After lunch, Shen Zheng and Cheng Zhao left Dahe Village and went to Huzhou to study again.
Zhao Ergou went to Ping'an County to promote the news of the restaurant franchise, and to book a cruise at Cao's house. It was not a luxurious boat like the one in the big river, but a smaller and more delicate boat that could shuttle among the lotus leaves. What he wanted was a Elegant taste.
Cheng Wanwan stayed at home and continued to plan the flower garden. It was originally intended to be used as a planting ground for raw materials for skin care products, but since it has other uses, it can't just grow peach blossoms and jasmine. It is spring and summer, and the temperature is suitable. Basically, Everything she planted could survive. She selected some flower seeds in the mall that were suitable for the soil and water of Dahe Village and asked Cheng Yuanyuan to plant them.
The flower garden is busy, and the fields over there are busy too.
After harvesting the wheat, Zhao Dashan had plowed the field, and then planted some crops such as sesame, beans, and peanuts.
Due to the locust plague the year before last and the drought last year, the village had not grown these crops for two years. They had to go to the city to buy seeds and plant them one acre at a time.
Since there were only so many acres of land, we didn't ask long-term workers to help. Cheng Wanwan helped Zhao Dashan work in the fields, sowing the seeds, watering, and fertilizing, and that was about it.
"Mom, go back and rest." Zhao Dashan wiped the sweat from his head, "I will go to the cotton field to have a look. I passed by there yesterday and found a lot of insect eggs on the back of some leaves. I have to get rid of those eggs quickly. , otherwise when summer comes, there will be more bugs and it will be over.”
Cheng Wanwan remembered that when she was a child, around the 1990s, there was a large cotton field near the orphanage. Local farmers often sprayed pesticides, but they still couldn't kill them all. They had to manually find and kill the insects. She was not afraid when she was four or five years old. Insects, a farmer uncle asked these children to catch insects. They would pay one penny per worm, and they could get two yuan to buy candy after catching them for a day.
Modern pesticides cannot kill all these cottonworms, let alone the ancient times without pesticides.
At present, the only thing that can be done is prevention and treatment, which is to get rid of the bugs when they are still eggs.
Cheng Wanwan said: "Please ask the long-term workers to go to the cotton field with you. If you find insect eggs on the back of a leaf, you can't take the leaf. Pick all the insect-infested leaves and burn them together. This must be done as soon as possible." deal with."
Zhao Dashan has dealt with a lot of farmland insect pests and has more practical knowledge than theoretical knowledge. He nodded and went to deal with it immediately, and also told Li Zheng about the matter. After all, every household planted some cotton, ranging from three-thirds of the land to as many as three-thirds of the land. One acre, because there is so little land, even a child can wipe out the eggs in time if he just keeps an eye on it.
Cheng Wanwan's home has a total of 150 acres of cotton land. Such a large area cannot be dealt with in a day or two. Zhao Dashan did not come back until dinner in the evening.
After eating, Zhao Ergou and Wu Huiniang also came back, with joy on their faces.
Wu Huiniang hugged the child, sat down and said, "Mom, many people in the city are talking about our Dahe Village today, and they are all talking about the lotus pond."
"I specially went to the gate of Nanfu Academy in Hekou County and walked around. All the scholars there were talking about lotus leaves and lotus flowers. They were all very curious." Zhao Ergou said, "Some scholars seemed to want to come to us together. Appreciating the lotus in Dahe Village, it seems that the reputation of this lotus pond has spread, at least in nearby counties."
Cheng Wanwan laughed. It seemed that yesterday's poetry meeting was a success.
However, it is not enough to attract literati and scholars. There are many wealthy households in nearby counties and towns, and ladies and daughters from wealthy families are also one of the popular people.
She needs to think carefully about how to open up the market among women.
"Many people came to ask about the franchise." Zhao Ergou said, "But they are all locals of Ping'an County. Only one store is allowed in an area, so they have to drag their families to make a living elsewhere, so most of them Some people are tempted but have not taken action. I will put the news in other places another day. I believe there will be people willing to join."
Cheng Wanwan nodded: "You can't rush this matter, take your time."
It was late at night, and the family went to rest.
Summer is gradually approaching, and the thick quilt can no longer cover me. I put on a thin quilt and have a good night's sleep.
The next day, when Cheng Wanwan got up, everyone in the family had already gotten up, and everyone was busy with their own things.
Zhao Dashan went to the fields, Zhao Ergou Wu Huiniang went to the restaurant, Zhao Sanniu studied martial arts, and Zhao Sidan studied.
Cao Yingying is sitting in the yard looking at the account books. She has many properties under her name and has been sorting out these accounts recently to make sure she is well aware of them.
Seeing Cheng Wanwan coming out, she said hello with a smile on her face: "Mom, good morning."
Cheng Wanwan picked up a meat bun from the table and ate it, and sat down next to her second daughter-in-law: "I see that the mulberry trees in the mulberry garden are almost grown. When are you going to expand silkworm breeding? Do you need to recruit people? "
Cao Yingying nodded: "We will officially recruit people in June, mainly women, and we will tentatively recruit about thirty people."
"When the cotton harvest in the fields is good, I may have to cooperate with you on a deal." Cheng Wanwan smiled, "But there are still a few months, so don't worry now."
Cotton has many uses, but I plan to make quilts and cotton-padded clothes first in the first year, because these two are relatively simple and are what the common people need most.
She had to keep some for herself to make sanitary napkins... Ahem, she used to buy them secretly in the mall and burn them immediately after use.
It was convenient for her, but she had two daughters-in-law and several little girls at home. Every time she went through this kind of thing, she would find it troublesome as a bystander, and she would have to improve it when the time came.
Another busy morning passed by.
After noon, a luxurious carriage stopped in front of the house.
"I've seen Sui Ruren!"
The person who got out of the car was Mr. Qian. He was energetic and had a cheerful voice.
Cheng Wanwan hurriedly welcomed the people in. When Qian Hui came to Dahe Village yesterday, she told her that the first batch of glycerin had been put into storage, and she could allow the old man to take some time to discuss the follow-up matters. Unexpectedly, today Just came over.
"Mr. Qian, take a seat," she said, "Hongying, serve tea and some fruit snacks."
Wei Hongying nodded: "Yes."
After a while, strong tea was served. This was the finest Maojian tea, cultivated and roasted with modern techniques, and it was extremely mellow.
"Good tea, really good tea!" Mr. Qian took a sip and couldn't help but praise, "Where did you buy this tea? I'll also ask someone to buy some."
Cheng Wanwan said casually: "I bought it on the roadside when I went to Huzhou last time. It's a rare thing."
She immediately changed the subject, "Xiaochui, go get the finished product."
Wu Xiaochui nodded and went to the glycerin workshop next door. After a while, he fetched two small bottles.
Two white porcelain bottles have the words "Dahe Zhaoshi" printed on them, and are decorated with a few leaves. There are a few small words written below. One of them says "Moisturizing Oil" and the other says "Moisturizing Cream". ".
"Apply moisturizing oil first, and the skin will become very moist and shiny." Cheng Wanwan applied glycerin on the back of her hand, spread it evenly, and then opened another bottle, "Then apply moisturizing cream to cover this layer of water. The moist luster is locked in, otherwise the effect will be lost after an hour. Aloe vera is added here, which smells very refreshing and fragrant. Mr. Qian can also give it a try."
Mr. Qian tried it. After applying these two things, his dry and old skin became lubricated, which was incredible.
