Chapter 60: Pulling melon vines and planting beans [asking for everything]
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On Monday, the weather was fine. In the morning, when the rooster crowed, Li Shan's family had already gotten up. Over there in the peach forest, Lin Ying accompanied several elderly people to pack bamboo baskets. They had a big job today.
Half of the early watermelon seedlings are now withered and yellow. It is time to pull the seedlings. Li Shan is pulling the cart, Zhang Lan and Li Feng are carrying the bamboo baskets. Li Feng also picked up a few pairs of gloves, and Zhang Lan also said a few words. Rural people
But it's not so particular. Li Feng was afraid that Lin Ying and some old people would scratch their hands while pulling the seedlings, and the watermelon seedlings would have some grip. Besides, the main root system of the watermelon is tens of centimeters, or even ten centimeters, although the river beach is sandy and has many fibrous roots.
, it also takes a lot of strength to pull out the seedlings.
The melon field is not far away, and I will arrive in a short while. The watermelon field next to it has been plowed and planted with mung beans or other things. Only the watermelon seedlings of Li Feng's family have not been cleaned. The main reason is that Li Feng watered some spring water, especially because Li Feng was the first to do so.
I watered a few trees with spring water specially, but they are still dark green now.
"Why are there so many weeds?" Mr. Lin and others also rushed over at this moment. They were quite surprised when they looked at the one-foot-high grass in the melon field.
Li Shan was a little embarrassed. In the countryside, it was very embarrassing for anyone to have grass in their crops. Others would bite their tongues behind their backs. When Lin Chengdong asked, he really didn’t know how to explain it. What was going on with the weeds in this field?
Well, I had weeded several times before. "Uncle Lin, maybe the base fertilizer applied this year was too thick. Not to mention the weeds, the watermelons grew much bigger and bigger, and even the watermelon seedlings withered later than others." Li Feng knew that he
It was caused by watering the spring, so we had to find an excuse to deal with it.
"Don't say that." Mr. Cheng opened up a tuft of green grass and took a look. There were three or four dozen kilograms of watermelons on it, neatly arranged with knots attached. It looked very festive, who could have seen such a bumper harvest?
, happy from the bottom of my heart.
"Wow, there are so many watermelons here." Lin Ying opened the melon seedlings. The watermelon seedlings were so tall that they were covered with green grass, and the watermelons were no longer visible.
Mr. Lin, Mr. Cheng, and Zhang Lan were stunned. Li Shan also hurriedly pulled away the grass and took a look. Not to mention there were quite a lot of melons. Only Li Feng was more serious. As expected, but after looking at a few
Li Feng couldn't help but be frightened when people were digging around. There were three or four watermelons placed side by side in these piles of grass. It was quite shocking to see them. Thinking of dozens of such watermelons gathering along the way, several people were stunned when they saw them.
Stunned.
"Xiaobao, you're right. It seems that the bottom is fat enough. Look at this melon. It's really gratifying." Mr. Lin sighed with emotion and remembered to build the dam to intercept the river. At that time, the riverbank had just been exposed, and a thick layer of
Planting watermelons in the mud weighs more than 80 kilograms, and it can't be moved even with a little effort.
"No, the soil is good." Cheng Lao patted the fist-sized watermelon at his feet, picked it off, and patted it hard. The watermelon split open, revealing the red pulp. He gave half of it to Lao Wang beside him.
It weighs three to four kilograms, and although it’s small, it tastes pretty good.
The morning was neither cold nor hot, so everyone started to pull out seedlings and clean watermelons. Li Feng picked up some small and tender watermelons and made them food for Xiaohua and a few rabbits. Chickens and ducks also liked to eat them. Unfortunately, his own pigs were sold years ago.
, the pig pen is empty now, there is no way to catch a pig and raise it in a few days.
