Chapter 402 - Picky Eater
Shao Xuan wrote down all the cloud patterns he could decipher on an animal skin scroll, then drew the unsolvable ones on another. After tidying up, he slept for two days.
After his rest, Shao Xuan’s fog in his mind had cleared and he was much more energetic. When he heard voices in his yard, he thought of his plants and went to check.
There were five people including Taihe’s Quan Bai there. They were almost living here now, coming up the hill with Qi Qi and the rest every day to care for the plants. Most discussions were not held in the yard so they would not disturb Shao Xuan.
When Shao Xuan opened his door, he realised there were ten old men and old ladies squatting in his yard. Then there were more people standing outside, craning their necks.
Then, he looked at the seedlings. They were as tall as his knees now, green and healthy.
When they saw Shao Xuan, they all quickly stood up.
“How are things?” asked Shao Xuan.
In the end, Shao Xuan told Qi Qi about his discovery, bringing her into the pantry to show her the stuff the seedlings ‘ate’ and the white roots.
“Perhaps some kind of fertiliser can help but at the moment, this is the only way,” he said as he pointed at the animal skin.
Qi Qi was surprised. Just as Shao Xuan was talking about how it was such a waste of effort and time, she cried in excitement, “This is amazing!”
The meat supply was not a problem. It wasn’t winter and a lot of meat was brought back from every hunt. They could eat less but not the plants! Right now, there were forty left and Qi Qi did not want to see them die.
Meat? More! More! More!
After Quan Bai knew, he was even more excited than the Flaming Horn farmers, always reminding that if there wasn’t enough meat here, Taihe could bring some over1
Shao Xuan did not agree to let Quan Bai bring meat over because he had enough. However, Shao Xuan secretly thought that he wasn’t going to plant this ever again, this plant was such a picky eater!