Chapter 261 Folk Strangers
“Brother Chen, are you picking vegetables?”
“It’s not picking vegetables, it’s thinning.”
“Thinning? What is it? Thinning?”
“……”
Good guy, here comes the 100,000 whys again.
Chen Ling was speechless and had to simply answer: "Thinning is to thin out the dense vegetable seedlings to give them more living space. Otherwise, if there are not enough nutrients, the vegetables will not grow well."
Actually, many of these reporters came from rural areas. They knew about Jian Miao, so they helped Chen Ling explain.
The seedlings growing in this vegetable field will bloom in about a week due to the dense planting.
Especially this Chinese cabbage, because it can grow so big that there is only one seedling left in a hole.
All the rest need to be removed.
More carefully, we should pay attention not to pull out the seedlings randomly when thinning them out.
You can’t plant vegetables till the end and pull out all the good seedlings, leaving behind the bad and diseased seedlings that are weak and gnawed by insects.
At this time, thinning is often not done all at once.
But in batches.
For example, if there are ten vegetable seedlings, two will come out the first time, and eight will remain.
The second time there were five left.
Working slowly, you can select the healthiest and strongest vegetable seedlings without making any mistakes. This method is very safe.
"Yes, that's right, this young man said it in detail."
After listening to a male reporter finish speaking, Wang Cunye grinned and praised.
"Hello, uncle, what are you spreading on this vegetable field?"
"These, these are wheat bran, wheat bran mixed with plant ash, used to prevent insects, otherwise the insects will come to eat the vegetable seedlings. , the bugs will eat the wheat bran first, and they will all swell to death.”
“What about this one? Why are there piles of grass in the vegetable field?”< br>
“That one is also designed to prevent insects. Crickets, cockroaches, etc. like to crawl under the haystacks. Put them up before the sun goes down. When you get up early tomorrow morning and open them up, that guy can crawl under the haystacks. "
Wang Cunye stood up slowly, supported his waist and explained: "If you don't do this, just rely on wheat bran, and they won't be fooled over time. .”
"Huh?"
"Here, just weeding can eliminate insects? Is that okay?"
This group of young reporters were dumbfounded, and they were all stunned.
"It must work. It has been done like this for many years. If you don't believe it, come and have a look at the vegetable field tomorrow. The crickets must be crawling all over the floor." Wang Cunye said, speaking very clearly about the thinning of seedlings just now. The good young man asked: "Isn't that how you grow vegetables there?"
"No, we are in a plain area with large plots of land. Sometimes we grow vegetables on several acres or more. We have already started applying pesticides." The young man shook his head.
"Oh, that's true. This method is too tiring and not suitable for large plots of land." Wang Cunye nodded.
“We live in the mountains, and we don’t grow much of anything. For cabbage like this, you just need a few vegetable beds, spread some grass, and it doesn’t take much effort.”
“ In the past, we used sticks to make holes one or two fingers deep under the haystacks. At night, crickets and other things would burrow into the holes. When we got up during the day, we would lift up the grass and they would all be trapped. Blocked inside, no one can escape."
As he spoke, the old man laughed.
The young men and women were influenced by him, laughed too, and found it very interesting when he told him.
Everyone was even eager to try, wanting to find a few sticks and poke holes under the grass.
"Ask my son-in-law to find a stick for you. He is good at making this hole. Let him teach you."
The old man himself sat happily on the earth and curled up. He smoked a cigarette and pointed at his son-in-law.
Chen Ling was just idle, listening to his father-in-law talk with these people, little did he know that the matter had returned to him.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he suddenly felt helpless. Come on, just find a few sticks and do it.
Then they went to the edge of the orchard to find some straight wooden sticks, and taught these enthusiastic young reporters to poke some deep holes under the haystacks.
This is much better than simply laying grass and spreading wheat bran.
It is also the people’s years of farming experience that have figured out the living habits of these pests.
Mature vegetables in late autumn such as radish, cabbage, spinach, etc. are most susceptible to the harm of these crickets and other insects. In order to ensure that the vegetables can last through autumn and winter, it is natural to come up with effective methods for prevention and control.
Take these people and pack up the cabbage here.
Taking advantage of all the free labor, Chen Ling took out the little white cow, hooked up the plow, picked out the peeled potato pieces in a basket, and led them to plant potatoes.
If potatoes are planted now, they will naturally be harvested in winter.
It is also called winter potato.
