My 1995 Small Farm

   Chapter 323 Planting wheat is also knowledgeable

  After entering the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the weather turned cold, and it rained for several days at the beginning of the month.

   People who plant wheat early don't have to work hard to water it.

   And those who want to plant wheat recently have to wait a little longer.

   After the weather is clear, the fields are no longer so muddy, and then go down to the ground.

  Chen Ling's family also plans to continue growing wheat this year.

   He didn't have any other ideas, and he didn't run to make a fortune by growing wheat.

   I just wanted to publicize my own wheat yield per mu next year, so that the villagers would know that their own wheat yields are high and that there will be a lot of grain, so they will naturally come to borrow wheat seeds.

   It is said to borrow wheat seeds, but in fact, it is not for nothing. It is necessary to use a few catties of wheat seeds, so just use a few catties in exchange.

   So the village does not expect to make money by selling grain seeds.

   Seed stations and veterinarians are not all about making money.

   If you want to make money from seeds, you have to take it slowly.

  On the tenth day of October, the weather is fine, and we can go to the ground to plant wheat.

Chen Ling originally planned to buy the tractor first and use the machine to sow seeds this year, but when he was drinking with Han Chuang two days ago, Han Chuang said that it is better not to buy the current planter. If you don't plant it, you will plant a lot, and the improvement will not be much.

   If you want to buy a tractor, you can buy it, but forget about the planter.

   There are many planters in Huangni Town, and they are all idle and useless now.

   Chen Ling gave up the idea of ​​buying a planter now when he heard this.

   He originally thought that it was just a corn planting machine, but he did not expect that a wheat planter would also be interesting.

   "Actually, those machines that grow crops are the same as we are here. For wheat and beans, we have to shake them."

   "Shake it, we're human, and the planter is a machine."

Wang Lixian squatted outside the fruit forest and rolled a cigarette and said, "When I was working in Kuliu County, I saw that thing. Above it was an iron trough, like a pig-feeding trough. There are rows of small funnels, when you turn on the machine, the rows of small funnels dangling, and the wheat seeds leaked down the bins of the funnels."

   "After the wheat seed leaked, there were rows of round iron discs under the machine to dig trenches in the field. After driving over, the ditch was very smooth. This machine is very easy to break."

  Wang Lixian said this is still a bit one-sided.

   After all, no one on their side has ever used this planter, and the smaller plots to the west use it less, and everyone still doesn’t understand it.

   After Han Chuang's introduction, Chen Ling knew that the biggest drawback of this machine is not easy to break.

   But after the wheat is planted, the seeds cannot be guaranteed to be roughly the same in depth, and the emergence of seedlings cannot be guaranteed to be uniform.

   is not as easy to use as the old-fashioned Aquilegia.

  Actually, Chen Ling recalled it carefully. It seems that before 2005, the planter was still a little difficult to use.

   I remember when I was back in the countryside and busy with farming, some people would squat on the planter and press it hard, so that the machine could eat the soil deeper and plant the wheat seeds deeper.

  Not only that, it avoids the iron trough of the planter, that is, the outlet of the seed box will not be blocked by grain seeds, so as to ensure that the grains in each warehouse are evenly planted.

While    is stepping on it, you have to constantly move the wheat seeds in the iron trough back and forth with your hands and spread them out.

  Otherwise, some warehouse openings will produce seeds quickly, while others will be slow, and the wheat seeds in the iron troughs will be uneven in thickness and uneven, which can be easily seen.

   "That said, it's still easy to use our Aquilegia."

   "Yeah, it's definitely still easy to use with our Aquilegia. Once it's used, it's easy to plant."

   "What? Go and call Jusheng and the others, and plant them here first."

   "Farewell, I have twenty acres here, and there is a lot of land. I'd better go and help you plant it first, and then talk about my side."

  Chen Ling shook his head. In fact, he was the least afraid of doing this kind of hard work, and farming was not an easy job at all.

  Even if technology developed later, the seeder no longer had problems.

   It only takes about an hour to sow about four acres of land.

  Before going to the ground, the time for breaking straws, plowing, preparing fertilizers, and preparing wheat seeds.

   This is still fully mechanized.

   Even if it really only grows four acres of land.

   Once you get busy, the day will pass.

   Now this is not mechanized, let alone.

   Just come close to the one with less land at home.

   "That's fine, you can do whatever you want."

  Wang Lixian patted his **** and stood up. He and Wang Jusheng's fields were not fully grown in wheat.

  The three family members are busy, and they are not slow anymore.

  Chen Ling felt that since Wang Lixian was here, he should go and plant wheat for him first.

   So he called out the little white ox, carried the columbine and went straight to Wang Lixian's field.

  Wang Lixian went to the village to call Wang Jusheng.

   "Let Brother Jusheng bring the columbine as well. Let the three columbine go down to the ground to grow the wheat together, so fast."

  Chen Ling put down the scorpion and did not forget to shout.

