Li Yan led everyone back to the house. Li Na and the others naturally followed. When they reached the living room, Li Yan asked Li Na to sit down. Zhao Xuan stood silently behind Li Yan. However, this time, she did not lower her head. Instead, she stared at Li Yan's back in a daze.
Li Yan had already regained his composure. Although Zhao Xuan had shocked him and caused him to involuntarily think of this girl, he had too many things to do now, so he was not in a hurry to fall in love with Zhao Xuan. The future of the entire Carlin family was on his shoulders. The first thing he had to think about was the survival of these 100 people.
Li Na was already used to Li Yan's way of doing things, so she did not decline. She sat down and looked at Li Yan excitedly."Young Master, what should we do next?”She had already begun to subconsciously seek Li Yan's opinion.
Li Yan thought for a moment and said," Grandma Li Na, later, when you go out, choose some people who are the best at farming and let them plant those ten acres of land. Ask them what is the most suitable time to plant. By the way, do we have seeds?”
Li Na nodded and said," Yes, we have a lot of seeds now. However, most of these seeds are made from grains and ordinary vegetables. They are most suitable for planting on the mountain. The land outside is so good. It would be a waste to plant those things.”
Li Yan nodded and turned to Li Na."Grandma Li Na, the weather is still a little cold. What do those slaves use to keep warm at night?”
Li Na said with a troubled expression," Young Master, at that time, we only thought of buying some practical things. For example, we used to use a magic stove to cook and keep warm in the residence. However, we don't have enough magic crystals now, so we can't use a magic stove to keep warm and cook. Now, we only use the withered trees and hay on the mountain to cook and keep warm.”
Li Yan nodded. It was obvious that Li Na and the others, who had always been in the upper echelons of the aristocracy, did not know an old Chinese saying. There were seven things to do when opening the door: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.
These seven things were closely related to people's lives, especially firewood, rice, oil, and salt, which were necessities for people. The importance of firewood could be seen from the first place.
However, because they had always been in a high position, they did not know much about these things. Although Li Na and the others had brought a lot of living supplies, they were not prepared for the simplest and most important necessity in life, firewood.
In fact, the main reason for this was that the Yellow Plateau was really too barren. Even the grass was dying. This was something Li Na and the others did not expect.
The Tian Yuan Continent had a large population, but the area was even larger. Firewood was not a precious thing here. The stalks of the crops in the fields, the branches in the forest, the rich families could use charcoal, and the nobles usually used magic stoves driven by magic crystals. No one had ever worried about firewood. Even the poorest people would not have to worry about burning firewood.
However, firewood became a precious thing in the Yellow Plateau. There were only some short trees and some weeds here. Other than these things, there was nothing else that could be used.
Therefore, Li Na and the others realized that although they were well-prepared, they did not prepare the most inconspicuous thing on this continent. However, there was no such thing on the Yellow Plateau.
Li Na saw that Li Yan was silent and could only say,"Young Master, what do you want to plant on the land outside?”
Li Yan was also thinking about this. He had a few seeds that were suitable for planting outside. They were wheat and grass.
Although there were cabbages, it was not the right season and could not be planted yet. However, wheat and pasture were not suitable either. There was no need for pasture now. Although wheat was good, he could not produce much firewood.
Most importantly, the yield of wheat was not very high, so Li Yan did not want to plant it. Now was not the time for him to adjust his lifestyle. He had to think about how to solve the problem of the Carlin family first.
Then Li Yan only had one choice left, corn!
The corn was a good thing. It was also a crop that Li Yan was most familiar with. He had grown it himself. In fact, many villages around the city where he used to live grew corn. Not only did corn produce high yield, but it was also the main crop for producing firewood. There were still many places in the northern countryside where corn stalks were the main source of firewood in winter.
However, he only had two acres of corn seeds in his hands, and this improved land was ten acres. It was not enough at all.
Li Yan frowned as he counted the things he had. There were 200 gold coins in the space, six bags of grass seeds (six acres of land), two bags of cabbage seeds (two acres of land), two bags of wheat seeds (two acres of land), two bags of corn seeds (two acres of land), and a season of radish in the warehouse that could be sold for 500 gold coins. However, gold coins could not be used outside the space.
