According to Chen Xin's estimation, if he can get materials from Mo Qingyan to upgrade the greenhouse this month and replant vegetables in time, then next month he will not only be able to harvest vegetables that are seven times the current yield, but also The carrots planted in the month were also harvested, which can be described as a bumper harvest.
It's just that if you really collect so many vegetables, you must deal with them in time. Chen Xin will never be able to eat so many vegetables by himself. The only option is to take them out and exchange them for supplies.
After all, the large freezer he exchanged from Mo Qingyan can hold several hundred kilograms of vegetables and is full, which is what he harvests in a month. If the output is really increased seven times, he will definitely not have room to store so many vegetables.
Chen Xin thought about it carefully and decided to follow his original idea and plant upland rice.
If he uses material upgrades to increase the planting area and hydroponic planting trays at the same time, Chen Xin can grow upland rice on the ground and move the vegetable planting to the hydroponic trays.
In this way, he can not only harvest enough food for himself, but also have enough fresh vegetables to exchange for supplies.
After all, the upgraded greenhouse will be 200 square meters in size, with hydroponic planting trays of the same area. Upland rice will be grown on 200 square meters of land. Two crops can be harvested a year, which can yield about 600 kilograms of rice.
As for the vegetables grown on hydroponic planting trays, with his current planting ratio of half carrots and half cabbage and lettuce, he can harvest about 600 kilograms of cabbage, 600 kilograms of lettuce and about 300 kilograms of lettuce every month on average. One hundred pounds of carrots.
Although carrots here have to be harvested every three months, they are also more durable and are undoubtedly a high-quality material that can be traded.
After doing this calculation, Chen Xin suddenly found that his supplies suddenly became abundant, and he had a huge surplus in terms of rice and vegetables.
He can exchange most of his monthly vegetable output for supplies to upgrade his shelter and make himself better off. At the same time, he can also exchange for other things to enrich his table, such as meat and liquor.
These outputs can also be used to exchange for other things that Chen Xin needs, such as the small agricultural machinery for farming that he needs most now, and firearms for self-protection.
Of course, Chen Xin doesn't have to change his gun. He can use vegetables to exchange for supplies, then upgrade the weapon cabinet, click on the gun manufacturing blueprint of the weapon cabinet, and make his own firearms.
It's just that he is not sure what the gun he made will look like. If it is a relatively primitive firearm, it will be slightly worse than the replaced firearm in terms of reliability and usability.
After all, he could ask Uncle Ding to exchange a pistol from the SWAT team through Ding Ning. If he made it himself, if the upgrade level was not enough, it would most likely be a simple firearm without rifling.
That's not to say that that kind of gun can't be used, but it's certainly not very practical and not easy to carry around.
However, the upgrade of the weapon cabinet must be carried out. As the old saying goes, "You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to defend yourself." Having a reliable weapon for self-defense will also enable you to survive better in this apocalyptic world. Assure.
Thinking like this, Chen Xin added the materials needed to upgrade the weapon cabinet to his list. He decided to use the vegetables produced this month as a deposit to contact Uncle Ding from Mo Qingyan in exchange for the materials on the list. The remaining balance will be paid off next month after I upgrade my greenhouse and expand my output.
Although this method of payment is somewhat unreliable in the last days, based on his relationship with Mo Qingyan and Ding Ning, Chen Xin believed that he could still exchange for these things.
After making a list, Chen Xin was ready to set up his communication antenna and connect it to his shortwave radio station so that he could get in touch with Mo Qingyan and the others without having to think about anything and running to the city. .
The temperature is not too low now, so it's not a big problem to go for a trip, but as the weather gets colder, it will be a pain to go out.
With this thought in mind, Chen Xin took out the military shortwave antenna made by Lucia that he had specially prepared from the tin box, and walked out of the shelter with the box in hand.
The best place to set up an antenna is of course the top of the mountain where his shelter is located. However, considering that the maintenance and wiring of the antenna would be troublesome if set up on the top of the mountain, Chen Xin chose to set up the antenna halfway up the mountain.
There is a pre-made cement base here. Although the previous fire burned the place to ashes, but after sweeping away the ashes and residue on the surface, the cement base on the ground is still intact, but it looks dark.
After cleaning the cement base, Chen Xin took out the shortwave antenna from the box, set it up on the cement base, and screwed the fixing bolts into the reserved screw holes. Fixed on cement base.
After installing the antenna, Chen Xin still needs to connect the antenna to the shortwave radio station in the shelter.
Fortunately, the cables have been buried here beforehand, so there is no need to pull the cables.
Chen Xin opened the grille of the shelter vent under the cement base, pulled out a cable from inside, and then plugged it into the interface under the antenna.
After doing all this, Chen Xin did not forget to cover the antenna with a layer of camouflage cloth to prevent anyone from discovering it and causing damage.
Although there are almost no people who can appear in the wild in this kind of apocalypse, those who can still appear in the wild at this time must not be ordinary people. What if someone discovers the antenna and steals it for themselves or finds their refuge? Therefore, if you have any thoughts that you shouldn't have, you are causing trouble for yourself.
Therefore, in order to reduce unnecessary trouble, Chen Xin covered the shortwave antenna with a layer of camouflage cloth, making the entire antenna look like a small black mound.
After looking at his work and dusting off the dust on his hands, Chen Xin returned to the shelter with satisfaction.
In the shelter, Chen Xin also took out the shortwave radio, placed it on the table reserved in the living room, and connected the other end of the cable to the shortwave radio.
After turning on the radio and adjusting the channel, Chen Xin made his first call: "This is a writer. I'm calling all my fellow survivors. If you hear me, please answer. Wearestillalive, Livelong and prosper."
This sentence was the signal they agreed upon at the beginning. When everyone gets in touch after the disaster, they will say this sentence to show their identity and the current status of their survival.
Chen Xin waited, but there was silence on the shortwave radio station. Only the faint sound of electricity flowed through, which made Chen Xin feel a little frustrated.
Just when Chen Xin looked at the unresponsive radio station and wanted to turn it off, the answering voice finally sounded from the radio: "This is an old farmer. I'm glad to hear your voice, writer. Wearestillalive, Livelong and prosper."
"Here is the drilling expert. I have enough supplies to accommodate my companions who need to take refuge. Wearestillalive, Livelong and prosper."
"The climbing tiger here is doing well and glad everyone is getting through this. Wearestillalive, Livelongandprosper."
"here it is… "
Thinking of the answers one by one, Chen Xin felt filled with joy and excitement when listening to everyone's answers. All his companions in the survival group responded at this moment, proving that he was still alive and well.
And the last answer came to mind at this time: "I am Dragon Lady, and I am living a good life. It's great that no one has lost contact! Wearestillalive, Livelongandprosper!" (End of this chapter)