After working for more than two hours, only less than two-thirds of it was cleaned, mainly because there were a lot of watermelons. Looking at the mountains of watermelons behind them, everyone smiled bitterly, seeing that they couldn't finish it before breakfast. Zhang Lan went back to cook now.
Li Feng saw that Lin Ying was a little tired and asked her to follow her back. The elderly people were getting healthier and healthier. At this time, their faces were just a little red and there was a trace of sweat on their foreheads.
Li Feng pulled the cart over and first put the watermelons in bamboo baskets. There were seven or eight bamboo baskets. Each bamboo basket contained about ten watermelons and placed them in the front, back and middle of the cart. Then he put watermelons in them, filling the cart full.
, Li Feng noticed that there were one hundred, thirty or forty watermelons. He looked at the ground and saw that there were no less. At this time, at least four or five times, the entire field had been cleared, and there was no one that could not be pulled by six or seven cars. Li Feng
Shan was so surprised that he knew what to say. Watermelons were also grown on this land the year before last, and there were only two carts needed to pull out the seedlings. Moreover, the number of watermelons bought that year was not as much as this year, which shows how high the yield was this year.
"Dad, what's wrong?" "It's okay, let's go." Li Feng pulled up the cart and carried the belt across his back. Uncle Cheng and the others held the bamboo basket, and Li Shan pushed it behind, going uphill. Uphill is easy to go downhill.
It’s difficult, especially when it’s filled with watermelons, so you have to be extremely careful.
"Slow down, lift the handle." Li Shan stepped forward, helped Li Feng, and finally managed to cross the slope without any danger. Several people breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that they would need to stop pretending a little bit.
A few people had loaded the third car, but Lin Ying had already come over to ask people to go home for dinner. Li Feng wiped his sweat. There were piles of watermelons here, and Li Shan didn't stay to look at them. He was surrounded by people from his own village.
There are few animals during the day, so they won't eat the watermelon.
For breakfast, I was short on time, so I made it simply, including mung bean soup, steamed buns, cucumbers, stuffed beans, lettuce, and pickled eggplants. It tasted quite refreshing.
After doing some work in the morning, it tasted particularly sweet. Li Feng ate three steamed buns and two bowls of mung bean soup in a row. He was sweating and said it was delicious. Zhang Lan said with a smile, "You are lazy. Get up and run tomorrow."
Running, you must have a good appetite. After breakfast, Lin Ying helped Zhang Lan clean up the dishes. This girl is becoming more and more presentable.
In the morning, some vacationers from the city came to the village. They missed yesterday's event, which was a bit regretful. However, I looked at the scenery to the left and right, including green trees, small rivers, bluestone mountain roads, natural pergola, green bamboos, birds singing and fragrance of flowers, and swallows flying over from time to time.
.The bluestone courtyard is covered with loofahs and zucchini, with flowers in bloom. There are pear trees in the yard, pear trees outside the yard, locust trees with white petals falling in the distance, mountains in the distance, water nearby, traffic, chickens and dogs.
From what I heard, it was like a paradise.
From time to time, one or two small boats pass by on the river, a few ospreys fly up and down, kingfishers fly over, and the water ripples. In particular, many people look at the piles of watermelons piled on the river beach, and one by one they pick up their cameras and take photos.
, some people even went to the fields to help Li Feng’s family pull out the seedlings, but they had agreed to buy the watermelons they could get themselves. This was unusual, Zhang Lan nodded repeatedly, this was the best, as it would save him the trouble of moving back.
There is no need to weigh it. You can pick a large melon for five yuan a piece, a six or seven catty melon for three yuan, or a small melon for a dollar. You can eat as you like. The excitement attracted more than a dozen city people, all of whom were excited to pick peaches.
, I have tried picking strawberries, but this is the first time for many people to pick watermelons. The main thing is that the watermelon seedlings cannot be stepped on.
It was noisy for a long time, and hundreds of watermelons were sold. The city people were full of food and took photos. The whole river beach was very lively for a while, and some bird lovers who came to watch the birds were also quite active.
