"Then we'll plant together."

"Okay." Her eldest brother wanted it, and of course she didn't object.

"Why do you have to lay an oilcloth on the ground?" Qiao Song just remembered what he wanted to ask here.

"Strawberries are very delicate, if you let them grow directly on the mud, they are easy to be destroyed by insects, and a layer of tarpaulin is to block the pests." Qiao Xi explained in detail the reason for laying the mulch.

"I thought there was no difference between growing strawberries and growing vegetables." Qiao Song suddenly realized, it seems that he still has fewer books, it seems that he can't just pay attention to those books, even some miscellaneous notes can give him a lot of gains, next time I go to the county seat, I will buy a few miscellaneous books or travelogues to come back and see.

"It's still the same, just a little more and a little less step, it's actually quite simple." She thinks it's easier to make, and the language always feels that it's not comprehensive enough.

"Would you like to help?" Qiao Song was a little eager to try.

"No, it's almost fine." In fact, the mulch film has been laid, that is, to check whether there are any raised sharp pieces, and if there are any, crush it to keep the mulch film flat and not damaged.

Soon it was the day to plant strawberries, Qiao Song cooperated with his sister and listened to her sister's instructions to do whatever she asked, without mentioning any opinions, but if you don't understand, you are still ashamed to ask, very studious.

In the past few days, he has thought a lot, he used to pay less attention to the focus, if he really wants to be an official and work for the welfare of the people, then he should pay more attention to the issues of people's livelihood, and he should expand the scope of his attention to make himself more fulfilling.

Take strawberries this time, my sister knows better than him, from seedlings to laying mulch, she personally handles it, but he doesn't know anything about strawberries, and even this name is the first time he has heard it.

Whether it is fruits or crops, Daqian has regional differences, where it is suitable to plant what, where it can be planted, it is very particular, like Huainan orange Huaibei citrus (zhi).

"Little sister, how do you say you want to plant." Qiao Song couldn't wait and was eager to try.

Looking at the eldest brother's excited expression, Qiao Xi looked helpless, isn't it necessary to be so excited to plant a strawberry.

However, when she saw the energetic eldest brother, she couldn't say anything shocking, so she began to teach them how to plant.

In fact, growing strawberries is not so complicated, the most important part is to break holes in the complete tarpaulin, this hole is very particular, not too big, not too small, according to the size of the strawberry seedlings to decide.

"Big brother, pay attention when you plant, don't get the leaves of strawberry seedlings under the tarpaulin, which will easily cause rot and cause strawberry seedling lesions. There is also a distance of about 20 to 30 centimeters between each strawberry, which is conducive to their growth. "There is no convenient insecticide like the Celestial Empire here, although she can prepare it, she doesn't know whether the effect is good or not, so in order not to get sick, it is better to eliminate it from the root first, and then if the phenomenon of illness occurs, she will dispense medicine to repel the pests.

After listening to what Qiao Xi said, Qiao Song began to carefully start planting strawberries.

Qiao Xi was not idle, and followed. Almost all the people in Qiao's house were dispatched, and they made such a big noise that they aroused the onlookers of the villagers. "Song Xiucai, what are you planting?" Now the people in the village call Qiao Song and directly call Song Xiucai, and they think it sounds good.

"Strawberries." Qiao Song only thought they were curious and replied casually.

"Strawberry, what is this? Do you know? Villager 1 asked Villager 2. Villager 2 shook his head, saying that none of the villagers knew, how could he know.

"Song Xiucai, what are you talking about strawberries?"

"A fruit, like an apple, an orange."

"Fruit, that's delicate." Families like theirs can't afford to eat fruit, which is something that only rich and noble families can afford.

"Do you still have seeds? We also grow some. "Some people are really thick-skinned and directly ask Qiao Song for strawberry seeds.

"This aunt, this kind of seed is not our family, this is a noble son who asked us to help him plant, it is good to plant well, but if it is not good, we will not benefit from it." Qiao Song has learned well now, and directly moved the nobleman out.

"That's it, then~~ Then forget it." When the aunt who asked Qiao Song for seeds heard that the nobles asked them to plant them, and if they didn't plant well, they might have to eat melons, and their faces immediately became ugly, and they said in a sneering manner.

"Auntie still has something to do, don't bother you to plant strawberries." After saying that, he ran away. If there is a benefit, you want to take advantage, and when you hear that it may not be good, you immediately slip away. Night Night Chinese

There's nothing wrong with her doing this, they're all ordinary people, and it's understandable to be afraid.

"Big brother, you're so bad." Qiao Xi laughed and teased Qiao Song.

