When Zhang Hong said this, both Li Lanhua and Aunt Chen were moved.
Aunt Chen was still a little annoyed: "Why didn't you say something earlier? Let's go and ask together! I planted radish and cabbage last month!"
It's just that the weather is too hot. Even if we cover it with branches and leaves and don't dare to expose it to the sun, it still grows sparsely and very poorly.
"What are you afraid of?" Li Lanhua said, "Wulan said it will take a few days to plant seeds on the mountain! Let's go and ask if it's possible."
"If it works, you can just pull out the seedlings, fry them and eat them if they grow in your field."
"I'm not telling you that they have spent so much effort and invited experts to grow vegetables, but the vegetables they grow are different! Look at the eggplants in my garden, they are not growing very well at this time. Hey! They were good, they even pruned them in the middle, and now they are purple
The eggplant is always long!"
Just say that they grow vegetables every year in their village, who would think about pruning them in the middle?
"And the peppers, they look bright red from a distance... They dry them in the sun, so why is the output not less at all?"
It can be seen that people are different.
…
at the same time.
Wulan was looking at the bags of vegetable seeds that Professor Song had brought back——
Onions, white radish, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, garlic, potatoes, spinach, chrysanthemum, rape, mustard greens, Shanghai greens, Wuta greens...
"Hey, isn't this black and white cabbage? Why is it called black cabbage?"
Qi Lin was arranging a planting plan based on the seeds. He looked at the seed bag and laughed:
"Auntie, the black cabbage and yellow cabbage you have here are both black cabbage and cruciferous cabbage. They have different names in different regions."
In Wulan's mind, it must still be different. The black and white vegetables before spring are especially delicious when made into stews, the stewed meat tastes fresh, and the stewed tofu tastes mellow.
Of course, it won’t work after spring, and it will taste a bit bitter.
The cabbage heart of yellow cabbage is tender and juicy. Shabu-shabu or lightly blanched, it is perfect to eat during the Chinese New Year.
As for Chinese cabbage, pickled cabbage or stir-fried cabbage...
Oops! It tastes different anyway.
"By the way, do we still need to plant peppers? They are more sensitive to the cold. If we plant them at this time, I'm afraid we will need to build a shed to protect them from the cold."
Qi Lin took out another pack of seeds:
"How about trying this this year? The spiciness is not as high as ours, but the cold tolerance is pretty good."
There were really too many seeds delivered. It was probably Professor Song who told me that there were several boxes of seeds that were needed but not needed.
At this moment, Wulan looked at the bags of seeds, which were simply sealed and labeled, and couldn't help but turn around to discuss with Song Tan:
"Tantan, Professor Song gave so many seeds to our family for free?"
That's not true.
Song Tan quickly said: "We also bought them at market prices. These seeds have just been authorized to seed companies and have not been widely circulated in the past two years. They are actually not expensive."
Wulan thought thoughtfully: "Then what do you think, if we are like this, we can give some to the villagers?"
"By the way, ask your uncles to bring some back to plant. This will definitely be better than the seeds they bought in town."
Song Tan thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It's okay to give it to my uncle, but it's not appropriate to give it to the villagers..."
No matter what the item is, the price is high or low, if they take the initiative to give it to you for free, that is inappropriate.
But although she is stingy, she also depends on the occasion. Now she sees that she is covering mountains and rivers, and her career is in full swing. If the village does not get any light, it will inevitably become inappropriate as time goes by.
In that case...
"Mom, otherwise, the seeds will be scattered casually anyway. When the time comes to thin out the seedlings, ask the aunts who often come to help with the work, who needs them? Let each family share dozens of trees."
The vegetable gardens of every household in their village are about the same size, and with dozens of plants of several varieties, it can even be said to be more than enough.
When thinning, dividing the seedlings is also a common situation in the village, which is much better than giving seeds directly.
Ulan nodded, looked at her, and felt a little relieved: "Well, I'm thinking more and more thoughtfully..."
However, there seemed to be a mutual understanding between them, so they agreed that when the sun first rose, Li Lanhua and others would come back with baskets to send mugwort leaves.
After the basket was emptied, she turned around and hesitantly mentioned the idea to Ulan.
The three people who are usually generous and generous are now a bit coy: "We are just asking. We know that you put a lot of thought into your things. It's okay if it doesn't work out."
"That's what it says..."
Just as Ulan was about to speak, he saw Song Tan already squeezing over happily: "What did the aunts say? My mother was still discussing with me just now, saying that everyone has helped a lot during this period.
Let’s all get a share, why should we say we should work or not!”
She said seriously: "If you are really going to be as busy as you are right now, you should hire the aunties. I will definitely pay them."
Ouch! This old Song family! Even though people are getting rich, they still treat them the same way as before...
Aunt Zhang was quite moved.
Now he was even more decisive: "What do you mean? When it's time to get my salary, can I still not want the money?"
"But so many of us want the seedlings, we can't give them all for free, right? Don't you want to spend money and effort?"
"That's right!" Aunt Chen also spoke: "That's it, I'll do the work for you for two days when thinning out the seedlings."
"Yes!" Li Lanhua also thought about it:
"Otherwise, thinning out seedlings is a trivial job, and we are definitely not the only ones who want seedlings. We will discuss doing it together later, so don't hire anyone else."
In a few words, the seeds have not been sown yet, they have already decided on their work.
After the people left, Song Tan counted the families who often come to help in the village now——
In this way, when transplanting and establishing your own seedlings, you really don’t need to spend money to hire someone!
Wu Lan glanced at her:
"You are so arrogant..."
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At this point, Professor Song and Tang Xiaodong moved out several fermentation barrels, and slowly spread a layer of mugwort leaves and a layer of brown sugar.
When the bucket is full, don't forget to put a large stone on top that has been washed in advance.
Seeing Wulan frowning, he couldn't help but whisper: "Can this thing work?"
In fact, she has no idea about what Professor Song said about going global, and she doesn't want to do this for the sake of green ecology.
If that really doesn't work, she doesn't think there's anything unacceptable about using pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
But Professor Song seemed to have seen through her thoughts. While busy at the moment, he casually asked Tang Xiaodong:
"Xiaodong, please tell me the difference between ecological fertilizer and chemical fertilizer."
Tang Xiaodong said "Ah", obviously he hadn't encountered such a question in a few days. But he still answered without hesitation:
"It's very simple. Although the effect and fertility of ecological fertilizers are not as strong as chemical fertilizers. Vegetables and fruits using green manure and organic fertilizers will grow slower, but they will taste better and will last longer."
“The most important thing is that ecological fertilizer will not destroy the ecological balance of the soil, cause continuous cropping obstacles and soil compaction.”