Carrying the Ba Zong's child to farm

The sky is blue and the weather is still hot in mid-September.

Today is the day to go to the market in the town, Zhao Shanshi and the others haven't gone to the market for a long time, so they simply go to the town to go to the market, and buy some ducks on the way back, just in time to raise them and eat them during the Chinese New Year.

The vegetables to be sent out this morning have already been picked, the yard is in good order, and there is nothing to do, so Zhao Danshi simply took Li Ping to the town.

Doudou likes to join in the fun, so he has to keep up.

DouDou has been playing wildly with the little friends in the village for a while, and now he has turned from a white and tender dumpling to black charcoal, but his big eyes are still black and white, and he looks full of aura.

As long as this level of blackness does not harm the health, Zhao Danshi and Li Ping generally ignore him and let him go to the store with the old man and go crazy with his friends.

This group of children did not go far, just under the eyes of the adults, playing house or hide-and-seek with their friends. Since then, their language skills have developed a lot, and now they are almost advanced to the level of chatterbox.

Said to be friends, the friends who play with him are generally two or three years older than him, and they are preparing to go to kindergarten or have already gone to kindergarten.

Doudou is far smarter than ordinary children, and Zhao Danshi has an extraordinary status in the village, most people are willing to let their children play with him.

Zhao Shanshi was relieved to see this situation. He was once worried that there were too few children in the village, and that Doudou's little experience of playing with his peers would be detrimental to his growth. Send him to X city to go to kindergarten.

Now it seems that there is no need to make this plan for the time being, just think about how he studied in elementary school.

"Dad!" Seeing his father in a daze, Doudou took Zhao Danshi's hand and shook his hand, drawing his attention back.

"Huh?" Zhao Danshi picked up Doudou and let him sit on his arm, "What's wrong?"

Doudou shook his head and said seriously, "Dad, don't be distracted."

Zhao Danshi scratched his little nose and apologized, "I'm sorry."

Doudou replied solemnly, "It's okay."

Li Ping smiled and said, "Let's get ready to go."

They no longer need to take a tricycle to go to the market, they can just drive there. There is not much place in the country market, and they grow their own vegetables. They go to the market mainly to buy ducks.

People who sell ducks are all at the vegetable market, and now many people will come to catch ducks and raise them for Chinese New Year.When they walked over, the duck stalls were crowded with people. Zhao Shanshi and the others came a bit late, so they could barely squeeze in.

"Single consciousness?" Seeing this, an old woman from the same village hurriedly moved away to let them in, and said with a warm smile, "Are you also here to buy ducks?"

"Hey." Zhao Danshi smiled, "Buy some ducks and go back to raise them, so they can be killed and eaten during the Chinese New Year."

The aunt nodded and said, "Yes, take your time, I have to buy other things, so I'll go back first."

"Buy you." Zhao Danshi waved his hand and said with a smile, "Let's choose for a while."

Seeing that the aunt turned around to leave, Doudou waved her little hand and said crisply, "Goodbye, grandma."

The aunt didn't expect such a young child to be able to call people, and she was so polite. She smiled in surprise, and the wrinkles on her dark face stretched out. "Goodbye, I'll come back to grandma's house to play next time."

After the aunt left, Zhao Danshi turned around with a bag and went to pick ducks with Li Ping.

There were not many ducks in the peddler's basket, so Zhao Shanshi looked at it and asked the peddler, "How do you sell these ducks?"

"Two dollars and five dollars."

"I buy a lot, can it be cheaper?"

With a surprised expression on Xiaogang's face, he looked Zhao Danshi and Li Ping up and down, and asked in disbelief, "A boss as big as you is still bargaining with me?"

Zhao Shanshi couldn't help laughing, "No matter how big the boss is, the money in his hands is earned every penny, and we have a lot of money-burning projects. You see, we do buy a lot. Wholesale and The retail price can't be the same."

The peddler shook his head, "I also bought ducks wholesale from a duck farm. The price is already very low. I just earn an errand fee. If it is cheaper, I will lose money. At most, I will give you a few ducks after you have finished picking them. How much do you want, tell me first."

