slack farmer in the wasteland

Chapter 285 Winter is coming
Halfway through November, the temperature in the valley is getting colder day by day, not to mention the comparison with the county town, even if it is compared with the town, even if the sun is shining outside in broad daylight, the temperature difference must be at least five degrees or more , let alone at night, it was almost eighty-nine degrees cold.

Although it hasn't snowed yet, the creek down the slope is already frozen in the morning, and the ice in the creek can only melt after noon, and it is dark again, so the ice in the creek is harder than a day One day, it looked like the river would be closed.

Fortunately, there is no farm work in Sijiaping Village now, and the villagers have reached the most leisure time of the year. The period from this time to the beginning of spring next year used to be called cat winter, which means that it has officially entered winter and outdoor activities are reduced. At that time, everyone usually stays at home, playing mahjong or something.The village has entered the most idle time of the year.

Going to bed early and getting up early at this time is meaningless, because even if you wake up early, going out for a walk is not a good experience. Originally, the small wind blowing out of the valley in summer is cool, but now the small wind blows again. It's not cold when it reaches the face, it's like pulling the face with a not-so-sharp razor, it hurts a lot.

So everyone in the village sleeps until the sun is up, get together early in the evening to chat, fart, play mahjong, and go home to sleep in the pit at around ten o'clock. This is the winter work and rest time of Sijiaping Village.

Cang Hai's family got up, washed their faces, brushed their teeth, etc., and started to make brunch. Brunch means that breakfast and lunch were settled together, and three meals a day became two meals.

After going out, Ping An and Wu Hui got up early, so Ping An and Wu Hui were asked to pick vegetables in the shed with baskets, while Cang Hai saw that Uncle and Aunt were busy pasting the windows, so he carried Walk over to say hello to my uncle and aunt.

"Have you eaten?" Third Aunt Wei Qin saw Cang Hai approaching, and asked with a smile.

Cang Hai replied: "Haven't eaten yet, have you two eaten yet?"

Cang Shiyuan replied: "We haven't done it yet. It was really cold last night, and I feel that the pit is not very effective. I don't know what's wrong with the weather. It seems to be colder than before. It’s too early, it used to be too hot to go to bed at night after burning a kang in November, but now it’s good, and it’s actually not very useful in early November.”

Most of the kilns in the village are made of wooden frames, and there are gaps in the wooden frames. When the weather is not cold, these gaps are fine, but when the weather cools down, the wind through the small gaps will blow into the kiln, and people Immediately, people couldn't help but tremble.If you don't paste this seam up, it won't be so comfortable to sleep at night.

For example, the kilns of Canghai’s family and Ping’an’s family, or the new kilns in the village are all made of aluminum alloy frames. When they were originally installed, windproof factors were taken into consideration. There is no need for windows or anything.

But the old kilns of the folks all have simple wooden door frames. They have to paste the windows and seal all the seams with kraft paper, so as to ensure that the temperature in the kiln can be maintained throughout the day.

Hearing the third uncle's complaint, Cang Hai put the basin of paste on the ground in his hand with a smile, and stretched it out in front of the third uncle.Cang Shiyuan picked up the brush in the basin, carefully swept the paste of the brush on the gap, then carefully pasted the paper strip in his hand on the gap, and then smoothed the kraft paper strip carefully with his hands , In the end, I was still a little worried, so I patted it back and forth twice from top to bottom with the palm of my hand, until the corners were a little bit sticky, and then I was done.

"Next year, let's repair the two kilns at home and replace them with iron frames like Huahai's. They are not only transparent but also keep warm. The wooden ones are too bad," Wei Qin said.

"Let's talk about it next year! By the way, Hai Wazi, how does the heater in your house work?" Cang Shiyuan was not concerned about the door, but about the heating in Cang Hai's house.

No matter what you say, the heating is much better than that of the kang. Although the insulation effect of the earthen kiln is much better than that of a brick-concrete house, the temperature outside is still low. The temperature of the fire pit is not enough to make the house warm and comfortable. Folks We burn the pit in the kiln and we still have to wear thick clothes, except when sleeping, we can only wear single clothes next to the pit, unlike Cang Hai’s house where every corner is warm when you enter the house, just wear a single coat. Resisted, the key is to be able to adjust the temperature.

In the past, everyone could bear it, it was because everyone was like this, now that Canghai's home is far more comfortable than our own, everyone feels a little restless, who doesn't want to live a comfortable life.

The most important point is the ventilation. The air in Canghai’s house is far better than that of a pit-burning kiln, because there is a ventilation system. If you think about closing the kiln door and keeping it stuffy all winter, the air in the kiln will be exhausted from time to time. Last time, it was not much better, far less comfortable than living in Cang Hai's house.

"Comfortable is of course comfortable, but every month just costs more than 2000 yuan for gas alone," Cang Hai said truthfully.

Canghai’s home directly chooses an oil-fired boiler for heating. This thing has electricity, but the electricity used in the countryside is more than one piece at a time, and the internal pressure is sometimes not very stable. The electricity used for heating is far less economical than fuel oil, and it is more expensive. Safety is not afraid of leakage.Of course, whether it is fuel or electricity, the cost-effectiveness ratio of using this thing in a small village is far inferior to the money saved by central heating in the city.

It costs about [-] yuan a month to heat the two kilns of Canghai’s house and Ping’an’s house. If it weren’t for Canghai’s pockets being deep enough, ordinary families would really be unable to withstand it.

"Tsk, that's too expensive." When Cang Shiyuan heard that the new kilns in Cang Hai's house cost more than 2000 yuan, he was a little bit reluctant.

