Even if the year has passed since the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Lin Zhu's first New Year here has passed so uneventfully. During this period, she also visited the village chief's house and Wang Shudun's house twice. Both families praised her. She is polite and thoughtful.
The weather is getting warmer and warmer, and people are gradually returning from winter recuperation to an increasingly busy life. At the beginning of spring, it is time to prepare for spring sowing and farming.
Lin Zhu has two acres of paddy fields. According to the previous agreement, the Wang family will help. Wang Shudun and Wang Lin, the second eldest son, and Wang Mu, the third eldest son, also hired the cattle of Lin Dazhu's family, so Lin Zhu was two days ahead of the people in Linjia Village. The land was prepared. With the oxen, manpower was greatly saved. Lin Zhu asked the Wang family and his son to plow the land deeper than they had done before. Deep plowing has the functions of turning, loosening, mixing and breaking the soil. Reasonable deep plowing can Significantly promotes an increase in yield. Not only can it loosen the soil and increase the effective fertility of the soil, but it can also eliminate weeds and prevent pests and diseases. However, Lin Zhu could not explain these reasons to the Wang family and his son. He only said that it was good for the fields. If they were willing, it would be good for them. You can also do this on your own land.
The Wang family, like all the villagers, only turned over the land about two adult hands long when preparing the land. Now they plowed deeply according to Lin Zhu's requirements, about half a meter. They thought that the fertile land above was buried deep. The gains outweighed the losses, so he didn't follow through. Lin Zhu didn't force them. Waiting until the results appeared would be more convincing than talking nonsense.
Because there is little land, Lin Zhu raises seedlings in her own yard. Firstly, it is convenient to take care of them, and secondly, she is afraid that someone will cause trouble again. If something goes wrong, it will also affect the harvest of the year. She cannot take this risk, and she uses Her rice seeds are superior varieties that have been improved in quality in her own space. If they grow too well and attract attention, it would be too early and inconsistent with her plan. In her plan, high rice yield is one aspect. But the most important thing is the difference between space rice seeds and the second generation. From the planting of cabbage last year, it can be found that space rice seeds have significantly improved the taste, yield and quality of cabbage. If such cabbage is sold If she goes out, the profit will definitely be higher than that of ordinary cabbage. Without a backer, she cannot stand out, so she cannot sell cabbage. In order to live peacefully in this era, keeping a low profile is king.
Therefore, cultivating second-generation seeds is an essential step. The planting and cultivation of rice are particularly important, so Lin Zhu takes raising rice seedlings extremely seriously. Chang’s mother felt anxious when she saw her busy in the water and mud. But she couldn't help. She wanted to do it for her, but she was sent back by Lin Zhu because she had to take care of Fu Dou'er. So she had to prepare hot water. As soon as Lin Zhu came out of the rice field, he asked her to Take a hot bath to avoid catching a cold. Although Chang’s mother felt sorry for her, she knew it was necessary to make a living. She could only try her best to provide Lin Zhu with logistical support and learned some simple meals from Lin Zhu. , not letting Lin Zhu have to worry about cooking after finishing the work in the fields.
In the seedling field, the rice seeds were dried and soaked in water, and the seeds with full grains were selected. They were sown directly on the seedling field, and then sprinkled with a layer of rice husk ash. There was no plastic film to cover it for heat preservation, so Lin Zhu had to find it. Some straw curtains covered the seedling field. Wang Shudun was afraid that Lin Zhu had never raised seedlings and was alone at home with no one to guide him, so he took the time to come to Lin Zhu's house to take a look. Unexpectedly, Lin Zhu's seedling raising procedures were more complicated than those of others. An expert can do things even more meticulously, which really opened his eyes.
When he asked Lin Zhu the reason for doing these procedures, Lin Zhu told him without hesitation. After Wang Shudun returned home, he also followed Lin Zhu's method of raising seedlings, and like Lin Zhu, he often observed the emergence of seedlings.
, and make some adjustments in a timely manner, such as when to water, etc. Wang Shudun has more experience in this aspect, and he has also taught Lin Zhu a lot. Through this period of busy work, what Wang Shudun did not expect was that when he waits
After the seedlings grew up, the effect was unexpectedly good. At this time, Wang Shudun regretted not plowing the land deeply as Lin Zhu said, but that disappointment disappeared immediately. The most important thing is that the seedlings are good.
From the beginning of all the steps, Lin Zhu also asked Aunt Li if she wanted to do it like her, but her family didn't dare to take risks either, so they just followed and raised the seedlings like the Wang family.
In the past, according to the seedling raising method used by people in Linjia Village, it would take about one and a half months for the seedlings to grow to meet the standards for transplanting. But Lin Zhu's seedlings only took one month to emerge, half a month earlier than others.
, five or six days earlier than the village chief's house and Wang's house. Not only that, Lin Zhu's seedlings are obviously much stronger, and they are the best seedlings for farmers.
