My village can't be like this

Chapter 369 Planting Herbs
Time flies by in a hurry, and March arrives in a blink of an eye.

Early in the morning, a slight rustling sound woke up Zhang An, who was still sleeping.

When she opened her eyes, she saw that Su Ying had woken up and was getting dressed and getting ready.

At the end of February two days ago, students all went to school to register. Today is the official first day of school.

As a Chinese teacher, Su Ying had Su Ying's class in the first period in the morning, so the days when she wanted to sleep in like during the holidays were gone forever.

School started as normal, and Su Ying changed her usual sleepy look and looked energetic.

After all, there is a new semester and a new atmosphere. In the spring when everything is resurrected and full of vitality, how can she teach students sleepily?

Perhaps it was her inner self-cultivation and professional ethics that allowed her to overcome the unexplained lethargy symptoms during pregnancy.

Seeing that his wife was getting up, Zhang An didn't stay on the bed anymore, and quickly put on his clothes and got up.

After going downstairs, Zhang An felt a blast of cold air coming from him, and he, who was still yawning, was suddenly blown awake.

After walking to the door, I realized that although today is the first day of March, there is no shadow of the sun in the sky.

It was raining lightly outside, and even on the tiles in the utility room next to it, there was a thin line of standing water on one side.

"Daughter-in-law, it's raining outside today, please wear more clothes, otherwise it will be cold in school."

There was a spring rain and a cold. Seeing the rain, Zhang An finally understood why the temperature was relatively normal yesterday but suddenly felt freezing today.

Worried that Su Ying's clothes were too thin and she would get cold, he also gave a special warning to Su Ying who was still combing her hair in the room.

Then he splashed his face with a basin of cold water, and the cold feeling made him energetic again.

Zhang An is not afraid of the cold. After all, Zhang An doesn't even wear a coat in winter, so the cold of spring is nothing compared to the coldest months of winter.

It's just that he just got up from the bed and was careless for a moment, and was shocked by the cold wind.

Although it was drizzling outside and the spring cold was lingering, the geese and teal ducks in their pen ran out the door one after another.

Don't think they are stupid, in fact they are smart. In this weather, it is much warmer on the river than in the pen.

Otherwise, the layman Dongpo would not have written the quatrains about the ducks that see the water in the spring river warm.

"Xiaoying, the noodles are cooked. Come over and eat quickly without delaying work time."

Soon, Wang Fang's voice came from the kitchen. She started to get up and work early this morning.

Although she had spent two months on vacation, she still clearly remembered the days when her daughter-in-law went to work.

Just like last semester, from the beginning to the holidays, Su Ying had to get up earlier than Su Ying every morning and prepare breakfast in advance.

Although Su Ying always said that she would prepare breakfast by herself and let her sleep a little longer, Wang Fang still happily got up and cooked breakfast every day and never missed a day.

Wang Fang still cooked noodles for breakfast today, but instead of the spicy oil noodles that he had always made before, he changed them to fish soup noodles.

The steaming crucian carp soup is the reason why Wang Fang got up early in the morning. If it is made normally, a large pot can be cooked half an hour in advance at most.

The off-white crucian carp soup is like milk. It is poured on the slender noodles, and a strong aroma comes to your nostrils.

Even Zhang An, who usually doesn't like spicy food, doesn't think this fish soup noodle tastes too bland. It's good to change the taste occasionally.

After Su Ying went to school, Zhang An returned to the room and entered the space to concentrate on making his own wine.

When he came out again, he was holding several grapevines with roots growing out, which were cut from the mother tree in the space.

"Hey, where did you find the grapevine?"

It was raining today, so Zhang Jianguo rarely went out to herd sheep. Seeing Zhang An grabbing a handful of vines, he came over to take a look.

"This is the one owned by Li Hongbin's family in the town. When I went to the town not long ago, I cut a few pieces off and buried them for a few days before they took root. I just happened to plant two trees in our backyard."

The front yard was dammed with cement. Although there was no room for planting trees, Zhang An still wanted to plant the grapes in the backyard.

After all, in rural areas, everything must be entered and exited through the gate. Set up a grape trellis at the gate to make it inconvenient if something happens.

"If you want it, I'll get the hoe."

Neither Zhang Jianguo nor Wang Fang had any objections to Zhang An's grape planting.

On the contrary, they were in high spirits, because grapes are an expensive thing these days.

