After the rice transplanting officially started, three-quarters of the twenty people who were responsible for pulling out the rice seedlings early in the morning returned to the rice transplanting team, and the remaining few people continued to be responsible for pulling out the rice seedlings to meet the subsequent vacancies.
Although everyone's speed is not fast, everyone is working hard to plant every seedling.
In everyone's eyes, this is the food of the future. Although Yangyang and others are not familiar with it, they have felt everyone's enthusiasm for growing rice since they joined.
They were people who had truly been hungry. Even those on Teng She's side would have been hard-pressed to starve to the point of death like them in the past. Most people would not be able to appreciate that sense of near-death.
Therefore, Yang Yang and others will cherish food even more. Every time they eat, they will eat cleanly from the bowl without leaving any traces. The bowl looks like it does not need to be washed.
So although I have never planted rice seedlings before, I am doing it very seriously at this time, but the speed is indeed slower.
According to the current speed, one person can only do two or three points a day. If he wants to last three or four days, he may not be able to finish it.
It can be clearly seen that the people on Soaring Snake's side are more familiar with it than others. After all, this was something they did last year. Although they didn't do much at that time, they have already mastered the basic skills.
Although everyone was working enthusiastically in the fields, the hot weather was unstoppable, especially when they were still hunched over and their whole backs were burned by the sun. They were also dizzy when they came together, although they were still It's not as hot as heat stroke, but the discomfort is real. Although the weather at this time is not as hot as midsummer, it is still powerful.
Although everyone made slow progress, by the time they took a break at noon, they had almost ten acres of land.
Moreover, everyone is relatively concentrated, and there are already two small plots of land, all of which have been completed.
If everyone is completely dispersed, then the progress will not be so obvious. Instead, if there are more than ten or twenty people in a piece of land like this, and they act from both ends at the same time, the effect will be very obvious.
The sun at noon is particularly harsh. If you don't plant it as soon as possible and it's not exposed to the sun, it will definitely have an impact on the survival rate.
So even though it was very hot outside and everyone took a short rest, Song Xuan led everyone straight to the rice fields. There was no need to delay the rice transplanting.
After experiencing the scorching heat in the morning, everyone also came up with little tricks to shade the sun based on their skills. It is uncomfortable to be under the direct sun, but as long as the strong sunlight is blocked, the temperature is still acceptable, especially when the rice fields below are full of water. Not too hot.
Some use large leaves, and some directly weave grass rings. Although it looks relatively simple, at least it can ensure that the back of the head will not be dizzy from the sun.
Of course, the most useful thing among them is the hat made by a few people from Shilin using shields.
Usually everyone hunts in the forest. Even in the middle of summer, there are not many opportunities to chase wild beasts directly under the sun. This time, they really appreciate the power of summer.
After a few people came back, they went back to the house to think about it. When they set off, everyone had a shield on their head, which looked similar to the straw hat of later generations.
Even Song Xuan didn't think of this good idea. He just took a few leaves and stuck them on the grass ring. Compared with the shield hats of several people, it was really inferior.
Although the shield doesn't weigh much in the hand, it doesn't hold much weight when placed on the head. After several people carried it for a while, it couldn't stop falling, and it needed to be adjusted from time to time.
It wasn't until Song Xuan asked them to change to a backpack style that it was better. That is, it was fixed directly on the forehead with an animal skin rope. In this way, when bending down to plant rice, even the headband and shoulders could be covered. Not only would it not slide down, but it would also be more comfortable to wear. Take it easy.
This also awakened Song Xuan. In addition to basic farm tools, these small outfits that often appeared in funerals were obviously very necessary for Teng She.
Just a straw hat can greatly extend everyone's working time outdoors in the summer. The main activities of Teng Snake are in the forest. Although the children are exposed to the sun when fishing, After all, they have been in contact with water for a long time, and when the sun is strong at noon, it is also their time to rest, so it is not that difficult to accept.
These children in the tribe don't fish all day long, which is too stressful for them. They usually have a long rest period, and they will stop for a while if they don't catch a net. Under the supervision of adults, there are not many restrictions. No one cares about going to the surrounding forest to play or even simply chasing small beasts.
The current temperature was already like this, and Song Xuan couldn't imagine how he would be able to withstand the scorching heat in two months.
Rice is not something that you just leave alone and wait for the harvest.
In the middle, we still have to dredge waterways and clear weeds...it's a lot of work.
