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

Chapter 96 Digging Winter Bamboo Shoots

Ever since thrips pests were discovered in the strawberry field, Grandpa Shen and Shen Qiuqiu, both grandparents and grandchildren, were almost stuck in the strawberry field.

In addition to pulling out diseased plants in time and spraying pesticides.

Grandpa Shen also used the rural method of spreading plant ash.

Plant ash is rich in minerals in a variety of plants. It is a widely used disinfectant raw material in rural areas and has a strong effect of killing pathogenic bacteria and viruses.

In the era when there were no pesticides and fertilizers, plant ash was the best fertilizer and disinfectant.

After two rounds of pesticides and plant ash were applied to the strawberry fields, after a period of observation, the thrips pests were finally completely eliminated.

Of course, the possibility of recurrence is not ruled out in the future, so we must do a good job in prevention and treatment.

For this reason, Shen Qiuqiu deliberately bought several books on pest control and came back to study.

That hard work is not much different from when she was in college.

Grandma Shen also joked: "Hey, if I knew you wanted to be a farmer, I might as well have applied to an agricultural university and studied computers."

Shen Qiuqiu stopped turning the pages of the book, and couldn't help but also laughed.

At that time, I applied for this major because I heard that it was an emerging industry with very good job prospects in the future and could make money.

After graduation, before she had time to shine in this emerging industry, she went to a trading company to do sales by accident.

The reason is also very simple, sales make more money.

At that time, she basically had no hobbies. All she could think about was how to make money, how to buy a house in a big city, and give her grandparents better living conditions.

Now back to the countryside, the desire to make money is still very strong, but not so pure.

The career I am doing now is more for my original intention and the pure love in my heart.

Being a farmer is really tiring, with wind and sun and rain, and endless farm work.

But compared with the mental fatigue of the past, this physical fatigue is nothing at all.

Moreover, at the moment of harvest, the deep sense of satisfaction and heartfelt joy will make people feel particularly happy.

After this period of time, Shen Qiuqiu has become more and more aware of his identity as a farmer.

Grandpa Shen also changed from disapproving at the beginning to unconditional support now.

The old man has always been supportive of Shen Qiuqiu's studies, seeing her reading agricultural books, he suggested: "Xiao Hua, you are still young anyway, should you go to an agricultural university or something.

Now that grandpa has money, he can pay for you to study in college. You don’t have to work while studying as in previous years.

Let's study hard this time, try to get a doctorate or something, and bring honor to our old Shen family. "

For this granddaughter, the old man has always felt ashamed.

But in those few years, the family was poor, and they really couldn't afford to pay for her to go to college. Otherwise, they couldn't let her be a little girl who had to earn her own tuition and living expenses while studying.

Now that the family conditions are better, he also wants to make up for the guilt and regret at that time.

Shen Qiuqiu knew that this was grandpa's knot in his heart, so he didn't say anything more, just jokingly said: "Grandpa, the society is the best university, our rural area is the best agricultural university, and you, old man, are my best tutor." .”

In a word, Grandpa Shen laughed out loud.

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After lunch, Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen changed their shoes, took a machete, and prepared to go to the bamboo forest behind the house to chop bamboo.

Bamboo strips are an essential raw material for weaving bamboo baskets.

The bamboo strips at home were almost used up, so Grandma Shen asked Grandpa Shen to help him chop some back. She was weak, and it took a lot of effort to chop. This kind of hard work still needs a man to do it.

Shen Qiuqiu heard that they were going to cut bamboo, and thought that the winter bamboo shoots would be coming out soon, so he carried a hoe and went with them.

The bamboo grove is just behind the small courtyard of the Shen family, just go out the gate and walk around the path behind the house for a while.

This bamboo forest was planted by Grandpa Shen when he was a child.

After dozens of years, a few small bamboos have grown into a lush bamboo forest, which is full of vitality and never withers all winter.

According to the customary rules in the countryside, this piece of land and this piece of bamboo forest belong to the Shen family.

Anyone who wants to use bamboo or dig bamboo shoots will tell Grandpa Shen.

Grandpa Shen is also very talkative, as long as it is spoken by the villagers, there is no objection.

These bamboos do not need to be looked after, but they grow very well. There are old bamboos as thick as an adult's arm, and new bamboos as thin as a thumb.

Grandpa Shen found a thick bamboo, spit on his hand twice, and started chopping.

Shen Qiuqiu took Grandma Shen to start looking for bamboo shoots.

The winter bamboo shoots are buried in the soil, and only experienced people can find them.

For an inexperienced person like Shen Qiuqiu, even if he digs ten deep pits, he may not be able to dig a single bamboo shoot.

Grandma Shen put her hands behind her back, squinted her eyes and searched for a long time on the ground, nagging, "There are few winter bamboo shoots these days, so it's very hard to find them, but you, a greedy cat, can't wait for a few days."

Shen Qiuqiu held Grandma Shen's arm coquettishly, "Hey, the winter bamboo shoots are fresh and tender, and the stubble ones are the best. I haven't eaten them for a long time."

"Okay, okay, grandma will find it for you, even if you want to eat dragon meat from the sky, grandma will find it for you too."

Grandma Shen loves her granddaughter very much. Although she is nagging, her eyes are not idle for a moment, and she looks very carefully with her head down.

When looking for winter bamboo shoots, it is best to choose a place with relatively loose soil, and also to look at the cracks on the ground. The direction of the extension of the bamboo branches at the bottom of the bamboo plant is roughly parallel to the direction of the bamboo whip. Observe the ground along this direction, and if you see clods on the ground Slightly bulging, loose, and cracked places, if you step on them lightly with your feet, there will be a soft feeling, which is a sign of bamboo shoots.

In addition, traces of waterways on the ground can be observed.Where there are traces of waterways, there are bamboo shoots; where the bamboo whip forks, there are bamboo shoots; where the bamboo whip suddenly penetrates from the ground, there are bamboo shoots.

Grandma Shen searched for a while, stretched out her toes and drew a circle on the ground, "Here, here, let's dig."

"Okay!" Shen Qiuqiu rubbed his hands together and dug down vigorously with a hoe.

After digging for a while, a deep hole was dug in the ground, and finally I saw a light yellow bud.

This is the little shoot on the tip of the bamboo shoot, Shen Qiuqiu couldn't be happier, "Hey, I have it."

In order not to rot the bamboo shoots, she started digging around the shoots again, and the deep pit gradually expanded outwards, revealing the chubby winter bamboo shoots little by little.

It took more than ten minutes for Shen Qiuqiu to dig out the bamboo shoot; before he had time to rest for a while, Grandma Shen was already greeting, "Xiaohua, there are also here."

After working for more than an hour, Grandpa Shen chopped down eight bamboo trees, and Shen Qiuqiu dug up five winter bamboo shoots. The harvest was full.

In the evening, Shen Qiuqiu got his wish and ate the first crop of winter bamboo shoots this year.

The fresh and crisp winter bamboo shoots and the dry and fragrant old bacon are the perfect match.

Not only did Shen Qiuqiu eat happily, but he also edited a short video and posted it on Wheatfield Video.

After being a farming blogger for a while, the long-lost food blogger finally returned, making the netizens next door cry again.

(End of this chapter)