Time can be said to be slow or fast, or it can be said to be fast.
August is here in the blink of an eye, and the villagers are busy again. Plowing the fields, fertilizing, digging furrows, and sowing seeds do not require time and energy?
In the Great Xia Dynasty, the land was divided according to population. After men reached adulthood, they could get 20 acres, and women could get half of it. Mulberry fields and hemp fields were dealt with separately.
At this time, we pay attention to "parents are present and do not separate families." Firstly, we should pay filial piety and support relatives, and secondly, labor is assigned to each household. If we do not divide families, only one person is needed. Brothers from the whole family can take turns to go. After all, labor is
It’s really going to kill people!
This can easily lead to a phenomenon where even if the families are not separated, there will be no way to cultivate all the fields in the family.
Labor and fertilizers are both limited, so there is a saying of "sow less and reap more".
You have worked so hard to plant all the land, but the soil fertility cannot keep up, and you have not yet concentrated on planting one area to harvest more. Isn’t that in vain?
Therefore, it is better to be less and precise than to be sloppy and sloppy.
But this year is different. Those who have some spare time decided to plant all their fields at home. Now they have fertilizer!
Unusual!
Moreover, they are using grain seeds from Cheng Xiucai’s family this year!
That's right, as early as after the summer harvest, the village chief shyly went to Cheng Zhongqian to exchange grain seeds, saying that it was one-to-one, but he must give more.
Later, I don't know who heard about it and followed suit, and then the whole village.
Fortunately, the Cheng family left a lot of grain, otherwise the family would not be able to use it. The villagers did not replace it all at once, but only enough to plant three or four acres, or seven or eight acres.
It was only at this time that Han Dahu and Wu discovered that many of their wheat seeds were infested with worms!
Because the Cheng family had a good harvest during the summer harvest, they were both envious and jealous, and their thoughts were not on the right path. They were full of irritability when they were drying the seeds. They harvested them when they thought they were almost done. There was still excess water, but wouldn't bugs breed?
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Someone passed by their door and heard the quarrel coming from inside. You blamed me and I blamed you, so they shook their heads and left.
Lingbao watched excitedly as his second brother led the ox out. This year they could use the ox to plow the fields!
The king flew up with a "whoosh" and squatted on Xiao Huang, with his head held high and his cat eyes slightly narrowed. The breeze blew gently, showing an aura of looking down on the world.
Xiao Huang froze immediately, feeling like a huge mountain was pressing on him, his four hooves became weak, and he wanted to follow his instinct and kneel down.
Cheng Yi was suddenly pulled. He looked back and said, "Your Majesty, why are you bullying Xiao Huang again?"
The king glanced at him condescendingly and meowed.
What do you know? This is not bullying, this is suppression!
The suppression of ordinary animals by mythical beasts!
Not understanding, Cheng Yi raised his hand to Ling Bao: "Ling Bao, come on!"
Ling Bao ran over and raised his head to persuade: "Your Majesty, don't scare Xiao Huang on purpose, we have to go to work."
After she finished speaking, she immediately added: "You are the most important cat king in my heart."
The king grunted twice and calmed down the pressure on his body. Xiao Huang gradually stopped shaking and was able to take steps.
Tie the body of the cart to the ox, and then carry all the tools that need to be used on it. Several children sit behind the cart, with their calves hanging down, dangling comfortably...
It's early this year for Beihe Village to plow the fields, and there are already many people on the fields.
Ling Bao and the others moved down the farm tools, took Xiao Huang to the field, and put on a plow. A plow is a crossbar with multiple pieces of sharp iron inserted side by side on it.
The family only had one pair of plows, which were quite expensive. In addition, the family only had one cow. If they had plowed the land earlier, one pair would have been enough, so they didn’t buy another one. Cheng Yun and Cheng Yi took turns helping the plows.
Lingbao Chengjin also wanted to share the burden with his brothers, but even if they had cows, it would not be that easy for them two little carrot heads.
Lingbao pouted his mouth and looked at it eagerly.
Cheng Yun smiled, pinched her soft cheeks, and said, "When it's time to fertilize and sow the seeds, you can come and help me, okay?"
"All right.
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Cheng Jin also nodded.
The two of them were sitting on the ridge playing Huarong Road. Some children came over curiously and wanted to play together. Cheng Jin showed them how to play.
Hua Rong said that he had played it many times and was very good at it. He moved the flags so fast that other children were dazzled.
After coming back to his senses, huh? Wasn't Cao Cao in the innermost just now? Why did he come out?
Cheng Jin raised his eyes: "Do you understand?"
"..."
"I understand, don't you just want Cao Cao to come out?"
That's right. Cheng Jin nodded and added: "Try to use the fewest steps possible."
"Okay, let me try."
"I want to try it too!"
Cheng Jin glanced at Ling Bao: "Sister, do you want to play now?"
If Ling Bao plays now, then they can only wait for a while.
Ling Bao shook his head, and Cheng Jin gave Huarong Road to them.
Children in the countryside usually play with pebbles and hopscotch. There are very few toys, so after taking the Huarong Road, they excitedly gathered around, making a lot of noise and chattering.
"No, no, we should do this, and then this..."
"Oh, do you know how to play? How about I play first?"
"You all shut up, I can play by myself!"
The sun is warm today, but not too scorching, and the slight breeze makes it very comfortable.
Ling Bao raised his head to the sky, like a grass absorbing the sunshine.
Cheng Jin turned to look at her, and suddenly found that her profile looked familiar. Before he could remember it, Ling Bao suddenly shouted "Ouch".
Cheng Jinxin mentioned it and asked quickly: "What's wrong?"
Ling Bao raised his finger, and there was a caterpillar crawling on his fleshy finger. He didn't know where it came from.
Cheng Jin subconsciously frowned and hid back. He didn't like these soft things.
Ling Bao smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, third brother, it's just a caterpillar and won't bite."
"I'm not afraid." Cheng Jin corrected seriously, "I just don't like it."
Ling Bao threw the caterpillar away with a smile and spread his hands: "No more."
Cheng Jin smiled slightly, and Ling Bao suddenly came over, poked the corners of his mouth with two fingers, blinked his big eyes and said, "Third brother, please smile more, you look so pretty when you smile!"
Cheng Jin argued in a low voice: "I was smiling."
"A little more, I especially like to see Third Brother smile." Ling Bao opened his hands and said in an exaggerated tone, "I like it so much!"
Cheng Jin pursed his lips and couldn't help but laugh: "I know."
A little embarrassed, Cheng Jin's eyes shifted to the eldest and second brothers who were plowing the fields.
After plowing the land, you need to apply fertilizer. Fortunately, the columbine can complete furrowing and sowing at the same time. Moreover, one person and one ox can plant a hectare a day, and can also cover and compact the soil. This can save time and effort, and the efficiency is considerable.
Even after sowing, the soil must be tightly packed with stone to cover the seeds so that the wheat seeds can germinate.
It would be great if there was a farm tool that could simultaneously dig trenches for sowing and apply fertilizer and cover soil.
Cheng Jin's heart moved, just because it doesn't exist now, doesn't mean it can't exist!