Joe's Farming

It was the first time for Bai Lan and the others to see this kind of mushroom and they kept praising its beauty.

Qiao Yu washed his hands, picked out some bamboo fungi to eat at noon, and spread the rest of the bamboo fungi in a basket to dry.

Fresh bamboo fungus is not inedible, it is just very difficult to preserve. After drying, the flavor is concentrated and transformed to a certain extent, and the taste and flavor will be more unique.

That’s why Qiao Yu chose to dry them all, firstly for easier storage, and secondly to make them more delicious.

"After drying for three or four days, you can store it and eat it later."

She washed the fresh ones and let Bai Lan stew them with the mushrooms that Gu Feng picked yesterday for chicken for lunch.

Seeing Qiao Yu happy, Gu Feng said, "There are still some that haven't bloomed yet. My brother He will pick some more tomorrow morning."

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Okay, you and big brother have worked hard."

Gu Gang heard this and said loudly, "It's okay. I promised to pick some for Master Xu yesterday. These are not enough for today. Besides, the mushrooms bloom for such a short time. We should pick as many as we can."

Gu Feng also nodded: "This is the first time I know this thing is edible. When I saw it before, it was rotten, and I always thought it was inedible. Now that I know it is edible, I will definitely pick it back for you."

Qiao Yu said happily: "Okay, actually I also hope to pick more. This thing is very picky about where it grows, and it is rare to begin with. If it weren't for me... I would definitely go with you."

Hearing this, Gu Feng hurriedly comforted him, "I'll take you with me next year."

"Ok!"

However, Qiao Yu suddenly thought that there seemed to be no bamboo on their mountain, as a lot of space was left empty because the trees had been dug up before.

"How about you and big brother dig some bamboo tomorrow and plant it on the next mountain. Bamboo grows very fast, and when it grows into a bamboo forest, maybe bamboo fungus will grow as well."

Gu Feng thought it was very likely.

"The bamboos grow too slowly. I will ask more people to dig them up tomorrow."

Qiao Yu nodded vigorously.

Then he pointed to the place where he wanted to plant bamboo forest and said, "Plant it there, plant the whole area. In the future, guests of the villa can also enjoy the fun of digging and picking bamboo fungi there."

At that time, we will charge them per person for picking, and sell what we dig out by kilogram!

Another good way to make money.

"Dig me two Chinese toon trees too!"

Gu Feng smiled and said, "Okay!"

The chicken at noon was particularly fresh because it was added with chicken mushrooms and bamboo fungus, and Qiao Yu accidentally ate too much.

Qiao Yu took Gu Feng to help him digest his food and went to see the crops in the fields.

Once there is enough rain, crops grow very quickly.

The potato seedlings grow the tallest, followed by the corn seedlings and cucumber seedlings.

The green pepper seedlings have been transplanted and have grown many branches.

Although rosemary also has branches, it cannot be compared with other crops.

The Sichuan peppercorns have sprouted, so it seems that the seedlings are less likely to die if transplanted in winter.

After looking at the crops in his own field, Qiao Yu looked at Aunt Shi’s field again.

Aunt Shi’s family grew wheat and rice.

Green and lush, like grass.

Qiao Yu frowned. When he came through, the busy farming season had already ended. In addition, the original owner had been planting wheat, so he only realized a problem now.

That is, people here don't even separate the seedlings and plant them when they grow rice!

They are all sown directly into paddy fields, some sparsely and some densely.

Ah, he remembered that there should be distance between each rice plant for ventilation, so that each plant can grow well.

"Brother Gu, is this how everyone in the village grows rice?"

Qiao Yu pointed to the paddy fields of Aunt Shi’s family.

Gu Feng didn't see any problem and nodded: "That's right. What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

Qiao Yu pointed to a sparsely planted area and said, "Look, there are only a few rice plants there. And then you look over there, it's too dense. The plants can't grow well on both sides."

Qiao Yu went straight to Aunt Shi's house.

"Let's go talk to Auntie. It's not too late to separate them now."

When Gu Feng heard that it was about food, he knew it was very important and hurriedly followed.

When Qiao Yu arrived at her aunt's house, she saw her playing with a small stone.

When he saw Qiao Yu and Gu Feng coming, he said happily: "You are not busy today, why are you here?"

Qiao Yu then mentioned that the rice seedlings needed to be planted separately.

Aunt Shi trusted Qiao Yu very much. When she heard Qiao Yu say that the yield of rice planted in this way was not high, she immediately suggested calling Wang Dali and Wang Qiang back to plant the rice again.

Wang Dali is still helping Gu Feng find someone to build a shed.

Almost all the people have been found, and we can start construction as soon as the bricks and tiles arrive.

As soon as he heard Qiao Yu say that rice was not grown in this way, he hurried back from the village entrance.

But because Aunt Shi had a loud voice, everyone heard it, so they all followed over and asked Qiao Yu to explain it to them in detail.

Qiao Yu then talked about how rice should be planted separately manually.

Of course, Qiao Yu was still talking about what he saw in the book.

"No wonder I didn't have enough seeds one year. I sowed a few seeds on an acre of land, but the ears of corn still produced the most. It turns out that it's because I need to give them a place to grow roots!"

someone said.

Qiao Yu was surprised and asked, "Are you guys just sowing the rice seeds directly into the ground?"

Everyone laughed: "How is it possible?"

Qiao Yu thought about it and it made sense. Although this world was different from where he was originally from, he had been farming for so many years after all.

Then I heard someone proudly say, "Before sowing, you need to irrigate the fields to soften the soil, plow the land, and then sow the seeds!"

Qiao Yu:......

"Just sow the seeds without germinating them first?!"

Qiao Yu was surprised.

Everyone looked at him and asked: "What is germination?"

Qiao Yu looked at Gu Feng in shock.

Gu Feng said in a low voice somewhat embarrassedly: "Qiao'er, I don't know what germination means either."

"Germination is to soak the rice seeds in water first, remove the bad and empty shells, then soak them in running water for two days, cover them with a lid and expose them to the sun for two days, and then sow them in the paddy fields after they have sprouted."

It was the first time for everyone to hear about germination.

Qiao Yu continued, "When sowing seeds, the water in the paddy field cannot be too deep, otherwise the seeds will rot even if they germinate. When the seedlings grow up, they should be separated and planted, so that the rice yield will be high."

Qiao Yu finally understood why white rice was so expensive.

If the germination is not accelerated, the quality of the rice seedlings will be uneven. In addition, if the rice seedlings are not transplanted, the ones with good root systems will grow stronger, while those with poorer root systems may not even produce headings. How can the yield be high?

However, Qiao Yu was not sure whether the entire Great Yan Dynasty was so bad at farming, or whether it was only them who didn't know how to farm.

"Brother Qiao, if we plant it as you said, can we really harvest more grain?"

Someone asked, it seemed that he wanted to go back to transplant the seedlings.

Qiao Yu frowned slightly.

Aunt Shi said quickly, "This kind of land depends on the weather. If the weather is bad and the harvest is poor, will you blame Brother Qiao?"

Aunt Shi was helping Qiao Yu to speak out the ugly truth in advance, so that if something really happened and the grain production decreased, these people would be embarrassed to come to Qiao Yu.

The man immediately apologized with a smile: "That's not what I meant. I trust Brother Qiao. I'll go back and divide the seedlings now."