Chapter 40 Planting Wheat (2)
"Fengbo, do you think we don't have any rituals when harvesting and farming?" Suddenly, Yang Heng discovered something, that is, every time he was tilled and before harvesting, it was deserted. He seemed to remember that in ancient times, there would be some sacrificial activities before doing anything, but why was there not here?
"I thought the tradition here is like this, so I didn't say that there are naturally many activities, and there are many, whether it is plowing or harvesting, there are related sacrificial activities." Feng Bo said suddenly. It turned out that it was not the tradition here, but it seemed that people here didn't understand these things. Perhaps, in previous relocations, some elderly people who understand these customs have passed away, and few of the descendants have understood it. It's easy to say that this household is small now. If this household is big and there are no corresponding activities, it will be a joke.
"Well, I've recorded it. You know all these Fengbos. If there is anything incomplete, I'll go out to inquire clearly next year. We will also have these activities next year, otherwise it will make outsiders look down on us." Yang Hengru said. This is a cultural tradition passed down from ancient times. This is also a collective activity unique to humans. If these are deleted, how can it be achieved? Some animals have their own customs.
I won’t study the customs for now. What I need most now is to plant seeds, but Yang Heng felt a little dissatisfied with these grains. Why? There are all kinds of seeds in this kind of seeds, some are bad, some are immature, and even sand. Can this sand be planted? It’s really strange. It seems that this time I met a prodigal businessman, and they look at their fathers and uncles who buy seeds don’t understand seeds, right? But fortunately, Yang Heng found some good seeds and put them in his mouth to taste them. At least these seeds were not boiled, otherwise they could only be treated as snacks.
It seems that everyone’s wishes cannot be fulfilled this year. At least 30% of the fields this year will not be planted, but at this time, I went out to buy new seeds again and bought them without buying them.
"Boe Feng, go to your home to fill a few wooden basins with water, then put the salt in the home to melt the salt, do you understand?" "Little Langjun, what are you doing? Why do you waste a lot of salt?" "It's okay, just listen to me, otherwise this field will not be planted this year, or a lot of fields will be wasted." Indeed, if this kind of seed is planted directly, it will be made, but it will grow into spots in the field next year. It is not what people think. If there are more bad seeds inside, it will be planted more densely. The fields planted in this way will not only affect yield, but also reduce the utilization rate of the land. Therefore, Yang Heng planned to use the brine selection method to select the good seeds and then plant them.
The method of selecting brine is to use the phenomenon that the buoyancy of brine is greater than that of ordinary water. Some bad seeds and bad seeds can be floated, and even some unreal seeds can be floated, and then some bad seeds and debris floating on it can be cleaned out. In this way, the seeds that sink under the water and sand are selected. Then, the selected seeds are dried, and then the sand inside is cleaned out after one step. So the wheat seeds needed this year are selected.
In Guanzhong, wheat cultivation is not very popular, so Yang Heng can't eat some pasta. As for barley noodles, barley noodles and wheat noodles have different flavors. Moreover, Yang Heng feels that the yield of barley is low, so it's better not to plant barley.
After choosing the seeds, the next step is to plant them. The seeds are much simpler. With the three-legged leash that my uncle has stepped up, and some iron components made by Yang Heng and his father early, they are installed on the leash. Therefore, the work of pulling the leash becomes much easier, and even the wear of the leash is reduced a lot. The crops in a season are not enough to be planted, and the leashes need to be repaired many times.
Looking at the rushing trunks and the happy smiling faces of people, Yang Heng fell into deep thought. What mistakes have happened in the entire history of China? Why are some good tools and good things that our ancestors have long studied have been lost in a certain era? Who can blame this? Some barbaric foreign tribes, corrupt emperors, selfish clans, or honest and dull people themselves? Who can explain this clearly, or there are reasons for these aspects.
In Yang Heng's past lives, he often said that history was created by the people, but the people had no status in history. Then this sentence is false, or just a slogan, which is a slogan used to fool the people.
"Little Langjun, what are you thinking? I called you a few times and you didn't hear it." "Ah, Feng Bo, is there anything?" Yang Heng woke up from his thoughts, "The wheat has been planted. What else do we have to make arrangements next?"
"Next, this year's harvest is in the yard. I think we should not put our grains in each house, so we can build a granary near the yard. My idea is like this. First build a large yard and build five granaries in the yard. Each household uses one. If necessary, you can add a granary. Moreover, the granary is built in a round shape. Let my uncle design it well and design the ventilation conditions inside, so that the grains will not become moldy inside. In this way, these grains will not need to be sold and do not need to be placed at home." Yang Heng's idea is very simple, which is the unity of grain.
The issue of storage and unified management can put the work of rat prevention and fire prevention together. Besides, in the future, perhaps this grain will increase. If it is placed at home, it will easily affect the layout of the courtyard in the home, but if it is placed underground, it is not safe. It is better to build a granary earlier, and a dedicated person can be taken care of and taken care of some chores. Some management work is a future matter and does not need to be considered now. Moreover, this granary is close to the yard and can be entered nearby. Yang Heng even plans to install a water-powered machine to process grain, which is placed next to the granary.
Chapter completed!