  Wang Lixian turned his head and smiled: "That's what I planned. The donkey of Ernier's family happens to be here. Let's lead the donkey of Lihui's family again, no one needs to pull the columbine..."

  Chen Ling clapped his hands when he heard this: "That's good, you don't have to go to another house to borrow animals."

Except for the opener at the bottom, the rest of the    ground arm is made of wood, which can be carried by ordinary adults.

   But when you go to the ground to grow wheat, you need livestock to pull it.

  If there were no animals, three or five people would have to pull on the ropes and pull the columbine in front.

   There is no way to do this. When it is not fully mechanized, it is like this.

   Besides, they also have the Aquilegia chinensis, a farm tool for growing wheat. They can't grow wheat or rice in other places, and they don't have a rice transplanter now, which is much more tiring than they are.

  …

   Soon, Wang Lixian's family and Wang Jusheng's family came together.

  When farming is busy, no matter sowing or harvesting, adults and children will come to the fields.

   Because this is not only the ration for the next year, but also the foundation of their survival.

   Having lived in the countryside since childhood, everyone paid more attention to it spontaneously.

   After a while, Wang Susu also came over with the child.

   Even if he can't work, he is willing to come and watch.

   "Fugui, do you shake the columbine? Or you should still lead the cow in the front, and I will shake the columbine in the back."

  Wang Lixian looked at the little white cow in Chen Ling's family. Some of them had big heads. This cow in his family could not be called by others.

  To use livestock to grow wheat, someone must lead the livestock in front of them, commonly known as "helping columbine".

   Don't feel troublesome.

   This person who "helps the columbine" has mastered the speed of planting wheat on the ground. It is up to him to control whether the progress is fast or slow, and whether the tree eats the soil deeply or shallowly.

   And when you start planting wheat, you can neither walk in front of the animals nor behind the buttocks of the animals. You have to walk flush with the animals and keep an eye on the animals. If you need to be fast, you should be fast or slow.

   When it’s time to turn, you have to turn in time.

   This also requires the person to be able to understand the habits of animals and to be able to control them.

   "Brother Xian, it's useless for you to tell Fugui about this. He must think he doesn't need to help him, so he stood behind and prepared to shake it."

   "Yo, Jusheng brother who knows me, that's what I think."

  Chen Ling gave him a thumbs up, since his own cattle are so smart, there is no need for anyone to watch and help him.

   "Look, I got it right."

  Wang Jusheng raised his eyebrows proudly, making a group of little dolls giggle.

  Wang Lixian frowned: "Let the cow walk in front, is this okay to be rich?"

   "Don't worry, this cow in my family is very good. That's what I did in the spring. I'll show you two steps first."

  Chen Ling didn't put wheat seeds into the columbine, so he put it into the ground empty, supported the columbine, and shouted for the little white cow to move forward.

   Waiting for the little white cow to slowly walk forward, Chen Ling slowly swayed and came towards him.

   looks like that.

   When he came back after a circle, everyone watched Xiaobai Niu let the fast go fast, let the slow go slow, turn the corner when it should, and feel relieved.

   "Come on, let's load the wheat seeds. Today we are all rockers."

   Wang Jusheng shouted, and the three of them picked up a wooden bucket and filled the columbine with wheat seeds.

  The swaying Aquilegia is also called "Aquilegia handle". This "handle" means handle style, and it was very respected in the past.

  Good columbine handle, the wheat that is planted is horizontal and vertical, and the rows and rows are very neat and beautiful.

   Such wheat seedlings emerge evenly, the spacing between seedlings is not too small, the wheat seedlings also have suitable growth space, and the natural yield is also good.

   It is good that the style is in the past, and people from other villages will come to ask for advice in person.

   is very nice.

   "Haha, since it's all a handle style, then let's compare and see which one grows better."

  Chen Ling, the three of them laughed and put the wheat seeds into the ground, and divided them into three areas in Wang Lixian's field, and planted them individually.

   It is a comparison, but it is not a joke, each is very serious.

  When the ox and the donkey are slowly pulling the scorpion in the ground, the wheat seeds will leak into the soil along the scorpion, the so-called opener.

  Chen Ling likes to watch this kind of picture very much. He looks at the grains of wheat buried in the soil, and somehow his mood becomes happy.

  There is also knowledge in planting wheat.

   Shaking Aquilegia also has to be careful.

   The speed during this period is not easy to grasp, it is all up to the shaker to grasp.

  When the soil is dry and the water is low, the Aquilegia needs to be placed deeper.

   At this time, you have to use force on your hands, press down hard to push forward, it is a forward and downward force, and it is very tiring at this time.

   Fortunately, it rained a few days ago, and the soil is now relatively moist and soft.

   At this time, the Aquilegia can be placed shallower.

  The person who shakes the columbine needs to lift the columbine up a little, and the columbine will be shallower when it sinks into the soil.

