Chapter 281: Spring Ploughing (1)
Ziyu looked at the backs of everyone walking away, looked back at the sweet potato seedlings on five acres of land, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
In this ancient period, she finally planted the sweet potato seedlings. If nothing else, these five acres of land can harvest at least more than 20,000 catties of sweet potatoes.
In modern times, the yield of sweet potatoes per mu is at least 2,000 to 3,000 kilograms, that is, 4,000 to 6,000 kilograms. She was also afraid that she would plant in the first year, and the land here would not be good, so she did not tell the actual yield of modern times.
It was wasteland, and she hadn't grown crops before, but she took a closer look at the soil. The land here is not very fertile, but it is not considered a bad land. I have enough fertilizer to add, and a bumper harvest of sweet potatoes is certain.
Because he wanted to plant more than a dozen acres of land, Li Ziyu was afraid that the fertilizer would not be enough, so he asked Chai Bin to buy some fertilizer from the people who specially dug out the thatched houses in the town. The fertilizers in their hands are not processed, they are all virgin fertilizers. After buying it back, Li Ziyu mixed a lot of fine sand, soil and water into it, and after fermentation, it became the best planting fertilizer now.
Because the five acres of land for planting sweet potatoes were chosen by her in the southernmost place near the courtyard wall, which is far away from the small river and the soil is relatively dry, which is the most suitable for planting sweet potatoes.
For the remaining ten acres of land, she plans to plant five acres of corn and five acres of wheat tomorrow. The wheat seeds were bought by Bu Jiu from the grain store in the town.
The wheat seeds here are basically spring wheat seeds, and one season of grain is harvested every year, so it is the right time to plant them. Tomorrow, it is best to plant these ten acres of land in one day, and the day after tomorrow she can go to her own farm to plant corn.
In addition, he also asked Wang Tie to hammer the iron sheet of the gate. Two nail rakes and two drag rakes were also made, which were specially used for growing wheat.
Wheat production here is low. I don't know how it was planted. I heard that the highest yield per mu is more than 200 catties.
I hope I can break the yield record here and let the people here stop going hungry.
After a night without words, Li Ziyu got up on time the next day, and after taking her younger siblings to finish their morning exercises, she hurried back to eat.
Bu Jiu still drove the carriage to send Xiaoshan and Xiaowen to school, and the three little ones lost interest because they had already finished shopping at home. I don't run and play anymore. I feel at ease in the house and learn new things that my two older brothers teach me every day.
Bu Shi Lei couldn't move and stuck in the bunker on the west side every day, and in it he could see clearly the places around him five miles away, even the places on the mountains. Except for the morning exercise in the southeast corner. The rest of the time stuck to the post, and did not slack off at all.
My aunt and Sister Xiao Ou are preparing a dowry for Sister Xiao Ou every day, making some necessary dowry items, such as handkerchiefs, pillows, pillowcases and other small things. The big stuff hasn't started yet. Li Ziyu wanted to wait for the end of spring ploughing to buy a dowry for Sister Xiao Ou.
In the middle of the hour. The old village chief arrived with the people.
Knowing that they would definitely not be late, Li Ziyu opened the door early and waited at the door.
These two gates are so heavy and sturdy that ordinary people can't push them at all. That is, the arm strength of the family is strong and can push the iron door. Even if you are a good cropper, you have to be two people together to push it.
When everyone entered the courtyard, Li Ziyu casually covered the gate. In broad daylight, Bu Jiu is still on it. There's no need to plug in the door.
But just such an action of closing the door was seen by everyone. Almost at the same time, they all changed color.
When did this girl Xiaoyu become so strong? They were two big men working together to open the door. Although closing the door is not as strong as opening the door, it is not a labor-saving job.
It's no wonder that the people in the village are puzzled, although Xiaoyu doesn't often go to the village, it's not that she doesn't deal with the people in the village. She has changed too much before and after, and she can't help but make the people in the village think about it.
The village also speculated in private, thinking that Li Ziyu must have worshiped the master in private. In addition, there are indeed two martial arts masters living in their home, which also provides direct evidence for this statement.
Of course, Li Ziyu knew that the people in the village were suspicious of him. However, she didn't explain, so she let them guess. Sometimes the true and the false can disturb people's hearts more, as long as they are jealous in their hearts and don't easily provoke her family.
She saw everyone's surprise today, but she didn't say anything, and took everyone directly along the bluestone road to the field.
Along the way, everyone had little to say, and even Shao Ligen, who was usually the most active, was strangely silent.
Today, everyone is taking plough sticks, pickaxes, shovels, buckets, poles, etc., and these tools are all brought from home.
When they arrived at the ground and saw the nail rake that Li Ziyu had already placed there, everyone was stunned, not knowing what it was for. Also, when did the pile of dung pile up on the ground again? There are also two shovel-type manure baskets, do you still need to add fertilizer to the ground?
In fact, these things were all transported by Bu Jiulin when he sent Xiaoshan and them away.
When she was halfway there, Li Ziyu beckoned Gazi to go with her to lead the two cows. When Li Ziyu came back, when everyone saw the thing on the cow's back, they straightened their eyes again, what is this?
Yes, on the backs of the two cows led by Li Ziyu and Gazi, in addition to a bag of wheat seeds and half a pocket of corn seeds, there are also two boxy things, and there are four ropes on them, and I don't know what to do.
The old village chief pointed to the things behind the cow and asked, "Xiaoyu, what are you doing here?" And that iron guy is also used for farming? ”
Li Ziyu didn't answer and asked: "Grandpa, how do we grow wheat here?" ”
It's no wonder that Li Ziyu asked, she thought about it for a long time and didn't remember how she planted wheat when she had land, or did her family never plant it? In order for the wheat to be planted in your own way, it is better to ask.
Before the old village chief could speak, Shao Ligen opened his mouth first: "How else can you plant?" Just dig a pit and put the wheat seeds in. ”
Li Ziyu looked at Zhao Qing with an inquiring gaze, and Zhao Qing nodded affirmatively.
Li Ziyu asked again in surprise: "Grandpa means, don't turn the ground, don't fertilize, and sow seeds directly?" ”
Zhao Qing thought for a while and said: "I have also applied fertilizer, that is, I put the fertilizer in my thatched house into the seed pit." However, not only did it not work, but the seeds were burned to death. In the future, everyone will not dare to put fertilizer. ”
Li Ziyu suddenly realized, no wonder the output here is so low, at most more than 200 catties. It turns out that farming here is such a planting method, and it is strange that the yield is high.
Zhao Qing saw the disapproval on Li Ziyu's face, and suddenly looked at Li Ziyu with a heart and asked, "Girl, tell grandpa, do you have a better way to farm?" ”
The others looked at them suspiciously, and said in their hearts, is the old village chief confused? What does this little girl know about farming?
Unexpectedly, Li Ziyu really said the method of farming: "Grandpa, I don't understand the specific reason." However, I have heard people who have been to the foreign domain say that farming requires not only fertilization, but also deep ploughing and water conservation. In this way, grandpa, you will listen to me when you farm the land today, and see if the land planted according to my method can be highly productive. If you can produce a high yield this year, you will farm according to my method in the future, do you think this will work? ”
Zhao Qing is more willing than anyone else Li Ziyu's method to work, his family has more than 30 acres of land, and he relies on the income of the land to support the family's chewing. Even if the yield per mu increases by 100 catties or 50 catties, it is also an unexpected joy.
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