Rebirth in another world is good for farming

Lin Cao'er still had to take care of the children at home, and she remembered that Zhang Xiaoliu's family had sent things over, but she didn't dare to stay for long, and left after saying something.It's just that these words unavoidably brought back some memories of Zhang Xiaoliu's previous life, and thought of Zhang's father who had no fate, and felt depressed.

But this depression was soon interrupted by the busy life.After seven or eight days, the seedlings will grow, and they will start to work.The four of them have only four mu of land in total, which is extremely rare for ordinary people in the village.But because the labor force only has two and a half children, it doesn't feel too small.

It was only at this time that Zhang Xiaoliu realized that many families with sufficient labor force or a relatively decent life did not need brothers to do the work in the fields.Of course, he didn't have such thoughts, and he didn't trust Zhao Zhengze to do the work in the field by himself, and the two of them went out together every day.

At this time in spring, as long as the crops are planted, the time is relatively less tense.But because Dashun's family raised seedlings for them, although the seeds had to be returned twice, Zhang Xiaoliu still felt that they had taken advantage of it.So before they planted the seedlings themselves, they first helped the Dashun family divide and transplant the seedlings.

Looking at the climate here, it is similar to the parents he lived with when he was a child, and even the crops are a lot the same.It's just that there is neither hybrid rice nor modern fertilizers at this time, and the yield of rice is extremely low, so people have to grow some coarse grains with high yields, otherwise the rations will not be enough.

Zhang Xiaoliu has done the work of dividing and transplanting rice seedlings for many years, but it was only after he left home to study in high school and college that he lost his hands.At this time, just watching Dashun and the others work, they can learn nine images.The so-called seedling separation is to uproot the rice seedlings raised in the seedling field, and then insert them one by one into the flat paddy field according to a certain distance. The word "plug" is very appropriate, because you need to hold the seedlings in one hand and insert the seedlings one by one into the paddy field where the water is as deep as your ankles.This work can be regarded as the lightest work during the busy farming season, but it is a bit tiring to bend over, so it is not too hard.

Dashun's family has a lot of fields, and there are many people who can work.Uncle Zhao and Dashun are good at work. Their eldest child is a 16-year-old boy named Fu Lai, and his work is already as good as that of an adult.The second child is also 14 years old, named Guilai, and he is doing well after his father and brother.There is also a little brother in the family who is in charge of cooking, and there is no waste of manpower at all.

This was the first time Zhang Xiaoliu saw the children of the Zhao family. Fulai and Guilai both greeted him, and they seemed quite cordial.Thinking that the two live close together, they must have played together before.He was afraid of being seen as inappropriate, so he didn't dare to talk too much, so he started to divide the seedlings next to Zhao Zhengze.

"You child is always so polite, but you have to come to work to raise more seedlings. I usually have so much left over just three acres of land." Da Shun felt a little sorry to see them come to work. nagging said.The rice seeds used by the people here are all kept by themselves, and this kind of separation can save every seedling from being wasted, so there are usually many more seedlings.

"Dashun has helped us so much, and I'm just doing a little help when I'm free. Besides, we don't have much land, so it won't take a few days to divide the seedlings every morning and plant them in the afternoon." Zhang Xiaoliu smiled. explain.

In fact, splitting the seedlings is not a big help, at most it is to let people go home earlier.But for Dashun, he was grateful from the bottom of his heart.It has always been the icing on the cake that there are many people who give charcoal in the snow.Although Dashun didn't give him any material support, after all, his family was about to be ruined, but he still tried his best to help him.

After working all afternoon, Zhang Xiaoliu found that his work was the slowest.Others have finished dividing the seedlings in a ridge, but he only made about two-thirds of them here.On the contrary, Zhao Zhengze's ability to divide the seedlings with both hands is really impressive, and his speed is about to catch up with Uncle Zhang.

A day's work in the fields passed quickly, and when Zhang Xiaoliu lay on the bed at night, he was too tired to straighten up.It happened that it was too early to plant rice seedlings, and I just felt that I had to get up again after lying down for a while.Fortunately, the busyness during this period was short-lived. By the fourth day, the two had planted all the seedlings in the three-acre paddy field.

After the seedlings are transplanted, the first ten days of care are extremely important.Because only the uprooted seedlings can be planted alive, if the root system is accidentally pulled off when dividing the seedlings, it will die when inserted. At this time, it is necessary to mend it as soon as possible.The water in the field should also be maintained at an appropriate level. If it is too much, it will easily soak the seedlings, and if it is too little, you will worry about being sunburned.

But after all, these things are not as urgent as transplanting rice seedlings, and half an hour a day is enough to finish watching the fields.Zhao Zhengze prevented Zhang Xiaoliu from going to the field again, and every morning after picking up water, he went to the field with a hoe on his shoulders, making Zhang Xiaoliu dumbfounded.He himself is not very worried. Throwing seedlings has already been used in modern times, and they can grow well even if they are scattered in the field, so there is no problem with such meticulous work.Even if there are some dead ones occasionally, there are no more than a few dozen plants in three acres of land.

Two days later, people with many fields in the village finished planting rice seedlings. At this time, the dry land became lively, and everyone started planting soybeans, peanuts, corn, sweet potatoes and other crops.Zhang Xiaoliu took a rough look, and the people here still grow most corn and sweet potatoes, and these two are also the main food, so they should be taken seriously.He himself didn't like these things very much, so he just divided the remaining one mu of dry land roughly equally, planting sweet potatoes and corn on half, and soybeans on the other half.

In his opinion, the nutrition of soybeans is better for children.And there is a big stone mill in the village, anyone who wants tofu can grind beans there.In this way, soybeans can not only make soup, sprout bean sprouts, but also grind soybean milk to make tofu.However, the yield of soybeans is not high, so various eating methods may not be useful.

