Chapter 451 Fumigating the House
I stayed in the city for eight days and spent one day traveling.
During this period of time, the family has changed quite a lot. The roads in the county have been repaired, but they are not yet open to traffic.
Over at Zhao Yubao, the river has also been dug, surrounding the village and flowing into the big weir pond. It is very beautiful.
But we haven’t built a bridge in front of their door yet.
Next, the villagers wanted to plant corn, but it was too late.
We still have to wait until the busy period is over.
While planting corn this year, many people came to Chen Ling’s house to exchange seeds.
You won’t spend money to buy grain seeds in the countryside.
It’s not easy to collect money from fellow villagers.
That is to say, use the same weight of seeds in exchange.
Of course, if your own seeds are dry and lumpy, you should give them more to make them look better.
After all, I hope to have a high yield by planting other people’s seeds.
There is something different this year.
You have to pay the public food.
I didn't pay it in the past two years because there were floods in the nearby area.
The harvest is gone, and no one has any food to hand over.
But there is no rush now, just wait until after the autumn harvest and hand it over together.
In fact, in the north, public grain delivery is usually done in the twelfth lunar month of winter.
This is not possible in the mountains. After snowfall in the twelfth lunar month, it is easy for the mountains to be blocked by heavy snow.
This still needs to be taken into consideration.
......
"Ah!"
Chen Ling stretched and yawned: "It's still comfortable at home."
After planting corn , Chen Ling got up unusually late today.
Not only did Wang Susu get up late, she even made breakfast.
Wang Susu didn't have as many cooking tricks as him. She just cooked porridge and spread out a few egg pancakes. The pickles were all ready-made and she just ate them with salted duck eggs.
Wang Susu served him a bowl of porridge and said with a smile: "Why don't you feel comfortable? I have been busy for two days since I came back, and I didn't see you being lazy or resting. You were sweating in the fields and working hard."
“Oh, you don’t understand. A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as my own kennel. Although the city is pretty good, for me, it’s still a bit frustrating and I can’t let go. Why don’t I go home now? Live and sweat, drink some wine at night, and have a good sleep. "
Chen Ling walked into the kitchen shaking his head, kicked a little Ma Zha over and sat down.
In fact, it is because it is too cool here at the farm. Resting in such a hot summer day is really relaxing and comfortable. On a certain night when the weather is cool, you have to cover yourself with a thin quilt at night.
Wang Susu thought for a while, "That's right. There are mosquitoes upstairs in the city. We won't see mosquitoes on our farm this summer, and the small mosquito net I prepared for Ruirui was in vain. "
"Sure, don't look at how many birds, frogs and toads are outside. It's strange that there are mosquitoes. "
Chen Ling definitely can't say that he planted those. Powerful mosquito repellent, but it is indeed affected by birds and frogs. Even if those mosquitoes are not close to the farm, there are much less than in previous years.
They are all eaten by birds and frogs.
While talking, he ate a large bowl of white rice porridge. Perhaps because of his hard work these two days, Chen Ling had an unusually good appetite. He ate three large bowls of white porridge and seven or eight egg pancakes before he felt the full.
But he didn’t continue eating. He wiped his hands and called the two big dogs to go to the village.
In the past few days when I came back from the city, I have been busy planting corn, and I didn’t go to Zhao Yubao’s place much. On the contrary, people often come here every day to enjoy the cool weather, rush to the restaurant and so on.
So today I have free time, so Chen Ling went over to take a look around.
Most of May has passed, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter.
But the fields in the morning were very lively, and there were figures everywhere. Men, women, and children, wearing straw hats, towels, and shovels, were busy in the stubble fields where the wheat had been cut.
Both adults and children hold a large or small shovel in their hands. They step on the shovel with their feet and dig out a small hole in the field. They push the shovel in their hands. A gap appeared in the pit, sprinkled three or five corn seeds, then took out the shovel and stepped forward.
The pit in the back where corn seeds were sprinkled has been stepped on.
The more experienced the farmer is, the faster he is.
Chen Ling was walking on the path in the fields and saw this scene, as if he were seeing a landscape painting.
"Uncle Laiyun, what are you busy with?"
Going downhill, it was the field of Wang Laiyun's family. It happened that the old man came from the west side of the field, clicking the corns step by step.
“Hey, Fugui has finished ordering the corn, and now has time to wander around.”
“Haha, I just finished my work yesterday evening.”
“ ...Tsk, tsk, tsk, that’s incredible. You’ve been very capable in the past two years. You can pick up the grains on twenty acres of land faster than you can sow them. I haven’t finished working on the ten acres of land yet. .”
When you point the corn, you naturally point it according to the wheat ridges, that is, according to the wheat stubble after the wheat harvest, between the two rows of wheat stubble. It is not like rapeseed, which is randomly scattered in the field with a pot.
