Chapter 323 There is knowledge in growing wheat

Chapter 323 There is knowledge in growing wheat

After entering the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the weather turned cold, and it rained lightly for several days at the beginning of the month.

Those who plant wheat early do not have to work hard to water it.

Those who want to grow wheat recently have to wait a little longer.

Wait until the weather clears up and the fields are no longer so muddy, then go to the fields again.

Chen Ling’s family also plans to continue growing wheat this year.

He didn't have any other ideas, and he wasn't trying to make a fortune by growing wheat.

I just want to publicize my own wheat production per mu next year, so that the villagers will know that my own wheat production is high next year and that they harvest more grain, so they will naturally come to borrow wheat seeds.

It is said that I am borrowing wheat seeds, but in fact I am not borrowing them for free. I need a few kilograms of wheat seeds in exchange for a few kilograms.

So we don’t expect to make money by selling grain seeds in the village.

Seed stations and veterinarians are not there to make money.

If you want to make money from seeds, you still have to do it slowly.

On the tenth day of October, the weather is fine and we can go to the fields to plant wheat.

Chen Ling originally planned to buy the tractor first and use a machine to sow seeds this year to save trouble. However, when he and Han Chuang were drinking two days ago, Han Chuang said that it was better not to buy the current seeder, or the old one. The old problem mentioned is that either no seeds are produced, or too many seeds are produced, with little improvement.

If you want to buy a tractor, you can buy one, but forget about the seeder.

There are a lot of planters bought in Huangni Town, but now they are all idle and useless. They are left in the corner of the yard and used as iron bastards in town houses.

When Chen Ling heard this, he gave up the idea of ​​buying a seeder now.

He originally thought that the machine for planting corn was not good enough now, but he did not expect that the seeder for planting wheat was not that good either.

“Actually, those machines that grow crops are just like us. They have to shake the covets to grow wheat and beans.” , the seeder is a machine shaker. ”

Wang Lixian squatted outside the orchard and rolled a cigarette and said: "When I was working in Kuliu County, I saw that thing. It has an iron trough on top, like a pig feeding trough, with four rectangular corners and an iron trough underneath. There are rows of small funnels. When you turn on the machine, the rows of small funnels will sway back and forth, and the wheat seeds will leak down through the holes of the funnels."

"The wheat seeds will leak out. Finally, there are rows of round iron plates underneath this machine to dig ditches in the fields. After driving through them, the ditches are very smooth, but this machine is quite easy to break. "

Wang Lixian said. This is still a bit one-sided.

After all, no one here has ever used this seeder. The land in the west is smaller and less used, and no one understands it yet.

After Han Chuang’s introduction, Chen Ling knew that the biggest drawback of this machine was not that it broke easily.

But after planting the wheat, the seeds cannot be guaranteed to be roughly the same depth, nor can the seedlings emerge uniformly.

Not as easy to use as the old-fashioned columbine.

In fact, Chen Ling recalled it carefully. It seemed that before 2005, the seeder was still a bit difficult to use.

I remember that when I was busy farming in the countryside, some men would squat on the seeder and step on it hard so that the machine could eat the soil deeper and plant the wheat seeds deeper.

Not only that, the iron trough of the seeder, that is, the outlet of the seed box, will not be blocked by grain seeds to ensure that the grain is planted evenly in each warehouse.

While stepping on it, you have to keep moving your hands back and forth to spread out the wheat seeds in the iron trough.

Otherwise, some warehouses will eject seeds quickly, while others will eject seeds slowly, and the wheat seeds in the iron trough will be unevenly thin and uneven, which can be easily seen.

“Then, our columbine is still easy to use.”

“Yes, it is definitely better to use it. Once it is used, it will be easier to use after planting. Don't worry."

"What? Go and call Jusheng and the others and plant them here first."

"Farewell, I have twenty acres here, and there is a lot of land. I'd better help you plant it first, and then talk about my side."

Chen Ling shook his head. In fact, he was least afraid of doing this kind of hard work, and Farming is not an easy job.

Even if technology developed later, the seeder no longer had problems.

It only takes about one hour to sow about four acres of land.

Not counting the time spent breaking straw, plowing, preparing fertilizers, and preparing wheat seeds before going to the fields.

This is still fully mechanized.

Even if you really only farm four acres of land.

Once you get busy, the day goes by.

Now this is not mechanized, let alone.

Let’s stick to those with less land at home first.

"That's okay, just do whatever you say."

Wang Lixian patted his butt and stood up. He and Wang Jusheng didn't plant all the fields in their fields.

The three families are busy and not slow anymore.

Chen Ling felt that since Wang Lixian was here, he should go and plant the wheat for him first.

So he called out the little white cow, picked up the columbine, and walked straight to Wang Lixian's field.

Wang Lixian went to the village to call Wang Jusheng.

"Let Brother Jusheng bring the columbine with him, and the three of us will go down to the ground to harvest wheat together, so fast."

