Chapter 258: Fruit Trees
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"Dad, I've been inquiring about this." Even Shouxin temporarily stopped the work in his hand, "I haven't heard who wants to hire someone to build a museum." ”
"I don't believe it here." Even the old man took two puffs of dry tobacco, "Fourth, you have a snack on this matter." "It's okay to stay away from home."
"Okay, Dad, I remember, I'll have to help you inquire." Even keep your word.
"Your eldest brother can't do farm work. He had read the books of those years, and he couldn't read them in vain. If you make a museum, you can also feed your family. Even the old man said again.
"When the eldest brother takes the exam this year, if he does well, maybe someone who invites a gentleman will come to the door." Even keep the word.
"Hmm." Old Man Lian nodded, with a little smile on his lips. He even likes to hear what he said, and he is looking forward to the one and twenty-fifty-eighth chapter fruit tree heaven.
After planting six vegetable beds, the family planted peppers in the four adjacent ridges.
The land on the four sides of the vegetable garden was also utilized, and a sledge of gourds was planted against the pigsty wall, and a sledge against the west wall was planted for winter. The appearance of the gourd and the winter melon are all climbing plants, and the melons that bear them grow into a big and heavy weight, and they must be supported by the wall to build a shelf in the future, so that the gourds and winter melons can grow better and produce more melons. As for the low wall on the east side, it is planted with beans. After the carob seedlings have grown to a certain extent, they also need to be shelved, but this kind of shelf does not need to be as strong as the winter melon and gourd shelf.
After the vegetable garden on this side of the old house was planted, the family began to prepare things to plant their new vegetable patch. Lian Shouxin went first and drove the ox cart over, and the family put potato teeth and other rapeseeds, as well as shovels, pickaxes, buckets and other tools on the cart, and Lian Shouxin drove the car. Lian Man'er and Xiao Qi sat in the car and went to the entrance of the village.
Because there are not many steps. Zhang, Lian Zhi'er, and Gorou refused to take the car. They felt sorry for the calf, and they were afraid that they would tire it out.
This vegetable plot is three times the area of their vegetable garden in the old house, what to plant. The family had already discussed it. Lian Shouxin was still in charge of trimming the vegetable furrow, and Wulang, Chapter 258 Fruit Tree Lian Man'er, Zhang's, Lian Zhi'er and Xiao Qi followed. Responsible for growing vegetables.
There are only three vegetable furrows of beans and cucumbers, and Zhang feels that it is not enough for the family to eat, so he planted two vegetable furrows here. Eggplant was planted with six ridges. Three more ridges of chili peppers were added to the side. Next to the pepper is a leek.
Growing leeks does not require trimming the vegetable furrow. You don't even need to plow out a ditch, just dig a shallow furrow in the ground, then water it, sprinkle the leek seeds in it, and then put it on the soil. Leeks are perennial vegetables that were planted this year. When it was autumn, shovel the leeks. Leave the roots, and the leeks will grow on their own next spring.
In the vegetable garden in the backyard of Lianjia, there is a large area of leeks, and now new leeks have emerged.
Zhang thought about the large patch of leeks in the back garden, so he planted the same large patch in comparison. In addition to leeks, the largest area planted is potatoes. Potatoes can be stored for a long time, can be used as vegetables, but also as food, and are an indispensable variety in the vegetable garden of the farmer's family.
Oxen and plough sticks ploughed out the ridges, and even keeping the word saved a lot of effort.
Next to the potatoes, Lian Man'er plans to plant cabbage.
"Can you grow cabbage now?" Lian Shouxin wiped the sweat from his forehead, a little uncertain.
Farmers generally do not plant cabbage in spring, but wait until beans and cucumbers, that is, when it is almost autumn. Because cabbage has a relatively short growth period, it is more resistant to cold than other vegetable varieties. And after the cabbage is harvested, it is almost winter, and it is also convenient to store for winter.
"I don't think there's anything that can't be done." Lian Man'er said.
"I'm afraid that the cabbage sum will not grow real when the time comes." Even keep the word. After all, he was an experienced farmer, and it turned out that Lian Shouxin's words were correct. The cabbage planted at this time is the hottest season of the year when it grows, the water content in the cabbage is high, the fiber is insufficient, and the cabbage sum really does not grow, not the kind of winter storage Chinese cabbage they are used to eating.
"Then let's eat the little cabbage." Lian Man'er said, she didn't know at this time that there was no habit of eating cabbage here in Thirty Miles. "It won't be wasted anyway."
"Then let's plant it, anyway, we have rapeseed and land." Zhang said.
"Okay, then plant." Lian Shouxin bent down again and continued to trim the vegetable furrow.
Cabbage should also be planted in the cabbage, unlike cucumbers and beans, there is no need to dig pits, only two shallow furrows can be dug. The depth of this soil ditch is also exquisite, not too deep, but it is deeper than the soil ditch where leeks are grown. You can sprinkle more cabbage seeds, and when the cabbage seedlings grow, you can pull out the excess cabbage.
These bok choy are usually used by farmers to feed pigs or chickens and ducks. It's not that this kind of cabbage is not delicious, but they are used to eating only the kind of winter storage cabbage that grows up.
