Wang family small peasant girl

Chapter 77

After Zhang Yun came back from Baitang Village with her eldest brother, she started digging holes in her backyard the next day. She was petite and weak, so naturally she couldn't dig much, so she waited until Zhang Zhang came back from the field next night, and pulled With him helping together, the siblings dug three not-so-small deep holes together.

"Yun'er, what are you doing here?" Zhang Zhang asked after the hole was dug, wondering what the sister of the hole was going to use it for.

But Zhang Yun just went up to take down the hoe in his hand, dragged him to the thatched hut, brought camellia cakes in baskets, put the baskets by the hole, fetched several buckets of clean water, and poured three Fill the deep hole half full.

"Brother, help quickly, break open these oil tea cakes and soak them in the water." After Zhang Yun put down the bucket, he beckoned for Zhang Zhang to help.

"What do you do with oil tea cakes?" Zhang Zhang couldn't help asking curiously, his hands started to dry, and he broke off the oil tea cakes piece by piece, and dipped them into the water in the deep cave.

Zhang Yun didn't have time in his hands, squatting beside the deep hole, while reaching out to fetch the oil tea cakes from the basket beside him, he said, "Soak the oil tea cakes for a few days, then take them out and feed them to fish and shrimp. "

Zhang Zhang looked at the broken tea-oil cake in his hand, he never thought that the tea-oil cake had this effect, and he felt that this thing is really precious, and when he was happy, he worked harder.

Not long after, Zhang Xing also came to help. The three brothers and sisters were so busy that they filled the three deep holes with oil tea cakes when it was completely dark, and found a large wooden board to cover the holes. The upper stone is sealed tightly, so that the camellia oleifera cake is fermented in it, and the fish and shrimp can be fed after it is fermented. These are enough for fish and shrimp fry to eat for a long time.

Two days later, the rice seedlings were inserted into the paddy field. This time, Zhang Zhang only pulled Chang Zhu over to help Hong Cheng and Grandpa Hong plant the rice seedlings together.

After planting the rice seedlings, two days later, Zhang Yun followed Zhang Zhang, Fengzi, Ding Zi, and Chang Zhu to Baitang Village again. They left the village early in the morning, carrying large and small buckets on their shoulders. They are filled with grass carp, bighead carp, crucian carp and river shrimp fry.

Together with the fish and shrimp fry, there is another oil tea cake that has been soaked overnight, and lime is mixed in the oil tea cake.Camellia oleifera cake has a killing effect on aquatic organisms, such as frog eggs, tadpoles, leeches, snails and mussels, which are harmful to the growth of fish and shrimp seedlings, can be killed, and lime can kill a variety of pathogens, both of which play a role in cleaning effect.

Zhang Zhang had already made an appointment with Hong Cheng last time, so when he came back, he went straight to the paddy field.

"Brother Feng, Cheng Zi, Ding Zi, and Zhu Ziyu are here." Several people carried their loads and walked on the ridge of the field. They saw Hong Cheng standing by his paddy field from afar. called out.

Zhang Zhang and the others responded with a smile, quickened their pace, arrived at the paddy field, and put down the bucket and the load.

After working together these days, Hong Cheng and the boys in Tuntian Village became very familiar with each other. When they saw them, they all stopped and hurried up to help them unload their burdens.

"There are a lot of fish and shrimp seedlings, can we just pour them into the field like this?" Hong Cheng helped take the bucket off the pole, looked into the bucket, saw the fish and shrimps splashing in the water, he couldn't help smiling, He turned to look at Zhang Yun and asked.

"Don't worry, sprinkle some oil tea cakes and lime in the paddy field first, so that the fish and shrimp seedlings will not get disease easily." Zhang Yun hurriedly ran out from behind to prevent them from putting the fish and shrimp directly into the paddy field.

As Zhang Yun was talking, he put down the wooden bucket he was carrying, and there were pieces of soaked oil tea cakes mixed with lime powder in the wooden bucket.

"Okay, then let's scatter together." After listening to Zhang Yun's words, Hong Cheng reached into the bucket with a smile and grabbed a handful of camellia oleifera cakes without asking any questions, and beckoned everyone to come and grab them together.

Zhang Zhang, Chang Zhu, Feng Zi, and Ding Zi all surrounded them, bent down and grabbed the oil tea cakes in their hands one after another, Zhang Yun also grabbed them together, walked forward, and took the lead in scattering the oil tea cakes into the rice fields .After the camellia oleifera cake is sprinkled, the fish and shrimp seedlings cannot be put directly into the rice fields, and they have to wait until the toxins have faded before they can be put down.

After Zhang Yun said these words, Hong Chengcheng said with a smile: "Then let's not stay here, and go to my house to sit, and come later to release the fish and shrimp fry."

The few people heard it right, so they all nodded in agreement, picked up the wooden barrels containing fish and shrimp again, followed Hong Cheng, stepped on the field ridge road, and walked towards Botang Village.

Once a group of them passed by, Grandma Hong was very polite. She worked in the kitchen for a long time, cooking delicious food for everyone. These days, everyone has been to Hong's house several times, and they have become accustomed to Grandma Hong's enthusiasm. There was no more politeness, eating, laughing and chatting, the whole yard was full of laughter, time passed quickly.

It wasn't until the sun turned to the west, and it was getting late, that everyone got up, picked up the loads and buckets, and went back to the paddy field.

