After returning to the countryside to farm, I brought the whole village to become rich

Chapter 118 Strawberry Blossom

One day, when Shen Qiuqiu went to pull weeds in the strawberry field, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the strawberry seedlings had grown inflorescences, and some of them had already bloomed.

Strawberry flowers are white, with white petals and golden stamens, a large one; it blooms among a piece of green vines, very beautiful.

Shen Qiuqiu squatted on the ground and stared at the strawberry flowers for a long time, the corners of his mouth slightly raised were full of joy.

From planting a strawberry seedling, and then caring for it little by little to grow, to blossom and bear fruit, only after experiencing it personally, can one know how difficult it is.

Shen Xiu squatted opposite to Shen Qiuqiu, looked up and saw her niece staring at Hua and giggling like a child, she couldn't help taking a picture with her mobile phone.

The picture quality captured by the original camera of the mobile phone is surprisingly good-looking.

In the photo, strawberry flowers are blooming, and the smile on the girl's face is as beautiful as a blooming flower.

Shen Xiu was very satisfied with her work, she looked at it happily for a while, then opened WeChat and forwarded the photo to Shen Qiuqiu.

"Xiao Hua, look at the photo I took of you, it looks so good."

Shen Qiuqiu took out the phone from his pocket and took a look, it was indeed quite good.

She gave Shen Xiu a thumbs up, "Sister-in-law, your photography skills are getting better and better."

"Hey, the main reason is that you have a good background, you can look good in any shot, unlike me, you can't look good in any shot."

Shen Xiu was taking selfies with her mobile phone at the moment, while talking, she sent Shen Qiuqiu the few selfies she just took.

Shen Qiuqiu opened one casually, and a big face directly occupied two-thirds of the screen, and it was still at the angle of death, which made people feel unbearable to look directly at.

She couldn't help laughing, and then began to tell Shen Xiu how to find an angle so that the selfie would look good.

It is the nature of every woman to love beauty and take selfies, and the two of them chatted endlessly when they talked about it.

Grandpa Shen, who was working hard not far away, frowned when he heard it, and looked up, "I said, can you two work hard and mess around with a mobile phone?"

Shen Qiuqiu responded with a smile, "Got it!"

The little girl's voice with a smile spread far away.

A few villagers passing by stretched their necks, wanting to see the situation in the strawberry field, but fences were installed around the strawberry field, so the view was not very real, only a piece of green could be vaguely seen.

A few people talked while walking, and they were naturally talking about the strawberry field they just passed.

"The strawberries in Old Shentou's house seem to be ready."

"I heard that this thing is very expensive. It seems that their family will make a lot of money this year."

"Dingwei's family seems to have also planted a few acres, and they should be able to sell for a lot of money; tsk, this kid is really lucky."

"Why are you jealous? If you want to plant, you can plant it tomorrow too, and no one is stopping you."

The few people walked further and further away, but they all had small calculations in their hearts.

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Technicians from the Agricultural Science Station come to the strawberry fields every week to check the growth of strawberries and record relevant data.

After discovering that the strawberries were blooming, Shen Qiuqiu also contacted Zhang Xuemei immediately.

Zhang Xuemei specially took two technicians to see it, saying that the strawberry seedlings are growing very well and can be prepared for mulching.

Plastic film mulching is a cultivation method that covers the ground with a thin plastic film. It is one of the simple and effective measures to increase production in modern agricultural production.

After entering December, the temperature is getting lower and lower day by day. Mulching film can increase the soil temperature and promote the growth of strawberry roots, so that the plants will grow robustly; after the strawberries bear fruit, it can also prevent the soil from polluting the fruit and improve the quality of the fruit; In addition, it can effectively prevent the occurrence of diseases and insect pests, prevent weeds, save water and fight drought.

Mulching sounds simple, but it is a time-consuming and labor-intensive project.

It is necessary to spread the film flat and straight, and take out the strawberry seedlings while covering it, so that the film will fall to the ground at one time; in the process, be careful not to damage the inflorescences.

This work may not be finished in ten days and a half months with just a few people in my family.

It will be even more difficult to dry when most of the strawberries are in bloom.

Shen Qiuqiu proposed to pay for a job.

Grandpa Shen agreed without much hesitation. After all, there are more and more jobs in the family, and we can't always rely on favors to let people do farm work for you.

No matter what you do, you should come and go; the farm work in my family is too much and complicated, only come and go, no matter how good the human relationship is, it can't stand the consumption.

As for who to invite, Grandpa Shen knew very well.

After dinner, the old man went out with his hands behind his back, and he didn't come back until nearly nine o'clock.

Shen Qiuqiu poured him a cup of hot water, "Grandpa, let's find everyone."

The old man smiled and nodded, "There is nothing impossible for your grandfather to do. 100 yuan a day is more than going to the county to do odd jobs. How many people are vying to come."

When Grandma Shen heard the words, she couldn't help but look at him twice, and asked: "Don't get dizzy after hearing a few good words, you want everyone."

Grandpa Shen snorted, "Am I that kind of person? Those I called are hardworking and honest."

Grandma Shen didn't say much, but Shen Qiuqiu, who was editing the video, suddenly raised her head and asked, "Grandpa, call Uncle Wang and Aunt Wang next door."

The old man smiled and nodded, "No one can lose them if they lose."

Wang Weidong and his wife are good at farm work. The two have been neighbors for so many years, and they have always helped and taken care of each other.

This time, the couple can come even if they don't pay wages; if wages are paid, of course they should be given priority.

Before dawn the next morning, Li Cunju came to knock on the door.

Grandma Shen opened the door to look, and wondered: "It's still not bright yet, what are you doing here so early?"

Li Cunju tugged at the sleeves on his arms, and said with a smile: "I woke up at five o'clock and couldn't sleep. Hearing movement in your house, I thought you should have woken up to make breakfast.

I heard from my uncle that there must be about twenty people today. Anyway, I have nothing to do at home, so I will come over to help. "

When recruiting workers in the village, they are required to provide three meals a day. It is really laborious to prepare meals for more than 20 people.

For breakfast today, Grandma Shen is going to make bacon porridge.

The rice was soaked in advance the night before, and it was already cooking in the pot at the moment.

Shen Xiu was sitting in front of the stove lighting the fire, still peeling the taro with her hands.

On the chopping board was half-cut bacon. Grandma Shen was cutting it before, but when Li Cunju came, she took over the job.

Grandma Shen took a small iron pan and set it on a small stove to fry poached eggs.

The smell of fried eggs filled the room, and Li Cunju smiled and sighed: "Your family's food is also very good, it's bacon porridge, and poached eggs."

Grandma Shen smiled and said: "Today's work is not easy. If you don't eat enough, how can you have the energy to work?"

(End of this chapter)