Chapter 530 The Deer Park is Completed
Just after the Qingming Festival, the sky immediately turned sunny, and the continuous rain in the past few days disappeared with the appearance of the sun.
The fruit trees have finished their flowering period in the first half of March, and the tiny receptacles have begun to grow into tiny cherries and peaches.
Before Qingming Festival, Zhang An would often check on them. Although they had begun to bear fruit, the fruits had always been very small and the growth rate was not obvious.
When the Qingming Festival is over, these tiny green fruits grow crazily as if they have heard a charge.
Zhang An had only seen them for a few days, and they had already grown to the size of beans and looked like fruits.
Especially the little peaches on the peach trees, which are now bigger than the thumb.
Therefore, Zhang An, who has been idle for a long time, has to start getting busy.
In the past two years, both the cherry and peach trees in the orchard have grown bigger every year.
In the past, there was some space between the two, enough for people to move freely inside.
But it doesn't work now, because as the fruit trees grow, the crowns of the trees grow larger and larger, as if they are stuck together.
Even though there are still some gaps between the trees, people walking in can no longer walk back and forth as boldly as before.
After the tree crown grows up, the number of flowers and fruits will definitely be much greater than before.
At this time, in order to ensure the normal growth of the fruit, fruit thinning is definitely needed.
But Zhang An is quite lazy. If such a large orchard were to be thinned, it would probably take a long time.
Zhang An might not think of other things on weekdays, but as long as it involves being lazy, his head starts to spin.
As he tried his best, he decided not to thin the fruit trees.
Because he felt that if there were too many fruits, it was just because the nutrition could not keep up, which led to the fruits not growing well in the end.
No one else can solve this method, they can only sort out flowers and fruits.
But Zhang An is different. Simply feeding each fruit tree with fertilizer can solve the problem.
As for replenishing nutrients for the fruit trees, there is no need to look for miscellaneous fertilizers. Space spring water is much more useful than those things.
If that doesn't work, add some crystal dew to the spring water. Zhang An just wants to try the effect of crystal dew on plants.
In this way, the nutrition of the fruit tree can be guaranteed. As long as the nutrition is sufficient, no matter how many fruits the fruit tree bears, there is no need to worry about whether it will grow.
As for whether the branches can hold so many fruits, Zhang An is not worried at all.
Although the branches on the fruit trees are not too strong, last year they had already proved to Zhang An how strong they were.
Because there were several hailstorms last year, coupled with the heavy rain that followed, only the leaves of the fruit trees in Zhang An's orchard were knocked to the ground, but no branches were broken.
For several days, Zhang An was absorbed in the orchard.
While watering my own fruit trees with space spring water, I observed the current condition of the fruit trees to see if there were any insect diseases on these trees.
It took about more than a week to complete the work.
On April 15, good news spread in Changqing Village.
Thanks to the hard work of Zhang Jianjun and many others, the construction of the deer park, which took nearly two months, has been completed.
In the morning, after Su Ying went out, Zhang An carried his son to the grain drying field.
After all, the deer park is built, and as a villager, I definitely want to take a look first.
But when he arrived at the grain drying field, there were already many people ahead of him.
Seeing so many people in the village here, Zhang An was a little confused.
Because now is the time to plant seeds and raise seedlings, everyone should be very busy, how come you still have time to come here to join in the fun? This is not at all like the hard-working Changqing people in the past.
The deer park is relatively grand, with a very large deer enclosure, because the dry walls are very high, higher than any house in the village.
Zhang An knew at a glance that this was to ensure the space inside the big circle.
There are many windows on the wall, which are left to ensure ventilation inside the deer pen.
Of course, these windows are all barred inside, leaving no chance for those with evil intentions to climb in.
In addition to the large circle, there is still a third of the place that is a semicircular open-air dam.
The ground of the dam was not hardened with cement and sand, but was all arranged into a muddy field.
Here Zhang Jianwen said before that this dam will be used to grow grass in the future. When the deer are released, they will be able to graze on this grassland.
