Chapter 55: The Harvest
I lived in Linshan City for a few days, and when I returned to Zhujia Town, it was the early summer season. The wheat in the field is growing well, and it is time for heading.
Suzaku is experienced, in his previous life, he was a child who grew up in the countryside, and he did not do less farm work, and the accumulated experience is stronger than this era.
Going around the fields every day has become the main task of Suzaku. The water source is abundant, there are streams flowing down the mountains, and there is no need to worry about drought on more than 200 acres of land. Suzaku took out fertilizer from the secret warehouse and applied fertilizer according to the growth of the crops.
The tenant farmers in Zhujia Town also need to fertilize their fields. However, there are only two kinds of fertilizer, one is farmhouse fertilizer and the other is plant ash. Farm manure is the excrement stored by each household, put it in one place to ferment, and then apply it to the field, but long-term use of farm manure will cause soil acidification, which has an impact on the growth of crops. Grass ash is the ash left after the burning of plants and trees, and when applied to the field, it will slightly change the acidification of the soil, which shows that the ancients had their own set of experiences summed up from life.
The development of modern agriculture has changed from the original natural fertilizer to direct industrial production. Moreover, it is also concluded that the main fertilizer efficiency is provided by three elements: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, so fertilizers are roughly divided into nitrogen fertilizer, phosphate fertilizer, potassium fertilizer and compound fertilizer. Compound fertilizer refers to fertilizer that contains two or more of the three elements of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. For example, plant ash is a potassium fertilizer because it contains more potassium carbonate. And the role of each element is also different, and there are some contraindications when administering.
When applying fertilizers, it is also targeted. Generally, the soil is analysed in advance, and then the fertilizer to be applied and how much to apply according to the growth of the crops.
No one had ever seen this thing at that time, and Suzaku couldn't explain it to them, so he directly lied that it was his own unique secret technique, and it was good to explain it to them.
With modern high-quality seeds, efficient fertilizers, and management experience, the crops in the Suzaku field have attracted people's attention from the very beginning. The approach to maturity has attracted people from nearby villages and towns to visit.
"You say it's strange that this wheat grows. He was not tall, and the ears of wheat were much larger than ours. ”
"But no, look at it again, the ears of wheat are full of grains, like ours."
"This Vermilion Bird girl can't spell, how can this crop grow so well?"
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All kinds of rhetoric are overwhelming, and they are all looking forward to the moment of harvest to see how miraculous Suzaku can create.
In the blink of an eye, when it was time for the wheat harvest, everyone didn't care about visiting again, and they were all busy with their own homes.
Wheat harvesting is a tiring job, a race against God. Strive to complete the wheat harvest when the weather is fine, what I am afraid of is that God will turn his face, if it rains for a period of time, the grain will be moldy in the ground, and there will be no grains.
Moreover, the wheat harvest is mainly based on manpower. Cut from the ground, then transported to the self-made yard for rolling, and finally dried and harvested, each step is a manual operation.
Suzaku didn't help much, just went around and checked every day.
Soon, all the crops in the fields were harvested, and every household was harvested. Almost all the people in the town gathered in the homes of a few tenant farmers in Suzaku to know what this year's harvest would be.
When the weighing calculation was completed, the results were announced, and everyone except Suzaku dropped their jaws in shock. The yield per mu is 1,100 catties, which is five to six times the yield per mu, what is this concept? It's going against the rhythm of the sky.
In addition to the incomparable envy, this news is like wings, and it is quickly transmitted by Zhujiazhen.
Suzaku has nothing but happiness now. The crops in the fields are harvested, the warehouses at home are full, and looking at the warehouses of grain, are there any unhappy?
Suzaku is also thinking about planting in the fall, and she wants to grow only corn because of the high yield and simple management. Before Suzaku could arrange it, a man rode a horse and hurried to the door of Suzaku's house.
"Vermilion Bird Girl, Vermilion Bird Girl, hurry, come out to greet you, hurry up, Lord Wei will be here soon."
When Suzaku heard the sound, he saw that it was the head of the catcher, and he was bending over and sweating profusely.
"Xie Trap Head, it's you, come in and rest."
Xie Zhutou waved his hand, took a few deep breaths, calmed his breath, straightened up, and his tone was a little hurried.
"Suzaku girl, something is wrong, Lord Wei is rushing over and wants to check the news with you."
Before Suzaku could ask the reason for the arrest, a team of people hurried over, it was Lord Wei and his party.
Lord Wei was not as flustered as Xie Zhutou, he was invited to Suzaku's living room, sat down for tea, and said the purpose of the trip after a few polite words.
"Suzaku girl, I heard that you are still a good hand at farming, right?"
Suzaku thought that his current planting technology was not as good as his own, so he nodded and acknowledged. Master Wei also continued to ask.
"I heard that the yield of wheat per mu in your field has reached 1,100 catties, is this true?"
Suzaku felt that there was nothing to hide, so he told the truth.
"Lord Wei doesn't believe it? All the people in Zhujia Town have seen with their own eyes that the yield per mu in my field has indeed reached 1,100 catties per mu. ”
When Lord Wei heard Suzaku's sure answer, he also dropped the tea bowl to the ground in horror.
Suzaku stepped forward to clean up the ground, and brought tea to Lord Wei again, and Lord Wei also regained his composure.
"Suzaku girl, do you have a secret method? I don't know what kind of hand is used to increase the yield of this wheat? ”
Suzaku is not easy to answer this question, and it can't be said that I came through time, using seeds, fertilizers, and management methods from previous lives. But when Lord Wei asked, he always had to find an excuse. After thinking for a while, I thought of Taoyuan Village, and immediately had an excuse.
"Back to Lord Wei, there is indeed a secret method. A few years ago, when I was seriously ill, an old fairy in the mountains took me away and went to an outdoor paradise, which not only cured my illness, but also taught me the method of farming. ”
Master Wei suddenly realized that he felt that it was impossible for a little girl from Suzaku to have such skills alone. Thinking that the masters outside the world are all amazing and peerless, and there are inevitably some farming secrets, and it is very likely that Suzaku will get these inheritances.
"Then Suzaku girl, can you tell the secret method to the public, so that the food production of this place will increase?"
Only then did Suzaku understand the intention of Lord Wei, he was here to be a lobbyist, and he wanted to rely on Suzaku's secret method to build this place into a large grain production county.
Suzaku could never tell the truth, and after thinking for a moment, he refused.
"Lord Wei, you don't know. When the old immortal taught me, I made a solemn oath that this secret method should not be passed on. So, I had to comply. ”