"One hundred first, ninety female ducks and ten male ducks, do you have any here?" Zhao Shanshi stretched out his hand to catch the ducklings. The ducklings were fluffy. He drilled in the palm of his hand, making his palm itchy.

"Yes, yes, if this is not enough, I still have some in the car. When you buy too much, I will give you five ducks." The peddler reached out and gently picked the ducks in the basket, and asked them: "Will you choose?" No, how about I help you choose?"

Zhao Danshi called the Watchman in his mind, and said to the peddler, "We can pick it ourselves, thank you."

"You're welcome, it's all here, you pick it. After I pick it up, I'll go to the car and move a batch down."

Seeing his son's face full of surprise, Li Ping stretched out his little hand hesitantly to touch the duck. Li Ping gently wrapped his little hand with his big hand, and then led him to touch the little duck's fluffy body.

"!" DouDou turned his head, his eyes widened, "So soft!"

Li Ping nodded seriously, and said gently: "It's soft and warm, you can touch it, but gently, so as not to hurt the duckling."

Doudou nodded his head vigorously, reached out his hands like Zhao Shanshi to gently wrap the duckling in his hands.

Zhao Shanshi smiled and said, "Doudou, come and pick out ten ducklings you like, and we will bring them home together."

Doudou nodded earnestly, his little face became serious, and his little hands wandered around in the basket until he met the ducks he wanted, then he would gently grab them.

The father and son tried their best to pick out all the healthy female ducks in the basket. After the hawker went to the cart to bring new ducklings, they picked them again, and finally picked out [-] ducklings.

DouDou saw that the little duck was so rare, he touched the little duck's furry body, with a very surprised expression on his face, and raised his hand for Zhao Shanshi and Li Ping to look at from time to time.

After buying the ducks and returning home, Zhao Shanshi quietly fed the ducklings some spiritual spring water to strengthen their physique so that the ducklings would not get sick and die in the hot weather.

It was not yet eleven o'clock when the family returned home. Yao Jingming had nothing to do and was lying in the corridor playing with his mobile phone. When he saw them coming back, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Yo, are you back?"

"It's back."

Zhao Danshi wiped Doudou's sweat, and then wiped himself again, "Senior brother Yao, there is something wrong just by looking at your expression."

"That's right." Yao Jingming moved his buttocks, "Customers asked what activities we have this Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Thinking of this, Zhao Shanshi felt a little headache. Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming, they had to prepare Weibo videos and live broadcast videos, as well as presents from big customers.

In fact, the Mid-Autumn Festival does not require much creativity, it is the same every year, and the main thing is to eat moon cakes.

If Zhao Danshi plans to make a video on Weibo during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, he will invite everyone in the yard to cook a dish and have a reunion together.

As for the customer, at most, he would deliver a mooncake made by himself in the dish. If there were more tricks, he would be a little bit powerless.

Zhao Shanshi said: "I won't hold any activities this year, what do the customers want to do?"

"Aren't they thinking about that farmhouse fun? I just played it once, and now the Mid-Autumn Festival is almost connected with the National Day. Everyone is free. I asked if you could hold a second round."

Zhao Danshi rubbed the center of his brows, "I regret holding it once, so why not hold it for the second time? Forget it, we don't plan to do farmhouse business, so we don't want to do these things. We should grow our vegetables and raise our food well." Livestock, come again, you will die of exhaustion."

Yao Jingming had no objection, "Then I'll reply to them, we don't have any special activities this Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Yeah." Zhao Danshi thought of Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, and thought of Ran Yuanyao. After washing up, he checked the time. It was almost 11:30, so he simply called Ran Yuanyao.

Ran Yuanyao is a resident doctor. He only needs to attend consultations two days a week. Relatively speaking, he is not that busy. He still has time to answer the phone. When he received a call from Zhao Shanshi, he said hello, "Shanshi?"

"Well, Yuanyao, are you off work?"

"It's almost done. Now that things have come to an end, I'm not so busy. What can you say?"

