The bare vineyards are now completely new, and the rows of grape trellises are neatly arranged in a regular and spectacular manner, even if they are just bare shelves, and they are really magnificent when they are spread out over the endless land. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The vineyard is about 400 acres and occupies nearly one-third of the pasture. Before, there was no clear concept, just a wide field, but now that the trellises are complete, you can clearly see the boundaries of the vineyards, and the width and length are truly spectacular.

At this moment, Lu Li understood why Jack spent a lot of effort on the vineyard when he was still alive, and after the vineyard withered, the ranch's economy immediately plummeted and became unsustainable. Obviously, the vineyard and the horses should be the two main economic pillars of the ranch, and the sheep that now support the day-to-day operation of the ranch can only be regarded as a supplement.

Even if Liz tried her best, it was difficult to continue. Liz's choice to grow apples here was obviously a last resort, because Pinot Noir is too delicate to care for, and the quality of the wine produced is even more elusive, not only because of the relatively stable economic benefits, but also because it is relatively difficult to grow. It can be seen that before her death, Liz was still trying to save the ranch.

Tony spent the whole day selecting and pruning the original vines, looking for suitable cuttings from the vines, and the next day the cuttings began.

Everyone came to help and finish the cuttings of the 130 acres a week ago, which was not an easy task, Tony explained in detail and demonstrated, "Insert the green branches into the soil, keep the top about two-thirds of the length outside the soil, and make sure that the top green is left outside, if there are green leaves or green shoots, and if not, the wetter end is left outside." ”

Tony bent down and inserted the green branch into the soil, explaining, "Look, it's very simple, there are no other special precautions, the only thing to be careful about is not too deep, it is not easy to take root, and it is not too shallow to fall easily. one-third goes into the soil, which is most suitable. ”

Lu Li looked at the green branch in his hand and studied how deep the "third" was, in fact, this is also the detailed difference between Eastern and Western cultures.

They are more accustomed to using words such as "some, little, probably, little" and other words measured by feeling and experience, while Westerners tend to use exact numbers and percentages for measurement. Too often, people think that this is a unique attribute of the Germans, but in fact, the whole Western culture tends to it, which is why Lily has always been in the dark about Lu Li's "recipes".

"But even more important is the spacing. Don't plant too densely, let's just finish the cuttings according to the shelf, and I will finish the middle part, which is the fastest. Tony continued.

This proposal was put forward by Lu Li, mainly because everyone is a layman, if Tony has to be consulted for every planting, or if the spacing is wrong, and a second cutting, it is a real waste of time. So simply Tony first instructed everyone to take cuttings, and after getting started, he also planted a distance, and then Tony finished the part that everyone missed.

Then, everyone started to get busy again, Lu Li rolled up his sleeves and began to cut them up intently.

Although this is manual work, and it seems to be just repeating the monotonous mechanical work, just like the previous organic farm, all carried out by machines, it only takes one day to complete, but it takes a lot of time to carry out by manpower, but unexpectedly, Lu Li is completely happy with it, big sweat falling down, and even some backache, but the smile on the corner of his mouth can't help but rise slightly, I don't know what the reason is, maybe it's the fresh air, maybe it's the blue sky, maybe it's the sense of accomplishment of the harvest... …

Lu Li began to wonder if he was born suitable to be a farmer. After going around and around for so long, you finally found your belonging?

"Sing the mountain song, sing here and there, oh, that way. Lu Li couldn't help but raise his voice to sing, he didn't realize it, the song naturally flowed out, and he was a little embarrassed when he opened his mouth just now, but his mood couldn't help but fly, so Lu Li continued to hum, "Mountain songs are like spring river water, not afraid of beach dangers and bends, oh, bends and more." ”

Lu Li is not an excellent singer, just karaoke level, not exciting, but at least the tone is accurate, the simple and cheerful singing voice made Fred next to him immediately stand up straight, quickly took out the camera, and filmed. Not far away, Randy also heard Lu Li's singing, and couldn't help but look at it curiously, "Fourteen, what are you singing?"