   But the soil is shallow, and the swinging of the columbine should not be careless.

  Walking fast, slowing down, and the strength of shaking the columbine will all have an impact on wheat planting.

   Walking fast, staying in one place for a relatively short period of time, naturally fewer wheat seeds are leaked, and the wheat seedlings grow sparse.

   If you walk slowly, and stay in one place for a relatively long time, there will naturally be more wheat seeds that are leaked, and the wheat seedlings will grow denser.

The same is true for the strength and speed of the   shake.

   The more the shaking force is, the more wheat seeds are leaked.

  Others may find it troublesome and tiring.

  Chen Ling likes to do this kind of work very much. He feels that once he works hard, his body and mind will calm down, so he is very devoted.

   Listening to the crisp sound of the bells on the animals.

   The little dolls were running back and forth one by one behind him, and Wang Susu also followed him with the child in his arms.

   He will only feel happy and full of enjoyment, and where will he feel tired.

   After busying Wang Lixian's house and Wang Jusheng's house, it was finally his turn.

  As soon as the three families were busy, although the number of people was strong, Wang Cunye also joined in when the Chen Ling family was planting wheat, and Han Chuang also came to help.

   But all three families planted wheat, and it took half a month.

  Chen Ling didn't do anything else when he came back, so the lunar month was almost over.

   Not to mention that after the planter is optimized and perfected, few people are willing to work in the fields anymore.

   This guy is really tiring and time consuming.

   "Unfortunately, only foreign seeders can be used now, and I can't buy them if I want to."

  Chen Ling thinks about it, at this time, the agricultural machinery in Laomei and Germany is already very advanced, but it is difficult to get it, and people will not sell it.

   "No way, let's buy a tractor and a plough first. At least ploughing is easier. I'm not afraid of being tired, but if there is too much land, it will take too long."

  …

  The wheat is planted, so there is no rush to buy a tractor.

   In a few days, in November, the old man and his mother-in-law will return to Fenglei Town.

In addition to picking up his sister-in-law, Chen Ling has not traveled far these days. He asked the second old man to accompany his eldest grandson, and he prepared some food for them, such as bacon, dried pheasant, hare and squirrel meat, as well as medicinal wine. Be ready, they will bring it over when the time comes.

  The baby is still young and the road is long. This year, I still can’t bring my baby there for Chinese New Year, so I can only bring some food and drink for the second old man.

  The big deal is that after the new year, they will be brought over to reunite with their family, after the Lantern Festival, and rush to the temple fair.

   "It's getting cold, the red-crowned cranes flew away, the geese also flew away, and another year of winter is coming soon."

  Chen Ling went up the mountain to pick up eggs after having breakfast this day, and found that the morning sun didn't feel too hot. Walking on the mountain in the late autumn, he even felt a little cold.

   In fact, the red-crowned crane flew away when he was busy planting wheat.

   They walked in the evening with those wetland cranes.

   When he left in the evening, he hovered over the farm for a long time, constantly chanting.

   I guess I can’t bear to part with this good place and delicious fish.

   With their memory and wisdom.

   With this move, maybe it will fly over next fall.

   "The little pheasant has also grown up. It is useless to keep this little rooster. It will be stewed in two days."

  Chen Ling looked at the half-big pheasant running behind the old hen among the chickens and thought to himself.

  These chicks, including chickens and pheasants, were caught from the chicken coop they found in the school.

  When no one in the village wanted it, I threw it into the chicken flock and left it alone. Now, looking at it, it looks pretty good.

   In addition to these, there are also the little pheasants caught by Heiwa Xiaojin in the spring. Those pheasants have grown up long ago, and the hens have also laid eggs.

   It is useless to keep too much rooster, just eat it.

   Anyway, the pheasants raised at home are definitely better than the pheasants running around in the wild.

   Picked up eggs on the mountain, looked around, nothing happened, so he entered the cave from the back mountain.

  I am going to Dongtian to see if the ornamental fish I put in the lotus pond have changed.

   At this glance, it gave him a pleasant surprise.

   "Good guy, after raising it in the cave for a month, not only did the fry come out, but the lion head and dragon's eyes have become beautiful."

  The ornamental fish he bought, especially the goldfish, did not choose expensive ones.

You get what you pay for.

   Cheap ornamental fish are naturally flawed in appearance.

  Especially on all kinds of goldfish, the flaws are especially obvious compared to koi.

   But after raising it in Dongtian for a month, those flaws actually disappeared, and they became more and more beautiful.

   "I just want to nurture offspring. I didn't expect that I could make up for the shortcomings. This is good. I can raise fish when I have nothing to do next year."

  Chen Ling was very pleasantly surprised, that is, I still don't know whether the defects of goldfish can be eliminated by simply using spiritual water after leaving the cave.

  If possible, move outside and raise them in lotus ponds and canals on the farm.

   This guy, if he can make it, he will be one step closer to getting into the car.

   (end of this chapter)