Chapter 363 Expanding the scale, the knowledge of vegetables
Spring is coming, the spring breeze is warm, and the shepherd's purse is fat and fresh.
The local vegetables given by Xiuying’s sister-in-law, Chen Ling and Wang Susu boiled half a pot of eggs when they got home, and left a pot of spicy local vegetable and tofu soup, and spread out a few vegetable cakes. Eat it as a family to prevent spring illnesses.
As the saying goes, local vegetables in early spring are better than ginseng.
Now is a good time to eat local vegetables.
If more time passes, the vegetables will become thick and thick, like spinach, fat and strong. This is the vegetable of the elders, and it will not be so delicious to eat.
"The local vegetables are very tender at this time. I'll go out and dig some. Let's make local vegetable dumplings today."
Chen Ling still didn't think the shepherd's purse given by Xiuying's sister-in-law yesterday was delicious. Have fun eating.
Early in the morning, I went out with my dog and horse, carrying a bamboo basket on my back.
Dichicai are worthless wild vegetables.
It can be found in wheat fields, on field ridges, in woods, beside ditches, and on riverbanks.
Digging for vegetables is not so much about digging as it is about finding.
Everything comes to life in spring, and ground vegetables are hidden among the weeds. It takes a long time to dig out a basket while bending down and staring.
Wandering in the fields, the green wheat seedlings are growing up. They are no longer growing close to the ground like before, as if they have suddenly straightened their backs.
A bunch of puppies ran in to have fun, and the vigorously growing wheat seedlings made a rustling sound.
Seeing this, the little green horse also wanted to run into the wheat field and run wildly.
After being slapped twice by Chen Ling, I swung my tail and followed him to eat grass. However, my two big eyes were still following the group of cheerful and playful little dogs, chewing with my mouth. Green grass looked around, looking very restless.
When he arrived at the river beach, there was no one around, so Chen Ling let the horse go, but he did not dare to let the horse run into the wheat field.
After a while, Wang Cunye and Chen Sangui walked over slowly, carrying small bamboo baskets on their backs.
When he came forward, Chen Sangui smiled and said: "From a distance, your father-in-law and I saw you coming to herd horses. Fugui, are you digging wild vegetables or preparing fodder for the livestock?"
Chen Ling was bending down to dig at this time. When he heard this, he raised his head and smiled: "It's March, so why not dig some wild vegetables to eat." Wang Cunye, who was surrounding them, said, "Daddy, aren't you going to send Zhenzhen today?"
The old couple didn't go to the farm to eat breakfast. They made it in the village themselves. They just had a simple bite and sent Wang Zhenzhen to school. It was so convenient. some.
"Send it over a long time ago."
Wang Cunye drove Xiaozizi away at this time, and he and Chen Sangui helped Chen Ling dig shepherd's purses.
While digging, he said: "After delivery, your Uncle Sangui and I went to the reservoir to sell eggs."
"Huh? You sell eggs? Where are the eggs?"
Chen Ling I was stunned for a moment. Yesterday afternoon, my father-in-law and the old man from the village went to set up a stall to sell eggs. These were the salted eggs that had not yet been pickled. There were also some wild eggs and wild duck eggs in it. There were not many in total, only two baskets. thing.
It’s just not easy to sell. Wang Cunye mainly goes to join in the fun with the old men in the village.
“It’s sold out. Yesterday, people didn’t know they were our eggs. Today, someone said I am your father-in-law, and they were all sold out at once.”
Wang Cunye laughed quite proudly: "Your uncle Sangui set up a stall next to me, and it was sold out."
"Yes, now Fugui you are a celebrity in our village, people still I asked you why you don’t sell eggs anymore.”
Chen Sangui smiled and said with emotion: “You really have a way to make a fortune everywhere. I can’t blame many people in the village for being jealous of you.”
< br>After Wang Cunye heard this, he immediately laughed so hard that his mouth almost reached the back of his head, but he kept saying that he had no ability to make a fortune, but he just liked to mess around.