Chen Ling put down the columbine and still shouted.

Wang Lixian turned around and smiled: "That's what I planned. Ernier's donkey happens to be here, so I can lead the Lihui's donkey without anyone coming to pull it..."
< br>When Chen Ling heard this, he clapped his hands and said: "That's good. You don't have to go to other places to borrow animals."

Except for the furrower at the bottom, the other parts of the columbine are all made of wood, which can be carried by ordinary adults.

But when you go to the fields to plant wheat, you need animals to pull it.

If there are no animals, three or five people will have to pull up the rope and pull the columbine in front.

There is nothing we can do about it, it was just like this when it was not fully mechanized.

And they also have a columbine, a farm tool used for growing wheat. Wheat cannot be grown in other places, and rice is grown. There is no rice transplanter now, but it is much more tiring than them.

...

Soon, Wang Lixian’s family and Wang Jusheng’s family arrived.

When farming is busy, adults and children will come to the fields, whether sowing or harvesting.

Because this is not only their food ration for the next year, but also the basis for their survival.

Having lived in rural areas since I was a child, everyone spontaneously pays more attention to it.

After a while, Wang Susu also came over with her child in her arms.

Even if they can’t do the work, they are still willing to watch.

"Fugui, do you want to shake the columbine? Otherwise, you should lead the cow in front and I will shake the columbine in the back."

Wang Lixian looked at Chen Ling's little white cow, a little confused. It has a big head, and no one else can handle his cow.

When an animal is used to till wheat, someone has to hold the animal in front, which is commonly known as "helping the cob".

Don't find it troublesome.

This person who "helps the columbine" controls the speed at which wheat is grown in the land. Whether the progress is fast or slow, and whether the columbine eats soil deeply or shallowly all depends on him.

And when you start planting wheat, you can neither walk in front of the animals nor behind the animals. You have to walk level with the animals, keep an eye on the animals, and go as fast as you should and as slow as you should. .

When it’s time to turn, you have to turn in time.

This also requires that the person can understand the habits of animals and be able to control them.

"Brother Xian, it's useless to tell Fugui about this. He must have thought that he, a cow, doesn't need help, so he stood behind and prepared to shake the columbine."

"Hey, those who know me, Brother Jusheng Yeah, that’s what I think.”

Chen Ling gave him a thumbs up. His cow is so smart, so naturally he doesn’t need anyone to help him.

“Look, I was right.”

Wang Jusheng raised his eyebrows proudly, making a group of little kids giggle.

Wang Lixian frowned: "Is it okay to let the cow walk in front of you?"

"Don't worry, my cow is very well-behaved. This is what I do when spring starts. Take a few steps and take a look." Chen Ling didn't put the wheat seeds in the columb, but just put them into the ground empty, supported the columb, and shouted to the little white cow to move forward.

When the little white bull slowly started to walk forward, Chen Ling slowly shook its columbine.

It looks like that.

When he came back from a circle, everyone felt relieved as they watched the little white bull go as fast as it was allowed to go, slow down as it was allowed to go, and turn as it should.

"Come on, let's put the wheat seeds in. Today we are all shaking the cog."

Wang Jusheng shouted, and the three of them picked up the wooden bucket and filled the cog with wheat seeds.

The person who shakes the cog is also called "columbler". This "column" means the handle, which was very respected in the past.

With a good columbine, the wheat grown is horizontal and vertical, and the rows and rows are very neat and beautiful.

Such wheat seedlings emerge evenly, the spacing between seedlings is neither too large nor too small, the wheat seedlings also have suitable growing space, and the natural yield is good.

In the past, people from other villages would come to ask for advice in person.

Very nice.

"Haha, since they are all tricks, let's compete to see who can grow the best seedlings."

The three of them, Chen Ling, were laughing and joking as they put the wheat seeds into the cog. , divided into three areas in Wang Lixian's land, and planted them separately.

It's a competition, but it's not a joke. They are both very serious.

When oxen and donkeys slowly pull the columbine in the field, the wheat seeds leak into the soil along the columbine, which is the so-called trench opener.

Chen Ling liked to see this kind of scene very much. He looked at the wheat seeds being buried in the soil, and somehow he felt happy.

There is also knowledge in growing wheat.

You have to be careful when shaking the columbine.

The speed during this period is difficult to control, and it all depends on the cog shaker.

When the soil is dry and has little moisture, you need to plant the columbine deeper.

At this time, you have to use your hands to press down and push forward. It is very tiring at this time.

Fortunately, it rained a few days ago, and the soil is now relatively moist and soft.

At this time, the columbine can be placed shallower.

The person shaking the columbist needs to lift it up slightly, so that the columbine will be buried shallowly in the ground.

But if it is buried shallowly and the cog is shaken easily, you should not be careless.

Walking will be affected by whether you walk fast or slow, or how hard you shake the cob.

