Taking advantage of the rain stopping, everyone was busy with the seedling raising work. In addition to Chu Jiacheng's family, the others began to take out their plowshares, rakes and other farm tools that had not been used for a long time early in the morning, and inspected and repaired them first.

"Are there any cows?" Chu Jiaqiang saw that the second uncle was also carrying out his own plowshare and was repairing it, so he immediately asked. His family doesn't raise cattle now, and Bi Jing's other things at home are enough for everyone to be busy.

Most of the people in the village will raise one or two cows, especially families with filial sons. After school, it is not very troublesome to let the children go to herd the cattle.

"Well, Shengzhong's family, his family has two heads, and the two children have been done well before entering the house." The second uncle replied.

"Actually, it's okay if our family doesn't plow the fields, why work so hard?" Chu Jiawan said a little unhappily. It's Saturday, and Chen Wu drove out to pick her up last night.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter, it's good to plough a little, at least I won't buy rice to eat outside, and I can eat what I grow at home. It would be nice not to cultivate all the paddy fields as before. Chu Jiaqiang said with a smile.

He also knew that this girl was afraid of plowing the fields, which was indeed very hard, and the children in the countryside were afraid. In the past, the spring farming, the June farming, and the autumn harvest were all working hard for a week or two before they could be idle. It is precisely in this way that farmers may be short of money, but they will never be short of food.

At this time, elementary and middle schools will take a few vacations for students to go home and help with farming. This kind of school policy is actually very good, and it can cultivate students' hard-working character.

The second aunt nodded: "I just don't plant some rice, and my heart is not steady."

The mentality of the second aunt is a typical small-scale peasant mentality, and the vast majority of farmers have this mentality. Even if you have money, you must have food at home to rest assured, and money cannot be eaten.

"What are you afraid of, girl? There are so many people in our family, it will be done in one or two," Chu Jiaqiang scolded with a smile.

Let's take the last autumn harvest as an example, before they entered three or four, and they couldn't finish the harvest without three or four years, plus the drying of grain, etc., it was about a month to get it down. But they have more income, and the harvest is completed after a long time, and they do not have the fatigue they used to have.

After breakfast, the second uncle carried the plow out. Chu Jiaqiang went to pull the cow over first, and also carried a rake. The second aunt carried the grain seeds over, which were soaked in the first three or four years, and now they have sprouted.

That field was originally used to grow vegetables, and the vegetables on it had been harvested some time ago. The same is true for other villagers, who used to grow vegetables, but now they have to vacate one or two fields to raise seedlings. Other fields that used to be paddy fields also had to be processed within ten or twenty years, and when the seedlings grew taller, they were ready to be cultivated.

When the time comes, the vegetables will be greatly reduced, and the prices of these pollution-free Uncle Cai will definitely skyrocket, there is no doubt about it.

Although Chu Jiaqiang reminded the villagers that it would be enough to cultivate enough land for their own food, the farmers would still make more advances, and no one dared to guarantee that there would be no reduction in output this year. If the harvest is not good, and you don't have much to cultivate, wouldn't it be a joke to buy rice to eat when the time comes?

Chu Jiawan brought some green vegetables, let the cow eat first, otherwise he won't give you a job when he enters the house. Moreover, they do not have enough to eat, and they do not have the strength to drag the plough with a harrow. This work should not be taken lightly, if the cow is not full, during the ploughing period, it always wants to eat the grass on the ridge, and the work will naturally drag the mud and water.

Of course, there are also cases when the cow is working, putting a cow mouth cage on it is to prevent it from eating and concentrating on farming during work.

Chu Jiaqiang secretly injected some aura into the buffalo, and the buffalo immediately became energetic, and rubbed Chu Jiaqiang affectionately with the cow's head to show his closeness.

Chu Jiaqiang patted the bull's head and said with a smile: "Work hard"

It stands to reason that they are not their own cattle, and they are generally not very obedient. But this cow was very cooperative, and when the second uncle put tools on its back, he didn't have any temper at all, which made Chu Shengmin, who was originally ready for tricks, wonder for a while. But then he shook his head, isn't it good for the cow to be obedient?

"Do you want to put a mouth cage on it?" Chu Jiawan was holding a cage woven of bamboo strips, which could be put on the cow's mouth.

"No need, see that it is quite obedient to go back and cook something, and feed it at noon." The second uncle spoke. This is a field, and although this field is to be done well, it is more than enough for an hour or two.

After getting ready, the second uncle held the plow in one hand and the rope pulling the buffalo in the other, and let out a loud shout, and the rope in his hand gently patted the cow's body. The buffalo understood and began to move.

This involves plowing the field once, then using a rake to crush the large pieces of soil that have been ploughed up to make a mud, and then applying farm manure to sprinkle the seeds on it.

Chu Jiaqiang carried the hoe and hoeed up some corners. These places are out of reach of the plowshare, as are some turns.

The second uncle is like a controller, commanding the buffalo in front of him very tacitly.

"It doesn't seem to be difficult," Zhou Furong waited for a while and said.

Chu Jiaqiang glanced at the guy and said, "Of course it doesn't look difficult, but there are a few keys in it. First, the cow has to be under your command. Second, you have to be able to command and let the buffalo understand what you mean, whether to turn left or right, or stop; Third, it is the posture and pace of the plow, if you don't pay attention, plow your own feet, and it may be scrapped. ”

In the countryside, even some filial sons will work here, but it is not necessarily easy for those of them who live in the city to join the group.

Soon the paddy field was plowed, and the second uncle unloaded the tools, allowing the buffalo to relax for a while and rest for a while. After some time, the installation of rakes continued, and the mud began to be muddy.

This process is a bit more complicated than just now, and you must pay attention to the entry of the later control, and lift the rake from time to time to let the soil veins that you bring over go. Otherwise, the buffalo would have a hard time dragging around with so much dirt. In addition, it will also cause uneven soil in paddy fields, and one end will be high.

Once this is done, the buffalo's job is over. All that remains is to level the mud in the paddy field, the second aunt carries a load of farm manure and sprinkles a thin layer on it, and the second uncle applies seeds in the back.

Seed sprinkling is also a technical job, and if you are not skilled, you will often scatter the seeds in piles, which is not uniform enough. But skilled farmers will not, and some can even follow the seeder, which is very powerful.

"How long does it take to raise these seedlings?" Li Quan asked.

"It's more than twenty years old, there are actually no hard and fast rules. Basically, when the seedlings are more than 10 or 20 centimeters tall, they can be pulled out and transplanted. Chu Jiaqiang explained. (To be continued)

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