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Chapter 129 Laba Garlic

"Here, you can plant these seeds, anyway, I still have a lot at home."

Ginger Loach came to ask her for seeds of other vegetables, and Wei Dahua found beans, loofah and leek seeds.

"If you want to grow eggplants and peppers, go to Chen Laosan in Nianzi Village. Our village buys eggplants and peppers from him. He probably has other seeds."

Both eggplant and pepper are seedlings, how much does one plant cost?

Jiang Nixiu thanked him, put away the seeds, and asked Jiang Yu to go to Nianzi Village with him or to play with Wei Dahua.

"I'll play with my godmother!"

What a mess, Wei Dahua should play with her.

Jiang Niqiu continued to leave Jiang Yu here, and went to Nianzi Village by himself.

"Is Sange Chen at home?" As long as there is someone at home in the village, the gate will not be locked. Jiang Niqiu pushed the door into the yard and shouted in the yard.

"Here, who is looking for me?" Chen Laosan came out with a pipe in his mouth, "Isn't this a loach? Come in and say something, it's too cold outside."

Jiang Niqiu used to come here to buy seedlings when there was no separation, and now the vegetable shed is very prosperous, and Chen Laosan, who usually sells seedlings, pays more attention to it, and is still thinking about when he will come. Find yourself.

"You are really capable recently, people in our village praise you every day!"

Jiang Niqiu smiled and didn't take this seriously, "Brother Chen San, I came to you today to learn from you, and I want to learn your skills in cultivating seedlings. Don't worry, I will pay for it, and I will pay for it in the future. It’s convenient to plant by yourself, and I won’t rely on this to sell money and compete with you for business.”

"Okay, I can teach you."

Seeing Jiang Niach stunned, Chen Laosan laughed.

"Do you think I promised too soon? In fact, it is not difficult to make seedlings. You can even make a greenhouse. If you want to think about it, you can figure it out by yourself. It will save some time to find me."

What Chen Laosan said was right. Those books did contain cultivation methods, but he had to learn the things on paper by himself and had to experiment many times. There was no experienced person who could teach him quickly.

And the most important point is that he doesn't have the seeds to grow seedlings, and he doesn't know where to buy them.

"I don't need you to spend money to learn, just give me two or three catties of vegetables from your field!"

Of course, Chen Laosan immediately passed on his experience to him.

Jiang Niqiu learned until it was dark, and finally Chen Laosan gave him a lot of seeds.

"Take it and use it. These are leftovers from this year's use. If these seeds have been stored for a long time, there will be fewer sprouts. Anyway, I have to buy new ones next year."

"There are also some celery, strawberry and fennel seeds here, you can grow them for fun."

Chen Laosan also planted some strawberries in the yard. Normally, they will not be ripe until May and June, and they will be picked and eaten by the children of their own family and relatives.

This thing does not need to be planted every year, even if it withers and turns yellow in autumn, the roots under the ground will wake up in spring, grow more and more by themselves, and finally become a large area.

Jiang Niqiu thanked him again and again, but he didn't expect such an unexpected harvest.

After returning home with the seeds, he immediately went to the field to pull vegetables, and kept some for himself to eat at night, and sent all the remaining five or six catties of vegetables to Chen Laosan's family.

The cultivation process of the seedlings was smoother than Jiang Niqiu had imagined, and it was a success in one go.

The key to this thing is the grasp of temperature.

It happened that the temperature in the greenhouse was suitable. When the eggplant and pepper seedlings grew to more than 20 centimeters long, they were divided into seedlings, dug well and planted in order.

In addition to weeding, watering, and fertilizing, the temperature in the greenhouse is warm. In addition to the good growth of vegetables, some insect eggs in the ground will also wake up. How to get rid of these insects has become the most troublesome problem for ginger loach.

He originally wanted to apply pesticides, but the greenhouse can only be ventilated during the warmest time of day at noon, and it is always stuffy inside. The pesticides disappear slowly, and people who always go in may be poisoned.

Ginger Loach had no choice but to get angry, and finally found a few articles in the book, which said that people in the past used plant ash, soaking tobacco leaves in water, and sulfur to kill insects.

He doesn't know whether it's true or not, but he can only try a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Plant ash is easy to get, just pick up the stove ash after cooking. If there is plenty, those old smoking guns in Tobacco Village will also grow it themselves.

Grab a handful of ash and soak it in water, let it sit overnight, and then spray it with clearer plant ash water from above.

In addition, the book says that plant ash can also sterilize bacteria and be used as fertilizer... Anyway, there are many benefits.

After spraying the plant ash, Jiang Niqiu felt that the situation was much better, so he told Jiang Weiguo this method, and the two families no longer dumped the used plant ash.

"Father, come on, come on, we're almost home!"

In a blink of an eye, it has entered the twelfth lunar month, and tomorrow is Laba. According to the custom, you have to drink Laba porridge and pickled Laba garlic.

They either cook Laba porridge or Laba rice, which are similar, except for the amount of rice and water added.

There are eight ingredients in Laba porridge, such as red beans, red dates, peanuts, longan...

Ordinary people can't buy it at all, and they can't afford so much. Basically, they put some red dates, peanuts, red beans, broad beans, etc., which are almost as good as the meaning of the festival.

In the morning, Sun Fugui used up his bicycle to sell vegetables. In the afternoon, Jiang Niqiu rode it and took Jiang Yu to the county town to buy things to cook Laba porridge. Of course, he also bought some meat.

Jiang Yu sat astride the rear frame of the car, and a black cotton cushion was tied to the frame, holding Jiang Nixiu's waist with both hands, and cheered him on.

"Father is not tired, don't shout anymore, too much wind enters the stomach, it hurts!"

Jiang Yu quickly shut up, the stomachache hurts to death, but it's also very uncomfortable.

These days, their green vegetables are selling better and better. Basically, they can sell them all in two or three hours after setting up a stall.

Wu Sheng, who came last time, said that there are new dishes and the business of small restaurants is very good. He has already agreed that he will come to buy vegetables in person every once in a while. After all, this thing is too delicate, so he can choose it by himself and protect it when he goes home. .

The newly planted eggplants and beans in the greenhouse are also growing well, and they should be sold before the Chinese New Year.

In addition, there are fewer people selling bean sprouts in the village.

Because there are too many people who sell it, but the ones they post are always sold out. If there is too much waste, they may lose money. Only a few companies are still insisting.

Jiang Weimin sold more tofu and bean curd, and Jiang Youcai also went to the county to learn from others. After returning, the two families continued to compete.

On the morning of the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, ginger loach did not cook polenta, but cooked Laba porridge.

Red beans, broad beans, and kidney beans that are not easy to cook are soaked overnight in advance, and peanuts and red dates are added to make the whole porridge dark red.

After finishing the Laba porridge, the two began to peel the garlic again.

The garlic was given by Wei Dahua. After they harvested the garlic, they would dry it together with the seedlings. Don’t wait until it dries up. Just spray water when it dries up. Such seedlings are the most resilient.

Then weave two rows of garlic braids, which can be hung under the eaves for storage, and can be pulled when eating.

Put the peeled white garlic cloves into the jar, which is almost [-]% full.

"Okay, don't rub your eyes and wash your hands quickly." He told Jiang Yu, picked up the canning bottle and poured a full bottle of vinegar into it, let the vinegar submerge the garlic cloves, tightened the cap and put it in the cabinet.

On the day of the Chinese New Year, it can be poured out and eaten with dumplings.

(End of this chapter)