Chapter 1229: Busy (1)
The wasteland that had been purchased in the village some time ago was now almost completely cleaned up by Li Yi’s family, who had picked all the stones and debris. They were just waiting for the land to thaw to start farming. Following Dao Xuzi’s suggestions, they would plant medicinal herbs like wild chrysanthemums, honeysuckle, and rehmannia.
Having livestock at home made farming much easier.
Now, what worried Yang Ruxin the most was the small mountain behind the building, which was covered in messy fruit trees. The fruit they bore was inedible and needed grafting. The problem was that she didn’t know how to do it. She understood the theory but had never seen it done in practice.
She needed to find an expert who knew how to tend fruit trees and who would be willing to listen to her suggestions.
But there were no such fruit tree specialists in the village or the surrounding villages. After all, with the mountains close by, wild fruits were abundant. Why would anyone bother with the effort and trouble of tending those trees when they could just pick a few to eat whenever they wanted?
Unable to find anyone, Yang Ruxin had no choice but to push the ducks onto the perch. She delegated the task to Li Yi’s family and had Yang Family’s river assist them. Of course, if they felt short-handed, they could continue to hire or buy people; there would be no issue.
Nobody had ever heard of grafting techniques, but the young mistress said it was necessary and even brought the branches required for grafting, so they just went ahead with it. After all, as the young mistress said, it didn’t matter if they failed the first time, the important thing was to gain experience.
Those branches were pruned from the pear trees in Yang Ruxin’s space.
Du Chengfeng and his wife had recovered a lot in health, and although not completely well, they refused to just eat without working.
Yang Ruxin appointed Du Chengfeng as the external household manager, and his wife, Mrs. Ye, as the internal household manager.