Chapter 1574: Development of Planting Industry

As long as it is left outside the door for a few minutes, the ice and snow will condense into ice again, and then it can be directly removed from the film and placed in the second-floor underground shelter.

As for whether to fill a layer of wooden boards in the underground shelter to isolate the ice and soil? The two also thought of this, but did not do so.

Because ice itself can also be used as bricks, put it directly on the ground, and at most the layer close to the ground will not be eaten.

In the following time, the two concentrated on storing ice, made a lot of molds, and transported a large amount of ice to the second-floor underground shelter.

The most troublesome part of this work is the transportation process, because the weight of ice bricks is not light, and it takes a lot of effort to transport them to the second-floor shelter 10m underground.

The two cooperated with each other to barely complete this task.

Almost a week later, the second-floor underground shelter underwent a huge change.

The two first covered the ground and the surrounding walls with neat ice bricks, which was equivalent to laying a thick layer of bricks for the entire second-floor underground shelter.

Then fill the inside with ice bricks. After a week of hard work, the area of ​​nearly 10 square meters has been filled with clean ice, and the temperature inside is maintained at a very low level, almost a few degrees below zero.

And because it is located very deep underground, the heat preservation ability is very good, and the temperature cannot be dissipated, so the ice inside will not melt due to the increase in the temperature outside.

After seeing this scene, the two were also very satisfied, which means that their efforts are completely effective.

But they also need to speed up their actions, because the cold wave is gradually ending, and the ice and snow are beginning to melt. They must fill the entire second-floor underground shelter in time.

So, in the next few days, the two just threw the bamboo basket into the river, and no longer touched snails. All their time and energy were put on storing ice.

As more and more ice cubes appeared, the underground ice cellar gradually showed what it should be like. Entering it was surrounded by cold air, which made people shiver.

The neatly arranged ice bricks, with a clean light, seemed to be in another world.

After that, it took nearly a week for them to finally complete this huge project, filling the entire second-floor underground shelter with neatly arranged ice blocks, making it an ice cellar that can be used for a long time.

The entire ice cellar only left a passage for one person to walk, and there was a space inside that could be used to store food, and the uneaten food could be stored in ice bricks.

At the same time, the two also transported all the uneaten dried meat, fish, potato chips, etc. in the shelter here.

Although they had been air-dried before, there was still a risk of corruption, so they were all transported to the ice cellar to ensure that they would not deteriorate.

After doing all this, the cold wave had passed for nearly 20 days. Although the temperature was still 5~6℃, the snow had gradually begun to melt, revealing the original appearance of this world.

These days, catching fish in the stream for a long time has led to a decrease in the recent fish harvest, and it should not be possible to obtain so much fish for a long time in the future.

So they also need to consider other ways to obtain food, especially to start building a planting industry.

The biggest difference between humans and primitive people is that humans can plant and raise their own crops.

Their current situation is very similar to that of primitive people. They can obtain food through hunting and gathering, so they are also affected by spring, summer, autumn, winter and natural disasters, resulting in frequent lack of food.

But once civilization develops and they can plant and raise their own crops, these problems will no longer exist.

So as soon as the ice and snow melted, the two began to cultivate the land around the camp.

The scope of their camp is very large, almost several hundred square meters, and the shelter only occupies a small area. Everyone can cultivate a piece of land.

Moreover, the soil here is very fertile. When the trees and weeds in the field were cut down before, all the leaves and flowers were thrown on the ground. After a winter, they have decayed and formed very fertile soil.

Moreover, these soils are very soft and there are no stones in them. After a simple turning of the soil, they can be used directly for planting.

Neither of them had any experience in planting, so they bought a book about planting. After learning the knowledge in it, they began to formally develop the planting industry.

There were many difficulties in the process, and the two of them overcame them one by one, and successfully reclaimed two vegetable plots, all of which were ten by ten, occupying a large area, making the camp look more lively.

As for what crops to plant? After thinking for a long time, they decided to buy seeds directly from the survival store.

And they also need to consider which foods must be planted? Which crops can fill their stomachs?

One of the two vegetable plots must be used to grow staple food, the yield must be high, and it can provide them with a lot of food.

After thinking for a long time, the two chose wheat, which can be ground into powder and made into flour.

As for the second vegetable plot, it is likely to grow various vegetables and fruits to enrich their food variety.

Finally, two seeds were purchased, namely green vegetables and leeks, which are relatively common crop seeds, and the most important thing is that they are very simple to plant. Even if the two are novices, they can successfully grow them.

Afterwards, Huang Hai returned to the previous shelter and found some wild ginger and wild shallots again, which were planted together in the second vegetable garden. These are also very important crops that can make the cooked food more delicious.

From now on, the two of them will have one more thing to do in their lives, which is to water the vegetable garden, fertilize it, and take care of the two vegetable gardens every day.

As for the aquaculture industry, it has not developed very well so far, and there is not even a rough plan.

Because the two themselves don’t know which animals should be raised, it is difficult to hunt now, let alone catch some animals alive.

In the survival store, the two of them did get animals randomly through random goods, including wolf dogs, chickens and ducks, but unfortunately the prices were too expensive, so they had to give up and didn’t buy them.

If you really want to develop the aquaculture industry, hares and pheasants are very good choices. If you can catch these two animals alive in the future, you can indeed try to develop it.

But this kind of thing cannot be forced. Strictly speaking, the possibility of raising fish is higher than the possibility of raising these animals.