Chapter 277 Planting Cotton and Tobacco

Jingshu did some calculations. Although the spiritual spring output of the Rubik's Cube Space is still one gram per day (20 drops of spiritual spring), the Rubik's Cube Space will automatically deliver one drop of spiritual spring to each field every day with the addition of 6 spatial fields, which means that the output has increased by 6 drops per day. The upgraded Rubik's Cube Space has 24 fields.

From the initial 6 fields to the current 24 fields, Jingshu also has an indescribable sense of accomplishment, just like the QQ Farm that only had 6 fields to grow vegetables in the beginning, and it was proud to have a field after upgrading to level 50.

Especially in this apocalypse where nothing can be grown, there is a high-yield farmland, and you can grow whatever you want to eat. It is so safe that Jingshu is moved to tears.

However, there is a disadvantage of the fields in the Rubik's Cube Space. Even if nothing is planted in the field, the spiritual spring will automatically input one drop every day. This makes Jingshu feel that this kind of land must need spiritual springs to nourish it every day in order to double the yield of what is planted now.

So! The fields in the space must not be wasted, and something must be planted every day.

Of course, with the upgrade and expansion of the space, Jingshu's demand is getting higher and higher. So far, there has been no overcapacity or unused accumulation. After all, the number of fields is limited. Although the output value is high, Jingshu's demand is also large. It takes about ten days to plant a batch, not to mention that Jingshu often feeds all the roots and unwanted leaves to livestock, and all the branches that can be planted are used as firewood.

Now, Jingshu arranges the planting of 24 fields as follows:

6 fields are still used to plant various vegetables. Basically, the vegetables produced every ten days will be stored by Jingshu for one or two months before being made into finished products.

6 fields are used to plant fruits. Generally, Jingshu will make them into juice, give the unwanted pulp to livestock, and transplant some to the second-floor greenhouse for family members to eat. Occasionally, there are some surpluses, and Jingshu will make them into dried fruits.

6 fields are used to plant medicinal herbs. The last time the magic cube space was upgraded was only half a year. In the past six months, some of the medicinal herbs have matured and Jingshu has stored them all in the space. She wants to wait until next year to make them into dried fruits. After all, it is too humid this year.

But things like ginseng and ganoderma lucidum need years to grow, so we can't rush.

Now 6 more fields have been added. Jingshu is now planting cotton on 3 fields and tobacco on the other 3 fields.

Since the magic cube has few fields and limited production capacity, if Jingshu wants to accumulate some foundation in this area, she still has to rely on luxury goods in the end times. As the saying goes, those who directly do rice and flour business in the end times are all dissatisfied with not dying fast enough. Isn't it telling the whole world that you are a grain merchant? I guess the government will be jealous and find reasons to levy taxes directly.

But you can definitely make high-end products, such as tobacco and alcohol.

Jingshu opened two red nematode factories, which are equivalent to the corn that was everywhere before the end of the world. The output is amazing and worthless. Half of it is used to feed livestock and will not attract attention. However, these two factories are time-sensitive, that is, they can do it when it rains this year, and they can't do it in a few months. In the later stage, it is a matter of sales and self-use.

But tobacco is different. This is a sustainable and non-dangerous business. The poor can't afford it. Only the rich who are full and drunk and have nothing to do will want to continue to enjoy life, and naturally have money to consume.

In the end times, it is easiest to make money from luxury goods. The drought kills the drought, the flood kills the flood, the hungry can't eat, and the full have no place to spend money. After all, they have food, but the productivity is low and many things are out of print, resulting in them wanting to buy something, but there is no stock! Whenever there is something, everyone is scrambling to buy it!

So Jingshu has the name of the medicinal materials association, and it is legitimate to do these things. In order to meet market demand, Jingshu will specially make high-end market: cigars. Try to use the least cigars to exchange for the largest capital. How many cigars can be planted in three fields and 18 square meters? Of course, some for personal use must be deducted, such as Jingye and Jingba who have no cigarettes to smoke and are about to go crazy.

As for planting cotton, it was because I didn't expect so many people in the family at the beginning, which led to a shortage not long after the end of the world. In the later period, the weather was cold, and more cotton was needed. Cotton can also be regarded as half of the currency in the later period. Finding people to help pull favors and giving cotton clothes in the cold winter can basically solve everything.

Of course, there is another big reason. The cow in Jingshu's space is pregnant. This time, she may have to add a few more cows. Jingshu plans to breed cows vigorously, make more hand-torn beef jerky, beef energy bars, and braised beef. In costume dramas, people always shout: "Waiter, give me a pound of beef." This shows its status.

When I'm hungry in the future, I'll have a cumin-flavored, spicy, or chive-flavored meat strip and put it in my mouth to chew slowly. The meat flavor and seasoning are perfectly combined, or I can cut the braised beef slices into thin slices and dip them in spicy sauce to slurp. I drool when I think about it.

The beef jerky I made last year was also eaten up. It was not enough to eat. Now that the space is large, Jingshu also has a place to breed more livestock and make cooked meat.

Cotton seeds and other by-products of cotton are the best feed for cattle and sheep. Planting cotton can solve the problem of food for the next expansion of production. If cattle and sheep only eat red nematodes, they will not produce milk and the quality will decline a lot. Therefore, Jingshu will feed livestock with the best feed if she has the conditions.

Not to mention that Jingshu had extra food, why didn't she use it to help those who couldn't afford to eat, but instead fed the animals so well. Saving something once can't save a lifetime. In her previous life, Jingshu never saw a rich man give her rice as a reward.

But Jingshu will repay anyone who has helped her a hundredfold or a thousandfold in this life. She will not ask for a hundredfold repayment from anyone who has framed her. She will only let her live a hard life in the end times, watching her eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks, and listening to people around her enviously talking about her family's situation getting better day by day.

If someone wants to die and feels that the world is too difficult to survive, Jingshu will kindly save her life. If she wants to die again, Jingshu will save her again, such as Su Meimei. Of course, this will be mentioned later.

Let's say that in order to reduce the number of deaths in the future, Jingshu will also store a batch of red nematode cakes. What she can do is to provide these foods in the most difficult times. Of course, it is not a free good deed, but a labor exchange. She will not give alms and does not ask for gratitude.

Just like when she was about to starve to death in her previous life, she thought about what she would do if she had a lot of food. Just asking to exchange a little food with an equivalent value is the greatest respect for them.

The next day, Jing Shu asked Jing Ye to set up the racks and lamps on the third floor balcony. She wanted to grow tobacco and cotton. After all, there had to be a clear path in the space. When they heard about growing tobacco, Jing's father and Jing Ye did not quarrel. Instead, they worked together to quickly complete the racks. Jing Shu then planted these two crops on the balcony of more than 20 square meters.