As the saying goes: the first radish and the second radish.
Due to the unusually high temperature this year, sowing missed the solar term. Now that the beginning of autumn and early summer have passed, Professor Song couldn't wait to arrange irrigation and sowing after the base fertilizer was dug into the soil on the mountain.
Irrigation is much simpler than Song Tan thought before.
Under the arrangement of Lao Xu and others, the several wellbore holes that were drilled were expanded around them and reservoirs were built.
Designed by Professor Song and others, the mountain drainage is meandering but reasonable.
The water flowed downwards, soaking the land layer by layer. When the yellow soil dried by the sun was slowly moistened into brown, the atmosphere of the entire mountain became wet.
It's like the earthy smell after a summer rainstorm.
If there is no time to absorb the water that meanders downward, it will slowly flow into the pond below. Once the water outlet is intercepted on the mountain, the entire irrigation process will be effortless.
Song Tan silently witnessed the whole process, then squatted down and silently put his hand into the reservoir and dangled it.
Professor Song thought she was hot, so he took off his straw hat to fan herself:
"In previous years, as soon as the beginning of autumn passed, the temperature difference between day and night came out immediately... If you don't plant vegetables at this time, it's really too late."
"It's so hot now that I feel like this. Oh my god..."
He looked deeply at the vast sky, feeling some worries as a farmer in his heart.
But soon, his attention returned to the large fertile land in front of him.
"There is no need to deliberately ridge these fields for sowing. They are all sown at will. But what I'm telling you over there is that you have to find someone to rid the fields and cover them with film..."
Song Tan responded with "Yeah, yeah" and casually retracted her hand.
The water flow permeated with traces of spiritual energy remained the same as usual, but slowly and silently flowed to the surrounding land.
Accompanied by the sound of gurgling water, Professor Song felt that the heat of the entire hillside had dropped by two points, making people feel much more at ease.
But he only focused on the large land in front of him.
He didn't pay attention at all, and he never thought that the secret he was pursuing would be hidden in this water.
He pointed to the neat hillside on the other side: "That area is the place I left for apples. When the apple trees are planted, the grass fruit seedlings will also be brought over... Planting on both sides is just right."
"More over there, I'm going to plant some onions and garlic. I'm going to plant scallions and garlic at the beginning of autumn... I'm going to plant the chives that you often eat here, not green onions."
"When we wait until late spring, we can harvest a lot of garlic..."
He was chattering, but his expression was gentle, as if he was looking at his treasure.
Song Tan nodded one by one and looked at Tang Xiaodong and others nearby who were adding things layer by layer into the large fermentation tank and stirring them back and forth with a shovel:
"Does this leaf compost have the same fermentation time as the bone meal and fish meal compost?"
"no the same."
Professor Song explained: "The bone meal and plant ash can be fermented in more than a week in this weather. The tree leaves have to wait a little longer... about half a year."
At the end of the year, the fermented cow and sheep manure collected from the river bend will be turned into the ground as base fertilizer. This mountainous area will be truly fertile soil in the coming year.
Song Tan nodded and saw that the land was almost irrigated. Just as he was about to ask Ulan who had arranged for sowing today, he received an unexpected call——
"Brother Sun?"
…
The caller was none other than Sun Shouping.
He was actually on the road at the moment. When he was video chatting with Song Tan, the background sound was so noisy that he even turned on the speakerphone and had to raise his voice——
"Have you forgotten that you still have two little border collies here to teach me?! It's been almost two months. If you don't send them over, you won't be able to recognize their owners!"
Song Tan really forgot.
Firstly, the cattle and sheep from the river bank have not been bought yet. Secondly, the dogs at home cannot be pampered every day. Qiaoqiao spends half of his time every day with his various darlings, so how can he have the time to share them?
Are you a Border Collie who hasn’t arrived home yet?
Now that Sun Shouping said this, she remembered it.
but……
"Brother Sun, what else do you have in the car? Why is it so noisy?"
Sun Shouping looked devastated: "I'll find a wife for Dabai, and her wife is a musician."
Song Tan:......
Dabai...'s wife?
"You brought a goose?"
"Isn't that right?!" Sun Shouping was bullied by Dabai repeatedly. As a man, how could he not swear to avenge his shame?!
During this time, he often went to the vegetable market, and even went to the homes of fellow villagers to inquire. Finally! Just yesterday, he fell in love with a majestic goose at a nearby market!
Like Dabai, this big goose has pure white fur, fierce eyes, and a strong physique!
Even though its legs and feet were tied, its wings would want to slap off anyone's head if they wanted to take a second look at the vegetable stall!
Of course, it didn’t work out!
But the ferocious taste makes it taste delicious at first glance...ah, no! It's very good at fighting!
Sun Shouping had already planned before asking - if this was a gander, he would take it back to cultivate his relationship. Next time he went to find Song Tan, he would have to ask his good brothers to protect him no matter what!
If this is a female goose - its fur is so white and the little yellow cap on its head is bright, there can't be any goose in the world who doesn't like it, right?
God did not ask him to suffer this injustice in vain. He is indeed a goose.
But the buying process was quite sad.
First, the seller failed to hold the base of his wings when handing it over, and was slapped several times. When he endured the humiliation and took the heavy burden back home, in order to train him properly, Sun Shouping took on the posture of teaching a dog——
First, loosen ties and cultivate trust.
But the goose is not a dog. Once it succeeds and regains its freedom, this thing will stand up in the dog park, hold its head high, and look down on the world - including its new owner.
Secondly, it does not accept being imprisoned or tied up, and it also has the attributes of a singer, singing loudly all day long.
Shouting from day to night... Sun Shouping's face turned pale and he couldn't wait any longer, so he took the dog and the goose directly to the car.
Now, the two dogs were in the back seat and the goose was in the cage, shouting "woof woof woof" and "goose goose goose" at the top of their lungs.
Complex sounds mingled in his ears, and he was still able to drive soberly, which was already a sign of good deeds from his ancestors.
In short - Sun Shouping couldn't stand this goose thing for another day!
Song Tan hung up the phone and was still a little dazed——
These days, people’s spiritual needs have become so complex that even dogs can’t satisfy them, right?
Think again about Dabai who is leading a group of ducks in the pond, obviously taking the route of Long Aotian...
Song Tan thought for a while and could only summon the secret skill——
"Jojo!"
"Ah?" Qiaoqiao, who was mixing dog food in the distance, raised his head: "What's wrong?"
Song Tan couldn't care less -
"Hurry up and make arrangements. Get all the water plants, duckweeds, etc. on Dabai's body washed away and cleaned up! Let's arrange a blind date for him today."