The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 125

The peach trees planted next to the bedroom are already as tall as a person, and they can be transplanted when the spring begins. Chu Ying puts all the grape seedlings in the house, fearing that these seedlings will not survive the winter. Except, they will be piled up in the house for Changsheng and the rabbits to eat, and there will not be much grass on the ground waiting for winter.

This land should not have been planted all year round. The gravel on the ground has been picked up by Chuying, and there is a small mountain with a lot of dead wood in the middle. Pile up the branches and burn them, and wait for the root system underneath to burn out and dig them out to make fertilizer.

It took another 2 days to wait for the stones and dead trees on the ground to be cleared away. When it was almost done, Wang Naiyuan was asked to help hoe the ground. Although there were no gravel and dead tree roots, it was still very laborious.

Chu Ying looked at Changsheng, who had already grown a bit strong, and maybe he would be able to help hoe the ground after another year or a half, but now it was still a little too small, so Chu Ying could only help to dig up the clods of soil by the side. Break it up, so that Wang Naiyuan's progress can be accelerated.

"Chu Ying, did you change the linen last time? I'll finish it for you, can you lend me a piece of linen, this year's tax is a bit difficult to pay, and the ramie at home has been exchanged for food." Wang Naiyuan Leaning on the standing rake, although it is not summer, Wang Naiyuan's neckline is still wet with sweat.

"Can this be exchanged for food?"

"It can be changed, but there are not many of them, and there is no other way. I can only change them. I have planted wheat after listening to your suggestion. This ramie has been replaced with wheat seeds."

Chu Ying thought that she could ask herself for wheat seeds, but she didn't have much left, and if she had to plant a few acres of newly opened land, it would definitely not be enough.

"Okay, anyway, I won't be able to use it for a while." Chu Ying saw that Wang Nai Garden had been hoed deeper, which was different from the few acres of land before.

"Does this need to be hoeed so deep?"

"It is necessary to hoe deeper to open up wasteland. If the first hoeing is not deep, the ground will not be ripe. There will be no abundant grass under the lush trees, and no beautiful seedlings between the big blocks. If it is better, plant some soybeans in February and wait for it to grow. Then put the leaves on the ground and press them with soil to fertilize the field, mung beans are the best for fertilizing the field, so that one mu of spring grain can be harvested ten stones in the next year."

"If there is fertilizer, it is best to wait until it is hoeed once, and then hoe it into the ground. Your parents put wheat husks on it, and shovel it off when there is fertilizer. The fertilizer will be thicker and not very sticky. It can also remove the smell, right?" Changsheng did put wheat husks on his side, it was for the convenience of cleaning, and the fertilizer contributed by himself and Ye Qiu in the past six months was already half as high as a small mountain, piled behind the house, already piled up It's been a long time.

"Yes, but it may not be enough. Let's see when the time comes. Do you want to plant some fertile soybean fields first? Brother Wang, there is no need to hoe the field over there. I will directly dig a pond." Chu Ying has the highest terrain in the northernmost part There is a piece of land enclosed in the place where the pond is dug, and the terrain can be used to irrigate it when the time comes.

"Did you dig it yourself? How big would it be?"

"It's twice as big as this pond here. There's no water source nearby, so we can only dig a pond." Chu Ying rubbed her sore arms, looking at the land that had been hoeed halfway, she finally had some hope in her heart. The second hoe Should save a little effort.

"You little arms and legs, when do you have to dig... In ten days and a half months, it will be winter. Digging the pond will be uncomfortable at that time. Work harder and hoe the ground and I will help you." Well, there's nothing to do at home anyway." Ye Qiu brought over lunch, "You can cook after eating, Chu Ying, go home to rest, let me come, don't get tired."

Chu Ying and Ye Qiu took turns to rest in this way, and it was already 4 days before the land was hoeed.

The pond was finally dug a few days before winter, Chu Ying tied up two pieces of linen, and brought two rabbits to Aunt Wang, but Bai Yuhe was not seen.

Aunt Wang looked at Chu Ying who was looking left and right, and said with a smile: "Yuhe is in the back room, her belly is much bigger, bigger than ordinary people, so she doesn't move much."

The last time Chu Ying saw her, she felt that her belly was a bit big. She guessed it must be twins. Wang Naiyuan also took advantage of the cold weather to go to the mountains to chop some firewood and sell it in the city. Although the market is not good, she can also buy some money. For food.

Chu Ying wrapped the wooden frame with linen cloth with larger pores, and then swayed it back and forth in the pulp, so that the pulp was evenly distributed on the paper curtain. Chu Ying did not make a paper curtain that is more than one meter wide like a paper workshop. With that kind of technology, secondly, I can't make that kind of paper curtain myself.

Chu Ying put the paper curtain next to the stove, and made a few more paper curtains. When the meal was ready, the hemp paper on the paper curtain was almost dry. Chu Ying slowly tore it off, and placed it on the low table. Writing brush characters, this hemp paper has thicker fibers and tougher texture. It is said in ancient texts in previous lives that this hemp paper can be used for writing by the two kings (Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, father and son), and it is exquisite.

Although my hemp paper is still a little uneven in thickness, it can still absorb ink when writing. I practiced on the wooden board for a long time before, and now I am not used to practicing calligraphy on paper, but gradually the more I practice, the better. I don't understand all the characters I practice, but I can recognize one or two.

"Why are these two pieces of plain linen? Doesn't the cloth shop have blue cloth? The dyed cloth is more expensive, so you won't be fooled by them." Ye Qiu tidied up the clothes and cloth .

"I deliberately made two more quilt covers, and they can be changed. I don't know if the cyan quilt cover is dirty."

"Okay, it's good that you haven't been cheated. Leave the plain one to you, I won't use it. There's a big difference between the dyed one and the undyed one."

Chu Ying looked up at the blue cloth next to her. When she entered the mountain, she saw some red flowers, comfrey, and rare blue grass. Firstly, I can’t get enough to eat, and secondly, maybe the scale of the dyeing workshop here is not large, and the fuel needed is not much.

Chu Ying was drawing on the paper, a simple and elegant orchid appeared on the paper, but it looked a bit bleak in black and white, Chu Ying took out some red flowers, blue grass and comfrey seeds wrapped in paper, these were When I went to the mountain before, I harvested not much, but these can still be added to plant an acre.

Waiting for the spring to see if I want to plant these. There are a lot of safflowers that can be planted. It will save time and effort for the villagers to help pick the flowers according to the method of sharing when they are harvested. More than 5 mu, not so many people are needed.

Safflower can be planted twice a year, in spring and in May and June. When I was young, I helped my grandparents pick safflower.

Pick the safflower, mash it, wash it with water, put it in a cloth bag, remove the yellow pepper inside, and after pounding it several times, put the safflower in the wawon, pound it again and dry it on the mat , which is better than making cakes.

If the painting is made into a cake, it will not dry in the middle, and the flowers will be damp and hot at that time, and the red flowers that have been dried like before will be harvested. Chu Ying packed the seeds and put them in the box, but she did not plant them herself. However, I don't know if it can be planted at that time, but anyway, I can't think of what to plant in that land for the time being. If the dye here is profitable, it is worth a try.

(End of this chapter)