This job was originally planted by Chen Ling when he waited for Zhao Dahai and others to come. Anyway, the plot of land in the vegetable garden is not big, so everyone could finish it by playing around.
In addition, all the cucumbers, tomatoes, and so on have been plowed away, and the vacant land has been plowed, leaving only planting left.
I didn't expect these reporters to catch up with such a good thing.
They are really cheap.
Growing potatoes is simple. Cut a potato into large pieces, use the peeled potato pieces, put them in a cloth bag or a small basket, carry the cloth bag or basket, and follow the cow.
After the ox plowed the ground, he held a piece of potato in the ditches that were plowed on the ground, threw it into the ditch, and stepped on it with his feet, and the potato pieces were trampled into the soil.
Go forward, throw another piece, step on it again, it’s just the same thing.
After Chen Ling demonstrated it twice, these young men and women learned how to do it. They started laughing and competing and finished it in less than two hours.
However, doing farm work is secondary. They just want to feel fresh and play along.
Catching is better than fishing.
After finishing their work, their attention soon turned to the little white cow.
But with Chen Ling’s previous warning and some things about the little white cow that the young men in the village had said, although they were very excited to see the beautiful little white cow, they did not dare to approach it rashly. But I am definitely curious.
Everyone gathered around Chen Ling and asked questions. After asking about cows, they asked about dogs.
Since he had exerted his energy and helped with the work, Chen Ling patiently told them some things.
These young reporters were fascinated by the story about taking dogs to hunt wolves and wild boars last year.
"Brother Chen, I heard that hunting will no longer be allowed in the future, and guns will be put away." said the female reporter who was very interested in Chen Ling.
“Well, well, hunting is not a one-size-fits-all matter.”
Chen Ling smiled and said, "For example, if the number of natural enemies of wild boars gradually decreases, they will soon overrun and become a disaster. We must go into the mountains regularly to eliminate a group of them. Otherwise, if we let them go completely, it will be harmful to people, crops, and even the mountains and forests." It’s all a disaster.”
This is true, but young people who have never experienced such an incident don’t pay much attention to it, and just listen to many of Chen Ling’s words as stories. .
How have they ever seen the ferocity of wild boars?
"Brother Chen, let's take a photo together."
These female reporters really liked being close to Chen Ling as much as they saw Tang Monk's flesh.
After he finished speaking, he enthusiastically took a photo with him.
If Wang Susu hadn’t come out with the baby in her arms to give them water, they could have pestered Chen Ling to finish shooting the film. But as soon as Wang Susu appeared, they all dispersed automatically.
And I was unexpectedly amazed by Wang Susu’s appearance and temperament.
Especially the girls from Provincial and Taiwan, they didn’t take it seriously when they came, but now after seeing Wang Susu and Chen Ling standing together, they suddenly realized what a good match is.
Not to mention anything else, just by looking at their temperament, others would know that these two people were a couple.
This is a very strange feeling.
Making some girls very ashamed of themselves.
However, this strange feeling did not last long.
They were attracted by other things on the farm.
The beautiful fish in the water channel, various flocks of birds flying around in the orchard, and the brave egret that landed on the back of a buffalo not far away, as well as the egrets walking around in the circle. quail.
It’s really dazzling.
After finally seeing the true face of Heiwa Xiaojin and seeing the kite in the farm.
That is even more incredible.
In addition to sighing, they felt admiration. Only then did they fully understand what the young men in the village said. Chen Ling really had some weird abilities. He could raise anything, and the things he raised were impressive. Everyone is excited and subconsciously wants to have it.
Especially after Chen Ling asked the dog and the kite to perform briefly after their repeated requests.
All these people couldn't help but sigh, saying that this was a young folk wonder. They had never seen such a spiritual dog and eagle, as if they could understand human speech.
A few girls from the provincial station even had the urge to publish an interview program specifically for him.
"Brother Chen, this eagle is so majestic and powerful, why do you call him Erbaldy?" A girl asked curiously.
In fact, let alone girls, even a few gay men think this name is unpleasant.
"Haha, ah, this name is because my kite was injured twice and its feathers were bald twice. I wanted to commemorate it." Chen Ling explained.
This explanation made some people burst into laughter.
“If you are bald twice, you call someone Erbaldie. This name is like a bandit.”
“Haha, don’t tell me, this is still a female kite.”
< br>"...Brother Chen, you are so serious, please give it a different name."
"It can't be changed. It recognizes this name by itself, hahaha."
Wang Cunye couldn't help but laugh as he listened. His son-in-law was indeed very out of tune sometimes.