By this time, the toxins of the oil tea cakes have naturally faded away. After everyone arrived at the paddy field, they each rested their burdens and prepared to put the fish and shrimp fry into the paddy field.

"Brother Feng, don't pour it upside down. Put the mouth of the bucket at an angle on the water so that the fish and shrimp can swim out by themselves, so that they won't be hurt." Several people went to the paddy field with buckets in their hands. Fengzi was the most impatient, he was holding the bottom of the bucket and was about to turn his head over, dumping the fish fry into the paddy field. Zhang Yun saw him and hurriedly stopped him.

As soon as Fengzi heard this, he still had this kind of attention, so he stopped pouring it casually. Instead, as Zhang Yun said, he squatted down, dipped the bucket into the water, and let the mouth of the bucket tilt close to the water surface. The fry slowly swam to the paddy field.

Several other people followed suit, and several buckets of fish fry and a bucket of shrimp fry were quickly put into the paddy field.

After all the fish and shrimp seedlings had entered the paddy field, several people stood up and looked into the paddy field. The small fishes were swimming leisurely between the ditches and ridges, and the small river shrimps jumped out of the water from time to time, looking very lively. Lots of fun.

"Come on, sprinkle these down for the little fishes and shrimps to eat." Zhang Yun looked at it with a smile for a while, then reached into Zhang Zhang's pocket to take out a lotus leaf bag, and opened it.

A few people came over to take a look, and saw earthworms cut into small pieces in the lotus leaf bag. Zhang Yun had been catching earthworms everywhere in the past few days, and he made up a whole bag. So that small fish and shrimps can easily digest it.

Fish and shrimp love to eat earthworms, and all the boys know that when they saw these earthworms, they didn't say anything, they just caught some and sprinkled them around the paddy field, so that the fish and shrimp in every corner could eat earthworms .

The fish and shrimp seedlings have been put away properly, and the earthworm feed has been sprinkled. At this time, the red sun in the sky is about to fall, and everyone can't delay any longer. They all put away the buckets and poles, and prepare to go back to Tuntian Village.

Hong Cheng sent them all the way out of the field ridge road, and stopped when they set foot on the yellow mud road. "Miss Zhang, don't worry, I will take good care of these fish and shrimp fry." Hong Cheng said to Zhang Yun with a smile.

Of course Zhang Yun believed that he would try his best, and thanked him with a busy smile: "Then thank you, Doctor Xiaohong. Fish and shrimps in paddy fields do not need much feed. We sprinkled earthworms this time, which can basically ensure that the fish and shrimp fry will not be hungry. Stomach, next time I come, I will bring some earthworms and camellia cakes, sprinkle once should be enough to eat for several days."

"Well, that's good. Before the wheat is harvested in the field, there will always be a few days free. After a few days, I will go to see the doctor with the master. If there is anything, I will go to your house and let me know." Hong Cheng told his recent situation Said a few words.

Zhang Yun nodded quickly after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Well, let's go first." Zhang Zhang and several others bid farewell to Hong Cheng one after another, and they all walked from Huangni Road to Tuntian Village together.

After so many days of preparation and busy work, the fish and shrimp seedlings were finally put into the paddy fields, which was considered to be an end. Zhang Yun only felt relaxed and happy, talking and laughing with several people all the way back home.

When she got up the next day, Zhang Yun ran out of the yard after finishing some housework, and went to the Yuantang. She hadn't been to Yuantang for a few days, and she kept thinking about it, wondering how the water candle seedlings planted were doing well, and whether they were growing well. Well, I've been busy with fish and shrimp seedlings these days, and I didn't find time until now, so I ran to have a look.

Before arriving at the Yuantang, Zhang Yun saw the lush green of the pond from a long distance, with the reddish-brown inflorescences of water candles mixed in the middle. Just by looking at it like this, one can feel that the water candles are growing gratifyingly.

Zhang Yun was overjoyed, and quickly ran to the side of the round pond, and took a closer look. The leaves of the water candles were very lush, but not very long, just a little above the water surface, but look at it, it's the latest In July, the leaves of the water candles must be picked.

In the water, not only the leaves of the water candle grow luxuriantly, but also the grass buds grow very fast. If the grass buds grow too many tillers, they will take away a lot of nutrients and affect the growth of the water candle. Zhang Yun looked at it, thinking about the day When I'm free, I'll come with my elder brother and Xingzi, pick some grass sprouts and go back, and I can eat cattail vegetables that can be fried for several days.

The water candles are growing well, but the lotus root and lotus seeds are not visible yet. I think I have to wait until summer to see the sharp corners of the little lotus.

Zhang Yun looked at the pond for a while, then turned and went back.In the evening two days later, Zhang Xing really pulled the rules and came over. He rolled his trousers and went down to the pond. He picked a lot of grass buds and went back. Too many grass buds hinder the growth of water candles. The plants will also be discounted. After the first batch of cattail grass is picked, the second batch will not grow. Therefore, Zhang Yun also has a limit for picking grass buds.

After picking a basket full of grass sprouts, Zhang Yun climbed out of the pond, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xing also stopped, and the three brothers and sisters went home together, and looked at the basket full of white and tender grass sprouts, enough for their family to eat for several days up.

The fish and shrimp seedlings have already gone to the field, and the water candles in the pond are growing well again. Zhang Yun is not to mention how happy he is. He just feels that everything is going according to his plan. Not a small income.

Zhang Yun has been enjoying herself for the past two days, but how could she know that the sudden bad news this day completely wiped out her good mood.

(End of this chapter)