Chapter 18: One Dog, Two Cats, Three Foxes
Shuangdian is a well-known ginseng planting county in Bac Giang, and the area of garden ginseng planted in the county every year is one of the best in other counties in Bac Giang. Relying on garden ginseng, it has also formed a very large-scale industrial planting chain.
Compared with going to the deep mountains and old forests to find wild ginseng, which is more expensive, but the quantity is scarce year by year. This kind of garden ginseng, which can be harvested after six years of planting, is undoubtedly more popular with the people. Planting ginseng is also a hard and dangerous thing.
In the past, the ginseng was subordinated to the forest farm, or directly contracted by the major teams. However, with the country's liberalization of garden ginseng contract planting, more and more families have begun to contract garden ginseng land, hoping to make a fortune.
In fact, in recent years, the price of garden ginseng has continued to rise, not to mention the enthusiasm of the people to plant garden ginseng, even if many units have begun to contract ginseng land in private, hiring people to help plant and manage garden ginseng land.
It may seem like it costs a lot of money to hire someone, but compared to the income earned, the cost of hiring someone is not much!
But Mushanhe, who has memories of his past life, knows very well that there are not many years to make money from plantation ginseng. In a few years, with the current situation of oversupply of garden ginseng, the price of highly regarded garden ginseng also began to plummet.
Although the garden ginseng has been silent for a few years, it has been recognized by the market again. But there, it will also become more difficult to plant ginseng than it is now. Because plantation ginseng requires really fertile mountain soil.
And many of the fields where ginseng is planted are cleared after the forest farm is cut down. After planting garden ginseng, these originally fertile soils will become barren in an instant. If you want to recover, I'm afraid it will take a long time.
Looking at the garden ginseng land in front of me, it was also purchased by my grandfather from the forest farm. Because of the location, the area is relatively small, so there are not many interested growers. The point is, at that time, many villagers did not dare to take it lightly.
Accustomed to eating a big pot of rice, he suddenly has to contract with his own profits and losses, and take out real money. Not to mention that many villagers can't afford the cost of contracting and follow-up planting, even if they have money in their pockets, they will mumble in their hearts.
Mu Shanhe, who can be reborn, knows very well that when his batch of garden ginseng is listed, it is the best year for the garden ginseng market. In the past two years, those who have contracted to participate in the garden may still be able to make a profit, but if they are just planted this year, I am afraid that there will be risks.
"Forget it, even if I say this kind of thing, I'm afraid no one will believe it. When I make money, and I say that planting ginseng is risky, I think no one will believe it. While there are still two years to go, I'll also think about what to do after selling ginseng! ”
Even if Mu Shanhe decided to take the mountains as his neighbors and the forest as his companion in the future, he had to find something to do after all. But what to do also needs to be carefully considered. After all, no matter what you want to do, you have to have money after all!
Although he does not have much experience with plantation ginseng. But in the early years, a lot of garden ginseng was also planted in Tunli. Every year, he has participated in planting ginseng, starting ginseng and even processing garden ginseng, and he has accumulated some experience.
The garden ginseng land in front of me was well managed by my grandfather during his lifetime. However, follow-up management, top dressing, etc., all need to be done by Mushanhe himself. When he wasn't up the mountain, he spent his time taking care of the garden.
Occasionally, the villagers in Tunli came to Wangyunling, and when they saw the new residence built by Mu Shanhe alone, as well as the management of the garden, they were very emotional: "Xiaoshanzi, I really didn't expect that you still have this ability!" ”
"It's okay! After all, in the early years, I didn't learn much from my grandfather. Whether this ginseng is good or not will not be known until the ginseng is started. ”
"That's right! As far as you are concerned, you really have to take care of it, and when you start ginseng, I'm afraid you can really make a lot of money! ”
At the beginning, Mu Xingye took the lead in leasing the garden ginseng land, and many people in Tunli were not very optimistic. But in the past two years, the price of garden ginseng has continued to rise, and many villagers regret it a little, feeling that they didn't dare to start at the beginning.