Cang Hai said with a smile: "Everyone will spend the winter first, and wait for the village to make money next year. We can't just change the village to heating, and the cost will be much lower if the conditions in the village are good. It’s not impossible to not charge heating bills for a whole winter.”

Wei Qin smiled and said, "If it's like what you said, then it will be fine."

While the uncles and nephews were talking about this, Hu Shijie walked over with his family's big black dog.

"What's the matter?" Hu Shijie asked casually seeing the three of them chatting happily.

Wei Qin talked about the heating issue, and Hu Shijie nodded after hearing this: "That's a good idea, but we have to plant next year's melons first. Then we can think about other things. By the way, let me ask you, Have you two put pickle jars in the water tower?"

Wei Qin shook his head and said, "Our family doesn't have any. Two jars of sauerkraut are in the kitchen."

Seeing Hu Shijie looking at him, Cang Hai quickly shook his head: "Our family's things are all in the old kiln."

Hu Shijie listened and nodded: "That's good. I'll ask others later. You can put some fresh-keeping things in the water tower. There is no need to put pickles or something in it. Those things need to be preserved." What kind of fresh."

Now the only place in the village that can maintain a low temperature of one or two degrees is the water tower. The temperature inside is almost the same all year round. Even if it is below zero outside, the temperature in the water tower is kept at one or two degrees, which is the most suitable temperature for preserving food. , or how to say it is the natural refrigerator in the village.

Meat and vegetables are naturally not afraid of spoilage during this season. A plate of meat at this temperature will not change its taste if left outside for a week, but if you want to eat fresh meat, you have to hang the meat into the water tower and let the fresh meat go in. It is still fresh meat, and it will not go bad for more than [-] days. Therefore, except for the Canghai family who now uses the refrigerator, the other families even save the refrigerator.

After Hu Shijie finished speaking, he asked Cang Hai: "By the way, Hai Wazi, when will your pigs be killed?"

"My pig, let's celebrate the New Year! Why do you ask this?" Cang Hai looked at Hu Shijie.

Hu Shijie said: "If your family doesn't kill them, your Second Master Li's family and I are planning to kill two pigs in the past two days. We have discussed and prepared to make some bacon to eat during the New Year. When you kill a pig, leave me a door."

"Hey, Uncle Jie, are you planning to have a fat year this year?" Cang Shiyuan said cheerfully.

In the past, during the Chinese New Year, a family only had about ten catties of pork, plus a few catties of bacon at most, but now Hu Shijie needs one leaf for every mouthful, so this year must be fat.

Hu Shijie said with a smile: "Everyone spends what they want this year. In March, the village will pay everyone starting from seedling cultivation. The basic salary is [-] per person. The more you work, the more you get. As long as you are an adult, you can come to the village to work." live".

"Hey, old man, why are you so generous all of a sudden, what's the matter, you've seen enough money from the Japanese, don't you want to see it?" Cang Shiyuan said jokingly.

Cang Hai didn't pay attention to the workers. He heard about the seedlings from Hu Shijie's mouth, so he opened his mouth and asked, "Your seedlings?"

Hu Shijie nodded: "As for the seedling cultivation, I have asked the experts. If we want the watermelon to bear fruit quickly and grow well, the crop of seedling cultivation is indispensable. After the seedlings come out, they have to be screened, and the strong seedlings will be transplanted." Go to the melon fields, so that both the yield and the survival rate will be better than the long-term growth that you have come from far away. I have consulted with Professor Zuo, and he agreed to help our village to give good guidance next year."

Cang Hai didn't know what to say after listening to it for a while. Cang Hai was very disdainful about raising seedlings. Of course, under normal circumstances, seedling raising must be better. Both the yield and survival rate are much better than direct planting. It is the experience of thousands of years.

But what is there in Canghai, space!If there is such a thing, there is still a need for seedling cultivation. The seeds are soaked in space water and buried in the ground, not to mention 90.00% germination, but also [-]%. existing.

But I can't tell Hu Shijie about this matter, if it gets out, it will definitely become a well-known secret in a day's time, and Cang Hai is not far from being dragged into slices.

Fortunately, Hu Shijie went on to say: "Professor Zuo is really a good person. When I mentioned this matter, he directly said that he would not charge money. At that time, we can just get a project team down."

Looking at Hu Shijie's appearance, Cang Hai believes that now he may think that he has taken advantage of it. Only people like Cang Hai who have been in college know that what Professor Zuo Boguang is drawing is not money, but the name of the drawing. It is because I have participated in watermelon planting, and if I publish a few more articles, it may not be profitable, but this name can be firmly embraced.

Fortunately, Zuo Boguang didn't take any money, so Cang Hai let him do it after thinking about it for a while. People who eat alone are always hated by others. Besides, this academic name is not of much use to Cang Hai. Zuo Boguang Just take it.

After chatting with the three of Cang Hai, Hu Shijie went downhill to Wei Wenkui's house again, apparently wanting to ask him if he had thrown the jar of pickled vegetables at home into the water tower, so that it would smear into the water tower The pickle flavor, skewers the fresh food inside.

Cang Hai wanted to chat a few more words, but Ping An and Wu Hui came back with baskets, so Cang Hai had to go back to the kitchen and start making brunch.

The brunch is naturally richer, with fish and meat, and a chicken stewed in a small fire crock. Five people will definitely not be able to eat it. Keep the rest to heat it up at night, and add some vegetables to it when you are lazy. You can fool your stomach again.

On winter days, if you can get some cold water, you can drink as little as possible. Anyway, you are not afraid of spoiling the vegetables. What you are afraid of is that a few greedy cats in the village will steal the vegetables on the table if they are not careful.

Ps: There is one more chapter, which will be uploaded at about eight o'clock!
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