Chapter 42: Killing the Pigs
"Dad, it's cumbersome, and besides, you're not used to it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but these cumbersome, can be solved by manpower, that is, to endure some hardship. But there is still an annoyance, trouble! External factors cannot be solved by manpower. But I've solved it for you, what else do you want me to do?"
This really left everyone speechless.
A handful of snow fell, and seeing that the sky and the earth were instantly white, everyone began to worry again.
Heavy snow has fallen, which means that winter has officially arrived.
The middle of winter is coming, so you have to be careful.
However, Caozhen finally belongs to the area along the river, which is standard southern weather. Although the winter has been a bit cold in recent years, it is not easy to compare with the north.
If you grow vegetables in greenhouses in the north, you have to lay an insulation layer on the vegetable bed, that is, in the summer, tidy up the field, first spread the thick straw under the ground, and then turn the ridge soil on the straw, so as not to freeze the roots of the vegetables.
In Cao Town, there is no need.
It's normal for everyone to be worried, I've never seen it, so there are pepper cucumbers growing in winter?
Li Mo summoned several families again.
On the surface, Li Shibu is the leader of the mutual aid group, but in fact, this year, the team leader is Li Mo.
He explained the situation in detail.
Of course, it is a bit troublesome when it snows, and the snow on the shed cover must be swept off in time, otherwise the plastic shed will collapse. Also pay attention to the water in the drains and drain them as much as possible, otherwise they will soak into the greenhouse and freeze the roots of the vegetables. It's cold after the snow, so let's raise the brazier. It is not necessary to use a basin to fill the dung cake briquettes and burn them slowly, just build a simple fire pit with adobe bricks in the greenhouse.
Then use the thermometer bought from Stone Town to measure the temperature in the shed from time to time, not only the air temperature, but also the temperature of the ground on the vegetable bed, and the temperature of the lower layer of the surface.
The rest of the ventilation, fertilization, etc. remain as usual.
Li Mo himself repeated the same old trick.
The first half of the year was a little better, and the summer vacation was before the dog days arrived. In the second half of the year, there is a Spring Festival, which lasts until the Lantern Festival, and the time cannot be staggered.
Therefore, the final exam in the second half of the year is generally in the middle of the third and ninth days, that is, the ten days before the final exam, which is almost the coldest time of the year.
Last year's leave did not hinder his academic performance, and Li Guangping agreed this time.
The school also approved it, and even if Li Mo was at home, it was said that he studied very hard and was not playful. It is indeed small, with good academic performance, and taking care of nature is everywhere.
Li Mo was overjoyed.
This year, not only did my father not beat or scold him on leave, but he also asked for a long time, half a month.
It's not that he's careful, time is really precious to him. Especially for this greenhouse vegetables, my father was annoyed and delayed too much time.
Yu Degui came back from Dongzhen again.
His family is going to kill pigs.
At this time, the general rural people like to kill pigs in winter, especially before the end of the year, every family is killing, although the New Year is approaching, pork is sold like that. The key is to kill at this time, there is pork to eat during the New Year, and it happens to leave dozens of catties of meat and marinate it. If you want to marinate it after spring, it will be difficult, and if you don't get it right, the pork will spoil.
It is not known how much income greenhouse vegetables can earn.
But his daughter's grades are getting better and better under Li Mo's guidance, and his son's grades are not as good as his daughter's, which is gradually increasing.
Everyone wants to be Jackie Chan, not as bewitching as Li Mo, at least better than ordinary people.
Li Guangping likes to drink two cups, and after killing the pig, Yu Degui came to Li's house with half a pig's head.
Li Guangping and his wife did not accept it, and after pushing and pulling for a long time, they had no choice but to accept it. After Yu Degui went back, Li Guangping sighed: "Xiao Mo, listen to me at the time, just raise pigs at that time." ”
He was referring to the pig raising when Li Mo had just brought the newspaper back, and it was barely possible to slaughter it at this time. It wasn't until Li Mo had a "meeting" with everyone on the grain field that there were more pigs in the Tangwan production team, and the Li family raised pigs, which was delayed for two months, and now it was too late to kill.
Li Mo covered his head again, and couldn't turn the corner again.
