farming female castellan

Chapter 27 Natural Green Pesticides
When Li was doing the portrait, Yang was on the sidelines and exclaimed: "It is said that seven-foot men are seven-foot men, this girl is really tall, seven feet four inches, surpassing many men. My family officials are tall, You're only eight feet tall. You won't be eight feet tall by the age of 15, right?" Li Zheng and the others all looked at Chen Fan.

Chen Fan smiled and said: "For someone like me who grows fast in the front, the back may not grow very much." She is already taller, and even if she grows a little taller, she will not be much taller.Her height of 1.7 meters is converted to 23 feet [-] inches, so one foot is about [-] centimeters.There is a big difference between the large ruler used to measure land and the small ruler used to measure height in the Daxiang Dynasty.

Yang's expression was disbelief, but she didn't say anything else.When Li was finishing the portrait, she took it and looked at it first, and then handed it to Chen Fan.

The people in the portraits are lifelike, similar in shape and spirit.Chen Fan glanced at Lizheng, is Lizheng so curvy in this era?The level of portraits is so high?

Li Guanshi and Xiao Lian also looked at the portrait, showing expressions of surprise and approval.

Chen Fan said to Li Zheng, "My lord, there is one thing I need to ask for your help."

"whats the matter?"

"It's about building a house. I'm new here, and I'm not familiar with the artisans and prices here. I need to ask the adults to help me hire some craftsmen."

This is what Li Guanshi told her on the road, saying that asking for help is also a way of dealing with people.Help to generate a little caring heart, thank you for your concern, and you will have friendship after coming and going.

Li Zheng glanced at Li Guanshi: "Li Guanshi is very capable, and he will find a suitable solution for the craftsman. The craftsmen from the county are much more capable than those from the village."

Chen Fan said: "When I came here to settle down, I had the most contact with the neighbors and folks. Asking the craftsmen in the village to help me build a house is also enjoying the kindness of the village people, and I will be more familiar with each other in the future. Adults help me hire craftsmen, folks We all know that I am also taken care of and blessed by adults."

"Miss, you're being polite. I'm just looking for a few craftsmen. I can't talk about taking care of me, let alone protecting me. I'm very relieved that you can trust me."

Chen Fan said again: "I need to dig a few drainage ditches and a few acres of ponds in the field, and please help me find as many people as possible." Li Zheng nodded in agreement.

Li Guanshi said: "How long does it take for you to find someone?"

"You can find it today, and you can come over tomorrow. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow are good days to start construction."

Can you find it today?What kind of efficiency is this?You have to pick and choose a few cabbages when you go to the field, right?She needs a lot of workers.

"Tomorrow is the summer solstice, and there may be more things in the fields." Li Guanshi said.

"It doesn't matter, old people and children can also do those things in field management. Young and middle-aged laborers are guaranteed to be arranged for you."

"Then we will come back tomorrow, which is May [-]th. Sir, please help us find the person in charge of the bricklayer and carpenter. All the ditchers can be present, and the ditches will start tomorrow."

At this moment, Xiao Lian came in with a piece of silk in her arms.Chen Fan took the silk and handed it to Li Zheng.Li Zheng didn't refuse this time, and took it.After Chen Fan and the others left, Mrs. Yang came over and touched the piece of silk, very happy: "The material of this cloth is really good, smooth and delicate. This Liu family is indeed a rich family, and they are so generous."

Li Zheng looked at Yang's hand: "Oh, you should touch it a little less, so you don't get the material dirty."

Mrs. Li withdrew her hand: "Although Miss Chen is an orphan, she is protected by a rich family. We must treat that girl better."

Li Zheng took a look at her: "You can treat her badly if no one covers her? No matter how much the Liu family covers her, they won't do everything for her, and she has to do everything by herself. A There are still many difficulties in living here. The villagers are simple and honest, and most of them will not deliberately embarrass a girl’s family, but there will always be a few bastards and gossips. It is what we must do to suppress the strong and help the weak, and maintain justice .”

"Yes, yes, we adults are the ones who love the poor, the weak, the fair and the people."

Li Zheng laughed.

The news that someone bought the [-] acres of saline-alkali land and was looking for someone to work quickly spread, faster than gossip, and people's reaction was greater than hearing the gossip.

Although there were not many villagers watching, the distribution of people was mixed.People from this village were chatting in this village; people from other villages spread the word all the way back to the village; at that time, there were many people working in the surrounding fields, and when they saw people coming from the saline-alkali land, they knew it after asking after work, and continued to follow up The next batch of people chatted; some just happened to be going to the city, so they chatted all the way to the city, and the number of news spread in the city multiplied.

When Chen Fan and the others returned to the Liu family, everyone in the Liu family knew about it.

At this moment, they didn't know that the ocean was already boiling outside, and they were swaying along with the carriage.Since everything about the house and field has been settled, their itinerary has become more leisurely.

Li Guan said congratulations to Chen Fan in advance: "The girl is now going to take root in Yuanfeng County, things will go step by step, and everything will get better soon."

Chen Fan sincerely thanked him.Those who are in charge have the style of being in charge, and congratulations are as reasonable as reasoning.Chen Fan felt that such a sentence was exactly what she needed.She believes that there will be a bright future, and it is a process she has to go through step by step.

Xiao Lian also congratulated Chen Fan, and Chen Fan expressed his gratitude to her sincerely: "We will all get better and better."

Compared with the joy and emotion at that time, what Chen Fan felt at this time was the fiery busyness.In the vegetable field, not only vegetables but also weeds grow vigorously.In addition to transplanting rice seedlings, many farmers are also weeding, catching insects, and fertilizing... She saw some farmers spreading things like plant ash, so she asked Li Guanshi: "Are they spreading plant ash?"

Li Guanshi shook his head: "It is the ashes burned from chrysanthemum leaves. Usually, when the summer solstice comes, it is the rainy season, the air is very humid, the sun is less, and insects are rampant. This kind of ashes from the burnt chrysanthemum leaves It can kill insects, so the crops don’t need to be damaged by insects. Although the rainy season has not come this year, the work that should be done still needs to be done.”

Oh - I have learned a lot, this chrysanthemum leaf ash is a natural green pesticide.

Xiao Lian asked Chen Fan: "Young lady wants to dig drainage ditches around the field. Is there any use for it?"

Chen Fan said: "Wangjiadun can be called a pier, and the terrain should be relatively high. But this land is obviously much lower, the water is too serious, and the salt accumulates year after year. Digging ditches and irrigation can remove the salt in the soil. Throw it into the ditch."

Xiaolian suddenly realized.

"and then?"

"Then plant grass and rice. Planting rice is a good way to improve saline-alkali land."

"Do you want to grow grass?" Xiao Lian was very puzzled.

"Grow some pasture, which can be used as feed for animals, and can also be used as green manure. It is to plow the land with the pasture. If the pasture rots, it is a good fertilizer. Oh, by the way, Manager Li, can I buy cattle?"

(End of this chapter)