At that time, the manpower in the tribe will not be so sufficient. It is normal for a few people to work for several days. If they are exposed to the sun for a long time, heatstroke will definitely not escape.
The most important thing is that the harvest time is basically in summer. Although it is in late summer, there is no doubt that the temperature is higher than now. By then, the pressure on Teng She will be greater.
If there is no good sunshade and heatstroke prevention equipment, it is estimated that none of them will be able to hold on for too long.
You know, although it is not easy to transplant rice seedlings while hunching over, the amount of activity is relatively small.
But harvesting is completely different. In addition to harvesting, they also have to be transported. Each task is very physically demanding and it is really not easy to persevere.
Fortunately, it is not difficult to make a straw hat. Song Xuan also has a general idea in his mind. When the time comes, he can let the skilled hands in the tribe weave it.
There is no need to pursue something too good, as long as it can provide shade from the sun and avoid the heat.
In addition, Song Xuan also thought of a very useful thing, that is, the raincoat. You must know that if it rains in the tribe now, if it is not heavy, the impact will not be big. After all, the forest will block the rain. A lot of light rain.
And everyone's physical fitness is not bad, so it's no problem to carry it occasionally. Of course, if you don't happen to be lucky, you will still get sick, but it will basically not be a serious problem.
But when it rains heavily, there is nothing you can do. Even in the forest, you can only find a place to hide. Isn't this how the knowledgeable Limestone Soreness discovered it.
If the situation remains unchanged, then they should return to the tribe as soon as possible when the rain lightens up. If the rain stops soon, that's fine.
It is generally impossible to move during heavy rains. This would not be a problem during normal hunting and gathering, but it is different with rice. If the rain is too heavy, the water outlet of the rice field must be dug. There are also requirements for water in rice fields. Too little will not work, and too much will easily affect the seedlings.
Judging from the climate in the past two years, long-term heavy rain is inevitable, and rain gear such as raincoats should be necessary by then.
However, Song Xuan only knew the name. He didn't know exactly how to make it. Although he knew that it could be made with palm leaves, there were no traces of palm trees around the Teng Snake.
As for other materials, they can only explore slowly, but Song Xuan is certain that they must be made as soon as possible. After all, the rainy season is coming soon, and how to inspect the rice fields then is also a very important issue. Now Tengshe is no different than last year when it only had three to five acres of land.
With hundreds of acres of rice fields, if you are not careful, everyone's hard work for several months will be in vain. We have been preparing for this batch of rice since last year.
Just the various farm tools took longer than the time spent polishing weapons before.
Even though they are not the best things, this is the best that Soaring Snake can achieve.
As the transplanting time gets longer and longer, everyone has made significant progress. Both the speed and the distance between the seedlings are much better than what was controlled at the beginning.
Today's rice fields are basically horizontal and vertical, not crooked like before.
After three days, everyone has planted about 70 acres of land, and the remaining 20 acres of land are still being processed.
This is because Song Xuan underestimated everyone's speed. At first, he thought he could just connect them.
However, the rest was just about leveling the land, and the speed was still good. Seeing that there were still more than ten acres of land that could be planted, Song Xuan quickly mobilized more than 20 people to help level the rice fields with rakes.
Although human power is not as efficient as animal power, it can only be so at this time.
Although the seedlings were only planted on three or four acres of land, it seems that there is no big problem in planting the more than one hundred acres of land now. Song Xuan prepared more than a hundred kilograms of seeds for each acres of land. Although he knew the density Some are big, but luckily most of them are big enough to be planted.
Drawing on last year’s experience, this year the planting density of each plot of land will be lower than normal, in order to allow the rice to grow better. Of course, the most important reason for this is that there are rice fields, which are not fully ideal. state.
Last year's rice fields were also temporarily cleaned up, but the prisoners really worked for months to clean them all. Although they used manpower, they were relatively more meticulous than this year.
The area this year is so large that it is almost impossible to achieve that perfect state. The area with many tree roots is actually not suitable for planting, so the planting density is appropriately reduced.
Since fewer seedlings have been planted, the seeds will naturally be used less, with almost only two-thirds of what they were last year. This is just a stop-gap measure. In a year or two, we won't have this problem anymore.
Moreover, Song Xuan is also a layman. Regarding density and yield, he only relies on his own feelings now. It just so happens that he can take this opportunity to experiment. Song Xuan will also let everyone increase or decrease the seedlings according to the conditions of different rice fields. spacing between.
