The return to primitive farming often meant relying on the whims of the weather.
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While tending to the rice, barley, wheat, the seeds left by the ship's doctor, and food for the chinchillas, he didn't forget to dry the seeds left over from earlier planting, fearing they might get damp.
Chen Zhou had initially planned to plant these seeds on better, more fertile soil once the fertilizer was ready.
However, plans couldn't keep up with changes, and he hadn't anticipated the rainy season being so severe.
If this trend continued, by the time the rainy season ended and the fertilizer was ready, the seeds might have sprouted mold.
To avoid unnecessary loss, he screened the seeds once more, picking out shriveled and damaged rice, barley, and wheat.
He found several glass bottles and clean socks, categorizing and using the old method to start seedlings in advance, preparing to plant these crops before the first batch of grain matured.
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