The act of raising seedlings in advance has caused a sensation in Xujia Village. No matter how corn is planted, it is not until May. It has not yet been planted now, and a seedbed has to be built.
Xu Genyou himself was a farmer doing farm work. At this time, he was not afraid of Mrs. Jiang's fierceness. He asked why he had to raise seedlings in advance, and what kind of seedbeds were there?
Jiang Zhi didn't hide it from him either.
Everyone is hungry. If only one family has food, it cannot survive. If someone robs and picks it up, they have to finish it off. We still need to make sure that everyone around them has food to eat.
However, she only stopped there. Missing one season of crops meant enough food and clothing for a year. She had a heavy responsibility and she would not bear the consequences.
Don’t come here with pig teammates who can’t be brought along.
"Growing seedlings in advance on the ground can prevent the shortage of seedlings and replant them, and it will not take up any space. Vegetables are still growing in the ground, and wheat can also be grown in the future!"
People in Xujia Village used to sow directly. Every time the seeds were eaten by mice or birds in the field, they had to replant them several times.
The growing time is different. When a piece of land is harvested, it is usually three generations of old, middle and young people who work together until winter, delaying the subsequent crops.
Xu Genyou and Tian Gui heard that it made sense, and they felt that this was the right thing to do, but now they didn't have enough seeds and they had to buy them themselves.
This time the seedlings did not call for people to rub dung balls.
The retting dung water is mixed with soil and mixed into a thin mud, which is then spread out and smoothed. Jiang Zhi uses a bamboo knife to cut out evenly sized pieces.
Then Tian Gui, Xu Genyou, Xiao Man and Xu Errui squatted next to the dung clods and pressed the seeds into the mud clods.
Every time an area is pressed, cover the surface of the seedbed with finely crushed dry soil in time.
Because there is no mulch covering to heat up, we can only cover it with another layer of withered grass.
Open it every morning when the sun comes out and cover it again when the sun goes down.
Although these tasks are tedious, Tian Gui and Xu Genyou do them very seriously and responsibly.
These farm work also attracted the Xu family to watch.
"Damn Errui, why are you pretending to be a weirdo again?"
Some peers were confused and thought it was Mrs. Jiang's previous weird behavior.
"I am raising seedlings, and they can be planted directly in the ground in the future! You can try it!"
"Ha! I have never seen anything done like this in my life. Just put it in the dung pile and burn the roots. It means nothing!" The man walked away with a frown.
Mrs. Jiang has never dealt with others, and now she is pretending to be a good person and wants to do the same for herself. How can she have such a good heart?
Grain is expensive and I can't bear to waste it.
Jiang Zhi also said "ha": "Some people are blind and stupid. Even if they are thrown into the cesspit, they can't find shit to eat. They deserve to starve!"
The man was so angry that he ran away. This Mrs. Jiang was really a fool, and her words were still so unpleasant to listen to.
The land in the village is managed by Xu Errui, and spring has arrived in the mountains.
In fact, Xiaomanye and Chunfeng took good care of those acres of land, so Jiang Zhi didn't need to care at all.
Taking advantage of the sunshine in the afternoon, Jiang Zhi carried a small basket to the shack where the wounded soldiers had lived.
We experienced wildfires last year, and because the ground had not been turned over and was hardened by the fire, not much weeds grew. At this time, it was still bare and black.
But here there is Peppa Pig’s dung pile, and a playground for basking in the sun and playing in the sand. Wherever the wild boar passes, young leaves will grow from the broken soil.
Next to it, the big dung pile made by the little wild boar has been removed by Chunfeng, leaving only a big pit.
The family has a pig that can make manure and a dozen chickens. Plus the rabbits, the manure in the ground is enough.
Jiang Zhi walked in front, followed closely by Peggy.
Seeing the fluffy soil turned over by the wild boar, Jiang Zhi was happy: This saves trouble, but the wild boar can no longer come here to roll the soil.
He casually scratched the wild boar that started to dig up the soil again: "Page, this area has been requisitioned by me. You have to find another place. Do you agree?"