After walking around the farm, these young reporters became less and less willing to leave. Finally, when they saw that there were many rooms in the bamboo building and the wooden building, they tentatively asked if they could stay overnight. There was no doubt that, Still declined.
They could only leave with regret.
While it is still early, we should find Wang Laishun, the village party secretary, to solve the problem of food and accommodation as soon as possible.
After they left, Chen Ling suffered a disaster and was pinched angrily by his wife.
Wang Susu saw that when the girls in fashionable clothes were taking pictures, they were all rushing to squeeze in beside her husband.
Knowing that his wife was jealous, Chen Ling quickly comforted her: "Don't be angry, I won't go out with Ruirui tomorrow, and I won't let outsiders come."
"I I'm not angry, I don't blame you for this, I just feel a little sad," Wang Susu said in a muffled voice with her mouth flat and her white cheeks puffed up.
She is sensitive and knows that with Chen Ling's temperament, he is not a womanizer, but those young and beautiful girls are obviously thinking about their husbands. It's strange that she feels better after seeing them.
Seeing this, Chen Ling quickly carried his troublesome son to the bed aside, and held his wife in his arms for comfort.
"They still call you Brother Chen..."
"Oh, don't listen to that. They are older than me, so they are not ashamed to call me Brother."
"You look so foreign, and your body smells so good of perfume..."
"Foreign? That's considered foreign. When Ruirui is older, I will take you to the city. , Let’s go to the capital and buy more beautiful clothes. You will definitely look better in them than they do.”
"...I still don't want it anymore. I can't wear it even if I buy it."
The high heels Chen Ling bought for her are rarely worn, but her husband spends so much time coaxing her that she doesn't feel comfortable at all. Soon it disappeared and disappeared.
She is not a petty woman, nor is her character pretentious.
But after all, you are still young, only in your early twenties. If you feel sour and don’t even have the thought of being jealous of your husband, then there must be something wrong between the couple, and it won’t matter if it goes on. Meaning of that situation.
But they are now harmonious and beautiful, and their days are getting better and better as time goes by. It is normal to have a little emotion.
Chen Ling also feels that it is not a bad thing for a daughter-in-law to act coquettishly occasionally, and the married life will be sweeter.
I am about to put my arms around my wife and strike while the iron is hot and make out for a while.
The son cried out inappropriately.
This stinky boy can't live without someone. His father and mother are busy with each other. He feels that no one cares about him anymore, so he quits immediately.
Lying on the bed, crying so loudly that my throat felt like it was breaking.
"Your baby is really good at choosing the right time."
Chen Ling stood up bitterly, holding the little guy back and forth in the air, and said viciously.
The little guy liked playing like this, and soon his tears turned into laughter, and snot bubbles came out of his nose.
"You, really, will torture your father."
"..."
"Aling, school is really about to start tomorrow. You can take the time to make a good meal for her tomorrow."
"Oh, okay."
Chen Ling nodded, "That's right. , this girl is about to start school, and Ruirui is almost two months old, and there is only one little tail left this month. It goes by so fast."
While he was talking, Wang Zhenzhen ran back and stood there. Shouting outside, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I start school the day after tomorrow. Can you take us out to play tonight? Catching fish at night is fun."
Chen Ling opened the window and took a look, Liu Nier and the others After school, they all followed. Behind Wang Zhenzhen, they all looked up at him with their little heads raised.
"Okay, I'll take you to play tonight."
As he said that, he turned around and said to Wang Susu, "You and Ruirui should go too. The new gadgets sister-in-law Yinhuan bought can be used. Ruirui There is no need to be afraid of mosquito bites.”
“It’s been a long time since our family went out for a walk.”
When Liu Yinhuan came, he specially brought two babies with gauze masks. The small clothes I wore, when zipped, were like mosquito nets, mosquitoes couldn't fly in.
And the clothes are thick, so mosquito bites are not penetrated.
"Okay, after dinner, let's go out and play together."
Wang Susu also felt that after having a son, she went out less often, so it would be a good idea to go out and play with her this time. It's cold at night, and in fact, mosquitoes Not as much as before, but you still have to pay attention if you go to the water.
Dinner is ready soon. Recently, Gao Xiulan is in charge most of the time in the morning and evening, and they don't need to do it.
After the family finished eating, the old couple were looking after the house at home. They picked up their homework and flashlights, and took advantage of the darkening sky to lead a group of children in a mighty way. Went looking for a place to catch fish.
(End of this chapter)