Chapter 1290: Inside Xiao Town

The reason Baifeng did not let them leave right now was to ensure that they and the people of the Suiren Tribe would interact and get to know each other more while on the road, so that later, when everyone lived in the same town, there would not be any division or inappropriate group behavior.

If the Huaxia people were allowed to go first and the Suiren Tribe people arrived later, it would immediately appear that the Huaxia people considered themselves the first to arrive, that this place belonged to them, and they would subsequently ostracize the people of the Suiren Tribe.

The people of the Suiren Tribe might also develop obstacles in their living and psychological state in Xiao Town because of this reason, which would be bad for the future development of Xiao Town.

According to Baifeng's plan, after they arrive at Xiao Town, except for some houses that were planned for specific uses from the beginning, the ownership of the rest will be decided by drawing lots; wherever they draw is where they will stay.

Furthermore, the courtyards were built very large from the start because Xiao Town is truly very large, but there are not many people living there; inside the city walls of Xiao Town, there is no farmland, nor are there plans for any other industries, so it is purely a place for living.

The factories are outside the city walls of Xiao Town and do not occupy the internal area, so not only is every courtyard built very large, but there is also enough space inside to satisfy future residential expansion needs.

This includes roads, greenery, and the like, for which very sufficient space has been reserved; the greenery has not been done yet because the soil quality of Xiao Town is indeed not very good, trees are difficult to survive, and if grass is planted and no one takes care of it, it will likely grow wildly next year, so currently, everything has been treated with extermination.

Once everyone has moved in and there is nothing to do during the Winter, then people will be organized to go to suitable places to transport soil and humus to fill the areas prepared for greenery, and once Spring arrives, they can carry out transplanting and planting; they can plant whatever flowers and grass they like.

Greenery is absolutely necessary and cannot be abandoned at all, although the air will not be bad since the places the eyes can see are dense forests, and fresh air can naturally flow over.

However, planting some trees and flowers will immediately change the visual impression, and one will feel very comfortable psychologically; after all, the houses in the entire Xiao Town are earthy yellow, which is very ugly.

Moreover, Xiao Town is located on a piece of saline-alkali land with little vegetation; as soon as the wind blows, it is bound to be dusty, and the forest is still a long distance from Xiao Town, so it cannot serve the purpose of shielding Xiao Town from wind and sand; planting inside the city can have a certain blocking effect.

Another point is shading, giving the people of Xiao Town some places to cool off, and it can also achieve the effect of water storage and soil conservation, so that the ground will not be washed away as soon as it rains.

Huaxia has also prepared many fruit tree saplings; they are in the dormant period during Winter, and as long as the roots are wrapped well after being dug up, there is no problem, and they can be stored for a very long time.

These fruit trees will be distributed to every household when the time comes, four tree types per family, which are also the main fruit varieties in Huaxia now: peach, plum, apricot, and pear.

These have already reached a certain scale in Huaxia, the saplings are numerous, easy to plant and grow, and also suitable for the climate of Xiao Town, so it can fully guarantee that most will survive.

Huaxia is also selecting and breeding more new fruit varieties; there are apples now, but the fruits are relatively small, the skin is thick, the taste is a bit astringent, and they are not particularly delicious; I do not know how many generations they still need to be bred.

The apple at this time is called Linqin, and Baifeng did not change everyone's habit of calling it that, so Linqin is still called Linqin and was not changed to apple; the little devils still write apple as Linqin, which is still a relatively ancient way of calling it.

Hawthorn is very small and very astringent, but it is also being continuously cultivated; it can not only be eaten but can also be used as medicine, making it a very good fruit.

Jujubes and date plums are small in size, but they can be stored for a very long time and can fully be eaten as a type of food; now, the several towns around Huaxia have also specifically designated land for planting, but it takes many years from planting the sapling to bearing fruit.

Date plums are also mainly used as rootstock for persimmons, that is, the lower branches during Cuttings; after Cuttings, the fruiting period of the persimmon can be shortened by at least half, but the date plum itself is also a decent fruit, so Huaxia will not give it up, and neither will they give up persimmons.

Grapes are a newly discovered variety, and it is still necessary to trade for the Wax Seed from the Xuanyuan Tribe; this will certainly require paying a price, but at most, it will be fruit for fruit; the Xuanyuan Tribe also has the fruits that Huaxia has, and the cultivation years of Huaxia's fruits are not too long, and the fruits themselves have not changed much, after all, they are woody plants, so if the Wax Seed is given to the Xuanyuan Tribe, the Xuanyuan Tribe cannot take advantage of it.

However, the entry of grapes into Huaxia can still add a bit of different color to Huaxia's fruit atlas.

Leaving such a large courtyard for the people of Xiao Town is certainly not just for them to plant fruit; because of the time and manpower for construction, they were only planned a large residential plot and courtyard walls were built, but not many houses were built, not even occupying one-sixth of the entire courtyard.

This is to leave a certain amount of space for them to expand their houses themselves in the future, so that they will not have to be like Huaxia, where children are born more and more, but there is no place to build houses and no larger residential plots.

Baifeng believes in the people of this era and their crazy reproduction speed after having sufficient food; leaving such a large empty space is enough for them to use; it does not matter if they cannot use it for now, as long as they are hardworking enough and willing to work, then they can go and haul soil to carry out transformation.

A garden is probably impossible, but they can transform it into a vegetable garden; Huaxia has many vegetable seeds, and they can fully plant a vegetable garden in their own courtyard.

Furthermore, Xiao Town itself has planned a public vegetable plot and fruit plot, which is a necessary guarantee for life.