The fields in the village are connected in patches, one family next to the other.Because the speed of each family is the same, when the dry land was finally planted, everyone was field next to the field, which was very lively.Passing by the fields these days, he couldn't help saying hello to every family he saw. Zhang Xiaoliu also took this opportunity to recognize the faces of more than two hundred people in the village.Only some brothers who often stay at home or children of Xiaosong's age can't recognize them because they are rarely seen.

Generally speaking, the people in this village are fairly friendly, and there is probably no conflict of interest between them.Of course, there are also those who are petty-tempered, and you can often hear that they are arguing with others for some reason, or they always like to pick on other people's troubles.There is nothing difficult for such two children, only occasionally, the quarrelsome Momo will mention their marriage, or ask them when they will have a banquet.

This kind of obvious teasing of Zhang Xiaoliu usually just pretends that he doesn't understand, or changes the subject. Only Zhao Zhengze, an honest boy, often blushes and allows others to make fun of him.

Planting crops in dry fields is more difficult, because you have to bend over and use a hoe to level the land, put seeds and prepared fertilizers, and finally cover with a layer of soil.Of course, there are also advantages. Dry fields are dry, unlike paddy fields that are soaked in water, which easily stains clothes and has many insects biting people.

Zhang Xiaoliu and Zhao Zhengze's fields are really too small. Like other passable families in the village, if there are three or four children, even if there are not many paddy fields, they have to reclaim ten acres of dry land. There is no land to divide the family, and a boy from a poor family cannot be called a good brother.That's how little they are, and they also grow soybeans and corn, which is relatively easy.Only the sweet potato was more troublesome because of the need to pile up soil, and the two worked together for two days to complete it.

At night, Zhang Xiaoliu sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the blisters on his palm by the bean-sized oil lamp, with a bitter face.Making a hoe is not an easy job, especially with such a small and short body, it is really powerless to do it.During the day, he only felt that the blisters on his palms were being rubbed into a dull pain, and he thought it would be over after he endured it.Unexpectedly, when I just took a shower, I discovered that the blisters were punctured at some point. The four or five blisters on the entire palm now look a bit horrible.

"Brother, blow it up." Zhang Xiaosong leaned forward with bubbles of saliva spitting out of his mouth.Mai Mai also wanted to help when farming, but Xiao Liu forcibly held her down.I only let him watch Xiaosong at home, talk to him more, and put the chicks on the grass in front of the house to peck.

Xiaosong's progress is very obvious, maybe it's just because no one has deliberately guided him to speak before, so he feels that he is slow to learn.After these ten days of teaching, he already knew how to express himself completely, and Zhang Xiaoliu was very happy to see it.

"No, what you spit is saliva." Zhang Xiaoliu hurriedly hid her hands behind her back pretending to be disgusted, frowning to tease him.

Zhang Xiaosong sucked back his saliva with a "hush", but the bubbles he spit out just now were still there, and he wanted to crawl over Zhang Xiaoliu's legs to find his hidden hand.Zhang Xiaoliu couldn't laugh or cry when he saw it, and it was hard to push him away, so he had to call Mai Mai to play with him.

"Ah Zheng, you have worked hard these few days." He walked out the door, and the little soybean oil lamp just now was already hidden in the darkness.Fortunately, the weather has been fine these days, and the moon is bright overhead, which also illuminates the front of the door.Zhao Zhengze was sitting on a big rock, his expression of contemplation was somewhat mature.

In fact, his progress during these times is also obvious.When I first came here, I was a little timid in everything, as if I was waiting for Zhang Xiaoliu to stop and order me at any time. I never added rice and vegetables when I was eating, and I just wanted to concentrate on work every day.It's still not cheerful, but under Zhang Xiaoliu's deliberate training, he no longer just nods and "um" to express his opinions.

"Young Master Tian, ​​it's not hard." Zhang Xiaoliu's eyes were too bright, and Zhao Zhengze looked a little embarrassed by him, lowered his head slightly, and said softly.

"Oh? You do a good job, have you done a lot before?" Zhang Xiaoliu admired the strong labor ability of the people here. When he was a child, his family only had four acres of land, and he felt out of breath every time the farming season was busy. And that's with the help of many modern tools.But here, the average family usually has seven or eight acres of land, even if the family’s land is not enough, they have to rush to other people’s houses to do part-time work during the busy farming season.

"Uncle's family has a lot of land, and it will take five or six days to finish planting the seedlings if he doesn't come back for lunch." Zhao Zhengze is not used to such a relaxed life. Now the division of labor in the family is very clear. Let's go to the field together.Mai and Xiaosong will not be idle at home, watching the vegetables and feeding the chickens every day, and he doesn't need to do these things.He only carries water occasionally, and goes to the field with Zhang Xiaoliu.And the food here is very delicious. When Zhang Xiaoliu cooks, he always uses a lot of rice and a little coarse grains. There are more or less whole pieces of meat in the dishes every day, and no one will hit him with chopsticks and scold him for eating too much. A lot, which made him eat a lot more recently.

"You don't have to work so hard in the future. At most, you can work for a few more days. I won't oppress you like this." Zhang Xiaoliu softened his heart when he thought of the scars all over his body when he came.Although it is indeed inconvenient for him to do anything at such a young age, he can't treat himself as a child when he takes care of these children.

Thinking about it, it was a coincidence that if it wasn't for the help of the Ganoderma lucidum, he would have no way to solve this kind of life dilemma.But now he just waited to take care of this season's crops, which would probably be enough for the four of them, and he didn't even dare to hope that there would be any leftovers to sell.After planting all the vacant vegetable plots and raising some chickens, ducks and poultry, they will be self-sufficient.