Moreover, there is no place to sell it in town, so those who can afford it have to go to the city to buy it, but it is a fresh product.

In fact, some families in the village have planted grapes in their yards, but most of them are wild grapes dug from the mountains.

The mountain grapes produced are small and taste very sour. Everyone feels fresh if you eat them occasionally, but if you eat them regularly, your teeth will not be able to bear them.

Some people also spend money to find real grapes and plant them, but the varieties are not popular, so they are better than mountain grapes.

When the grapes were harvested last year, Li Hongbin sent a lot of them over.

Zhang An and his family all like their big and sweet grapes very much.

So when he heard that Zhang An wanted to plant grape vines, Zhang Jianguo immediately went to find a hoe to help.

Moreover, there was nothing in their backyard. It had always been empty. Zhang Jianguo had long wanted to get something to plant in it.

Zhang An just happened to find these grapes. Now he will plant them and then build a grape trellis here.

It won't take long for the vine to grow up, and when it has climbed all over the shelf, it will be a good place to enjoy the shade on hot days.

Think about July and August, it happens to be the hot summer, there is not much work in the fields, and the grapes are ripe at that time.

Move a deck chair and place it under the grape trellis. You can enjoy the coolness while eating delicious grapes. That will make your life more comfortable and comfortable.

Zhang An's backyard is not small. He planted two plants next to the wall, and then planted two more plants on the edge of the vegetable garden.

When the time comes, we will build a square trellis. Once these four grape plants grow, they can cover half of the yard.

"Hey, Xiao An has found some flowers and plants again."

It rained today and the village yard project was stopped. Uncle Zhang An came over for a rare visit.

When they saw Zhang An and his son digging holes in the backyard to plant things, they thought they were playing with flowers and plants.

Because Zhang An used to like doing these weird things when he was a child, and they planted a lot of orchids in their yard.

But who said they only had such an eldest nephew, so every time the two brothers Zhang Jianjun and Zhang Jianye went to the mountains and encountered any strange things, they would dig them back for Zhang An.

"Second brother, these are not wild flowers and weeds. These are the grape trees that Xiao An found. The grapes they bear are bigger than pigeon eggs."

When Zhang Jianjun heard that it was a grape tree, his interest changed and he immediately joined in.

"Are there really such big grapes? Are there any left? I'll get two to plant in my yard."

Grapes of this size are rare. You can buy a piece of clothing for only seven or eight yuan a pound on the street.

If Zhang An still had seedlings here, he would plant two of them in his yard. It would be easy anyway.

"Here, they're all there. I cut a lot of them and they all took root. You can take them back and plant them directly." Zhang An couldn't plant many trees at home. The reason why they spawned so many was because they were given to his two uncles. I brought some with Li Hongbin and his family.

Zhang Jianjun happened to be here at this moment, which saved Zhang An the trouble of sending it to him.

Around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the spring rain finally stopped.

Zhang An put on a pair of black rubber rain boots and took a hoe to the back mountain to take a look. He found that the land was soaked by the rain.

Although the rain is not heavy, it started falling last night, and it has been more than ten hours now.

Unknowingly, the land that had been dry for a winter was soaked. Maybe this is the silent moisturizing mentioned in the book.

Spring rain is as precious as oil. Since it has stopped today, it should not continue tomorrow.

Zhang An would definitely not miss such a good opportunity, and immediately decided to start planting medicinal materials tomorrow.

In the evening, Zhang An asked Huatou to bring a letter to Zhang and his party in Sanqing Temple. He would still be indispensable for the planting of medicinal materials tomorrow.

After all, Zhang Yixing has been collecting medicines in the mountains all his life, so he knows more about growing medicinal materials than Zhang An.

The main medicinal materials grown this time are Polygonatum and Gastrodia elata, as well as some common condiments.

As for other main materials that are more dependent on age and potency, he has no plans to plant them in large quantities.

Because the main ingredients of the monarch medicine are only used when encountering diseases, and generally they are not used in large quantities.

Planting a large number of plants will waste the land. It is better to move a few plants when you find them in the mountains and plant them.

On the contrary, some other adjuvants are needed in many prescriptions, so the demand is relatively large.

However, they all have one thing in common, that is, they do not require years or medicinal power, and they are relatively easy to grow.

Therefore, Zhang An plans to free up a large area to plant these adjuvants.

As for Polygonatum and Gastrodia elata, although there are as many of them as there are in the space.

