From wilderness to palace

Chapter 9 My own mountain and forest land (recommendation requested)
Compared with the four distinct seasons in the south, spring and autumn in the north seem to be a bit shorter.It was June, and people in the village began to get busy.In contrast, Liu Yaozu, who has no arable land in the village, naturally does not need to farm.

But Liu Yaozu still planned to clean up his abandoned vegetable plot.Similar private plots are also common in rural areas.But in a village like Kaoshantun with a vast land and few people, naturally more wasteland was reclaimed by the family.

Compared with the early years, rural people were very concerned about their private land, but as young people went out to find jobs or moved away, more and more land was abandoned in the village every year.Untended vegetable plots can be seen everywhere.

Looking at Liu Yaozu who was turning over the vegetable field, the villagers also joked: "Azu, are you the only one who used such a large piece of land?"

"I can't use it. I turn it over and grow some vegetables. I usually save myself going to the market to buy vegetables."

"Yes! Do you want vegetable seeds? If so, I have quite a few at home. By the way, can you grow vegetables?"

Villagers who knew Liu Yaozu knew well that the child left the village when he was about ten years old, and has been living and studying in the city since then.Although growing vegetables seems to be very simple, it also requires technology.Without technology, I'm afraid I can't grow any good vegetables.

Liu Yaozu, who faced inquiries and doubts, nodded honestly and said: "I have prepared a lot of vegetable seeds. As for growing vegetables, although I have no experience, I have to learn to grow them. With such a large piece of land, it is enough to grow a few. have eaten."

As a matter of fact, Liu Yaozu also spent time collecting some information from the Internet about growing vegetables, and then asked experienced villagers in the village for advice.But before planting vegetables, the most important thing is to trim the vegetable field.

The vegetable plots that have been abandoned for several years have basically become no different from wasteland.Fortunately, Liu Yaozu, after two months of training back in the village, is much stronger physically and mentally than before.There is still no pressure in doing this little farm work.

Even in his opinion, digging the ground with a hoe is also a kind of exercise for himself!
Clear the weeds that overgrown the vegetable patch and pile them together to expose them to the sun.It is also a good choice to wait for the weeds to dry, then dig a hole and burn them into plant ash, and then use the plant ash to grow vegetables.

Although using fertilizer would be more effective, Liu Yaozu wanted to harvest truly pollution-free green vegetables, so he had to use as little chemical fertilizer as possible.Even if you have to use fertilizer, you should also consider farmyard manure, so that the quality of the vegetables grown can be more guaranteed.

Seeing that it took two days to finally clean up and reorganize the vegetable field with an area of ​​more than one mu, Liu Yaozu felt that he could grow some vegetable varieties, which would be enough for himself to eat.I can't finish it, and it's not bad to post some to friends.

Considering that the freshly plowed vegetable field also needs to be exposed to the sun to remove insects and weeds, looking at the unprotected vegetable field, Liu Yaozu also plans to build a fence for the vegetable field.If the fence is not repaired, the vegetable field may often be visited by poultry.

Thinking of poultry, Liu Yaozu suddenly realized: "If you have time, you can raise a dog, a cat, and finally some native chickens. If you have too many other poultry, you can't take care of them. The more animals in the house, the more lively it will be!"

It is clear that most rural people will raise some poultry, whether it is for sale or for food, it is a good choice.Compared with ten years ago, many people in Guashantun raised pigs, and now there are not many pigs in the whole village.

The reason may be that it is troublesome.Compared with the early years, if the villagers want to eat pork, they only need to go to the town, even if they don’t go to the market, they can buy it.If you raise your own pigs, you will lose money on feed, and it will be troublesome to feed grain or cut grass.

Even if you know that the pigs raised by the farmers are free-range, the meat tastes better and tastes better.But if Liu Yaozu really wanted to raise a few pigs by himself, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do the job.The hard work of hunting pigweed in the early years is still fresh in my memory now!

It is indeed not an easy task to clearly arrange or manage a home.Fortunately, Liu Yaozu, who has returned to the countryside, has no time to worry about.Spend more time and effort, I believe this one-person family will also become lively.

