At the beginning of April, the rapeseed flowers in the field have reached their final stage, turning from golden flowers into green pods. Inside the pods are rapeseeds. When the camellia seeds mature, they can be harvested and collected. Camellia oleifera seeds, and then take them to an oil press to squeeze the oil for consumption.
Rapeseed oil has a strong smell and is delicious when fried tofu.
However, Gao Mingcheng did not plant rapeseed this year, so he was a little greedy when he looked at the rapeseed in other people's fields.
Then look at the mung beans, sesame seeds and peanuts grown in other people’s fields, eh, I’m even more greedy!
The greedy Gao Mingcheng continued to go home to carry the hoe and open up wasteland!
Next year he will grow everything he loves to eat! Become self-sufficient soon!
While Gao Mingcheng was working hard to open up wasteland, Duomei came back on a bicycle. She rode directly near Gao Mingcheng and rang the bell.
Gao Mingcheng looked around and saw many beautiful and smiling people riding bicycles, with one foot on the ground to steady their bodies.
"Mingcheng, let's go dig the mulberry trees back from the mountains! Plant them there!" Duo Mei pointed to the east corner of her courtyard wall. There happened to be an open space there, with no big trees to block it and no debris to accumulate below. It was just right. Great place to plant trees.
Gao Mingcheng was stunned. Why did he suddenly remember to dig up mulberry trees and plant them?
He took out a paper box like a gift of beauty, opened it, and said to Gao Mingcheng, "What do you think this is?"
Gao Mingcheng walked over and took a look and saw a few mulberry leaves in a paper box. On the mulberry leaves, there were countless tiny silkworm babies. It looked like they had just hatched a few days ago.
No wonder many beauties suddenly wanted to dig up mulberry trees. It turned out that they came back with silkworm babies.
Duo Mei said: "The silkworm baby was given to me by my third sister. She said that I would raise it. After raising it, the cocoons can be sold to her and someone will collect them. She said that they will be used to make silk quilts!"
Duo Mei said with great admiration: "I asked, silkworms are very easy to raise, as long as there are mulberry leaves for them to eat! When the silkworm cocoons are formed, they can be sold for a lot of money! I thought there are mulberry trees in our mountains, but In order to make it easier to raise silkworms in the future, we might as well go dig a few mulberry trees in the mountains first. Anyway, mulberry leaves are also used as medicine and are useful things."
"Okay!" Gao Mingcheng didn't pour cold water on Duo Mei. She could take care of her if she wanted. It wasn't a big deal anyway.
The wasteland was temporarily closed, so he took the hoe and went to dig mulberry trees in the mountains.
On a slope southeast of Niuweiling, there is a large area of mulberry trees, some large and some small, which grow quite densely. Every year in May, you can pick some mulberries from there to eat.
But not all mulberry trees can grow mulberries. Some trees are tall but do not bear fruit. The old people in the village say that these are male trees and only female trees can bear fruit.
Duo Mei pushed the bicycle home, put the cardboard box on the table, and hurriedly followed Gao Mingcheng.
Not long after, the two came to the area full of mulberry trees.
Since you want to transplant it to your home, you naturally have to choose a tree with a good-looking shape and lush leaves.
"Just this one!" Gao Mingcheng pointed to a mulberry tree, and the beauty naturally agreed without any objection. Then he saw Gao Mingcheng waving a hoe and starting to dig.
When transplanting a tree, it is best to keep the roots with soil so that it can survive easily.
Gao Mingcheng dug out a big bag of soil at the base of the mulberry tree, and cut off the rest of the root system with a hoe. After transplanting, new roots will naturally grow.
The vitality of the mulberry tree is very strong. Even if only one big root is left, it can sprout branches and leaves again.
After Gao Mingcheng dug one tree, he went to dig the second one. Seeing this, Duo Mei immediately went to pick up the mulberry tree dug earlier. She planned to take it home first.
However, she underestimated the weight of the mulberry tree. The tree was not particularly tall, just a little taller than an adult, but with its roots and soil, it was quite heavy.
Gao Mingcheng saw Duomei staggering and almost falling, and immediately said: "Leave it alone, I'll do it."
Many beauties have a sarcastic look on their faces, I'm sorry.
She walked down the mountain and said, "Then I'll go back and dig the hole first!"
She walked all the way down the mountain, took a hoe from the utility room, and started to choose a place to dig a hole. When Gao Mingcheng got the tree back, she could plant it.
Although digging a hole is a physical job, Duomei did a pretty good job. When Gao Mingcheng came back with two trees, she had already dug a big hole.
"How beautiful, bring some fertilizer!" Gao Mingcheng glanced at the bottom of the pit. The soil here was loess, which didn't look very fertile.
"Oh." Duo Mei responded and went to the composting place to get some fertilizer and sprinkle it on the bottom of the pit. This is fermented fertilizer and will not burn the tree.
So Duo Mei held the tree trunk, and Gao Mingcheng was responsible for covering the soil. When he was done, he stepped on it a few times with his feet to make the soil tighter.
This second hole was dug by Gao Mingcheng himself. He waved his hoe and dug out a hole of suitable size in a few clicks. Then, with the concerted efforts of the two of them, they successfully planted two trees. Tree.
The two mulberry trees are not far apart, only about two meters apart. After planting, they can be regarded as embellishment of the scenery outside the courtyard wall.
"Duomei, you break some branches and don't leave so many leaves on them. I'll get water." Gao Mingcheng said and went to the yard to fetch water.
He didn't go to the reservoir to fetch water, but poured it directly from the well. The well in his house was really well drilled. The water was full every day, and the water quality was clear and sweet.
Sure enough, if people from several nearby villages want to dig wells, the first people who think of digging wells are the people from Dalong Village!
This craftsmanship is beyond words!
After watering the mulberry tree, the matter of transplanting the tree is considered over. Next, you only need to wait for the mulberry tree to grow roots and sprouts again.
Duo Mei took the newly broken branch and walked into the house.
These mulberry leaves are just for the silkworm babies to eat.
"Duomei, what are you going to use to raise silkworm babies? This cardboard box is too small. It will not be enough in two days." Gao Mingcheng said.
Silkworm babies develop very quickly. They look small now, but they will be big in a few days.
When it comes to the growth period, it really changes every day and grows very fast.
Duo Mei thought for a while, but she really couldn't find anything suitable to raise. She looked at Gao Mingcheng dumbfounded, with "What should I do" written all over her face?
What else can be done?
Of course it’s to give the silkworm babies a new home!
"How beautiful, you go cook, I'll go to the mountains to chop some bamboo and come back." Gao Mingcheng took a machete and planned to go into the mountains again.
When he walked to the door of the yard, he remembered something again and said, "I caught some bullfrogs and put them in the kitchen. If you don't know how to do them, just leave them until I come back to get them."
Duo Mei quickly said: "You don't need to do it, I can do it myself!"
Killing bullfrogs is complicated, but it is not that difficult for many Mei who grew up in the village. She has also caught frogs and eaten them before.
Frogs, like bullfrogs, have tender meat and are very delicious!
(End of chapter)