But Zhang An no longer wants to pretend to go to the mountains the next time he takes it out.

Because it is true that it can be dug now, what will happen if it cannot be dug in the future, so Zhang An plans to plant it himself.

Before going to bed, Zhang An took out the Polygonatum seeds and Gastrodia elata seeds and soaked them in space spring water overnight, which can promote germination and soak hair.

However, I didn't put the medicinal seeds into the space because time moved too fast. By the time Zhang An woke up, they would have sprouted and grown very tall.

Of course, the best time to plant Gastrodia elata is at the end of the year, and it can also be planted in February and March.

However, at the end of last year, Zhang An's medicinal garden project had not yet been put on the agenda.

And not only do we need to grow gastrodia elata, we also need to grow other medicinal materials, so we just get together to save trouble.

Sure enough, it didn't rain the next day. When I got up early in the morning, I could see the fiery red sunshine, which felt like spring in March.

Early in the morning, Zhang and his party came over from the mountain, carrying baskets of medicinal materials on their backs.

Zhang An was a little curious about what Zhang and his party brought, so he went over and took a look. He knew most of the medicinal ingredients.

But the most common ones were Aconitum, and there was also an herb that he was not very familiar with.

"Hey, what is this? Why does it look like a Baogu seedling?"

"This is a curculigo seedling. I dug some before and cultivated a lot of seedlings. I just transplanted them here this time."

Zhang and his party lived alone in Sanqing Temple and had a lot of free time every day. As before, they often carried medicine baskets to the mountains to collect herbs.

"It looks pretty good, it seems. The soil quality on the mountain is better than before."

The land behind Sanqing Temple is not fertile because the soil is shallow.

In the past, when Zhang Yixing planted them on the mountain, many medicinal materials did not grow well.

Unexpectedly, after so many years of drought, the soil quality has improved somewhat, and the curculigo seedlings have grown tender and tender.

"But do we really need to plant so many aconites?"

Everything else didn't matter, but this aconite made Zhang An panic. This was half a basket.

If they are all planted and he is allowed to water some space spring water, he doesn't know how much he can dig in the future.

Aconitum is aconite, which has the effects of restoring yang and relieving adverse events, replenishing fire and yang, dispelling cold and relieving pain, but its toxicity is very obvious.

Although there is an old saying that medicines are three parts poisonous, the poison of aconite is much stronger than other medicines.

If used well, it is a life-saving medicine, but if used improperly, it will bring death to the king of hell. This is generally a great test for the doctor who prescribes it.

Zhang An is not sure how Zhang Yixing used it, because it is rare for him to use Aconite Weijun's prescription.

But at Zhang An's current level, this thing is too deep and he can't help but he won't touch it if he can.

After all, ginseng has no fault in killing people, and aconite has no fault in saving people. Not everyone is Mr. Li Ke.

"It's better to be prepared. You may not need it if you plant it. It's just that it seems hard to find it in the mountains, so I decided to plant some."

Zhang Yi Xing didn't have much idea, but Zhang An felt uncertain.

He had been wondering if the aconite would become more poisonous as it grew up if he poured it with spring water.

If the toxicity becomes more severe, it becomes poison instead of medicine. If the adjuvant medicine cannot neutralize the toxicity, it will cause a big problem.

So Zhang An secretly decided to plant the aconite in a corner alone, separated from other medicinal materials.

In the future, even if you water the space spring, you must avoid this thing.

Everything was ready, and the whole family was dispatched, because Zhang An did not invite anyone from the village today.

After all, the land is only two acres in size. If you pay someone to hire someone, your old mother will bite you all day long.

When they arrived at the medicine garden, Zhang An and Zhang first planted some living medicinal materials or seedlings.

This kind of medicinal material is the most convenient to grow because they have complete root systems. As long as the base fertilizer is buried well, they can quickly turn green and grow.

Followed by Polygonatum, after digging the furrow, it was planted according to the normal sowing method.

Zhang An didn't prepare many Polygonatum seeds, because they were all carefully selected, and the survival rate was definitely not low.

There will definitely be a lot of them growing in the future, and they will have to be transplanted when the time comes.

Finally, there is Gastrodia elata. Speaking of Gastrodia elata seeds, they are the most troublesome among these medicinal materials.

Not only do they have to choose the growing environment, they also need to dig holes, bury fungi and fungi, and finally scatter Gastrodia seeds.

So most of the day today will be spent on this.

(End of this chapter)