The larvae of this insect like tenderness, sweetness, moisture, and dark light.
Therefore, the young leaf cores, new leaves, filaments, male and female ears, sweet and tender seeds in the bract leaves, the sweet and tender juice inside the stalks, and the pith core of the ear are all its favorite parts, and it starts to go crazy at night. Gnawing crops.
At dawn, before the sun comes out, they will hide in the center of the corn leaves like a big trumpet, and sleep in a circle.
Or just climb down the corn stalk and get under the soil at the root of the corn.
The gray-black color of the insects is mixed with the soil, making it difficult to find traces.
In order to kill this pest, farmers need to use various methods, including spraying pesticides and spreading plant ash.
This kind of bug is also the most cunning. It can develop resistance to the same medicine after being used several times.
Therefore, the fastest and most effective method is also the stupidest method.
It's better to take advantage of the daybreak and crush the insects to death while they are still eating on the leaves, or catch them and feed them to the chickens.
For the owner of the land, it is a sense of accomplishment to crush a centimeter-long, round flesh insect to death through the leaves!
Therefore, every night you can see the flickering fire in the ground. It is every household holding a torch and using long bamboo tongs to catch insects and compete with the little insects for food.
Catching insects also requires skill, carefulness and a steady hand.
Because the bug pretends to be dead when it gets cold, and instantly rolls down into the cracks of leaves or among the mud on the ground, making it invisible to people.
On the mountain, Jiang Zhi is also catching insects.
Except for a small amount of corn, most of the sloping land is covered with cotton.
The bollworm is also a pest.
They are the same kind as corn borers, except that cotton does not have a large trumpet core. They directly eat the cotton leaves and bolls.
Cotton bolls that have been gnawed will no longer develop, and yield reduction is inevitable.
Every day when Mr. Xiao Man goes to the fields to take care of the cotton branches, he pinches the insects and makes a crackling sound.
However, most bugs fall to the ground and hide before people get close.
Finally, Mr. Man took the family's chickens to the field in a basket on his back.
After a few days, the chicks get used to being with people.
When the frightened insects on the cotton leaves used the old trick of "rolling on the ground and hitting the porcelain" to escape, they just fell into the chicken's mouth below.
Insects continue to lay eggs from generation to generation, and the effect of catching insects is not obvious.
There are no chemicals here. We can only use pepper water and eucalyptus leaves soaked in water to kill insects.
Jiangzhi cut down mulberry trees and used the toxins in the roots, stems and leaves to kill insects.
Killing them directly won't kill them, but it can prevent the insects from eating and control the damage of nibbling.
The farm work is so trivial, it feels like it is not done when it is done, and it will never end.
Before the rainstorm, Jiang Zhi put out the news that he wanted to buy materials. Unexpectedly, before the wood business came to his door, the livestock dealer introduced by the vendor who was selling young corn came.
More than a month had passed, and Jiang Zhi thought the matter was over. Unexpectedly, a livestock dealer came, bringing three cows, a mule, a basket of piglets, and several lambs.
The whole village gathered around the animals.
Should you buy it or not?
Everyone in the household will definitely want to buy it.
Tian Gui and Xu Gen surrounded the three strong calves, their eyes seemed to be glued to the cows and could not be torn off.
The cattle dealer patted the calf's neck and praised: "Look, this is an eight-month-old cow. It will be ready for harnessing next year.
If you have thick legs, a thick neck, and good energy, you will be good at working in the future. Your village is not big, just three cows are enough! "
Tian Gui nodded involuntarily: "It's a good animal!"
Xu Genyou touched the smooth satin-like back of the cow, looked at the calf's dark eyes, and said with admiration: "It's a good cow!"
Farmers like them have a greater affection for cattle than anything else.
Next to them, several women gathered around the pig basket to look at the piglets: "This pig is good. It has a round head and a short mouth. It will definitely eat in the trough."
