Threshing wheat is the hardest but also the happiest time.
When the sun rises above the head, all the wheat has been bundled and moved to the courtyard dam.
Fortunately, Jiang Zhi used quicklime mixed with Sanhe soil to smash through the courtyard dam. Now he only needs to sweep it clean before heaping wheat.
Moving the wheat sheaves was completed early in the morning, and everyone needed to thresh the wheat after a hurried meal.
As usual, a wooden pier of moderate height is placed in the courtyard dam, and half a stone mill is placed on it.
The man would take the wheat sheaf and beat it hard on the stone mill until the wheat grains fell off the ears, and then throw the remaining wheat straw sheaves aside.
Xiaoman and Xu Errui were the main force in breaking the wheat, knocking it down in just a few clicks.
Little Man took a wooden stick and carefully beat the thrown wheat straw bundles to ensure that not a single grain of wheat was missed.
Jiang Zhi and Chunfeng serve as assistants, and they need to carry all the clean wheat straw to the woods and stack it carefully. These straws can be used to make fires for cooking or to build thatched houses.
And those wheat grains that have been beaten should be dried quickly while the sun is good. If it rains, the wheat will sprout quickly.
Xiao Mannai spread the oilcloth on the terraced fields, then poured the wheat grains in and spread them evenly.
The hearts of both families were extremely pious and excited. They were out of battle, fled, went up the mountain, and finally started to harvest food!
That night, Chunfeng fried and ground new wheat to make flour, sieved out the rough skin, then added eggs and leeks and baked it into wheat cakes.
Although the coarse bran mixed in it was a bit throat-cutting, the long-lost aroma of wheat whetted everyone's appetite and made them lick their fingers.
Jiang Zhi was quite overstuffed.
Mr. Xiaoman clapped his fingers and exclaimed: "With five ridges of land, we can produce more than two hundred kilograms when dried. It's a high yield!"
If the five acres of land at the foot of the mountain had this yield, there would be thousands of kilograms of wheat in a year... Alas! If you can't eat it all in a year, you can still save a few taels of silver! "
Jiang Zhi shook his head when he heard this: It's only two hundred kilograms of wheat, it's not even enough!
In modern times with improved seeds and chemical fertilizers, the yield per mu has reached 1,200 to 1,500 kilograms.
The harvest this time is good, thanks to the absence of pests and diseases. It seems that we need to pay more attention to wheat planting and use as much science and technology as possible.
After harvesting the wheat, it is time to transplant the rice seedlings.
Under normal circumstances, this should be done at the same time. In the past, Jiang Zhi also participated in the "Double Robbery" and "Red May Battle" in farm work. As long as he worked slowly, he had to stand in the water-filled wheat field to cut wheat ears.
The wheat is drying in the courtyard, and the careful Qiaoyun is keeping watch at home.
Qiaoyun has a heavy task. She needs to observe the movement of clouds in the sky at all times to prevent the rain in the mountains from making sneak attacks.
The rest of the people all went to the terraced fields, dug up the wheat bags with hoes, broke up the soil clods, and then released water into the fields.
There are ditches that used to store water, so there is no shortage of water in the wheat fields, and it is now convenient to build rice fields.
There were no oxen to pull the rake, so Xu Errui and Xiaoman took turns pulling the hoe from the front.
Little Man is busy using mud to cover the field ridge.
Now there is a rush to plant and harvest, time waits for no one, and the work does not even end at night. Several people work hard until dawn.
In the morning light, the terraced fields were sparkling, and the seedlings had been pulled out of the nursery.
This time, Jiang Zhi asked for his own ideas.
"The spacing between the seedlings should be enough feet, and they also need to be tied with ropes. They should be planted neatly and in rows facing the sunrise and sunset."
Young Man and Er Rui were a little dumbfounded. Young Man said, "Er Rui, you are wasting your land by inserting yourself so sparsely!"
Xu Errui also said: "In the past, when planting rice seedlings, we always walked along the edge of the fields. This is convenient, we can plant them closely, and we can harvest more. Mom, you taught me this."
He used to get beaten a lot for planting rice seedlings, but why has he changed again now?
Jiang Zhi’s face remained unchanged: “I planted the wrong seeds before, so the yield was not high and I suffered from hunger every year!