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Having said that, when he returned after digging two baskets of vegetables, Wang Cunye discussed with Chen Ling whether to raise more chickens and ducks this year.
Anyway, he and Gao Xiulan have to watch Wang Susu give birth to a baby this year. They can't leave for a short time. It's okay to raise more chickens and ducks. They can help take care of it.
There are more chickens and ducks at home now, but that’s just more than ordinary villagers’ homes, but in fact it’s still less.
Otherwise, people who want to pickle salted eggs want eggs, and those who want to buy fresh eggs also want to buy eggs. Maybe they will have to come to the door to buy them after a while. The eggs at home are not enough to pickle and salted eggs.
It would be a pity not to do this profitable business.
Then he said that he felt that too many chickens and ducks were slaughtered during the New Year, some for cooking cured chicken and duck, and some for normal consumption.
I want to raise a little more on the basis of now.
In fact, most of the food eaten during the New Year are roosters, leaving only the two king chickens who protect the flock, and the rest are hens.
The hens are mainly half-grown hens and domestic pheasants.
The hens that laid eggs only ate three or four.
"Don't worry about this, Dad, our old hens are about to have a nest, and by then the eggs and duck eggs will have hatched."
Chen Ling has never cared much about raising chickens and ducks, and raised one or two Now that I have some experience, I said, "If you really feel that the chickens and ducks are growing too slowly, you can buy some from a chicken farm in the countryside, so that you can lay eggs after you buy them."
" Ah? Is that okay? People buy chickens and ducks from outside to lay eggs for us. Wouldn’t that be a trick? "
My father-in-law is very upright and thinks that this is not a good thing. .
Of course Chen Ling would not explain the mystery. He just smiled helplessly and explained: "Dad, I am not fooling people. I have a way to raise chickens and ducks to be strong and strong, and they can lay eggs well." Hard-working and good, did you forget that I am a veterinarian? The professor also approved it and gave me a certificate.”
"Oh, yes, yes, I forgot about this, you can also prepare veterinary medicines."
My son-in-law knows how to prepare medicines when raising fish, and raising chickens and ducks is no problem. Then I thought about it, and it is true that at home, Some of these chickens and ducks were bought along the way, and they were still kept strong by Chen Ling. Except for some medicine and two shots of vaccines during thunderstorms, they almost never got sick.
"Then when are you going to buy livestock again? Just buy some and bring them back."
Speaking of this, I remembered that my son-in-law sold two animals for another 20,000 yuan, and I hummed happily. He was playing with a bunch of little dogs while walking unsteadily behind Chen Ling.
The old man likes dogs very much. After bringing the little yellow dog back to the village last year, he put it in Wang Qingzhong’s house to look after his house and never brought him back again.
Fortunately, my son-in-law has a lot of puppies this year, and they are all lively and fun, so he doesn't have to go to other people's homes to pick one up.
Going home, cleaning the shepherd's purse, and the family is preparing to make dumplings.
The dug vegetables should be selected cleanly and old, yellow and dead leaves should be removed. The roots are the most fragrant.
Then wash with water.
The freshly dug vegetables look dry, but as soon as they are washed with water, they immediately become branchy. Each plant looks particularly juicy, green and energetic.
The local vegetables are well washed and the fresh green leaves are very pleasing to the eye.
Chop it into small pieces and use it to prepare dumpling fillings.
I discussed with Er Lao Yi that there is basically nothing else to do today except planting some vegetables in the afternoon and dusk, so I will make two kinds of dumpling fillings.
Both vegetarian and meat fillings are included.
The vegetarian stuffing is just to chop the local vegetables and add the fried egg flowers.
You can add fresh pork or fresh beef to the meat filling. Today I added beef. After mincing the meat this time, there is no need to add broth and stir. I only want to enjoy the fresh flavor of the shepherd's purse. Don't let the broth destroy this spring wild vegetable. The good taste was suppressed.
Most of a while passed, and the dumplings with two kinds of fillings were rolled out. It was just past noon.
