Chapter 54 Fertilizing the wasteland
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Grandpa and Uncle Li still didn't understand, but they both listened to Yang Yun's words, dug two big pits, and then went to the mountains with a few children to carry rotten leaves and pour them into the pits to make fertilizer. In fact, rotten leaves can also be directly poured into the ground to fatten, but Yang Yun thought that just after autumn, many seeds of wild fruits, as well as seeds of wild grasses, were ripe and fell into the leaves, so they fell directly into the ground, and when spring arrived, these seeds would grow wildly, and it would be very troublesome to weed. Now pour the leaves into the pit and douse it with manure to let it rot deeply, exerting a chemical effect to produce more organic fertilizer.
Dumping the two big pits with rotten leaves and pouring the fertilizer of the thatched pits, Yang Yun asked her grandfather to find a lot of straw, covered the two big pits with straw, and then made a mark next to them to save the children in the village from falling down greedily. After the fertilization, the two families began to nail the fence on the twelve acres of land, and it was necessary to nail the fence before plowing the land.
It took three more days for the two families to build the fence, and after it was built, when Grandpa and Uncle Li were about to rent cattle to plow the land, Yang Yun stopped them and asked the two families to go to the river first, dig up the river mud and pour it onto the wasteland, and then start plowing the land.
"Why does Xiao Yun still dig river mud, Uncle Li has never heard of someone digging river mud to dump it into the wasteland."
"In fact, it is pond mud that should be dug, but no one in Zhoujia Village has a fish pond yet, so let's settle for the next best thing, dig the river mud and dump it into the wasteland, although the river mud is not as fertile as the pond mud, it is better than nothing."
"Xiao Yun is digging river mud, but there is no such reason."
"Uncle Li, look, the downstream of the river in our Zhoujia Village is not very vigorous, and the downstream river water is much more turbid than the upstream, in the upstream of the river, the river water is so clear that you can see the stones inside, but the downstream water is difficult to see clearly. We drink water on weekdays, clean things upstream, then the sewage drifts downstream, and the river mud downstream is naturally very fertile, you just listen to Xiao Yun once, go dig the river mud. ”
"This ......, what do you think of Uncle Yang?"
"Alas! Just listen to Xiao Yun, the wasteland is already barren, if these river mud can fatten the wasteland, what are we unwilling to do. ”
"Okay, I'll listen to you, then let's go to the river to dig the river mud first." Uncle Li agreed, with Uncle Li's labor, this work of digging river mud can be done faster.
"We are also doing a good thing for Zhoujia Village, clearing the river mud downstream, if there is a rainy season, the river is dredged, and there will be no floods."
"Hehe, what Xiao Yun said is true." Both adults laughed.
"You girl, you know how to toss your grandfather and your Uncle Li if it's okay." Grandma was on the side for grandpa and Uncle Li, Yang Yun thought about the ideas that had been opened up in the past few days, and she really tossed grandpa and Uncle Li enough. But when I think about the time when I will grow a good grain harvest in the future, all the hard work will be worth it.
The two families dug the river mud in such an open and honest way, which naturally attracted the attention of the villagers. That evening, as soon as the two families finished dinner, Yang Yun and Aunt Li were cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen, and Li Zheng came. Yang Yun watched Li Zheng enter the Yang family, and knew that what should come would always come. Yang Yun also discussed with her grandfather and Uncle Li in advance about digging the river mud, if the people in the village came to ask, they would tell the truth, and the river mud could not be dug up enough, if the people in the village were willing to dig together, it would be better, and it was best to clean up the silt of the entire river.
"It turned out to be Lizheng, please come to the house." Grandpa and Uncle Li greeted Li and sat in the house, and Yang Yun started a fire to help them boil some tea.
"Xiao Yun, her grandfather, how are you doing with wasteland reclamation these days?"
"Thank you for your concern, there are many rocks and weeds in this wasteland, and I haven't started plowing the ground yet."
"It takes a lot of effort to open up this wasteland, and our farmers rely on the land to survive, and our hard work will always pay off."
"Isn't it, I'm coming to the Yang family today, but there's something wrong?" Grandpa looked at Li Zheng always around the bend, so he asked directly.
"There are indeed some things, these days the villagers have seen your two families, has been digging river mud, according to the saying that digging river mud can dredge the river, it is also a good thing for our Zhoujia Village, but the villagers saw that your two families poured the river mud on, your newly opened wasteland, everyone was very confused, so Zhou helped ask."
"Hehe, it turns out that this is the case, our two families dig river mud, because river mud can fertilize the land, the wasteland we just opened is too barren, so we have to dig some river mud and pour it into the wasteland to increase fertilizer, and wait for the spring of the next year to grow food."
"The river mud is fertile, I have never heard this truth." Zhou Li was surprised to hear about this method.
"This method is taught by others, a few days ago our family sold fried snails in the town, and I knew Master Zhu, Master Zhu has hundreds of acres of fertile land, and the method was told by Master Zhu. Mr. Zhu's fertile fields are all literate crop management, originally said to dig pond mud, but no one in our village raises fish ponds, so I thought that Mr. Zhu once said that river mud can also increase fertilizer, so I dug up river mud. ”
Zhou Li knew that the Yang family knew Master Zhu, so with his grandfather's explanation, Zhou Lizheng would no longer doubt it. This is also what Yang Yun and her grandfather discussed, otherwise it won't make sense when the time comes, and it will be troublesome for Yang Yun to know the method. Of course, his own family will not investigate where Yang Yun knows how to do it.
"In that case, it works." Zhou Li is thinking of Master Zhu's wealth, but he is under the richest man Li's family, and Master Zhu also has hundreds of acres of fertile land, and the harvest is rich, and it must be very reliable to fertilize the fields in this way.
"Yes, the villagers are willing to dig up the river mud to fertilize the land, which can not only increase the production of grain, but also help Zhoujia Village clean up the river, which is a good thing for everyone. This matter should be explained to you and the villagers, and if the villagers are willing, they will dig the river mud together. Taking advantage of the fact that the river is relatively shallow, it is much easier to dig. ”
"This is for the benefit of the whole village, and such a good thing must be mobilized, and the whole village will work together. Zhou will go back to make a public announcement, and tomorrow he will notify the whole village to dig the river mud together. ”
"What's the trouble, I'm discussing it with the villagers."
"Where can it be said that it is troublesome, if the river mud can help the whole village to increase fertilizer and production, our whole village will thank the Yang family for contributing this method, and the whole village will thank your family when the time comes."
"Li Zheng, you are too polite, the Yang family has also settled in Zhoujia Village, isn't this Zhoujia Village our village."
"Haha, it's true, Xian Zhou is outside."
"Haha, where, where." Yang Yun watched a few adults talk happily, it seems that this time the matter of digging river mud has passed like this, I just heard Li Zheng say that he wanted the whole village to thank the Yang family, it seems that this time Li Zheng did not dare to give credit to himself. If the people of Zhoujia Village can be grateful to the Yang family, it is a good start for the Yang family to gain a foothold in Zhoujia Village.