Uncle Chang Geng, if you promise to farm the land, you will obey me. This wheat is proof! "
Is this...also a reason?
Mr. Xiaoman held back, he did indeed say so, and it was Er Ruiniang who built the terraces.
Finally, the rice was planted according to Jiang Zhi's instructions.
Seeing the sparse seedlings planted in the water and the entire terraces looking empty, Mr. Man felt his heart aching.
What a sin! Such a waste!
However, Xiao Manye's heart did not hurt for long, as he was busy with other things.
It’s time to harvest the soybeans on the hillside.
Unlike the terraced fields where wheat can be harvested in one go, harvesting soybeans is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
The area on the hillside is huge, and no matter how much Mr. Man weeds, he can't compare to the vitality of the weeds.
Especially in June, there is a lot of rain and strong sun, so the grass is really prosperous and the bean sprouts are sparse.
And in order to care about the wheat, I inadvertently neglected the beans.
The areas near the bean fields that I walk around a lot are better, and I can still see the soil with a few hoe picks every day. In other places, the soybeans are hidden in the grass.
So, several people began to look for bean sprouts in the grass.
It has to be said that the burned grass ashes provide fertility, and there is early weeding and seedling protection.
Even though the grass now covers the bean vines, the soybeans still have deep roots and strong roots, and the pods grow plump and strong.
This search made Xiaoman feel distressed again. After looking carefully, he found that there were still many pods eaten by rabbits in the grass. He could only scold and collect the pods quickly.
Harvesting soybeans requires good timing. If the beans are harvested too early, the harvest will be reduced. If it is too late, the pods will burst and the beans will fall off.
You need to wait until the soybean leaves wither and the pods turn yellow, then cut the seedlings in the morning with dew.
It took several people several days to retrieve the soybeans from the weeds.
It has to be said that planting extensively does not necessarily lead to a poor harvest. If all the bean seeds thrown away randomly are recovered, they will be enough to fill the yard of Xiaoman's family at the foot of the cliff.
Soybeans cannot be beaten directly after harvesting. They need to be dried thoroughly. Finally, choose a cool autumn day to sit and beat slowly.
Little Man set up a shelf with branches outside the woods. He tied the soybean pods into small handfuls and hung them upside down on the sticks, so that they could dry slowly, and they would not be afraid of the pods rotting even if they were exposed to the sun and rain.
The farm work was temporarily relaxed for a few days. On this day, taking advantage of the sun and being unable to go out, Jiang Zhi checked Xu Dazhu's waist injury again.
After taking the medicine for more than half a month, Xu Dazhu still had no feeling in his legs, but he felt that the swelling and pain in his waist were relieved, and the numbness was particularly obvious.
In traditional Chinese medicine, soreness, numbness, swelling and pain represent different conditions and degrees of the disease.
Acidity refers to insufficient Qi and blood and lack of moisture in the body, which is when the condition is at its mildest.
Ma is a condition in which Qi can circulate normally, but blood does not circulate smoothly, causing physical discomfort.
Everyone has experienced the feeling of pressing the legs for too long. Because the air is ventilated but the blood is not drained, the skin will turn white and insects and ants crawl under the skin.
Bloating is the result of Qi blockage. The more serious the blockage is, the more painful it will be.
Itching is the best of all reactions. When qi and blood are stimulated, itching will occur.
If the wound feels itchy, it is also growing new granulations.
Now Xu Dazhu's pain has gone from unbearable to a little numb, which means that Qi and blood are ready to move in the injured area and are opening up new roads.
Another more important reaction is that his incontinence problem has improved significantly.
Speaking of this reaction, Xu Dazhu was a little embarrassed in front of his aunt Jiang Zhi, but Grandma Xiaoman was very happy.
Of course, there is one more happy person now, Chunfeng is smiling and her face is red.
Jiang Zhi concluded that escaping famine was a blessing in disguise, and he had been eating kudzu root powder to satisfy his hunger in the past few months.
This is a health product. You can’t even eat it like this at other times.
In addition, taking wild yam, whitegrass, and bee pupae can also be used as tonics to make the kidneys full and relieve defecation.
Moreover, I eat regularly and feel comfortable. I don’t have to go hungry every day like before. My stomach and intestines are gradually getting better, and I no longer have diarrhea and constipation.