Join in. Seeing the noisy city people acting like children, it’s true that that kind of freedom is really rare, rare.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, the melon field was cleared, and the melon vines were piled beside the thatched house. Li Shan began to clean up the film and grass roots in the soil. When Zhang Lan returned home, Li Feng walked along the melons, leveled the ground, and dug ditches.
Used for drainage.
The sandy soil is the most suitable for watermelons, peanuts, and watermelon seedlings. It is the right time to plant peanuts here. The peanut seeds were soaked yesterday. Li Feng secretly went to some spring water to increase the germination rate.
Peanuts are also known as golden fruits, longevity fruits, long fruits, sweet beans, golden peanuts, figs, ground fruits, ground beans, Tangren beans, peanut beans, groundnuts and longevity fruits. Peanuts are nourishing and tonic and help to prolong life, so they are also popular among the people.
It is called the "longevity fruit", and together with soybeans, it is known as "plant meat" and "the meat of vegetables". The nutritional value of peanuts is higher than that of grains, and can be compared with some animal foods such as eggs, milk, and meat.
It contains a large amount of protein and fat, especially unsaturated fatty acids, and is very suitable for making various nutritious foods.
Here in Lijiagang, they are mostly called peanut beans, which are often used to make salted peanuts, fried peanuts, salt-stuffed beans, rice porridge, and the most common snacks during the Spring Festival. Peanuts are more delicate to plant than mung beans. They cannot be planted too densely, as too dense will cause photosynthesis.
There were not enough peanuts, and too few peanuts affected the yield. Zhang Lan and Li Feng dug the holes, Lin Bo and several old people, and Lin Ying planted peanuts.
The peanuts are planted now and can be eaten before the Mid-Autumn Festival. After a busy morning, the peanuts were planted on the ground. Several old people went back to rest. Lin Ying, holding the little flowers eating tender grass beside them, Maoqiu didn't know what to do.
I got a fist-sized watermelon. It seems that it was thrown by the city people. I was too young and thought it was a baby melon. In fact, it matured early. The little furball ate it until it became round. It insisted on hanging on Li Feng's shoulder and refused to come down. Li Feng threatened him with the little green.
It doesn't work now, this lazy little thing.
In the afternoon, Li Feng led Fat Boy to run a few laps on the river beach and chased out a fat rabbit. Seeing that Lin Ying was not there, Li Feng quickly gave Fat Boy an order to bite the rabbit to death. This side was by the river.
I cut open the belly with a small knife, peeled off the skin, and went back with the fat and tender rabbit meat. I will eat rabbit meat today to replenish my body's consumption.
In the evening, we made braised hare meat. Li Feng took care of it early in the morning. He boiled water in the pot, put the rabbit meat in it to remove the blood stains, took it out and cut it into small pieces. Add oil to the pot, heat it to 60 to 70% heat, add ginger, garlic, shredded green onion,
When the aroma comes out, add the rabbit meat pieces and stir-fry, add seasonings, add water and cover the pot.
After a while, the aroma of meat filled the small courtyard. People who passed by the door of Li Feng's courtyard stretched out their heads to smell it, and ran home drooling. Lin Ying didn't say anything during dinner, but just stared secretly a few times. Li Feng was completely displeased.
Taking it to heart, I feel satisfied eating the fragrant rabbit meat. Several elderly people are also very interested in rabbit meat. Rabbit meat has high protein content and is very good for the elderly.
"Yes, Xiaoying, eat it. Just watch it, it's delicious." Zhang Lan watched Lin Ying lower her head and not eat the vegetables, put a piece of rabbit meat in the bowl, Lin Ying looked at Zhang Lan's concerned eyes,
She silently took a bite, not to mention that it tasted really good, no wonder this person thought about it every day. She glanced at Li Feng secretly and saw that she was making a fool of herself. Lin Ying stepped on the snickering Li Feng under the table, haha, let you