Lu Li laughed, "Mountain song." I don't know if it's right to describe it like this, but it's a bit similar to your folk songs and the countryside combined?" Lu Li thought about it carefully, and didn't seem to be able to find a more suitable description, so he could only nod, "Well, almost." You know, in China, we have 56 ethnic groups, each of which has its own culture and characteristics, and mountain songs are one of them. The earliest is when people are working in the fields, and they have feelings and minor tunes, so it is generally not too complicated and not too difficult. ”

The mood coincided, and the melody in his heart hummed involuntarily, and Lu Li really understood the meaning of the song at this time.

"Fifty-six nations, shut up!" Randy exclaimed, obviously frightened by the number, and even Jessica, Tony, and the others next to him stood up - it was Cole who was in charge of herding the cattle and sheep today.

Lu Li smiled dumbly, for Americans, they don't even distinguish between Asians, especially the three East Asian countries, there are differences, but there are no very detailed differences. Not to mention the Chinese/national nation. Many people simply don't know that there are so many ethnic groups in China, let alone understand the cultural differences between them.

"Yes, fifty-six. Lu Li shrugged his shoulders and chuckled, "Don't ask me which fifty-six it is, I may need to count it for a while." The playful tone made everyone chuckle.

"So, is that song in your hometown?" asked Jessica curiously.

"No, it's not. Lu Li shook his head and thought about it seriously, "It should be from GX, that is, the southwest of China." Lu Li thought about it seriously, he didn't remember when and where he heard this song, but he did watch a lot of memorable movies on TV when he was in elementary school. For example, "tunnel warfare", "mine warfare" and the like, but when I grow up, there are more entertainment activities, and those simple pleasures are gone.

"Wow, isn't it like Texas' location in the United States? So, is this a Mexican song?" Randy's interpretation made Lu Li clap his hands and burst into laughter.

"Even if it were, it's a cowboy song, how can it be a Mexican song?" Jessica really complained.

"Fourteen, fourteen, you sing it again, I think the melody is quite good. Tony also stopped what he was doing and shouted.

The so-called mountain song originally originated from field labor, the brisk melody and simple lyrics contain the most real emotions of the working people. ”

In Lu Li's singing, everyone started to work again, Randy himself didn't realize it, and hummed the melody along with him, the moving melody of "Hum Hum ......" made him can't help but start shaking his head, as if unconsciously, the corners of his mouth went up, and the fatigue of his shoulders was relieved a lot.

Even Fred joined in the humming, pointing his camera at Brandon, who was still busy, and shouted, "Cowboy, aren't you going to join us?"

Brandon was silent, even motionless, as if he hadn't heard Fred's words at all, which made Fred stick out his tongue in frustration, "This is a guy who doesn't know how to have fun." ”

But at the far end that the camera can't capture, Brandon made a gentle vibration from the depths of his throat at this time, "Mmmm......" Listen carefully, he is also following everyone, humming the ballad that Lu Li's mouth is.

The cuttings took five days to complete, but this was just the beginning, and the same amount of work had to be done for the next two weeks, each week. Only in this way can the first step be completed.

At the same time, the development of organic farms is also very gratifying, after the vegetables have sprouted one after another, they have begun to thrive, the fastest growing lettuce has almost been developed, although there is still a short period of time before the 30-day growth cycle, but the green leaves and full veins are close to ripe, and more robust than ordinary lettuce.

Not only lettuce, but also kale, which has been highly anticipated, is even more gratifying, far fatter than the kale seen in the market. Randy knew better than anyone that fertilization and pest removal were normal, and he was a little surprised to be able to reap such a reaping success, which seemed to be inexplicable.

Randy threw his energy on the farm all day long, trying to study the reason for the more outstanding development of vegetables, which made Lu Li break out in a cold sweat, and under his intentional guidance, Randy finally attributed the results to scientific and reasonable planting methods, as well as the fertile soil after a long time of moisture. If this set of scientific methods can be strictly followed, then the future of organic farming is indeed promising, and it may even surpass the sheep herd as the latest pillar industry of the ranch.

That's what keeps Randy motivated.

However, the growth is one thing, and the taste of the food is another, and in the end, you have to wait for the harvest to be completed, and you can only know one or two when you cook and taste it yourself. As for the nutritional effect, further testing is needed.

It's an organic farm, it's a vineyard and, don't forget, there's a construction site, and the daily life of the ranch is busy and fulfilling. Before you know it, May has come to an end: Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi are coming to the United States.