"If it is delayed until March next year, every household will plant rice, should they ask someone to help? Will the pork be sold well at that time? What is the difference between killing pigs at this time and killing pigs at that time? If you want to marinate meat, you can just buy two knives and come back to pickle it, and the family is not short of this money. ”
"Is that the family's money? It's a loan. ”
A loan of 5,000 yuan was divided between nine households, and a family of 550 yuan was 550 yuan, and Li Guangping took out a loan of 300 yuan from the three families of Yinbao, Yu Degui, and Chen Mingjiang, plus the cash in his hand, the family's economy was indeed relatively rich, although the greenhouse vegetables cost a lot of money.
However, in Li Guangping's heart, he owes the state money, and it is still more than 800 yuan. More than 800 yuan, think about the Li family's property last year.
"Dad, it's just a temporary debt, and the vegetables are harvested, so they will be returned. ”
"Didn't you take it?"
"Dad, what you said is not right, even if you grow crops, such a pitiful little income, as well as the cost of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides. And you want the horses to run, and you want the horses not to eat grass, do you think it's impossible? Or maybe if you sleep on the ground, maybe a gold brick will fall from the sky. ”
"You," Li Guangping raised his slap and was about to start fighting, but his hand reached into the air and fell again.
After the responsibility of Tian, Li Dafu was very disappointed, lost the rights in his hands, and also lost many benefits.
But as his son grew up, Li Guangping also felt a deep sense of loss.
Li Mo didn't notice it for the time being, but he did, could it be that he said to his father, Lao Tzu, do you still eat the taste of your son?
Well, no matter what, you can't overdo it, including this self-esteem.
The final exam arrived, and soon Li Mo got his transcript.
Now it has become three subjects, mathematics is still 100 points, and Chinese has risen back, 98 points, and naturally 98 points.
Li Guangping asked: "What is the score for second place?"
"Two hundred and thirty-nine. ”
"Fifty-seven points off...... How can I be so different from you?"
"It's not much worse, isn't it one more class. But Dad, I can't guarantee this grade, in elementary school, there may be a fluctuation of about three or five points. When I got to junior high school, although I had a lot of homework, I am afraid that none of my homework would be able to get a perfect score. ”
"I see. Li Guangping said unnaturally.
"Follow me to the vegetable field. ”
The father and son came to the greenhouse, and after a cold winter, a very small number of vegetable seedlings froze to death, but all kinds of vegetables were prepared with prepared vegetable seedlings, and they could be supplemented. It doesn't matter now, because there was a leap month in 1979, and when Li Mo got the report card, although he was still in the cold, he was at the end of May and September in terms of "nine days".
1929 did not shoot,
Three-nine-four-nine ice walking,
Five-nine-six-nine along the river to see the willows,
Seventy-nine rivers open, eighty-nine swallows come,
Ninety-nine plus nineteen, ploughing cattle everywhere.
In fact, by May and September, the temperature has begun to rise secretly, that is, the greenhouse vegetables should be fine. Looking at the growth of vegetables, Li Guangping secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, not only was it the loss of his family, but the other eight families were also planted at the instigation of his son. Don't expect it to be a function for everyone to thank you, in case of failure, it's all the son's responsibility.
Li Mo was speechless, of course, the cold temperature is indeed one of the biggest difficulties for greenhouse vegetables, but the difficulty is not only the cold temperature, but also pests and diseases, especially in this kind of small space where the greenhouse is humid, and the pests and diseases are more serious. Even if the temperature is cold, there is still a cold spring.
Li Qingzhao writes beautifully: the moment when it is warm and cold.
Put it on the vegetables in the greenhouse, and if you don't get it right, it's the time to cry at first glance. Because the harvest was in sight, it was taken lightly, and well, the vegetables froze and spoiled together, and the family immediately changed from laughing to crying.
But now Li Mo didn't say much, when there was a harvest in the spring, these difficulties and precautions at that time would all be said one by one.
Chinese New Year's Eve arrived, and Li Guangping said: "I don't know what the New Year will be next year." ”
He only listened to his son's flickering, but he understood the crops, and the vegetables really didn't understand, and it was this kind of out-of-season vegetables. If it is really as the son said, the life of the family will indeed improve quickly. But if there is the slightest mistake, it will be bad, especially the loan of a few hundred yuan, which has been uncomfortable for him all this time.
Li Mo comforted: "Dad, what do you smell? This is the smell of spring." ”
Will Li Guangping eat his literary and artistic tone? Slap him on the head.