Of course it is much slower.
"Hey, I was just messing around, just to get a quick start, otherwise if it rains heavily later, it will delay the good time."
Chen Ling waved his hand, indicating that it was not worth mentioning.
In fact, after he came back from the city, he was in a happy mood and had nowhere to use his energy. Even if the sun was shining, he was not afraid. He continued to do it fast and fiercely.
If you are strong, have enough stamina, and are willing to work hard and sweat, your work will be over quickly.
As for others, they only go to the ground in the morning and evening when it is cool.
Of course the working time is not short.
It is very cool in the mountains in the morning. Basically every household in the village goes to the fields at five o'clock in the morning and works until nine o'clock in the morning. They work for two hours at dusk, so that the working time is not shorter than at other times.
But this is not as good as Chen Ling working from morning to night.
"Hahaha, it's just your child who said that. If it were someone else who made so much money a year like you, who would be willing to go to the fields?"
Wang Laiyun smiled, breathed a sigh of relief, and turned a corner at the end of the field. , and then continued to go westward, one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Wang Laishun's two sons and daughter-in-law followed closely from the west and also greeted Chen Ling with a smile.
Further ahead is the field of Wang Lixian's family.
The whole family was also busy working, but at this time Er Nier had already rushed over with a big belly and called them back to eat.
"Uncle Fugui, if you are free tonight, we will ask you to catch the monkey..."
Liu Nier shouted from a distance.
Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that Zhi Zhi had been barking for a while.
He nodded and smiled and said: "Okay, you guys have dinner early in the evening. After you have eaten, we will meet at the wheat field."
Although my orchard is good, it was a wasteland three years ago and there is no There are no conditions for the growth and reproduction of cicadas in the woods, so even if Chen Ling has moistened them with spiritual water in the past two years, it is still diluted spiritual water. It has attracted many cicadas, but it has not been possible to hatch them in a short time. Monkey comes. So if you want to catch cicada monkeys, you still have to look outside.
"Fugui, I also have something to do here..."
Wang Lixian walked out of the field wiping his sweat, and several people walked toward the village together, talking at the same time.
"Isn't my greenhouse opened? I have been planting it for two years and I want to fertilize it. Can I get some quail manure from your house?"
Other things from Chen Ling's family, such as Cattle, horses, and sheep are left alone all day long, so they don't accumulate much dung.
On the other hand, the quails are always flying around, and they are not released all day long. They are all kept in captivity, and with the incubation of ten clutches a year, the scale is now quite large.
The quail droppings are cleaned up every day and piled near the vegetable garden. There is also a big pile.
Wang Lixian, who often visited Chen Ling's house, naturally knew about it.
"Quail manure, I'm of no use to you. You can just take them all away. I've piled them all ready-made."
Chen Ling smiled: "Brother Xian, look I still want to grow vegetables in the greenhouse this year.”
After all, if you grow mushrooms in a shed, you don’t need to fertilize them.
“Well, I want to grow vegetables. I heard from Bo Ming that there were a lot of mushrooms grown last year and they couldn’t be sold in many places. Vegetables are better. Winter vegetables are easy to sell even in our small county. "
Wang Lixian couldn't help but smile on his tanned face when he talked about this: "Furthermore, there are quite a few people building greenhouses to grow vegetables in our village this year. If you grow better vegetables, won’t you be outdone by others?”
“Haha, that’s true. You are the first person to eat crabs in our village. Brother, you can’t do it later. "Exceeded."
"What about taking the lead? Speaking of taking the lead, in our village, our township, our county, you should be the one taking the lead...Now the county has heard that you raise cattle, and that guy is the one who takes the lead this year." There are a lot of cattle farmers, and every household in the small village has cattle.
Oh, by the way, there is something I haven’t told you yet. The village used to raise ornamental fish with you, but now it plans to raise some domestic fish and crayfish in the pond. Apart from your family, Mr. Zhao’s family is the only one raising ornamental fish. . ”
It is understandable that the village no longer raises ornamental fish and instead raises other aquatic products and crayfish. It is still a bit troublesome to raise ornamental fish.
However, Chen Ling did not expect that Zhao Yubao and his family would The children would follow behind, of course, they must be just playing.
Chatting and laughing with Wang Lixian's family, when they separated at the elementary school, Chen Ling turned a corner and walked along the big weir pond. .
A hillside covered with green grass and trees appeared in front of us.
This hillside stretches for a long time, from the east of the village to the west of the village, but it is very gentle in the village.
And in spring and summer, the vegetation is lush and green. Walking here in the hot summer will immediately give people a feeling of freshness and coolness.
Especially this year, there is a small river in front of this grassy slope.
There are two more thatched houses on the slope on the other side of the river. There are several big trees behind the houses, and outside the houses is a small courtyard surrounded by fences.