"They won't plant, it's not a waste to give, besides, it's yours, how can I make my own decisions." He didn't see his sister's difficulties, but he would never pretend to be generous and cause trouble for his sister. If you can't give your sister anything else, then be a qualified supporter, and he can still do this.

"Hehe, even if you want to give it, I won't." Strawberry seeds are rare, this time for seedlings is also a loss, if she is not in the hand, the germination rate is definitely not so high, planting strawberries she is also a layman, in the previous life in the Celestial Empire, she went to the strawberry shed to pick strawberries, a little asked the boss, otherwise how would she know so much.

"Regardless of others, we plant ours." Xiaomei can also be regarded as helping Qiaojia Village, it is the people of Qiaojia Village who open the store and invite people to use it, and the land of the family is still employed by the people of Qiaojia Village, if he wants to say that he understands Xiaomei, he thinks that Xiaomei is still a little indifferent from the bones, don't look at her usual smile on her face, in fact, many times, those smiles do not reach the bottom of her eyes at all, and I don't know how she developed it, and the people in the family are not such people.

It took a day for Qiao Xi's family to finally complete the strawberry planting, so they waited for it to blossom and bear fruit. The strawberry seedlings are transplanted, and the transplanted strawberries should be replenished with water in time, and the dead leaves and old leaves should be removed in a timely manner.

Qiao Song was angry about strawberries, running in the field for three days, observing the growth of strawberries, and after observing, he would record it, and he was very busy.

Qiao Xi was happy to see him, so she went with him, it will take more than a month and a half for flowering and fruiting, and it will be ripe when it enters winter in December, but the weather will become cold at that time, and she needs to build the strawberry shed, but this matter is not in a hurry for the time being, and it depends on the situation in November.

"Big brother, do you know which blacksmith shop in the county has better workmanship?" Qiao Xi sounded the piece of dark iron in her hand, she wanted to find a more powerful blacksmith shop, and make herself a set of dark needles and three daggers, the silver needles were used to cure diseases, the daggers were used for self-defense, and the eldest brother and younger brother each had one hand.

The eldest brother is studying in the county seat, and he will definitely know more than her, so it is right to ask the eldest brother to inquire.

"Blackshop, are you going to hit something?"

"Yes."

"The Lujia iron shop is a living signboard in the county, and many rich people are looking for their family to fight things, if you are fighting things, it is right to go to the Lu family." The people of the Lu family are very sincere and meticulous, and the people in the county like to fire in their homes, and the price is very fair.

"Yes, I see." Lujia Iron Shop, Qiao Xi secretly wrote down his name, and prepared to go to the county seat early tomorrow morning.

"Little sister, how long will it take for strawberries to bloom and bear fruit?"

"Big brother, it's my first time planting, I don't know very well."

"Look at me, when are you going out?" Qiao Song patted his head, his sister is not omnipotent, how can he know everything, this is better for him to observe slowly.

"I won't go out today, I'll leave tomorrow morning. Do you have anything to bring? ”

"Yes, you can bring me two miscellaneous notes." He really needs the things that the little sister brings, before he said that he wanted to read more miscellaneous notes, and tomorrow the little sister will go to the county seat, so let her bring it with her, so that he can go out again.

"Miscellaneous, why did the eldest brother think of reading those books?" Qiao Xi asked suspiciously.

"Big brother thinks that you can't just read the Analects, the mean, the university and the like, but also look at those miscellaneous notes and travelogues, there will be some things in them that can give some help." I used to focus only on those books, and omitted these.

"Big brother, this is ready to develop himself in an all-round way." A pedant should cover all things, things, and places in the world.

"It's not about developing yourself, it's about enriching yourself." That's what Qiao Song thought. Big brother is enlightened, good things, good things, it's useless to study hard.

After Qiao Xi arrived at the county seat and found out the specific location of the Lujia Iron Shop, he asked Furong to drive the carriage in that direction. I don't know how many turns they went through before they found the Lujia iron shop, the location of the Lujia iron shop is a little remote, but fortunately, the place is big enough that it will not hinder the surrounding neighbors. When I got closer, I could hear the sound of a pounding from inside.

Qiao Xi got out of the carriage and stood at the gate, he could clearly see the situation of striking iron inside, and when he raised his hand and was about to knock on the door, a sweet voice sounded, "May I ask the young lady, are you here to fight for things?" Qiao Xi and Furong looked to the side at the same time, and saw a little girl with two braids looking at them happily with big eyes.

"Yes. You are? Qiao Xi nodded and asked.

"This is my house, my dad is at home, and my dad is good at what he hunted. A lot of people come to my house to get food. As soon as the little girl heard that they were here to fetch things, she proudly introduced her father, her eyes were full of admiration, and she warmly welcomed them in, "Little sister, come in quickly." ”