The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 45
Chu Ying only picks 3 pine trees each time, and changes the bamboo joints every three to five days. Although there are not many, there is still quite a lot of pine resin accumulated over time. Chu Ying takes down the candles standing on the shelf, Untie the outer thread, and then use a knife to flip between the two bamboo pieces to separate them.

Chu Ying took out light yellow candles one by one, placed them in wooden boxes one by one, and covered them with a wooden board.

Chu Ying likes the feeling of being self-sufficient. Although she has a little money now, she can go to the city to buy a better-looking box, but firstly, she doesn’t need to be so beautiful. When you spend less, you earn more.

The ramie at home has been sown, and there is nothing to grow. Chu Ying is going to the city with a basket on her back, to see what else can be planted, and to see if there are any willow trees to pick. The fence is finished, but if you can insert a few willows to let it grow slowly, it is okay to remove the wooden fence when it grows well or not.

Moreover, most of the villagers here do not grow mulberry trees, and it is too time-consuming to buy seeds to grow mulberry trees, which is much later than the cutting method, and they have to go to the city to see if they can pick some.

After entering the city, Chu Ying first went to Hu Da’s to see if there were any old things to buy, but the ground was covered with broken bowls and clay pots that I saw before, and there was nothing to use. I watched someone inside move the pruned branches outside, and looked Looking at these branches, Chu Ying couldn't tell them apart at once.

"Hu Da, what kind of tree branches are these?"

"It's you, kid. It's the jujube trees, plum trees, and plum trees in the garden. Prune them in spring. What's the matter?" Chu Ying knew that jujube trees can be propagated by transplanting new trees that grow next to the roots. The tree Chuying is not very clear. "These are all meant to be thrown away, right?"

"Yes, I will take it away when I get off the car."

Chu Ying looked through it carefully, "Then I'll take some back." I deliberately picked out some side-long branches, more than 10 of different types.

"What do you want these for? These are very difficult to grow, you should buy seedlings." Chu Ying also knew that the survival rate would be relatively low with this method, but these are all free of money, Chu Ying still wants to try to see if it can be done.

"It's okay, I'll take it home and try it. Where's your cousin? How was your injury last time?" Chu Ying picked up a branch and chatted with Hu Da casually.

"Go back early. At that time, I went back to Chang'an within a few days, but the whole mansion was ruined. Just looking for someone exhausted three horses. The master couldn't sleep well every day. Finally, he came back alive. , otherwise no one will be able to live in peace, thank you for this."

"Your cousin mentioned me?" Chu Ying couldn't remember where she had seen Yan Yushu before, but when she came to Hu Da, she remembered that she had met Yan Yushu when she was chopping bamboo.

"Yeah, I just said that I need to take care of it more in the future. Are you going to move all of these? Do you want to call a car?" Han Da watched as Chu Ying tied up the branches that were twice as thick as her own, and put some of them in the back basket , and part of it is placed horizontally on the back basket.

"No, Hu Da, I can move it, thank you, I'll go first." Hu Da looked at the little Chu Ying struggling to move the branch, and remembered what Master Biao said, don't give money to thank, there is work for Chu Ying Sakura is fine.Chu Ying looked like a stubborn child, she wouldn't ask for money.

If Chu Ying knew that Yan Yushu thought this way, she would definitely run to Yan Yushu and say that she was a small money fanatic, and she didn’t pretend to be arrogant, just hit me with money. Liu Xu stepped forward to inquire.

It turns out that catkins can cure sores, stop bleeding and clear away heat and detoxify. I don’t know if the chilblains on my hands can be cured. The chilblains on my hands are better now, but it’s really painful and itchy in winter. Chu Ying put the basket on the ground , also imitating the appearance of those women and collecting catkins.

Chu Ying picked half-basket catkins in the back basket, and the branches were pressed on them, and they all fell down. Chu Ying picked some willow branches, and she came here for this. Chu Ying originally wanted to ask where there are mulberry trees, but I really can't carry the basket, so I can only come again next time.

Before Chu Ying reached the door of the house, Wang Naiyuan leaned the hoe against the wall and ran over. "You're in town? What are these?"

"Branches from some fruit trees, and willows. Have you started plowing yet? Need help?"

"No need, I'm busy. Besides, you can't use a hoe. Do you want to plant these branches? Just planting like this is not enough. I still have a lot of turnip roots at home. I'll go and get some." Chu Ying didn't say anything yet. She ran back without using Wang Naiyuan, so Chu Ying moved her things home first.

Chu Ying used an ax to soften the ground in the open space beside the house, and then inserted the branches into it.

"Put it on the turnip root first, and then plant it. It will be better. That's what my second uncle did." Chu Ying saw that Wang Naiyuan put the branch on the turnip root first, and then buried the turnip root on the ground.

This turnip is similar to modern kohlrabi, with thicker roots, similar to radish but different. Originally, Chu Ying wanted to grow it, but it will take more than July, so she can only push it back. Chu Ying saw Wang Naiyuan made it Then do the same next to it.

This method is indeed better. It provides nutrients to the branches. Originally, manure should be applied to the land, but I didn’t ferment the raw manure. If I directly applied it, the branches would be burned to death.

Wang Naiyuan compacted the soil next to the branches, stood up and wiped the sweat from his brow, "This may not work, so you can try it first. The day after tomorrow will be March [-]rd, and I will call you when the time comes."

Chu Ying thanked Wang Nai Yuan for watering the fruit trees, and then planted willows along the fence at intervals. After they were all planted and watered, Chu Ying sat down to drink water. Farm work is not easy. Watching Wang Nai Yuan harvest With a hoe and a clay pot, I don't know how long I will be busy until I come back.

Spring plowing is as important as autumn harvest. The plan for a year lies in spring. Spring plowing is the beginning of a good harvest. If spring plowing is not done well, it will affect the subsequent yield, and rice must be rotated. Otherwise, the growth of rice planted year after year will not be good.

This is also one of the reasons why Chu Ying doesn't like to grow rice. She only has a few acres of land and can't afford to rotate it. Of course, the terrain of her home is relatively high, and the lack of water is the flaw of not being able to grow rice.

After eating, Chu Ying went to the woods behind to cut off the lacquer trees. She picked three of the largest lacquer trees. At a distance of 3 cm from the ground, she made a slanted line with a length of more than 50 cm and a small angle. The leaves are the same as thrushes.

Although this oblique cutting method does not have as much volume as the V-shaped cutting method, the wound heals faster and can be cut every other year or successively. With the V-shaped cutting method, it takes 3 years before the operation can be performed again. The lacquer tree is cut out High-grade paint is water-resistant, heat-resistant and fire-resistant. It mainly refers to pure natural paint without chemical substances, which has no harm to the human body.

When living in the wild, lacquer and turpentine Chuying were used to repair the broken boat. At that time, the squad leader explained how to cut it so as not to harm the trees, so that the trees could heal themselves.

These lacquer cherries are intended to be used on the floor of the bedroom. Although the chu cherries on the floor have been polished with bark, there are still some thorns. It will be much better after applying lacquer, and it can also protect the floor and make the floor more wear-resistant.

(End of this chapter)