Chapter 15: Kung Fu
On this day, Li Xin got up a little late. Because the account has been settled, and there are few bamboo shoots growing on the mountain, there is no need to be busy digging bamboo shoots for the time being, and she has a rare lazy sleep.
Yuexiang had already gotten up, so she was cooking breakfast in the kitchen, and Li Xin washed up and went to the backyard for a walk. The backyard is getting greener and greener, and the pumpkin vines crawl everywhere around the fence, and at a glance, there are yellow flowers everywhere, and if you open the leaves, there are already large pumpkins. If you eat small and tender pumpkins, you can actually pick some and eat them, but the pumpkins are not too big at this time, and it is a pity to pick them.
All kinds of seedlings are growing very well, and the sweet potato vines are already old, and they can be planted just waiting for the eight acres of land to be recovered. The seedlings are raised a little late, so this time is still very short, but it is about the same, after all, there are still some days before the wheat is harvested! The most striking thing at this time is the large swath of potatoes, at this time the potatoes have grown tall enough, and the garden is full of potato flowers.
The potato flowers are umbrella inflorescences that bloom in clusters. The corolla is triangular, small trumpet-shaped. There are colors such as light white, light red, purple red, and violet blue. Large swaths of potato flowers are in full bloom, white, purple, and light red potato flowers, like colorful pearls scattered on the turquoise jade-like carpet, which is beautiful. As the rising sun spreads over the fields, the air is cool and moist. The flowers and leaves are dewed, crystal clear in the sun, the breeze blows, and the sea of flowers is rippling, which is a thrilling beauty. It's no wonder that in the beginning, people didn't know that potatoes could be eaten, and potatoes were grown as flowers at that time. Yes, if a large potato flower is in full bloom, such a stunning is incomparable to many flowers.
It turns out that crops can be so stunningly beautiful.
Li Xin suddenly remembered his life in his previous life, those days when he was still living in the countryside. My grandparents' home is in a very ordinary rural area, there is a river flowing through the village, and on both sides of the river is a large area of farmland, when planting potatoes, from a distance, it seems that the whole world is covered with the green of potatoes, and when the potatoes bloom, there will be the embellishment of flowers, green leaves and delicate flowers, green waves and waves, so beautiful.
However, industrious people will pluck the flowers of potatoes one by one, because flowering requires nutrients and will affect the growth of the roots. My grandparents have been growing potatoes for many years and have a lot of experience. The land there is also fertile, and the yield is very high, and many families can reach a yield of 10,000 catties per mu. But the service is also very careful, as if it were his own child. The geography and climate there are special, so potatoes are planted in winter, but the winter is dry and cold, so in order to avoid freezing the potatoes, they have to be covered with plastic film.
In order to be afraid of frost in winter, as soon as the weather cools down, water must be released for irrigation. When it is time for the seedlings to emerge, they have to poke through the plastic film one by one, so that the potato seedlings are exposed, and the weeds are stuffed inside, so there is no need to weed. However, poking the plastic film is a very long process, because the time of emergence of the seedlings is different, and the seedlings must be poked when they grow, otherwise the seedlings will die if they are stuffed in the film. Therefore, I have to go every two or three days, and I will hold on for about a month before almost all the seedlings can grow. Fertilizer is also a very important thing, not only to put a lot of farm fertilizer when planting, but also to put some fertilizer for sale.
The manpower and cost invested in each acre of land are very high, but that kind of effort is also rewarding, at least the yield is amazing.
After walking around the field, Li Xin practiced martial arts in the backyard. This body is too weak, so it's better to pick up the martial arts of the previous life. My grandfather has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and I heard that it is a family tradition of martial arts, but I don't know how powerful it is, because my grandfather is also a person who is physically fit and has never fought with others. In Li Xin's opinion, this set of exercises is very suitable for hand-to-hand combat, at least when she encountered ordinary thieves before, she could easily solve it. She has been practicing for many years, but her body is very good, and she has never been very sick. Although it is not as amazing as the kung fu in martial arts movies, it is still very good for self-defense.
"Sister, what are you doing?" Li Xin was practicing hard, but the sudden appearance of the voice still scared her. She turned around and saw Wen Hao standing behind her with a curious expression.
"Didn't do anything! It's just exercise. How did you get to the back? Are you going to have breakfast? ”
"Yuexiang's breakfast is not ready yet. The eldest sister practices martial arts, right? I've heard people talk about it before, is it good for my eldest sister to teach me? I will be a general in the future, so that I can protect the eldest sisters. ”
"Do you really want to learn? It's hard to learn, and you can't stop it every day, if you can't do it, then don't learn. Li Xin pulled Wen Hao to sit down. There are a few stools here, made of bamboo, which the village chief had woven and brought to them a few days ago.
"Teach me, eldest sister! I'm going to study hard, every day. ”
"Good! If you can really persevere, then I'll teach you, but if you don't want to learn after a few days, you're going to be spanked! Li Xin rubbed Wen Hao's head. In this family, Wen Hao's personality is more out-of-the-box, and he doesn't look like a reading material, if he can learn kung fu well, it's not bad. Wenbo is much quieter than him, and she still thinks that in a few days, she will earn more money, and she should be able to buy a small house in the town, so send Wenbo and Wenhao to the town to study. Wenbo's temperament should be able to sit still, and it's good to read more.
"Sister, don't worry! I'm not a half-person. ”
"I can't see it! I can also speak idioms! ”
"I remember what I heard in town."
"Alright, breakfast should be ready, let's go eat first! Wait for tomorrow, but you have to get up early! ”
"Okay, eldest sister is the best."
When the two of them arrived at the front, Yuexiang's breakfast had already been prepared, and now the situation at home was much better, and the meal was slowly rich. The whole family is a child, and they are all growing up! Not to mention the rest, the food must be eaten better.
"Tsukika is really capable." Li Xin boasted while eating breakfast. It is said that the children of the poor are in charge of the family early! It's really right, Yuexiang is still so young, but she is already very well-behaved and sensible. will help at home and outside, and will take Yueting with you. Who will marry you in the future, that's really good luck! However, the worst thing about Yuexiang is that her temperament is softer, and she will never fight for anything, so it is easy to be wronged.
It seems that Yuexiang should be allowed to exercise more in the future, but it would be good if her temperament could be tougher