If you walk faster, you will stay in one place for a relatively shorter time, so naturally fewer wheat seeds will be lost, and the wheat seedlings will be sparse when they grow out.

If you walk slowly and stay in one place for a relatively longer time, more wheat seeds will naturally leak out, and the wheat seedlings will grow denser.

The same goes for the strength and speed of shaking the cob.

If the shaking force is strong, more wheat seeds will leak out; if the shaking force is weak, there will be less wheat seeds.

Others may find it troublesome and tiring.

Chen Ling likes to do this kind of work very much. He feels that once he works seriously, his body and mind will calm down, so he is very involved in shaking the cog.

Listen to the crisp ringing of the bells on the animals.

There were little dolls running back and forth beside him, and Wang Susu followed him with the child in her arms.

He will only feel happy and full of enjoyment, and he will not feel tired.

After busying with Wang Li’s family and busy with Wang’s family, it was finally the turn of his own family.

As soon as the three families got busy, even though they had more people, they were more powerful. Later, when the Chen Ling family was planting wheat, Wang Cunye also joined in, and Han Chuang also came to help.

But it took half a month for all three families to finish planting wheat.

Chen Ling didn't do much else when he came back, so the tenth month of the lunar calendar was almost over.

If it weren’t for the later optimization and improvement of the seeder, no one would be willing to work in the fields anymore.

This guy’s primitive farming method is really tiring and time-consuming.

"Unfortunately, only foreign seeders can be used now. If you want to buy one, you can't buy it."

Chen Ling thought about it, at this time, the agricultural machinery in the United States and Germany are already very advanced. It's hard to get, but people won't sell it.

"There is no other way. Let's buy a tractor and a plow first. At least it will be easier to plow the ground. I am not afraid of being tired. But if there is a lot of land, it will take too long."

...

Now that the wheat is planted, there is no rush to buy a tractor.

In a few days, in November, the father-in-law and mother-in-law will return to Fenglei Town.

In addition to picking up her sister-in-law, Chen Ling has not traveled far these days. She asked her second elder to spend more time with her grandson, and he prepared some food for them, such as bacon, dried pheasant, hare, and squirrel meat. The medicine and wine have been prepared, and they will bring them over when the time comes.

The baby is still young and the journey is long. I still can’t take the baby there during the Chinese New Year this year, so I can only bring more food and drink for the second elder.

In the near future, we will bring the whole family over for a reunion after the New Year, celebrate the Lantern Festival, and catch up with temple fairs and so on.

“The weather is getting cold, the red-crowned cranes have flown away, and the wild geese have also flown away. Another year of winter is coming soon.”

After breakfast that day, Chen Ling carried a Carrying a basket up the mountain to pick up eggs, I found that the morning sun was no longer too hot. Walking on the mountain in late autumn, I even felt a little cold.

In fact, when I first started working on planting wheat, the red-crowned crane flew away.

They walked in the evening with the cranes in the wetlands.

When I left that evening, I was still hovering over the farm for a while, constantly making my neck sing.

I guess I can’t bear to part with this wonderful place and delicious fish.

With their memory and wisdom.

With this move, maybe we will fly over next fall.

"The little pheasant has grown up too. There is no use keeping this little rooster. It will be stewed in two days."

Chen Ling looked at the chickens and followed the old hen with slender legs. The half-big pheasant running around thought to himself.

These chicks include native chickens and pheasants. They were caught from the chicken coop that Little Fatty and his friends found at school.

At first, no one in the village wanted it, so they just threw it into the chickens and ignored it. Now look at it, it looks pretty good.

In addition to these, there are also the small pheasant eggs caught by Heiwa Xiaojin in Chun Shang. Those have grown up long ago, and the hen pheasant has also laid eggs.

It’s just that there’s no use in keeping too many roosters, just eat them when you need to.

Anyway, the pheasants raised at home are definitely more delicious than the pheasants running around in the wild.

He picked up eggs on the mountain and looked around. Nothing happened, so he entered the cave from the back mountain.

I am going to the cave to see if there are any changes in the ornamental fish I put in the lotus pond.

This glance gave him an unexpected surprise.

"Good guy, after raising them in the cave for a month, not only did the fry appear, but the lion's head and dragon's eyes actually became more beautiful."

The ornamental fish he bought, especially the goldfish, were not expensive. .

You get what you pay for.

Cheap ornamental fish are naturally defective in appearance.

Especially in various types of goldfish, the flaws are particularly obvious compared with koi.

But after being raised in the cave for a month, those flaws disappeared, and each one became more and more beautiful.

"I just wanted to breed offspring. I didn't expect that I could make up for the defects. Now it's good. I can raise fish next year when I have nothing to do."

Chen Ling was very surprised, but it's just that I can't do it now. I don’t know if the defects of the goldfish can be eliminated by simply using spiritual water after leaving the cave.

If possible, move it outside and raise it in the lotus pond and ditch on the farm.

This guy, if he can do it, will be one step closer to getting into the car.

(End of this chapter)