After it was cooked in the pot, when Chen Ling tasted it, he found that it was dumplings stuffed with local vegetables and eggs, and he could taste the fragrance of wild vegetables.
After letting the family eat it, the second elder and Wang Susu also said that the dumplings with vegetarian fillings tasted brighter and fresher.
Even Ruirui, that brat, only ate dumplings with plain fillings. He ate three in a row. Chen Ling laughed when he saw it and said that these wild vegetables are more delicious than regular vegetables. He must try all the wild vegetables when he has time.
Wild vegetables are not as good as vegetables. We only eat them a few days a year.
Once that time has passed, you can’t eat it.
For example, toona sinensis and eucalyptus, as well as sophora japonica and osmanthus.
It doesn’t take as long as eating serious vegetables.
Toon and elm money are eaten when winter is over and the wheat turns green, but this year Chen Ling only ate toon and not elm money.
He was too busy taking the dog to play around, and missed the good time to eat Yuqian rice.
"This brat is just like your father. Seeing how close the dog is, let him sleep with the dog at night."
At this time, Gao Xiulan put her eldest grandson on her lap and pressed her buttocks. After a sudden beating, it was Ruirui who was feeding the dog dumplings, and in a short time he almost finished feeding the bowl of beef dumplings.
Hei Wa is not like Coyotito, who hides when he sees Rui Rui. Hei Wa has always been the most pleasing to Rui Rui. Most of the dumplings went into the belly of this stupid dog.
Every time it ate one, Ruirui clapped her hands and giggled for a while.
At this time, he stuck out his tongue and smiled honestly, waiting for Ruirui to feed it again.
Unfortunately, Ruirui was restrained by her grandmother. She was lying on her lap and waving her hands and feet in resistance.
Look at that careless grin and that long-lasting slut.
To say resistance is better to say playing.
The old lady was not willing to hit her grandson hard. The slap landed on his buttocks without any pain or itch.
In the end, the old lady’s hands were tired from beating him, but he was still laughing and beckoning Hei Wa to come to him.
Made the old lady laugh or cry.
Wang Cunye grinned happily.
I think my eldest grandson is very smart when he feeds dogs food when he is less than ten months old.
"Mom, please ignore him. He will be honest in a while."
Wang Susu brought out a bowl of dumpling soup. When she saw this, she said: "If he continues to be dishonest, let him sleep in a small bed at night."
< br>When he heard this, Ruirui was stunned, and then he lay on his grandma's lap and started crying.
Chen Ling and Wang Susu always talk about the small bed. He still doesn't know that the small bed is not a good place. Sleeping alone is not as comfortable as sleeping with his parents.
Wang Cunye smiled even more happily when he saw this, and said to Chen Ling: "Look, he can understand what Su Su said about the small bed. This baby will definitely be smart when he grows up."
Gao Xiulan glanced at her father-in-law and son-in-law angrily: "You two are still in the mood to joke, so hurry up and comfort me. You cried just after eating. What should you do if your stomach feels uncomfortable for a while."
Chen Ling There is no need to worry about this, he has already figured out the trick to coax the baby.
So Heiwa gestured to Heiwa: "Heiwa, come on, start playing music."
Heiwa immediately understood, raised his neck and let out a long "Ouch~" Wolf howl.
As soon as Heiwa barked, the puppies immediately followed it and barked together.
The screams one after another complemented the baby's cries. After a while, Ruirui's cries gradually became quieter. She turned away and forgot about the unhappy things. There were still tears on her face, and she was laughing and scratching her little hands. Go play with Heiwa.
"Come on, no wonder you kissed a dog. What the dog asked you to do is just like a baby's toy." Gao Xiulan was also amused by this scene.
Wang Susu has long been accustomed to it. Her dog is very useful and she will never be reluctant to feed her dog good things.
At this time, Chen Ling and I were busy feeding the dogs, and soon we would go to the vegetable garden to plant vegetables.