Before transplanting the rice seedlings, Lin Zhu asked the Wang family and his son to irrigate the field first and wait until it was suitable for transplanting. It has to be said that the Wang family and his son are experts in farming. They transplanted the rice very quickly and neatly. There was not a single seedling.
It's not plugged in, it just floats up.
After several days of work, the rice fields of Lin Zhu's family have been planted, and the village chief's family and Wang's family have also begun to plant rice for their own families. In the envious eyes of the villagers, it was completed ahead of schedule. And the Wang family also had more people afterwards.
Helping outside is one of the benefits.
After finally finishing her work, Chang’s mother quickly tidied up Lin Zhu’s body. Although Lin Zhu didn’t have to go to the fields to plant rice, she still kept cooking. When she went to the fields to supervise, Chang’s mother could only watch her cook.
He was always on the side to help, but he couldn't help with anything else, which made him feel very distressed. Now he could finally take care of Lin Zhu in front of him.
Chang's mother touched Lin Zhu's little hands, which were rough from work, and shed tears of distress. Lin Zhu advised her, "Mother Chang, other people's children are just like me, and some do more than me.
I'm still tired, I'm fine." "Well, they say that children from poor families have long been in charge of their own affairs. When I was young, I used to work with them, but after all, there are adults at home who are busy, so what I can do is limited, and because
If you can do some embroidery work, you have to protect your hands." Chang's mother also thought of her youth, sighed, touched Lin Zhu's head, hugged her again, and patted her gently
Back, "Thank you for your hard work."
Feeling the warmth of the embrace and the gentle caress on her back, Lin Zhu felt sad for no reason and wanted to cry. She didn't know whether it was because her previous body had never enjoyed such a warm embrace or because she was afraid of living in this era.
The release, and the close concern of someone, made Lin Zhu's tears flow uncontrollably. "I'm fine." The voice was muffled. "Oh." Chang's mother sighed softly, and couldn't help comforting Lin Zhu.
However, such a warm scene did not last long, and was interrupted by Fu Dou'er's cry of protest, "Yo, yo, yo, our little Fu Dou'er is unhappy, come and let Chang's mother see if he peed or had stinky diarrhea.
It stinks." Lin Zhu turned away and secretly wiped her tears before turning around to help Chang's mother check Fu Dou'er's diaper. "It stinks." Lin Zhu looked at Fu Dou'er feeling happy and comfortable after changing her diaper.
He kicked his legs and took off the diaper.
"You brat, how come you can eat, sleep, and poop so well?" Lin Zhu tapped Fu Dou'er's little nose, and what she answered was a series of ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh sounds, plus drooling. That cute look.
, the tease made Lin Zhu feel itchy, so he left no less than ten girlish kisses on the little bun's face, "Boy, you took advantage of me, do you know? You are the first man I have ever kissed.
Yeah, it's an honor for you." Little Baozi made another sound. He didn't know whether he was protesting against Lin Zhu's domineering behavior, or he was unwilling to lose his first kiss. Lin Zhu touched his delicate white paws and headed to go out to wash.
Chang’s mother, who is in diapers, said, “Mom Chang, it’s actually good to have him here, isn’t it?”
Chang's mother turned back, smiled and nodded at her.
Lin Zhu enjoyed this leisurely and happy time, saying a few words to Fu Dou'er from time to time and playing with him for a while. "Two tigers, two tigers, run fast, run fast..." Lin Zhu
She sang the children's songs she knew to him and coaxed her to sleep while singing. However, the children's songs she knew were limited, only two or three, such as "Little Rabbit, Be Good," and "Count the Ducks," so she could only sing it over and over again, "Little Baozi"
I was very happy to hear it and danced with joy.
Chang's mother was listening to Lin Zhu's cheerful voice outside, and she was very happy, but she was still curious about where she learned the song with the weird tone. Although it was different from what she had heard before, it was very nice.
Now everyone in the village is busy with spring planting, and the children from each family are also helping. They cannot go out to play at will. Lin Zhu can only follow Chang's mother to learn needlework at home. There is no other fun, right now with Little Baozi
It was a good pastime to have fun. Chang’s mother knew that she couldn’t have too many demands on her needlework, so she allowed her to be lazy from time to time.
After the first rain, the grass and wild vegetables on the mountain also grew. Lin Zhu was excited to go to Xiaoqing Mountain to have a look. Chang's mother also heard that the mountain belonged to Lin Zhu, but there were no trees on the mountain.
There was no special output, and there were no dangerous beasts. I guess she only wanted to go up there for fun, so I didn't stop her, so that she wouldn't have to stay bored at home and look listless.
Lin Zhu and Hei Dou'er rushed out of the house like a little bird out of its cage, and happily climbed up the mountain with her little back on her back. Hei Dou'er also ran forward happily.
On the mountain road, the grass is already green, and the small buds look full of vitality. The branches of the trees that have been dry for the whole winter are also faintly sprouting green. Occasionally, I see a few birds flying over the trees.
, and some are chirping on the branches. The rhythm of spring is cheerful and clear. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)