"I just want to ask if you are free for Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, do you want to come here to play?"

Ran Yuanyao hasn't been to their place this year. He checked his calendar and asked interestedly: "There are four days of vacation, is it convenient for you? If it is convenient, I will come to your place for a visit in these four days." trip."

"It's convenient, what's the inconvenience?" Zhao Shanshi said: "We have covered a lot of mountains, and there are many people in the yard. It just so happens that you are here and I can take you out for a walk."

Ran Yuanyao laughed and said, "I'm free from October [-]nd to [-]th. I'll see if I can get a ticket. If I get a ticket, I'll take the night train to your side on the night of October [-]st."

"Well." Zhao Danshi said: "Actually, there is something else I want to discuss with you. Didn't we say we wanted to build the sanatorium earlier? After you came, just help us take a look and see how the environment is."

"So fast?" Ran Yuanyao was surprised, "There are so many things, are you busy?"

"Put one plan on the agenda first. This year will definitely be too late, and next year will be enough. It can be done during the Chinese New Year or the year after the New Year. We will see the situation at that time, mainly to see how our capital returns."

Zhao Shanshi conservatively estimates that their profit this year will reach more than [-] million yuan, but even if the profit is good, it is not an easy task to maintain the brand of Little Brother Shanshi, and the seed company has to be taken into account.

Among other things, they spend millions of dollars on employees every year, and tens of millions on purchasing seeds and livestock cubs.

"That's right, I'll come over and have a look first during the holidays."

The two chatted for a while, and the people in the yard came back one after another, and they were ready to have dinner.

Everyone is doing physical work now, and their meals are very rich every day. Ten people eat in the yard, and ten dishes and one soup are standard dishes. Among these ten dishes, at least five are meat dishes.

At the dinner table, Luo Haoran asked: "Shan Shi, where are you going this afternoon?"

"Well, let's go up the mountain and have a look, what's wrong?"

Luo Haoran smiled: "It's nothing. We patrolled the mountain today and looked around. It seems that the honey on the other side of the pond can be harvested."

"Really?"

This was a surprise. Their main nectar source was milk vetch before, but after the milk vetch was cut down, the nectar source of this group of bees became more mixed, and they sucked whatever flowers bloomed on the mountain.

Zhao Shanshi was a little worried before that this group of bees could not find a suitable source of honey, and they were going to be hungry, thinking about whether to feed them with the collected honey. You can also go to the vegetable field to find cauliflower, and you won’t be hungry for them.

After Zhao Shanshi heard this, he didn't care anymore. They were busy during this time, so they didn't notice the bees on the mountain for a while, and they didn't expect that they could harvest honey again.

Luo Haoran nodded, "I think there should be a lot of honey."

Zhao Shanshi said: "I'll tell Uncle Wende this afternoon, let him see when it's convenient to cut off the honey. It just so happens that the lotus seeds are almost ripe now, and when the time comes, let's boil a pot of mung bean syrup and drink it. Put some honey."

Zhao Mingtai was a little excited, "Master, can we still make honey-filled mooncakes?"

"It's a good idea, honey can't stand the high temperature, let alone making moon cakes, even if you soak honey in water, you can't use boiling water." Zhao Shanshi asked: "Speaking of moon cakes, how are the salted eggs in our house?"

"I just looked at it two days ago, and it's oily, and the saltiness is just right." Zhao Mingtai said enthusiastically, "Master, let's make more mooncakes with quicksand filling this year."

The quicksand stuffed mooncakes made last year were so popular that they couldn't eat enough of them. They couldn't even eat a few of them.

"Okay, let's make [-]." Zhao Danshi agreed, "Be more diligent in milking the goats these days, and we will try our best to use our own milk to make this mooncake."

"Ok!"

Speaking of this, Liu Erhua asked: "Master, will our mooncakes be innovative this year?"