Speaking of which, Zhang Jianwen was inspired by Zhang An’s home.
Because behind Zhang An’s family enclosure, there is a large open space, which is filled with grass by Zhang An.
Except for winter, the animals of Zhang An’s family are allowed to be free. After they leave the pen, they will graze and rest on the grass by themselves, or go to the orchard to eat leaves or things on the ground. Grass.
As for the problem of grass seeds, Zhang Jianwen has never been worried.
Because Zhang An, whether it is the grass planted behind the pen house or the grass in the nest, is very pleasing to the eye, and its growth rate is very strong.
After he prepared to finish the deer park, he went to Zhang An to ask for some grass seeds to sprinkle on.
Outside the open-air dam, a fence more than two meters high was planted, and outside the fence was a semi-circular stand.
At that time, those who want to come and watch the deer can do so from the stands.
The stands are very spacious, which is definitely enough according to the current flow of people.
There are some small windows on the fence that are not big but can reach through.
This is what Zhang An suggested, so that people who come to see the deer in the future can feed the deer inside with their own hands, especially the children, who are more interested in this.
After all, being able to feed the deer grass with your own hands is definitely different from just watching the deer with two eyes. The former is definitely more of a gimmick.
Of course, the fodder for feeding cannot just be picked up randomly on the ground, it must be obtained from the deer park.
After all, there are so many people, no one can guarantee that the grass they get is ok.
This will definitely be understood by everyone. After all, this is to ensure the safety of the sika deer in the deer park.
However, the village has not yet decided whether it is free or paid to get fodder from Luyuan, and Zhang Jianwen thinks it needs to be considered. This is the general situation of the entire Lu Park. Zhang An only came to see it when it was still under construction, but stopped coming later.
So he has never seen what this deer park will look like after it is built.
Everyone who came over at this moment was waiting in the grain drying field. They gathered together in twos and threes and chatted about various topics. Rural people do not lack topics to chat, but they just lack time. Otherwise, look at those people on their shoulders. Those who carry burdens have to stand and chat with them for a long time when they meet an acquaintance.
Some people have already walked to the stands and started to watch, but there are no children there. After all, today is not the weekend, and they are all locked up in school.
Even little ones as young as four or five are not immune, because in addition to grades one to six, Changqing Primary School also has a preschool.
The preschool will be like the kindergarten many years later. It only accepts little ones who are four or five years old and are not old enough to attend the first grade.
It’s just that preschool is different from kindergarten in that it doesn’t teach little ones how to play games, it only allows them to start contacting pinyin letters and numbers.
In this way, when they graduate from preschool and enter first grade, they can start learning quickly.
Not long after, Zhang Jianwen came over with Huang Weimin and others with the key.
After he opened the gate of the deer park, everyone started to go in and visit.
“Oh, it’s so wide in here. If it were my house, it would probably have about ten rooms to be this big.”
"The buildings in this circle are better than the houses that people live in. Look at these walls and pillars. I want to come in and occupy a place."
When I first entered the big circle, many people were taking it. I compare my house with this deer pen.
There is no doubt about the result, the deer pen is a complete victory.
The deer pen is divided into several circles. Except for three large circles, the others are small circles.
Because the entire deer park covers a very wide area, the large enclosures separated are not small, and are about the same size as Zhang An’s enclosure.
These large pens are used to contain deer. As long as they are normal deer, they will be kept together.
Although the other small circles are not large, they are relatively large in number. Zhang An has not counted them, so he does not know the exact number.
Compared to large pens, the deer raised in small pens are not ordinary deer.
For example, if some deer are sick, injured, or pregnant, their calves will be raised in these small pens.
In this way, they can be raised individually and cared for carefully.
In addition to the large and small pens, there are two separate rooms and a large open compartment. I think those two rooms are for the people who will be responsible for raising deer in the future.
After all, since I took on the job of raising deer, I naturally have to take care of it in the deer park.
Because cameras are not yet widely available, people have to guard them manually at night.
