Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 158: Invitation

Chapter 158: Invitation

After handing over the task of building the houses to A Lu Yu, Xu Xiang went to A Lu Zhi. After searching for a while, she saw that he was talking with the elders of the Xiuluo tribe and Yishi tribe. After he finished speaking with the elders, she beckoned him over.

When A Lu Zhi saw her calling him, he walked towards her. He looked at what she was holding for a second, then looked at her and asked, "Do you need anything?"

Xu Xiang nodded and said, "Do you remember what you asked me before?"

He tilted his head slightly in confusion, and Xu Xiang asked, "Do you still want to learn how to grow crops?"

A Lu Zhi was surprised, but he still nodded at Xu Xiang. Seeing him nodding, she showed him the screen. Pointing to three areas on the map, she said, "These three areas have the most fertile soil than the others. They are very suitable to be used as farmland. Anything can grow as long as we have enough water to irrigate the land, and fertilizer to improve the soil’s conditions."

Looking at the screen and listening to her words, A Lu Zhi’s eyes lit up. He looked up at her from the screen with excitement and hope in his eyes. He then asked, "Are you sure we can grow anything?"

She nodded and replied calmly: "Yes."

After getting her affirmation and sensing the confidence in her tone, A Lu Zhi clenched his hands and asked, "When can you teach us?"

Xu Xiang thought for a while and said, "Our first priority is to build the houses and the kitchen. After that, we can start planting the crops. It is still the middle of the fifth month, so we still have time to sow seeds. Since the farmland needs to go through some processing before we can start planting, we can get the seedlings ready first. I’m planning to plant sweet potatoes, corn, pumpkin or other drought tolerant crops. In addition to being drought tolerant, these crops also have high yield."

A Lu Zhi silently listened to her list of things that should be done. After she finished speaking, he looked at her and said, "It seems that there is a lot to do and learn."

Xu Xiang looked at his uneasy expression and said, "Don’t worry. Farming may seem hard to learn at first, but as long as you want to learn and are willing to work hard, there is nothing you can’t do."

After hearing what she said, A Lu Zhi smiled at her and said, "You are right. I will work hard and not let everyone down."

She nodded and said, "Before we start, you need to find people to take care of the soil. We need to plow the farmland, remove all remaining roots and weeds, break up the soil clods, level the fields, build the canal system, and fertilize the soil."

A Lu Zhi nodded and asked, "Then how many people do we need to do all of this?"

Xu Xiang thought for a while and said, "The area of ​​the three farmlands is not too big, so about forty people are enough. We need to free up more people to build houses and other functional buildings."

Hearing her answer, he said, "All right. I will go and gather the people."

After some discussion, the two agreed to use one of the farmlands for planting medicinal materials. Since the Yishi tribe has rich medical knowledge in this world, Xu Xiang asked A Lu Zhi to ask if they would like to work in the medicine field. After Xu Xiang and A Lu Zhi finished discussing, she went to dig three wells on the housing area, while A Lu Zhi went to find workers to work on the farmlands.

Coming out of the village, A Lu Zhi saw his father, Wula Gan, two elders of the Xiuluo tribe, and several elders of the Yishi tribe were chatting and resting on the side of the road not far from the entrance of the village. He approached them with a smile and politely greeted them.

Ha Tai looked at his fourth son and asked, "Do you have anything you want to tell us?"

When A Lu Zhi was still young, he had already become a counselor of the Xiuluo tribe. He was used to talking about serious matters with his father, the several elders, and other chieftains and elders from other tribes.

Without any pressure or feeling nervous, he smiled and replied: "Yes. I’m here to ask for Chieftain Wula Gan’s opinion about something."

Wula Gan looked at him and said calmly, "If you have anything to ask, feel free to ask."

A Lu Zhi smiled at the old chieftain and said, "We found out that there are three fertile lands around the village where crops and medicinal herbs can be grown. After some discussion, we decided to use a piece of farmland as a medicinal garden. Because only the Yishi tribe has knowledge about medicinal herbs, we decided to invite people from the Yishi tribe to plant medicinal herbs. Chieftain Wula Gan, what do you think about this?"

Wula Gan’s eyes lit up when he heard that they could grow medicinal herbs instead of collecting them. After living for sixty years, this was the first time he knew that medicinal herbs could be grown.

After his initial excitement, he calmed down and asked, "Are you sure we can grow medicinal herbs?"

Hearing his question, A Lu Zhi frowned and asked, "Is it not possible to grow medicinal herbs?"

Wula Gan thought for a while and said, "I don’t know. But as far as I know, medicinal herbs can only be collected from the mountains and forests, and cannot be grown."

A Lu Zhi thought for a while and asked, "If it is possible to grow medicinal herbs, would the people of the Yishi tribe be willing to take on the task of planting medicinal herbs?"