I build an oasis in the northwest

Chapter 6 Ring Casting

Early the next morning.

Moving as usual, Chen Mu yawned, opened the door of the store in a daze, and started making breakfast.

Today I have to plant trees during the day and exercise a lot, so Chen Mu prepared a very rich breakfast today.

There are eggs, meat, and staple food, which is an essential source of energy for the human body.

The time soon came to eight o'clock, and the newly hired employee Duoji also arrived at the store.

"Good morning, Brother Chen Mu."

After saying hello, the young man stuck out his tongue.

Sticking out the tongue is a unique Tibetan way of expressing respect and friendship. The reason why Duoji did this was to express his friendship and respect for Chen Mu.

Chen Mu opened the corner of his mouth, smiled at Duoji and nodded in response.

After everything was done, he asked: "Dorji, have you had breakfast?"

"Eat it, Brother Chen Mu."

He knew that his job included planting trees, so before he came, he deliberately ate well so that he would have the strength to work next and prevent Brother Chen Mu from finding reasons to fire him.

Seeing that Chen Mu was still eating, the industrious young man took the initiative to find work, picked up a rag, and diligently wiped the counters and products in the store.

ten minutes later.

One big and one small changed their working clothes, went to the back of the sand, and started planting trees together.

July is not the best planting season for Elaeagnus elegans. In order to improve the survival rate of Elaeagnus elegans, the planting method is different from when planting Haloxylon ammodendron trees yesterday. It needs to be planted by ring fertilization.

The ring-applying method is to plant a tree, dig a circle around the trunk about three to four centimeters away from the trunk, then put down fertilizer to cover it with soil, and finally pour water, allowing the fertilizer to flow little by little with the water. Penetrate into the roots of saplings.

The best planting season for safflower is February in the lunar calendar and February to March in the Gregorian calendar.This period of time is also the period of growth and germination of Eleuthero jujube, and the survival rate of the sandal jujube planted at this time is the highest.

Now in July, the temperature is high, transpiration is high, soil moisture is low, and the sun is strong, which is not conducive to the growth and development of the root system at all.

In order to improve the survival rate of Eleuthero jujube seedlings, the industrious tree planters created the ring planting method after many field experiments.

This method of fertilizing and planting can change the soil, increase the nutrients in the soil within a certain period of time, nourish the roots of the trees, and promote the survival of Elaeagnus angustifolia.

After thinking about it, Chen Mu specially explained and arranged a division of labor for the two: "Duoji, next I will dig a hole to plant trees, and you will fertilize and water them, understand?"

"Understood, Brother Chen Mu."

After that, Chen Mu dug holes and planted trees, and Duoji sprinkled fertilizers and watered them. The two of them cooperated very well.

Occasionally, villagers come to the store to buy things. Because the distance is so close, they can hear their shouts, so they can plant trees and sell goods without delay.

Time soon came to noon, the sun was rising higher and higher, and the sun was getting stronger and stronger.

Chen Mu, who stopped fanning to cool down, took out his cell phone and looked at the time.

It's past eleven o'clock.

He called to the young man who was watering the water: "Dorji, let's go. We'll come back in the afternoon."

During this time at noon, the temperature is high and the sun is strong. The roots of newly planted saplings are unstable, the transpiration of the plants is strong, and watering puts a heavy burden on the plants. Therefore, during this period, tree planters will stop planting trees. Start resting.

The two returned to the store.

After changing his clothes, Chen Mu took out two bottles of ice-cold Coke from the refrigerator, drank one himself, and handed the other to Duoji.

"laugh!"

A wonderful sound of bubbles, accompanied by the entrance of the cold liquid, successfully cooled the hot body, as if the heat wave around the body also disappeared.

The young man over there who was also holding a drink was not as bold as Chen Mu, and his favorite drink, Coke, seemed to have lost its appeal at this moment.

He brought it to his mouth and drank it bit by bit, with an expression on his face that was hesitant to speak.

Chen Mu asked curiously, "Duoji, what's wrong?"

Duoji hesitated for a moment, put down the Coke in his hand, and said nervously: "Brother Chen Mu, can I go home at noon?"

Since my father was hospitalized, my mother would take her sister to the hospital to take care of him. My father was the only one at home. During this time, he went back from school at noon to help his father cook.

The young man was afraid that Chen Mu would disagree, so he patted his chest and assured: "Brother Chen Mu, don't worry, I ride very fast and it won't take too long."

Chen Mu laughed and said, "Okay, let's go. There's no need to be in such a hurry. Just arrive before two o'clock."

Duoji was pleasantly surprised and hurriedly ran out of the store, but within a few seconds, he came back, laughed sheepishly, and picked up the Coke on the table with a blushing face.

Chen Mu was so amused that he laughed out loud, shook his head, turned around and entered the kitchen, and began to prepare lunch for himself.

I opened the refrigerator and saw that there were still lamb faces and three naan pancakes I bought a few days ago. The coriander and spring onions I bought were also a little wilted.

So, Chen Mu happily decided to have mutton soup for lunch.

Boil water in a pot, put the washed lamb face into the pot, add ginger, garlic, pepper and other seasonings, and simmer slowly.

After an hour and a half.

The whole room was filled with the delicious smell of mutton soup. Chen Mu threw the washed and cut coriander dishes on the chopping board into the pot, stirred them with a spoon, and smelled the smell of cooked coriander and chopped green onions. He didn't wait for the soup to cool slightly It was cold, so Chen Mu ate directly with the naan bread.

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On the other end, Dad Chen's side.

After having lunch, the desert control workers, who had been planting trees all morning, found shade in twos and threes and began to take a lunch break.

The person who partnered with Chen's father asked curiously: "Old Chen, I heard that your son has contracted the land and plans to plant trees by himself?"

"Yes." Father Chen replied casually, covering his face with the hat to cover the glare of the light, closing his eyes and going to sleep.

But the man didn't let him go, and said loudly in surprise: "You actually contracted to plant trees? Old Chen, you don't care about it anyway, how much money do you earn by planting trees? It's better to grow pastures!"

The Xinjiang Province next door to Qingzhou, the Yusen Autonomous Region where they are currently located, and Landu County are all famous livestock breeding areas. The demand for forage is extremely high, especially before and after winter, there will be a lot of purchases. , a large truck transporting grass passed by the road in front of the store.

Regardless of the long term, in the short term, the benefits of growing pasture are indeed better than planting trees!

On the day of applying for the contracted land, Chen Mu's original plan was to apply for two uses of the land, one for planting trees and the other for pasture, but it failed.

Later, I thought about planting a part of the sandy land with grass first, and then converted it into forest land after two or three years.

However, knowing that the procedure of changing the purpose is cumbersome, not to mention that the change may not be successful, Chen Mu, who was afraid of trouble, had no choice but to give up.

The man rambled on for a long time, but he still felt that it was not enough, so he pretended to be an elder: "Old Chen, you father should take good care of your son!"

Father Chen rolled his eyes.

Fault!

My son grows whatever he likes, and I don't care about it as a father, just do your shit.

Not wanting to say more to this kind of salty radish-eating and worrying person, he turned his head and pretended to be asleep.

In a daze of consciousness, Dad Chen remembered that Brother Wu had specially called this morning to ask him to do something about him. Although he deliberately refused to agree, the family of Brother Wu had helped them a lot in the past, and now he couldn't bear to refuse at all, and he became irritable.

"Forget it, tell Xiao Mu tonight and let him make his own decision."

After making the decision, Father Chen suddenly felt much more relaxed. As soon as he turned around, he fell into a deep sleep.

(End of this chapter)