come and plant the trees.
It didn't take long for more than fifty people to come over from their homes, carrying shovels, hoes, and buckets. The tree pits had already been dug, and the bottom filled with mud. Now they just needed to place the seedlings in and fill them with soil.
Although this process wasn't difficult, Li Zhong repeatedly reminded them to slightly lift the seedlings after planting and filling them with soil. Otherwise, if the roots were buried too deep, it would affect the growth of the seedlings.
With Li Zhong overseeing, Mo Yan felt reassured. She watched for a while and then walked into the mountains along a small path, releasing the two guys who were almost going crazy inside the space.
As soon as they came out, Xiao Hua ran around like a wild horse released from its reins. When it finally had enough, it started rubbing against Mo Yan's leg affectionately, displaying an extremely fawning behavior that Mo Yan couldn't bear to look at.
The other one disappeared as soon as it came out of the space. Just when Mo Yan thought it had gone back, it returned carrying several wild rabbits and dropped them in front of Mo Yan.
"Do you have to keep count like this?" Mo Yan felt helpless as she met its clear gaze.
In her heart, although this guy wasn't as good as Xiao Hua, it wasn't much worse. However, it always acted like it didn't want to owe her anything, making it difficult to get close to it!
However, Mo Yan misunderstood this time. After she said this, this guy suddenly stepped forward, patting away Xiao Hua, which was clinging to her thigh. Then, it approached and rubbed her hand with its large wolf head, emitting a very gentle "woowoowoo" sound, although it was not very proficient.
Mo Yan's heart softened for a moment. After a moment of astonishment, she lifted her hand, which was being rubbed, and touched its wolf ear. This time, it didn't dodge like last time but shook its ear and playfully rubbed her palm with the coarse fur on the tip of its ear.
"Hehe..." Mo Yan couldn't help but laugh. She gently squatted down, aligning her gaze with its eyes. "Since you approve of me, I'll also treat you as a companion. Now, let me give you a name!"
Saying this, regardless of whether it understood or accepted it, she directly decided on a name based on its gray-white fur: Da Bai!
After sending Da Bai away, Mo Yan brought Xiao Hua to the barren mountain. However, before she even entered, she heard a fierce quarrel...
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