Zhao Shanshi thought for a while, "Let's be creative, one stuffed with salted egg yolk, one stuffed with chicken, I think everyone is tired of eating lotus seed paste, and there are only a few lotus seeds on the mountain, so I won't eat it. Let's have a traditional fresh meat stuffing, a The traditional red bean paste filling is enough for four kinds of boxes."

"It happens that the big roosters on the mountain are about the same size, and a small amount of chicken can be mixed in to bring out the umami taste. I will ask Aunt Yazi to help us see if we can buy a batch of live chickens in the village."

Their big rooster is very expensive, and it is definitely not worthwhile to use it to make mooncakes filled with chicken. Among other things, the cost alone is beyond the reach of most customers.

Zhao Dan knew that they sent mooncakes to customers in order to attract customers, not to give away big profits at no cost, and the cost still needs to be controlled.

Zhao Mingtai rolled his eyes, "Should we kill one of the pigs on Master's Mountain?"

"If you don't kill them, the pigs on the mountain won't be killed until the Chinese New Year at least." Zhao Danshi turned to Yao Jingming, "By the way, Senior Brother Yao, don't let it slip. This year we mainly sell chickens and sheep, and the pigs may be sold next summer." , and it won’t even be sold until next year’s Chinese New Year.”

Their piglets are [-] Mingguang pigs. According to the seller, Yang Bada, these pigs need to be raised for more than [-] days before the flavor substances can be fully accumulated and the pork is delicious.

It is a bit reckless for them to eat these pigs now.

Yao Jingming nodded, "Yes, I see."

Speaking of this question, Li Ping asked: "Jinshan, how long will it take for those pigs to reach sexual maturity?"

Su Jinshan answered very cautiously, "The age of this group of pigs is only over six months, and it may take another one to two months to fully mature. Moreover, our pigs adopt a free-range model, and the weight of the pigs has not yet reached the standard. It is estimated that the effect will be maximized by waiting until the end of this year for breeding."

It was only then that Zhao Danshi remembered that there was such a thing as breeding.

When they bought it, they bought 280 sows and [-] five boars. Zhao Danshi took the Watchman and personally selected five boars with the highest comprehensive evaluation to be used as breeding pigs, and the other pigs were brought back. All of them were castrated.

Pigs will grow meat quickly after castration, and the meat will be more tender and plump without any smell.

Zhao Shanshi asked, "How are the boars and sows on the mountain?"

"It's hard to say, I'm afraid I have to go up the mountain to see it clearly."

Regarding professional questions, Su Jinshan answered quite conservatively. Before the results come out, there may be countless reasons affecting the last second-generation pig breeds. No matter how hype he is talking about now, it is a meaningless thing.

Yang Bada is not a vegetarian either. He dared to sell uncastrated boars and sows, which shows that he is very confident in his own products. The Mingguang pigs raised on his farm are comparable to the finished product.

Hu Demeng said with a smile on the side: "You are humble, I think the pigs raised on the mountain are very good."

Su Jinshan smiled, showing two rows of neat white teeth, and did not respond.

The breed of pigs on the mountain is good, and the pigs eat well, coupled with his scientific farming methods, if the pigs can still grow like this, there is really no need for him to become a doctor.

Zhao Shanshi smiled and said, "Then let's go up the mountain to have a look this afternoon, first to see the pigs, and then to see the bees. It just so happens that the ginseng seeds we bought a few days ago have been sent back, so let's go up the mountain to plant these ginseng."

Whenever he sees their extensive planting methods, Professor Hu always wants to shake his head, "Just so casually planted, without disinfection, without soil preparation, and without prevention and control of diseases and insect pests, will it be possible to grow alive by then?"

"Probably." Zhao Shanshi smiled, "Didn't you say that you want to imitate the wild human growth environment? If it is carefully cultivated everywhere like that, it will take more than a year to grow, and in fact there is no medicinal effect."

In the concept of Chinese people, old things become fine, only when a species grows long enough, its medicinal value can be maximized.

Like the ginseng grown by many ginseng farmers nowadays, it is watered and fertilized, and it is carefully cared for everywhere. The ginseng that grows in the end is bigger than a carrot, so the ginseng that grows in two years can only be sold even if it is sold. If it costs a few dollars or more than a dozen dollars, people use it to cook soup and medicine, and naturally it is difficult to achieve any results.