Now, he could open up another two acres of land in the space. These two acres of land would cost 200 gold coins. If he opened up the land, he would not have a single coin in his hands.
Li Na saw that Li Yan was frowning. She did not know what he was thinking, but she did not say anything. She knew that it was useless to ask Li Yan now. She hoped that this young master who had been creating miracles recently could create a miracle.
Zhao Xuan was also looking at Li Yan in a daze. She realized that Li Yan was especially charming when he was thinking. That deep feeling made her especially fascinated.
Li Yan calculated the items in his hands and finally chose a plan. He turned to Li Na and said,"Grandma Li Na, you should organize those people to clean up the mine in a while. You have to clean up the mine as soon as possible. Tomorrow, I will improve ten acres of land and tell you what to plant. I'll go and rest first.”With that, she stood up and walked into the room.
Although Li Na did not know what Li Yan had in mind, she still chose to believe in him. Li Yan had been performing too well recently and had even obtained an ability that she could not understand. She believed that Li Yan would have a way.
Bruiser and Goudan followed Li Yan to his room, but Zhao Xuan didn't follow. She had to organize the slaves to clean up the mine with Li Na, and Li Na couldn't handle it alone.
Li Yan returned to his room as fast as he could. He asked Bruiser and Goudan to stand guard outside the door before entering his space.
The space was still the same. Although the soil and water had been upgraded, nothing could be seen from the outside. Li Yan looked at the space carefully and found that the soil and water in the space had not changed at all. They did not decrease because of the improvement of the soil. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief.
There were many benefits to improving the land outside the space. If the space suddenly disappeared one day, he would have a large piece of land outside and would not starve to death.
However, he was in the accumulation stage now, and the existence of the space was more helpful to him. If he changed the space because of the improvement of the land, then he would really lose more than he gained.
Looking at the radish, which was almost ripe, Li Yan whispered,""Sell the radishes in the warehouse."
[Are you sure you want to sell the items in the warehouse?]”
"I'm sure," Li Yan said in a deep voice.
The spatial notification sounded again." You have sold the items in your warehouse and received 500 gold coins. They have been placed in your gold coin bag. There are no items in your warehouse. Please farm."”
Li Yan had no other choice. He originally thought that he would not touch the batch of radishes that were about to ripen. After this batch of radishes matured, he wanted to see if these radishes could produce seeds. However, it seemed that this experiment was still too early. What he needed now was gold coins and something useful for himself. He could only do this experiment in the future.
Now, Li Yan's net worth was 700 gold coins, six small bags of grass seeds, two small bags of cabbage seeds, two small bags of wheat seeds, and two small bags of corn seeds.
After calculating what he had, Li Yan immediately said,"Reclaim the land."
The realm's notification sounded again."Reclaiming new land requires Level 3 and 200 gold coins. You have met the requirements. Do you want to reclaim it now?”
"Yes." Li Yan said in a deep voice. Following his voice, the space fluctuated. The fog surrounding the land flashed. After a flash, a small empty space appeared beside the original ten mu of land.
Li Yan looked at the newly reclaimed two acres of land. It was no different from the land in the space at the beginning. Li Yan immediately said,"Plant corn in the ground."
The seed bag, shovel, and bucket immediately worked together to plant corn on the two acres of land. This was Li Yan's plan.
Li Yan knew about corn. It was different from radish. Radish ate the roots, while corn ate the seeds. When the corn was ripe, it meant that the corn seeds were ripe. Even if radish left seeds, the corn was also ripe. Now that he had reclaimed two mu of land, it was perfect for planting corn. When the corn was ripe, he would get the corn seeds and the corn stalks that could be used as firewood.
It took about three kilograms of seeds to plant one mu of corn, and the yield of one mu of corn was about one ton. In other words, he could get at least 4,000 catties of corn by planting two mu of corn. If these corn could be used as seeds, he could plant at least 600 mu of land. It was definitely a cost-effective business.
Now, Li Yan only hoped that the corn in the space would not be like the corn on Earth in the past. The seeds he kept were far inferior to the ones he bought. If the corn in the space could really be used as seeds, it would solve his big problem. He could grow carrots in the space and turn them into money. He could grow corn outside. This way, he would have firewood and food, which would lay the foundation for his future development.
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