country small landowner

The unremitting efforts of everyone in Qi Bao's family, of course, mainly Qi Bao contributed his head, Xu Da and Xu Fa did not spare their efforts, and Xu Jibai finally harvested the first batch of vegetables in the vegetable greenhouse.

At this time, the outdoor wild vegetables have grown quite big, but the vegetables grown in my garden, because the temperature is not too high, so they only sprouted, and it will take ten days to wait until they are ready to eat. eight days.What's more, the country people are used to it carefully. The vegetables in this field can save staple food, and even directly replace food. Who would be willing to pick it off and eat it when it first grows.

Although the number of days is short, it is enough for Qi Bao and the others to make a small fortune.Especially after a while, the cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, etc. that Qi Bao and the others planted will all be harvested.The small vegetables in the garden come down quickly, but these still have to wait for a long time, not to mention that it is not a good time to grow cucumbers.

Pepper and eggplant must be seeded first. The temperature in the ground is not enough now. Most people plant seedlings indoors, but even if seedlings are grown indoors, they will not be transplanted to the ground until about May.If the temperature is not enough, the seedlings will freeze to death.

Because the temperature is sufficient and the water is full every day, the side dishes in the greenhouse grow quickly.Vegetables are difficult to preserve, perish easily, and have poor transportation conditions, so Qi Bao and the others do not plan to sell them abroad, and only sell them in a small range in Qingcheng County and two nearby counties.

Zhou Tao here is more familiar, so I left the sales to him.Naturally, I had to send some to the boss and his wife in the neighboring county first.Qi Bao also wrote a letter in a decent manner, imitating the tone of classical Chinese, to the effect that he greeted Boss Zong's family and promoted his family's greenhouse vegetables by the way.

Boss Zong is also quite well-known in the local area. Zhou Tao sent vegetables to him, which was actually a free advertisement for them.Boss Zong often invites people to dinner, so it is natural to talk about this matter during the dinner.When others are interested, they naturally ask a few more questions. They think it is good, so they order a lot of dishes with Zhou Tao through Boss Zong.Anyway, they are all rich people. It is inconvenient to eat green vegetables at this time.

The food in the greenhouse is limited, and the family has to keep some food, so there are not many that are actually going to be sold.But with the order, they really couldn't push it out, so they had to take out the vegetables at home to sell, which made Qi Bao very distressed.Fortunately, all kinds of leeks have grown out, and these things grow one after another, and they still grow after cutting.

The leeks in other people's fields have also grown. Qi Bao and the others don't grow many leeks, so they keep them for themselves. They made dumplings a few times, fried eggs, lean meat and dried tofu. Qi Bao couldn't take it anymore because of its spicy taste, he got angry after eating too much of it, he didn't have a tuba for several days, and two small pimples appeared on the tip of his nose.

There are a lot of small vegetables, and they can't stand the large volume of sales, and half of them are already empty.Qi Bao discussed with Xu Jibai, and continued to sow seeds on the vacant land, so that fresh and tender vegetables could grow again in a few days.

The shallots did not sow seeds again, they were not plucked next to each other, and more seeds were sown. As soon as they were plucked on this side, small tender tips appeared on the other side.The green vegetables, which are mainly green leaves, are planted densely, but as much as they are pulled out, there will be as few as possible. If the vacant space is not sown with two crops of seeds, the land will be wasted in vain.

The fertility of the land after planting the second crop is still sufficient, but it cannot grow as fast as the first crop. If things go on like this, the fertility will dry up and the land will be useless.Qi Bao didn't want to dry up the marsh and fish. Plant ashes are slow to take effect, so it's better to use manure.Of all the manures, human manure is naturally the best.

Knowing it was the same thing, Qi Bao felt disgusted again if he really wanted to do this, but Xu Jibai really went to study it with Xu Da and Xu Fa.Naturally, it cannot be directly fertilized, as it is easy to burn the seedlings.Originally, all the people in the country had to compost, but their own manure was not enough, and some people had to go to the fields where there were people grazing cattle and horses to collect manure for old composting.

My family has a large population and livestock, so I don't need to go out to pick them up at all. These are enough for my family.

Qi Bao did not participate in the manure retting, but from now on, the family will not go to the latrine at night for convenience. There are toilets in the house, and when they go to the latrine during the day, there are also toilets in the latrine.Although it feels awkward, Qi Bao can only follow everyone to do this honestly.Fortunately, Xu Da and Xu Fa's brothers are all from poor families. They have done all kinds of dirty work, and they don't think it dirty. Every day, they empty toilet buckets and clean toilet buckets in each house without a single complaint. It's embarrassing.

Although it is manure, it is not directly raised in the vegetable field as Qi Bao thought. Instead, he dug a few times in the field where the vegetables have been harvested, and then buried the manure in it, leveled it, and the indoor temperature High, wait for two or three days, the manure will be fermented, and then the seeds will be sprinkled on the soil.It not only keeps the fertility of the land, but also promotes the growth of crops, killing two birds with one stone.It's just that the work is dirty and a little tired.

Seeing that the two men were sweating profusely from working all day, Xu Jibai wanted to ask them for help at the foot of the mountain, but the two brothers refused.In their view, this warm shed is a craft, which belongs to their master and the little master of the Qi family. If outsiders learn it, how can they be worthy of their master.So I would rather work harder and tired myself, but also help my master to keep this skill.

