Chapter 35: Sowing the Seeds
A week after the Lantern Festival, Fang Xiao and they all came back one after another. Fang Xiao was the first to arrive, and she had the strong support of Professor Shen, and many procedures could be saved. The others had to go through the registration procedures at the school and so on, and they came a few days late.
At this time, the rape in the field is already green and full of life. Since it is a terraced rice field on the side of the mountain, the height and size of each field are different, and it is very layered when you look at it from a distance. When the breeze blows, the leaves turn with the wind, and due to the slight difference in the color of the leaf surface, the leaf surface and the underside of the leaf look like undulating waves, showing a flow curve of different shades of color.
The first impression of the three college students who came to this place was not good, the bumps along the way showed the remoteness of this place, and when they came to Renjiazhuang, they really saw a poor mountain village scene, and they couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in their hearts, which is not like a place to do business.
But as Fang Xiao went around the entire farm, looked at the various places under construction, and listened to her explain the long-term planning of various places, his heart settled down a little. If you come here, you will be safe, no matter what, the first job is still done first.
With this mindset, the three young people threw themselves into this unforeseen work.
Kang ****, the only female among the three college students, is still a big child, and within two days, she forgot all about her anxiety when she first came, and she was full of curiosity about everything here.
She is an out-and-out city person, her parents are both working, she has never been to the countryside since she was a child, and if she hadn't gone to an agricultural university, she would really not be able to distinguish between grains and grains. After all, the experimental field in the school is for scientific research, which is not the same as the production in the countryside, and besides, she is majoring in animal science, and she does not deal with farmland, everything here is so new.
When she was fine, she took a digital camera to shoot everywhere, and sometimes she took Xiao Li and Xiao Xie to help her take pictures, changed into various clothes and posed in various poses in the rape field, and I didn't know that Ren Feng invited a model.
One day, at dinner, he mysteriously said to everyone: "I found a treasure cave at the foot of the mountain next to the Naeba, and the stones at the entrance of the cave look very old, and someone must have hidden the treasure in it a long time ago, and then after so many years of wind and rain, coupled with the vibration of the construction machinery of our farm, this hole is revealed." ”
I have to say that she has a lot of imagination, but Ren Feng and Fang Xiao have already guessed what it is, but it will never be a treasure cave.
Li Yunzhe said with a smile: "The treasure that the people here haven't discovered after living here for so long, you found it as soon as you came?" You think it's a novel, huh? Maybe it's just an old well, and it's just scrapped! Obviously, he hadn't seen this kind of hole yet, because Ren Feng and the others knew that this wasn't an old well!
Kang **** pursed his mouth, rolled his eyes, made a disdainful expression, and said, "I just have this kind of talent, what's wrong?" ”
The others looked at them and smiled silently.
Xie Liang said cautiously: "I have also seen this kind of hole, but it should not be a well, the terrain there is relatively high and dry, and it is not suitable for digging a well at all." I look like I'm storing something! ”
Kang **** made a demonstrative gesture to Li Yunzhe again, and said: "I just said that it was a treasure cave, you see, Xie Liang also saw it!" ”
Xie explained with a humble conscience: "I only said that I can store things, I don't dare to say if it is a treasure cave!" ”
At this time, Fang Xiaocai interjected with a smile: "If those hidden treasures are all treasures, then Mr. Ren still needs to make such a complicated matter, and the people here have already made a fortune!" Hahaha! ”
Seeing her say this, Kang **** looked at Ren Feng's expression and couldn't help laughing, and he also knew that he had made a joke, and said a little unconvinced: "It turns out that you already know that you must be hiding something!" She quickly diverted Xie Liang's point of view to her own use.
Li Yunzhe was still confused, he didn't find this kind of hole, and he didn't know what it looked like, so he had to ask Ren Feng: "Mr. Ren, is there any local product here that is not outside?" That's a baby, too! ”
Ren Feng smiled and said: "What kind of specialty, in fact, it is sweet potato!" In the past, there was not enough food to eat, and every family cultivated land in the mountains, but this kind of mountain fertility was insufficient and there was no water for irrigation, so it was not suitable for growing other grains, and they were all planted sweet potatoes. At that time, half of the family's staple food was sweet potatoes, which had to be eaten for more than half a year, and it was easy to rot and attract rats when they were left at home to occupy space. So they all look for that kind of dry yellow soil and dig potato holes to store sweet potatoes.
Later, the grain production went up, the number of people who stayed at home to eat was smaller, and the rice was enough to eat, so no one planted so many sweet potatoes, and planting a little bit was also nostalgic for the taste of the past, and many of them were used to feed pigs. So these potato holes are abandoned, a lot of uncared for have collapsed and buried, and now you can see that the site is very good, the geological conditions are good, dry, and the soil is sticky.
But don't have any idea of exploring treasures, it's very dangerous when it's not treated, one is that the carbon dioxide content in it is high, and it's likely to faint from lack of oxygen, there have been such examples before, and there may be big snakes or other small animals inside, which is very dangerous! ”
Kang**** They suddenly realized.