Next to the cabbage furrow, Lian Man'er plans to plant rape. Lian Man'er asked Shi Wazi about the planting method of rape, and the result was similar to cabbage. However, rape should be eaten while it is tender, and it will not grow old, so there is no need to prepare a vegetable furrow as wide as growing cabbage.
After planting cabbage and rape, they planted spinach......
The vegetable garden of the old house, plus their newly opened vegetable plot, it took the family three days piecemeal to basically plant the vegetable plot. There is still some vacant land in the newly opened vegetable garden, and there are still some corners of the old house that can be used. Although the buds of Maoyan came out, but after Zhang's saw it, he was afraid that it would be difficult to plant seedlings, so Lian Man'er learned from the old man's practice of cultivating dry tobacco seedlings, and also dug a small vegetable furrow, and sprinkled the seeds of Maoyi, as well as her newly collected melons and sweet girls. The vegetable furrow also learned that even the old man used a straw curtain to keep warm and moisturize.
A few days have passed since the seeds were sown, and a cabbage seedling has grown densely in the cabbage bed, and after a little wait for a day or two, these seedlings can be dug up and planted in the vegetable field.
As soon as the family planted the vegetable garden, Zhang Qingshan and Zhang Qingnian drove a cart and sent a cart of fruit tree seedlings. Although they are saplings, they are not small, the smallest is one year old, and the largest is no more than two years old. The roots of each sapling carry a large lump of soil, because it was dug out early, it was sent directly over, the soil is still wet, Zhang Qingshan said that if you plant it like this, the sapling is the easiest to survive.
Even the vines and saplings checked one by one and asked Zhang Qingshan what kind of fruit trees they were. Before the fruit tree bore fruit, she could not recognize what it was.
"Let your mother tell you!" Zhang Qingshan called Zhang over and said.
It's nothing that Lian Man'er doesn't know fruit trees, but Zhang should recognize it, after all, he grew up in fruit trees since he was a child.
Lian Man'er looked at Zhang with some distrust.
"Look, these mothers know each other." As Zhang spoke, he pointed out the fruit tree saplings to Lian Man'er one by one, this one is Ya pear, that one is hawthorn, the one next to it is a plum, and the two short ones are peach trees...... Lian Man'er counted it himself, there are a total of thirty saplings, six varieties, in addition to the Ya pear, hawthorn, plum and peach tree just now, there are three jujube trees, four apricot trees.
Zhang Qingshan saw that the Zhang family recognized the fruit trees clearly, and nodded with satisfaction.
"This sapling has to be prepared a year in advance." This is all for you to touch everywhere, pick good trees, I will plant some saplings for you this year, next year, what our orchard has, let you have here. Zhang Qingshan said.
"Grandpa, you have to talk!" Lian Man'er said immediately.
"This kid, are you still afraid that your grandfather will coax you or something." Zhang said angrily.
"That's it!" Zhang Qingshan smiled, and saw that he was not even in front of him, so he lowered his voice, "I haven't said this, and a few children are too honest to let him take care of milk." It's good to be like this now, and it's one when you grow up. At home, I told your mother, how can children be so careless as prisoners, aren't they all stupid? "Thanks to your separation, the three children are alive, and the two of you have a spirit."
Zhang did not (the fastest update) to speak.
Seeing that Lian Shouxin was coming over here, Zhang Qingshan also stopped talking.
Zhang Qingshan, in his bones, is still an old-school figure. He believes in and follows the old-school rules, for example, if his daughter gets married, that is, he is a member of his mother-in-law's family, and he has no right to manage his daughter's affairs. The in-laws set rules for her, even if he knew that he was distressed, he couldn't interfere. Grandson, granddaughter, that is the person of the family, the family has the education method of the family, he has something to disagree with, but he can't insert a jar horizontally and let the family adopt the Zhang family's way.
This is the old-school emphasis on each other's duties.
Now that the Zhang family has split up, and there is a miscarriage before, otherwise, he still won't say these words.
The matter of planting trees could not be delayed, so Zhang Qingshan and Zhang Qingnian took a sip of water and began to work. Lian Shouxin found two helpers from the village, and on the selected plot, he dug a tree pit and planted trees according to Zhang Qingshan's instructions.
Zhang Qingshan, Zhang Qingnian, Lian Shouxin, and the two strong laborers they found, dug the tree pit very quickly, and the water could be brought from the nearest river, and in less than two hours, 30 saplings were planted.
Zhang Qingshan taught some things to pay attention to when taking care of the saplings, and left with Zhang Qingnian. This season, their family has too many things to do, including the orchard, fields and vegetable gardens.
The next day, before the shop opened, Lao Huang hurriedly came to breakfast.
"I don't want soup or vegetables, just give me ten buns, and I'll eat them while walking." Lao Huang looked like he was on fire.
Zhang picked up buns for Lao Huang in the kitchen, and even Shouxin asked Lao Huang outside, "What's the matter with such a rush, you can't even drink the soup?" ”
"Someone from above came to check today, and the letter came in the middle of the night. I didn't sleep well and ran here, I had to arrange the arrangement, leave a good impression or something, or the big guys would have to eat the head. Lao Huang took the bun, and he didn't care about the heat, so he stuffed one into his mouth, and the rest was put in his arms and walked out.
"Who is here, Uncle Huang?" Lian Man'er, who was helping in the shop, asked.
"People from the Shen family in Fucheng." Lao Huang lowered his voice and said.
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