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I was tired of spring, and I said I still had work to do in the afternoon, but in fact, after finishing my meal, I put away the dishes, made tea and sat down in the yard, and I didn't want to move.
The spring sunshine is warm and soft, and since we have just eaten, people seem a little lazy.
Only Ruirui was full of energy and was still playing under the eaves with Hei Wa's strong body without feeling tired at all.
The other little dogs, Xiao Jin, were all on Chen Ling's side, lying around with squinted eyes, lazily stretching their bodies, spreading out on the bluestone floor to bask in the sun, and the little cat was also hiding in the sun. Under Xiao Jin’s belly, stretch your body in the same posture.
Even Ruirui's giggles seemed not to be heard, and his stomach was bulging up and down as he accompanied his master to take a nap under the warm sun.
After resting until about two o'clock in the afternoon, Ruirui got tired from playing and fell asleep lying on Heiwa's big belly.
The adults just got up and got ready to work in the fields.
Last winter, after we pulled up Chinese cabbage and grew winter potatoes, the vegetable garden became deserted.
Now there are only some spinach growing.
My family has long been tired of eating.
It’s better to plant spring vegetables quickly.
Gao Xiulan and Wang Susu have soaked various vegetable seeds at home. The vegetable seedlings and sweet potato seedlings given by the villagers have been left out for three or four days. If they are not planted, the good time will be wasted.
Many of the vegetable seedlings in the village were planted in the sweet potato ponds dug out when raising sweet potato seedlings.
When the weather gets warm, just like sweet potatoes, transplant the vegetable seedlings and seedlings into the vegetable garden. They will grow very quickly.
At that time, you can also eat vegetables as early as possible.
Otherwise, if you sow directly, you have to "squat the seedlings". "Squatting the seedlings" is to allow the seedlings to grow better. After the vegetable seeds are sown, watering cannot be done for a certain period of time. This will allow the roots of the seedlings to sink down and promote root development. Prevent the stems and leaves from growing wildly, so that the vegetables will grow well and produce high yields.
Some vegetables are prone to disease in the seedling stage. They can be discovered in time when raising seedlings and picked out in time when transplanting to the vegetable garden.
For example, eggplants, tomatoes, etc., that’s the case. It is better to transplant the seedlings.
Leeks and peppers are not needed. Just soak the seeds and sow them directly.
Before planting vegetables, you need to press the sweet potato seedlings first.
There are also no varieties of sweet potatoes. Just like winter potatoes, half an acre of land is enough, which is very fast.
When Chen Ling went to take out the sweet potato seedlings, Wang Cunye and Gao Xiulan were very surprised: "This sweet potato seedling has been in storage for three or four days, and we were worried that its leaves would turn yellow. Look at how green it is. Not only is it not wilting, but it is also full of energy, and the leaves have many branches and edges. "
"Yes, I just put it behind the kitchen, buried it with a layer of soil, and poured some water. I'm afraid they will wilt." Chen Ling nodded. In his own environment, even if he doesn't water them and doesn't care about anything, the seedlings won't wilt.
Transporting fertilizer, plowing the ground, loosening the soil, and planting seedlings.
After working for about three hours, all the sweet potato seedlings in half an acre of land were planted.
Eggplants, tomatoes and other types of vegetable seedlings were planted in the remaining one and a half acres.
Leeks, loofah, and cucumber seeds were also scattered.
It only took less than four hours to plant the two-acre vegetable garden. This was because the three people in the middle, Zhou Weijun and Yu Qian, came back from wandering around and had nothing to do, so they came to help. Otherwise, I won’t be able to finish it until dark.
The two acres of large vegetable garden can grow enough vegetables to feed several families. But Chen Ling was not satisfied yet. He also ordered some climbing melons and vegetables at the farm and at his home in the village, and scattered all kinds of seeds before stopping.
If you can’t finish eating, you pickle vegetables. If you don’t want to pickle vegetables, you sell them. If you don’t grow some vegetables and flowers at home, you always feel there is something missing.
He also decided to put up grape trellises on the corridor of the farm.
(End of this chapter)