Because of this, the contract price of the ginseng land reclaimed by the forest farm in the past two years has also risen. Compared with the price of Mu Xingye when it was contracted, it has almost doubled. But even so, there are still people rushing to contract.
Knowing that he was watching the garden in Wangyunling, there were more villagers, and the people in Tunli gradually got used to it, and there were fewer days of Mushan River in Tunli. When the autumn equinox arrives, the originally hot mountain forest instantly becomes much cooler.
At this time, the fox, which was feeding for almost the full moon, finally gave birth to two cubs in one night. Seeing the power of the two wisps of merit again, Mu Shanhe was also very satisfied and said, "Is this also meritorious?" ”
When I think about it, I take it for granted. If he didn't save the injured fox with cubs that day, how could these two little foxes be born successfully? Save one and give two, and three strands of merit should also be deserved.
After nearly a month of feeding, the fox's originally injured leg still seems to be a little injured, but the range of activity of the female fox has become much larger. The wooden house where the tools were stored also became a nest for the mother and son and the three foxes.
Bobcat cubs, who have also been fed for a long time, are now a little heavier and even more active. It's just that when facing Daqing, they still don't dare to be presumptuous, knowing that this guy in front of them, they can't resist.
Considering that the weather was about to turn cooler, Mu Shanhe also rearranged the nest of the fox family and the bobcat cubs. Although they know, they are not very afraid of the cold. But with a warm nest, I can sleep more comfortably.
Looking at the newborn little fox, that cute appearance, Mu Shanhe also felt very pleased. The postpartum nutrition given to the fox is naturally very good. Correspondingly, the female fox also has complete trust in Mushanhe.
In contrast, whether it is Daqing or a bobcat cub, as long as it dares to approach the wooden house, it will instantly become fried, and its mouth will constantly find threatening roars. It can be seen that the female fox is still very protective of her cubs!
"In the current situation, you family of three, I'm afraid you'll all have to mess with me this winter. I only hope that when the spring flowers bloom next year, you will be able to return to the mountains and forests. After all, that's what really belongs to you. ”
I don't know if it's because of the adoption of the fox family and the bobcat, and even Mu Shanhe, who was going to go into the mountains to hunt, suddenly became uninterested. In his opinion, hunting is such a thing, as a trainee mountain god, I am afraid that it should not be done!
Fortunately, the weather is getting cooler, and there are a lot of things to do in the garden. Those who have planted garden ginseng know that ginseng is a delicate plant, and if it is not managed properly, it is likely that the grains will not be harvested in the end.
It's not okay to be frozen, it's not okay to be too hot, it's not okay to lack water, it's not okay to have too much portions. All in all, from planting to ginseng, the later the management should be more refined. This is also the reason why the garden ginseng land needs to be taken care of.
After the aboveground part of the garden ginseng withered, the soil was covered on the ginseng furrow surface and furrow before freezing, and the leaves, straw, artemisia grass or soil on the operation road were generally covered to help protect moisture and prevent the occurrence of thawing frost damage.
Just this delicate work is enough to keep Mu Shanhe busy for a while. Fortunately, the money I made from selling ginseng before is not much now. So for such a thing as going into the mountains to hunt, he felt that it was okay to slow down for the time being.
The most important thing is that the animals in the mountains will also start to prepare for the winter after the weather is cool. I am afraid that this garden ginseng land will inevitably become a place for some animals to eat. Staying in the garden, I'm afraid I don't have to worry about having no hunting to fight.
"They want to harm my ginseng, so if I am forced to fight back, it won't be considered a scourge to the living beings, right?"
In order to find an excuse and reason for hunting, Mushanhe strengthened the protective fence of the ginseng garden, and even let it act as a wind barrier to ensure that the garden ginseng would not lose temperature and freeze. Even in front of the fence, several pits were dug.
Because Mushanhe knows that in this season, wild boars, once they find the field of plantation ginseng, they can't help but come over to dig and eat. If they really want to succeed, I am afraid that the ginseng land that has been harmed by them will also suffer heavy losses!