Chapter 46: Building a Shed
After lunch, Li Tiancai came to the yard and sprinkled some fine feed on the chickens, and then grabbed two handfuls of wheat and sprinkled them in the chicken pen at the east end of the yard.
The chicken pen covers a small half-acre of land, and there are about 20 hens laying eggs in it. Although they are free-range chickens, it is best to feed them one or two handfuls of wheat or corn every day, and the rest of the time they are outside to eat.
In this way, the eggs laid by the hen are not only large but also have high nutritional value, and can even lay eggs with double yolks. People in the countryside don't know what nutrition is not nutritious, but the big eggs with double yellow are real, so feeding chickens like this has become a tradition.
Li Tiancai stood outside the chicken pen, glanced inside the chicken coop, and found that there were a few more eggs inside, so he opened the door of the chicken pen, walked in, and picked up four eggs from the sand.
"Mom, look, I picked up four more eggs. In the future, we won't sell these eggs, we will keep them for ourselves! Li Tiancai smiled and raised the eggs, and then put them into the egg basket.
Yang Fengyue nodded happily and said, "Okay!" In the past, it was just me and your dad at home, and we couldn't eat all the eggs, so we had to take them out and sell them for money. Now that there are more people in our family, let's keep them for ourselves! ”
"Well, that's how it should be. These eggs in our house can be called cordyceps eggs outside, which are nutritious, delicious and expensive. After Li Tiancai said a few words to Yang Fengyue, he walked out of the backyard door.
As soon as he got out of the hospital, Li Tiancai saw his father, Zhan Wenmao and others from a distance, who were already busy on the farm, so he hurriedly walked over.
When I walked up, Li Xinbang and the others were now padding the floor of the chicken shed.
In order to keep warm, the floor of the chicken shed should be laid with soft, dry, moderate length and thickness, fresh and pollution-free, strong water absorption, and a thickness of 3~5 cm.
Green hay, straw, sawdust, chaff, small shavings, etc. can all be mixed. The bedding should be exposed to the sun before use, and the moldy bedding should be picked out.
Because in the past few days, Li Tiancai has been fully equipped with firepower to upgrade monsters, so he has only seen this newly built chicken shed from a distance, and has not yet seen it closely.
Taking advantage of this effort, he looked at it.
I saw that this chicken shed is more than 20 meters long, more than 10 meters wide, nearly 3 meters high in the middle, and about 1.8 meters high on both sides. The roof has three layers of covering, from the inside to the outside, which are linoleum, straw and plastic film.
The film linoleum is pressed with sand, earth and masonry on both sides of the roof and at one end, and a vent is opened at the other end of the shed to facilitate the entry and exit of personnel and chickens.
The main support of the shed is made of hard cypress piles, and there are 3 layers of perching racks for chickens to perch in.
The shed is built on flat terrain, convenient water source, leeward and sunny, and no water accumulation, next to a forest for chickens to perch in the shade, and a relatively open grassland for chickens to peck freely.
Li Tiancai smiled and said to Zhan Wenmao and Wei Fu: "Uncle Zhan, Uncle Wei, you really don't have to say anything about your craftsmanship, these sheds are really beautiful." ”
Zhan Wenmao replied while sprinkling chaff: "Hey, it's useless to be old." I think back then, your Uncle Wei and I were also craftsmen in the village, and we were not the best at woodwork, bamboo work, brick work, and farm work in the village. ”
Wei Fu, who was sprinkling the material in the middle of the chicken shed, turned around and said: "Well, it's not okay not to accept the old, these crafts that we will have now have long been eliminated." If it weren't for your family to build this farm, we old men would be useless! ”
Li Tiancai took over and said: "Uncle Zhan, Uncle Wei, you are about the same age as my father, how do I think you are young, how can you say that you are old!" Hehe, at your current age, you can't even reach the minimum age for pension insurance, right? ”
The corners of Zhan Wenmao's mouth showed a trace of bitterness, shook his head, and said: "I am four years older than your father, and I am 52 years old this year, and it will take seven or eight years to receive pension insurance." However, I heard that we are like this, and when the time comes, it will only be a few dozen yuan a month, so what is there to look forward to! ”
Wei Fu also continued: "That's it, it's really hard to make money now." The eldest of my family also had a hard time outside, and the shameless woman also ran away, alas! ”
Regarding what Wei Fu said, Li Tiancai also heard about it, and he was quite sympathetic to the Wei family in his heart.
Wei Fu's wife was seriously ill the year before last, and she spent more than two months in the hospital, spent a lot of money, and finally went. He still has a son and a daughter, and his son Wei Yongbo is now working as a construction worker in other places.
daughter Wei Shuying married to Xianjing County, which is three points poorer than Lugang County, and it is said that her life is not very easy.
Li Tiancai nodded kindly at the two old men and said, "Uncle Zhan, Uncle Wei, it's okay, life will always get better." Don't worry, as long as our farm can stand firm, it will not treat you badly. In the future, I will have to worry about the affairs of this farm! ”
Zhan Wenmao and Wei Fu's faces showed a hint of joy, and they responded again and again: "Well, we know." Not to mention anything else, they are all from the villagers, and we will definitely do our best. ”
Li Xinbang walked out of the chicken shed and scolded Li Tiancai with a smile: "Your kid hasn't become the boss yet, and you've started to take care of people." Your Uncle Zhan and Uncle Wei have always been down-to-earth, do you still need to teach? ”
Li Tiancai scratched his head and said with a smile: "Dad, what you said is true." If I don't care about it, it's a mess, this time our family is in ruins, and we can only succeed and not fail! ”
Li Tiancai's words also made Li Xinbang's expression tighten, for such a big farm, he really didn't have much spectrum in his heart. It's okay if it's smooth, but I'm afraid of encountering such a flu or such a plague, it will be a big death!
Zhan Wenmao nodded, expressing his understanding of Li Tiancai's words, and said: "What the genius said is this, we rural people have a thin foundation and can't stand the toss. A few of us don't have much culture, and we only use some local methods. Therefore, large-scale breeding technology, we have to invite experts to take the pulse of the most secure. ”
Li Tiancai waved his hand and said with a smile: "Dad, Uncle Zhan, Uncle Wei, you can rest assured." I know what to expect, and I'm sure there won't be a problem! By the way, it's done here, is there any other work today? I happened to be free this afternoon! ”
Zhan Wenmao said: "It's still a little bit of life, not much. In the afternoon, we will build a fence and fence off the vegetable garden, so that it will not be ruined in the future! If you're really free, you can just pair up for a while. ”
Li Tiancai rolled up his sleeves and said, "I am really free in the afternoon, and I will also learn more woodwork with my two uncles!" ”
"Okay, you and I go to the hillside first to cut some wattles and bushes!" After Li Xinbang finished speaking, he returned home and found two firewood knives, and took Li Tiancai to the mountain.
Wei Fu looked at Li Xinbang's father and son who were going up the mountain, sighed and said, "Genius, how could this baby want to engage in the breeding industry?" It's a pity for his culture, I think it's really unreliable! ”
Zhan Wenmao said with a smile: "Others are not stupid, so you don't have to worry about it." As long as we are paid in a real way, it will be done. Anyway, we eat by handicraft, and we don't take any money! ”
"Having said that, I grew up watching this baby grow up, and I'm really afraid that he will lose all his money. I'm always a little unsure in my heart! ”
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