What's more, the masters didn't treat them badly, and they gave them monthly money, which was real money in their hands and put in their pockets.The master also said that when they have children in the future, they don't need to be enslaved, and they will be sent to study, and they may be able to pass the exam as a master in the future.

Why do my two elder brothers never come here except occasionally to deliver meals, or to change them back to eat, that is to avoid suspicion.After all, my brother tends to be talkative, and if he asks outsiders to talk to him, how can he be worthy of his masters.Even though they are country bumpkins and ignorant, they still understand this truth.

Qi Bao and Xu Jibai didn't understand what they were thinking. Although the warm shed belonged to them, after all, the two brothers Xu Da and Xu Fa were the real workers. Together with their elder brother, they were also the two workers of the family. Shoulder pick.Even Xu Miao complained straight away, saying that he lived like a brother from a rich family, unable to do any work.

Xu Miao is not lazy, she has always been used to being diligent and nimble, but now that she is suddenly idle, she feels uncomfortable everywhere.That guy was too fast. He was just about to wash the vegetables, but the vegetable basket was taken away. He wanted to carry water, so he searched around for buckets, and finally found that the water tanks were full.

He ran to Grandma Zhou to help mend the clothes, but found that Grandma Zhou was also idle.It was Grandma Zhou who could handle the matter and led Xu Miao directly down the mountain.After Xu Miao married into their family, she never returned home.When they returned home, they really caught up with them and ran to the neighboring county, and Grandma Zhou gave them a homecoming gift.

We all know that when Xu Miao went out, he had a bad fight with his brothers at home. No matter what the Zhou family said, he was also a slave of the Qi family in the eyes of others, so he didn't come back. That is to say, take it as a joy to listen to, and pass it after listening.

This time Grandma Zhou led Xu Miao down the mountain suddenly, but people who had guessed whether Xu Miao was too powerful and did not get along with her husband's grandma, so they didn't ask him to go down the mountain were very surprised.

After Grandpa Zhou came to this place with the old man of the Qi family, she also often went down the mountain. There are many acquaintances down the mountain, and they are all very old now.Grandma Zhou got married late, and Zhou Tao was young and just married, but it was much later than his old buddies.Now that the old buddies are full of children and grandchildren, Grandma Zhou is really envious.

Grandma Zhou led Qi Bao to the home of his old buddies who just got a grandson, and this little grandson is already the second grandson of the old buddies.

Grandma Zhou took a basket of eggs for milking.Bringing Xu Miao here actually meant a little joy.After all, although Xu Miao and Zhou Tao have just got married, the elderly always hope to hug their grandson sooner.

They all lived in the same village, and the old brothers of that family also knew Xu Miao. After saying a few words and asking how things were going, Xu Miao was let to see the little one.

The surname of this family is Wang, and they belong to Lizheng's family. There are still quite a few people with the surname Wang in their Daliushu Village. Later, fleeing from famine, relocation, etc., it is now what it is now, and there are more people with other surnames.But like the Xu family and the Qi family, they all have a unique surname.

Grandma Zhou was not polite to Grandma Wang, she was dragged onto the kang by him, and sat directly on the top of the kang.Although it is warmer these days, the sky is still a bit chilly, and when I get old, I can't stand the cold anymore.

"Brother, why don't you see you happy now that you have a grandson?" Grandma Zhou said with a smile.

The grandma of the Wang family sighed, "You have a good life, are you here to annoy us? Although it is a good thing to have many children and grandchildren, you have to afford it. Just like our family, you I also know. Your eldest brother left early in my family. I worked hard to bring up the two boys. Now they are married, and the second child has also gone out alone. Both sides have grandchildren. I'm struggling again, and I gave birth to a second child, how can I be unhappy in my heart! I am also happy, but look, how old is the eldest child, why don't you have to wait another three to five years? I can count half of the labor force, not to mention the second child, it can't be ten or eight years old, I am old enough, and I can show a baby, I feel sorry for my Dazhu and his brother Son!"

Grandma Zhou also got angry when she heard it, "It's true, we have little land and few people in this corner, and there is no way to get money. Isn't my young master hiring someone to pruning trees? Have you gone?"

This is also considered to be Qian Daoer, "Can you not go, now there is another little one, why don't you have to work hard for a few years! If you say that the young master of your family is also a good one, he can do everything. Thinking about people like us, if you can’t hire people who can fix those branches, why use us who can’t do anything.”

Speaking of the young master of his family, Grandma Zhou obviously talked a lot, boasting endlessly with Grandma Wang.The grandma of the Wang family could always hear him say from Grandma Zhou that his young master was good and that good, so she listened with a smile and put aside her troubles for the time being.

Grandma Zhou talked for a long time, brushing her hair in embarrassment, "Look at me, there is no one in my mouth, I told you to read a joke."

Wang's grandma pursed her lips and said with a smile: "We don't know you yet!"

Aunt Zhou covered her mouth and laughed, she smiled, she suddenly thought of something, but she didn't dare to say it, she might have to go back and ask Bao'er what they mean, she's not in a hurry, it's okay to let it go In a hurry.

After chatting for a while, Grandma Zhou said goodbye to Grandma Wang after Xu Miao came out, and the father and son went back to the mountain talking and laughing.