Page was tickled so much that she rolled her eyes: Well, well, well!
"Okay, it's a deal! Peppa Pig is really good!" Jiang Zhi patted the pig's head with satisfaction.
It is convenient to have pigs to open up wasteland. Jiang Zhi first used a hoe to dig up the piece of soil, and there was no need to pick up the stones inside. The area was burned by fire, leaving mountain ash, and the pig urine pickled it and made it fertile prematurely.
The seeds in the small basket have been mixed with fine soil, then grab a handful and sprinkle them evenly into the soil, and then cover them casually.
These are the seeds of Viola purpurea, collected during herb collection last June.
Purpurea purpurea, also known as plow grass, can treat all kinds of sores, carbuncles and swollen poisons. It can be eaten
Magistrate Zhang said that if he wanted to make pills, it was natural to plant herbal medicine in advance.
Purpurea is a weed and a commonly used Chinese medicinal material. Although it is found all over the mountains and valleys, it still needs to be dug out in clusters, which is far less convenient than planting.
Now Jiang Zhi has sown the seeds, which are considered wild planting. They will be easy to collect in the future and will not affect the efficacy of the medicine.
And when the purple flowers bloom, the place will be a prosperous scene.
It is the earliest plant to bloom in spring, has a long flowering period, and is often used for landscaping.
I scattered a large area of purple seeds, put several other herbs into the crevices of the rocks, and planted some mugwort roots, and then left with the wild boar.
February has passed, and March has arrived in a blink of an eye, and it is the season when the grass grows and the orioles fly.
The early corn that Xu Errui manages has grown from the seedbed.
Normally, corn sown in May can grow 20-40 centimeters tall in a month. Now that the temperature is not enough, it can barely grow more than 10 centimeters, but the leaves are thick and strong.
"Mom, can we make ridges and transplant?" Xu Errui has never seen ridges and interplanting, and he doesn't know how to do it.
Jiang Zhi personally led people to dig and rid the land.
"Breaking sweet potato boxes" is a tiring job. In the past, after harvesting the wheat, I stood in the corn bushes and dug again. It was really hot and stuffy, and the corn leaves had to be cut.
Now it's easy. Jiang Zhi used the wooden sticks that had been pre-sized to measure the distance of each ridge. Then Xu Errui, Xiaoman and others gathered the excavated soil and piled it into rows to form ridges and ditches.
The corn is planted in the middle of the high ridges, and the interplanted sweet potatoes will be planted on both sides of the ridges to prevent waterlogging caused by excessive rain in summer.
Sweet potatoes are drought-resistant crops that are resistant to drought and waterlogging, so they are afraid of flooding, and they may be drowned if they are soaked in water for a long time.
In the past, sweet potatoes were grown on flat land in Xujia Village. Sweet potatoes cannot take root and grow vines, and they are soaked several times a year.
Now that there is soft and thick soil, and it can avoid flooding, the sweet potato vines can also be extended, and the yield will only be higher, not lower.
At this time, there was already a row of people squatting beside the field to watch the excitement. Looking at the ridge that was twenty centimeters high, everyone was lost in thought.
They all grow crops, and some things can be understood without looking at them, and Jiang Zhi is still more curious.
"Aunt Jiang, where did you learn this? Why haven't you done this before?" A man looked at Jiang Zhi with strange eyes.
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately attracted attention, and everyone wanted to know where this method came from.
Jiang Zhi recognized this man. When Xu Changshou was extorting land, this man slapped Pi, who jumped out to be a good guy, and said that he also wanted to occupy Chang Geng Bo's land.
We all live in the same village, with houses next to each other and floors next to each other. Not to mention there are no secrets at all, but the sound of pots and spoons can be heard in everyone's house.
Mrs. Jiang is not a person who can keep a low profile in the village. If something happens, she will shout it out a long time ago, and she will definitely not hide it until now.
Facing a dozen pairs of suspicious eyes, Jiang Zhi was confident. She had long known that such a day would come.
