Chapter 44: The Joy of the Harvest
Zhao Jianshe was stupid when he heard it, "Third brother, they are all the same people, why do you say you have such a brain?" Why is it so good? β
"I'll tell my dad when I go back, this is absolutely feasible."
After the team participates every year, the lack of soil is planted with saplings, and it is a waste to leave it alone.
If this can be used, even if it is only one year, more than ten acres of land can produce 1,800 catties of soybeans, at least the top dressing is enough.
The mallet catches up with the fat, and it doesn't take much, and the yield of three or four catties of fresh ginseng is increased by three or four catties, which is dozens of yuan, and this account is appropriate.
The more Zhao Jianshe thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, but he was so excited that he praised Shiyan for his cleverness.
Xu Shiyan just smiled, but the three teeth in his hand did not stop, and the two of them talked and laughed and slashed a head of afternoon ginseng.
During the lunch break, Lao Li Tou helped to warm up everyone's meal, and the big guys gathered around the small room to eat, and after eating, they rested for a while and continued to work.
By four o'clock in the afternoon, the tools were packed, the sacks were sealed, and then they were carried out of the field and loaded onto a wagon to be transported back to the village.
On the side of the village, Zhao Dahai waited at the entrance of the village with people, and as soon as he saw the carriage coming back, he immediately greeted him.
"What's going on? Is this year's mallet long head good? β
The most anticipated thing throughout the year is the ginseng, which is related to the income of the entire brigade.
No matter how many bud rice and soybeans are planted, that is, to eat, you can't get a few dollars, but ginseng is different, it is simply too valuable.
The annual ginseng is the top priority in the village.
"It's good, the yield is not low, the body is also good, it doesn't rust, and I don't look at it much." Xu Shixiang jumped out of the carriage and replied with a smile.
As soon as they heard this, Zhao Dahai and the others became happy, waved their hands, and signaled the young and strong laborers behind them to come over and carry the sack.
"Quick, hurry up and unload the mallet and send it to the other end of the goods house, it's still the old rule, soak the scales first, be careful and keep the accounts."
"Arrange for someone to patrol the other side of the warehouse tonight.
Inform the young daughter-in-law in the village that she will come to work in the house tomorrow. Zhao Dahai quickly assigned the task.
The so-called goods house is a courtyard next to the village headquarters, in which a small group of people participate in the factory.
When the ginseng comes back from the ground, it should be washed as soon as possible.
Raw dried ginseng is dried directly after brushing, or dried in a drying room. Red ginseng is steamed in a basket drawer, steamed and then dried or dried.
As a precious medicinal material, ginseng is expensive, and most of it is exported, except for a small number of major pharmaceutical factories in China.
As an important product for foreign exchange earning, the policy of unified purchase and sales is also implemented, and the special product bureaus and ginseng companies of each county and city are responsible for the purchase.
The participating sites of each commune and brigade will send the participants to the county for grading and sale after the personnel are dried.
Except for a part of the task amount, the rest was owned by the communes and brigades, which became the most important source of local economy.
Due to environmental and population restrictions, the ginseng cultivation area of the Dongjiang brigade is not large, and even so, it earns more money than many communes and brigades.
Therefore, Zhao Dahai attaches great importance to the ginseng industry, and today he did not go to the mountains with him, but arranged the next processing matters at home.
The ginseng is transported to the cargo house, first weighed, then poured out a few sacks, and soaked directly into the vat.
Even if you shake off the soil, there is still a lot of soil, and it is easy to soak some of it in advance in order to scrub it.
When all the ginseng has been weighed, the accounts are kept, the small courtyard is locked, and the militia of the brigade carries guns and guards outside the courtyard.
Except for the militia on vigil patrol, the rest of the people were not allowed to approach the compound.
These have nothing to do with Xu Shiyan, he is only responsible for going up the mountain to participate, and when he arrives in the village, someone will take over, so he will go home with tools.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Su Anying busy in the kitchen, and she couldn't see any change in her pregnancy for two months, and her body was still slender and flexible.
Seeing Xu Shiyan enter the door, Su Anying smiled. "The meal will be ready immediately, you go wash your hands first, drink saliva and rest."
As he spoke, he picked up the kettle from the stove pit, poured it into the basin, and turned to scoop the cold water.
Xu Shiyan took two quick steps and took the water scoop from his daughter-in-law's hand.
"I'll do these by myself, I have long hands, and I'm not a little baby, how can I let you serve everything?
You're pregnant with a baby, so try to rest. "The daughter-in-law is considerate and capable, and she will take care of people, but Xu Shiyan doesn't want her to be too tired.
"Look at what you said, it's just a matter of scooping a scoop of water, can you still tire me?" Su Anying's eyebrows and eyes were crooked with a smile.
"I'm not a papier-mΓ’chΓ©, I'm not that delicate.
The old people have said that when you are pregnant, you should be more active, and it is easy to give birth. β
Xu Shiyan scooped a scoop of water into the basin, picked up the water to wash his face, and when he looked up, Su Anying had already handed over the towel.
"It's late pregnancy, move around more, you haven't been pregnant for a long time, you still have to be careful."
Xu Shiyan took the towel to dry his face, and told his daughter-in-law uneasily.
"Usually I'm busy, not at home, you take care of yourself, don't do heavy work. Carry water and chop wood, keep me back. β
This little daughter-in-law of his family is too capable and too strong, Xu Shiyan is really not at ease.
So every morning, he filled the water tank at home with water, and split a large pile of firewood outside, and repeatedly told him when he went out.
Su Anying knew that her husband was for her good, so she didn't argue, she just smiled and opened the lid of the pot.
In the pot is stewed potatoes with beans, and there are cakes on the side of the pot.
Last time, I brought back two cans of black blind oil from the mountain, and left one bottle for the Xu family.
Xu Shiyan told his daughter-in-law that he didn't have to worry about it, he should use it.
Su Anying promised, but she rarely used it on weekdays, and it was estimated that she was distressed that Xu Shiyan was tired of working on the mountain, so she got some stewed beans.
Oily beans stewed with potatoes, hot paste, with a few green onions, a plate of sauce, is a very good dinner.
The little couple lives a life, and there are not so many rules, chatting while eating.
"By the way, Aunt Zhao came over today and asked me to go to work in the goods house tomorrow." Su Anying was eating and suddenly remembered this.
"What's the job in the warehouse? I should be capable, right? "Daying hasn't grown much ginseng over the years, and Su Anying doesn't know much about this.
"It's just to brush the mallet, put it in the cage drawer, and then put it in the pot to steam.
After steaming, cool it out, pick it out, put it on a fork and let it dry outside. When it is cloudy, send it to the drying room. β
Xu Shiyan knows this process best, so he has to tell Su Anying about it.
"If you can't stay at home, then go and work, the work in the goods house is not tiring, and the work is high."
Xu Shiyan knew that her daughter-in-law was an idle person, so she couldn't stand it if she stayed at home all day with nothing to do, so she didn't restrict Su Anying.
Sure enough, as soon as she heard that she could go to work and the work was still high, Su Anying became happy.
"Then I'll go to work tomorrow, don't worry, I won't delay your meal."