Through this period of training, Liu Yaozu's carpentry work has become a success.Vegetable patch fences can be built, and it is originally most convenient to weave bamboo.The problem is that there is no shortage of mountainous forest land in Kaoshan Village, but there are only few bamboo forests.

This also means that when it comes to building a vegetable garden fence, it is most suitable to make it out of wood.Thinking that building a wooden fence around the vegetable field would require a lot of wood, Liu Yaozu decided to go into the mountains to cut some miscellaneous wood and process it.

Speaking of which, after returning to the village for so long, he didn't go into the mountains many times.Every year, the villagers go to the mountains to cut firewood and collect dry firewood for cooking.Liu Yaozu, who uses a gas stove, naturally doesn't need to do this, and he doesn't even need to go into the mountains to cut firewood.

Putting on the overalls for work, and bringing the sharp hatchet that he bought not long ago, Liu Yaozu immediately went to his own mountain forest.Even if he didn't come back for many years, the mountain and forest land that grandpa allocated belongs to him now.

If large-scale felling of mature trees, even if you cut down your own forest land, you still need to go to the town and county to apply.But Liu Yaozu didn't intend to cut down those mature trees at all, but planned to cut down some miscellaneous wood that could be used as firewood.

It's just cutting some wood for the fence of the vegetable garden. Those miscellaneous woods that are not very useful can naturally be used!
After walking for nearly half an hour, Liu Yaozu finally came to his own mountain forest. Looking at the lush pine forest, he felt that after a while, he should be able to come to the forest to pick some pine mushrooms or pine mushrooms.

As for matsutake, even if there are many pine forests in the north, there is still not a single matsutake to be dug.The reason is simple, matsutake only grows in the pine forests at high altitudes in the south.Nowadays, there are very few places in China where matsutake can be picked.

"In the north, you can't pick pine mushrooms, and the taste of pine mushrooms and pine mushrooms is actually good. If you go to the old forest, you may be able to pick a few Hericium erinaceus. These wild mushrooms are delicious, and the price is actually not cheap. !"

I haven't come from my home mountain forest for more than ten years, and the pine trees planted by my grandfather in the early years have already become a forest.These towering pine trees have been planted longer than Liu Yaozu's age.If you want to cut down, it is naturally possible.

The problem is that at present, the felling of mature pine trees in their own mountain forests also requires the approval of the county-level forestry department.The reason why the control is so strict is to maintain the ecology and avoid the recurrence of the deforestation and land reclamation in the early years.

It is said that ten years of trees, these pine trees have finally grown so big, it is really a pity to cut them down.In my memory, my grandparents often came to take care of this forest land, originally thinking that it would be used by Liu Yaozu in the future.

In the early years, the wood needed by rural people to build houses was basically cut down from their own mountains and forests.Wood is needed to build a new house, and wood is needed to make furniture for marriage.I have mountain and forest land at home, so I don't need to spend money to buy someone else's.

It is a pity that many rural people nowadays rarely use wood when building new houses, and most of them are bricks and concrete.Even furniture is custom-made from furniture stores, or purchased directly from furniture stores.

Recalling the changes in the way of life of rural people in the changing times, I went around the mountains and forests a few times.It has not been taken care of for many years, and the miscellaneous trees that did not grow up in the early years are now taller than people.No more talking, Liu Yaozu went straight to work.

All the felled trees that could be used were gathered together.As for the branches and leaves of miscellaneous trees, they are piled directly in the mountain forest.After a while, these miscellaneous branches and leaves thrown on the ground will also turn into natural nutrients for the pine trees.

"It seems that if I have time in the future, I will also take time to clean up the miscellaneous trees in the forest. Compared with other people's forest, my forest looks chaotic. If you want to go in, you have to worry about getting lost in it. !"

Taking advantage of the opportunity of cutting down miscellaneous trees, Liu Yaozu also planned to clean up these miscellaneous trees or shrubs that competed with the pine trees for nutrients.Even these pine trees may not be able to be cut down and sold for money for a while.But even if he could sell it, he didn't intend to cut it off.

Keeping such a pine forest, Liu Yaozu will feel quite fulfilled if he comes in for a walk in the future when he has nothing to do.It is an exaggeration to say that he is also a person who has a mountain and a forest.Changing city people, I'm afraid I will feel envious again!
(End of this chapter)