Li Yunzhe asked again: "Then how did you deal with the potato hole before?" ”
At this time, Ren Feng's father took over the conversation: "There are also horizontal holes and potato holes in potato holes, and the horizontal holes are generally better, they are not deep, and they are generally lit into the fire." In the case of potato holes, the straw should be burned and thrown down before the hole is opened every year, and when the straw is burned out and the air is circulated, any snakes, insects and mice in it will be smoked to death or run away, and then they will go down to clean up and store new potatoes. ”
Li Yunzhe said happily: "It turns out that there is still so much knowledge here!" Today I have seen a lot more! ”
A group of people looked at each other and laughed, and Ren Feng said: "Of course, there is knowledge in this, and they are all very simple lessons and lessons. Sweet potatoes are generally dug up at the end of October, generally stored until March and April of the next year, no matter how long they are, they will not be saved, and they will be rotten in the hole, and the more dangerous they are, because more and more carbon dioxide is accumulated in the hole, and at this time there are sweet potatoes in it It is not good to throw burning straw, and accidents have occurred at this time before.
Therefore, if the amount of sweet potatoes is really large, some of them are shaved into shreds and dried into dried sweet potatoes, which are more laborious to make, but they are stored for a longer time and have a special taste. ”
Kang **** stuck out his tongue when he heard it and said: "Hearing Mr. Ren say this, I want to taste it!" ”
Ren Feng's father hurriedly said: "That's not easy, just do it tomorrow, although there are few people planting now, you can still get a little." There is also potato flour, which is crushed and filtered with sweet potatoes, and it is delicious to eat potato flour meat. ”
The next day, Ren Feng's mother really cooked a sweet potato feast, and Kang**** them, including Fang Xiao, were full of praise after eating!
Days like this go by quickly, and late March is the first busy season of the year. It's time for early rice to be planted!
Before this, Ren Feng and Fang Xiao finally got their driver's licenses after three rounds of tests. On the day he got his driver's license, Ren Feng went to buy the "Pentagon Light" micro-passenger that he had been favoring for a long time, which was cheap and practical, and used both for passengers and goods! Then I came back and pulled a few interns to the county seat to make a big purchase, so that they came over a lot of inconvenience and unaccustomed to be slightly alleviated!
Due to the start of early rice sowing work, Ren Feng specially called the expert Shi Hui, who said a lot of things that need to be paid attention to, and finally he was still not at ease and decided to come over.
This time, Ren Feng took Xie Liang to drive to the county town to pick it up, although it was not a luxury car, it was much more comfortable and faster than the kind of country bus that was trembling and gray. Also there was the "Feng Shui Master" Zhang Shuyue, who said that he was afraid that Old Man Shi would not recognize the way, so he specially came together. In fact, I can't be idle at home, and I have long wanted to come out and walk around.
And the idyllic scenery of Renjiazhuang really did not disappoint him. The rape flowers are blooming, and the golden rape flowers are one by one, which is a beautiful carpet created by nature. The March sun is warm and warm, and it shines selflessly on everything. Put a reclining chair surrounded by rape flowers, lie on it beautifully and bask in the sun, the wind ripples with the fresh fragrance of rape flowers, and the ears are swarms of bees flying, and the sound of "buzzing" is drowsy! What a cozy wonderland on earth!
Ren Feng and Fang Xiao and their group of young people can't bask in the sun in such an idle area, they need to be familiar with the farming in the field as soon as possible and get into the state.
More than 150 acres of rice need nearly 1 mu of rice seedlings, and this acre of seedlings has long been reserved.
According to the advice of expert Shi Hui, Ren Feng purchased 2,500 catties of "Shanyou" hybrid rice seeds suitable for the environment of Renjiazhuang. The results of the soil that were previously taken for testing have come out, and some trace element fertilizers have been applied in a targeted manner, and then the microbial flora cultivated by the method provided by Zhou Liang has been rejuvenated and sprinkled on it. Spread the soaked seeds evenly on a seedling bed about 1 meter wide, insert bamboo strips into the mud at both ends to build a small arch shed, and spread a thin layer of white plastic film.
In a few days, you can see white tender heads emerging from the rice, and a little tender green is revealed on the pointed heads, which is the dawn of hope!
Several young people who participated in it saw such a small little bit of green for the first time, and they didn't dare to come out, for fear of frightening her, and their hearts were filled with a different kind of emotion, like a first-time parent's love permeating the whole body. This is the joy and satisfaction that production brings! What could be more heartwarming than the feeling of this birth of life?
In fact, before planting rice, Li Yunzhe asked Ren Feng very suspiciously, why don't these paddy fields grow other cash crops? In fact, the profit of growing rice is very low, and growing vegetables, fruits, tobacco, and medicinal herbs are more profitable than planting rice.
Ren Feng also thought about this question for a long time before he replied: "From the perspective of an individual or a single company, it seems silly to do this, and it is right to pursue maximum profits." But from the perspective of the interests of more people, this approach is the most valuable. Staple food is irreplaceable, in fact, from the perspective of the whole world, the current staple food is still insufficient, otherwise there should not be famine, and the high-quality farmland that can grow staple food should not be destroyed or diverted for other purposes! ”
After a pause, he said: "Our Green Peak Ecology is still a small company, and we can't decide what others do, but we should be clear about what we should do!" Staple grain planting has always been the top priority of our Green Peak ecology! ”
Shi Hui and Zhang Shuyue, two old experts who overheard their conversation, stopped and looked at this young man, full of relief!