The other open area is probably used for stacking hay and other things.
Zhang Jianwen walked inside, the smile on his face never stopping.
It can be seen that he is very satisfied with this deer park.
Zhang Jianjun and the others are also very happy. After all, it is their first time to come into contact with this thing. To be able to build it like this is already an extraordinary performance for them.
However, the suggestions given by Li Hongbin are indispensable. After all, he has been in this industry for many years and is more familiar with the structural levels than Zhang Jianjun and others.
In the afternoon, Zhang Jianwen came to Zhang An’s house.
"Xiao An, now that the deer park has been built, when do you think it is appropriate to drive those deer there."
Now that the construction of the deer park is completed, Zhang Jianwen is naturally eager to start the deer breeding business.
On the other hand, he was also a little embarrassed to keep all the deer in Zhang An's house.
Because Zhang An’s family refused to accept the money they gave him, he spent all his time looking after her in vain.
"Uncle, we definitely can't go there directly now, because the pen has not been disinfected yet. If we go there directly, those deer will probably become acclimatized."
In the village The deer park in Zhang An's is different from Zhang An's large enclosure. The reason why Zhang An's large enclosure can be entered directly is because it was disinfected before and has been raising deer ever since.
But for the newly built deer park in the village, new soil was dug and must be disinfected before breeding can be started in it.
"Disinfection? What does this mean?"
Zhang Jianwen really doesn't understand this. Although they also raise livestock at home, they have never done this kind of disinfection. Regardless of whether they are pigs, cows or horses, they are immediately put into pens after being purchased.
“It means that our deer park is newly dug, and a lot of bacteria harmful to grass deer were dug out from the soil. Therefore, before driving them in, they must be disinfected and sterilized first, otherwise they will be directly If you rush in, you may not be able to raise them for a few days, and those with weak immunity may get sick, especially since these deer in the village are still caught from the mountains, so you need to be more careful."
Seeing that Zhang Jianwen was not clear, Zhang An was confused. He patiently explained to him what was going on.
"This is also simple. Go to the veterinary station and buy some disinfectant. Then find a few people with sprayers to spray it inside. Or even simpler, you can light a fire inside and then bake the entire circle with fire. , It’s just that this is more troublesome.”
“That’s it, then don’t be busy. I’ll go to the veterinary station to buy some disinfectant. Then you can teach us how to disinfect it.”
Hearing what Zhang An said, Zhang Jianwen suddenly felt a little scared. He was not in a hurry to drive the deer in. He first disinfected the pen as Zhang An said.
“Actually, this is very simple. If the old man is worried about trouble, he can ask them to help with disinfection when he goes to the veterinary station. There is no need to spend money. This is their responsibility, but We need to provide food for people.”
Changqing Village now has such a big place, and it is the first place to breed wild animals nearby. Those at the veterinary station must also welcome Zhang Jianwen, after all. It's their job, and if it's done well, it's their achievement.
In some places, the breeders are not active, and people from the veterinary station have to come over to urge them.
“It can still be like this, then this is simple. When I go to prescribe disinfectant tomorrow, Just tell them then.”
At first Zhang Jianwen thought that asking these people to help would require money, but when he finally heard that he only needed to feed them, he immediately stopped taking it seriously.
"Well, Xiao An, get me some of those grass seeds that you scattered, and I will sow them in the dam tomorrow."
Although there is no rush to drive the deer in, there are still some dangers in the dam. The work of planting grass had to be put on the agenda, so Zhang Jianwen asked Zhang An for some grass seeds.
It's still spring, so the grass seeds will grow out in a few days, and the deer will soon be able to go in and play by themselves.
"Sure, I have more than ten kilograms left here. The area of the dam is not small, so I will give it all to you, uncle."
When spring started not long ago, Zhang An re-sowed grass. After scattering the seeds, there was still half a bag of more than ten kilograms left, so Zhang An did not put it back.
It happened that Zhang Jianwen came to ask for it today, and Zhang An gave him the rest without even thinking about it.
(End of this chapter)