As they watched, several pigs suddenly started fighting, biting their ears and thrusting their buttocks, making the women laugh.
The children hugged the lamb and refused to let go.
"Hey, this sheep is beautiful. I want this."
"No, I want this!"
Tian Xiaoquan put his hands on his hips and said, "Does your family have money? If you want to buy something, just pay for it."
Tian Taoer also said: "There is also a pig pen and a sheep pen. Do you have one at home?"
Several children shook their heads: "No!"
In the village, let alone money for shopping, everyone still lives in shacks and there is no sheepfold at all.
The children's eyes were fixed on the adults next to them.
Sure enough, after the excitement, the women let go of their hands, with reluctance on their faces.
After half a year, Li Laoshi went up the mountain again, but this time his journey was not smooth.
Only halfway through, in a green forest, he was stopped by a big and fierce wild boar.
The dark brown mane stands upright, making the wild boar's body look stronger and stronger.
If Li Laoshi doesn't move, the wild boar won't move. If Li Laoshi moves, the wild boar will move too.
Li Laoshi felt panic in his heart, his vest was cold, his mouth was bitter, and his legs were weak: Is this Peppa Pig?
After such a long time, the wild boar has grown up. There is no braid on the top of the head, and the body is still covered with leaves.
He could no longer tell whether it was domesticated or wild.
If he admits his mistake, he will need to be hit, and his body will be used as a kite by the wild boar and lowered down the mountain.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and it was impossible not to leave. Li Laoshi was about to cry.
He slowly approached a tree, raised his head and shouted, "Peppa, it's me! I'm Li Laoshi, your Uncle Li, have you forgotten?"
The wild boar didn't hum, but took two more steps calmly, getting closer to Li Laoshi.
"Peppa, Pork Belly, I'm really your Uncle Li, you can't remember it, right?" Li Laoshi shouted to the wild boar while looking for a place to dodge with the corner of his eye.
Just when he was about to climb onto a rock, the wild boar suddenly rushed over.
Li Laoshi screamed in fright, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground: "Mother, I'm going to feed the wild boars today!"
But the wild boar ran up to him, lowered its head, grabbed his belly with its long beak and pushed it forward. Li Laoshi lay on the pig's back and was carried several steps away.
"Hahaha, it's Peppa Pig! You little thing did it on purpose, and you even scared me!"
Li Laoshi reacted in shock and was so angry that he grabbed the pig's bristles and pulled them hard twice.
I almost peed my pants, but Peppa Pig was still playing.
After carrying Li Laoshi for a few steps, Peggy left him alone, grumbling and rummaging through his clothes for something.
Li Laoshi shivered and knelt on the ground, but he grabbed the wild boar's hair and refused to let go: "You scared me so hard that my legs went weak. You have to carry me on your back."
He also relies on wild boars.
After several pulls by one person and one pig, the wild boar finally agreed to let Li Laoshi pull its tail to climb the mountain, and then it stopped.
When Li Laoshi arrived at Laoyunya and told the two families who were making mosquito coils that the cattle dealer had brought cattle, everyone immediately became happy.
Xiaoman patted Peppa Pig on the neck and said, "Peppa, I'll go down the mountain and pick a little wife for you."
Er Rui immediately prepared a bamboo basket to hold the pigs. It had been agreed a long time ago that a sow must be raised on the mountain so that it would be convenient for him to kill the pigs and eat their meat.
Jiang Zhi asked Li Laoshi: "How are Tian Gui and the others going to buy cattle? Who will pay for it?"
You have to count your money when buying cattle. Jiang Zhi wants to ask everyone about their plans first.
In farmers' families, cattle are family wealth and cannot be treated as ordinary livestock.
According to Li Shishi's price, in peacetime in the past, a big cow that could work would cost at least eight taels of silver, which was comparable to the simple warehouse he built himself.
Even if it's a calf that can't work yet, two taels of silver are always needed.