Two vegetable gardens were cultivated in the small yard and chickens and ducks were raised.
Chen Ling stood by the river and looked around. He felt that the grassy slope of the village had been transformed into a much more beautiful place. He was so happy that he cheered like a young man, stepped back, then suddenly accelerated, and deftly Jumped across the river.
His move startled the people on the slope, and the cattle and sheep also barked wildly.
"Good guy, who of me fell into the river at that time? Ling Zi, why are you fooling around as an adult?"
The grass was very deep, and Chen Ling didn't see anything else on the slope. The person sitting there is actually my father-in-law who is taking Ruirui to herd sheep here.
A few old men are sitting in the shade of the tree, lighting matches and playing cards. Zhao Yubao is also making a pot of tea. That guy It's extremely comfortable.
Next to him, Ruirui and two little kids of about the same age were holding tree branches and concentrating on destroying the ant nests.
Chen Ling walked over and grinned: "Hey, isn't this the little kid from Shui Wazi and Yubin's family? He can also run on the ground. Can he talk?"
"No, what can you say when you are only one year old? Compared with Ruirui, he is as stupid as his grandma."
Lao Ni smiled crookedly and said with disgust.
Chen Guoxing followed closely and said: "You can't blame grandma for being stupid. When will you, a grandfather, be able to compete with rich guys? Your grandson must be as smart as Ruirui."
Chen Guoxing is the brother of village doctor Chen Guoping. They are almost the same brothers. However, Chen Guoxing had been ill a few years ago and has aged rapidly in the past three or four years.
Because of the influence of Lao Turtle this year, everyone has seen a lot of extra income, and their mood has improved a little.
I am also willing to quarrel with others.
“By the way, Fugui, I heard they all said that your fumigation has fumigated the new house and there are no bugs in the house. Can you help us prepare some of your fumigation?”
Zhao Yubao poured him a cup of tea and said: "This thatched house is very comfortable to live in, but it always attracts bugs. I don't know how many of them I trample to death every day in the house. The soles of my shoes are full of dead bugs. If it weren't for your father-in-law, I gave him two dozen matchsticks to light and smoke every night, and maybe even crawl into bed.”
Old Man Zhong nodded while playing cards: "Yes, yes, especially grasshoppers and crickets. When they see the light at night, they fly into the house randomly. During the day, there are chickens and ducks running around, which is better. At night, chickens and ducks are better." I have to sleep too.”
The two residences designed by the two of them are poetic and full of style.
But it can’t stand up to the weeds half as tall as a man on the slope. The bugs in that guy are no joke.
"That's true. I was just about to go to the mountains to dig some medicinal materials and pick some spices along the way to repel insects."
Chen Ling thought for a moment and said to Wang Cunye: "Dad, don't your insect repellent powders work here?"
"Ang, it's useless. There are so many bugs in this grass, how can the medicinal powder be of any use? My medicinal powder is half-repellent and half-killing. After killing the insects, it has no medicinal effect. It won't last for a few days. I still have to use your spices. , once it is lit, scorpions and centipedes will not dare to enter the house, let alone woodlice."
Wang Cunye said without raising his head.
House smoke in the countryside usually uses mugwort and mugwort, or just some pine and cypress.
This kind can repel insects, but the effect is not that obvious and the duration is short.
Chen Ling’s spice surprised Wang Cunye. After taking it out during the Dragon Boat Festival, he smoked it and it still works.
...
The farm does not attract insects, and the houses in the village do not attract insects. Naturally, my family will feel strange after a long time.
So Chen Ling took advantage of this year's Dragon Boat Festival to bring out some spices that he had thought up and used them to repel insects.
Wang Cunye has been dealing with medicinal materials for a long time. After looking at it, he didn't understand what his dark stuff was.
But it is really easy to use, the smell is quite fragrant and not pungent. After fumigating the house, it will not attract insects at all.
"Okay, then I'll go for a walk in the mountains now and pick some herbs and spices."
"Go to Nanshan, but don't go to Northern and Western Mountains."
"I know. "
Chen Ling touched his son's head and turned back.
"Hey, don't leave. Let's drink two cups of tea first. It's not nine o'clock yet."
Seeing how anxious he was, Zhao Yubao quickly stopped him.
Chen Ling waved his hand and took another step across the river: "Go early and come back early, now is the right time."
"Hey, what's going on? Just leave as soon as you come, just follow me It’s like ordering him.”
Zhao Yubao slapped his thigh.
Wang Cunye pulled him to sit down and said with a smile: "Haha, don't worry about him. He has been in the city for seven or eight days and is exhausted. He will not be able to stay idle for a while."
He is often at home and knows that Chen Ling has long wanted to go to the mountains.
Furthermore, many medicinal materials in drug stores are really not enough.
(End of this chapter)