The difficulty in promoting Chinese medicine is here. On the one hand, there is no effective inheritance, and on the other hand, people now have modern technology, and it is rare to settle down to grow traditional medicinal materials.

The doctor's skills are not at home, and the medicinal materials are not good. It's no wonder that the final product is effective.

Zhao Dan knew that the high-grade ginseng seeds they bought in the Shouwang Mall, and the ordinary ginseng seeds they bought online, did not have any special planting plans. Anyway, he and Li Ping planned to take a bag and carry a small bag. The hoe goes up the mountain to find a place that is pleasing to the eye, and throws the seeds down. It depends on nature how many plants can grow.

After the ginseng seedlings grew out, they went up the mountain and occasionally poured water from the spiritual spring, and they didn't care about anything else.

They have been burying the mountain for 70 years. As long as the mountain is not turned away, no matter when the ginseng grows in the mountain, the ginseng will always belong to them.

Zhao Danshi and the others also have a portable spiritual field, which grows crocodile scrophulariae, and the Shouwang shopping mall also sells high-quality wild ginseng. If you want to eat ginseng, they have plenty of ways to eat high-quality ginseng. Naturally, there is no need to rush for quick success.

Hu Demeng shook his head and didn't say much. Zhao Shanshi and the others had a lot of secrets here, and he, an old man, had been here for so long and hadn't penetrated much.

He usually goes to the fields with Lan Yunyue and others, and he often finds it incredible how this thing can be grown like this, and how that thing can be maintained like that. In fact, Zhao Danshi and the others have planted it, not only successfully, but also very well. .

They are usually used to talking about things at the dinner table. After talking about ginseng, Zhao Danshi reminded Lan Yunyue and the others, "This year's rice should also be saved. We will plant our own rice seeds next year. Don't forget."

Lan Yunyue nodded, "I will never forget it."

The Huayou [-] they are planting now is a hybrid variety. If one is not careful, it is easy to return to the ancestors, and then the traits will degenerate. He has already started to keep an eye on the breeding side. If there are no major problems, it should be fine.

A table of people talked about things slowly, and ate slowly. After the wine and food were full, everyone finished talking and went to rest.

Zhao Danshi and Li Ping took Doudou up the mountain to sleep.

The road they lead to the mountain is a tree-lined path. At this time, the sun is scorching, but the shade under the trees is still very cool. They walked slowly, and they walked for about ten minutes, just to digest their food, and they can sleep when they reach the mountain.

Zhao Shanshi asked Li Ping, "Brother, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, do you want to visit Auntie and the others?"

The Mid-Autumn Festival is of great significance to Chinese people. In most people's minds, it is a rare reunion festival. City X is not far from here, Zhao Danshi thinks that Li Ping might want to go back.

Li Ping turned his head and asked him, "What about you? Do you want to go to the city?"

Zhao Shanshi shook his head, he didn't really want to go.

The old man is still here, he is so old and it is difficult to make troubles, if he and Li Ping go to the city to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, the old man will be left alone in the countryside.

Li Ping laughed: "Then don't go. For people like us who see each other often, the Mid-Autumn Festival is just an ordinary festival. It is the Mid-Autumn Festival when we are reunited. It's the same when we celebrate it."

Zhao Shanshi knew that he was just comforting himself. After thinking about it, Zhao Shanshi said slowly: "Actually, if we don't go back to celebrate the festival, we can take our uncles and aunts to the countryside for the festival. Haven't they been here yet? If If they’re interested, it’s not bad to come here and play.”

Li Ping had thought about this plan before, but he was afraid that Zhao Shanshi would mind, so he never brought it up. Now when he heard Zhao Shanshi say this, he nodded, "Then I will tell them earlier and see if they are willing." Come here, it would be even better if you want to, if not, let’s see when we find time to go back.”

Zhao Shanshi said to him, "Okay, then it's settled."